Chongzhen looked at them, and then seemed to remember something: "Which yamen is currently managing this customs tax?" ”

Liu Hongxun replied: "Back to Your Majesty, it is the City Department that currently manages the customs!" At present, there are two locations in Guangzhou and Fujian. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"What is the tax situation of this city's shipping department?" Chongzhen turned his head and asked Guo Yunhou.

Guo Yunhou smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty! At present, the tax collected by the city department is simply not enough to make ends meet! ”

"What?" Chongzhen was stunned, "How can you make ends meet?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the imperial court considered that it was too risky to go to sea to do business, and the imperial court did not impose heavy taxes in order to sympathize with the people's suffering, so each city had a limited income for a year. Up to now, each city has adopted a fixed tax system. The imperial court only required the city to pay the predetermined taxes, and no longer required taxes. Guo Yunhou returned.

Chongzhen really wanted to scold his mother after hearing this, who the hell set the policy, how much money would I have to make less money for such a system, Chongzhen was heartbroken, and then Chongzhen slapped the table and said: "This system is abolished and reformulated." ”

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

"I said that the current system of the city department should be abolished, re-established, and a new yamen will be built, called Daming Customs! Under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, the Ming Customs is under the jurisdiction of these city divisions, and the system is re-established, do you know how much silver the imperial court will lose due to the previous system? Chongzhen was heartbroken.

Sun Chengzong and the others smiled bitterly, they naturally understood that there were too many things involved, and they didn't want to change it, Liu Hongxun said: "I don't know how Your Majesty wants to change this system?" ”

"Well! Since we are going to open up, we will open a few more cities, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, etc., you look at the map, as long as the coastal cities have a good economy and good geography, discuss the following regulations to me, and then all import and export goods will enter and exit from these ports to facilitate management; Secondly, different tariffs are charged according to different goods, such as tea, silk, which can be exported in large quantities, reduce tariffs, grain and other military supplies will increase tariffs, so high that those merchants are unwilling to ship out to sell, import grain can be reduced, greatly reduced, so that a large amount of grain will pour into the Ming Dynasty, you must know that we are now very short of food, others can be used in the same way, you go back to discuss and discuss, these you know better than me, and you discuss the remaining details. Just show me the results then! Chongzhen frowned.

"Your Ministers obey!" Humane.

"Then this customs yamen will set up a new position, called the Department of Customs and Revenue, and the grade will be set from the second grade! Wang Shangshu, you nominate someone! Chongzhen thought for a moment.

"Obey the order!" Then he began to ponder, and then thought for a moment: "Your Majesty! The person who is in charge of the Customs and Excise Department must first have a noble temperament, because according to His Majesty's conception, this customs will be a rich yamen in the future, so this Customs and Excise Department must be honest and honest, and have the integrity to resist this temptation, followed by the ability to deploy and govern and the ability of His Majesty, the minister recommends two people, one is the current criminal department squire Wang Zunde, and the other is to be promoted exceptionally. ”

"Wang Zunde? Qu Shiyun? Chongzhen thought about it, then nodded and said, "That's it!" Feng Wang Zunde is the Department of Customs and Taxation, and this Qu Shiyun is the deputy envoy, and the grade is set to the three products! Do you have any objections? ”

The cabinet and others looked at each other, and Cheng Ji ordered: "Wang Zunde, this person's old minister knows that this person is an upright official, lives a frugal life, and performs very well in the criminal department, while Qu Shiyun is a little young, it is feasible to follow Wang Zunde, and the minister seconded it!" ”

"The ministers seconded it!" Sun Chengzong and others.

"In that case, then this squire of the Criminal Department is vacant, who will come?" Chongzhen asked.

"The minister has already thought about it, and the minister recommends the zodiac week!" Wang Yongguang said.

"Zodiac Week?" Chongzhen thought about it, he was a little familiar with this person, since he was familiar with it, this person should not be bad, so he nodded and said, "Quasi-play!" ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Yongguang said. Wang Yongguang was very happy, he didn't expect that all the people he recommended would be accepted!

Liu Hongxun said: "Your Majesty, the minister has thought that this customs can be combined with the Song Dynasty and our current personnel system to carry out innovation, including the Customs and Excise Department, the Deputy Taxation Department, the assistant office, the chief inspector, the third class chief inspector, the inspector, the inspection, the inspection, etc. In these positions, they are divided into several grades, and the subordinates must be absolutely subordinate to the superiors, and the customs officers are secretly appraised, and at the end of each year, the supervisors fill in the performance appraisal reports. After passing the performance appraisal, the deputy tax department shall report to the general tax department for approval to be promoted to one level every two years, and the service with better performance can be recommended by the tax department, declared by the customs and taxation department, and approved by the official department, and promoted to the assistant office. Only the assistant is eligible to be promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Taxation and Department of Taxation. In addition, if the auditors pass the performance appraisal, they can be promoted to the third class of general inspector or inspector, and then promoted to general inspector or appraisal respectively. In addition, customs officials can enjoy the same leave, retirement and other benefits as current officials, and their appointments and dismissals, rewards and punishments, and transfers between customs areas must be declared by the Customs and Excise Department and approved by the Ministry of Officials. As for non-listed personnel, they are managed by the respective authorities themselves, and within the scope of the establishment, the Customs and Excise Department has the power to hire or dismiss. As for the rest of the specific work arrangements, it is necessary to divide labor according to the actual situation! ”

"Excellent! You can discuss some specific details, and make a charter for me! Chongzhen said with a smile.

"Your Ministers obey!" Humane.

"Your Majesty! Is it possible to assign some soldiers to this customs in the military reform? Sun Chengzong asked.

Chongzhen thought for a while and nodded: "Yes!" ”

Liu Hongxun thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty! It is feasible to arrange soldiers, but Weichen added a few points, first, this soldier must understand water; second, the soldiers must be literate, which is conducive to the development of the work; Thirdly, it is better for the soldier to have no family; Fourth, preferably experience in this area is preferred; Fifth, you must be loyal to my Daming! ”

"Good!" Chongzhen nodded.

"The ministers will discuss the details again, and Mr. Liu's suggestion just now is very good!" Sun Chengzong nodded.

"Hmmm! You can go back and discuss the details, and I can read the general articles you submitted! Chongzhen said with a smile.

"Your Ministers obey!" Humane.

Then everyone discussed some details one after another, and finally ended the negotiation happily, Daming Customs finally stepped onto the stage of history after this meeting, and gradually played an important role in the future development of Daming!