Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 340 If you want the country to be prosperous and the people to be strong, you must have complete tax support

"Let the Fifth Army Commander's Office conduct strict inspections to ensure nothing goes wrong."

"Put an end to the situation of enriching one's own pockets. Violators will be severely punished. We must start from the beginning."

"Well, I won't go into too much detail on this aspect."

"Can you understand what I mean?"

Hear this.

Zhu Biao subconsciously held his breath and fully recognized Lin Che's concerns.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, and if you fail to set an example, things will only become more chaotic as time goes by.

This is beyond doubt.

"The second step is to reform and optimize Daming's existing tax payment methods to fundamentally solve the existing problems of Daming."

After a pause, Lin Che continued:

"Your so-called reforms are simply deceiving yourself and others."

"It is absolutely not advisable to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. The Ming Dynasty did not need the false prosperity of the Song Dynasty."

"If you want to change it, make it big."

"Otherwise, no matter how much trouble the court makes, it will still be the common people who suffer."

This statement came out.

Not only Zhu Biao here took a breath, but even Zhu Yuanzhang on the other side was shocked.

Reform and optimize existing tax payment methods?

this? How can this be changed?

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang learned the lessons of the demise of the previous dynasty, and he had a deep understanding of the "tax farming system" pursued by the Tatars in the former Yuan Dynasty and hated it extremely.

From then on, it was announced that there would no longer be "tax guaranty", but the court would send people to verify, and then ask for tax payment. The fear was that the tragedy would happen again.

How come you are deceiving yourself and others?

However, before he could be unconvinced, Lin Che's next words made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar:

"In the tenth year of Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty, the tax farming system began to rise across the country."

“There are those who pay taxes on lakes, bridges, and ferries all over the world, and there are those who pay taxes on wine and wine.”

"What's more, there are still people who want to cover the world's salt industry tax with one million taels of silver."

“It expanded horizontally into the service industry and expanded its business catalog vertically.”

Looking at the astonished Zhu Biao, Lin Che said decisively:

"Unlike the 'business contracting system' of the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty did not make any optimizations and reused the tax items that had been reduced by the Han Dynasty."

"History has been reversed, and local forces have intensified their oppression of ordinary people."

"There is collusion between the government and businessmen. Most of the tax-paying businessmen are local tycoons. After filing taxes, they no longer collect taxes according to the law and arbitrarily increase taxes and extort money. This has once again increased the burden on the people and seriously affected their normal lives."

"When your father became the emperor and made some random changes, I can only say that he had a pretty good idea. He naively thought that sending people to investigate and verify before paying taxes would help the country get out of trouble."

Lin Che looked away and retorted:

“The higher-ups think that the lower-level people are not practicing a tax-farming system, but the lower-level people are practicing a tax-farming system.”

"I don't need to explain the reason why the imperial power does not go to the countryside, right?"

"The people are suffering and chaos abounds."

"Can you see me in this huge palace?"

"If such a ridiculous tax collection system is not changed, there will be no hope for the Ming Dynasty, and the people will have no hope at all."

The words fell.

Silence fell.

After Lin Che finished her deafening words, everyone present fell into silence.

It seems seamless, but in reality it has no effect.

If someone were sent to verify it, how could a scandal like the 'empty seal case' break out?

In the final analysis, it is still true. No matter how good the acupuncture is, it still needs people to perform it. No matter how wise the move is, if it is carried out by thieves, it will be nonsense.

Requiring officials all over the world to support the people with the help of noble saints is nothing more than wishful thinking, and it is even more unrealistic.

It's not that the imperial power is in decline, but that the imperial power cannot be extended.

There are thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in China, and the emperor is just an ordinary person. How can he cover everything?

Think about this.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked unhappy, frowned, and couldn't help but sigh. "What Mr. Lin said is absolutely true. We think things are too simple. Although the imperial edict is written that way, when it is implemented in the local area, it has already changed beyond recognition."

"Abandoned from the rule of law and replaced by the rule of man."

"We seem to be reversing the course of history. We do not have a complete tax system and rely entirely on personal investigation results."

"Those bitches don't care what the harvest is every year."

"Once the tax cannot be paid, it will be collected compulsorily, or even secretly levied more for personal gain."

"This is unfair to the people."

"We are confused!"

Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's depression and self-blame, Empress Ma shook her head, held his bear paw with her backhand, and comforted him in a soft voice:

"The emperor is not omniscient and omnipotent, and no one can escape the limitations of the times. Isn't this what Mr. Lin taught you before?"

"Different eras have different visions, and there is no need to make things difficult for yourself."

"After all, you are not a saint who can see through the flow of time."

"Right?"

Hear this.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, and nodded helplessly.

Just when the couple was feeling uneasy, the prince Zhu Biao on the other side was also filled with mixed emotions and melancholy.

There was silence for a while.

But I saw him suddenly stand up and bow, his words almost overflowing with loneliness.

"Mr. Schelling is generous with his advice."

"Student, remember."

"Then, how should the tax system be improved and optimized?"

"I hope Mr. Lin can give me some advice."

As he spoke, Zhu Biao lowered his body slightly and buried his head deeper, and added:

"Thank you in advance, students."

See this.

Lin Che waved her hand carelessly, signaling to the prince that there was no need to be polite. She then took a sip of tea and said calmly:

“If we want to usher in an era of a prosperous country and a strong people, we cannot do without a complete tax support.”

"In other words, financial power must be in the hands of the central government. Although future emperors may not all be wise emperors, it is better than enriching the bureaucrats and landlords."

"If even the emperor has no money, the people's lives will be even more miserable, and the country will fall apart in name only."

"This is a very real thing."

Zhu Biao couldn't help but hold his breath, his eyes were fixed, and he agreed with Lin Che's point of view.

“If you want to understand the development laws of the national economy, you must understand its underlying system design, otherwise all reforms will be self-deception.”

Lin Che smiled and got straight to the point.

"The reasons for the failure of Wang Anshi's reform are actually hidden in the great road called 'laws'. If you go against nature and don't follow the laws, you will inevitably suffer backlash."

"I've just talked about it, so I won't go into details here. If you are interested, you can carry out the research after you go back."

After breaking her sore shoulders, Lin Che said casually:

"The imperial court not only needs to share the cake, but also needs to make the cake, and also..."

"Grab the cake."

This statement came out.

Regardless of whether Zhu Biao here almost bit his tongue, even Zhu Yuanzhang on the other side was shocked.

Rob? How to grab it?

Wouldn’t that mean competing with the people for profit?

It has been proven countless times throughout the ages that an emperor who robs people of their things will not end up well.

Even if the court is short of money, it cannot be like this!

(End of this chapter)