"Giving people fish is better than giving people fish, which is better than giving soup soup to the rescuers. At present, the Xu family has set up the position of a long-term worker, which is the foundation of the Yu Ding scattered people for a hundred generations, and it is better than relief. Isn't it the precursor of great harmony to make the house up and down, men have a share and women have a home? ”

Zheng Yue sat at the head of a group of colleagues, listening to his boss read aloud the newspaper sponsored by his students, and felt a little proud in his heart.

This time, Zhen Zhenji summoned the magistrates of Huating and Shanghai counties, and ordered the government to hold a meeting with the magistrates, focusing on this passage in the long editorial.

"The temples of the past dynasties love the people, and every disaster will have relief." Zhen Zhen said in a loud voice: "Now the Xu family is doing to show the way out for us and other pro-people officials. Although my Songjiang is rich, the taxes are extremely heavy. Although the rich are prosperous in the city, they are also in extreme poverty. How to gather those scattered people who have no land to grow and no art to defend themselves, so that there will be cold and hungry bones on the road, is exactly what I am equal to. ”

When the bureaucrats heard this, they all agreed, and Zheng Yue had already discussed with Xu Yuanzuo the relationship between "jobs" and "unemployment rate" and local security and taxation.

Although Songjiang has one government and two counties, the status of Shanghai County cannot be compared with Huating County. In particular, the name of this Shanghai magistrate is Zhang Shiheng, who is just a lifter, so the seat is still under the government office.

Zheng Yue, as a Jinshi born in Huating Zhengyin, naturally reported first.

I saw Zheng Yue get up and salute, and said, "The lower officials have some experience in governing the government. I am Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, with less land and more people. The reason why it seems to be prosperous and there is no famine is because the people are engaged in many industries and businesses. If we blindly insist on the cost of business, the remaining scattered people will have no land to cultivate. There is nothing to do, and it is inevitable to take risks in order to make a living. It is precisely to support industry and commerce, and strictly take the tax of industry and commerce to ease the tax on land. Then the farming family will be prosperous, and the industrial and commercial people will not be scattered. The prefecture and county can therefore be governed. ”

Zhen Zhenji slowly bowed his head.

At that moment, there was another humane: "What Zheng Jun said is extremely true. I Songjiang trouble, only in the land less people more words, if industry and commerce and agriculture pay equal attention. The people have something to rely on, and it is for the sake of governance. ”

Others agreed.

"However, it is probably a little difficult to strictly collect the industrial and commercial tax." Zhen Zhenji looked at Zheng Yue: "How do you know who to take it from?" Emperor Taizu set the tax amount because he was afraid of treating the small people and hawkers harshly. ”

Zheng Yue had already had a manuscript and said: "You can imitate the Yellow Book of Fish Scales and establish the Book of Industry and Commerce." ”

"What if the businessman doesn't want to register?" Zhenzhenji asked.

Even officials who are no longer familiar with general affairs know that no one in this world will pay taxes happily.

Zheng Yue smiled lightly: "If the government forces the registration, I'm afraid that there will be poems like three officials and three farewells coming out." The lower officials thought that it should be mainly voluntary. ”

"Huh? I would like to hear about it. "Zhen Zhenji is suspicious that no one will volunteer.

"Within three years. Voluntary registration of industrial and commercial owners shall be exempted from taxation. Zheng Yue said: "Originally, it was thirty taxes and one, and it can be exempted from fifty taxes and one." "That's two percent income tax.

Zhen Zhenji has a good impression of these "three years", because this is his tenure with Zheng Yue, as for the next term...... That's for the next term.

"Secondly, the registered industrial and commercial owners have priority to enjoy the right of government procurement and supply." Zheng Yue said: "In other words, the government has to buy all kinds of materials. Registered business owners can then give priority to supply - unless they have few goods and high prices. ”

Zhen Zhenji thought for a while and said, "This can be had." I Songjiang purchased commercial goods and materials in a year. Not to mention that there are thousands of taels of silver, it is not a small business. ”

"In addition, the government can also bid for various projects that are convenient and beneficial to the people, and only registered businesses can bid for them."

The term subject has been used since ancient times. For Confucianism, the "target" of the conference is traditional culture. Used as a synonym for engineering, it is not only new. It also loses its image.

When everyone present heard the "bidding" for the first time, they could immediately understand the meaning, and they couldn't help but admire Zheng Zhixian's word refining skills.

"This one is even more tempting." Zhen Zhenji stroked his beard and praised: "So I'm not afraid that they won't come to register." ”

The government has to carry out infrastructure construction projects every year, especially in Jiangnan, and the most important thing is to dredge the waterway. Otherwise, it will directly affect the daily consumption of the people and the development of grain.

Who will pay for the cost of these projects? Theoretically, it is from the government. However, the taxes of the two prefectures of Susong are the heaviest in the world, although the local areas are rich, they cannot collect taxes, and the government has no money to build projects.

So it relied on donations from local squires.

The local squires were also very supportive of raising funds to build a righteous warehouse, dredge waterways, and build bridges and pave roads. It is not all because of the oppression of the government, but also because of a sense of nostalgia and responsibility. Having money for one's hometown and contributing powerfully has been the norm for most of history.

Although the rich people are not happy to pay taxes and food, they are very happy to see the benefits of the township. On the one hand, it can accumulate virtue in exchange for a good reputation; On the other hand, I am also a beneficiary, and I can see the effect of the money spent.

Here, the government assumed the role of an organizer.

Only registered industrialists and businessmen can do these projects, which is equivalent to directly blocking the channels for the following handlers to reap the benefits. This kind of person is often a scrivener in a certain room of the county government, or a certain housekeeper and steward of a certain powerful family. These gentlemen in the hall will not care about the interests of these people.

As for how these vested interests respond to the crisis they face, it is up to the wise. Those who have the courage can start their own company and register; Those who can only rub oil in the dark deserve to be eliminated by the market.

"With registration, you can check their accounts and demand that they pay excise tax according to the balance of the accounts." Zheng Yue said.

Zhen Zhenji bowed slightly, not believing that there would be much more taxes, but he decided to include these industrial and commercial taxes in the grain tax, and when he passed the exam, he naturally looked much better.

"Enslavement can also be incorporated into it in silver." Zheng Yue said again: "In this way, you don't have to worry about the fugitive people." ”

The officials looked at Zheng Yue's gaze full of admiration.

Because Su Song has borne the heavy endowment of the world, it has become a trend for the people to flee and send tricks. The reason why they are willing to put their land and property into the door of the powerful, and they still kneel down and beg others to take it, is because the taxes are too heavy. The tax is bearable, but the servitude is not.

"In this way, I'm afraid that no one will be willing to register." Zhenzhenji's heart fell down again.

"According to the silver calculation of the craftsman's class, a person will only have four dollars and five cents, as long as there are enough projects, this bit of silver is nothing." Zheng Yue said, secretly saying in his heart: My student is really thoughtful, what does the prefect want to ask, what concerns do he have, he actually calculated it clearly, and he made all the drafts, and he really has some talent.

Zhen Zhenji no longer had any doubts, and always felt that even if this thing failed, there would be no loss, so he said: "Therefore, I will ask Huating and Shanghai two counties to choose the opportunity to try it out, and when there is an eyebrow, the government will report to the six departments of the north and south." ”

Zheng Yue came out of the public office, only feeling that the weather was sunny and his heart was refreshed. This time I really had a long face in front of the prefect, if I can do this well, there will be absolutely no problem in taking the test. (To be continued......)

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