"The original tax system of our dynasty has been very reasonable and perfect, and there is no need to make any further changes, which will cause unnecessary disputes. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info "Zhan Shi Gu Changping of Zhan Shifu came out to speak, suggesting that the system should not be easily modified.

If this system is no longer in line with the current people's feelings, if it is not reformed, and only blindly obeys the old system, the dynasty will not always be stagnant! During the reign of the first emperor, there were also many innovations and disadvantages, and I was determined to reform. ”

Yu Shi Yan Sen came out to respond, in response to the reform of the land tax law written by Luo, and expressed his support.

Emperor Rongjing, who was on the throne, listened to the ministers coming and going, expressing their opinions, and the color of satisfaction was even greater.

Emperor Rong Jing only sat in the audience to discuss, and did not speak, because everyone could not be too sure of the emperor's intentions, so they could only deal with it more carefully.

Kong Sishui, the left attendant of the household department, came out of the column and said: "The minister has a list of last year's treasury revenue and expenditure, which is the expenditure income that has been agreed at the beginning of the year. Last year, our dynasty paid more than 42 million taels of silver in taxes for the whole year, and the expenditure budget at the beginning of this year was more than 39 million taels, but as of the beginning of October, the imperial court's various expenditures have exceeded this amount. The expenditure for nine months has been nearly 40 million taels, and in the battle in the north alone, nearly 6 million taels have been spent on food supplies, food and salaries, and compensation for casualties. The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the construction of the Imperial Mausoleum far exceeded the budget. If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court had a few additional revenues and expenditures this year, and the first war in the north would have to increase taxes on various localities, otherwise where would the excess deficit come from? If you don't take precautions, can the household still conjure up silver out of thin air? ”

This is quite serious, and it is more intuitive to put the data directly, which is more powerful than the bears' bickering.

Everyone also immediately realized that Kong Sishui, the left servant of the Tobe, was in favor of the reform of the tax law, which was diametrically opposed to the conservative statement of the right servant of the Tobe. This is almost a clear feeling of competition between cars and horses.

Chen Qi, the head of the household, is the emperor's confidant, and he is expected to enter the cabinet after two or three years of training, so the left and right servants are bound to be a dragon fight. Now that the clues of this matter have appeared, each according to his ability.

"Kong Sishui, now we are talking about tax reform, the miscellaneous things you are talking about are not the current issues, you don't want to talk about it! Does our Ministry of Industry want to overuse? It's not all floods in Jiangnan this year, only the two excess expenditures of more than 2 million yuan for reinforcing the Wusong River and the Xin'an River, and the public funds for repairing the river are overspent, and the river yamen has detailed accounts to check, and Jiangnan is an important area for the imperial court's tax revenue.

Whether the household can conjure up the silver is your household's business! The tax is in charge of the household department, and your household department has not yet reached an agreement, so when your household department makes up its mind, it is not too late for us to talk about it! Now only the household ministry has not reached an agreement, which makes the other ministries how to express their opinions! ”

Cheng Tingyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, refuted two opinions, the first of which was to show that the Ministry of Industry did not abuse the expenditure, and the excess was caused by natural disasters and was not intended by the Ministry of Industry. Second, accuse the Ministry of Households, the reform of the tax law should be the main responsibility of the Ministry of Households, and now that you are not unified internally, you can't even convince your own people, how can you get others to support your reform measures, aren't you just talking about it!

It can be said that the person who has done the position of the six Shangshu is very strong, and he is not soft in the fight against the mouth, and he will insert the knife when he should insert the knife, or he will insert it into the soft underbelly. It's common for this left and right waiter to pee in a pot, and if you use this to attack, everyone will only have to worship, and praise Gao!

The military department is still the governor of Zhili and the right capital of the Imperial Palace, Ma Guanghui has always been there, and he doesn't want to participate in such a discussion, he has a specialization in the art industry, this is not his own strength, or let them discuss it slowly, I don't want Kong Sishui to name the military department for overspending the budget, and now the Ministry of Industry has been refuted, Ma Guanghui also symbolically needs to say two words, show his attitude, "This year, the northwest will use troops, and it is inevitable that the money and grain will be overspent, and the rebels will not be eliminated, and it is not enough to ensure the stability of the frontier!" ”

After Ma Guanghui said these two sentences, he began to get up again and stopped talking.

The right waiter of the household department sneered solemnly in his heart, let you be in the limelight, now that the six departments have been offended by you, see who else can support you! Brain-dead!

"All things are foreseen, and those who are not prepared are wasted. If we still do not spend according to the budget as we did this year, and eat the grain, what should we do after the grain is eaten? Why don't you have to ask the court to levy additional taxes on the people! It is imperative to reform the tax law, if not, next year the ministries will still spend like this, and then ask the household department to pay the money, the household department can not afford this responsibility! ”

Kong Sishui doesn't let in, don't reform, you still want to spend money next year, I'm sorry, the household department doesn't have it, the household department is not omnipotent, and you can spend it casually.

Kong Sishui's attitude was so tough, causing the officials below to whisper. Which department can spend according to the budget every year, and the cost of exceeding the budget occurs from time to time, if Kong Sishui is in charge of the household department in the future, then in this amount of spending, I am afraid that it will have to go back and forth. Such a person is very disliked by other officials.

Tobe's right attendant solemnly continued to watch him perform coldly.

And Emperor Rongjing on the throne nodded secretly, such a direct minister is rare, dare to speak out, not afraid of offending people, such people are hated by all ministers, but they are needed by the people in the upper position.

This land-based tax law seems to reduce the poll tax, and the landless people do not have to pay taxes, but the minister has a different view: how can this part of the landless people make a living? May I ask if Governor Li and Luo Xiushu have considered it? How to arrange it properly? ”

Chen Qizheng, the head of the household department, also spoke out and explained his views. It also questioned how to solve these problems is the key, and if the problems raised are not properly resolved, even if this law is implemented, it will not get good results.

It can be said that the question raised by Chen Shangshu is very acute and realistic, this tax is based on the acres of land, it seems that the interests of the landlords and squires with acres of land are damaged, and they have to pay taxes, but where does the livelihood of the landless peasants come from? Obviously, it was to cultivate the land of the landlord's family in order to obtain food and clothing through labor.

Chen Qizheng's speech can be regarded as bringing the quarrel back to the right path and returning to tax reform. As for the overuse of expenditure, it is not the main issue today, and there is no need to dwell on this matter.

Chen Qizheng, as the secretary of the household department, should lead this matter, which is also his responsibility.

Chen Qizheng's question caused officials, including those who agreed to reform the tax, to silence and ponder the issue.

The implementation of the new system should be considered holistically, and all factors should be taken into account.

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