Among the four tasks assigned by the executive committee, he could barely cope with recruiting labor even though he was given a discount; land intensification, relying on the Agricultural Committee and the Tiandihui, he was able to get a decent answer; Disaster relief and replanting are the strengths of the Chuan regime, and there is a dedicated person in charge, so it will not be impossible to handle. 【Read full text】
But the most important issue of food is still not clear at all.
The shortfall in disaster relief grains and seed grains was temporarily supplemented by the Planning Institute's Qiongshan grain depot with the approval of the Planning Institute, but sooner or later Wu De would have to settle the food account with him. If I don't give an answer to the food issue that satisfies the Government Affairs Council and the Planning Institute, my report card in Qiongshan for the past six months will not be very good.
It’s really hard for local officials to do their job. Liu Xiang sighed sincerely. In the past, he only thought that local officials were simply earth emperors, real "Hundreds of Miles", but this good feeling has now been shattered.
"I'm also trying to find a solution for this matter." Liu Xiang responded vaguely, "I can't get food. Do you have any ideas?"
Chang Shide smiled implicitly: "No wonder Du Wen said that since you arrived in Qiongshan, you have begun to have a warm and affectionate tone of the petty bourgeoisie. Of course you can get food, it just depends on your means."
Liu Xiang knows that "Red Flag" has often used him as a target recently. Although there were not many people watching, it also caused him some minor worries.
"You think so too? I'm worried that when we first settle in Qiongshan, people's hearts are unstable, so we shouldn't make it too fierce..." Liu Xiang always thought that Chang Shide was a "moderate", but he didn't expect that he could also be very aggressive sometimes. . He nodded and said, "I'll think about it again!"
Liu Xiang returned to the county office. He had no one to discuss this matter with. Chang Shide had already made his attitude clear - but after all, he was not a local cadre and lacked direct interests. As for Wan Lihui, Yang Yun and other veterans who came to provide disaster relief, even more They are irrelevant people. He felt lonely and had no one to consult with on major decisions.
It is of course very convenient to use coercion. There is no need for the Political Security Bureau and the county office to come up with all kinds of dirty materials. They just need to arrest a few of the big households who usually don't listen to the greetings to the county, and hold a meeting the next day to apportion the money, and everyone will have to behave. All the food was paid.
But he didn't really want to use this coercive method. He always felt that it seemed that he had no "ability." Liu Xiang has been struggling with this matter recently.
"Why don't I have the ability to have an idea like the protagonist in a time-travel novel?" He muttered behind his desk and casually opened the newly delivered documents from the Finance Director's Department on the table.
After flipping through a few pages, he saw a document about the collection of summer taxes. Serious big things. He quickly looked at it carefully.
The document is very long, and everything is written down one by one. Because the independent tax department has just been established, the tax system is not perfect and the manpower is not enough. It is temporarily impossible to form local tax bureaus with vertical leadership. Therefore, the taxes collected by each county are currently formulated by the State Administration of Taxation with specific policies and tax rates, and each county office organizes its own grain collection bureau to collect taxes. For the professionals of the Grain Recruitment Bureau, several personnel are dispatched by the Finance Directorate to guide and preside over the work on short-term business trips.
According to this notice from the Director-General of Finance: This year, except for Lingao, which started trialling the new tax system, the summer and autumn taxes in all counties will continue to be collected according to the Ming government's per-acre system; in areas where land clearing has been completed, new land registration must be strictly followed. The number of land acres registered shall be levied; in areas where land clearing has not been completed, the land acreage will continue to be levied according to the fish scale registers stored in each county; the Liao rates added to the grain tax will be stopped; various miscellaneous taxes shall be levied and abolished at the discretion of each county according to local conditions.
The number of grain taxes collected by each county should not exceed 180% of the old tax collection amount and the minimum should not be less than kc%. However, the document clearly stipulates that it is necessary to ensure that the past "floating collection" and "extra distribution" situations will not occur again, and to ensure that collection Every grain of grain and every cent of money is clearly recorded and can be checked. Absolutely put an end to things that enrich a large number of managers in the name of collecting imperial grain and national taxes.
As for the way to pay taxes, except for Lingao, all counties have tried to issue circulation coupons and grain simultaneously, and silver and copper coins are no longer the objects of collection. The tax must be exchanged into grain circulation coupons according to the grain price.
Liu Xiang looked very carefully and maybe he could make some plans on the summer tax? He suddenly came to his senses: Although apportionment sounds unpleasant, taxation is a reasonable and legal matter.
Of course, this tax cannot be levied on ordinary people, but must come from large households.
"Humph, let's see where you can slide to!" Liu Xiang thought of this group of wealthy gentry, and a smile suddenly appeared on his lips, "This is the system set by Zhu Baba..."
He continued to look through the documents. At the end of the document was a thick "Old Tax Detailed Account of Counties in Qiongzhou Prefecture." "Qiongshan County Branch", which is also stamped with a red "confidential" stamp. This is a reference material compiled by the Finance Superintendent's Department based on historical books, oral confessions from county stalls and household book offices, and is specially issued to each county office for use.
Liu Xiang knew nothing about the tax system, and of course he was not prepared to do it on his behalf. However, he was very interested in how much tax he could collect, so he looked through it immediately. At first glance, I was disappointed because the summer tax in Qiongshan County was only eight stones and six dollars. Not even a fraction of Qiu Fu.
Scroll down further and see various names such as "commercial tax", "fishing class", "miscellaneous", "local tribute", "miscellaneous needs", "corvee", etc. I can't help but look at the door to make money. it's here!
Although the amount of money for each luxury item is not large, there are many types, from isinglass, feathers, medicinal materials, silk and cotton, suede, to paper and pen and ink used in yamen offices, officials' salaries, workers' food, and finally to Sheji, Almost everything required for the sacrifices in the Confucius Temple was collected from the people: some were money, some were grain, some were various groceries, and some were labor. Except for part of the wealth collected from collection being turned over to the national treasury, most of it is retained for local use. If grain taxes are national taxes, then most of these miscellaneous taxes are local taxes. The prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty basically relied on these incomes to operate.
For Liu Xiang, the biggest benefit came from corvee labor. The entire Qiongzhou Prefecture has a total of 7 official corvee burdens. After Wanli adopted a whip method, these corvees have basically adopted the mode of paying silver to serve as slaves. Qiongzhou Prefecture only has a regular amount of 1 tael of corvee silver. Of course, according to this As is the consistent practice of time and space, the document states that the actual amount of the corvée silver collected is probably between ~ 2.
Qiongshan County, as the first county of the whole prefecture, has almost 600 servants at the prefecture and county levels. In other words, even if there is no floating income, Liu Xiang can get at least two silver coins. Coupled with other miscellaneous taxes, Qiongshan County will not have a problem in completing the summer tax.
Naturally, Liu Xiang would never be satisfied with just five thousand taels. He immediately asked Ma Benyuan to find the retained personnel from the county government.
Ma Benyuan turned out to be the "connection" of the Gou family in Qiongshan. After the Gou family was destroyed, he was coerced by Lin Baiguang with black materials and became a member of the Qiongshan Intelligence Network. After the Spring Awakening Campaign, he became a Qiongshan detective of the General Political Security Bureau. "Hidden cadres" controlled by the Internet. On the surface, he is still a retained employee of Qiongzhou Prefecture Yamen.
Ma Benyuan is smart, capable, and very knowledgeable about current affairs. If he had no choice but to serve Lin Baiguang in the past, after the Battle of Chengmai, as soon as the flag of the Ming Dynasty fell, he served the "Kun Thieves" without any psychological barriers.
He is a veteran of Qiongzhou Prefecture and knows the local situation very well. Although he is not officially appointed, he is actually a secret consultant to the Qiongshan County Office.
After listening to Liu Xiang's thoughts, he thought for a moment, and then asked with bright little eyes: "Chief, you want to get this money from the wealthy gentry, have you ever asked the executive committee what its attitude is?" Nothing can be accomplished without great determination.”
Ma Benyuan paid great attention to the political system of the "chiefs".
"No problem." Liu Xiang nodded.
"This matter is not difficult, but it is too embarrassing for the gentry. Please pay attention to it, chief minister."
Liu Xiang was puzzled: "Why do you want to lose face?"
"Chief, you are planning to work as an errand for both officials and gentry..." When Ma Benyuan said this, he couldn't help but lower his voice, as if he had said something treasonous.
Liu Xiang has read this in novels, but doesn't quite understand it. Seeing that the chief was confused, Ma Benyuan quickly explained that according to the system of this dynasty, people with meritorious status can be exempted from a certain number of cadres of corvee according to their rank. This is the same as being exempted from two shi of grain by being admitted as a scholar, and both include preferential treatment for scholars. The meaning of Zi and Jin Shen is included.
According to Liu Xiang's abacus, the 600 ding of corvee silver is now going to be allocated to the large accounts of the gentry in the county. It is unrealistic to ask the people to pay the corvee silver after the typhoon.
"Money is still a trivial matter. You announced that the gentry must pay corvee silver. Why don't they just die and become heirs?" Ma Benyuan continued in a low voice, "I'm afraid it's not in line with the above-mentioned policy of stabilizing the situation, right?"
Liu Xiang suddenly realized: No wonder Ma Benyuan spoke so mysteriously. It turns out to be a g-spot. After pressing the button, the scholars in Qiongshan County will definitely **. He thought of all the plots in novels and movies he had read about officials and gentry receiving food from one another, and nodded.
In essence, he was not interested in the attitude of these people. Under the rule of the Senate, gentry and scholars had no status. If they really wanted to cause trouble, he would just deal with them neatly.
He did not particularly trust Ma Benyuan and did not express his true attitude. He just nodded and said: "I understand. You go back first." Then he added, "My conversations with you must be kept confidential."
"Yes, little one... I know." Ma Benyuan looked at Liu Xiang, hesitated, and cautiously withdrew. ! .
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