After listening to what the officials said and reading the official text on tax reform, the cabinet members are still confused.
It's not that I don't understand how to operate it, but I don't know whether the government has increased or decreased it compared to the original tax rate.
Does it seem to be beneficial to local states, counties, and counties? Not sure. Although on the surface, farmland compensation fees and production taxes are raised by local governments, the government's approach has never been simple.
Is this time simple? It's not simple either.
Zhao Xi carefully calculated using Xiangfu County as an example. After adjusting the tax system, the overall tax amount will increase, but it should be within the tolerance of merchants.
This growth and tolerance range are based on the current situation. Compared with the situation before the railway was completed, there were no taxes everywhere, and merchants still have advantages to take advantage of.
Besides, when did the imperial court care about merchants?
As for the industry, multiple factors such as production tax sharing, farmland compensation fees, local tax increases, and industrial development achievements are superimposed, which requires local officials to consider themselves.
The reason why Zhao Xi gave the local prefectures, counties and counties the autonomy of money and food is because Zhao Xi wanted the local governments to support officials and government servants...~
“Why did the government once again allow local governments to have autonomy over money and food?”
Han Qi was very puzzled. Since the Royal Bank was opened and spread throughout the states, counties, and counties of the country, and with the implementation of the One Whip Law, the imperial court has basically controlled the money and food of the country.
Even the expenses for daily government affairs are determined by the three ministers and handed over to the Royal Bank for execution.
This was a further strengthening of the imperial policy of restraining local financial power formulated by Xianggong Zhao when the Song Dynasty began.
And now, the government actually wants to delegate power to local finances?
Fu Bi was also puzzled.
"Rich Prime Minister, what if the salaries of local officials are transferred to the local government for self-sufficiency?"
Han Qi never thought that the government would allow the local government to support the military. On the issue of military personnel, local governments would never be allowed to interfere. This was the consensus of the country and the dynasty.
"No! Never!"
Fu Bi was anxious. Maybe the officials really had such considerations.
Fu Bi didn't even say hello to Han Qi, but turned around and went back to Qinzheng Hall.
Once officials are supported by the local government, even if the imperial court has the power to appoint and remove officials, the officials' identification with the imperial court will gradually fade.
This will be a disaster! If you have milk, you will be a mother. Whoever supports you will recognize it. This is the right thing! Once officials are really supported by the local government, the officials will gradually weaken their sense of belonging to the court.
Despite the restraint of the Royal Bank, when local officials know that their salaries have little to do with the imperial court, it is the time when the local officials are separated from the imperial court.
It will inevitably lead to the formation of cliques on the basis of rural parties, which will eventually disrupt the court.
"Do officials and local officials intend to let the local government support the courtiers?"
Fu Bi was anxious and went directly to the topic without any prefix.
"The rich prime minister thinks something is wrong?"
"Inappropriate! The decline of the previous dynasty began with local autonomy! In the early days of the official dynasty, Taizong and Mr. Zhao learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty, so that the official system of the dynasty could be built on top of each other. The reform of the official system in the official dynasty did not start from
In essence, it is the basis for the imperial court to support its ministers.”
"Once the local government retains tax revenue and supports the courtiers, it will inevitably lead to the result of only knowing the tax revenue and not paying attention to the court. The old minister implores the officials to think twice. In the early years, the transfer of money and food cost countless money, but the court has never made adjustments, which is really impossible. Now
With the Royal Bank connecting the world, officials must not let local dominance go so far."
"Prime Minister Fu, I allow the local government to support officials. It is not to support courtiers, but to support emigrated officials."
"Fu Xiang, in today's country, even the smallest county, for a county government to run normally, there will be at least a hundred people. From the officials to the three-class government officials, no one receives a salary from the court. And the county magistrate's salary is
How many?"
"In order to support many officials, counties and counties had to create clever names and increase all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Although the people were not deprived of their livelihood, the fact was that the people were indeed miserable."
"Prime Minister, I have repeatedly mentioned that the so-called king, the so-called ministers, without the people, nothing exists. Now that the country is rich, the ministers have enjoyed the dividends of the country's wealth, but what about the people? Allow local governments to
Providing retained tax revenue and bringing the exiled officials from counties and counties into the scope of imperial support is an effective way to reduce the taxes of the people."
"Besides, allowing the local government to establish another name to support officials is to only care about the county's respectability and not the court. The court's support of the exiled officials can, to a certain extent, improve the sense of belonging of the exiled officials."
"When the imperial court promulgates the tax reform plan, it should also announce the abolition of non-imperial taxes in all parts of the country. Since the prime minister has understood this matter, the specific edict should be drafted by the cabinet."
This was a common question raised by his son after he came to Yizhou. Zhao Xi originally considered dealing with it separately, but he did not expect that the land occupation tax increase law would eventually evolve into this situation, so he could take advantage of it.
Fu Bi was more familiar with the situation in local counties than the officials. He had also been in charge of local affairs, so how could he not understand the real governance of the local area?
"Officials, I suggest that local tax collections and taxes should be unified and coordinated at the state level, and that the Ministry of Households should control state tax collections, all in the name of the imperial court. In other words, local tax collections only operate within the imperial court and are arranged uniformly by the imperial court.
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Regarding the series of official measures, Fu Bi truly felt the progress of the centralization of power in the imperial court, and also had some insights into the so-called centralization. Xu Yili did not necessarily have to grant power.
Zhao Xi could not deny this suggestion. Concentrating the conflicts among the courtiers, but the imperial court took the spotlight, was more beneficial to the king, so he would naturally not object.
Fu Bi organized the cabinet, as well as the Three Envoys Department, the Ministry of Household Affairs and other relevant bureaucracies, including ministers who were skilled in mathematics in Gongfangcheng and Jiangwutang, and began to formulate a plan for the withdrawal and use of local and imperial tax revenue.
Such a plan was passed smoothly by the cabinet and the government. In a sense, this increased the power of the cabinet and the government.
Regardless of whether it is the cabinet in charge of the region or the council that actually governs local affairs, they originally had no financial power. When the imperial court formulated and weighed the local tax revenue, it naturally gave rise to the rights of the local council chief in terms of financial certificates...
As for overall planning, the road level will be coordinated with the state level for implementation.
Being an official is about reputation, power, and money. In the final analysis, it is a matter of influence. For the court, it is a matter of control. In charge of the cabinet, the chief official of the road level, the chief official of the state government, and the household department
, Three Envoys and many other yamen participated in it, which increasingly reflected the imperial court’s general leadership functions.
Everyone gets something, but they only sacrifice the rights that the county chief officials did not have, but in fact it solves the burden of the county-level chief officials. It is a bit like everyone is happy.
Correspondingly, the implementation of the tax income withdrawal plan has contributed to the smooth passage of Zhao Xi's tax reform. It is precisely because of the tax income withdrawal plan that there will probably not be much opposition among those participating in politics.
I don’t know if this is another impure move by the officials.