Churches in Beijing are crowded with worshippers. It's Sunday, and those who follow Western religions come to do a prayer. However, at this time, the minds of these parishioners are also very complicated, because they feel that their lives are not very good. A few months ago, they were five or six, and they were still proud to be a parishioner. Tan thinks that he is a religious citizen and can be protected by Westerners.

They join this Western religion not because they love any Western religion, nor do they really approve of Western religions, but because they think that by joining Western religions, they can obtain the protection of foreigners. Because foreign missionaries have a high status in China, and even have many privileges. And if they are believers who enter a foreign religion, they can also obtain certain privileges. For example, when they pay taxes, they don't pay taxes to the government, but they pay taxes to these foreigners. These Western religions were still worshipped, and they no longer paid taxes for the government.

Even if they break the law, they will be handed over to the priests of the church to deal with, and will not be dealt with by the Chinese judicial department, which is one of their prerogatives. Therefore, many wealthy people will also hope to join the religion of the West, and then get the privilege of reducing taxes. Because China's taxation is too ruthless, there are a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and then naturally there are a lot of unreasonable expenditures. And after joining Christianity, you can also get great benefits, at least those officials dare not be excessively exploitative.

Now, though, their good days are over.

"Lord Wang has decreed that all the people who evaded taxes under the rule of the Manchu court in the past must pay the tax burden again. Otherwise, they will be judged according to tax evasion and tax evasion. But. In view of the fact that there were many additional apportionments in the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the past, you only need to pay the regular tax burden of 30 taxes clearly, and you can not pay the apportionment of the centi. If you take the initiative to pay taxes, you can still be a legal citizen who pays taxes according to the rules. If you don't want to pay additional taxes, then don't blame us for sending you to the judgment seat! ”

When the order of this tax collector came. This suddenly exploded. Because they originally joined a foreign religion, that is, they hoped to be able to obtain a lower tax standard, which is the so-called one-tenth according to the foreigner's tax standard. Of course, this is actually much higher than the thirtieth of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, the Manchu Qing Dynasty still had a lot of miscellaneous apportionments, so it still added up to a very heavy amount. They thought they could get a lower tax burden by joining a foreign religion, but now they still have to pay taxes and make up for those taxes in the past, which makes them very angry.

"Let's replenish the tax burden for several years or even more than ten years at a time, why don't you grab it?" Immediately a merchant scolded.

"Yes! This is a tax burden for more than ten years. If we replenish it at one time, then our capital chain will also be broken. "Why do we have to pay taxes, we didn't have to pay taxes in the past, we all handed over the tax burden to the church."

"I'm sorry, but the church is not our imperial government, and they don't have the power to collect taxes. And you are willing to offer to the church, that's your business. However, we should pay taxes to the court. That's a lot. One thirtieth is already a very low tax. We also act in accordance with the charter. So, what you give to the church is not taxes, but offerings. None of the foreign churches have the power to collect taxes, so some of you have been evading taxes for more than a decade. And we are only paying taxes this time, so we want to collect all the taxes you have missed in the past. We're just charging one-thirtieth of the regular tax, and we're not charging any extra cents and so on, so aren't you satisfied? The tax officer asked.

"But. If we pay more than 10 years of taxes at once, our capital chain will be broken, and we will probably be unlucky at that time. Shall we sell our property and cut our flesh and pay taxes? That's the parishioner asked.

"That's your business. In the past, you didn't pay taxes, and you accumulated them again and again. If you die yourself, then don't blame others! Our Lord Wang has a saying, that is, don't look at the joy this year, for fear of pulling the list in the coming year. You do your own calculations, how much you have evaded taxes, don't let us figure it out, once we find out, then there will be no good end. The tax officer said.

After the tax officer finished speaking, he left immediately, and in the general headquarters of Prince Qing's mansion, Li Zhanfeng took the initiative to ask Wang Guorui: "Lord Wang, is it against the practice of religious freedom that we are making such a big move against the people of the church this time?" ”

"Huh, freedom of religion? On our Chinese soil, we welcome the vast majority of moderate and non-violent religions, but we absolutely do not welcome those who violate the law and discipline. In China, the greatest thing can always be the law, and religion cannot go beyond the law. Any illegal provisions, once in conflict with the law, must be dealt with in accordance with the law. Wang Guorui said.

But Li Zhanfeng said: "If you do this, will the rabbit die and the fox will be sad?" You must know that those monks and Taoists are very powerful in our place. Even, if you follow this theoretical logic, wouldn't those monks be able to get married? ”

"Yes, love between men and women is a basic right that every citizen should have, and getting married is also one of the natural human rights of the law, and no one can take it away. If a citizen is unwilling to exercise this natural human right, that's all his business. However, if a monk wants to get married, although it violates the rules of religion, it does not violate the law. Therefore, we should all register their marriages as well. The rules of any religion cannot exceed the law, and if a religious article violates the letter of the law, it is also invalid. Of course, there are some powers that our government cannot exercise on behalf of the people. However, we must also defend the people's qualifications to exercise power. ”

As for these foreign religions, they all relied on the strength of the state and the so-called privileges, and then further extended the privileges to the people. And the religious headquarters in China are also happy to facilitate the mission, and choose to agree with them to do this kind of side-kicking thing. However, it is the duty of every citizen of us to pay taxes according to the law, both in the Manchu era and in the future when we rule. Paying taxes is the duty of every citizen. ”

However, Kang Tongwei asked: "Husband, these parishioners are also like this because the taxes of the imperial court are too heavy!" ”

"Tongwei, you don't have to help them exonerate. These parishioners seem to have joined foreign religions in order to avoid high taxes, but in fact you see them, they are not willing to pay even the most basic thirtieth of the tax. I can forgive them if they join the Western religion in order to avoid the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. But once they join the Western religion, they are not willing to pay even one-thirtieth of the tax they themselves should pay. Wang Guorui said.

In fact, it is said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty imposed a lot of taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and this Wang Guorui will definitely not object. However, this excesses and miscellaneous taxes are based on the situation of "miscellaneous taxes", and the official tax revenue of the state is only one-thirtieth of the tax. One thirtieth is less than 3.3 percent, and such a low tax is simply unthinkable in future generations. You must know that the various value-added tax, corporate income tax and other taxes on business by the government in later generations are very much, not to mention one-thirtieth of the government, and one-third of some industries may also have it. If it is to avoid exorbitant taxes, it is understandable to join a foreign religion. But if you join a foreign religion and don't even pay the official and low statutory taxes, that's your business.

It is the duty of every citizen to pay taxes, and it is also the right of every citizen to avoid paying more unreasonable taxes. However, they only enjoyed the right not to pay taxes, but they were not able to take the initiative to pay taxes, and even HIA tax evasion, which is not something Wang Guorui can tolerate.

"Husband, will these parishioners take the opportunity to make trouble? You must know that these parishioners are still somewhat capable, and many of them have money in their hands! Zheng Hong said.

"Don't be afraid, I just want them to come out and make trouble. If they don't make trouble, then I can't hold them accountable. But since they dare to make trouble, then don't blame us for being rude. The Christian people are not really sincere believers, but only for the sake of benefit. Even, many of these parishioners have become traitors, and many of them will secretly help foreigners to find out our power. These Western religions are a tentacle for foreigners to reach into us. So we have to cut off their tentacles, otherwise the battle ahead of us will be very unstable. Keeping one of these parishioners here is also a time bomb! So, they have to be addressed. Wang Guorui said.

"Okay, let's go get ready right away, and then clean up these parishioners! These religious people, who believe in the religion of foreigners, have also forgotten their motherland and helped foreigners to invade the motherland, and of course we cannot tolerate these traitors. Zheng Hong replied.

"Hey, how many religions in this world really adhere to the general interests of the nation? Didn't even Confucianism cater to the Manchus and then change itself? Few of these religions are truly reliable. Wang Guorui sighed and said. (To be continued......)