1890 King of Southeast Asia

"Oppose the monarchy!"

"Oppose merger!"

"Oppose tax increase!"

"Oppose increasing tax types..."

In Jinling, in a western-style house, Huang Keqiang was looking at the crowd that was rampaging on the street and was furious.

"This group of people really gave them face!" Huang Keqiang's face was livid.

As the saying goes, the butt determines the head. After sitting in various positions for a long time, Huang Keqiang could guess who made this farce with his butt.

Yes, farce, because the people holding signs on the street this time were almost all ruffians and two-faced people. They were too lazy to move without benefits. How could they be expected to go to the street?

"Send someone to ask about their demands. After asking, take away those who can't explain clearly. You can't just come out to join in the fun without knowing anything, right? Can you afford it?!" Huang Keqiang touched his head and said with gritted teeth.

A gentleman can be deceived by his own way. This sentence is most suitable for idealists. Huang Keqiang used to be such a person.

However, after years of revolution and work, Huang Keqiang gradually turned into a realist. Although he was realistic, he could not help but trample on his ideals.

Law is his ideal.

And this group of hooligans, in his eyes, is not worthy of touching this word, so even if it is legal, he cannot accept it.

Huang Keqiang has long learned how to bully people, or bully people in a reasonable way.

Don't you have demands? Very good, we listen to your demands, but if your demands are not clear, it will be interesting.

What, don't you even know what you want? It's a joke, how can someone in the world not know what they want?

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In mid-April, the Imperial Court was put into operation and began to revise the Imperial Constitution. At the same time, various codes were also revised under the auspices of the Revision Committee, including taxation.

In May, the Revision Committee proposed a motion to implement property tax throughout the empire.

For civilians with low assets and income, they can't collect much money this year, and this is a tax formed by combining several taxes, so it will actually reduce taxes.

But for those who hold a lot of assets, this is not good news.

For example, the grain tax, the capitation tax, and the corvée tax on land were integrated into the land tax. For individuals with less than 50 mu of land, the tax rate was fixed at 8%, and it was collected on income, not a fixed amount.

This tax rate is higher than the apparent tax rate of the Qing Empire, which was about 3% in the Qing Empire, but it was said that it was on the surface. During the Qing Empire, because of the influence of the policy of never increasing taxes, a fixed amount was collected.

That is to say, no matter how much grain you grow and how much you harvest, you have to pay at least this much - this is the rule of the court, and it is given to the court.

The most important point is that the taxes of the Qing Empire are collected by local tax officials who have served for a long time, and this part will not change after the policy of never increasing taxes.

In other words, if you can collect more, then this oil and water will be much more.

The Qing Empire only never increases taxes, but it does not say that it will not add other taxes, such as corvée, vegetable tax, wine tax, even feces tax, and levies.

The court may have used it once, but the local government will obviously not collect it only once.

According to the new regulations of the Huaxia Empire, those who own 50 to 100 mu of land will be taxed at 12%, and those who own 100 to 200 mu will be taxed at 20%...

For small landlords, this has little impact. After all, there are still seven or eight people in the family with hundreds of mu of land. If they share the tax, 8% is not possible, but 12% is still acceptable.

12% is much better than the nominal 3% and actual 43% tax rate.

But for those big landlords who are still supporting (Sun Zaizhi implemented rent and interest reduction, land measurement, market stabilization, etc., which had some impact on them) and new agricultural capital, this is simply a thunderbolt.

In the proposal, for individuals who own more than 1,000 mu of land, 56% of the output value will be taxed every year.

Liu Yiming knew that the future trend of agricultural production is large farms, only in this way can enough manpower flow into industrial production.

However, different countries have different market conditions, and large farms suitable for the United States are not suitable for full promotion in Huaxia.

At most, the Construction Corps will do it by itself to ensure food security.

In addition to land, other properties such as real estate are also subject to taxes every year, and the tax rate gradually increases with the increase of assets.

Yes, this thing was promoted by Liu Yiming.

Unlike Nanhua, which is a blank sheet of paper where Liu Yiming can draw freely, there are already many forces in Huaxia. They are old-fashioned, conservative, and hinder development, but Liu Yiming cannot touch them because they are legal.

They are the legacy of the old times, holding a large amount of social wealth and cultivating most social elites, which has been the case for thousands of years.

Their existence supports the operation of a huge empire and also makes this empire decline.

If Liu Yiming allows them to exist, they will regain power in the way they are most familiar with.

Therefore, Liu Yiming intends to pull out the basis of their existence from the root, first of all, population.

Develop industry, provide new employment opportunities, let the population flow, and make them unable to control the population.

Then introduce property tax and levy high property tax to prevent Rockefeller from shooting workers with machine guns.

This idea still has many problems and loopholes. After all, it cannot prevent the emergence of large capital groups, but it will not appear in a short time, and it will reduce their influence.

After all, Liu Yiming is only targeting a group of emerging capitalists who are not clear about the operation of capital, or simply landlords.

As for the development problem, it is very simple. Tax refunds and support for high-tech industries can solve it.

After thinking it through, Liu Yiming immediately started to "toss".

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Since the First World War, the supplies of Britain and France have almost been used up, and they have started to buy everywhere. The Huaxia Empire has begun to receive various orders.

In May, the export volume of the Huaxia Empire reached 600 million yuan. In the same period last year, the export volume of Huaxia was 34 million taels of silver, and the export volume of the South China Empire was 200 million yuan, which almost tripled year-on-year.

Moreover, due to the impact of the war, prices have risen, and the lowest profit is 100%, and the highest, such as arms, is not uncommon to exceed 1000%.

With such huge profits, Liu Yiming is confident that all contradictions can be suppressed.

After all, the Chinese people are very simple now, perhaps because they have suffered too many hard days. If you let them eat well, they will definitely follow you.

If you let them eat well and wear warm clothes, and even eat meat, they will support you very much.

If you can give them a job, it doesn't need to be very decent, but it can make money, so that the family can have a decent job, the children can go to school, can grow up healthily, and the elderly can die normally.

Needless to say, these more than 400 million people will be willing to take the bullet for you.

The reality is that China is now a big construction site, with factories everywhere, and there are too many orders to be completed, and the labor force is in short supply.

Even if they don't go out to work, the tens of thousands of cadres Liu Yiming put at the grassroots level have played a role, giving them tax cuts and supervising the implementation of rent and interest cuts.

In the past, landlords and gentry were the last link in conveying information such as imperial policies and tax information. In rural areas, all the right to speak was in their hands.

They can do whatever they want. Even if the emperor did not increase taxes, they can still increase taxes privately. At most, they can give 30% to the county magistrate. Anyway, they are all in the same group.

Now, this power is in the hands of Liu Yiming and the cadres. The imperial army and the militia in the hands of the cadres are responsible for the execution of the power.

If there is chaos, solve it.

As long as the problem of resource allocation is solved, the society will be rejuvenated in a short time and achieve its first leap.

Of course, some people will bleed, and they may still be "innocent".

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In June, Sumatran fishermen ran into a smuggling boat while fishing near Mogi Island.

The smuggling boat was very small and flipped over with a splash. Six or seven people fell off. The fishing boat only picked up one person, who was also unconscious.

The people on the fishing boat were panicking. When observing whether there were any witnesses nearby, the chef on the boat found that this person looked like a wanted criminal.

"Are you sure this is Liu Jinbao?" The captain looked gloomy.

For him, this time out was too unlucky.

"I'm sure there may be people who look similar to the one in the photo, but there shouldn't be many people who look similar and are also smugglers." The chef looked at the photo. After all, the wanted amount is 800, which is a year's income.

"Okay, it's a life, too. Change course and go to Coconut City." The captain squeezed his hands again and again, and finally thought that Liu Jinbao was related to the attack, so he didn't put a stone on the man and threw him off the boat.

So, the police and intelligence departments caught Liu Jinbao, who had not been caught by more than 300 smugglers, and he was caught like this.

...

"Liu Jinbao, a farmer from Anhui Province, arrived in Coconut City in 1901 and settled in Liudaogou Township, Coconut City as a new immigrant."

"Parents are unknown, relatives are unknown..." Jiang Wang looked at the identity information with a headache.

The sequelae of the immigrant country, there is no Internet file at this time, and in places with lax management, if you commit a crime, you can change your name and surname and live in another place.

No matter how strict Nanhua is, it is only Nanhua. For example, Liu Jinbao, his parents only have one name, and no relatives are filled in, and no one is investigating.

After all, the main force of immigrants is mainly refugees, refugees, and those who are captured. Except for those who are captured, others are difficult to investigate.

"With your ability, I don't believe that you can operate such a secret channel. Tell me, who is behind you?" Jiang Wang looked at Liu Jinbao's other information, mainly his usual actions, nothing special.

This is the biggest problem. A person who has no relatives and is not very special in normal times can actually support a hidden smuggling channel?

"This sir, I confess, I confess." Liu Jinbao wore a black hood on his head. He could hear the sound, but he couldn't see anything. He was trembling at this time.

Before Jiang Wang came, he had been locked up for 28 hours. During this period, no one paid attention to him, let alone eating and drinking.

"I ask, you answer." Jiang Wang frowned. The role of the small black room is quite large.

"Who took you smuggling?"

"A Japanese, Inoue Muraki, used to do business in Coconut City, and later did business with Americans. He took me smuggling." Liu Jinbao said tremblingly.

He had been living a turbulent life during this period, and was prepared to be tough. For 28 hours, he could not hear any sound, could not see anything, had no food or water, and no one listened to him.

He didn't even know how long it had been, and now he could hear voices, he was very satisfied.

"Japanese?" Jiang Wang felt that this matter was a bit complicated.

Originally thought it was a matter of the United States, but it turned out to involve the Japanese. Does this mean that Japan and the United States are colluding?

"When did you get involved with the Japanese, when did you start smuggling, and how much did you smuggle?" Jiang Wang asked.

There were a lot of questions, and Liu Jinbao thought about it before answering stutteringly.

"About two years ago, I was set up by Inoue Murakami and owed a gambling debt. Then he forced me to drink. After I was drunk, I accidentally killed a poker friend. Later, I realized that he should have killed him, but he put the blame on me to control me."

"The smuggling started last year, but the quantity was not large. It smuggled some small things, medicines, anti-inflammatory medicines, not drugs, and stockings, spare parts, etc. I have an account book for the exact amount, which is buried next to Liudaogou Primary School."

"I don't know what this batch of weapons is for. Inoue Murakami asked me to transport it, and after it was transported, it was thrown to an unknown Chinese."

"I also accidentally broke a bag and saw a pistol. I realized it was munitions. I thought they were just hunting, and I didn't think too much. After all, it's not difficult to buy a gun."

"Sir, I really didn't know that the damn thing was going to do this. If I knew, I wouldn't dare to do it even if I had a few courage!"

As Liu Jinbao spoke, he became more and more decadent, and his body gradually softened.

Jiang Wang walked up to him and pulled off the black bag on his head. The light from the searchlight made him unable to adapt for a while, and he squinted his eyes and cried.

After a while, he finally saw Jiang Wang's appearance, and then put on a look of repentance.

For a long time, Nanhua has not punished Chinese people for crimes such as murder, arson, robbery, etc. very severely.

According to his idea, he was just smuggling, and he didn't do anything. Maybe he could survive? Even if he went to jail? He had money, and he had a chance as long as he was alive.

"Where is that Inoue Muraki, who is the American who did business with him, and where is he?" Jiang Wang looked at him with a smile.

Gamblers are social scums, and it's not uncommon for them to do anything, but it's unusual for them to make such a regretful expression.

"This... I don't know. When the news of the assassination came out, he ran away. I went to find him but couldn't find him, and he ran away too." Liu Jinbao shook his head.

"Sir, I buried 10,000 yuan under the horizontal bar of Liudaogou Primary School. If you... there will be another 50,000 delivered afterwards." Liu Jinbao said in a low voice?

"Tell us everything you know, including the identities of those people, and you will get a fair punishment." Jiang Wang could not deny it, and nodded with a smile.

Turning around, Jiang Wang whispered in his subordinate's ear: "Squeeze his money and hand it over to the police."

Alive? Treason is not that easy to survive.

As for collecting money? Who is Jiang Wang? Isn't it normal for an intelligence chief to go back on his word?