After the First Opium War.

According to the Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing signed in 1842.

In 1843, the Supreme People's Republic of China was one of the five foreign traders.

The United Kingdom, the United States and France have successively set up residence areas in Shanghai - concessions.

During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period.

The Shanghai Concession established an autonomous organization and the Industrial Bureau.

In fact, it evolved into a concession outside the administrative and judicial jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty.

After that, Shanghai formed a situation where two concessions and Chinese local governments were divided into management.

After the opening of the port, Shanghai quickly became the most prosperous international metropolis in Asia.

It is known as "Shili Foreign Field", "Paris in the East", "Demon City", and "No. 1 City in the Far East".

It can be said.

It is the concession that has made Shanghai's tradition

And for China.

The existence of the concession is extremely complex.

Just like those treaties that have lost power and humiliated the country.

These treaties that are powerless and humiliating are more like a double-edged sword.

While causing huge damage.

It also brings many positive, progressive and positive effects. The concession is known as the country among the country.

The military and police of the Qing Dynasty could not go directly to search for criminals, ban revolutionary groups, and seal up newspapers that promoted the uprising.

It seems to violate sovereignty.

But on the other hand.

It also protects citizens' personal freedom, freedom of association and freedom of speech. Similarly.

In the police station, people cannot be arrested casually.

Even more, newspapers, associations, strikes and demonstrations cannot be prohibited.

The Chinese finally began to understand.

There is another right in the world.

Called human rights.

This thing.

It works better than amulets. So.

A group of revolutionary parties lived in the concession.

So much so that wherever there is a concession.

There must be a leadership organ of the revolutionary party.

Concession.

So it became an alternative base for the Chinese revolution.

Through this window of the concession.

The Chinese have also been exposed to many Western civilizations including economy, culture and technology, which opens a window to the world for the closed China.

Sow the seeds of constitutionalism to the ** China.

this.

It is the role of the concession.

The twenty-fifth year of Daoguang.

At the request of British Consul Bafur.

The Jianghai Bei Pass is set up within the concession.

The export-to-export tariff collection is also managed by Susong Taidao, Jiangsu Province.

In the third year of Xianfeng.

The British took advantage of the opportunity of Xiaodao's uprising to control Jiang Customs.

The following year, Wu Jianchang, Shanghai Road, signed an agreement with the British, French and US consuls in Shanghai to participate in the tax department of each of the three countries.

In charge of Jiang Customs.

July of the same year.

Shaowang Taxation Management Committee was established.

A bad example of foreigners directly managing Chinese customs.

Jiang Customs located in the Bund of Shanghai.

To some extent.

Witnessing the history of foreigners managing China's customs has witnessed how China gradually loses its customs power.

In the office of the Jiang Customs Taxation Department.

At this time, Mei Lehe was watching a telegram sent from the General Taxation Company of Beijing Customs.

The telegram mentioned that the State Council promulgated the "Constitutions of the Organizations of the Ministry of Finance and Customs Affairs Office in charge of various jurisdictions" today.

Establish a Customs Services Office in the Ministry of Finance.

Specializes in the administrative management of customs.

The Customs Services Department has one director.

Two secretary.

The section chief is four clerks, and the employee Ruoyu.

The General Affairs Department, the Public Affairs Department, the Tax Department, and the Tax Department.

The Director "according to the order of the Minister of Finance to comprehensively manage the affairs of this Department. Supervise the staff of this Department, the General Taxation Department, and the national customs and customs officials. Supervise the Mainland Taxation, the Chief of the Customs Department and their affiliated staff."

And "the most important matter of the Customs Services Department should be submitted to the Minister of Finance for approval."

"Appointment and removal of customs supervision and staff of this department" must be approved by the Minister of Finance.

At the same time, it is stipulated that each customs customs office will set up one supervisor.

Supervise and command employees to get the customs duties.

Each permanent customs supervision shall be subject to each division.

A branch chief is appointed to be the supervisor of the customs and shall be subject to the taxation affairs of the branch.

The secretary-general section chiefs, branch chiefs and other staff members of each Customs Supervision Office shall be appointed by the Supervision Commission.

You can submit the Customs Declaration Department for verification.

at this time.

Although I was just looking at this extremely simple telegram.

But Mei Lehe could still imagine it.

After receiving this news, the Anglo-General Taxation Department was already accustomed to treating the Chinese government with a domineering attitude.

This change is now implemented by the State Council.

However, it puts customs under its own jurisdiction as a part of the Ministry of Finance.

This will change the past that the General Taxation Department will be under the jurisdiction of all customs affairs.

The situation where the Chinese government has no right to inquire about it.

At the same time, the Chinese government's jurisdiction over customs was formally established from a legal basis.

If this reform can be implemented successfully.

Then the power of the Customs and the General Taxation Department will be weakened.

According to regulations, he is only responsible for taxation affairs.

"This is a declaration of war"

Let go of that telegram.

Mei Le and said four words lightly.

This is simply a declaration of war on customs.

Half-closed eyes.
To be continued...