At this time, the degree of urbanization in the Central Plains was about 23%, and the rest were villages, and it was simply stupid to give up these places and let the landlords and squires toss them. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 However, after he proposed that the government go to the countryside, Wen Yongsi, the head of the household department, objected, saying that the finances were not enough to support such a large bureaucratic system.

Chen Yang also rejected Ji Yang's proposed tax system, saying that if the village officials exaggerated the total output for the sake of political performance, and then collected enough taxes from the common people to correspond to the total output, it would bring great harm to the village.

"You should know better than I how many agricultural taxes are not collected each year and are looted by the local squires. The government went to the countryside not only to collect taxes effectively, but also to control the hands of the squire. As for the issue of performance evaluation, I believe that Jinyiwei can effectively supervise and dare to exaggerate political achievements. Ji Yang said.

Tobe Shangshu hesitated for a moment, and did not say anything against it.

Seeing that they didn't speak, Ji Yang threw out a new policy - reducing agricultural taxes and increasing business taxes!

The agricultural tax of the former dynasty was not high, so Jiyang only reduced it a little, and the key was to increase tariffs, real estate taxes, and personal income taxes. Needless to say, customs duties and national import and export taxes in the Northwest and the Mongols, Central Asia.

The real estate tax is only collected in cities above the county level, and urbanization is not enough now, and Jiyang will step up urbanization in the future. In the case of personal income tax, it is necessary to re-register, household registration, Ji Yang decided to divide the household registration into four types of Shinong industry and commerce, and the two types of Shinong household registration do not charge individual income tax, and industry and commerce must collect it, which is considered to give these scholars a little face.

Sure enough, the ministers present were in a much better mood when they heard that Shinong did not need to collect personal income tax.

"How to distinguish between Shinong and industrialist, I think that only those who work for the court can be counted as scholars, and only those who are above others can be scholars. If there are lifters and officials in the family, their parents and children are not subject to individual income tax, and grandchildren and branches are not included. Ji Yang said.

"Only those who are above them can be scholars, so how can they be counted?" Chen Yang asked, in the past, Xiucai was called a master, and there were many privileges. Because the literacy rate is less than 10% at this time, the national talent may be less than 100,000, which can be regarded as one in a million. When the civil and military officials heard that they could be soldiers, a sense of superiority surged in their hearts, but they also felt that the requirements were too high.

"At this time, there are few people, and when I vigorously promote education, there will be more and more people studying in the future, and Xiucai will be worthless. In addition, it should be said that civil officials can only be soldiers at or above the county level, and military attaches can only be soldiers if they are above the garrison. Ji Yang said.

This time the requirement of ten has been raised, and in the future, there will be no more people who read a few books and regard themselves as scholars and are full of superiority. Ji Yang's measures hurt the interests of many scholars, and some officials present were willing to oppose it, but when they thought of the Qilin Army behind Ji Yang, they hesitated and gave up.

The officials who could come to the court naturally met the requirements of the scholars, and these policies did not cause them direct harm, and they could not choke with the emperor.

"There are only two kinds of tariffs: customs and border import and export, and inland cities are not allowed to collect tariffs privately." Ji Yang said.

"The saint is wise, but in this way, the inland cities may not have enough taxes." Chen Yang said.

"There are property taxes, personal income taxes, business taxes that are sufficient, it's just that inland cities don't have as much tax as coastal and border cities. This matter will be handed over to the Cabinet to draw up a charter as soon as possible, and I will complete these reforms within this year. Ji Yang said.

"Wechen obeys." The ministers replied.

"In addition, I have announced another decree that I will never collect taxes from now on!" Ji Yang said.

Fu is specially collected for the emperor's internal affairs office, Ji Yang has so many industries, there is no need for Fu at all.

When all the ministers heard this, they knelt down in unison and shouted: The saint is wise, and it will last for thousands of years.

The next day, the four words "Never Collect" were publicized through the "Royal Newspaper" run by the Star Chamber of Commerce. The Royal Newspaper Office has set up branches in 17 provinces in the Central Plains, and as soon as the newspaper came out, it immediately set off a wave of tide in the north and south of the river.

The literati praised all kinds of things, the people all kinds of joy, and Ji Yang's prestige rose.

"Master, look, this is Mr. Ji's latest decree." Jian Chen took a newspaper and read that he and Nameless were drinking tea at the China Pavilion Inn, and handed it to Nameless after reading it.

"Never receive, a good one never receive." Nameless raised his eyebrows, not knowing whether to admire or be helpless.

"I thought that Mr. Ji was not bad as an emperor, and Shuchuan and other poor mountains and rivers were prosperous under the governance of Mr. Looking at the Central Plains again, in just one year, it has restored its former peace. Since ancient times, there has been a change of dynasties, and Mr. Ji is a good emperor if he can govern the Central Plains well, why should we go against him. Jian Chen felt that Nameless was a little paranoid, and he wanted to take refuge in Ji Yang.

"Have you ever heard of a flash in the pan, Ji Yang does have a set of rules for governing the people, but if he wants to popularize martial arts and want everyone to practice martial arts, it will never work. Why are these rivers and lakes chaotic, isn't it that people who practice martial arts make chaos, if all ordinary pawns can do martial arts, the world will inevitably be in chaos. Nameless said.

"Even so, we don't need to go against Mr. Ji, maybe we can convince him. Doing things behind his back like now, the fugin always feels that it is not a gentleman's doing. Jian Chen said.

Nameless was silent, and only said after a while: "Ji Yang is not so easy to convince. ”

Jian Chen argued: "How do you know if you don't try, besides, although you can call on some sects to resist reform, you can't stop people in the world from learning martial arts." Just like Shuchuan and the Western Regions, Mr. Ji has built more than 100 Xingzhu branches there and millions of students. In the future, Mr. Ji will build the Xingzhu Branch in the Central Plains, but we will have to demolish it. ”

Nameless's face was a little ugly, when he followed Zhu Ding earlier, he could see that Jian Chen was tempted by power. Now it seems that Jian Chen is no longer the hero he used to be, but a person who pursues glory and wealth.

In the eyes of some people in the rivers and lakes, the pursuit of glory and wealth and doing things for the imperial court is to be a dog. Of course, Nameless also had this kind of thought, but it was not so extreme, so he did not reprimand Jian Chen.

"Okay, let's try it." Nameless sighed.

Jian Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, he finally didn't have to go right with Mr. Ji, and he had the opportunity to serve the imperial court.

The former friends, Broken Waves, Shocking Clouds, and Nie Feng all became big officials, and they were all governors and admirals, which made Jian Chen quite red-eyed.

At this time, the two of them led the fleet to defeat the Dongying Naval Division and forced the Emperor to surrender. What kind of heroic myth, compared with these two national heroes, Jian Chen understands it, and the martial arts myth of the master is also given face by the people of the rivers and lakes, and the people have never heard of it at all.

The national heroes are not only admired by the people of the rivers and lakes, but also known by the people of the Central Plains.

Of course, this is indispensable for the propaganda of the Royal Newspaper Office, Jiangnan Newspaper Office, Lingnan Newspaper Hall and the Border Newspaper Office run by the Jiubian Chamber of Commerce, the Western Regions Newspaper and the Liaodong Newspaper Office.

The border newspaper office run by the Jiubian Chamber of Commerce is mainly responsible for the section from Ningxia to Datong, while the Xiyu newspaper office is responsible for Shuchuan to the west, and the Liaodong newspaper office is responsible for Liaodong, Kangzhou, and Yingzhou. The Royal Newspaper Office run by the Xingzhu Chamber of Commerce is responsible for the whole country, and the Jiangnan Newspaper Office is responsible for the Jiangnan region, that is, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Jiangxi and other places. Lingnan is responsible for the generation of Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hunan.

The reason for this division is that modern transportation is not yet developed, and a newspaper cannot travel too far in a few days.

Ji Yang did not allow the private sector to run newspapers privately, and almost all six newspapers were controlled by him. Ji Yang will never do such a thing as freedom of speech, lest anyone with a heart use the newspaper to incite speech.

Among them, most of the things reported by the royal newspaper are related to Ji Yang, such as the matter of worshipping the sky when Ji Yang first became the emperor, the military parade, the subjugation of North Korea and Dongying, the repulsion of the more difficult and chaotic army, the imperial court disaster relief, Ji Yang revoked the eunuchs, Ji Yang only has one queen and three concubines... Some of the things that Ji Yang allowed to be reported spread through the royal newspapers.

Coupled with the vigorous publicity of the Confucian family and the Xinxue department, Ji Yang's image of a good emperor has gradually become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Needless to say, the previous Shenwu Emperor was a big traitor in the hearts of the people, and there was almost no need for publicity. And the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Ding, under the hint of Ji Yang, was described as mediocre and incompetent by the Confucian and Xinxue schools. The newspaper told how Li Rusong was defeated and died heroically, how Zhu Ding colluded with Wushuang City in an attempt to force Bu Jingyun to send troops, how he was forced to flee by Dugu's side, and then recruited troops in Shuchuan to subdue him, and was finally assassinated by Dongying ninjas.

Of course, Ji Yang is not the kind of person who doesn't give face at all, he asked the newspaper to describe Ming Taizu and the previous emperors very well, but it can't be done in Zhu Ding's generation, which can be regarded as saving a little face for the Zhu family.

As for the more than 300,000 children and grandchildren of the Zhu family who were born over the years and waited for death, they were all reduced to civilians and became self-reliant. Serious family wealth can be retained, and all the evils in the township will be taken into public ownership.

It's a pity that none of the more than 300,000 descendants of the Zhu family has a clean buttocks, so they are all poor and white. Until now, there are things about the descendants of the Zhu family secretly plotting rebellion, and Ji Yang knows something, but he didn't eradicate it immediately. Because there is no need, with the implementation of infrastructure construction, the life of the people in the Central Plains is getting better and better, who wants to rebel against those people in the past.

Moreover, Ji Yang's Qilin Army is not jealous, in the future, the Nine-Sided Railway and the Southern Railway will be built, and where there is a rebellion, it will not take a week to suppress it when the soldiers are ready. There will simply be a story of a rebellion that took a month or two before the emperor sent troops to suppress it.

On this day, Ji Yang met with the unknown master and apprentice in the court.

Nameless came here for no other purpose, nothing more than to state the dangers of the whole people's martial arts practice and ask Ji Yang to give up.

The hundred officials didn't know Ji Yang's idea, they thought that Ji Yang was just trying to deal with those sects. Speaking from the nameless mouth, the civil and military officials aroused discussions, and they also thought that it was very inappropriate for the whole people to practice martial arts.

However, Ji Yang did not admit it, and Baiguan did not stand up against it, but waited for him to answer.

"I haven't done it yet, you have started to oppose it, don't worry, you will know later." Ji Yang was vague, he didn't want to debate with the unknown at this time, because debating with a person with different thoughts was purely playing the piano to the cow.

Without waiting for the nameless reply, Ji Yang said again: "Compared with these illusory things, I care more about the government's going to the countryside and the tax reform. Mr. Nameless, if you have nothing to do, step down, I still have to discuss politics with the hundred officials. ”

Nameless didn't expect that Ji Yang would pass by so lightly, standing below and stunned.

"Season... Your Majesty, the grass people are willing to serve the imperial court. Jian Chen was not used to showing his allegiance in front of so many people, but he knew that there was no such shop in this village, and there was only one chance, so he knelt down on one knee with a cheeky face.

"Jian Chen, in the past, you also learned martial arts from me for a few days, which can be regarded as a little master-apprentice relationship. You also made a lot of efforts to recover the south, and since you are sincerely loyal to the imperial court, there is just one thing for you to do, and you are willing to do it. Ji Yang said.

"Willing to do it." Jian Chen's heart was quite excited, when he didn't stand in the court, he didn't feel anything about this place. But when he really came here, accepted the reception of Emperor Shengwu and had a heavy responsibility, Jian Chen couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

"If I want to change the tax system, there must be many people who disobey and even obstruct the decree. Jian Chen, I will appoint you as the supervisor of the imperial history, the minister of the Qin mission, to supervise the results of the restructuring in various places. Ji Yang said.

"Obey." Jian Chen bowed down.

When he stood up, Jian Chen noticed that there was a look of disappointment on Nameless's face, and he didn't look at Nameless.

This supervision of the imperial history is the official position of the Inspectorate, which belongs to the official of the Department of Daoyan, and has the right to comment on political affairs, but it can only be said that it cannot be done. After Ji Yang became the emperor, the right to speak was handed over to the Royal Newspaper, so the Inspectorate was almost abolished.

Ji Yang Feng Jianchen is a abolished official, which is actually a test, and only if he does a good job can he be promoted.

After retiring from the dynasty, Ji Yang met Jian Chen privately in the Qianqing Palace, and said earnestly: "Jian Chen, I know that your master doesn't understand some of my policies, but I can tell you that I won't mess around." It is really not suitable for the whole people to practice martial arts now, and I will not do it when the time comes. ”

When Jian Chen heard his respected Mr. Ji, the current Emperor Shengwu explain in person, he was immediately moved: "Your Majesty, the minister has always thought that you are a good emperor, I will persuade the master to be an old man." ”

Ji Yang smiled slightly: "Actually, it's not important, the key is the current policy, you must be really pragmatic." Be sure to report the truth about the reform to me, or to the local newspaper, so that they can go out public. ”

How could Jian Chen not understand what Ji Yang meant, and said with a determined look in his eyes: "Don't worry, Jian Chen will never be affected by anyone. ”

Ji Yang is still relatively relieved about Jian Chen, this guy should not be confused by money and beauty. However, Ji Yang remembered the plot in the original book, after Jian Chen was poisoned, so he reminded: "I can trust your character, but you have to be careful of the traitor's design to kill you." Reforming the tax system affects the interests of many people, and there must be people who will do anything to prevent you from seeing the real situation. ”

"Wechen remember." Jian Chen replied.