Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 725: All parties move (2)

"This is not the end, but the beginning!"

Same night.

Bi Mansion, study.

Bi Ziyan had a solemn expression, sitting on the official hat chair, and said in a low voice: "The imperial court and the provincial government have been merged, the imperial court has been put under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and a special procuratorate has been set up to take charge of major matters. It is clear that the two courts will make decisions and will not recommend them to the court... All these signs show that the emperor has made a great determination to rectify the administration of officials."

"This matter has caused a great response in the court. This trend will spread to the local areas over time. Especially this year, there is also the Beijing inspection every six years. How many people are watching this matter? With the emperor's order, the Beijing inspection will be incorporated into the Metropolitan Inspection Office, which combines the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Do you think this matter will end here?"

"Is Dong Weng worried about the instability of the political situation in the future?"

The thin middle-aged man sitting in the study looked at Bi Ziyan with a complicated expression.

“It’s not a worry, it’s a necessity.”

Bi Ziyan frowned and said, "The emperor has done so much to show his attitude. The accumulated problems and cancers of the Ming Dynasty have reached the point where they must be alleviated or even eradicated."

"The rectification of officialdom is a major matter, and taxation is closely related to it. In a sense, the emperor is also making his attitude clear to us."

"The rectification of the civil service is about to begin, and the taxation policy must also go hand in hand. If the former is done well but the latter is not done well, then it is equivalent to doing useless work."

When he was talking about this, Bi Ziyan suddenly understood the deep meaning of the emperor's special establishment of the Tax Police Corps, which was to ask him to adjust the tax policy step by step.

It was also at this moment that Bi Ziyan thought of a lot of things. From the beginning of the emperor's ascension to the throne, he had clearly abolished the Liao salary, never increased taxes, issued an edict to exempt from additional levies, the title of Yansheng Duke was elected in rotation, a special National Taxation Bureau was set up, the tax customs and industrial customs were restructured, the customs were reopened, a special customs was set up, the currency system was reformed, the salt tax was rectified... This series of policies were proposed and implemented in a specific period of time. This chess game was too big.

It even caused fear to arise in Bi Ziyan's heart.

It is true that he is one of the ministers of the Ming Dynasty and that he is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. It is also true that the emperor does not interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. However, unknowingly, the emperor is influencing matters closely related to the Ministry of Revenue in his own way, and Bi Ziyan is also changing the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue bit by bit.

"Mr. Dong, do you mean that His Majesty wants you to kill a lot of people?" The thin middle-aged man thought of something and looked at Bi Ziyan with a slightly changed expression.

After the various departments jointly launched the arrest, the emperor summoned Bi Ziyan to the palace and told him all the things. After returning home, Bi Ziyan discussed the matter with this man.

After all, it involves the tax policy of the Ming Dynasty, which involves too many aspects and is too broad. Even if it is to be rectified, a complete plan must be put forward. Various policies cannot be formulated and implemented aimlessly. This is not tax reform, but an attempt to stir up chaos in the world.

"No, your understanding is wrong."

Bi Ziyan shook his head and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is setting an example for us, so that those who are doing the work according to your order, and those who really want to do things, can see your Majesty's attitude and will."

"Things in this world are easy to do or difficult to do. The root of the problem lies with people. This is why there have been many new policies in every dynasty, but very few have actually succeeded. Isn't it because they have touched too many interests?"

"Whenever a new policy appears, it is inevitably accompanied by the party uniting to fight against the dissidents. Is this a fight for power? No! It is for profit. The so-called new and old are all false. The essence is a game!"

"Now the emperor has directly merged the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, set up a special procuratorate, and split the imperial inspection plan into two parts. This is the weak point!" The thin middle-aged man opened his mouth slightly.

He didn't expect that the recent events would hide so many profound meanings. He was familiar with tax policies, but other aspects were not his strong points after all.

Being an official is not an easy thing.

When you are in a position, in addition to considering things related to the position, you must also consider the situation and trends outside of the position. If you don’t even have this political sense, then just wait to be tripped up!
It is undoubtedly the most difficult for people who want to get practical work done these days, because they have to deal with various constraints and calculations, even frame-ups, and ensure that they are not defeated, so that they can spare the energy and time to implement the policies they have set. During this period, many problems will arise, and these must be solved and improved one by one, otherwise it will be a waste of time.

"It's time to start. We can't wait any longer."

Bi Ziyan seemed to have made up his mind, his eyes became firm, "At this time, there must be a lot of people watching the two houses. If we don't make some new noises to divert some people's attention, what the emperor wants to do will inevitably be difficult."

"Dong Weng, have you decided where to start?"

After hearing this, the thin middle-aged man looked at Bi Ziyan and asked.

"business!!"

Bi Ziyan said in a sonorous voice: "Let's start with Northern Zhili. Northern Zhili has changed a lot in the past few years. A commercial tax involves many taxes such as mining tax, customs duty, tax customs, public relations, customs, and population. This will break the deadlock. Anyone involved can be found to have problems."

"At that time, we will rectify the commercial tax while impeaching corrupt officials, and at the same time, we will levy taxes on the gentry, merchants and other groups in various places. If this can be done well, we can expand to the above tax items. At this point, Liaodong, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places can take turns to try it out. The tax policy of the Ming Dynasty has reached the point where it needs to be rectified. If the chaotic collection and quota in various places continue in the long run, the court will be too passive."

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How many people will be arrested?

How many people will be killed?

When the thin middle-aged man heard this, the first thing that came to his mind was the swift and decisive state of the State Taxation Police Corps when they were ordered to investigate the case.

It is true that the people from the Tax Police Corps are tax police, but if they are really dragged to the battlefield, they are top-notch elite soldiers. Using them to deal with local scoundrels is simply not on the same level.

"Let's go, we'll go check the corresponding files now."

While the thin middle-aged man was deep in thought, Bi Ziyan stood up and lifted his robe. "Since we have decided to do this, we must do it thoroughly without any mistakes. Tax reform involves not only the central government, but also the local governments. If there are any mistakes, the harm to the court and the local governments will be too great."

"Here!"

The thin middle-aged man immediately stood up and bowed.

This is the New Deal reform. The so-called New Deal, the so-called reform, has never been a rectification of a certain aspect, but has always been aimed at the world. It must be that there is some subtle relationship between all aspects.

In the process of implementing the new policy, some minor changes will bring about huge changes in other aspects. Therefore, as the initiator and leader of the new policy, you must start from a holistic perspective and make clear the profound decisions of each step, otherwise you may end up losing everything.

(End of this chapter)