Chapter 526 Tax Supervision

The court officials changed their views and took a very fast time. Since the emperor had already set a tax policy, the arguments of the people who were quarreling quickly became consistent about whether to collect or not. Everyone said that the danger on the grassland is imminent, so it is the main thing to collect military expenses first to rectify the soldiers.

When the civil servants were in power, the tax was the biggest job, and there were many opportunities to do it. Since it was decided to collect taxes and increase taxes, who would be responsible for this? Several ministers in the study exchanged glances with each other, but none of them spoke, but they all saw the covetousness in each other's eyes.

No matter how these people were suppressed by the officials of the Eastern Party in the past, and how agriculture in the four provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi were infringed by the East China industry and commerce, after they came to power, what they thought was not about revitalizing their hometowns, or allowing their hometown industry and commerce to rise and support their hometown agricultural products.

All I think of is very direct things - making money. When I have the opportunity to make money, everyone is ready to take action. This is not a time to be polite. Moreover, when civil officials control the government, the power of collecting taxes is firmly grasped by the Ministry of Revenue, and they have truly controlled the money and grain of the world.

The Minister of Revenue was so happy that he thought that just a few days after taking office, such a golden mountain fell from the sky, and he was already thinking about how to make money. The ministers around him were thinking about how to make a share of this big fat meat.

In this study, you can almost hear the sound of swallowing saliva. The expressions and eyes of these ministers sitting in the seat fell into the eyes of Emperor Jiajing. Taking pills, people became very sensitive and angry. The emperor's forbearance for so many years was originally particularly sensitive to the surroundings, let alone the expressions on the faces of these new political people.

The emperor couldn't help but hate it very much. However, it is obvious that the country cannot be governed by eunuchs and military officers. The existence of these civil servants is also necessary. The state machine must have these people to operate smoothly. The officials in the court themselves are mostly from the three northern provinces and the south. Most of the targets of this purge were from the Eastern Party officials because they were too large in the proportion of the official team. Now there are shortages in various yamen. The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has always been overly bloated and bloated. At this time, it is really a strange story in the world.

No matter how disgusted you are, since you still need them, the emperor will not turn against you in front of you at this time. Jiajing said with a smile:

"All the officials have recently taken office. There are so many things in hand. I have their own arrangements for tax matters."

The ministers here were puzzled, but it was hard to ask them out in detail. It was just that the current emperor was not a few months ago. The civil officials could use words such as "The king of the lord, the lord and the literati and officials to rule the world together". If you have any questions, the former boss and colleagues who stayed in the prison were living examples.

"Rui Xiaosan!"

The emperor shouted softly, and Eunuch Rui, who was standing beside him, quickly took a step forward. Emperor Jiajing said with a smile on his face:

"The reconstruction of the East Factory is a place where people need to be hired. You can select trustworthy personnel and go to various places to inspect taxes. Lu Bing's yamen also needs to draw personnel to assist!"

When he was named by the emperor, Eunuch Rui and Lu Bing quickly gave their respects to the orders. Eunuch Rui was not a cunning person. When he received the orders, his face was already filled with joy. Anyone could tell that he was so happy that he was extremely happy. It was not an exception for eunuchs to collect taxes in various places.

The reputation of the tax supervisor was already inauspicious during the Zhengde period. The eunuchs sent by the Dongchang to the wealthy prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty to monitor the collection of taxes. These eunuchs were cruel and mean. Officials and merchants everywhere were miserable. In the past, when the eunuchs in the Sili Prison were still Huang Jin, the tax supervisor system was still maintained. However, at that time, the industries that could actually collect taxes were basically related to the Beijing Merchants Group, so they gradually weakened and tax supervisors began to be recalled from various places.

After arriving at the local prosecution case, the civil servants who controlled the government directly interfered in business in various places and tried their best to evade taxes. The eunuchs who collected taxes were even more disliked. After the cabinet's order, eunuchs from all over the country returned to the palace in shame.

The East Factory was weakened, the power of the tax supervisor was deprived, no more eyes and money, the power of the eunuch of the Silijian Pen plummeted, and the cost of the palace became nervous. Sometimes Rui Xiaosan thought to himself that since the Silijian, there was no weak insider to the point of his own. It was really embarrassing.

So since I was going to send someone out to collect taxes this time, Emperor Jiajing first chose his confidant to take responsibility. Eunuch Rui was naturally very happy. This was also the emperor's reward for the contributions of Rui Xiaosan and Lu Bing in this mutiny. The East Factory sent a tax supervisor and the Jinyiwei to assist. This means that both sides have good luck and water.

Although the tax collectors are held by eunuchs and military officers of the inner guards, the amount of tax collection needs to be discussed by the six ministers of the ministries. The headline is naturally the Ministry of Revenue, because there are no cabinet ministers and no one to make a decision. Whether the six ministers of the ministries are closed or not, they need to express their opinions.

The ministers in the study watched the fat que fly out, and they were extremely disappointed, but they couldn't understand it. They all endured it very hard.

Since we talk about the amount and there is no benefit in this amount, the thoughts of these ministers and ministers are back on the track of the past.

In the past, when the Western Party and the Eastern Party fought in the court, one of the differences between the two sides was taxation. The Western Party’s Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan and Guizhou had no industry and commerce itself. The officials were all from landlords and gentry, so the opinion in the court was to reduce land taxes and labor service and increase commercial taxes. Their basis was that agriculture and serenity were the foundation of the country, and industry and commerce were the path, which was harmful to the country.

Although the Eastern Party entered the court with first-class backgrounds, the business industry and commerce were booming in recent years, and the income from land rent was far from the money they earned from operating industry and commerce. Their position in the court was naturally completely contrary to the Western Party. For them, increasing agricultural taxes and land taxes can make more people not go to farm and work and do business in prefectures.

There were constant disputes between the two sides in the court. When Emperor Jiajing did not launch a mutiny, the Western Party was completely at a disadvantage in the court. Therefore, the agricultural tax and land tax in the world were very high. In the past, landlords could use tricks to transfer it to their own farmers and tenants, but the tax was actually paid to the point where they had to pay. Although the Western Party was at a disadvantage at that time, these officials would rather be dismissed and criticized than to refute the dispute. Because this was the property of their hometown elders and their own ways to make money.

Since Emperor Jiajing had already told the six ministries to set the quota for tax collection this time, it is obvious how these people arranged it.

The land tax that was originally added was reduced, but the taxes for workshops and shops were set very high, and it didn't matter if the tax was set high. Anyway, you don't have to collect it yourself, and the emperor would not know how much tax the industrial and commercial industry is a suitable amount.

If there is any hardship and difficulty, let the eunuchs and the Jinyiwei worry! Anyway, when the money is received by the treasury, the six ministries will have the opportunity to make money. If you make less money, it will be easy to see if you have any objections. Since you have no objection, you will report the agreed amount.

Since Emperor Jiajing regained power, small-scale gatherings were held regularly and irregularly in the study. The six ministers and ministers of the six major yamen and the staff of the major yamen were jealous of this. Lu Bing, Eunuch Rui and Zhou Lin, either their confidant military officers or eunuchs in the inner palace, these people had a relationship with Jiajing in one way or another, and they were not allowed to participate in the new and promoted people.

Gradually, discussing national affairs in the study became an unwritten rule by the court. The leaders of the Silijian, Jinyiwei and Jingwei were all qualified to discuss matters, and occasionally summoned ministers to come in to discuss and consult. Just a few eunuchs could not complete more documents.

At the suggestion of Rui Xiaosan, the eunuch Bingbi, who ranked fourth and fifth in the Sili Supervisor, began to take turns to the study. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites had several fifth-rank officials and officials here to handle official documents. Although these people were not of high rank, they were exposed to central affairs every day and deal with emperors and nobles. They were often promoted immediately after the errands in the study. All civil and military officials and nobles in the capital were staring at the errands on duty in this study, which was quite the meaning of the Inner Court and the Hanlin Academy at the peak of the year. So later there was this rule to see if a person's career prospects were seen. Just look at whether there were three words "worth the study" in front of his official title.

The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang Yamen, who had been ruined for a long time, quickly began to recover. Everyone knew that the emperor was very fond of these two Yamen now, and that the power of the past was just in front of him. He also heard that the court was going to send tax prisons to various places, which became a place with great oil and water. Those people who ran out of it were now squeezed out and wanted to go back.

However, at noon that day, the Dongchang Yamen was locked down, blocking those who were hiring back. If you stand by the door and your ears are sensitive, you can still hear Eunuch Rui’s sharp voice:

"This time the errand is the face of our home. You all do it with care for our family and show everyone the world..."
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