In July of the sixth year of Tianqi, Zhu You ordered the cabinet to select the director of taxation.
The original director of the taxation department was concurrently held by Bi Ziyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, but the tasks of the Ministry of Revenue were numerous.
Bi Ziyan proposed to the emperor that he was too old and weak to undertake such a heavy workload, and hoped that the post of director of the taxation department could be handed over to the emperor. to other young officials.
After the cabinet selection, Li Mingrui was appointed deputy director of the Taxation Department, responsible for the daily work of the taxation department.
Bi Ziyan was still the director in name.
This is because, firstly, Li Mingrui is junior and worried that he will not be able to hold on.
Secondly, the Taxation Department is an extremely important department of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the largest part of the Ministry of Household’s input, and many officials hope to separate the Taxation Department from the Ministry of Household Affairs. , Zhu Youxiao's move means that it is temporarily impossible for the Taxation Department to become independent from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Li Mingrui was born in the same Jinshi class in the second year of Tianqi's reign.
With his reputation, he was able to sit in the high position of deputy director of the taxation office four years later, which allowed officials to see clearly the emperor's eclectic approach to employment.
Li Mingrui's advantage is that he is serious about work and sees things clearly.
When he was Zuo Zhongyun, he was appreciated by Xu Guangqi, Sun Chuanting and others.
While Li Mingrui was appointed deputy director of the Taxation Department, Wei Zhongxian brought in Luo Sigong and Luo Yangxing.
In the bright hall of Dongchang, Wei Zhongxian asked the two Luo to sit down.
Luo Sigong gave way for a while and then sat down.
Luo Yangxing refused to sit down, and was only willing to stand behind his father.
Wei Zhongxian ignored him and said with a smile: "We invite two commanders to come here today because there is a big thing to be done."
Luo Sigong stood up quickly and said: "Even though the factory master gave orders, I dare not take it as a request."
Wei Zhongxian smiled and said: "Sit down, sit down.
The tax revenue in the south has always been unsatisfactory, and Commander Luo knows it.
But since Fang Zhenghua and others killed them, they have not openly resisted the tax, but have colluded with the local government. , there is a lot of tax evasion, the most serious of which is South Zhili and Zhejiang.
The annual commercial tax of South Zhili is only 35% of that of North Zhili, and the commercial tax of Zhejiang is even less than that of Shanxi.
Is it possible?”
Luo Sigong said: "The only people in Shanxi who can do business are the Mongols, and the benefits from Jiangsu and Zhejiang's going to sea are far greater than those in Shanxi.
Mr.
Factory, does the Lord agree with us to attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty has always been worried that the south is unstable and that our factory guards' actions in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be exploited by others.
This is an idea of seeking perfection and stability, which shows that Your Majesty cares about Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
However, after many efforts by the cabinet elders, After persuasion, the Holy One decided to attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but asked us to pay attention to the impact and not to cause a big incident and cause unrest in the entire south. " Luo Sigong said with great joy: "The Holy Father is finally willing to let us move to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
It's great.
Are we the only factory guards?"
Wei Zhongxian shook his head and said: "I don't know why, the Holy One always thinks that our factory guards have a bad reputation among the people.
It's really unjust.
In the past, it was the tax supervisors who had a bad reputation among the people.
What does it have to do with our factory guards?
The Holy One said, in the factory The supervisors are the main ones, but the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Economic Investigation Bureau have to send additional observers, who are just supervisors who do nothing.”
Luo Sigong frowned slightly and said, "This is a bit in the way."
At this time, Luo Yangxing intervened: "Factory Master, father, I think this is a good thing for us.
The factory guard is dedicated to the Holy Father, and everything he does is told to others.
Someone is watching to supervise, so there can be someone there."
Reporting the loyalty of the factory guards to the Holy One is much better than what we say ourselves."
Wei Zhongxian laughed and said: "Commander Xiao Luo sees far and thinks deeply.
This is really a skill that is better than what one has learned."
Luo Sigong said: "Sometimes you are lucky and see a little bit of it.
Don't praise him too much."
Wei Zhongxian said: "As for the factory guards, the Sa family wants your young master and Sun Yunhe to lead a team to go to South Zhili and then to Zhejiang.
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We want them to understand that the south is also under the rule of the Ming Emperor, and the taxes that should be collected cannot be less. , the taxes that have been evaded will also be paid to the tax bureau with interest.
I have gone to Nanjing first and will give you a front-line position.
Commander Xiao Luo, please get closer to him.
No matter who he is or how high his official position is, as long as he is involved in this matter, he can be taken down by the Sa family.
But remember, The Holy Spirit has said that you cannot do anything to make people sin.
As long as you have solid evidence, you can do anything.”
Luo Yangxing said: "Mr.
Factory, we will only discuss business taxes here, not agricultural taxes?"
Wei Zhongxian said: "The agricultural taxes in the south of the Yangtze River are getting less and less.
I heard from the people below that there are various strange methods, such as scattering, deceitful mailing, and false claims.
The Sa family has also reported this matter to the Holy One.
The Holy One said that the agricultural taxes The matter involves various tax-free fields.
This requires the court to pay attention to The law stipulates that everything can be cleared up only after death.
This time, let’s check the commercial tax first.
After the commercial tax check is completed, the court will promulgate a law to redefine the tax-free fields.
The turmoil may be greater by then, and it will have to be redefined.
To measure the acres, our factory guards will be used.”
In September, the emperor issued a decree that all merchants who were doing business were not exempt from commercial taxes.
At various checkpoints, any load exceeding fifty kilograms must be inspected.
No matter whether they were merchants or officials, they were all treated equally.
In fact, the emperor had issued a similar decree before.
This will was done better in the north, but in the south it was just a will.
It goes without saying that when officials travel, as long as there is a flag in front of them, they can ignore various tax cards.
Especially at the river checkpoints in the south, you can often see several boats flying the same flag, and the tax collectors go there.
To stop the boat, it was said that it was official business of the xx government or xx county, and they passed through the checkpoint openly, leaving behind a string of wild laughter.
The emperor's new decree did not arouse the vigilance of the southern officials.
Instead, they lamented that the emperor was at the end of his rope and could only reiterate the decree again.
On the morning of September 13th, Huai'an banknotes were turned on and off.
The boat owners who had gotten up early to prepare to cross the border were swearing and driving their boats to prepare to cross the border.
The owner of Huaian Chaoguan, Li Shengjin, looked livid, while Liu Sicheng, director of the Huaian Chaoguan Taxation Special Bureau, standing next to him, was all smiles.
The different expressions of the two people made some ship owners feel very strange.
The lock opened, and a ship came in.
The tax collectors went on board one by one to check the ship, and then reported: "Wang Baoji has a ship with 500 materials, and the cargo is silk, totaling 5,000 kilograms.
There are also 1,000 bowls of porcelain.
Five hundred for the tea cup.”
The tax collector recorded all the ship materials and goods, and then reported the tax payable.
Wang Baoji's boss took out a piece of paper and said: "It has been calculated a long time ago.
This is a check from the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty.
The password is 3795."
Third, ask the officials to check and mark it.”
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