The Grain Collection Bureau has set up sub-colons in the county and major towns to facilitate the people's tax collection units as circulation coupons. [Full text reading] Tax payers can also use grain, gold, silver, copper coins and other physical objects to pay the tax at a "discount" according to the grain guide price. The Ministry of Finance originally wanted to completely ban the circulation of silver and copper coins in all counties. However, at this stage, the status of circulation coupons in other counties is not stable enough. For the time being, it can only adopt a variety of payment methods to attract large households to pay more for food, and at the same time support circulation coupons. , Cheng Dong has instructed Delong Grain Bank to increase the grain purchase price by a certain amount, so that when the same amount of grain is converted into circulation coupons, more can be exchanged, which will be somewhat advantageous for grain recipients.
Qiongshan's tax collection work quickly started under Liu Xiang's "care". Qiongshan, Wenchang, Ding'an, and Chengmai counties are the "key counties" for summer tax collection. Not only is the investment in professionals tilted, but also in terms of violent support I also tried to be as supportive as possible. Ensure that each county has at least three infantry companies, plus a local county guard company. The officers were instructed to completely obey the commands of the elders of each county and do their best to help with the collection.
Qiongshan County is the focus of summer tax collection, and Liu Xiang hopes to fully demonstrate his "governing ability" in collecting summer taxes, so he pays special attention to the collection work.
All work in the county office was suspended except for those that could not be stopped, and staff were dispatched separately to assist in collection. Civilians were recruited to repair warehouses and smooth roads, and two hand-operated straw weaving machines were transported from Lingao to weave straw bags for grain. Delong Qiongshan Branch also added more scales and staff to the business department. Ensure that all grain paying households can sell grain and pay taxes as quickly as possible.
The weather is getting hotter day by day, and the propaganda team members are all very enthusiastic. They perform in the streets and alleys every day, put up slogans, and perform lion dances to promote the new tax law. There were even more gongs and drums beating around the county town, and the lot was noisy.
This atmosphere artificially creates a tense and heated atmosphere, urging everyone to pay taxes quickly.
No matter how reluctant the big business owners are, everyone realizes that Australia’s summer tax must be paid. When Hai Shuzu came back and told everyone that "Liu Chang" was going to calculate the tax arrears for decades with them, everyone felt that it was better to pay the Australian summer tax honestly... and stop talking about the past of the Ming Dynasty. If this old and confused debt really needs to be settled, it will cost us all our family and property to pay it off.
Some people were very dissatisfied with the apportionment of land into acres and the cancellation of the preferential treatment for officials and gentry on land. Coupled with the previous campaign to clear land ownership, it seriously damaged the interests of a small number of distinguished gentry. Benefit. They all realized that...the good days of being domineering in the local area under the rule of the thief were gone forever, so every one of them held a grudge. At present, the streets are full of shining bayonets, and Qiongshan is too remote to form a strong group, so these people can only lie dormant with hatred and pretend to be honest and law-abiding. In addition to paying taxes according to regulations, some even take the initiative to send their children to study in Lingao to show their "sincerity."
There are also some people who are secretly communicating with each other and saying weird things to each other. There is also the fact that the family does not have a few acres of land, but in the name of a scholar, he often visits wealthy families. According to the new regulations, he is basically exempt from paying taxes, but he thinks that his "exemption" privilege has been cancelled. , the anxious person in his heart knew that the scholar's fame, first and foremost, meant that he was exempted from food and labor. In addition to financial benefits... it was also a privilege. Now that he had no privileges, he felt that he was short. He also joined in with the Jin gentry. Some people who were still on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year went to Wanshou Palace to pay homage to the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty... to show that they would not forget the Ming Dynasty. Nursery rhymes such as "short hair will not last long, and iron boats will never float" began to be heard on the streets.
When Liu Cheng reported this kind of news to the Security Bureau, he also reported it to Liu Xiang. He didn't care about it. He was concerned about food. Besides, the current political institutions were slowly established, and there were no problems with local security. There was also the Liu Army. With the security company's pressure, what other big waves can this group of people make?
"It doesn't matter, just keep an eye on them. Wait until I squeeze them dry and see what tricks they can come up with." Liu Xiang was full of confidence, "Besides, there is no county police company. I'll show you the bayonet. Let’s see who among them dares to talk and act nonsense.”
"Except for officers and sergeants, most of the county guard companies are former military households... they may not be reliable." Lu Cheng adheres to the "suspect everything" thinking mode of the General Administration of Political Security.
"Besides, the military's ideological education is Wei Aiwen's business, and I can't interfere." Although Liu Xiang has a slight affection for Lu Cheng, he dislikes her work style. He has many things to do and doesn't have time to do it all in one day. "Grasp the class struggle" late.
"Just keep an eye on them first." He said... "Have you done what I asked you to do about monitoring the tax collectors?"
"We've already started working on it." Lu Chenghui reported. She hesitated, "Chief, we don't have enough manpower. We have to monitor the gentry and the tax collectors, so it's a bit overwhelming..."
Qiongshan County's political security investigation network is the largest investigation network besides Lingao. There are more than 20 "informants" taken over from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau. However, in the face of the official and temporary investigations on the 70th and 80th, The collection personnel are a bit overwhelmed at this point.
"Just keep a few of them on the Jin Gentry side. The main focus should be on this tax collection work. There are too many new people. If we don't keep an eye on them, things could easily go wrong."
"But it's not the Cheka's responsibility to take care of this matter..."
"The Cheka is in charge of auditing accounts, and it doesn't conflict with your affairs." Liu Xiang waved his hand, "That's it."
The summer tax collection in Qiongshan County went very smoothly. Under the progressive system, although households with less land suffered from wind disasters, their relative burdens were relatively small and would not cause a very serious burden; households with more land, although their burdens were heavy, had more savings in the past. If there are truly special circumstances that make it difficult to pay taxes, certain reductions and exemptions will be given after investigation. Liu Xiang now has personal experience with the saying that "taxation is an important lever for regulating the economy."
Under Liu Xiang's full efforts, the entire summer tax collection period in Qiongshan County was completed, equivalent to 18,000 taels of treasury silver, just over half of the time. It is estimated that the final total can reach about 30,000 taels. This income made Wu De "very happy". When Liu Xiang came to report, he kept patting him on the shoulder so hard that Liu Xiang's shoulder was almost swollen.
"It's nothing, it's all what I should do. Serve the Senate." Liu Xiang endured the pain on his shoulder, thinking that the old fisherman and the old navy's hands were too strong. He tried his best to smile and make a very humble expression.
"You are being humble. Among the four key counties in Qiongbei, Qiongshan is the first to complete the quota repayment ahead of the normal time." Wu De asked him to sit down on the sand rattan chair. "When I had the last meeting, I told Lao Ma: It is very important whether the leadership team is strong or not!”
Liu Xiang laughed a few times, and it sounded as if the executive committee was dissatisfied with the county office directors of several other counties. However, this matter was quite taboo, so he couldn't talk much about it, so he simply didn't express his opinion.
Wu De probably knew what he was thinking and smiled: "I am sure you know that we are in a difficult situation now."
"Yes, when I read newspapers and documents, I knew it was not easy for the central government. There were too many places to spend money."
Wu De was taken aback by being called "the Central Committee" because no one had ever called the Executive Committee that. He did not correct him: "There are people everywhere who are looking for money, food, and people. There are too many stalls." He smiled bitterly and patted the documents piled on the table. "The construction on Hainan Island alone is a big deal. Expenses also need to be expanded outside the island: Taiwan and Shandong are all bottomless pits!”
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiang asked: "Why, the operation in Shandong has already begun?"
"It's okay to tell you that you are a veteran." Wu De said, "Zhao Yingong has already connected with Sun Yuanhua and is planning to build a farm locally as a base. Although it is not large in scale, it still requires investment in infrastructure. He is also prepared to You have to invest in local agriculture and other things. Not to mention Taiwan.
Think about it and Jeju Island. "After saying this, he shook his head, "Our territory is, to put it bluntly, a Hainan Island. Most of it is still unopened, with few people and little land. If you want to squeeze oil out of pebbles, you are afraid of the common people revolting. "
Liu Xiang quickly said: "It is impossible to extract oil from gravel, and the common people cannot bear it. In Qiongshan, I still follow the past experience in Lingao, the so-called 'reasonable burden', the rich should bear more, and the poor should bear less." As long as things are done fairly, people can still accept it."
"Where are the gentry and scholars?"
"Of course they have opinions, but they don't dare to do anything about it. The previous stage of suppressing bandits and clearing fields has scared them to death."
"Well, you have to be careful. Although they dare not come openly, these people are very powerful and have a great influence on the people. We must prevent them from being evil. He reminded him, "Qiongzhou is our base area and cannot be messed up. "
"I understand." Liu Xiang made a pious expression of "listening to the teachings." Seeing that Wu De was speechless, he quickly said: "I have a few things to report."
Wu De smiled: "Tell me, do you want something?"
"Dean Wu, you are really a thousand miles away..." Liu Xiang's face has become much thicker. He used the results of the collection work to come to Gao in person to report this time, just to get the resources he wanted without taking advantage of this juncture. Apply, but I don’t know when I can get these things.
"Okay, we are all veteran comrades, let's talk straight to the point. What do you want?"
Liu Xiang took out the plan from the fake boss's briefcase and told him again about his and Tang Menglong's plans for running small industries in several counties. ! .
