The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son

Liu Jin tilted his legs, but because of his obesity, even tilting his legs was hard.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Liu Ji said again: "The father-in-law, there is one more thing ... Now the county government office has requested that all hermits and hermits be required to pay taxes. Ouyang's study is based on a whip method and needs to be shared. Entering the acre, now ... Gentlemen, the complaint is filled, say that Yang family, converted, his family's annual tax, more than 900 yuan in silver, Yang family is very resentful, other people are almost the same ... "

The Yang family has a lot of land.

According to the regulations of the tax system carried out by Wang Shouren and others in the DPRK, they wanted to set a precedent in Dingxing County.

This whip is called a whip because its essence lies in the merger of services. The land and various types of servants are collected together. At the same time, part of the burden of servitude is spread into the field. In the past, households and servants were assigned to serve according to the number of dins and fields; the burden of servicing except for the government's need to collect rice and wheat will be reduced to two cash registers; farmers and various burdened households can pay for servicing It is undertaken by the government ’s employees; the expropriation and collection is handled directly by local officials, abolishing the original system of “collecting people and resolving people ’s income” through grain chiefs and lieutenants, and changing to the “official collection and government solution” system.

The essence of the so-called whip is to simplify the process and to withdraw the rights of the gentry.

In the beginning, the common people's taxes included field tax and certain head tax. At the same time, they also had to pay for their duties. Not only did they have to pay a little tax, but they also had to pay for food and beverages. Serve.

Because taxes are complicated and complicated to implement, the government has no way to directly manage them.

Finally, what is often adopted is ‘people ’s income and people ’s solution’. That is to say, the government doesn't care how it is collected, but I need my share. In your village, you have to send the working population and food needed by the government to the government on time, which belongs to 'local autonomy'.

But this so-called "people's" collection of "people's" solution actually means that the power to collect taxes is transferred to the hands of the gentry.

This is terrible. The gentry is the most in the family. It is the gentry who helps the government collect taxes. Guess who will receive the tax in the end?

But now it ’s different, just use a whip, that is, to unify all taxes, everyone only collects one tax, and all the money is discounted. Because the tax system is simple, you can directly let the county government house The tax collector went to collect it, and directly threw the gentry aside.

In addition, there are more gentry land and more natural resources. Therefore, gentry taxes are naturally paid more than ordinary people.

Liu Jin narrowed his eyes: "Who else besides the Yang family?"

"I'm investigating. I heard that some people are trying their best to trust people and want to sue."

Liu Jin sneered sneered: "Sue Yu Zhuang? Are they also worthy?"

Liu Ji smiled and said: "Ouyang's academia is awesome, but now it is considered that the gentry are offended and his son has heard that there are a lot of songs in the market now, all of which are taunting Ouyang's academia as cool officials . The county's Cheng Cheng and the main book, both smelled something wrong, all said that they were sick, and the county's affairs were ignored ... "

Liu Jin smiled and said: "These slippery heads."

Liu Ji also laughed: "It's more interesting ... I heard that this year, the pre-collected tax bank in the county will reach 110,000, which is paralyzed, which is equivalent to two households, which is one or two silver, of course. , Those with money are still the big ones. So, not only the gentry has to pay taxes, but the commercial tax is also changed from the real tax to the silver tax ... "

Daming collects business taxes, and uses the ten-pronged method. For example, your merchant Jia Yun has ten cars and one car, and one car must be included in the official library.

But now, all the silver is also discounted.

Liu Jin said in his heart, 112,000 is equal to all the food, physical objects, and hard work, all cancelled, and now all cash is collected.

In the past, it was inconvenient to collect cash. After all, there is not much silver on the market, but now it is different. Recently, the silver on the market has circulated too fast.

"This Ouyang waiter ... now ..."

"It's none of your business. You only need to continue to inquire. Those who are secretly dissatisfied and want to collude with the ministers of North Korea and China should pay special attention."

"Yes, yes." Liu Ji smiled and blossomed: "My son must do my best, my father, my son hasn't seen you for two days, and I thought very much about it, so I came to see you today.

Liu Jin rolled his eyes upward.

He doesn't like robbing people who call him dad.

After all, peers are enemies.

"roll!"

………………

County government office.

Ouyang Zhifu wrote on the case.

The task of taxation is heavy.

Many people have been crying for poverty recently.

Fortunately, Ouyang Zhi had a thorough understanding of these gentlemen and merchants, and did not hesitate to expose them.

People like Ouyang Zhi are really annoying for the entire Dingxing County.

Just a few days ago, the collection work had begun, and the mandatory collection was adopted. The tax collector first wrote the required tax on the post and sent it to the various governments to prepare the money. A few days later Then, when I went to the door again, some people were honest and did not dare to make it, but some of them were very unhappy.

Ouyang Zhi sent someone to **** a superintendent. Because of the tax resistance, this person directly ordered people to beat twenty boards. The superintendent with the surname Yan, his buttocks suddenly blossomed and fleshed out.

But this ruthlessness made the gentry temporarily honest, but the county officials were terrified. They consciously followed the county to go black, and if something happened sooner or later.

They did not want to be the target of the public, and they did not dare to offend the bachelor appointed by the court, so they had to be sick and seriously ill.

To the entire county government, the only upright official was Ouyang Zhi.

Ouyang Zhi was too lazy to take care of them. Since that was the case, then he would pick up the girders by himself.

He needs to manage litigation, manage taxes, manage the repair of county studies, and manage ... these are countless, but there are countless things that you can never think of.

Ouyang Zhi now sleeps only two and a half hours a day, staring at each link.

As for why do this? Such thinking is something that Wang Shouren and others like to do. Ouyang Zhi does not want to do this. He only knows that what the teacher tells him to do well.

He got up and was going to visit a river embankment in the county, but found that his boots were worn out, he looked down and wanted to inspect the boots. , Zunzun, Zhenguofu, here comes the official document again. "

When Ouyang Zhi heard it, he didn't hesitate anymore. He took the document and opened it.

Obviously, this is the handwriting of the teacher.

Borrowing ... Building a road ...

call……

Ouyang Zhi sat back to his original position: "Sheng Tang, summoned officials, and local gentry ... This official has something to announce."

"Yes."

Not many people came.

Most people are sick.

Anyway, no official came, but the six-room officials had all come together. After rectification, these officials were honest, and no one dared to deceive Ouyang Zhi.

As for the gentry, there were only a few people, and there were also a few local people. Others, such as some big clan in this county, such as Liu family, Yang family ... Jiang family, no one was found.

Ouyang Zhi squeezed the official document and didn't pay much attention to it, but said in a straightforward way: "The official collects taxes and taxes. It is reasonable to expect that the levy silver will be levied 113,352,222. Even before the end of the year, even It is indispensable for copper. Half of them need to be turned over to the State Treasury. The remaining 56,000 grains are used to hire labor, build roads and bridges, repair river embankments, etc. "

Everyone was silent.

Ouyang Zhidao said: "The so-called, take it from the people, use it from the people ... is the root of the tax. Er et al. Must have complained to the official, only think that the official only knows what to get, but not to use. Today Dingxing County, It is a model county ... The cash collected is also used for its own use. The official decided that a road will be opened in the county to reach the new city of Jingshi ... Now, although Dingxing County has an official road, this Officially, it has been muddy for a long time, so how can it provide convenience to the people? "

"Road repairing ..." A person can't help but stand up ~ www.readwn.com ~ Salute: "Xian Zun, what road to build, the official way is enough."

Ouyang Zhi was silent for a moment: "It is the most fashionable concrete asphalt road."

"..." Everyone looked at each other.

The people present here are somewhat knowledgeable people. They have heard of this asphalt road a little ...

"I don't know the county respecter. How much does it cost to build this road?"

Ouyang Zhi had no expression on his face.

There was no sound.

This caused many people to drum, and what they feared most was that the county magistrate was so terrible.

Ouyang Zhifang said: "It has already been converted, and it needs 222,000 silver."

All of a sudden, the county government office almost exploded.

Two hundred and twenty-two thousand, this is an astronomical figure.

Ouyang Zhi continued: "This road, on the original official road, was constructed without the need for additional land acquisition and road planning. The Xishan Construction Industry Association appointed a craftsman to come. In addition to the Xishan Construction Industry appointed artisan, the required Labor can also be employed in this county ... This way, but more than seventy miles, twenty-two thousand two hundred, I think enough. "

But in Yatang, it was boiling.

Someone said: "Is this tax bank in the county enough? Is the county honorable ... this ... this ..."

Ouyang Zhidao said: "Of course it is not enough. In addition to the silver that has been paid to the treasury, the county also needs to keep some silver in case it is needed from time to time. It can only be used, but it is only three or four thousand a year, but it is enough. "..." He raised the document in his hand: "Xishan Qianzhuang has promised to borrow 200,000 from the county for road repairs, and in the county, it borrows ten years and repays 320,000 every year. Ten years later, you can pay off ... "

Borrowing ...

People's fat, people's ointment ... you take such a toss ...

Many gentries almost passed out.

Some people's faces are even more so.