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Chapter 267: Autumn Fu Thirty-Two
"Isn't it Delong who collects the money?" Yan Ming was very sensitive to this issue of management authority.
"Delong is the acting county treasury, not the main body of collection - the tax payment is handed over to the bank, which does not mean that the bank is collecting taxes."
"You mean setting up a tax bureau?"
"That's it. This organization will be established sooner or later, starting with this year's grain collection work." Wu De told everyone his idea. The reason why it is called the "Grain Collection Bureau" is that it will temporarily use the disguise of the Ming Dynasty official. .
"This grain collection bureau is nominally a temporary agency of the county government. We asked Wu Ya, the county magistrate, to serve as the general office. Of course, he is just a sign. In this way, many things can be done in the name of Lingao County Government. It has been carried out. If necessary, official forces can also be dispatched."
"What official force is, isn't it our own people?"
"Haha, that's right." Wu De smiled, "The main task of the Grain Recruitment Bureau is to assist Delong in collecting autumn grain, and the main task of our leadership group is to clear the land."
From this autumn to next spring, it is the stage to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Lingao's fields and grain production conditions, and to make preparations for the new tax system. The new tax system will be officially implemented starting next summer.
First, the land property rights are cleared, the land deeds are re-issued, and the taxable land is verified. Because the Household Secretary Office has been engaged in fraud for a long time and privately altered the fish scale register, causing the fish scale register to be inconsistent with the actual land occupation status.
The second step is to clean up the fields that have been hidden, "hidden" and other ways to avoid grain requisition.
Finally, a basic survey is conducted on the fertility, planting and harvesting conditions of the fields as a basis for formulating tax rates.
"This needs the help of people from the Agricultural Committee. I have discussed it with Wu Nanhai, and he will allocate a group of people who understand agricultural technology as consultants to investigate the land conditions. Only after we have found out all the details can we design New tax rates and collection methods.”
"This will mean that the future household houses will be useless."
"Of course. From now on, they will just need to do some official paperwork. However, some things may require the help of retained personnel."
"I'm afraid there will be great resistance to clearing the land, and the gentry grain farmers will react violently."
"Their passion must have been shaken by this incident. Even if they want to cause trouble, we can prescribe the right medicine."
The biggest benefit is that through this incident, we have a rough grasp of what the wealthy gentry will probably do, how far they can go, and who will react the most intensely. Although Chen Minggang's motive for getting a husband was impure, it gave Wu De and others an opportunity to observe the reaction of the wealthy gentry.
The Grain Collection Bureau then devoted itself to the intense work of cleaning up the account books, and transferred some "better-performing" personnel from the grain differences in the study class and the retained personnel in the household houses to participate in the sorting. All ledgers were re-registered using modern formats in accordance with Sun Xiao's instructions.
It took a lot of trouble to re-register the fish scale book. Although Yu E Shui boasted about Haikou at the time, he was still in a hurry once he got the real thing. Ancient Chinese professionals were mobilized, and some scholars were selected from the employees to help. Fortunately, they turned to Zhou Qi, who had been Chen Minggang's apprentice for almost twenty years, to figure out the ghostly data and land map inside.
Based on this booklet, the collection records are compared to check the collection figures of each family, and then a new "grain allowance" is issued according to the principle of refunding more and subsidy less.
"Chen Minggang and his gang engaged in land management, and the money they extorted from grain farmers must also be fully accounted for." Wu De looked at the newly registered account for collecting "land management" benefits, "How much did Chen Minggang do by himself? How much each of my subordinates has done must be thoroughly investigated."
"There's no need to investigate this. Anyway, all their belongings belong to us."
"No, these bribes will all be returned after investigation."
"Ah, is this necessary?" Sun Xiao was very surprised. "This is a bribe given to Chen Minggang and his gang. One is willing to be beaten and the other is willing to suffer. Even modern law does not say that the bribe money will be refunded."
"No," Wu De shook his head, "Attention, these bribes were given for the Zhangtian matter. We have to draw a clear line from this matter."
Wu De planned to tell the grain farmers by returning the bribes: the Zhangtian matter will continue, and don't think that you can get rid of it with bribes.
"Oh, that's a bit unnecessary." Sun Xiao felt very sad.
"It's insignificant to spit out a little bit," Wu De said. "It's crucial to set rules for these grain farmers."
The changes that happened in the county government were later spread to the ears of the common people, and also to the ears of the gentry and wealthy families. This sudden change, the atmosphere of fear brought about by the city-wide martial law and mass arrests made the people in the city and the surrounding countryside very nervous for a while. Later, when they saw that everything was normal, there was no sign of the king's flag changing on the city wall. Except for the fact that many faces have become unfamiliar, the county government is still business as usual. Recently, the county government has not released complaints as usual due to the busy farming season, and the county magistrate has not gone to court to handle cases. However, Mr. Wu still went to the countryside several times in a sedan chair, supposedly to "inspect the anti-Taiwan and flood prevention work."
Huang Hankun, who worked hardest in the previous stage, was completely trapped in a sense of powerlessness and confusion. Logically speaking, he should be happy. I moved around and lobbied everywhere, and finally gave up the Australians' attempt to use subordinate officials to collect grain in the county. Now that the grain requisition has been suspended, even the grain merchants headed by Chen Minggang have been wiped out, and the gentry grain farmers are very angry.
But he is still not sure whether it was his own activities that had the effect, or whether the thief had originally planned to do this.
If it is to control the county government - they did not touch the county officials, but eliminated the subordinate officials who were responsible for specific affairs. The subordinate officials are hateful, but without this group of people, no one can manage the affairs of the county. , Don’t the thieves know this?
In order to find out what Kun Thief wanted to do, he wanted to ask acquaintances in the county government for information. Originally, the Huang family was very well-connected in the county government, and there were many acquaintances who were willing to take the Huang family's money. But now this place that used to be able to get all the information as long as you were willing to spend money has become very guarded, and there is no detailed information at all. The few remaining familiar faces kept silent when they saw Huang Hankun coming to inquire about the news, and even refused to take any money - this look was like the sun rising from the west.
He had to often go to the eight-character wall in front of the county government office to see if there were any notices.
On the walls that were washed away by the rain, there were several new notices posted, and there were many passers-by watching in front. Huang Hankun suddenly became energetic and hurried up to take a look.
He was wearing the clothes of a Confucian scholar, and someone shouted from behind:
"Scholar, please help me read it."
Huang Xunkunbian 00 novel. The first one is a notice for the establishment of the Grain Collection Bureau. It denounces the various shortcomings of using grain margins in the past to collect grain taxes. It announces that from now on, the disadvantages of using grain margins for private use in households will be abolished and a special department--grain collection bureau will be established instead. Grain Bureau.
"The Grain Collection Bureau is the new government office, right?"
"Don't make any noise, just listen to him read on."
Huang Hankun had no time to think about the joints, and was urged to start reading the second one.
This one is strange: it talks about the county treasury agent. From now on, all access to and from the county treasury will be handled by Delong Grain Bank.
After all, Huang Xunkun had limited knowledge and was stunned for a moment - can the warehouse in this county also handle the matter?
The common people are also confused about the meaning of this acting county treasury. Everyone knows about Delong Grain Store. It is a large grain store in Dongmen City. Many fully loaded oxcarts come in and out every day. It looks like a very large and well-established company. The best circulation coupons for shopping in Dongmen City are issued by this shop.
While there was a lot of discussion, Huang Xunkun took advantage of the chaos and ran away. Although he didn't understand the specific "agency" method of the county treasury, he still understood that the notice mentioned that all money, rice and grain incomings and outgoings of the county government should be handled in Delong.
When I thought about it again and related it to the Grain Recruitment Bureau, I suddenly became enlightened. This is a thieves' attempt to seize the county's wealth and power. In this way, the county government's households have completely lost their actual power, and the matter of grain collection has become a matter for the Grain Collection Bureau controlled by the Australians. This so-called grain collection bureau is the work of Australians.
It’s really pressing every step of the way. Huang Xunkun thought that now the thieves were no longer willing to interfere in county affairs outside the city, but directly intervened openly.
He strolled to the side of the county government office. This was the place where subordinate officials in the county used to live. Most of the subordinate officials in the government office lived here. He wanted to find the family members of the people inside, and maybe he could get a few words from the women and children.
The alley was empty and deserted, and the wooden gate was closed. There is also a Minzhuang from the Zhuang class holding a wooden stick standing guard at the door. Where did this rule come from? Huang Hankun felt strange. Just when he was about to ask, he saw Minzhuang shouting: "What are you doing?"
The accent was definitely not that of locals, which surprised Huang Hankun. As far as he knew, the people in this county were all locals - because they were exempted from service and tax, outsiders could not get this benefit at all.
Looking at the way he was standing and holding the stick, and the short stubble of hair exposed under his hat, Huang Hankun immediately recognized him. This was a "fake Kun" who was probably a country hero from the "militia group" they had created.
Huang Xunkun said that he was here to find someone, but after talking for a long time, he refused to let him go. The other party didn't pay attention to such a distinguished scholar at all, and didn't say a word except repeatedly saying "no passage".
Huang Hankun took out a bunch of copper coins from his sleeve and stuffed it into it: "Brother, it's convenient."
"I don't want the money." Minzhuang pushed his hand back with great force. If Huang Hankun hadn't had some skills, he might have been on his back.
"I don't know how to be polite," he cursed secretly, put away the money in frustration and left in embarrassment. ,.
