The first thousand four hundred and eighty-two chapters only on political achievements (1)
Xu Jiu was hesitant.
Anton's issuance of similar pledged bonds or mortgage notes was too risky for Xu Jiu.
First of all, the court may not agree.
If the predecessor had been poor, the success rate would probably be much higher.
But he can't.
Because he has no political achievements and has never proven himself.
No one inside or outside the court thought Xu Jiu's opinion was important.
I'm afraid even the emperor would disapprove of it.
Submitting a letter hastily will only leave controversy or even criticism.
As the governor of the Protectorate, Xu Jiu cherishes his position and does not dare to take too many risks.
But Wu Bei's words made his heart skip a beat.
If the emperor really had this idea, then if he brought it up, the emperor would definitely be delighted with Long Yan, and even thought that Xu Jiu could "understand my inner will", and he would be regarded as a confidant from then on.
Moreover, if the current money shortage of the Anton Protectorate is not resolved, it will explode sooner or later.
Blast him to the sky!
He didn't dare to sit back and watch this situation worsen, so he could only choose to find a way to solve it.
At present, his only solution seems to be Wu Qui's idea.
what to do?
Xu Jiu really couldn't make an immediate decision.
Wu Bei and Xu Jiu have known each other for many years. They have been friends and comrades since the time of the late Emperor.
Of course Wu Bei knew Xu Jiu's character.
In fact, Xu Jiu's personality was no different from that of most Han lords.
He longs for recognition and status, but is afraid of getting into trouble for doing so.
Therefore, at the beginning, he only dared to print "People's Wealth" privately and promote it quietly, but he did not dare to publicize it publicly.
Because he is afraid of being attacked and criticized.
It wasn't until he had a fight with Chu Da in the rural school, and was known by the emperor and supported by the emperor, that he became a little bolder.
But he still dared not disclose his identity.
He would rather let everyone in the world think that he is just a lucky minister who relies on flattery, and would rather be misunderstood that he is just a pimp.
I dare not tell others loudly.
This is Xu Jiu's character flaw and the impact of his environment.
But the Wu quilt is different.
He has always been very courageous.
In pursuit of his ideal, he could go deep into the ice fields east of Anton, hang out with savages and living creatures, observe their lives, and try to understand their society.
In order to test his ideas, he could circle a piece of land in the mountainous countryside of Zhenfan and conduct a social experiment.
When he discovered that the experiment failed, he immediately and resolutely withdrew and admitted that he had failed.
And for this reason, he overturned some of the things he had insisted on in the past.
Therefore, he is a realist.
As long as it is beneficial, he will not stick to worldly opinions.
Seeing Xu Jiu's hesitation, Wu Ben made a decision immediately and said: "Brother, don't hesitate any longer! Because there are so many things about Anton, if you hesitate even a little, you may miss the opportunity!"
"It's June now, and Anton will be snowed in in September. From Anton to Chang'an, even if we work hard, it will take at least two months for a round trip. If my brother hesitates and misses the opportunity, he can only wait for the fourth summer of next year.
It takes a month to submit the book..."
"Of course, next summer and May, both the Yulin Guards Reclamation Regiment and the Huben Guards Reclamation Regiment will begin to be disbanded and reorganized into counties!"
"These two reclamation groups have tens of thousands of people and hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land..."
"As soon as they are abolished, it will immediately impact Anton's economy!"
"Jie Shi, I'm afraid brother will be in a hurry..."
"Qifu, even if His Majesty disagrees, the Governor has nothing to lose..."
It was this last sentence that became the last straw that broke Xu Jiu's mind. He nodded and said, "In that case, I will write to your Majesty..."
But he still had unconfidence and fear in his heart.
This lack of confidence and fear prompted him to decide to make a big news in the near future.
Because he needs political achievements to back him up, and he also needs political achievements to speak for himself.
Without political achievements, even if the emperor approves his opinions, I am afraid the courtiers will criticize him.
In today's Han Dynasty, political performance is king in everything.
If you have political achievements, you will speak louder.
For example, Liu She, the young minister, could speak freely during every court meeting, and even directly questioned the prime minister and the imperial censor.
What does it rely on?
Achievements!
People with many political achievements naturally have confidence in what they say. Even people like Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and Imperial Censor Chao Cuo can only watch others act arrogantly.
But if you have no political achievements...
Just like the great Honglu Gongsun Kunxie, he is an invisible person in every court meeting.
If you don't pay attention, you won't even know it exists.
The reason is simple: he has no political achievements.
Dahonglu as a whole has no impressive political achievements.
As a result, Dahonglu’s establishment is getting smaller and smaller year by year, and its powers and responsibilities are getting smaller and smaller year by year.
In October of this winter, during the Great Court Meeting, Dahonglu's ranking was even behind that of the Jingfu Captain.
The dignified Nine Ministers could only sit behind a courtier weighing two thousand dan.
This is simply a shame!
But what can Gongsun Kunxie do?
He could only watch all this happen. In fact, he could only watch other colleagues divide Da Honglu's funds and organization.
And he couldn't say a word!
Since ancient times, weak countries have no diplomacy. In the same way, a weak bureaucratic group can only watch others exploit and plunder itself.
There are rumors in the market that Dahonglu may even be abolished like Naishi in the future.
Wu Ban was overjoyed when he heard Xu Jiu nod.
This time when he came to see Xu Jiu, he naturally brought more than just problems and troubles.
It also brought political achievements and resources.
After all, Xu Jiu is one of his own no matter what.
Although the Pyongyang Academy did not dare to disclose its close relationship with Xu Jiu in order to avoid suspicion.
However, it is possible to use connections and resources to protect Xu Jiu.
Improve his reputation and political achievements.
This kind of thing is very simple.
In the past few years, Pyongyang Academy has become very skilled at playing.
Therefore, Wu Ban smiled slightly and said: "Anton's third hidden danger is actually taxes..."
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In Weiyang Palace and Xuanshi Hall, Liu Che and Bo Shi sat and looked at each other.
The relaxation and joy that had just come back from the East Palace disappeared, leaving only a serious atmosphere.
"I will pay my respects to your Majesty again after I die: Your Majesty asked me, what is Anton worried about? I thought it was only about taxes..." Bo Shi paused and bowed his head, and told Liu Che what he had been worried about.
When he left Anton, the situation in Anton was stable but rapid.
Beneath the superficial prosperity, there are countless hidden worries.
However, as a former governor, there are many things that he is not suitable to say.
If you say that, you are slapping yourself in the face.
We can only report and make suggestions privately, and the things that can be said publicly are actually just some problems that will inevitably arise in the development of Anton.
Among them, this tax is the biggest problem.
Liu Che listened and smiled slightly.
The tax problem in the Andong area already existed when Xinhua City was established.
It can be said that it was a deliberate result on his part.
When Xinhua City was first established, in order to attract and encourage immigrants, Liu Che implemented a preferential policy similar to that of later investment promotion.
This is the so-called ‘three deductions and five exemptions’.
According to this edict, new immigrants will be exempted from all land taxes, oral taxes, and corvees for three years from the date they arrive in Anton.
Then, for the next five years, you will enjoy a half discount.
This policy stimulated and attracted a large number of landless people to go to Anton.
Especially in the Qilu area, from the third year of Yuande to the sixth year of Yuande, there were at least 300,000 people, dragging their families with them, either through the reclamation regiment model, or by themselves.
But this also brings about a problem. Anton’s finances and taxes are almost entirely derived from business and whaling profits.
However, the number of bureaucracies in the Andong region is increasing day by day.
Officials need salaries and expenses, repair roads and bridges, and organize people to cultivate land.
They also have to take on various tasks.
Under the current circumstances, Anton's finances actually rely entirely on central funding.
This is despite the fact that the Protector Army does not need to be funded by the state. The military expenses of the Protector Army are basically contributed and apportioned by the vassal states such as Joseon, Shinban, South Korea and Buyeo.
And it is also beneficial to these kingdoms.
With the protection and support of the father of the Han Dynasty, all countries only need to maintain a minimum army. Even Zhenfan simply abolished the army and only retained officials, government servants and part of the armed forces.
Others all exported to Anton to ‘earn foreign exchange’.
Liu Zhonghan, the real king, is proud of himself and thinks that he is the most intelligent and intelligent person in the world.
But this model cannot last long.
Especially now, as the population and cultivated area of Anton continue to increase.
In fact, Anton's meager financial revenue can no longer support it.
It is even difficult to support Anton’s continued development.
However, Liu Che didn't care about such things.
Anton is his experimental field.
It is also where he used his capital for observation and experimentation.
In other words, Anton's financial predicament today was actually caused by him on purpose.
The purpose is to force Anton's bureaucrats to target the source and target of taxation at merchants, handicrafts, and the whaling industry.
You have no money?
Then go find a merchant!
These guys have money!
Therefore, Liu Che just waved his hand and said to Bo Shidao: "I have my own concerns about taxation... Please talk about other things..."
Xu Jiudu was sent there, and Li Guang and Wang Wenshu were strengthened, and Xu Jiu was granted special privileges.
If Xu Jiu can't change his mind, then he has nothing to look forward to.
The worst case scenario is that Zhang Tang will be sent to Anton next year.
With Zhang Tang's method, it is easy to play in Anton and find out that 70% of Anton's finance and taxation comes from industrial and commercial fish and salt profits!
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"Finance and taxation?" Xu Jiu found it difficult to understand why Anton's local government even had a problem with finance and taxation?
You know, in recent years, production technology and farming technology have made great progress, which has led to an explosion in local finance and taxation.
Taxes in various counties in Guanzhong are increasing every year, and the increase is astonishing.
In the Guandong region, more and more money was spent deporting to Chang'an.
Last year, land tax revenue even exceeded 200,000,000 yuan.
Under the model of thirty taxes and one tax, the Han Dynasty could still get so much land tax revenue. It can only be said that the Mohist family and the peasant family were too buggy.
In particular, "New Shennong" has created countless agricultural experts and farmers.
Wu Ban had no choice but to explain to Xu Jiu: "Although Anton is rich, his treasury is poor..."
"To a certain extent, this can be regarded as hiding wealth among the people..."
"His Majesty decrees that immigrants from Anton will be exempted from all land taxes and corvees for three years, and will be reduced by half for the next five years..."
"In addition, there are settlement groups, rangers, etc., groups that never pay taxes..."
"Anton's finance and taxation are basically derived from merchants, whaling and fishing industries..."
"In these years, it's only 50 million per year..."
This is due to Chen Jiao's great strength. In fact, Chen Jiao and his younger brothers contribute more than half of Anton's tax revenue every year.
Without the contribution of the whaling and fishing industries, Anton's finances would have to rely solely on state funding.
But the problem is that the state is reducing subsidies to Anton every year.
Last year, Anton was only given a financial subsidy of more than 34 million yuan.
This was naturally no problem in the past.
Because the Andong Protectorate actually only manages big cities and the rural areas around them.
In other places, they were either colonizing groups or granting favors to the country.
The army and the princes themselves can solve the problem.
However, starting next year, each settlement group will be turned into a county.
They must appoint officials and establish grassroots political power on their territory. This is a good thing for the Protectorate because their authority has expanded.
But it's also bad news.
As authority expands, more officials must be hired and paid more salaries.
What's even more troublesome is that the immigrants in these settlement groups still enjoy three reductions and five exemptions.
In other words, they won’t pay a dime!
This is embarrassing.
Obviously, the princes in the court will not care about your difficulties in the Protectorate.
They only know that in the past, when Bo Shi was in office, there were no financial problems in the Duhu Mansion.
Now, when Xu Jiu is in office, you actually ask me for money?
asshole!
How did you become the governor?
Even if the money is finally given, I'm afraid his performance evaluation will fall to the bottom.
According to the system, one can directly seize the official title in the performance appraisal class.
As an official parachuted from the central government, Xu Jiu deeply understood the way of thinking of the princes in the court.
They are a group of perverts who only care about political achievements!
If you have political achievements, you are a talent; if you don’t have political achievements, go away!
This is also the result of the evolution of the Han Dynasty court over the years.
Today, he has always been too lazy to care about the things below, and he will only put the pressure on the nine ministers in the court.
A certain county was not managed properly and trouble broke out.
The emperor would not blame the county governor, he would only scold the courtiers.
Xu Jiu himself has witnessed similar situations countless times.
"Master Yushi, how do you explain this matter about the county?"
"Prime Minister, this person was recommended by the Prime Minister. What do you think of him?"
"Young Master, something like this happened in the county, what's the Young Master's excuse?"
Under such circumstances, the three ministers and nine ministers had no choice but to put pressure on them.
If you catch those officials who have been criticized by the emperor and asked to give an account of themselves because of them, you can just yell at them and say anything.
Chao Cuo, the imperial censor, once even called a county guard to the official office and sprayed him for a whole afternoon.
The county guard he sprayed hanged himself when he got home...
Over the past few years, both the government and the opposition have formed an atmosphere of "performance-based theory".
No matter what means you use, if you have political achievements, you will be valued, praised, and promoted.
If you have no political achievements, just stay silent and don't have any delusions.
If something goes wrong, you are responsible for it.
Heavy pressure is exerted on everyone from top to bottom, forcing everyone to work hard to improve their political performance.
