Chapter 58: Reform
"I mean that if I want to divide it, it will be divided into three parts, and together with the household registration, it will be the Ministry of Agriculture, which will be responsible for increasing agricultural production, and the tax department will be the Ministry of Taxation, which will be responsible for the tax revenue of the whole country, and the other military supplies, salaries, food and salaries, and financial expenditures will be combined into one part and collectively called the Ministry of Finance, you see," Guo Xing said directly.
After Guo Xing finished speaking, several ministers fell into thinking, and when they saw them thinking, Guo Xing followed up and said, "In this way, the responsibilities of each ministry are clear, there are special personnel responsible for everything, independent accounting, and the efficiency will be greatly improved."
To say that the household department Shangshu Nianyi is the most reluctant to split, no one will dislike the small power in their hands, to the emperor this is more powerful directly divided into three, it is indeed clear and clear, but the power in his own hands is small, I heard Guo Xing say again, "After the split, the Ministry of Finance is directly responsible to the cabinet and me, and all local funds that need to be allocated will be reported to me here after being reviewed by the cabinet, and then the funds can be allocated."
Several ministers present understood that in the future, the Ministry of Finance will be a key department, which will be controlled by the cabinet, and this is to increase the power of the cabinet.
Guo Xing said at this time, "Since everyone has no opinions, then Yao Ge Lao and Nianyi, the two of you before and after the two Hubu Shangshu, know the household department very well, so they will fully preside over the reform of the household department, and the personnel will not increase the internal diversion, but it will be completed before the governors of the states enter Beijing in August."
Cabinet Minister Yao Chong, Household Ministry, Shangshu Nianyi, said in unison, "The ministers obey the order."
Guo Xing turned his head and said to Yang He and the others: "Elder Yang Ge, Elder Zhang Ge, your cabinet should speed up the drafting of the candidates for the heads of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Taxation, the Ministry of Finance, and the three ministries after the split of the Ministry of Households, and complete it within three days, and cooperate with the two of them to reform the Ministry of Households."
Several cabinet ministers were very happy in their hearts, and the power of the cabinet had been strongly increased, and they bowed together and said, "The ministers obey the order."
Soon it was a while, and the problems of several people were solved, and they went back, and some departments also wanted to learn from the practice of the household department to delay the time, but they were stupid when they saw that the household department was split into three parts.
Then dare to complain, you call it to split you, there is no place to cry when the time comes, the household department Shangshu Nianyi was also rated as the most unlucky Shangshu this year, everyone is honest, every day is very busy, some departments have begun to stay up late and work overtime, many things that used to take many days to do well, now quickly resolved, some backlogs of files have also accelerated the processing progress.
The machine of Dajin began to speed up again, and the situation that the departments had nothing to drink tea and chat with now can't be seen at all, even if there is nothing to do, they are thinking about their errands, how to do it quickly.
It's okay on this day, a few old princes are drinking together in the old Lu Guogong's house, everyone's age is not young, and their health is getting worse and worse, just drinking Qin Guogong Lu Jingye dropped the cup, and shouted loudly, "God, let me be young for twenty years."
Everyone is full of emotion, the old ones are all killed by military generals, they are all human spirits, looking at Guo Xing's current list of practices, it is obvious that he is preparing for war, but what about himself, he is dying of old age, and it is difficult to have a chance to be on the battlefield.
Yang Sui, the Duke of Qi, said, "Old Man Zhou, don't you worry, there is no problem with your grandson, but I hate those few things that are not in my family."
Xu Shiren, the Duke of Yanguo, said, "That's it, TMD is the best for you and Lao Hu, and you have arranged the family without saying a word."
Old Lu Guogong Zhou Qing said with a smile, "Don't talk about me, you didn't recruit your own children back to practice martial arts desperately, everyone doesn't say anything about anyone half a catty to eight taels."
Qin Guogong Lu Jingye stopped doing it and said, "You don't have a backache when you stand and talk, your grandson and today's saint in the grassland are nine deaths and one life to kill, as long as there is nothing wrong, promotion and wealth are indispensable, what about ours, the flowers in the greenhouses have not been experienced, can they be compared."
Yang Sui, the Duke of Qi, said: "Okay, don't talk about Lao Zhou, Lao Zhou, you give everyone an analysis and analysis, once Your Majesty wants to fight, how far can you fight" Old Duke Zhou is known for his strategy in the circle of their gang.
Old Lu Guogong Zhou Qing looked at a few people, they were all his old buddies, everyone had been born and died together for so many years, so he said to the people around him, "You all go down and no one will be within ten zhang" waved his hand and drove them away.
"Several, Your Majesty's mind is very big, I estimate that when Your Majesty abdicates, there will not be much left in the surrounding countries of the Great Jin, and the brothers have to pay close attention to the martial arts of their children and grandchildren, and now Your Majesty is not free, busy dealing with internal affairs, and when internal affairs are on the road, I think the army should be rectified" Several people took a breath when they heard it.
Old Lu Guogong Zhou Qing looked serious and continued, "You can also see that now the places in all states, prefectures, counties, and villages are not thriving in martial arts, and even the scholars who are powerless have begun to practice martial arts, why is this, I can't see anything now, but in a few years, Your Majesty is in the next big game of chess, so our own strength is fundamental, and there will be many opportunities for future generations to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, but martial arts must be mentioned, otherwise we can't keep up with Your Majesty's footsteps."
Speaking of this, the old Lu Guogong Zhou Qing will not say it, everyone understands the meaning of the back, everyone knows that Guo Xing is not the king of Shoucheng, that is the Daoming Jun who has the ambition to expand the territory, everyone just doesn't know Guo Xing's bottom line there, and now the old Lu Guogong Zhou Qing understands this point, it turns out that the prairie is not the end, but just the beginning.
Guo Xing's days are tense and relaxed, this month into the palace eight concubines, Guo Xing decided to be one every three days, every day the cave room is not good for his own health, to have moderation, the time is almost August, the governors of various states have also entered Beijing one after another.
The work plan made the governors and governors everywhere busy, but I don't know if it will work, six, no, it should be called eight now, the household department is split into the Ministry of Taxation, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Finance, several ministers of the cabinet are busy and excited, looking at the two-year plan submitted by various localities and eight ministries, and sorting it out.
Several ministers also have their own opinions, discussing compromises and exchanges with each other, etc., every day is busy, the governors and governors of various places are very unsuitable for the efficiency of the imperial court, everything used to take a few days, now the fast one day is completed, the slow two or three days are completed, and the personnel of each department are busy running without touching their feet.
The little joy in my heart quickly disappeared, and the cabinet began to talk to the governors and governors in various places, and the instructions given were all of a definite time, and even a few neglectful governors had to be dismissed.
The governor of Youzhou didn't take the plan seriously, he wrote it randomly, and he couldn't even ask a few questions in front of several cabinet ministers in front of the emperor, Emperor Guo Xing was furious, the speed of the imperial court was very fast, and the direct dismissal was a column.
Guo Xing is now looking at the two-year plans of these governors, and the more he looks at it, the more angry he becomes. In the end, even a few ministers couldn't stand it, so they simply called them directly to their faces and said, this afternoon in the Taiji Palace, Guo Xing ordered to summon the eight Shangshu and the governors from all over the country to come over.
Guo Xing was a harsh criticism, but some people were also praised, Shuzhou, Minzhou governors were praised, not to mention the eight books, basically let Guo Xing give a batch of criticism, some have been criticized several times, basically normal, the governors around the country have experienced this.
One by one, they knelt on the ground and didn't dare to say anything, Guo Xing took the excerpt of the governor of Nanzhou and asked, "Governor Kong, your taxes have doubled, and how to increase them?"
Governor Kong replied: "Chennan Prefecture has decided to double the local tax to achieve the goal of doubling the tax revenue."
Guo Xing smiled and asked, "Have you read the requirements of the Holy Decree on taxation in various places?"
Governor Kong sweated and said, "The minister has seen it"
"Oh, what does that say," Guo Xing asked.
"The above requires no tax increases......." said that there is no going on here,
"If I remember correctly, the original text above is that all localities are not allowed to raise taxes and disturb the people, and they are not allowed to apportion" Looking at the appearance of Governor Kong, Guo Xing felt a burst of irritability, wine bags and rice bags.
"Come, take off his black veil and drive him out of the palace" Guo Xing ordered with a gloomy face, yes, another governor was dismissed.
Others were even more angry, and they didn't dare to breathe for fear that they would find themselves, Guo Xing eased his emotions and said, "I praised Governor Zhang of Shuzhou, and now let you know what to ask I want to praise him" Governor Zhang's heart was also shocked, I thought I would be criticized, but I didn't expect to be praised, I really didn't expect it.
"Governor Zhang, how did you write the taxes in Shuzhou," Guo Xing asked.
Zhang Degong, the governor of Shuzhou, replied, "Back to Your Majesty, the tax revenue of Shuzhou will increase by 10 percent in the first year and 20 percent in the second year."
At this time, I heard Guo Xing ask again, "What method do you use to ensure the growth of taxes?"
Governor Zhang opened his mouth and replied, "In the first year of Shuzhou, the minister encouraged commerce and prospered the market, so the growth was not more than 10 percent, and after the scale was formed in the second year, the commercial tax increased, so it increased by 20 percent."
Guo Xing asked again, "How do you grow the grain in Shuzhou?"
Governor Kong said, "The minister found that there were many people in Shuzhou who concealed the acres of land, and the minister planned to measure the acres of land in Shuzhou and find out the concealed ones to achieve growth."
Guo Xing said loudly, "Okay, I look at your results in two years, I have completed the plan, I will not be stingy with the knighthood" Governor Zhang was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.
Guo Xing then said, "You don't have to be busy thanking you first, I want to see your results in two years."
Governor Zhang is a doer, he has a good understanding of the situation in Shuzhou, and he has room to make plans, and what he writes is also written according to the actual local situation, and he is very sure in his heart, "Please rest assured, if the minister can't finish it, come to see Your Majesty."