Chapter 215 The Tax Inspection Department is [-] times more terrifying than the Jin Yiwei!
King Zhou, King Yan, and King Jin also followed the footsteps of the common people and went to Sanshan Gate together. I want to see what kind of magic power this Chen Han has. Even though he hasn't arrived in the capital yet and is still outside the city, there are already so many people who want to witness his true face in Mount Lu. The King of Zhou, the King of Yan, and the King of Jin all knew him but not his face. They also wanted to see who Chen Han was. Is it like people say, three heads and six arms? After arriving at the intersection of Sanshanmen Street together, King Zhou said: "Chen Han is really good at killing people and killing people." King Jin asked: "How do you say it?" King Zhou replied: "Third brother, think about it, Chen Han has now gone to Qufu to wipe out the entire Kong family, and has recruited a large number of students in Qufu who are willing to learn science and technology to come to the capital. Don't you want to tell people all over the world that now even the people in the hometown of Sage Confucius believe in technology? So what reasons do people elsewhere have to doubt technology? "
King Yan Zhu Di said: "To put it bluntly, Chen Han knew that this would be the result, so he went to the Kong family specifically to discredit the Kong family and promote himself. sharp! It’s really awesome! I really underestimated this guy, and he always did the same thing when he was plotting. " King Jin himself said after hearing this: "It seems that this boy is here today not because of the support of the old man and his elder brother. He himself is a person who can use tricks very well." King Yan nodded, becoming more and more interested in Chen Han. It’s true that no one who has seen him knows his name like a thunderbolt. At this time, King Zhou whispered again: "But with the Kong family in such a state and recruiting so many students from Qufu, scholars must hate him to death. It is probably light to eat his flesh alive." King Jin burst out laughing, but a scholar in a long gown who heard them talking next to him said, "My dear brother, you don't seem to walk around the capital often, do you?" King Zhou, King Jin and King Yan were confused by this question. King Zhu Di of Yan was more flexible and immediately said: "What this brother said is true. We have been doing business in the north and have only arrived in the capital recently. Brother, I should be right." I have some objections to what I said just now, please enlighten me!" "Are you three businessmen?" the scholar in a long gown asked. Only then did King Yan feel a little embarrassed. Scholars have always looked down on business people. I just made such nonsense that I was a businessman. Isn't it because he looked down upon me? He immediately made up for it: "We are also scholars, but my husband at home is old and my brothers are still young, so we have to come out to take care of things!" Unexpectedly, the scholar in the long gown patted the folded folding fan in his hand and laughed: "Hey, it doesn't matter the businessmen. Nowadays, businessmen are very popular in my name. They contribute a lot of taxes and reduce the burden of the common people. Even officials have to be polite when meeting businessmen. This is all the benefit of the Marquis's reforms! Didn't you receive preferential treatment from the government when you came here? It should be noted that after the reform of the Marquis tax system, local people no longer paid annual and miscellaneous fees to the government. Their office expenses are all taken from commercial taxes, and the officials are very powerful! " Zhu Di and the others really didn't understand the details. They gasped when they heard this. How could they be like this? No wonder people along the way said that people's lives were getting better. Although they do not participate in the administration and management of local official uniforms, they know to some extent the principles behind it.
Usually, everything from writing, ink, paper and inkstones to eating, drinking and drinking in government offices is supported by the people in the area. Although the land tax seems not to be heavy in all dynasties and generations, it is the bad government that really weighs down the common people. Unexpectedly, Chen Han’s tax reform would even change this. Instead, it was financed from commercial taxes that had not been taken seriously in all dynasties. What a stroke of genius. After the three kings listened to the explanation from the scholar in the long gown, they understood what was going on. It’s sad for scholars. Nowadays, scholars don’t look at businessmen with discriminatory eyes. But there was one thing that Zhu Di didn't understand: "Brother, since ancient times, it has not been a good thing for businessmen to become big. Didn't Lord Pinglu think of this?" The long-robed scholar chuckled: "Don't tell me that you guys have got the point, if most people really don't know how to answer you. But I learned how to deal with these people! " King Jin quickly asked: "Tell me, tell me quickly, what's going on?" The scholar in the long shirt explained: "Now Jinyiwei has changed from a simple intelligence agency to a tax inspection department, do you know?" The three kings said oh. exactly!
They've heard this. At that time, many officials felt that Jin Yiwei should be gentler when he became the Tax Inspection Department. But then I realized that was really wrong. The Tax Inspection Department is [-] times more terrifying than Jin Yiwei. The scholar in the long gown also felt his hair standing on end when he mentioned the tax inspection department. He explained: "Now the Tax Inspection Department is definitely the largest yamen in our Ming Dynasty! In the past, there were only [-] Jinyiwei, but now there are as many as [-]. Their duty is to bring almost everyone with income in the world into the scope of their tax supervision. Especially businessmen, as long as they are registered as traders, they must keep tax records for every business they do. Every year from the first month of spring to April, you must go to the local tax inspection department where your household registration is located to verify your tax records. Once there are any mistakes in tax registration, I heard that they will be directly arrested by the Tax Inspection Department and thrown into jail. The most admirable thing is that the Marquis did not let the Tax Inspection Department become a yamen without anyone to control it. Because part of the taxes collected by the Tax Inspection Department is used to provide office expenses for the local government offices. The local government is also afraid that the tax inspection department will fool them when collecting taxes, so the local government also has to check the tax inspection department's accounts. I heard that both sides stared at each other with wide eyes. If either side was at fault, they would not be polite.
Moreover, everyone has a stake in it, and no one wants to be fooled by the other party, so they must supervise each other. " King Zhu Di of Yan admired the yamen for supervising each other in this way. "This is what it should be, otherwise the Tax Inspection Department would really be lawless. It's awesome, it's really awesome!" The long-robed scholar nodded: "Isn't that right? The Tax Inspection Department supervises the income of officials, including officials, and if there is any discrepancy, they will be arrested immediately. When officials are made afraid of corruption, can they still live in peace with the people from the Tax Inspection Department?
I heard that over the past year, the local government and the Tax Inspection Department have been balancing and restricting each other, so that everyone does not interfere with each other. But when it comes to tax collection, everyone has a share in it, so they all do their best. " King Jin thought: Isn’t that nonsense? They have their own interests in this, so why don't they try their best? The long-shirted scholar said: "With the tax inspection department and the local government keeping an eye on it, how much trouble can businessmen go to?
They say they are supervising taxes, but they are actually supervising businessmen. You do not harm people if you do buy and sell well, you should pay the taxes, then you will be rich. But if you come here as a thief, the Tax Inspection Department and the local government will join forces to kill you. Because if you don’t pay taxes, you are robbing them of their money. Then if you pay taxes properly, wouldn't it be clear at a glance what kind of business you do and how much net worth you have? I can’t hide it even if I want to! " King Yan Zhu Di and the others were extremely impressed by this explanation. This Chen Han is a genius even in terms of governing the country. Just by using the tax inspection department and the local government to check each other, the tax system has a good guarantee. Moreover, the Tax Inspection Department adapted from Jin Yiwei was only responsible to the emperor, that is, it was sent to the local areas to supervise local officials. They are not directly involved in administrative management, but they can make small reports! Such an institution is bound to be hated wherever it goes. And this is what the emperor wants to see. It can be seen that the scholar in the long gown admires Chen Han to the extreme. After the scholar in the long gown said this, he turned back and said, "As for the issue you mentioned, the scholar really doesn't mind that much. To be honest, we scholars have also seen the reforms carried out by the Marquis in the past year. How is the Kong family? We have seen it for all to see. It is true that we did not see clearly the true face of the Kong family before, but since the Marquis and Yan Shenggong discussed etiquette a month ago, we scholars have not become ignorant. Everyone also understands that Mr. Hou is not targeting us scholars now, but the Kong family. The reason why we want to defeat the Kong family is entirely because the Kong family uses the name of Master Kong to deceive and oppress the people. This is very different from the Confucian way of scholars and Confucius. After dealing with the Confucius family, we, the scholars, also understand better that the Confucius family is not the backers of the scholars, but the scum among the scholars. On the contrary, it allows the scholars to understand the purpose of studying in the future. The Confucian spirit of nurturing Haoran has not disappeared because of the reform.
As the Marquis said, what he opposed was always those who used the name of Master Confucius to cheat and deceive, those who had vested interests. rather than Confucianism. From now on, those of us scholars who can take the imperial examination will take the imperial examination route. The same goes for being able to enter the engineering college founded by Mr. Hou, successfully graduate there and obtain a diploma, and then work as a technical official in the county or township. According to the laws recently issued by the Marquis and the Ministry of Personnel, it is already written very clearly. In the future, in addition to the imperial examination for selecting officials, being able to successfully graduate from an engineering college within four years is also the standard for becoming an official. From this perspective, Hou Ye not only did not put the readers into trouble, but actually gave them one more choice. Only those pedantic people who blindly worship the Kong family and think that the Kong family is of the blood of saints hate the Marquis. " After the scholar in the long gown finished speaking, he opened the folding fan with a bang and fanned himself coolly, as if he had become popular among the three traders, King Yan, with an extremely proud expression. The three kings of Yan, Jin, and Zhou were even more surprised after hearing these words. Unexpectedly, everyone thought that Chen Han had brought down the Kong family and offended the scholars, but on the contrary, many scholars supported Chen Han. Without him, it was just because Chen Han found another way for them. There are so many scholars in the world, and only a handful of them have passed the imperial examination. Having one more path is equivalent to giving these scholars, who have been studying hard for ten years, one more choice in their lives. That would be a great benefactor. After all, not everyone can afford to wait for the examination that takes place every three years. Even if you start from a low-level official. Only when you reach this threshold can you have the opportunity to climb up, right?
Therefore, this scholar not only did not have the slightest dislike for Chen Han, but instead looked forward to it like other scholars, waiting to see Chen Han's true face in Lushan. After hearing the scholar's reaction, the three people walked to the side. The King of Jin said to the King of Zhou, "It seems that there is something wrong with your prediction. Scholars do not all hate Chen Han. Instead, they feel that Chen Han has given them an extra way of life." King Zhou scratched the back of his head: "That shouldn't be the case. Logically speaking, scholars should hate him, hate him to the core. How can they be grateful to him?" King Yan whispered from the side: "Old Wu, you are indeed behind the times. Do you think the scholars today are still the loyal scholars before?
Are they still those Confucian disciples? Actually no! They have long regarded studying as a way to get promoted! Do you think they are really happy to spend decades in that study?
In fact, it was very painful, and it was just because I wanted to be an official. With such a utilitarian mentality, we have long forgotten the fundamental principle that scholars can contribute to the world. Of course, this is understandable. The Ming Dynasty suddenly improved the treatment of scholars so much, so they still have to work hard? " After listening to Fourth Brother's words, King Zhou nodded, "Fourth Brother, you really woke up the dreamer with your words. I have finally figured this out now. Scholars in the past still felt that they had a sense of pride in their status.
But it is not the case now. The truly proud scholars are those who have become officials. Although our Ming Dynasty is nearly eight hundred years later than the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the number of places admitted in the imperial examinations in the Sui, Tang and even the Song Dynasty was much smaller than that of our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, our current scholars have already changed their tastes. No wonder Chen Han makes so much trouble and can make scholars think that he is not bad. In the end, he still has no spine. " King Yan once again said: "Spine? You have to understand that the Kong family is so virtuous that they kneel to whomever they see, and they still want people in the world to have backbone. It's a joke." Why Chen Han wanted to get rid of the Kong family in a hurry was simply because the Kong family had ruined the culture of scholars. Even the descendants of the Confucian saints can kneel down when they see a foreign race, so why should they, scholars, not be allowed to do so?
Therefore, I support the abolition of the Kong family. Chen Han did the right thing. " As he was talking, someone shouted: "It's coming! It's coming! Look, it's coming!" With such a shout, many people stood on tiptoe and looked outside the city gate. Outside the city gate, Chen Han's official ship had stopped at the dock. Chen Han stood on the deck and looked at the city gate. In addition to the officials coming to greet him, he could also see the people spontaneously standing on both sides of the road, eagerly looking forward to it. Chen Han saw Xia Yuanji and the eleven cabinet members, Ling Han, the Minister of Rites, and the Princess of Jiangdu. Ling Han, the Minister of Rites, had a very subtle expression at this time... (End of this chapter)