My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Similar to "repaying evil with kindness, why repay kindness", the second half of these eight words "to be rich is not benevolent, to be benevolent is not to be rich" is always ignored by people.

Yuan Shizhen made it clear in just eight words that accumulating wealth is a bloody process.

"A few months ago, His Majesty made it clear what currency is and what value is. These days, I often wonder, how did those gentry and powerful people become rich?"

Looking at the three people present, Yuan Shizhen stroked his beard and said.

"His Majesty once said that labor creates value, and the people created value by renting land from the gentry and tycoons. However, those gentry and tycoons took away 70% or more of the value of the people's labor, and only then did they accumulate their huge families. potential.”

Saying that, Yuan Shizhen arrived quite angrily.

"That's it. They also said that they were able to survive because their kind people gave them a bite to eat."

The meaning of Yuan Shizhen's words is that those dogs, who are obviously rich and unkind, have taken away most of the fruits of other people's labor, and they still act condescendingly, as if they are giving charity to others.

"Hey."

Hearing this, Bi Ziyan sighed and then said.

After picking up the tea cup and taking a sip, Bi Ziyan had no intention of continuing to talk to Yuan Shizhen about labor creating value.

"I have also considered the things you mentioned, but so far I have no clue. I always feel that my eyes are covered with a layer of fog. It seems that I can explain everything in one sentence, but there is something missing. I will not be able to explain it in the future. I will ask your Majesty again when he is giving the feast."

"Did you submit the petition for the establishment of the Taotie Department?"

"good."

"Let's talk about Shuntian Mansion's new policy first."

"The two of us submitted a letter, and His Majesty agreed."

Nodding, Bi Ziyan followed.

After hearing Bi Ziyan's words, Tian Ergeng and Li Changgeng looked at each other in surprise.

"Do you know the reason for this move?"

Good guy, there are rumors in Beijing that Bi Ziyan is a clay sculpture master and a follower. He only completes the emperor's tasks and has no opinions of his own.

"Those wealthy gentry families with thousands of acres of fertile land and hundreds of tenants are not easy to deal with. If the court relaxes even a little, those gentry families will definitely find ways to evade taxes. Don't put your knife to the sword. On the neck of these individuals, they will not pay the taxes truthfully.”

With that said, Bi Ziyan looked at Tian Ergeng and Li Changgeng.

"I just mentioned the third item, strict administration."

"But Your Majesty felt that the Conquest of Ritual and Music came from the Emperor, so he directly issued an edict."

"That's why I was inspired by Your Majesty's order for Jin Yiwei to select personnel to be stationed in Du Branch to investigate corruption and anti-bribery, and I wrote to ask Your Majesty to set up a special tax inspection office."

"Initially, the two of us just wanted to allocate some people from Jinyiwei to be responsible for auditing taxes. But His Majesty felt that this matter was something that needed to be implemented for a long time, so he set up a special Yamen."

"The original intention of the two of us was just to let the Jinyiwei do this, but His Majesty asked the outer court, the inner court, and the Jinyiwei to participate in the tax audit and anti-corruption investigation."

Seeing the surprised expressions of the two people, Yuan Shizhen explained.

With that said, Yuan Shizhen felt that it was not accurate enough, so he added.

With that said, Bi Ziyan looked at Li Changgeng and Tian Ergengdao.

But when I heard that Bi Ziyan asked Jin Yiwei to set up a special yamen, Bi Ziyan was not a formal official, but a cruel official.

"??"

Hearing this, Li Changgeng and Tian Ergeng looked at each other and handed over their hands.

"Please give me your instructions, Mr. Ge."

"You all know what happened during the Wanli period."

After waving his hand to indicate that the two of them were exempt from courtesy, Bi Ziyan followed.

"Since the Gengxu Revolution at the end of Jiajing, when the Ming Dynasty and Anda Yin Gong City, the barbarians have been unstable, the country has been in constant war, and there is a lack of finances. The late emperor ordered the eunuchs of the inner government to go out of the capital to collect the world's wealth. However, the eunuchs were greedy and unbridled. The lack of supervision made local people miserable. First, Yang Rong rebelled against Yunnan, and later Gaohuai rebelled against Liao."

"The rebellion of the slaves in Liaodong made people's hearts unstable. Xiong Tingbi once wrote a letter saying that the Liao people could not be trusted. It was because the tax supervisors sent by the inner court to collect taxes in Liaodong failed to supervise them, which caused people's dissatisfaction."

"The temple had many conflicts with the outer court due to the matter of establishing heirs, so even though the internal eunuchs committed illegal acts, the temple did not punish them." "Today, the emperor has a mind for all the people in the world, so he is able to rectify the imperial court and make reforms to strengthen himself. His Majesty has strict control over the eunuchs in the inner court and will not allow them to act arbitrarily. "

As he said that, Bi Ziyan looked at Tian Ergen specifically and continued.

"The purpose of Your Majesty's establishment of the Taotie Department is to investigate whether large households evade taxes or resist taxes. Land taxes, tax payments, and banknotes are all the targets of your inspection."

"This is just what I call a strict levy."

"As for the Taotie Department, it must be strictly controlled. Your duty is only to inspect taxes. You have no right to interfere with other matters."

"In this regard, the cabinet and the East Factory in the palace will conduct inspections,"

"If it happens again during the Wanli period, an eunuch cleverly sets up a name to blackmail the common people, I don't need to report to Your Majesty, I can deal with him."

"I will follow the teachings of the old man."

After hearing Bi Ziyan's murderous words, Tian Ergeng and Li Changgeng quickly handed over.

Li Changgeng really did not dare to conflict with Bi Ziyan, the imperial master.

There is no way, he is now trusted by the emperor.

Tian Ergeng, on the other hand, had already learned such a lesson from the emperor.

The emperor also said these words, and the emperor said more.

The emperor asked them to check taxes specifically on those big households and leave the small households alone.

Looking at the two people who seemed to have listened to his words, Bi Ziyan nodded.

He was still a little worried about the establishment of the Taotie Department.

Not to mention anything else, just a monk with a crooked mouth and reciting the slanted sutra can make him have a big head.

These days, with the implementation of the examination method, Bi Ziyan has been dealing with this kind of thing frequently.

For example, Duzhisi took over the management of Qianku Dacang in Tongzhou from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then discovered that someone below him was deliberately causing trouble for him.

According to the usual practice, for warehouse fire inspection, after the warehouse inspection, you only need to sign your name and sign "none".

However, the former head of the Ministry of Household Affairs asked the warehouse management ambassador below to write down the inspection records in full and write in the inspection book: "Ambassador XX inspected the warehouse at such and such time, and there was no disaster." Only in this way can it be considered a disaster. A complete inspection.

One Thousand Warehouses, as its name suggests, has a total of one thousand warehouses, and one ambassador for each one hundred warehouses. It is divided into two shifts, black and white, with a total of twenty ambassadors.

According to the rules, each warehouse is inspected once every four hours, and each shift is inspected three times.

In this way, each ambassador has to write inspection records three hundred times a day.

When he first got the inspection record book, Bi Ziyan was so angry that he was shaking. A seemingly simple matter was made so complicated by these people.

It’s free to buy pens and ink, right?
Isn't the purpose of your legal exam to improve efficiency and determine rights and responsibilities?

Strictly implementing it word for word seems to be a consistent implementation of the test method, but it is a waste of time, manpower and material resources.

Bi Ziyan's solution to this problem was very simple. He directly wrote a note to approve the budget and printed a lot of forms for the buyers.

After inspecting the warehouse, book it, that is, print it on a form, and just submit one form every day.

At the same time, Bi Ziyan also extended this management method to all warehouses currently managed by Du Branch.

As for the former head of the household department, Bi Ziyan was directly recommended to the personnel department and sent to Liaodong to help Sun Chengzong manage the farmland.

Aren't you very serious? We need warehouse managers like you who work so seriously.

Being wary of monks with crooked mouths reciting scriptures obliquely, Bi Ziyan was very worried, and the Taotie Department also arranged something for him.

For example, if you want to inspect taxes, this group of people, led by civil servants and supervised by eunuchs, will ride all over the city to collect taxes from ordinary people.

Then it will really be a mess.

(End of this chapter)