Liu Yuanqiao recognized one thing, that is, the atmosphere of these officials in the Ming Dynasty was very distorted and perverted. He had lost his principles and ethics and had already squeezed the imperial power to the point of cornering the wall, so it was time to rectify this aspect.

Of course, he also faced tremendous pressure in this regard. The so-called Shilin is composed of scholars and is the leader of the gentry in various parts of China and Earth. No matter who becomes the emperor, it is impossible to catch all these people in one place and ignore them all.

This is why in the past two thousand years, the Kong family has been firmly sitting in Diaoyutai. No matter who becomes the emperor, they must treat the Kong family with courtesy and give them fame and fortune, otherwise they will not be supported by Shilin.

It is said that after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang gave them great rewards and many rewards, but they looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang, a man from a cowherd, and ignored the royal family. It can be seen that their superiority has reached its peak.

The relationship between the Liu family and the Kong family is also very close. This is also the time when the Kong family has the closest relationship with the imperial court. The Kong family's legitimate daughter married the current emperor. As the current queen, her mother is in the eyes of many scholars. This is very exciting. They believe that the future court will change its surname to the Kong family, and many people are happy about it, but they don't know that this is almost the time when it is at its peak and decline.

Liu Yuanqiao respected and treated the Kong family and Shilin very well on the surface, but he was extremely afraid of these people. He also knew that if he trusted these people, the world and the country he had worked hard to conquer would soon die.

In the Zhu Ming Dynasty, these people had become part of the court. They were inconsistent and had deep-rooted power. Even the emperor had to retreat three times when facing these people. He could not do anything favorable or self-rescue.

Whenever there is a conflict between imperial power and official power, they will be ruthlessly repelled and will be opposed by all ministers. The system of the Ming Dynasty determines that the ministers oppose it, and the emperor cannot do anything.

For example, if the emperor wants to lift the maritime ban and collects taxes from the gentry, it is impossible, because the emperor violates the interests of the ministers and the gentry. Under their collective opposition, even if the emperor insists on it, it will be useless. Even if the emperor insists on issuing the order and spreads it to the whole world, it will not be implemented.

Like Emperor Wanli, when he knew that the gentry was rich and wanted to collect taxes from them, he insisted on sending a large number of eunuchs to the world to collect taxes from various places. As a result, this was just a way for the emperor to collect taxes from the gentry, and it was twisted into a way for the emperor to collect taxes from the people.

I believe that Emperor Wanli was in tears at that time. He originally wanted to rob the rich and help the poor, but in the end he turned into a beggar who robbed oil from the stone. The money was a little bit, but it also got a scent of it. His reputation was extremely bad. This is probably because he saw through the essence of these ministers and did not attend court for twenty-eight years.

But now, Liu Yuanqiao’s biggest advantage is that the dynasty has changed. The one that was regarded as a golden rule in the Ming Dynasty’s officialdom proved that it was not possible.

The simplest point is, if it can be proved to be true, why would the Ming Dynasty perish? So Liu Yuanqiao controlled the court and had the support of the army and officials, but could bypass Shilin and re-implement his ideals and plans.

For example, Liu Yuanqiao easily changed the canal transport to sea transport, and transported most of the money, grain and taxes from the south to the north through sea transport.

At the same time, the entire Ming Dynasty was forbidden from the sea because it was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang, which was the family law of the ancestors. At the same time, because they were in line with the interests of these Southeast maritime merchants, they could monopolize maritime trade and monopolize the benefits of this, so no one could object.

Even though there were many knowledgeable people in the court who realized the huge benefits, some people proposed that the maritime ban must be lifted and taxes must be collected from the gentry, but in the end, the counterattack of the huge interest groups became ineffective.

However, these powerful forces did not seem so powerful in the new dynasty. They always thought that their ancestors' family laws and the court's laws had become a piece of waste paper at this moment, and no function or majesty was left. Liu Yuanqiao could rewrite his calligraphy and paintings based on this equivalent of white paper.

Liu Yuanchao's personality is naturally pragmatic. He knew that if the sea ban was opened and maritime trade could bring how much taxes and income it could bring to the country.

Moreover, the richest people in the world are still these gentry. They monopolize most of their business and trade, and only by collecting taxes can they truly get money.

Thinking about the Song and Ming dynasties, the country's annual income was tens of millions and hundreds of millions at every turn. However, the Ming Dynasty was so good that it was a very insulting other people's wisdom. Liu Yuanqiao had always known about the huge problem in this regard, so when he formulated new regulations, he was just trying to hold on to this point.

Therefore, when the Chinese Empire was founded, the IRS basically carried out work at the same time as the Ministry of Revenue. The emergence of the IRS delegated a large part of the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue.

In the Ming Dynasty, the prevailing talk was popular, and it was popular among the nobles and moral gentlemen. Most officials only talked about how ideals, ambitions, and how well they did the article, but did not discuss how much tax they received. Many officials were ashamed of receiving too much taxes, believing that this was a levied from the public, which only made them have bad reputations.

Under this trend, everyone openly claims to collect less taxes, and secretly exploits the people.

However, in the Chinese Empire, this trend has been reversed. There are clear regulations on how much tax should be collected. The tax is formulated by the state, and the tax collection is the responsibility of the State Administration of Taxation. Basically, the local government is no longer responsible. Of course, the local government only plays a role of supervision and achieves a certain restrictive role.

One thing Liu Yuanqiao always understands is that the Liu family can rise because they have money and have enough resources.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty did not perish was because of its financial collapse. Although it had a huge country and vast territory, it could not collect taxes due to the corruption and collapse of the entire administrative system, but it had to bear all the expenditures of the country. It would be strange if it did not collapse?

Liu Yuanqiao knew very well that the country would not perish, so he strictly controlled the taxation and administrative system. In short, these Ming Dynasty officials and the people in the capital first felt the fundamental difference between the New Dynasty and the previous dynasty.

The previous dynasty would not have these moral and various restrictions, but the new dynasty did not feel ashamed of tax collection, nor did he take into account his false reputation at all, but instead brought his pragmatic style to the extreme.

In the previous dynasty, if an official was doing business, it would be very embarrassing. Although many officials were doing business secretly and making a lot of money, they would not admit it publicly because they thought it was a humiliating thing.

However, the Chinese Empire did not have this problem. They believed that as long as it could make money, it was worth promoting. Even their governments were organizing and selling goods from all over the country to add more income to the country. They believed that this was a good thing. This change in the atmosphere made all the people feel a sense of hope.

This is, through your own efforts, you can get enough food and a place to live. This is because of the huge changes in this atmosphere, the entire society has undergone some changes.

Before this, most ordinary people hid at home. They were not clear about the policies of the Chinese army and did not understand what the new court would do. Although they repeatedly issued notices to relieve the people, claiming that they would appease the local area, rectify public order, and treat the people well.

But that is not what dynasty and which dynasty and which official is said? How many can they really do?

Among the rise and fall of dynasties, the most unlucky thing in the rise and fall of dynasties was these ordinary people. It can be said that this period was a period when the people waited and watched the Chinese army.

But it can be said that during the wait-and-see period, the people were quite satisfied with them, because the series of policies implemented by the Chinese Army were actually very positive and positive, mainly pragmatic and down-to-earth, and would not be as popular as before. In the eyes of the people, getting enough money, eating enough food and dressing warmly. This is the most important thing. The policies of the New Dynasty were considered to be the appetite of the people in this regard.

And where the people are even more happy, although the policies adopted by Xinchao have also increased the tax collection efforts, they have greatly reduced and exempted taxes from farmers and ordinary people, and strengthened taxes for officials and gentry.

Although officials from all dynasties have always been so self-proclaimed and boasted, the rich have more to collect, and the poor have less to collect.

However, the Ming Dynasty forced to make trouble, and the rich did not reap, and the poorer they reaped more, making the rich more rich, and the poorer the poorer the people became, and the people were in trouble.

However, the policies implemented by the Chinese army are really taking action against the rich, because the biggest difference between them and the previous dynasty is that even officials have to collect taxes, and even people in the royal family have to pay taxes. This means that no one can be exempted from taxes. The previous evasion and dedication style have no room for survival, which makes these ordinary people feel bright.
Chapter completed!