022 Emperor Suspicion
"Brother, is this boy Qi Yuan very not easy? He will definitely become a powerful minister in the future."
In the tax-sharing system, local and court taxes are separated, and part of the taxes are allocated to local governments for local construction purposes. The remaining taxes are directly collected by courts and directly entered into the treasury. This will eliminate local officials from concealing and underreporting taxes. Local officials and officials sent by courts can supervise each other and replace them every three years. This is indeed a good idea.
The treasury is paid in a unified centralized manner. If there are any local and courts to do, they need to report it to the unified person, and then the Ministry of Revenue sends a special person to check it out to determine whether it is feasible and how much it will cost to implement it. However, after the matter is completed, the treasury will pay it uniformly, so as to prevent the money from passing through multiple people.
Cleaning up household registration, reducing land and grain taxes, and increasing the tax on merchants, but giving merchants some social status is also worth adopting. Merchants’ money is more profitable than farmers, so it is necessary to collect their taxes.
These two suggestions have changed Zhongli's century-old tradition. If the emperor had not read his policy first, he would have made a conclusion and would have been scared by him. I don't know how he thought of such an amazing idea.
In the imperial study room, after hearing Zhong Lichen's words, Zhong Liyu lowered his head and thought, Qi Yuan was indeed capable, he wanted to reuse it and cultivate it well. But what worried him was why he couldn't find out his details? Apart from knowing that he came to the capital for the opportunity to join Lin Shangshu. The origin of his writing is indeed well-founded, but that place is a remote village with only a few families within a radius of 100 miles. Will this be the case for those who came out of that place?
Can such a person be used with confidence? What is his purpose in coming to Zhongli?
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"Brother, don't you think he is suspicious?"
It's suspicious, why can't it be suspicious? It's like a person coming out of a crack in the stone. With his talent, he should have become famous in Zhongli, but he has always been unknown before.
"Brother, keep him by your side and stare at him well. It would be a pity if such a person is ruined if he doesn't find out."
Nodded, what the Emperor's brother said was quite reasonable. Maybe it was a certain paranor who was suddenly willing to be born. "I will leave this person to you. I can't find out his background, but I have to be sure whether he is really loyal to me, Zhongli."
Staying by my side is why Zhong Liyu granted Qi Yuan such a large official position and gave him such great power. If Qi Yuan really wanted to do so, then it would be easy for him to hold an important position.
"Abide by the order." Qi Yuan was very interested in that person.
Next, the two brothers discussed some details about the reform of the Ministry of Revenue again and pondered out several major issues that need to be dealt with next.
In the following time, Qi Yuan was even busier. The Emperor agreed to the reform plan. Lin Shangshu handed over the entire task to Qi Yuan. Of course, he also gave Qi Yuan enough power. Now, except for Lin Shangshu, Qi Yuan has the greatest power. All signs show that Qi Yuan should be the successor Lin Shangshu most desirable.
This situation surprised a lot. Qi Yuan seemed to be about to create the myth of Zhongli. The 25-year-old top scholar was loved by the emperor as soon as he entered the officialdom without any background. He personally appointed the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for less than half a month, and proposed the perfect reform system of the Ministry of Revenue. According to this situation, within a year, after the reform plan was released, Lin Shangshu was promoted. The Minister of Revenue was probably the turn of this young man who had neither background nor qualifications to come.
Many resentful people began to prepare to wait for an opportunity to stumbling for him, but before the stumbling was used, it died, and this is how it happened.
After a year of planning and implementation, Qi Yuan's reform plan has already begun to become a scale, and Qi Yuan doesn't have to be so busy. Lin Shangshu is not there, and he is in power in the Ministry of Revenue. Even if others are not convinced, there is no way. Lin Shangshu is supported by him.
Most of the matter has been completed, and the people from the Ministry of Revenue have taken a break from their busy schedule. On this day, a few people who are close to Qi Yuan stayed together, drank tea, chatted, and talked about the reforms in various places. The situation was so pleasant.
I don’t know if it’s a good or bad day today, just when everyone was unprepared, Zhongli Chen and the great King Chen of the Ming Dynasty, who was in trouble, came to the Ministry of Revenue for inspection. It was nothing, so he would come. Everyone should be prepared. But the King Chen came over in a low dress and did not inform him. He came with two guards. As soon as he came in, he saw the ministers and officials of the Ministry of Revenue, one of them was leisurely, and the most leisurely one was Lord Qi Yuanqi.
"Cough cough" cleared his throat and also reminded everyone of his arrival.
Boom, everyone turned around and saw King Chen standing at the door, and saluted in a hurry, with worry and nervousness on his face. What should I do now? I was so lazy that King Chen caught him.
King Chen looked at everyone in a state of sweating with satisfaction. When he saw Qi Yuan who was not anxious or slow, he raised his eyes, "Mr. Qi, is this the Ministry of Revenue under your management? So scattered and slow?"
There is a reproach, but it is more to see Qi Yuan's panic, as if in his impression, Qi Yuan always looks calm and leisurely. He really wants to know if Qi Yuan will break this expression today.
King Chen? Qi Yuan had no good feelings for this man. Whether it was before or now, when he heard King Chen say this, Qi Yuan stood up without waiting for King Chen to say he was not respectful. Instead, he looked at the crowd who were kneeling on the ground, and said in a very loud voice:
Why are you still kneeling down? Didn’t you hear what King Dust said? You didn’t pretend to be busy for me.
"yes"
"yes"
Although everyone was puzzled why Qi Yuan said "pretending to be busy", they hurriedly retreated. After all, Lord Qi took the blame. In the blink of an eye, the ministers of the Ministry of Revenue each returned to their positions and began to get busy one by one, without seeing the leisure he had just now.
"Pretend to be busy? Qi Yuan, you are so brave. I know you can speak eloquently. Today, the King of Japan wants to see what you say." I haven't heard Qi Yuan compete with others for half a year. I miss him so much. I really admire his fallacies. It's obviously wrong, but I can still say so righteously that people can't find any flaws.
Bored, but on the surface he looked respectful. "The words of King Huichen, the Ministry of Revenue is too busy recently. Everyone is both nervous and busy every day. It is rare that today's life is good, and the affairs have come to an end. Therefore, I have made my own decision to let everyone rest. After all, all the adults are pillars of the country. If they are too tired and hurt their health, they will be bad."
Chapter completed!