Seeing a group of officials seizing the local public funds to keep a big fuss, Zhang Pengxi couldn't help but be a little uneasy, Zhenwu attached great importance to the new policy and the determination to implement the new policy He was well aware, when the new policy was first proposed, the study room had different opinions, arguments, although Zhenwu was noncommittal, but turned around and tried it in Shanxi Province, and sent two ministers to the study, plus a cronie he attached great importance to - Fang Bao sat in Shanxi, which shows that there is no room for maneuver in this matter, and the Han people vigorously oppose it, which is really unwise.

He has not only been in charge of the local government for a long time, but also in charge of the household department for many years, and is well aware of the local situation and the changes in the proportion of local public funds retained.

Although Zhenwu did not know the specific situation of the retention of local public funds, he was well aware of the importance of local public funds, which was not only related to the operation of local yamen, but also related to the quality of local public utilities and public welfare, and had a great impact on the local economy, and this expenditure must be guaranteed.

After a little thought, he thought of the industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax innovation, which can temporarily make up for the lack of local public funds with the increased miscellaneous tax revenue, to be honest, the Qing Dynasty did not attach much importance to the collection of miscellaneous taxes, the tax rate was too low, and the tax, tooth tax, wine tax, slaughter tax, and business tax were unimaginably low, and the same as not levy, as far as the pawnshops with high profits and large numbers were concerned, the annual tax payment was actually two taels of silver to five taels of silver, once the industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax reform was fully implemented, the income would inevitably be able to make up for the lack of local public funds, and it could be regarded as a compensation for the abolition of envy.

Seeing that Zhenwu was silent, all the officials were secretly happy, and Zhang Zhidong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, boldly came out and said: "Your Majesty, if it is peaceful today, the literary style is flourishing, and the number of scholars is increasing, but the career of the imperial examination is becoming more and more difficult.

It has always been prosperous. All of them pay equal attention to civil governance and martial arts. If the prosperity of cultural education is curbed because of the new policy, the micro-ministers think that the gains outweigh the losses, and it is not easy for the country to raise soldiers, and the micro-ministers earnestly pray for the emperor to make a prudent decision. ”

As soon as someone began to attack the official gentry for paying food and errands, some officials immediately came out and echoed: "Weichen seconded the proposal, the number of gentry in the Qing Dynasty is hundreds of thousands, and the lawless gentry are a minority after all. How can it be generalized, and Weichen prayed to the emperor to issue a decree to supervise and punish the local officials and gentry who disturbed the local government, so as to set the record straight.

The officials and gentry paid the grain as a single errand, which was contrary to the original intention of the state, and the silver taels paid were also extremely limited. There is really no need to lose a big one because of a small one, and the micro-minister earnestly prays for the emperor to be careful. ”

Seeing that a group of Han members actually refuted the new policy one by one, Zhenwu knew that he could not be silent, and today these Han members were more open, thinking that they were influenced by the debate in the Beijing newspaper and Ning Bao, or it may be that they were strongly dissatisfied with the new policy, no matter what the reason, this atmosphere should still be affirmed. Seeing that there are still officials ready to go out to open their mouths. He couldn't help but cough lightly.

Hearing this light cough, the officials who were about to list the seconded ones hurriedly stopped their steps. All the officials waited with bated breath, Zhenwu slowly glanced at the ministers, and then said calmly: "You ministers can enthusiastically admonish and dare to speak out, I am very relieved. ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "From ancient times to the present, the law has not changed, the momentum has accumulated, the cases have changed, and the atmosphere has changed.

Although the economy is booming, commerce and trade are thriving, Dingkou is flourishing, the national strength is at its peak, and it is a prosperous scene, but we must also be prepared for danger in times of peace, and we must see the huge crisis hidden behind this prosperity.

I often say that everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the prosperity of commerce and trade can be said to be beneficial to the country and the people, but there are also its disadvantages, the most direct consequence is the food crisis, the most obvious is the Jiangnan, the original anointed land, the land of fish and rice Jiangnan is the main grain production area, and now it has become a food shortage place, every year from Jiangxi, Huguang and other places must buy millions of stone grain, on the other hand, the disadvantage of Dingkou is the pressure of the land, the Qing Dynasty itself is now almost no wasteland.

Although the Qing Dynasty is prosperous, the trend of land annexation has become more and more intense, the imperial court has no worries about making ends meet, and the confrontation between the gentry and the poor people is becoming more and more serious.

The apportionment of the land into the mu, the integration of the officials and gentry to pay the grain and the low-interest lending of the 'four constants' are all aimed at curbing land annexation, reducing the burden of the people, and alleviating social contradictions.

I know that the new policy infringes on the interests of officials and gentry, and I know even more that vigorously implementing the new policy will attract countless criticisms and will damage my reputation, but I am not afraid, since I am the king of a country, I can't just care about my own reputation, everything should be the priority of national affairs!

Not only do I not care about reputation, but I also don't care about money, the 'Four Constants' are only low-interest loans, disaster relief interest-free loans, I have invested 20 million taels of silver, and I will continue to add, Australian immigrants, I will invest a total of 50 million before and after.

I'm doing this, what's the picture? The picture shows the long-term peace and stability of the Qing Dynasty, the picture shows that the people of the Qing Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and the picture shows that the Qing Dynasty can develop steadily and continue to prosper!

It is the duty of a courtier to share worries for the king and be loyal to the country, and I work diligently day and night, thinking about the people's suffering, and observing the people's suffering, so that you can be indifferent? ”

Listening to Zhenwu's last sentence, where did the Han people dare to stand with their waists upright, Hula immediately knelt together, all of them were full of bitterness, and their stomachs were slandered, Zhenwu This is clearly oppressive with power, and he will not give you a chance to debate at all.

Besides, as the Son of Heaven, the whole world is yours, what do you want money for? We have studied hard for ten years, and finally became an official, not trying to support our family with money, but to support the elderly, what else do we want? Celebrated? Lide? Or is it a name in history? Since ancient times, how many people have stood up for virtue and left a name in history?

Zhang Pengxi knelt down and said: "The king is worried about the minister's labor, the king humiliates the minister's death, the emperor is planning for the safety of the Qing Dynasty, regardless of slander, how dare the ministers cherish the feathers?" Greedy for things outside the body, the implementation of the new deal, Wechen and others will definitely support it. ”

Zhenwu glanced at him, and said lightly: "It is both support and action, I Ling'er and others wrote articles for the Beijing Daily to explain the necessity of the new policy, but most of them are perfunctory. ”

Read? Zhenwu actually used the word "Bai Reading"? It can be seen how ruthless he is in his heart! A group of officials were immediately shocked into a cold sweat, and one by one they immediately thought of going to the Beijing News Hall to steal their articles and change them, and the ones who were smart were secretly complaining that Zhenwu's hands were black, and this was forcing them to sign their real names to publish articles in support of the new policy in the Beijing Daily, which is the same reason as the gangsters and thieves trading names!

Knocked everyone on the slap and turned around, naturally to give some benefits, Zhenwu glanced at the officials who were a little pale, and said with a slight sigh: "The amount of local public funds is directly related to the normal operation of the local yamen and local public welfare undertakings, and I also attach great importance to the quality of the local economy."

It is imperative to abolish the consumption of envy, and it cannot be changed, and we plan to implement the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes to make up for it, and the industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax reform has been implemented in Beijing for several years, and the response has been quite good, and we have already formulated a new standard for the collection of miscellaneous taxes, which can be implemented after being published in the Beijing newspaper. ”

Industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax innovation! Replace envy with industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax innovation? Isn't this the lost east corner and the harvested mulberry elm? All the officials listened to it secretly happy, the industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax innovation in Beijing and Jiangning has been several years, and they are not very clear about the specific situation in Beijing, but the situation in Jiangning is vaguely heard, just a Qinhuai River's fat powder tax is equivalent to a medium provincial positive endowment!

Zhang Pengxi frowned when he heard this, this master has always attached great importance to commerce and trade, so will it seriously suppress the development of local commerce and trade? After the abolition of envy, these local officials are very likely to use chicken feathers as arrows to wantonly scrape local businesses.

After a slight pause, Zhenwu continued: "The local officials are low, not enough to be dignified, not enough to support their families, I also know that I have gradually begun to consider increasing the income and welfare of officials to change this situation, following this year's increase, I will gradually increase the income of officials, Borneo's manor welfare subsidies, I will invest a large number of slaves this year and next year, and you will soon benefit."

In addition, I am also considering the full payment of the original grade during the resignation period of officials and the benefits after the official service, and I will formulate a perfect system in the near future, so that you can enjoy your old age even if you return home, I hope that through a sound system to ensure that officials can live a decent and honorable life after leaving their posts, I hope to put an end to the corruption and bribery of officials, scraping and oppressing the people. ”

Listening to this, a group of officials are a few happy and a few worried, the position is low and the life is poor, naturally it is very happy, in this way, this official is finally a little tasteful, as long as you do not commit crimes in the officialdom, even if you have a guarantee in this life, the officials with high positions are naturally worried, and the court seems to be going to spend a lot of effort to rectify corruption, how can the idea of welfare and filial piety be compared?

Many officials who settle accounts quickly are quite surprised, if the officials are paid in full according to the original grade during the resignation period and after the official office, this is a large amount of expenditure, and the little money added by the implementation of the new policy may not be enough to cover this expenditure, so what kind of statement that the imperial court cannot make ends meet is pure nonsense.

Zhang Pengxi also frowned quite dissatisfied, how could this master think of a play, according to his endless innovations, how much silver is not enough to toss, he was still worried about silver some time ago, did he have a good idea to make money in a blink of an eye? (To be continued.) )