Chapter 351 Pilot Implementation

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 351 Pilot Implementation

The tax law reform was proposed in front of Fengtian Gate. The officials present had different thoughts. Some people were thinking about the impact of this tax law reform on themselves or their relatives.

Even in the year of Ji Qing, the people worked hard for a year and could not save much food, so they could barely survive.

In these so-called good years, powerful gentry annexations of land often occurred.

Every disaster year is the peak period for land annexation. In these years, a large number of people in the world will not be able to survive. If they cannot survive, they can only sell their houses and land. After all the houses and fields are sold, that is

Selling one's children, selling one's daughters, and selling one's own self, all they do is to make a living for themselves and their family.

No one can tell how much land the powerful landowners in the world have annexed.

If the poll tax is abolished and the tax is collected based on the number of acres of land, then the more land those powerful landlords annex, the more tax they will have to pay. Once this law comes out, the powerful landlords all over the world will become unsatisfied.

It's just a matter for the powerful landlords. It seems to have nothing to do with them, nor with them, the ministers of the DPRK. After all, they are officials and do not need to pay taxes at all.

But after becoming an official, relatives and relatives in the family had no choice but to take advantage of the opportunity and become powerful landlords.

Some people looked at the emperor under the Fengtian Sect, then looked at Xia Yuan standing in the field, and finally thought of the hundreds of mad students in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment who had come to see him.

Another new policy. Those hundreds of scholars were in today's disaster because of their opposition to the new policy. Now another new policy is proposed. It is proposed at this moment. Is there any connection between this?

Emperor Hongzhi sat on the dragon chair painted with gold. After a period of silence, he expressed his opinion: "If such tax law reform is adopted, it will definitely be a benevolent and good government for the people of the world. I think this law is very good. What do you think?

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After a brief silence, Liu Jian stood up and praised: "Your Majesty is as benevolent as heaven, and I also believe that this law is a great good and beneficial to the country and the people. This new policy should be widely implemented!"

When he mentioned the word "New Deal", whether intentionally or unintentionally, he emphasized it very strongly.

The other ministers followed suit one after another, "Such a law that benefits the country and the people should be implemented!"

For a time, there were all voices of agreement, but no one objected to it, not even the slightest criticism.

The case of the mastermind behind this is currently being brought to trial, and everyone agrees that the mastermind behind this is someone who opposes the New Deal.

Everyone avoids the word "the mastermind" behind this, for fear of being tainted by any involvement.

In this extraordinary period, anyone who shows the slightest sign of opposing the new tax law reform is tantamount to putting the hat on one's own head as the mastermind behind it.

Therefore, there was no one to oppose it, and the decree was passed without even causing any waves in the court.

Faced with such a situation, Xia Yuan even wanted to take the opportunity to propose that the officials and gentry should pay for the food together, but he still resisted this impulse.

The reason why the decree was passed was because it did not touch the vital interests of the officials. At most, it had some influence on their relatives.

But if the officials and the gentry pay the rations together, that is really cutting off their bodies.

Even in this extraordinary period, this group of people will definitely stand up and desperately oppose this decree. This decree will never be passed.

Just accept it when you see it.

At this time, Liu Jian raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, although the issue of dividing children into acres is beneficial to the country and the people, I am worried. If this matter is implemented, the world will definitely be shaken, and then the powerful landlords everywhere will also

The situation will definitely be fierce, and what I am even more worried about is that local officials are colluding with the local landlords, so I am afraid that this method will not be implemented in the world."

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a moment, then asked Xia Yuan the question, "Xia Qing family, this method was proposed by you, how do you think we should do it?"

"I think what Mr. Liu Ge said is absolutely right, and Mr. Liu's worries are also my worries."

After first supporting a group of old men and tying the chief minister of the cabinet to the boat, Xia Yuan then continued: "As Mr. Liu Ge said, the gentry are busy annexing land, the petty officials are busy oppressing good people, and the local officials are busy trying to get promotions, colluding up and down.

No matter how wise a move is, if it is done in a cohesive manner, it will inevitably end up in a wrong tone when it is communicated to the local area, which is incompatible with or even contrary to the original intention."

Liu Jian's face turned green. This bitch knocked down all the local officials with one stroke. Not only that, he also added a sentence in front of it, just as Mr. Liu Ge said.

What does it mean, as Mr. Liu Ge said?

When did I say these words?

Xia Yuan's voice continued, "I believe that if we want to implement this law, we must first have a tough attitude and implement it with thunderous momentum. Those who dare to disobey will be punished severely with heavy rules and regulations, so that everyone in the world can see it.

The court's determination on this matter, especially the measurement of the land, is a top priority. If this matter is not done well, everything else will be out of the question."

"I advise you to measure the world's acres of land and use the army to do it. If anyone disobeys, he will be dealt with strictly according to the law. He will be killed when he should be killed, and he will be beheaded when he should be beheaded!"

When he said the last eight words, Xia Yuan's voice seemed to be filled with murderous intent, and someone's heart seemed to tremble when he heard it.

"Moreover, since we want to measure the acres of land in the world, we must also inventory all the acres owned by officials, gentry, feudal kings, etc."

Hearing this, all the officials in the field immediately became commotion, and someone said directly: "Xia Zhanshi, the vassal king, the officials and gentry are exempted from taxes by the grace of the country. This was set by Emperor Gao when the founding of the country.

Yes, now even their fields have to be checked? Isn’t it necessary?”

"Why is it not necessary?" Xia Yuan asked back, "Since we need to conduct an inventory, of course we need to investigate everything, and this is to prevent some powerful landowners from colluding with officials. After hearing about the implementation of this law, they put the property in the name of officials.

Down."

"Of course, the officials I am talking about do not refer to the gentlemen present here, but to the local lawless officials. After all, if you gentlemen can be in the imperial court and sit high in the temple as assistant to the emperor, their character must be first-class.

I will never do anything to collude with officials and gentry."

This plan immediately blocked what many people wanted to say. Liu Jian bowed in the direction of Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty, I think what Xia Zhan said is very reasonable. However, if we investigate this way, I am afraid that the vassal king and many officials will oppose this new policy. Managing a big country is like cooking a small fish. This matter should be dealt with slowly and absolutely cannot be done.

Too hasty."

What he said was true. Only the feudal kings and certain officials knew exactly how much land they had annexed to their names.

It is a figure that ordinary people cannot imagine. Xia Yuan once read a piece of data in later generations. Some vassals in the Ming Dynasty actually had millions of acres of land under their names. This is definitely a shocking amount.

At this time, during the Hongzhi period, the land annexed by the imperial palace was only a few hundred thousand acres, while the vassal princes owned millions of acres.

And the family of Xu Jie, the chief minister of the Jiajing Dynasty, also annexed hundreds of thousands of acres of land.

In this era, the land annexed by these bureaucrats may not be as exaggerated as that of the Jiajing Dynasty, but it is tens of thousands of acres, hundreds of thousands of acres, and the vassal kings also have millions of acres.

Even they themselves knew that there were too many properties, enough to make the emperor furious and lose his mind, so they did not dare to let them be found out.

But even so, Xia Yuan still did not give up the investigation.

He said: "We really can't act too hastily. I think we should first select a prefecture and county to conduct a pilot test to see how the effect is, and then promote it to the whole country."
Chapter completed!