Regarding this year's autumn tax, Zhang Fei really didn't plan it specifically. He actually wanted the police department to survive for another year and start making efforts next year.
The real planners are Wei Yingfang, Cao Yi, He Chunlin and others.
It's entirely them who are pushing it.
Otherwise, the police department would not have the power to collect taxes.
Because in this matter, the senior officials of Hezhong Prefecture saw different things from the landowners of Hezhong Prefecture. Wei Yingfang and others knew the specific situation of the court very well.
In any case, they must promote judicial reform to fight against the Youth Law.
Only in this way can they gain the support of the court ministers.
Because in this way, everyone's interests are the same.
For them, this autumn tax is just an introduction. Its purpose is to bind the big landowners, concentrate food, and fight against the New Deal.
Because before, the big landowners were watching from the sidelines, watching their officials fight with each other.
Now, they have finally entered the game.
But looking back, they suddenly realized that the police station had arrived in the countryside without making a sound.
Basically, there are branches all over this large rural area.
The reason why the autumn tax will start to increase in advance is very simple, that is, the branch office has been opened a lot and everything is in place.
In fact, I just arranged for the Royal Police to promote self-declaration and publicize it.
Little did they know that the conditions were too mature, and the farmers simply paid the tax with their grains.
There is such a good thing.
Taxes are paid based on the land title.
After the payment was completed, everyone discovered that there was no conversion in the middle.
In the past, when paying taxes, you usually paid a few buckets more, and the losses had to be shared among the people.
But most of this lost money is given to the officials who collect taxes. The officials only need to pay the full amount, and the rest is theirs.
Because officials do not receive salaries, they only have a little benefit.
But the Royal Police is different. The Royal Police receive a fixed salary.
This is good news to the self-cultivated farmers who are deeply exploited in various ways, including those second- and third-class households, who are all rushing to pay taxes. Some second-class households have more fields, and they just take the surplus grain without collecting taxes.
Go pay taxes.
I'm afraid of missing this village, but that's not the case.
With the tax banknotes in hand, it’s really safe and sound for another year.
But on the country road, I saw farmers, like ants, carrying a bag of rice or pushing a small cart, marching towards the branch office.
Under a big tree, I saw a young man looking down the slope at the villagers who were rushing to deliver food. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and wandering around, muttering, "What should we do?"
!What to do!”
"Xiao Yun! Xiao Yun!"
At this time, an aunt came over, waving her hands.
"Third aunt!"
"Xiaoyun! What are you doing here alone? There are rich families over there who are hiring people to deliver food to pay taxes. Go and find some work over there."
"Third Aunt, I can't pay the tax! I can't pay the tax!"
The young man was so anxious that he stamped his feet.
The aunt asked in confusion: "What are you talking about?"
The young man was so anxious that he stamped his feet: "My family doesn't have a land title, so how can I pay taxes?"
The aunt was also confused, "Yes! Your family has no land deed, how can you pay taxes!"
"That's it! That's it!"
The young man choked and said: "Third Aunt, will the government send someone to arrest me?"
At this moment, a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in tattered clothes, ran over excitedly, "Brother Yun! Brother Yun!"
Arriving on the slope, "Auntie is here too!"
The aunt said: "Xiao Po'er, why are you so happy today?"
The boy said: "Auntie, did you know that our family doesn't have to pay taxes this year?"
The young man was shocked and said: "Po'er, why don't you pay taxes?"
"Our family doesn't have a land deed. My father went there with a small roll of cloth before to see if he could try his luck and sneak in. Who knew the royal police wouldn't take it and said that if you don't have a land deed, you don't have to pay taxes."
"What? You don't accept anything delivered to your door?"
"Yes! People only look at the land deed."
"Ouch!"
The aunt slapped her thigh happily and said, "Xiaoyun, so your family doesn't have to pay taxes."
The young man said excitedly: "Yes! My family doesn't have a land title, and I don't have to pay taxes!"
As they talked, the three of them immediately hugged each other and cried.
In the past, they had to pay taxes. As far as the government is concerned, they are not landowners, but they still have to pay taxes if they sell their land.
Earlier, Xiaoyun saw the villagers happily paying taxes. This was simply taking advantage in vain. However, he had to have a land deed before he could pay taxes. Xiaoyun was so anxious that he was like an ant on a hot pot. He couldn't help but look at the advantages.
It’s so uncomfortable to occupy it.
Now I heard that I don’t want to pay, which makes me happy.
At this moment, a shouting and cursing sound was faintly heard in the distance.
The little po'er let out a sigh, "It sounds like the voice of the rich man Xu, who is he scolding?"
The aunt said: "Who dares to offend him? He wants to stop us from paying taxes, but no one pays attention to him. In previous years, when he collected taxes, he often looked at someone who didn't like him, and wanted to take away all the rice jars from others and watch.
If it’s pleasing to the eye, then take less.”
Xiaoyun snorted: "Now that there is a royal police force, we will ignore them in the future."
But in front of a large farm, a middle-aged man with a big belly stood at the door and shouted: "You fools, I'm lying to you. How can such a good thing happen? Just wait and come again."
You are taxing. Ouch! Ouch!”
"Master, master, please drink some water first."
The butler next to me quickly handed me a cup of tea.
The middle-aged man drank it all in one gulp and gasped: "I'm so angry! I'm so angry."
The butler said: "Master! If they are going to be stupid, just let them go. Then they will regret it and not do our business."
"Don't do our business? Then guess, who will pay these taxes in the end?"
In fact, let alone them, even Wei Yingfang and others, the driving force behind this incident, were stunned.
Brother!
You can't play like this either!
The hole seemed to be as big as a billion points.
Are those landowners still willing to pay this tax?
They hope that the public prosecutor and the law can be more ruthless and make the landowners determined to follow them, but this is a bit too much. Good guy, there is no land title here, and you don't even have to pay taxes.
The landowner may really be unwilling to pay.
This made many officials in Hezhong Prefecture feel very anxious.
How much tax can you collect with your tax collection method? The finance will be in ruins by then, and there is no need to talk about reform!
Now for their government, it is in a sharp turn. Although it is disarmament and lightening the burden, the prerequisite is to survive this transition period smoothly, because on the other hand, it is necessary to compensate the soldiers, and to promote ordinary officers and soldiers.
It depends entirely on this autumn tax for capital.
This financial expenditure is still quite large.
Lu Shen, who originally planned to follow his friend Zheng Xi to Beijing to take up his post, saw this scene and immediately chose to stay.
"Brother Zheng, is it possible to collect such a tax?"
"hehe!"
Zheng Xie laughed twice at first, and then said: "If you asked me this two years ago, I would definitely answer you that it is impossible. But today, you can rest assured that the tax will be collected.
.”
He had seen this kind of self-declaration before, and he saw that it was Zhang San's handiwork, and he had reserved all his ruthless moves for later.
Lu Shen asked: "How do you say this?"
Zheng Xie sighed: "It was this self-declaration that beat up the high officials in the court until they were confused. This made them determined to drive Zhang San to the Hezhong Mansion."
"so smart?"
"Well, the Taxation Department hasn't arrived yet. No, I can't say that the Taxation Department has already arrived. This Taxation Department may be the most frightening government office for officials today. You will know after you go to the capital that when it comes to the Taxation Department, it must be
My color changes when I hear it.”
Lu Shen looked at Zheng Xie in disbelief.
Could it be that in three days in Shu and a thousand years in the world, I have missed something?
Qin Mansion.
Qin Yijie asked: "Yamen, how much tax have you collected recently?"
"It's quite a lot."
Cao Dongdong said proudly: "Brother Qin, if you don't believe it, go to those branches and have a look. Everyone is rushing to pay taxes, and there are huge crowds of people everywhere."
Qin Zhongshou, who was sitting on it, said: "Those are poor people and they can pay as little tax as they can."
Cao Dongdong said: "Isn't it collected in advance now? When it's time to collect taxes, those wealthy households will come to pay taxes."
Qin Zhongshou said: "Yamen, you are still not involved in the matter. Uncle Qin really doesn't believe it when you ask those big landowners to pay taxes."
Cao Dongdong immediately said: "Uncle Qin, you may not believe it, but Uncle Qin, you must not be confused and evade taxes."
Qin Zhongshou immediately said: "What nonsense are you kidding? How could I do such a thing?"
Cao Dongdong said: "That's okay. My nephew is afraid that Uncle Qin will fall in if he is not careful, and he may not be able to get out."
Is this so evil? A hint of guilt flashed in Qin Zhongshou's eyes, and he secretly winked at his son.
Qin Yijie asked: "What will happen if we don't meet?"
Cao Dongdong said: "Then it must be dealt with according to the law. In fact, it is just a fine."
Qin Zhongshou immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "What else do I think?"
Cao Dongdong said: "Uncle Qin must not be careless. We have a landlord in Bianjing who deliberately concealed his report. As a result, he was tortured. He aged dozens of years that night. My nephew felt pitiful just looking at it."
"Just a small fine, is that all?"
"Uncle Qin doesn't know anything. He is a guilty thief. Once he is discovered, how can he sleep peacefully at night? He will have to go to the imperial court for trial, but every inch of the land must be inspected. If there is something fishy here, then that's it. Just maybe.”
Qin Zhongshou was sweating when he heard this. He thought to himself, let's pay the tax secretly first and see if it is really so terrible.
And Cai Yanqing over there couldn't sit still, because for now, the tax power was still in the hands of their government. If the tax couldn't be collected, he would have to take charge, so he ran directly to Zhang Fei.
"President Zhang, how much tax can you collect with your tax law?" Cai Yanqing said anxiously: "You can't just look at the land deed, you also have to look at the household registration!"
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Prefect Cai, this is a matter of the police station. No, isn't this what your government requested the police station to assist? Why do you come here to ask me?"
"Do you want me to tell you about your affair with Bachelor Yuan?" Cai Yanqing really couldn't hold it in anymore and was tired of guessing, so he just showed off his cards.
The key point is that your frequency is too fast, one thing follows another, it makes you tired of guessing!
Zhang Fei's heart skipped a beat, he blinked and said in shock: "What kind of business, Magistrate Cai, what are you talking about?"
Cai Yanqing said: "I have long seen that whether it is salt banknotes or military pay, it was secretly negotiated between you and Academician Yuan. You will propose the questions and he will solve them. This is how you use this method to interfere with the finances. , I just don’t want to say it, how long do you want to keep it from me?”
Zhang Fei looked confused and said: "Zhifu Cai, I really don't know, what are you talking about?"
"OK!"
Cai Yanqing stood up and said, "I will send someone to check later to see if your imperial court is secretly interfering with the finances."
After saying that, he walked outside.
Is he bluffing me? Or has he really seen it already? Zhang Fei also looked a little anxious. This matter really cannot be revealed, otherwise it will be difficult for Yuan Jiang to carry out work.
You must know that after Yuan Jiang came to Hezhong Mansion, he immediately felt like a fish in water. It was entirely because of his firm resistance to the imperial court that he won everyone's support.
But then I thought about it, Cai Yanqing actually didn't need to bluff himself, he just needed to reveal his thoughts, which would naturally arouse the suspicion of many people.
Moreover, even if he admits it now, he can still deny it after leaving this door.
Since Cai Yanqing has been helping to hide it, and judging from Cai Yanqing's previous choices, he should support him.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fei hurriedly stopped Cai Yanqing who had already reached the door, "Prefect Cai, please wait a moment."
Cai Yanqing turned back and gave him a cold look.
Zhang Fei quickly stood up, invited him back to sit down, and then said, "Just now, Magistrate Cai was asking about self-declaration."
That topic should naturally be avoided.
Cai Yanqing remained silent.
Zhang Fei said sarcastically: "Actually, I really don't know what Governor Cai is worried about?"
"What am I worried about?"
Cai Yanqing said: "Actually, I don't want to forcefully levy taxes on the poor, but if the tax cannot be collected, there will be big problems. Now the police station has announced that taxes will only be collected based on land deeds, but
Do you know how many ways there are in this autumn tax?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I know it all. After all, it's not a secret. Many official lands and gentry's lands are distributed equally to the common people, including those landless people."
Cai Yanqing said: "Since you know, why are you still doing this? I might as well tell you frankly that I have been an official for decades, but today I really can't estimate how much tax I can collect. Even if the landlords are willing to pay
, and it is impossible to make up for them all.
Hezhong Prefecture is in urgent need of financial support next year. If the finances are not good, all your previous plans may fail, and someone will definitely interfere with it, which may cause great chaos."
Zhang Fei said: "I believe everyone will pay taxes legally. The amount is the amount. If it is less, then we will use less. We cannot let the Royal Police violate the law to collect taxes."
Cai Yanqing smiled and said: "If everyone pays taxes legally, the tax will never be small, but you can't help but take it for granted."
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I don't take it for granted. I will enforce the law down-to-earth and impartially. Anyway, things have come to this point. Why not use this to sort out the mess of land deeds, and by the way, do a census of how many fields there are in Hezhong Mansion. Anyway, in the future,
It needs to be sorted out.”
Cai Yanqing said: "Then do you know that those great gentry all have backgrounds?"
Zhang Fei asked back: "I wonder which prince it is?"