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Chapter six hundred and fifth untimely

The next day, the State Administration of Taxation issued a simple detailed rule on "gentle tax payment", and also strictly stipulated the relationship between tenants and landlords, especially the rent in it, which was drawn out of the bottom line and the floating space.

At the same time, the cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue Order Shuntian Prefecture took the lead in implementing the orders and sent the orders directly to the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, Chen Qiyu.

Chen Qiyu carefully studied the court's policy and knew the importance of it. He wanted to accomplish it very much in his heart, but the same is true for the difficulties.

In order to successfully implement this policy these days, he has been collecting tax grains smoothly. It can be said that he has tried his best to do it, but it has achieved little success.

He vomited the day before yesterday, but the patriarchs of those major families turned against each other in a blink of an eye. The people he sent were politely filled with wine and sent them back, but they didn't get anything else.

Chen Qiyu and Chen Sowen sat opposite each other. The table was placed with the cabinet's edict and the "tax and grain rules" of the State Administration of Taxation. The most important thing was the "gentry tax payment". There was also an entry for "landlords and tenants". This entry would definitely hurt those gentry and landlords.

"Sir, I have decided on some matters about summer grain this year. Please take a look at it." Chen So-wen said, handing over a text.

Chen Qiyu was worried about this matter for a long time. He looked at Chen Suwen and took it over and looked it up.

As he looked at Chen Qiyu, he frowned. The article written by Chen Wen was based on some plans of the "New Policy", such as exploring the number of land acres, estimating tax grains, secretly checking the population, etc. These were still prepared for summer grain, and later they planned to register household registration in Beizhili, measure land, etc.

Summer grain is imminent, and any action will stimulate the big landlords, gentry, Chen Qiyu looked for a while and pondered, "If you say that for half a year, you are still good methods, but now it is too late. If the prefects, magistrates and gentry in various places refuse to implement the new court policy, the means you and I can use are very limited..."

Chen Suwen naturally knew it, but said firmly on his face: "Sir, Wei Zhongxian has summoned enough Tiqi. If we cannot complete it in advance and stop Wei Zhongxian from acting recklessly, once he intervenes, the consequences will be unpredictable. Shuntian Mansion may not be able to clean up that mess!"

Chen Qiyu's brows have never been let go recently. He has a deep understanding of the so-called "the road is long and long". He has no turning back when he draws the bow. Neither the court nor the Shuntian Mansion can retreat at all!

"If you have no choice, you can only..."

Before Chen Qiyu could finish his words, a servant hurried in and raised his hand to the two of them and said, "Two sirs, Mr. Chen, are asking for a meeting."

"Young Master Chen?" Chen Qiyu was slightly stunned. He would not have thought of the corresponding person for a while.

Chen Suwen was stunned and said, "Are you talking about my son's family?"

The servant said, "Yes, Mr. Chen is asking for a meeting outside."

Chen Qiyu also thought that Chen Sowen's son Chen Zilong, whose courtesy name was Renzhong.

"Please come in." Chen Qiyu is still relatively tolerant to his younger generation and often supports him.

Chen Shuhe looked slightly dark and didn't say anything.

His son is very knowledgeable and has excellent character, but his personality is extremely stubborn and he will never bow his head no matter how others persuade him to do it.

At first, they participated in Yingshe, and then Fushe, but now they are even more engaged in "not serving in academies" to show their awesomeness and tranquility to the world. This caused shock to the court and the public. Many adults have complained that if the court had offended the scholars and the people, Chen Zilong might not have been safe until now.

Of course, Chen So-heard was that he was able to serve as the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, which was a kind of compromise and show of goodwill in the court.

Chen Zilong is handsome, elegant in style, and every move is a model for scholars. In addition, he is outstanding in talent and knowledge, and has a prestigious reputation in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.

Although I have experienced the blow of the Fushe Society and have a slight setback, I am still full of energy. When I walked in, I smiled freely and said, "Student Chen Zilong met Lord Chen and my father."

Chen Suwen didn't know that Chen Zilong was coming today, so he raised his father's majesty and said calmly: "This is the government office, so you can come at will. If you have any questions, I'll talk about it later."

Chen Qiyu was curious and didn't stop him, but just looked at Chen Zilong with a smile.

Chen Zilong stood up and said to Chen Sowen: "Father's words are wrong. All the actions of the court are related to the people of the world. Even if a child cannot make any contribution, he should have some qualifications to speak."

When Chen Su heard this, he felt it was not good. Just as he was about to scold him, Chen Qiyu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about these things. It's rare to be able to be good at the temple in the world. Tell me why I came from today?"

"Students come to relieve their worries." Chen Zilong held a folding fan in his hand, patted it gently on his palm, and said calmly with a smile.

Chen Suwen felt more and more uneasy, and directly scolded: "Rareless! How can you let a child in a bad mood interfere with him? Go back immediately and think about his mistakes in the closed door!"

Chen Zilong was unmoved and looked at Chen Qiyu with a smile.

Chen Qiyu did not hurry and took the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Let me tell me what I am worried about?"

Chen Zilong held the fan with his right hand and said decisively, "New policy, tax reform, grain tax, 'gentry's food payment'!"

Chen Suwen had a calm face and kept showing Chen Zilong.

But Chen Zilong kept looking at Chen Qiyu and ignored it.

Chen Qiyu's expression remained unchanged and said, "Tell me, let me see."

Chen Zilong looked excited, and he wanted to walk and hold it back. He said with a thrilling heart: "Sir, the reason why the court requires the gentry to pay grain is that the national treasury is empty and the disasters are everywhere. The students have six strategies. First, the gentry pays taxes as an emergency method in a short time, and not as a long or permanent method. Second, the gentry contributes grain to the court, and the court should also have a heavy reward to lead the world. Third, the tax collection of a mu is too heavy, and the students think that it should be reduced by half, which is enough to help the court cope with the disaster. Fourth, the gentry pays taxes voluntarily and cannot be forced. Other methods can be used instead, such as transporting grain to the border for the court, etc., and there are many, fifth..."

"presumptuous!"

Chen Suwen's face changed drastically, he stood up suddenly, shouted in a deep voice: "Nonsense, nonsense! Who taught you these things? Who allowed you to be arrogant in front of the prefect, shut up!"

Chen Zilong was interrupted before he finished speaking. He looked at Chen Suwen with some dissatisfaction, and did not continue to say it, turning to Chen Qiyu with bright eyes.

Chen Qiyu's expression also darkened. Chen Zilong's words were not to relieve his worries, but to put pressure on him!

Chen Qiyu had already figured out that the court had to impose taxes on gentry. In addition to the empty treasury and dealing with disasters, it was also necessary to rectify the "land system" and govern the Ming Dynasty from the root. It was not as simple as dealing with disasters alone!

Such things are unreasonable! Even if the court officials see through them, they can only know each other well and cannot be told on the table!

Chen Qiyu was quite expecting Chen Zilong, but now he seems to be just a lobbyist for some people. He shook his head secretly and said calmly: "Well, I have recorded it, you go."

Chen Zilong was not a fool, so he could naturally see Chen Qiyu's cold attitude and said anxiously: "Sir, these are countermeasures that students have thought hard. They are beneficial to the court, gentry, and the people of the world. Please think twice!"

Chen Qiyu nodded slightly, no longer wanted to say more to Chen Zilong.

Chen Suwen snorted coldly, stood up, pulled Chen Zilong's sleeve, and dragged him out.

Chu Zong first walked in through the side door, and looked at Chen Zilong with Chen So-wen outside the house, and couldn't help but say: "Sir, what Mr. Chen said is not unreasonable, but... it's inappropriate."

Chen Qiyu nodded and sighed: "My Ming Dynasty has been full of holes and needs to be revitalized. In the past, people in Donglin wanted to 'laud the world as their own responsibility' and 'revitalize the Ming Dynasty', but rarely mentioned the difficulties I faced by the Ming Dynasty. Some ideas and methods seem to be very good, but they are not good ways, and even make the government more and more deteriorating. This is probably one of the reasons why the emperor hates."

Chu Zong was the head of Shuntian Prefecture Bo, who had previously served in the Ministry of Revenue. He listened to Chen Qiyu's words and said with emotion, "Shangshu Fu once discussed matters with some ministers and doctors. I listened to a few words. One of them was very reasonable, saying that it was 'reasonable and unrealistic'. The Dukes of Donglin were all noble people. They did not follow the farming affairs and did not know the people's conditions. They seemed to be far-sighted, but in fact they were mirrors, water and moon, and castles in the air..."

Just as Chen Qiyu was about to speak, a servant hurried in and said, "Report to the Lord, Dongchang has sent someone."

Chen Qiyu and Chu Zongxian both changed their faces slightly, and they looked at each other with a calm face and did not speak.

The emperor has left the capital, and Wei Zhongxian, who holds great power, has almost no constraints in the capital. He is a very, very dangerous person. At this pass, what should he send people to Shuntian Mansion to do? What conspiracy? 8)
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