Jiangmen Tianjiao: Reborn with funny ancestors

After entering August, the weather gradually cooled down.

The victims who fled the famine in various states have also returned to their places of origin.

The land surveying and population registration work in five states has come to an end.

After Chu Tianjiao got the actual number of acres in the five states and compared it with the official data from the Ministry of Household Affairs, he was silent for a full quarter of an hour.

"The difference is so big?"

Chu Qingyan had been in power for many years, and she never expected that the difference between the two numbers would be so big.

The registered land is more than [-]% less than the actual measured land.

"It's great. These aristocratic families not only enjoy tax exemptions for their land, but they also hide a large number of acres of land.

Look, our Wang family in Ganzhou alone has only 12 acres officially registered, of which [-] acres are Lu Tian and sacrificial land, and only [-] acres pay land tax.

But according to actual measurements, the Wang family has a total of 20 acres of farmland.

This hidden [-] acres has never been levied a penny of tax, nor has it paid a grain of rice to the court. "

Just looking at the situation of the Wang family, we can understand why the Liguo treasury is so poor.

Of the 20 acres of land, only [-] acres actually paid land tax. It is no wonder that the state treasury has been unable to come up with food and salary to supply the army.

Chu Qingyan said: "The Lutian tax-free system was formulated by Taizu when he founded the country. At that time, there were few scholars and even fewer people with fame. In order to make the world's scholars return home, there is nothing wrong with formulating this policy.

However, after several generations, there are more and more Lutian.

Especially when Lu Qiankun was in power, in order to secure his throne and restrain military generals, he added scientific examinations every year. The number of people with meritorious status increased several times, but he did not adjust the Lutian system accordingly.Only then did the number of Lu Tian exceed the number of Tax Tian.

Alas, when it comes to Lu Yunkui's generation, they only want to be comfortable and don't dare to touch the Lutian system anymore. "

Chu Tianjiao had noticed this when she discussed the tax system with Xu Xiuwen in Beijing, so she did not rush to order the reform of the tax system first, but measured the land first.

Moreover, she also sent a large number of troops to assist the officials of the governor's office to measure the land.

Fortunately, otherwise, the governor's officials would not have access to these hidden lands.

These aristocratic families will use various methods to mislead or prevent officials from obtaining real data.

"Jiaojiao, what are you going to do?"

Chu Qingyan was a little worried when she saw the cruelty in Chu Tianjiao's eyes.

"What can I do if I catch such a big deal? Of course I have to make them pay back taxes and grain.

These hidden fields will either be confiscated or they will have to pay back taxes and grain arrears. It depends on what they choose. "

Chu Qingyan said with some worry: "It will be very difficult to collect the accumulated tax grain and tax money. They will definitely come up with various ways to get rid of it."

Chu Tianjiao stood up and called out: "Feng Jia, bring me my armor! Immediately send an order to Lieutenant General Xiao of the Ganzhou Camp and ask him to bring five thousand soldiers to join me at Wangjiawu Fort."

When Feng Jia went to the back house to get Chu Tianjiao's armor, Chu Qingyan asked Chu Tianjiao, "What are you going to do? You're not going to destroy Wangjiawu Fort, are you? That's Prime Minister Wang's family."

An evil smile appeared on Chu Tianjiao's solemn face, "I'm going to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. As long as the Wang family makes up the payment, which family in Ganzhou would dare not to make up the payment?"

Chu Qingyan saw that Chu Tianjiao was determined to scare those aristocratic families, so he couldn't persuade him any more, so he just told him:

"Don't go too far. You've suppressed them hard this time. But when you announce the new tax system next time, they will make a fuss and go to Beijing, which will cause trouble."

Chu Tianjiao lowered his head and said to Chu Qingyan: "Be gentle when you should be gentle, and be iron-blooded when you should be iron-blooded. Grandma, don't worry, I have already learned this trick."

In Wangjiawu Fort, Mrs. Wang was in a panic.

He has sent people to invite the royal court several times.

Wang Ting has always excused himself on the grounds that he is busy with official duties.

I went to Wusheng County to look for Wang Ting, but Wang Ting avoided seeing him again.

Mr. Wang San persuaded his father: "Dad, do you think the Seventh Young Master is trying to distance himself from us by avoiding us like this?"

Old Mrs. Wang sent out evil fire towards his son, waved the crutch in his hand, wanted to hit Mr. Wang San, and cursed:

"They are all useless things like yours. How can you let those people measure next to Zhuangzi?"

Mr. Wang San said aggrievedly: "What can I do? In the past, as long as people from the State Shepherd's Mansion were given some benefits, they would turn a blind eye and take them wherever they went.

The people who came back this time were not only from the Prefectural Mufu, but also soldiers. They didn't listen to their son's arrangements at all. They took the map and measured according to the map.

There is nothing my son can do! "

Old Mrs. Wang thought for a while and said: "Don't panic, don't panic, although Chu Tianjiao is powerful, our Wang family is related to their Chu family now, and the prince's face is there, she will not do anything to us.

The most I can do is give him a generous gift, say something nice, go to the Yamen to register the [-] acres of land, and pay back the deed tax. "

Mr. Wang San is still a little worried. Today's Chu Tianjiao, who keeps his word in Ganzhou, is completely different from when he first came here.

"Dad, I'm just afraid that Mr. Zhou Mu will be more serious. After all, those who evade taxes and the amount is huge will be jailed."

Old Mrs. Wang spat: "Then I will judge her Chu Tianjiao. If she dares to arrest me and put me in jail, I will hang myself on the gate of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion."

After saying that, Mrs. Wang calculated with pain:

"Eighty thousand acres, just for the deed tax, we have to pay 8 taels of silver."

Master Wang San was also distressed, but he advised his father:

“Dad, we can’t save these 8 taels.

We didn't find out before. It doesn't matter if we don't register with the government. Not only can we not pay the deed tax, but we can also pay less tax and grain every year.

Now that the government has re-measured the land, if we don't register the extra fields, they will be counted as the government's. "

Mr. Wang also knew this was true, but he still took chances: "Most of the land that our family hides is the land in Zhuangzi.

For example, Xiaohe Village originally had [-] acres of land, but we only paid [-]. The extra [-] acres were previously listed on the land deed as roads, mountains or grain fields.

Can the government still take over the road and grain farm in our village? "

His eyes murmured for a long time, and he pondered:

"I can't see the seventh young master, but I heard that the eighth young lady has also come to Longcheng.

Miss Eight is now Chu Tianjiao's second sister-in-law. It might be useful for us to go to the Prefecture Mufu to beg her.

You go back up the gift quickly, and we will go together. "

The two men were discussing when they heard the servants outside rushing to report: "Old man, it's bad, Mr. Zhou Mu personally led the troops to surround Wangjiawu Fort!"

Old Mrs. Wang was so frightened that he sat back on his chair and murmured with a gloomy face: "What... Mr. Zhou Mu, what does this mean?"