I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 175 Tax collection, inspect people's sentiments!
The relationship between Yang Jing and Zhao Mian should be pretty good.

Just now the two came in hand in hand.

Unexpectedly, he wanted to join Zhao Mian.

Prince Consort Ouyang Lun is even a relative of the emperor, and joining him is no small matter.

Zhao Jing handed over the memorial.

Zhu Yunxuan turned it over and saw that it was written that Zhao Mian took advantage of his power to accept bribes from businessmen and falsely issue invoices to make profits from it.

Ouyang Lun became even more courageous.

His family did not apply for a tax certificate or pay taxes to the court when they were doing business. When the tax inspector blocked the road for inspection, his servant Zhou Bao beat the tax inspector severely and walked away.

"Is there evidence for both of them?" Zhu Yunxi finished reading, put down the memorial, and asked Zhao Jing.

"The two of them, one is an important minister in the court and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the other is a relative of the emperor and the Prince Consort. Without His Majesty's decree and Taisun's order, the subordinates dare not investigate without authorization."

"Someone has testified about Zhao Mian's matter. Whether it is true or not can be known upon investigation."

"Ouyang Lun's servant Zhou Bao committed an attack and beat up the tax inspector. The tax inspector testified, and many people witnessed it with his own eyes."

"As for Ouyang Lun's business without a tax certificate, some people have also testified."

"The official heard that he was not the only one who was a distinguished member of the imperial court and a relative of the emperor. Apart from applying for a tax certificate at the beginning, he later failed to apply for invoices and file tax returns as required."

"They run a huge business and pay close to zero taxes."

"The taxation system newly established by His Royal Highness has disappeared in just a few months."

"The household department has a huge deficit, which is also related to this."

Zhu Yunzhen's expression couldn't help but change.

Although he had expected that these people would definitely try to evade taxes, but such a boldness was somewhat beyond his expectations.

If honorable officials and relatives of the royal family do not pay taxes, not only the court's tax revenue will be affected, but the normal operation of the entire commercial economy will also be directly disrupted.

After all, ordinary businessmen have to pay taxes, but they do not have to pay, which means that their business costs are much lower than ordinary businessmen.

In this case, how can ordinary businessmen compete with them?
Bad money will eliminate good money, and it won't take long before a large number of ordinary business people will be out of business.

This situation must be resolved as soon as possible.

"Zhao Mian is preparing to issue national debt. His case needs to be investigated, but it can only be investigated secretly."

The Ministry of Households is in charge of both tax collection and treasury withdrawals, which is a flaw in the system.

Income and expenditure must be separated, two lines.

Ming Dynasty needed to establish a special tax department.

"Ouyang Lun's case must be dealt with seriously and quickly. Your Majesty's Mansion..."

Zhu Yunxuan suddenly thought that there were many people in the Zongren Mansion who were doing business, and most of them were evading taxes. If they were asked to investigate Ouyang Lun, they would probably try to cover him up.

"Let the commander of Jinyiwei envoy Jiang Yu quickly come to see Gu."

As soon as he gave an order, murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

In order to make those royal relatives and distinguished officials pay taxes honestly, they must know the pros and cons and let them know that they cannot afford the consequences of not paying taxes.

Kill the chicken and respect the monkey.

Since Ouyang Lun jumped out, he just killed that chicken.

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Jinling City.

As soon as the notice of the imperial court's issuance of national bonds was posted, it immediately aroused discussion among countless people.

"The imperial court has no money, so it still needs to borrow money from the common people?"

"Actually, it's not a strange thing. During the Han Dynasty, the court had no money and sold a lot of officials. When you heard about the Three Kingdoms, you should have heard of it, right?"

"Hahaha, compared to selling officials, raising money in the name of national debt is much better."

"This national debt actually still has interest, two percent per year?"

"Yes, the money at home is hidden, so why not use it to buy national bonds?"

"But the interest rate is too low, it's only [-]%. Now those who lend loan sharks, the annual interest is [-]%."

"Can this be compared? Usury is illegal, and if found, one will be beheaded. Besides, it is also immoral and not safe."

"The national debt is good, but I don't know if I can get the money smoothly when it matures? What if the court refuses to pay me after it matures?"

"Don't worry, it is the national debt issued by His Royal Highness to raise funds for the new army. His Royal Highness is the god of war in the sky. How can he not pay back the money owed to the common people?"

"The new army is so powerful, after it is built, are you afraid that you will run out of money?"

"It makes sense. Others can't believe it, but I can still believe it, Your Highness."

"I even signed the petition of all people to nominate His Highness the Grand Sun. I definitely believe him."

"His Royal Highness Taisun will not let me down."

"Then what are you waiting for, buy treasury bonds!"

Amid the discussion, the crowd began to rush to buy government bonds.

There are seven types of government bonds issued this time: one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, 20-year, 50-year, and [-]-year.

When buying treasury bonds, you can only buy silver and ignore the rest.

This is because, although the issue of treasury bonds this time is under the pretext of building a new army, it is actually raising funds for currency reform.

The amount of gold is too small, so naturally it can only be silver.

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At this time, Zhu Yunzhen was walking on the street with Xixi, Xu Miaojin, and the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Wei.

He decided to go out and investigate in person about the consort Ouyang Lun and the Minister of Household Affairs Zhao Mian.

Secondly, I also took a look at the lives of the people in Jinling and how they viewed their great-grandson.

Never break away from the grassroots.

After all, the reports you hear from others are different from being on the front line yourself.

Xixi kept shouting that she wanted to go out to play, so Zhu Yunzhen took her with him.

Xu Miaojin heard the news and rushed over.

Jiang Yu was specially arranged by him.

Going to investigate must also be targeted, not like headless chickens.

Besides, he needs strict protection when traveling.

Seeing the smooth issuance of national bonds, Zhu Yunxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He was a little worried at first.

The common people may not necessarily believe in the imperial court, and it is unknown how much silver the people can produce.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the announcement of the issuance of national debt was posted, it was snapped up.

White money poured into the treasury like running water.

Right.

People in this era do not have many channels for managing money.

Rich people often dig caves and hide all their money.

This is somewhat reckless.

After all, money can only create its value when it is flowing.

People in later generations will deposit money in banks and it will look like they have a fixed deposit, but in reality, money is still flowing through the bank.

But if you hide the silver at home, it really won't play the role of circulation value.

The Ming Dynasty originally had a serious shortage of silver production, and everyone hid the silver, leaving even less silver on the market.

No wonder even the imperial court couldn't provide much silver.

Now through the issuance of national bonds, a lot of money has been collected, so that we can do things with confidence.

Zhu Yunzhen was in a good mood, chatting and laughing with Xixi and Xu Miaojin, and headed straight to the Yangtze River Pier.

Jin Yiwei has already found out that Ouyang Lun's family has a batch of goods, which have just been shipped from other places and are being unloaded at the pier.

It was here that Yang Jing impeached his servants for beating the inspection department.

He had been here before in search of sweet potatoes.

Now when I revisit my old place, I find that the pier is more prosperous than before.

There are more people coming and going, business travelers, than ever before.

There are also many temporary stalls on the side of the road for guests to drink tea and rest their feet.

The imperial court opened up business qualifications, no longer limited to household registration, and there were countless people who flocked to do business, and the popularity was certainly stronger than before.

Zhu Yunxuan was tired from walking, so he found a popular tea shed and wanted to sit down and have a cup of tea.

There were many people in the tea shed, and almost every table was occupied.

Jiang Wei saw that there was only a man in Tsing Yi in his twenties at one of the tables, so he walked over and said, "Excuse me, sir, can we set up a table together?"

When Zhu Yunzhen traveled, there were many people secretly protecting him, but they were all lurking around.

On the surface, it seems that there is only one adult, Jiang Yu, with three children.

The man in green smiled heartily and said, "Sir, you're welcome. Everyone in this tea tent sets up tables haphazardly. We don't have to pay much attention to them. Just sit down."

Jiang Yu cupped his hands in thanks, and Zhu Yunxi and the other three sat down separately.

He didn't want to be noticed, and had already secretly told Jiang Wei that he would pretend to be the "elder" when he came out this time.

"Young Master's accent doesn't sound like he's from the capital?" Jiang Wei asked after he sat down.

One of Taisun's trips is to investigate the case.

The second is to inspect the people's sentiments.

He knew it well, and took the initiative to act as a "mouth substitute".

"Sir, you have good eyesight." The man in green clothes said, "I am from Yuanzhou, Jiangxi Province. I have been studying since childhood and have a good knowledge of history, but I have no fame."

"I came to Beijing this time because the imperial court wanted to compile the "Hongwu Dadian". I came all the way here in the hope of getting a position as editor."

"That's it! The young master is still a scholar. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful." Jiang Wei held his hand.

The compilation of the "Hongwu Dadian" was a huge project that required the concerted efforts of thousands of people.

The imperial court issued an edict that scholars from all over the country could go to Beijing to be appointed. Those who passed the examination could participate in the compilation ceremony.

This is much higher than the admission rate of Jinshi and Juren.

After the announcement, students came to Beijing in an endless stream, and I think this man in green was one of them.

While they were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside.

A few Zaolis in government uniforms came in swaggeringly, and shouted: "Shopkeeper, this month's tax should be paid, otherwise, close the store immediately."

(End of this chapter)