Chapter 586 Mobilization before the decisive battle
Bi Ziyan was a little panicked. This time, it was a big mistake. If he lost points on such an important occasion, he would probably not have the impression of the emperor.
"I am afraid!" Bi Ziyan said repeatedly. At this time, he probably knew the emperor's plan. From the beginning, the emperor had already planned the land outside the pass, and it was definitely not as simple as he said to give refugees. It seemed that the issue of paying taxes would be a serious issue deeply imprinted in every corner of the Ming Dynasty. The dispute over paying taxes and not paying taxes will probably be the core issue of the political trend of the Ming Dynasty.
"Haha, why are your family afraid?" Yang Jie asked with a smile.
"Go back to Your Majesty, I..." Bi Ziyan quickly calmed down and began to organize his words to see how to divide the emperor's impression of him. He was also the emperor's confidant. Although he was not as core as Sun and Xu, he also knew many secrets of the emperor. He calmed down and compared many things. For example, the most common thing in the court recently was to pay taxes. For example, today, the matter of selling land and having to consider paying taxes, all of these things pointed to one thing, that is, the issue of tax payment. Bi Ziyan didn't know that the dispute over tax payment is very strong now. He just asked this question, but when he was asked, he was a little dogmatic. Once reminded, he immediately let go, and immediately understood the cause and effect of the matter, and immediately understood the emperor's intention to ask them to come.
"It's okay to just say it!" Yang Jie said. Bi Ziyan has always looked serious and serious. It is rare to see such a panic look. Yang Jie is interested in seeing what this person is afraid of.
"When you come back to your Majesty, I understand that the dispute over tax payment is for the century-old plan of our Ming Dynasty; it is for the foundation of our dynasty. Whether or not the tax payment is related to the success or failure of the court..." Bi Ziyan said seriously, as if he had figured it out.
"Well, it's good that the Qing family can understand this. As the Minister of Revenue, I think the Qing family is more sensitive to numbers. How much does our dynasty earn every year? How much does it cost every year? The Qing family must be very clear about the holes in this. What can the court do if it has no money? Only when it has money can you win a war and provide disaster relief and people. Where does the money from the imperial court come from? Then there is only tax collection. Recently, the court's tax dispute has become increasingly fierce. What is the reason for? It's very simple. It's just to overwhelm the tax payer. There can only be one voice between the two. If those who do not pay taxes win, then the Ming Dynasty will only lose in wars, have no money to provide relief and disaster relief, and the people are displaced. In the end, my Ming Dynasty collapsed and fell apart..." Yang Jing said. Now, it can be regarded as a tight curse for his core people, or in other words, to give his core people a briefing.
Zhu Shun was a little proud from the beginning and became stunned. He could only lower his head, lower his words and did not speak. He was a little scared, and more excited. He originally gave advice to the emperor, but suddenly he blurted out, but he didn't expect that the matter would be so deep. Although he also knew that the struggle for tax payment in the court now was almost replaced by the original party struggle, he did not expect that the struggle would reach such a fierce level, nor did he expect that the struggle would reach such a deep level, even the land outside the pass would be a place for the two sides to fight, which was beyond his expectations.
In other words, there is a bigger battle between the Imperial Party and those who do not pay taxes, which will involve all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, almost every corner. The matter of not paying taxes will be completely ruined and back to the old path; or the emperor will completely win, and every aspect of the Ming Dynasty, every mountain, every ditch, and every mud, will have to pay taxes...
As the head of the Northern Taxation Supervision Bureau, Zhu Shun was excited when he thought that the tax payment dispute would be so wide and would have a deep impact on the Ming Dynasty. He was also terrified by this unknown prospect. The emperor's plan was so big that he, the emperor's confidant, felt afraid. Zhu Shun dared not think about the scene where every handful of mud in the Ming Dynasty had to pay taxes... excited and scared...
"..., if it continues to be a mess like this, it is better to break it up..." Yang Jingwei was just talking, but he saw Zhu Shun's appearance strange and looked at it curiously.
"Xiao Shunzi, I asked you, do you understand?" Yang Jie saw that Zhu Shun looked quite strange, so he asked by the way. Zhu Shun's performance today was a bit eye-catching.
"Return to Your Majesty, I understand. In the future, either my Ming Dynasty will return to the old path, or every inch of the land in the Ming Dynasty will have to be paid taxes..." Zhu Shun was already trembling with excitement when he said this. This scene of paying taxes in the world made him very excited.
"That's right, that's what it means... I don't need to say anything about the consequences of the court's lack of money. Since we have to collect taxes, we naturally cannot avoid those people. I can't just say that we will let them pay taxes. I still have to abide by the many rules passed down by my Ming Dynasty. My Zhu family cannot be trusted by others... It is impossible to ask those people to pay taxes on their own initiative and convince them. Therefore, with my current tax supervision and tax payment policy, the current tax payment dispute is considered to be free from the constraints of many rules in our dynasty in the past. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Taking this opportunity to completely establish that paying taxes is the basic national policy of our dynasty..." Yang Jingwei was quite happy, so he said the core of this matter.
This tax payment dispute and tax payment policy are actually to bypass the various rules passed down by the Ming Dynasty. Although these rules are very unreasonable and are extremely corrupt, they are the direct cause of the collapse of the Ming Dynasty. But after all, they exist. After all, they are continuing. They directly say that these rules are invalid or something. This is obviously too stiff. Without any skill, they will inevitably be opposed by most people. This pressure will be heavy. It is still a big deal to change these rules. To change these rules, you can only use cleverness to bypass these rules and use "momentum" to re-establish a set of rules, which is the current "voluntary tax payment" policy.
Such policies do not deny the old policies and rules, but also force the original rules and policies to fail. Those who hold the original rules cannot speak out about the new rules now, because the emperor did not ask you to pay taxes, nor did he force you. You can use this set of rules as a talisman, and the emperor will not do anything to you, but you will not get any benefits because of the new "voluntary tax payment" policy. The new tax payment class will gradually block your profit channels, gradually immerse all your interests, and gradually isolated you in this world and out of this society. This is the strength of this new "voluntary tax payment".
The new tax paying class is making more and more profitable profits, more and more members, and more and more powerful. When the old rules are faced with this new rule, the old class cannot even oppose this rule. The most powerful point is that tax payment is voluntary, and the emperor never forces you to pay taxes. Therefore, even if this new set of rules hinders your interests, you can't say anything, let alone use the old rules to demand anything from the emperor, because the emperor did not violate those old rules, let alone change those old rules. Everything is as natural as fallen leaves in autumn.
Of course, the rise of the new tax paying class must have a very powerful leader and must have a certain room for growth. Then, undoubtedly, the emperor Yang Jiewei is the leader of the new tax paying class, and has given the new tax paying class enough room for growth, such as various subsidies, various emerging industries, large-scale infrastructure projects to be carried out, such as overseas trade, the dividends of land expansion, etc. These can only be participated by the tax paying class. The new tax paying class will inevitably grow rapidly and will soon become a new class that confronts the old class.
Of course, in the end, there will be a decisive battle between these two classes. The winner will completely win everything. It will have an absolute advantage in the land of the Ming Dynasty. The rules they uphold will become the only rules on this land.
"I understand..." Bi Ziyan said seriously. Only now did he realize that the tax payment dispute was even more severe than he thought. It was not as simple as the party struggles in the court as he thought. In fact, it was a battle without gunpowder and involved the "change of the world" of the entire Ming Dynasty.
"I understand..." Zhu Shun's legs are still trembling slightly. His tax surveillance, that is to say, will be the power of the world in the future. It is really unimaginable... [You can't imagine how big the tax surveillance has. Please refer to the US Taxation Bureau for yourself...]
"Well, it's good that you understand. In the future, the tax payment dispute will become more intense. Today I will give you a briefing. You must be clear about it. Many things will involve tax payment. Therefore, you should be more careful. Do you understand?" Yang Jing ordered again.
"I understand." Bi Ziyan knew how big the matter was, and said seriously.
"I understand." Zhu Shun also said.
Yang Jing nodded. This time, he had to fight the decisive battle with the non-payment of taxes. Only after they had solved the root problems of the Ming Dynasty could some be solved. In conjunction with the "land revolution", colonial expansion, cultural loosening, and great popularization and progress in science and education, a vibrant Ming Dynasty will appear in this world, and no one will stop the Ming Dynasty, and the world will tremble at the Ming Dynasty's footsteps.
In fact, when it comes to paying taxes, it is not just about bypassing the existing rules. This path is also a way to take advantage of tricks. In fact, there is another example, and there are successful examples, that is, to be hard, directly deny the original rules, and ask them to pay taxes directly, and kill them without paying taxes. This successful example is the "spreading acre to acre, and gentry pays taxes together" in the Yongzheng period in history. This one is a tough example of asking people to pay taxes directly, and it is still successful, successfully breaking the statement that the Hu people have no national destiny for a hundred years.
The reason why Yongzheng could do this does not mean that Yang Jing could do this. The reason why Yongzheng could do this is based on his other set of power to guarantee his imperial power. The Eight Banners system, he directly asked people to pay taxes. Although it damaged the interests of the vast landlords and scholars of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners and Manchus had great benefits because of this. This is the key to the success of this system. Yongzheng could ignore the interests of the vast majority of scholars and landlords, and was not afraid of their opposition. His own rights came from the Eight Banners and Manchus, not those scholars and landlords. The rolling heads of the Qing Dynasty that entered the pass guaranteed that he was not afraid of these people being dissatisfied.
This is essentially different from Yang's reform. This is also the key to "spending a resident into a mu, gentry paying taxes together" [The essence of this sentence is to pay taxes] Only Yongzheng can succeed. There are not only one or two reformers who want to reform in history. However, they are not very successful. For example, Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty has a high evaluation of him in history and even the words "spending a resident into a mu, gentry paying taxes together" have almost no substantial changes, and I won't talk about the consequences.
For example, Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty also wanted to make a difference in "paying taxes". [Wang Anshi's various laws, the reform of land, commerce, and even military was essentially the word "paying taxes". However, he actually could not complete the real reform, and it was not even as thorough as Yongzheng did. His approach was to directly ask people to pay taxes, and offend the landlords and scholars at that time. I won't say much about the consequences. If Wang Anshi in history adopted a gentle strategy, bypassed the privileges given to the scholars at that time, and adopted a method that did not deny the privileges of the gentry at that time, and reformed with a guiding attitude, I am afraid that the ending of the Song Dynasty would be rewritten.
Wang Anshi's situation is similar to that of Yang Reform now. There is no Eight Banners to rely on, and no other nation to rely on. He is all Han people and can only rely on the existing profit-making class to carry out reforms. That is, relying on this class, we must defeat this class...
Its complexity is far beyond that of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. This is also the reason why "there are acres of people and the gentry pays taxes together" [in essence, it is to pay taxes] Only Yongzheng can succeed.
In order to eat hot soup, taking oneself as the tripod is the end of reformers like Wang Anshi, and it is also the end of their reform.
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After talking a little, Yang Jingwei explained the matter of checking the land outside, and the tax payment issues that were brought out made his confidant understand his feelings.
"Okay, this first thing is over, so let's talk about the second one. The second one is mainly related to Xiaoshunzi." Yang Jie said the first one and began to talk about the second one.
Both of them listened carefully with their heads down. Today they heard the huge secret. This kind of incident involving the century-long national destiny of the Ming Grass is really amazing.
"You must have heard of yesterday's incident, Xiao Shunzi, you must have heard of it," Yang Jingai asked.
"When you go back to your Majesty, you are talking about building roads with merchants? But what about building roads with merchants?" Zhu Shun was also a smart person. The major events that came from the palace yesterday were in addition to the details of the Sanchahe Victory, which involved hundreds of years, countless money, and made countless people stomp their feet and restlessness. As long as they were not deaf in the capital, they knew it.
"Well, this is the matter, Xiao Shunzi, since you already know, what do you think?" Yang Jing asked. This matter is also a big killer in the tax payment dispute. Such a big project and such a huge profit, who can not be moved? The people who switched to the tax paying sect of the Imperial Party and didn't know how much it would increase. In fact, it was also a big cake for everyone and a beautiful blueprint. As for what is the reality, who knows? Anyway, the effect is quite good now. Most people believe that the emperor wants to build roads, and it is a large-scale road construction. Everyone believes that there are countless silver here to make money, and it can be earned for hundreds of years, or even hundreds of years. This is enough. As for whether to actually repair it or not, that is another matter. Who said that the emperor has such a good reputation?
"When you go back to your Majesty, the young man is already accurate. He still follows the old rules. He can only allow those who pay taxes to invest. Those who don't pay taxes don't want to interfere. Naturally, the various materials needed for road construction will naturally be distributed to those who pay taxes, and they will not eat alone..." Zhu Shun immediately became energetic when he said this, and his legs did not tremble. He immediately entered the state. Now he is familiar with it. Who can invest and who can't. He doesn't have to read the files to know that besides the big head, who should give him a sip of soup. This is also a science, and he is thoroughly pondered.
"Well, that's OK, I'm relieved. I won't say much about the workers' wages, do you know?" Yang Jingwei said.
"When you go back to Your Majesty, the young ones will never be wrong. They will compare the wages given by Liulizhai. Although they are not as high as Liulizhai, they are also quite awesome. They will never treat the people unfairly." Zhu Shun said immediately. The wages are the key to the emperor's winning of those labor-for-relief factions, so naturally they cannot be vague on this point.
"That's good. I have already agreed with Li Yanyi, Shaanxi. Five hundred taels of silver per car, and he will send it to you..." Yang Jie said again.
Before he finished speaking, Bi Ziyan and Zhu Shun were sweating in their hearts. This oil is so expensive! Five hundred taels per car is too expensive. How dare that emperor spend money like this? This is spreading gold on the ground! There is still a 40-mile shop...
"...By the way, Da Pang, tell Fu Mingde that this time, Li Yanyi, Shaanxi may need a large number of carriages to help him find a way. The money matter will be calculated..." Yang Jing said halfway and interjected it to Wang Chengen.
"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen agreed.
"...I called you here today just to say that there will be a big battle in this tax payment dispute. This time, the road construction involves a lot of money, and some people may want to transfer to the party. You must review this clearly. If you meet the conditions, you must ask them to pay taxes in a timely manner. In the future, you will have a greater chance of winning." Yang Jingwei said that this time, because it involves the tax payment dispute, you have to fight against those people, and the tax payer has to expand the recruitment, which is a general mobilization before the war.
Chapter completed!