Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 996 Essence
The collection and expenditure of taxes not only reflects whether the central government’s finances are healthy and whether they are in a virtuous cycle, but also reflects whether the central government’s authority is implemented!
Things that should be levied are lacking, while things that should not be levied are emerging in an endless stream. When they converge at the center, it seems that there is not much difference, but in fact, this shakes the foundation of rule.

The taxes that should have been borne by all are transferred to other groups by a small group of privileged groups by all means, thereby ensuring their own interests. This clearly shows that they do not take the law seriously.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to break this pattern.

All the things that were once in the hands of the Ming central government but were later tampered with, shelved and lost must be taken back, otherwise the roots of the Ming Dynasty will never be revived.

Zhu Youxiao knew that privileges could not be abolished. From the moment the class was born, it was destined to be deeply rooted in this land, but some things can be reversed.

In other words, don't go too far.

This is too much. If the class can’t be eliminated, then individual groups or certain groups can’t be eliminated?

If that were the case, the Ming Dynasty would have been better off collapsed.

"Your Majesty, it may be difficult to handle the collection of clan taxes by the clan government." After a brief hesitation, Zhu Gongyao raised his hand and bowed to Zhu Youxiao.

"If we really want to collect clan taxes, we have to rely on the limited manpower of the clan office to go to various parts of Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that this year's taxes will not be collected until next year."

"But if the Zongrenfu is asked to recruit more staff just to collect taxes, not to mention how much it will cost, even the officials outside the court will not agree. After all, many people in the court and the public were very opposed to the transfer of the customs to the Zongrenfu."

This is because I don't want to do such a job that offends people.

Zhu Gongyao's answer made Zhu Youxiao laugh secretly.

Although Zhu Gongyao, the clan leader, was responsible for implementing many of Zhu Youxiao's decisions in the past, he did not compromise on them.

But his clan order was ultimately transitional in nature.

Without him.

People of Zhu Gongyao's age are still stuck in the past. They can keep up with Zhu Youxiao's pace for a short period of time, but they will definitely not be able to keep up over time. The key is that it doesn't matter if they can't keep up. If Zhu Youxiao proposes some new ideas, they may not support them as much as they did at the beginning.

This is also the reason why Zhu Youxiao set up the Huangmingzong Army and Huangmingzong School.

The initial drafting and implementation of any system is bound to be accompanied by many problems. If you want to solve these problems, you must find someone who can do the work and keep in sync with the initiator of the system.

Zhu Gongyao was a pretty good person in Zhu Youxiao's eyes, but he was still just a tall man among the short ones in the old royal family group.

The position of Ming Dynasty Emperor's Chief will definitely be replaced in the future.

"Who said that if the clan government collects clan taxes, it must send people to various places to collect them?"

"Ok?"

Zhu Youxiao's answer stunned Zhu Gongyao.

If no one is sent to collect the tax, can this tax be delivered to Beijing by ourselves?
Zhu Gongyao knew too well the character of the royal family and vassal states in various places.

Trying to collect taxes from them would undoubtedly be cutting into their flesh.

"The clan tax is mainly reported by clans and vassal clans in various places on their own initiative."

Looking at the stunned Zhu Gongyao, Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "After the audit and approval by the Ministry of Clan Affairs, we will send people to hand over the clan tax for that year to the capital. After inspection by the officials of the Ministry of Clan Affairs, it will be deposited into the clan treasury. This part of the clan tax silver will be paid in new currency."

Zhu Gongyao: “…”

There is nothing wrong with each part of what the emperor said, but when you connect them together, a lot of problems arise.

If this is really the case, then the collection of clan taxes is just a mess.

"Also, starting from next year, the clan salary that was stopped in the past should be paid normally by the Clan Affairs Bureau." Zhu Youxiao continued when Zhu Gongyao expressed his doubts.

"The crisis of the country has passed. We can't just stop paying the royal salary. The royal family is also a human being. They need to eat, drink, defecate, and have weddings and funerals. We can't just say that they can't even maintain these normal needs. If everyone in the world knew about this, wouldn't it be a huge joke?"

"However, the payment of clan salary will no longer be allocated by the national treasury from now on. The Clan House has to solve it by itself. The Clan Treasury was established for this purpose. The income of the Clan House belongs to all the clan members, not my private treasury. The internal treasury is enough for me." That's it.

When Zhu Gongyao heard this, he felt his scalp tingling. If this were really the case, then the clan treasury, which was now relatively full, would probably be empty in no time.

The longer this time is, the greater the deficit will be.

How should I solve it myself?

It can't be solved at all.

"Your Majesty~"

Seeing Zhu Gongyao hesitant to speak, Zhu Youxiao saw it but pretended not to see it. He certainly knew what he said would bring to the clan affairs office.

But it was all under his control.

If you want to collect clan taxes, you can't do it too aggressively right away, otherwise the clans and princes in various places will definitely resist, and even worse, they may cause trouble in the local area.

But Zhu Youxiao will definitely collect this tax!

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The taxation on land is just the beginning. In the future, this clan tax will be expanded to other industries, thereby ensuring the basic finances of the clan government and ensuring that the clan and imperial family can be maintained and do not suck the blood of the Ming Dynasty as a whole.

The clan salary that had been suspended will be paid normally starting next year, and it is emphasized that all clan salary can only come from the clan office and not from anywhere else. This is undoubtedly further building a fence.

Let's make one fact clear: the affairs of the royal family and the vassal states are part of the overall rule of the Ming Dynasty. We cannot rob Peter to repair Paul. If we want to solve the problem, we can only find a way ourselves.

This makes one fact clear: privileges can be given to you, but if anyone dares to use the privileges to act lawless and oppose the court, then the court can give you these privileges, but it can also take them back.

And the cruelest one is coming.

The collection of clan tax mentioned by Zhu Youxiao was mainly based on voluntary declaration, but he did not tell Zhu Gongyao one thing, that is, if someone made false or concealed reports, he would ask how to deal with them if they were found out.

Zhu Youxiao has only one attitude.

Punish severely and strictly!

Dozens of times or even higher fixed penalty.

At that time, the people responsible for secretly investigating the matter will be the Zongwei, the people responsible for recovering the money will be the Zongjun, and the people responsible for publicizing the matter will be the Zongxue. After this series of combined efforts, the Zong taxes will only increase.

The cruelest thing is that Zhu Youxiao will not revoke your title or take your land, but will recover it with the new Ming currency. If this is done, it will become a custom in the future.

Anyone who dares to harbor luck can do so.

As long as it is not discovered, everyone can live in peace.

If it is found out, I will be embarrassed.

If this matter is accomplished, the entire clan and royal family group of the Ming Dynasty will not be pushed to the opposite side of imperial power, and only a minority will truly resist.

After all, the distribution of clan salaries has ensured the interests of the majority of groups.

Even among the royal family, there is still a gap between the rich and the poor, and the gap may be even greater than that of other groups.

If this matter can be done well, not only will the vast majority of people not oppose it, but on the contrary they will support the court and the Ministry of Clan Affairs. After all, their clan salaries are issued by the Ministry of Clan Affairs.

You rich guys have been lying and concealing the truth. Aren’t you trying to get less salary from the clan?
When Zhu Youxiao thought about what was going to happen next and the state of things that would be presented, he felt particularly good. Jingnan? That one time was enough. The Ming Dynasty did not need a second Jingnan. If this kind of thing was done well, there would be no need for the court to be distracted too much. The lower-level royal families in various places would be watching!

Once this is accomplished, the Ming Dynasty will have made certain progress overseas, and the overseas relocation of vassal states can be officially launched. At that time, the royal family and vassal states will no longer be a burden to the Ming Dynasty, but will become an important part of the Ming Dynasty's external advancement.

After all, from then on, those who were capable were either in the central government or went overseas, while those who stayed in the local area only needed to receive some clan salary every year. The clan tax conceived by Zhu Youxiao was only the beginning of being collected in the local area, and it would be expanded to overseas in the future. After all, those who were moved out were still members of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. You couldn't just leave and not recognize your ancestors, right?
(End of this chapter)