In the city of Beijing, there were about thirty or forty nobles, most of whom were sealed by Jing Nan, and some were later sealed one after another. Although the number is not too much, don't forget that many of these nobles have existed in Beijing for more than 100 or even 200 years, and they have long been deeply rooted.

These nobles are hereditary replacements, in fact, they are smaller vassal kings, but only one descendant can inherit the title, unlike the prince's sons are all county kings, and the sons of county kings are at least generals.

But in terms of status in the emperor's heart, these nobles surpassed those vassal kings. Because the nobles rely on the imperial power to exist and end up with the country, they naturally have the same position as the emperor, so they are also regarded by the emperor as his own family.

The problem is that since the Tumubao Change, the status of the nobles has declined rapidly, and the civil officials have completely controlled the court, and the nobles can't even check and balance the civil officials, so they basically can't help the emperor anymore.

And the nobles have no political ambitions, and they are just bent on living a happy life by guarding the hardcore crops. Relying on the budding shadow of the ancestors can be a very human minister, as long as you don't make a big mistake, you can worry about it for generations, what more bicycle?

This also caused the vast majority of nobles to be unenterprising, but the emperors of the Ming Dynasty still had hope for the nobles, thinking that they were truly their own people and were tolerant. The nobles had fields granted by the emperor and fields that they secretly annexed, all of which were not taxed. The nobles had shops and businesses in the city, but they did not pay any commercial taxes.

It can be said that the most chic and happiest people in the Ming Dynasty are these nobles, and there is nothing else. After all, civil officials have to go through a lot of hardships before they can be admitted to the Jinshi before they can become officials, and although the status of the vassal kings is higher than that of the nobles, they are kept in captivity like pigs, and they can't even get out of the royal city, so they have no freedom at all.

It can be said that the Ming Dynasty gave a lot to the nobles, but the nobles made little contribution to the imperial court, in the last life, until the thieves crossed the Yellow River to attack Beijing, until Zhu Youzhen wanted the nobles to donate silver and help but few responded, until he saw the thieves move out of these nobles' homes millions of taels of silver, Zhu Youzhen was really desperate for these nobles!

What is resting with the country, what is the family of one's own family, they are all a bunch of bastards who don't know how to be grateful!

In this world, I am alone, and the only person I can believe in is myself, and the knife in my hand!

The nobles, the clan, and the gentry are the three major tumors attached to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will not be able to get a new life unless they are completely cut off. Among the three, the nobles are the weakest, and of course they must be the first to use the knife.

Those who know each other can continue to exist, and those who don't know each other will die!

Zhu Youzhen didn't want to be too ruthless, but he knew that he had run out of options. Daming has too many worries, and it has come to the moment of making up his mind!

Dealing with the old nobles with the new upstarts, and shifting the focus to Zhao Shujiao, he can remain detached, and if things are out of control, there is room for maneuver, this is Zhu Youzhen's true thoughts.

Of course, Zhao Shujiao didn't know so much, he only knew that he would inevitably offend a large group of people and most of the princes and uncles in Beijing, which made Zhao Shujiao very helpless.

But he didn't dare not listen to the emperor's words, and he had just received the grace of the saint and was knighted, even if Zhu Youzhen asked him to go to the soup, he also had to go.

It's just that how to start, what to do, Zhao Shujiao is confused.

Zhao Shujiao's family had already moved to Beijing, and after being knighted, Zhu Youzhen rewarded him with a set of mansions, which belonged to the eunuch property that was originally confiscated, and was located in the pine alley of Yongfang, Dashi, not far from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Early the next morning, the old army guarding the door came to report that a subordinate of the tax department had come to visit, and Zhao Shujiao immediately ordered someone to invite him in.

"Meet Uncle Pingliao." Tan Xingxian bowed, "Tan Xingxian, deputy director of the Lower Taxation Department." ”

It turned out to be his subordinate in the Tax Department, and Zhao Shujiao hurriedly invited Tan Xingxian to sit down and ordered the servants to serve tea.

"The next official is here to invite the uncle to go to the yamen of the tax department to take up his new position." After taking a sip of tea, Tan Xingxian directly explained his intentions.

"It's a good feeling, I don't know how to do it." Zhao Shujiao rubbed his palms and said happily.

was appointed as the head of the tax department, and the tax department did not exist before, Zhao Shujiao thought that he needed to build the yamen by himself, but he didn't expect that there was already a yamen, and even a deputy, which made him unhappy.

Zhao Shujiao didn't grind, changed into the regular clothes of the earl, and left the earl's palace with Tan Xingxian.

The tax yamen is located in Yongfang, and Dashi Yongfang is separated by a West Chang'an Street, and the east of the yamen is the Nanhai Taiye Pond, which was originally an industry belonging to the East Factory, and is now vacated as the Yamen of the Taxation Department.

When I arrived at the yamen, I saw dozens of people waiting at the yamen, and it was the officials of the tax department who were greeting the arrival of the top boss.

"Good guy, there are so many people!" Zhao Shujiao was pleasantly surprised, but secretly sighed in his heart, it seems that the emperor had premeditated, and the establishment of the Tax Department was not a temporary idea because he had no money for disaster relief.

Tan Xingxian introduced all his subordinates to Zhao Shujiao one by one, and explained the organizational structure of the Tax Department by the way.

For the time being, the subordinate of the Department of Taxation is divided into four rooms, which are respectively in charge of foreign affairs, auditing, military health, supervision and other matters.

As the name suggests, foreign affairs is responsible for attendance, going to various shops and trading houses to negotiate, and collecting business taxes. The amount of commercial tax levied is based on the amount of goods in the shop shop, and then according to the account book provided by the shop shop, the tax is calculated by the accounting room to determine the tax amount, and the proportion of additional tax is determined according to Zhu Youzhen, and the tax is levied according to the eleventh, and the specific calculation affairs are the responsibility of the accounting room.

As for the armed guards, it is the armed force of the tax department, which is responsible for protecting the personal safety of tax officials, and if anyone strongly resists the payment of taxes, the armed guards will suppress it.

Because tax collection involves a large amount of wealth, it is inevitable that the personnel in charge of the tax department will have undue intentions, and there will also be commercial banks and stores that try to bribe tax officers, and the duty of the inspectors is to supervise and prevent corruption in the process of tax collection.

Among the four rooms, the heads of the two rooms of foreign affairs and accounting are all from the teachers of the business school, and the officials in each room are outstanding graduates of the business school, all of whom are proficient in business operations and arithmetic. The inspectors are from the East Factory, and are sent by Cao Huachun, the Governor of the East Factory, and are replaced every year.

The head of the Wuwei House and the subordinate officers and soldiers are all from the Praetorian Guard, sent by the Xiyuan Guard, and rotated every six months.

After a simple welcome, Tan Xingxian waved his hand, and everyone in the tax department went back to work, and Tan Xingxian accompanied Zhao Shujiao to his office.

Sitting behind the wide desk, looking at Tan Xingxian, who seemed to be respectful, Zhao Shujiao seemed to be in a dream.

Damn, he was obviously a man fighting on the battlefield, how did he become the chief officer of a yamen?