Anyone with a discerning eye knows what the emperor's intention to allow the tax department to have tax soldiers' armed forces is.

Once the tax servants have command power, the Taxation Department will become the same Guijianchou department as the Sili School Captain, and the power of this department is still very painful.

Just staring at taxes, and even more so, just staring at taxes from the most powerful groups of people in the Wei Empire.

After the ten-year rebellion in Yande, the Wei Empire's control over local areas was further enhanced, and its attention to local taxation was further increased.

So after ten years of Yande, there was no tax evasion among the people until Guo Peng abdicated in the 13th year of Yande.

All the tax evasion cases that happened after Guo Jin ascended the throne were related to the official side and supported by the forces behind it, so those who dared to take advantage of loopholes are not paid taxes.

Having said that, without this level of support, most people dare not face the Taxation Department directly.

After Guo Peng strongly attacked the world's powerful people, he completely cleared the land and brought a large change to the local area, strengthening the power of the empire's central government, and further stipulated that in addition to the emperor's reward of tax-free land, powerful officials also had to pay taxes.

This is the first time in history that the emperor has collected taxes on the heads of officials and powerful officials, and many officials find this incredible.

But at that time, there were wars everywhere in the world and the rebels were no less than the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but they were all bloody suppressed by the emperor.

Countless manors were uprooted by the emperor and all of them were razed. The forces they represented behind them that could be used to resist - population, weapons, food, funds, etc. were seized by the emperor. It was impossible to organize the resistance force again.

They lost the foundation of power - force.

All those who think they can resist the imperial power are because there is such force behind it, including population, weapons, food, and money.

But when all this disappeared, many people who based on this thought they could resist the imperial power were frightened.

The resistance of all the people in the world has failed, and Guo Peng's authority is almost in divine will.

That was the first time in history that an emperor defeated an entire class.

Emperor Guo really did it. He really pulled out all the fangs of everyone and his claws were cut off. The entire ruling class was frightened by the emperor. How dare he resist?

So the officials were shocked and dared not to hand over the letter.

However, from the bottom of their hearts, they still feel that they are not the same as the common people and should not pay taxes in nature. The only reason for paying taxes is that the emperor is Guo Peng.

Guo Peng abdicated. They felt that the emperor who was pressing on their heads and they could not even breathe was gone. This group of people would inevitably have some thoughts that they should not have. They would move on and do some things in the Taxation Department and operate in multiple ways to ensure that their property is not taxed.

That really doesn't want to hand over it at all.

The Taxation Department had no tax servants at that time, and it was a bit difficult to deal with the complex relationship network of powerful officials.

Guo Peng noticed this trend at that time, so he decided to strengthen the function of the tax department and help Guo Jin deal with these people.

After being armed by the tax soldiers, he was backed by the emperor instead of the Minister of Finance, and when facing powerful officials, the Taxation Department was no longer weak.

However, this requires very high requirements for the position of a Taxation Department Doctor, just like the Sili School Captain.

The Sili School Captain has Cheng Yu, the one-of-a-kind candidate, and the candidates of the Taxation Department must also be trustworthy and extremely obedient.

Such offending positions, people with poor abilities and mental qualities cannot support them. Guo Jin's hands are full of plans, which means that Lu Gong can support them.

Before the decision was promulgated, Guo Jin called Lu Gong and had a conversation with him.

Guo Jin told Lu Yi about his decision and the power of the Tax Department's doctor, and clearly told Lu Yi that if he was unwilling to take this position, he could refuse.

"The duty of the Tax Department is destined to be the duty of offending people. The common people do not need you to deal with tax soldiers. They are always the most honest group of people who pay taxes. Therefore, I ask you to command tax soldiers to deal with those people, you should know their identities."

Guo Jin looked at Lu Yi and slowly spoke: "Boyan, you met me at the age of fifteen. It has been nineteen years since then. Let's exaggerate it. Twenty years, you and me have been in a relationship for twenty years, and I don't hide it from you. I'm not sure if you give such power to someone I'm not familiar with."

Lu Yi stood in front of Guo Jin, very obedient, but his heart was already overturned.

"Your Majesty, I..."

"I know you will have resistance and concerns in your heart, and you also know that you care about your family. What you need to do in this position is actually no different from Cheng Zhongde. Cheng Zhongde is already an old thief who everyone wants to kill, and your future reputation will not be better than him."

Guo Jin sighed: "Of course, I won't let you keep doing this position. When you achieve results and achieve results, you can be promoted. The difference between you and Cheng Zhongde is that Cheng Zhongde can no longer be promoted."

Lu Yi looked up at Guo Jin.

"Boyan, you should have some doubts and don't understand why Cheng Zhongde is so persistent, even regardless of life and death, or even family descendants."

Guo Jin stood up, walked to Lu Gong, and whispered: "Before the Supreme Emperor appointed Cheng Zhongde, he promised that the Supreme Emperor would not let Cheng Zhongde live alone, and Cheng Zhongde did not have to worry about the worries behind him, including his family, there is a place to go."

Lu Yi's pupils suddenly shrank.

"It takes courage and determination to do such offends. Such people cannot be discovered at any time, so I once worried about the candidate for the Sili Captain after Cheng Zhongde."

Guo Jin took a deep breath: "So, Bo Yan, you can answer me, this tax department doctor, do you do it, or don't do it?"

Guo Jin just looked at Lu Yi, waiting for Lu Yi's answer.

Lu Yan hesitated.

Guo Jin allowed Lu Yi to hesitate.

It would be strange if you don’t hesitate about this kind of thing.

It is the most difficult thing to offend people, not to mention that this position must face all kinds of high-ranking officials and powerful people. It is definitely not a comfortable thing to go against them. If you don’t make a good deal, you will be thrown out as a scapegoat.

For a moment, Lu Yi even complained why Guo Jin didn't go to find Lu Yu and his group of little playmates, but came to find him.

But Guo Jin has already come to him.

Lu Yi knew that he seemed to have a choice, but actually he had no choice.

He could choose not to do it, but no one knew what would happen next. Lu Yi was absolutely clear about Guo Jin's methods and determination to do things.

To do this position, one is destined to do different things from normal officials. Although he is in charge of power and looks majestic, he is actually standing opposite to the bureaucratic group, leaning against the imperial power, facing the ministers, he is walking on thin ice and trembling.

If he is not careful, he doesn't know what he will face.

He was not as open-minded as Cheng Yu, and he didn't even take his family's lives seriously. The reason why he left Jiangdong's hometown to join Guo Peng was to protect the lives of his clan and protect the entire Lu clan.

But now, it seems that it is time for him to pay the price for this choice.

Guo’s protection was not completely unconditional, but he was not asked to pay the fee at the beginning.

After understanding all this, Lu Yi knew what he should do.

"I have no reason to refuse the duties that Your Majesty has given to me. I am willing to serve as the doctor of the Tax Department."

"really?"

"really."

"Don't regret it?"

"I have said it, I don't regret it."

"good."

Guo Jin smiled and patted Lu Yi on the shoulder: "Taxes in the state are crucial, and they can even be said to be the way to survive and perish. In the past, the Supreme Emperor warned me countless times that he would hold the right to taxes and put taxes first and never slacken in his slackness.

You cannot ignore taxation because you have enough taxes now. Things that can be reflected in taxation are often the biggest problems of the country. Land, household registration, climate, etc. are all related to the life and death of the Wei State. Therefore, the first doctor of the Tax Department is you, Bo Yan."

Guo Jin believes that with the ability of the mainland, he will definitely build a brand new structure for him and perform the mission of the Taxation Department well.

Guo Peng gave the Taxation Department a large amount of activity funds, allowing Luye to use it, and gave it great authority to the Taxation Department so that Luye could successfully prepare for the establishment of a tax armed team.

The biggest feature of the new tax department is the matter of having the command power of armed forces. This authority is not available in any department except the Sili School Captain, and it can be said to be of great significance.

After establishing this tax armed forces, the Taxation Department will become a powerful department like the Sili School Office, and the Taxation Department's Doctor will also become a famous position of "High and Weight".

All of this is thanks to Guo Jin.

Guo Jin's attention to this department can also be seen from the fact that he even allowed retired soldiers of the imperial guards to enter the tax department.

The Imperial Army is one of the two most elite troops in the Wei army.

One of them is a heavy cavalry unit led by Wei Yan, the general of the cavalry, who is one of the few standing generals. He has been training in Mozhou for a long time and is occasionally transferred to the Zhenxi Protectorate for training, and is not permanently stationed in the Central Plains.

The other is the Central Imperial Army, with a group of 5,000 people, which gathered the most elite and warlike soldiers among the Wei army.

When Guo Peng first established the imperial guards, he selected the 5,000 soldiers with the most powerful military achievements in the Wei army, and even the candidates of the heavy cavalry troops were selected from the imperial guards.

After the establishment of the Wei Empire, the imperial guards did not go out often and were responsible for guarding the emperor's safety. The training task was still very heavy.

However, training alone cannot meet Guo Peng's requirements for the imperial guards, so the imperial guards are transferred in batches and in batches to four border states where wars occur from time to time to participate in small-scale wars to maintain combat effectiveness.

In this way, the selection of excellent people who are not excellent enough, the imperial guards have always maintained extremely strong combat power and quality.

Of course, as time goes by, the imperial soldiers will also suffer losses, or they will be old and unable to withstand heavy training and combat tasks, and they will be able to retire at this time.

Guo Peng stipulated that any soldier who was selected as an imperial guard could choose to retire at the age of 35, and then the Ministry of Personnel would arrange new work according to their personal wishes.
Chapter completed!