Chapter 1,480: Discussing Government

Since he cannot be called a scholar-official, then the idea that punishment cannot be called a scholar-official does not exist.

These people all deserve to be killed! Since they cannot be punished as officials, then first deprive them of their qualifications as scholar-officials and then kill them!

The angry young man was minding his own thoughts there, but he heard Gao Tao ask: "It seems that there are still many things that the imperial court has not paid attention to, and there are still many things that need to be changed... Now that we have seen the shortcomings,

So what’s a good solution?”

Zhang Dun said: "To get rid of mergers, the first is to increase revenue and the second is to reduce expenditures."

"Open Kaiyuan has been like this since Yuanfeng, which allowed the country's land to increase massively, and moved the poor people of the fifth and lower classes to the land for farming."

"The other is to set up industry and commerce to absorb a large number of idle people and transfer them to mining, road construction, water conservancy, and business to solve their livelihood problems."

"The plan to reduce expenditure is to differentiate tax brackets and solve the problem of inverted tax system."

"The fundamental disadvantage of annexation lies in the inversion of the tax system. That is to say, citizens with low incomes bear most of the country's taxes, while the wealthy people with high incomes and tens of millions of hectares of land enjoy tax exemptions.

preferential treatment.”

"It is reasonable to receive preferential treatment from the state based on meritorious service, but the limit of this preferential treatment must not endanger the fundamentals of the state as it did during the Qingli period."

Su You said: "However, Zhang Xueshi's suggestion of using income tax as a basis for income tax is a mistake made by Lu Huiqing's bad laws in the past. At that time, Lu Huiqing calculated taxes based on household level, and folk pots and chopsticks were included in the property, which led to the decree

It cannot be implemented.”

"Actually, taxation is a partial collection of national output based on the income and output of the country, which is used as a cost to maintain the operation of the country."

"So taxes must be collected on output."

"However, this output is not convenient for statistics, so it needs to be converted to a more reasonable method."

"It should be a convenient and feasible method to use land as a tax and set agricultural tax according to the field level and area."

"In fact, it is easier to control industrial and commercial businesses that are mainly engaged in production, because their goods must always be used for exchange, and they can be levied at both the beginning and the end of the exchange activities, that is, two taxes."

"The population that pays taxes should be all citizens, regardless of distinguished officials. This is the greatest fairness. Otherwise, it will be the exploitation of the upper class against the lower class."

Lu Gongzhu's family is already the third generation of prime minister, and his family is one that enjoys large-scale tax exemption. He raised his hands and said: "The country takes care of the ancestors and clan, so there is a tax-free system. This is honor and dignity. If such land is

How can it reflect the respect of the country if it is also included in expropriation?”

Su You said: "It is also necessary for the country to respect its ancestors and clan members, but the rewards given to them by the country are all announced by imperial edicts."

"For example, I was promoted to the Duke of Yu Kingdom by the late Emperor, who granted ten thousand households, and the actual number of households was four thousand five hundred. After that, he was promoted to the Kingdom of Fu and Shu, and the number of feudal households gradually increased, and now it has reached ten thousand households."

"But these have been reflected in the salary, that is to say, the country has fulfilled the incentive system, so if I buy more land for the family, it is pure business. Those lands should not be included in the ten thousand households, and they should pay other taxes.

The above-mentioned places should bear taxes and should not be included in the tax exemption list."

"As for the clan's land, except for those specially awarded by decree, the rest of the additional land should also be added."

"The exact amount of land awarded by the state has been recorded in all dynasties. You can first ask each noble clan to report it on their own, and then combine it with the archives for investigation."

"How much land tax should be exempted is simply a question of whether we can check it clearly, but whether we can check it and whether we dare to check it."

"I ask that this article be combined with the division of the Sitong industry and implemented together. I believe the results will be obtained soon."

Gao Taotao secretly exclaimed in his heart that in order to get the big cake of Sitong, he must first clean up his own land. This not only has the righteousness of the system, but also the huge benefits.

Once the clan, nobles, and other miscellaneous fish are cooked, it will be extremely easy to cook them.

After that, we can clear the acres of land step by step, and then use the tax system to hold each other accountable. This can basically be achieved.

As a result, the country's annual revenue will have to increase again.

Gao Taotao said: "This system has been implemented in the country since the late emperor. Among them, the Shaanxi Three Roads are the most effective and the effect is extraordinary. Secondly, in our new and newly developed areas such as Zhejiang Taihu, Jinghu Two Roads, Ningxia,

In the South China Sea, the implementation is also vigorous."

"The most difficult place to calculate acres of land is in Bianjing, the old land of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces in the middle of Shu."

"But the causes of trouble are different."

“Bianjing is home to too many honorable people, and responsible officials are as afraid of them as tigers.

"In Sichuan, there has been peace for a long time, and the land is well divided. There are as many as five or six owners per acre."

"But in the old places of Zhejiang and Zhejiang, the government and businessmen colluded and sent too many mails."

What he said was very clear, and all the ministers admired him: "The Empress Dowager is wise."

Gao Taotao said: "Nowadays, there is a lot of arable land in the Imperial Song Dynasty. It is a good time to solve this problem."

"The land belonging to the nobles and nobles in the capital, under my decree, is ordered to be reported as exempt land, pending review by the court. The extra acres of land each family has will be levied two taxes in accordance with national law."

"We continue to encourage immigrants to the old areas of Zhejiang and Zhejiang and central Sichuan, and use the three idle fields and official fields in Nanhai, Ningxia, and Hetao to attract households from all over the country to farm and replace the old lands."

"At the same time, Beijing, Zhejiang, and Shuzhong will continue to vigorously promote industrial and commercial development, adjust the tax system, and reduce the farming population."

Su You cupped his hands and said: "Now that the country is no longer facing the imminent threat of hostile military forces, the country's governance focus should shift from concentrating Chinese funds to resist foreign humiliation to stimulating people's livelihood and storing wealth among the people."

"The Empress Dowager's policy is exactly for this purpose, and I deeply agree with it."

Sima Guang, the largest dove in the Song Dynasty, also handed over: "I also agree. Moreover, the good governance in the three fertile areas should be gradually implemented throughout the country. For example, Hebei, Beijing, Southeast and North Road, all have the conditions."

Zhang Dun also handed over his hand: "I also agree, but the measures need to be appropriate."

"If the country wants to benefit, it is imperative to measure the land area and expand the number of hidden households. And the most convenient area for implementation is on the road where water transportation and railways pass."

"I request you to improve the new law and redraft the provisions in accordance with the good governance of the three places, and implement it first in the areas along the way."

Water transportation in the Song Dynasty included two roads to the east of Jingdong, two roads to the west of Jing, two roads to Huainan, two roads to the south of the Yangtze River, two roads to the east of the river, and two roads to the north of the river.

In addition to the trains and the Hanjiang water transport line opened by Suyou, it also includes Jinghu Road 2 and Shaanxi Road 3.

In other words, in Zhang Dun's plan, in addition to Guangnan Road 2, Nanhai Road 4, Fujian Road, Chuanxia Road 4, and Ningxia Road 3, the entire core areas of China will be included in the implementation area of ​​the "new law."

Moreover, the plan was carried out vertically and horizontally along water transportation and railways. The imperial court could quickly grasp the situation. If any mistakes were made, the imperial court could quickly dispatch food troops to remedy them. This was the confidence that the convenient transportation brought to the imperial court.

Gao Taotao was very satisfied: "The DPRK and China are now harmonious and co-governing, and the situation has changed, so this is how it will be handled."

"Previously Liu Zhi asked to imitate the "Liu Dian of the Tang Dynasty" to set up admonishment officials, and he appointed officials to listen to them. I want to appoint Fan Chunren as the left admonishment official, Tang Shuwen as the left admonition, Zhu Guangting as the left Zhengyan, and Su Zhe as the right admonition. Fan Zuyu is right to speak. The Privy Council of the three provinces can submit the document together."

Zhang Dun immediately said that this was not in accordance with the procedure: "The story is that the admonishers all ordered more than two systems to report, and then the prime ministers drafted it. Now the removal of the eyes comes from the middle. I don't know how the Queen Mother and Your Majesty knew about it. It was not recommended by the left and right?" This door cannot be opened."

Gao Taotao was a little unhappy: "They are all recommended by the ministers, not the left and right."

Zhang Dun disagreed: "Why don't you know this? Ministers should recommend talents openly, so why should they be recommended secretly?"

Lu Gongzhu was a little embarrassed and coughed lightly: "What Zhang Dun said is correct. Fan Zuyu is the son-in-law of the minister. The Empress Dowager should not put him in the position of admonishment."

Sima Guang was also very embarrassed: "Fan Chunren and Lao Chen are sons and daughters, and they also have some resentment."

Zhang Dun felt proud at this moment: "The purpose of Tai Jian is to correct the illegality of the government. The story goes that when the government was first removed, relatives and people who were recommended by them all moved to other officials when they saw those who were Tai Jian. Now we should follow the story and do not violate the laws of our ancestors."

Sima Guang cupped his hands and said: "The Empress Dowager is pure and benevolent. Zu Yu serves as an admonishment officer and sincerely cooperates with the public. You cannot hinder the path of the wise. If this is the case, I would rather avoid the position."

Zhang Dun, however, insisted on his own opinion: "If you are careful, honest, and public, you will not be selfish, but I am afraid that if a treacherous minister comes to power in the future, this will be used as an example."

"I ask you to remove Chunren, Zu Yu and other officials, and still order the two systems and above to be commended."

The Empress Dowager finally compromised: "Then Tang Shuwen, Zhu Guangting, and Su Zhe will remain the same except for their fate. Fan Chunren will be appointed as the waiting system of Tianzhang Pavilion, and Fan Zuyu will be appointed as Zuo Lang."

Su You quickly said: "Su Che is also the nephew of a minister..."

Gao Taotao rejected it directly this time: "Situ is worrying too much. You only have consultants now, and there are no dispatches within the two systems!"
Chapter completed!