Guan Ning said quietly and looked solemn.

He just wants to fundamentally change people's ideas.

Improve the treatment of soldiers and enhance their sense of honor!

When he was rebelling, why was the imperial army defeated so quickly?

It was because the soldiers were not very motivated to fight. At that time, their treatment was extremely poor. Military supplies and food were severely deducted. In the later period, the strong men were forcibly captured.

The soldiers have no sense of honor in fighting for the imperial court, so why should they work for you?

In fact, these are all complementary to each other.

Just having spiritual encouragement is not enough, there should also be tangible benefits.

Guan Ning's cavalrymen were originally foreigners, but they worked hard for Guan Ning and were extremely loyal.

They were forced by Guan Ning's intimidation and were willing to surrender to the strong. Another important reason was the treatment Guan Ning gave them.

With good food and good food, who would want to go back to the miserable place of the barbarians?

The casualties in this battle were too great!

It is because of this that he will still implement it even when the country is in difficulty. He wants the soldiers to understand that blood will not be shed in vain and lives will not be lost in vain.

Let them go to war without any worries!

Guan Ning continued: "The Ministry of Household Affairs will make a budget as soon as possible based on the statistics reported by the Ministry of War."

"yes."

Xue Qing said no more.

He understood what His Majesty meant.

"Yuan Chongqing."

"I'm here."

Yuan Chongqing was so excited that he knelt down on the ground.

Is there going to be accountability?

"Nian Matsunaga has other official duties. If you come here, you will receive the decree on your behalf."

Guan Ning said: "The granting of titles after the war is the biggest thing at the moment. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for many things and we don't dare to neglect it."

Yuan Chongqing was slightly stunned. Is this what His Majesty is going to say?

"Did you hear that?"

"yes."

Yuan Chongqing hurriedly responded, but his face with his head lowered was full of suspicion.

It is impossible for Your Majesty not to know what he said yesterday, but he ignored it. Shouldn't he pursue it?

He was still trembling.

Guan Ning continued: "There are many people involved in pensions this time, tax exemptions and the payment of pensions, etc. This is a huge amount, so there may be corruption. Our branch, the Metropolitan Procuratorate,

Your Ministry of War, Ministry of Household Affairs, Tiance Mansion, etc. must conduct strict investigations, and if anything is discovered, it must be reported and severely punished!"

"yes!"

Everyone responded in a deep voice.

They all know that His Majesty hates corruption, especially corruption of pensions, and cannot tolerate it.

"Okay, Xue Qing will stay, and everyone else will go on errands."

"I excuse myself."

Except Xue Qing, everyone else left.

"How much silver is left in the treasury?"

Guan Ning left Xue Qing behind because he wanted to understand this.

"No money left."

Xue Qing replied: "I still owe Dakang Bank 3.7 million taels."

"Are you so embarrassed?"

Guan Ning didn't expect it to be so difficult.

"In the second year of Yuanwu, there was basically no tax revenue in the national treasury. This was only the first half of the year. Taxes could not be paid in one after another until winter. During the war, the expenses were quite large. This was also due to the large sum of money you brought back from the south.

money."

Xue Qing explained: "In the early days of the new dynasty, production in various places had not been restored. Some places were really poor and it was indeed impossible to collect taxes."

"And you also gave relief to many war-torn places in the north, so there was no tax for a year and a half!"

Guan Ning nodded.

He knew all these situations, but he didn't know they were so serious.

"So, we simply cannot afford such a huge pension!"

Only then did Xue Qing say what he wanted to say.

"In a few days, a batch of tax money and food will be sent from Jiangzhou."

Guan Ning said: "I should be able to cope with it temporarily."

After he went to the south, the six southern states were reorganized and became the largest source of national income.

It's just that during the war, he kept suppressing it because he was afraid that unforeseen circumstances might arise and he could use it.

"If that's the case, that would be better."

Xue Qing said: "There is still a problem. In some places, the taxes and grains paid are gone through layers of exploitation from the villages to the state capital, and then they are gone by the time the court comes."

"Is there corruption?"

"To be precise, it's greed in disguise!"

Xue Qing explained: "The imperial court had specialized officials to collect grain. During the handling process, secret rules were formed and the grain was collected and chopped layer by layer. This part is normal consumption."

"After all, it is normal for there to be losses during transportation. In fact, this part of the money has been embezzled by officials."

Guan Ning was not too surprised when he heard this.

Officials use endless methods to commit corruption.

They are very good at corruption within the rules.

So what we need to do is to improve the rules and minimize their chances of taking advantage of loopholes.

The country's main revenue comes from taxes, most of which are taxes and grains.

There are many problems in collecting taxes and grains.

For example, consumption during transportation, or someone passing it off as good quality, using old grain rice instead of the good rice harvested.

These are real problems.

It looks like changes are about to be made.

Guan Ning asked: "Can we mainly use tax money instead of tax food?"

"this……"

Xue Qing said: "This is not impossible."

"But grain prices are not fixed and vary from period to period, so there will be deviations in the payment."

"It must be based on the price at that time."

Guan Ning said: "Otherwise, officials will take advantage of the loopholes and exploit the people."

"Let's do this. Let's find a pilot first, and this year we will use tax money instead of tax grain collection."

Guan Ning thinks this is more reasonable and can save a lot of complicated processes.

Although the tax on money will also cause waste and corruption, it will definitely be better than the tax on grain.

A dedicated tax agency should be established to take charge of this matter.

Guan Ning also knows these situations.

In some places, there are no dedicated officials to collect taxes and grain, but local squires are responsible for collecting taxes and grains. There are too many loopholes in this.

"When collecting commercial taxes before, the Ministry of Household Affairs established a special tax agency, and now they need to expand their powers."

Guan Ning said: "The imperial court established the General Administration of Taxation, which is responsible for all tax matters, including commercial tax, grain tax and other taxes."

"The General Administration of Taxation is an agency under the Ministry of Household Affairs and must be established locally."

Xue Qing listened and said: "It will definitely be better than now if you specialize in your duties."

"Then it's settled."

Guan Ning said: "You are responsible for this matter. Make a plan and submit the candidate for the chief officer."

"Who do you have in mind?"

Xue Qing asked cautiously.

The General Administration of Taxation is a real power agency. If you can be appointed as the chief official, you can have great power.

"The chief official must be a knowledgeable person, preferably an official who has been involved in commercial tax collection since the establishment of the new dynasty."

Guan Ning said: "Please submit a few candidates first, and then consider them comprehensively."

"yes!"

Xue Qing responded.

"The tasks of the household department are relatively heavy, so you need to worry more."
Chapter completed!