On the third day of the Lunar New Year, when most people in the capital were still immersed in the joy of the New Year, the household department in the capital and the entire household department began to become extremely busy.
"Hang Qisu is sent to Nanyang Crescent City to serve as the director of the Crescent City Taxation Bureau, starting from the seventh rank!"
"Fu Yijian was sent to Ryukyu City as director of the Ryukyu City Taxation Bureau, starting from the seventh rank~"
"Li Jingming, sent to Songhu to serve as director of the Songhu Taxation Bureau, starting from the seventh rank~"
"Wang Zhe, sent to Yinshan County as director of the Yinshan County Taxation Bureau, starting from the seventh rank~"
"Ren Wenjia, sent to Tianjin, served as director of Tianjin Taxation Bureau, seventh grade~"
"Ye Junchang, sent to Tianjin, served as director of the Tianjin Shipping Department, seventh grade~"
"..."
As an official continued to call out names one by one, the faces of those whose names were read were either happy or sad. Naturally, these people who were excluded from overseas were like mourning their heirs. They were not only far away overseas, but also in barbaric areas.
What's more important is that they are basically from the seventh level.
As for those who were sent to places like Tianjin, Beijing, and Nanjing, they all had smiles on their faces. These are all good places. The key is that they are basically at the seventh level.
Don't look at the fact that the seventh grade and the full seventh grade are both seventh grade. It seems that there is not much difference, but it is the same level. It is definitely not an easy task to be promoted from the seventh grade to the full seventh grade. Many people may not be able to upgrade in their lifetime.
Go up.
"Everyone, please keep in mind the responsibilities on your shoulders. You are the first batch of tax officials in the Ming Dynasty. What you shoulder is related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty."
"Taxes are taken from the people and used for the people."
"This is a major event related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and to the country and the country."
"Although your official positions are still small now, you can still contribute to the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jin, who was dressed in crimson robes, looked down at the tax officials who were about to be sent to various places in the Ming Dynasty. He could clearly see the joy and sorrow on their faces, and Liu Jin couldn't help but give instructions again.
In fact, in Liu Jin's view, being sent overseas is not a bad thing.
Overseas, there are no deep-rooted forces, so you can collect taxes as you want, and you don't have to worry about anything. However, if you are in a place like Tianjin, Beijing, or Nanjing, where the rich and powerful gather, it will not be so easy for you to collect taxes.
"Yes~"
When everyone heard this, they immediately responded respectfully.
After training and brainwashing at the end of last year, many people deeply agreed with Liu Jin's words. This tax must be collected because it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people.
Without taxes, the court would have no money, and naturally it would not be able to do major things. If the military's combat effectiveness is low, it will be bullied by foreign enemies. The low income of court officials will breed corruption. The rich will not pay taxes if they have money, and the poor will pay more taxes if they have no money.
leading to the intensification of social conflicts.
In short, the effect of brainwashing is very obvious, and many people also admire Liu Jin quite a lot, because Liu Jin put forward the theory that taxes are taken from the people and used for the people, which made everyone clearly realize the important role of taxation.
"Everyone, do your best. As long as you perform well, I will ask for your Majesty's favor."
Liu Jin nodded with satisfaction, and then threw out an empty carrot.
When everyone heard this, everyone couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
No one has the slightest doubt about Liu Jin's words.
The people present here are all candidates, not Jinshi. Generally speaking, those who are candidates for official positions start from positions such as Bo, County Magistrate, and Instructor, which is an eighth-grade official.
However, Liu Jin asked Emperor Hongzhi for hundreds of quotas. As long as they were appointed as directors, they were basically seventh-rank officials. In important places, they were all seventh-rank officials.
But those appointed by the imperial court cannot fake it.
This salary is quite good. You must know that many Jinshi may not necessarily have a county magistrate of the seventh rank to serve you when they first become an official. However, they can start from the seventh rank or the seventh rank at once.
Therefore, everyone believes in what Liu Jin said and believes that as long as he works hard and is appreciated by Liu Jin, his career will be smooth from now on.
"Thank you for your cultivation~"
Everyone thanked them one after another. Although many people were already in their thirties or forties, Liu Jin was only in his twenties, but Liu Jin was now a third-rank official, which was far beyond what they could believe.
Than.
"Go and collect taxes for the country~"
Liu Jin nodded and said.
Soon, everyone brought their fate documents and official seals, and officials rushed to various places to take office.
Of course, they do not take office alone. When a tax bureau is established, in addition to the director, there are also two deputy directors and a number of officials. Some important local tax bureaus and municipal shipping departments have even larger personnel.
For example, in Tianjin, the setup provided by Liu Jin is relatively large. There are more than ten officials in the Tianjin Taxation Bureau, and there are more than a hundred officials working below.
The Tianjin Shipping Department is similar, with a large number of personnel. The main reason is that the business at Tianjin Port is very busy. There are many ships coming and going, and each ship must be taxed. If there are not enough manpower, you
There is simply no way to complete the tax collection work.
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The cement road leading from Beijing to Tianjin is very busy with heavy traffic.
In a four-wheeled carriage, Ren Wenjia was discussing with several colleagues around him how to carry out tax collection work after arriving in Tianjin.
"Everyone, our Tianjin Taxation Bureau has a very heavy task. The task given to us by the higher authorities is to collect 10 million taels of tax in the 14th year of Hongzhi."
Ren Wenjia looked at Wang Jie, Zhang Fangting, Li Zong, and Xiao Ying beside him. These four were his deputies and deputy directors of the newly established Tianjin Taxation Bureau, officials from the seventh rank.
"It's indeed too heavy. Last year, our annual tax revenue for Ming Dynasty was only about 6 million taels, but the superiors actually gave us the task of 10 million taels of silver in Tianjin."
Wang Jie couldn't help but nodded. Although Tianjin was rich and had countless commercial firms, factories, workshops, etc., it seemed a bit impossible to collect a tax of 10 million taels of silver.
"The task is very heavy, but we must complete it~"
"Master Liu thinks highly of us, so he placed us in Tianjin. We must not let them down."
Ren Wenjia said very solemnly, and when the others heard this, they also nodded.
The five of them are all relatively young, only in their forties (well, they are young among the old people). Now that they have been entrusted with important tasks, they all want to do something big.
“Let’s talk about it, everyone, how should we carry out taxation work in Tianjin?”
After thinking about it, Ren Wenjia also said: "The Beijing-Tianjin area is the closest and it is also a model for the world. If our tax work in the Beijing-Tianjin area can be carried out smoothly, then the tax work in other places can be carried out very well."
"If we cannot smoothly carry out taxation work in the Beijing-Tianjin region, then it will be difficult to carry out taxation work in other places as well."
"At this moment, it is not only Mr. Liu and Mr. Ji who are looking at us, but also the princes in the court, as well as the businessmen, factory owners, workshop owners, and business owners."
"No one will obediently hand over their money to us. Our work will be very difficult at the beginning, but as long as we can overcome the initial difficulties, we will be able to start smoothly."
"But if we don't have a way to overcome the difficulties, those businessmen, factory owners, workshop owners, and business owners will not cooperate with our tax collection work, and thus the entire tax reform will be affected."
"Everyone, we have a great responsibility and a heavy burden on our shoulders."
Ren Wenjia couldn't help but sigh.
The job of collecting taxes is really hard to do, it offends people so much. The key is that they are the first batch of officials to collect taxes, and everyone is watching their every move at this moment.
If they can successfully collect taxes, then everyone will slowly and automatically pay taxes obediently. However, if they cannot collect taxes at the beginning, then others will not obediently pay taxes.
This has been the case since ancient times.
"Sir, after we arrive in Tianjin, we should first tax the many industries under Mr. Liu's command. Many of the industries under Mr. Liu's command are the leaders of various industries. As long as this leader takes the lead in paying taxes, others will naturally follow."
Zhang Fangtang thought for a while and said.
"Tax taxes on Lord Liu's properties first?"
When Ren Wenjia heard this, he couldn't help but open his eyes slightly.
"Yes, first tax the properties under Mr. Liu's command."
"Because Mr. Liu is in charge of this tax reform, there are many people in Beijing and Tianjin looking at him. Many people are watching Mr. Liu to see if this tax will be levied on them."
"If Mr. Liu doesn't even tax his own property, then naturally there is no way to make others pay taxes, so we must first tax Mr. Liu's properties."
"As far as I know, the real major shareholders of Mr. Liu's industry are the emperor and the prince as well as many military officers and nobles in the court. As long as they take the lead in paying taxes, others will naturally not dare not pay."
"As for the many industries under Mr. Liu's command, they must be the most able to cooperate with our tax work."
Zhang Fangtang said with great certainty and analyzed it in detail.
"Master Zhang is right~"
When several people heard this, they nodded immediately. The first thing to be levied in this tax was definitely the many industries under Liu Jin's command, because this must be done for the world to see.
"After we arrive in Tianjin, we must first issue tax notices to all factories, workshops, shops, firms, etc. in Tianjin. We must first notify them to go to our tax bureau to declare taxes. If they are unwilling to declare taxes, we can force them to close down.
Factories, shops, firms, etc.”
"First of all, we should punish a group of people severely, otherwise no one will pay taxes obediently."
"Yes, that's how it should be~"
"It's just that this will offend many people. Tianjin is at the feet of the emperor, and there are many powerful people gathered here."
“Why don’t we tax people because we’re afraid of offending others?”
"Paying taxes is stipulated by imperial law. Don't be afraid. We have Mr. Liu to back us up."
