The day before, the "Local Taxation Law" solicited the opinions of all the officials present at the economic seminar, and the next second, it appeared in the Daming Monthly Report...

The local tax law began to solicit opinions from the people of Daming, after all, the impact of this set of tax laws will be very far-reaching.

It is impossible for a fellow of the Royal Academy of Management and officials such as the Royal Tax Office of the Ming Dynasty to be able to compile it completely independently and without leakage.

Therefore, what should be involved in the specific types of taxes for local taxation?

Whether local yamen are allowed to collect small taxes such as city construction tax and road transport tax.

And, of course, the most important thing, how the process and mode of tax collection and refund can be made faster under the existing traffic conditions, which are required in the public consultation.

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Gansu, Pingliang.

Since ancient times, at least seven out of ten years in this area have been drought, but the severity of the situation varies, and there is a difference between whether the affected people can survive or not.

In a village on the outskirts of Fucheng, the villager looked at the daughter-in-law of the Mao family who was crying with a melancholy face, and smoked two puffs of dry tobacco leaves that he had planted privately.

He said, "I said. Your man died of a vicious disease, what does this have to do with us, if you want to blame him, we can only blame him for Mao Qi's bad life. ”

Who knew that this sentence made the daughter-in-law of the Mao family even more angry.

Where can the posture of a big waist and a round waist be compared with an ordinary country woman, I saw her scolding and saying: "What is the life of my man? If you can marry me, that's a good fate! ”

"If you are sick, it is because you did not follow the instructions of the county health center, the water source is not disinfected, and the rats and insects are not culled..."

"If you don't have an explanation today! I'll go to the county seat to sue you! ”

Xiang Zheng saw this posture, and his heart was also bitter... I have long heard that this daughter-in-law of the Mao family is fierce and abnormal, and the appearance of crying and crying just now is like two people.

But after thinking about it for a while, it's better to make things bigger than to make a big deal out of it.

It's a good thing to spend a little money to settle the matter, and after taking two puffs of tobacco leaves, Xiangzheng Zhao Liu said: "What kind of explanation do you want the township to give you..."

"All I know! My family has men to come, and I have to raise them to grow up... But I'm a widow from now on, what do you think I'll do? ”

"One hundred taels of silver! My seventh child... It's not a vain death! ”

...

One hundred dragon yuan of white flowers, and the daughter-in-law of the Mao family smiled.

But for a few days, there were not a few people in the village who were infected with a serious disease... More than a dozen people died in just five or six days, and such a scene frightened the township.

Hurriedly called a few village chiefs to discuss the matter.

"What the hell has happened these days? Even if you are sick in normal years, one or two will come to an end... It's only been a few days, so many people have died? ”

The head of a village said helplessly: "How do we know what the reason is, no one cared about the plague when the health center advertised the plague before, but now it's good... There is such a big thing, even if you want to tell the county, I'm afraid it's too late! ”

"That's right! Once this is said... I'm afraid we will all have to be held accountable by the imperial court! ”

The smell of tobacco mixed with the discussion of everyone present, making the weather that had just entered the summer even more hot and uneasy, and Xiang Zheng thought for a long time before saying: "This matter... Wait, when you go back, pull all the sick people out of the village in a car, and find a place to distribute food every day..."

"The rest is up to their creation... But don't die all the time! ”

"Yes! You can rest assured..."

What they didn't know was that the plague was spreading far faster than they could handle, and more than 100 people died in the entire township in just a few days.

This is definitely not a trivial matter.

Everybody knows... I can't hide it!

Cool and cool.

Pingliang, which has not been rich since ancient times, is not only poor among the people, but also in the local government.

The imperial court did not sit idly by, but set aside a sum of silver every year for the expenses of the local yamen, after all, it was expected that such a place would scrape the ground and collect taxes... Then the people will really have no way to live.

The prefect Jiang Wenyan said with a look of disbelief: "In less than half a month, just because we are peaceful, more than 500 people have died..."

"What about the people at the clinic? What do they say... Are you sure it's the plague? ”

In the palace, Jiang Wenyan said loudly to the other officials below.

After a long time, someone finally stood up tremblingly and said, "My lord... The people at the health center have already said it, and the health centers all over the country have gone down to see it... They all said yes.."

"Say what? Hurry up...! Jiang Wenyan hurriedly asked.

"Returning to your lordship.. Say yes.. Plague! ”

Plague!!

The officials present were all pale in an instant, without exception. The prefect Jiang Wenyan looked even more like a mourner, and hurriedly asked: "The counties reported it. Is it all plague? ”

"Exactly..."

Jiang Wenyan's heart instantly seemed to sink to the bottom of the water, and after closing his eyes for a long time... Only then did he speak: "This official is at this moment... And what should it be? ”

The news of the health center will soon be sent to the Gansu political envoy, and it will not be long before it will even be sent directly to the imperial court. Alas!

"According to the health center, take out all the food, money and goods in the government to prevent and control the plague. . . Even if it is the life of this official! ”

"This disease! It must not flow out of Pingliang Mansion!! ”

"Yes! My lord! ”

The officials present all had a sad look on their faces, and the plague broke out... This is no joke, the memory of the plague is very deep for almost everyone present.

As early as the Wanli period, there were several outbreaks of plague in the north of the Ming Dynasty.

At its worst, it even led to the loss of one in ten places in some places, and the number of people who died in one day could be counted as 100,000.

The tragic situation of the past is still vivid.

After confirming that it was the outbreak of the plague, Jiang Wenyan did not dare to delay for a moment... When the news was sent to Ganzhou, it was quickly delivered.

Gansu Governor Mei Zhihuan after receiving the text.

Immediately decided: "Eight hundred miles to expedite the capital!" ”

Plague.. It is by no means a trivial matter, once it is not handled well, it will reproduce the desolation of Chibi for thousands of miles, and Mei Zhihuan does not dare to delay for a moment.

Hurriedly convened the text, summoned Langzhong from all the health centers in Gansu to aid Pingliang, and by the way, also revised a few articles to ask for help from Shaanxi and Hetao Mongolia.

"Ten million. Don't let anything happen! ”

However, if nothing else: The political envoy of Gansu still had an accident.