Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

The cabinet ministers thought that the sage was not satisfied with the cabinet's proposal to limit the amount of land owned by individuals.Before entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, they looked at each other to signal that they would fight the saint to the end.This amount is already the bottom line they have repeatedly discussed and measured, and as a member of the gentry class, they can accept it.

Unexpectedly, the sage summoned them here, first said that after considering the tax will no longer be based on the head, and all the taxes will go to the farmland, this time we will solicit their opinions and discuss how to reduce the tax, so as to ensure the royal revenue. It can actually make the common people rich, fed and clothed.

This made the cabinet ministers so guilty that they wished they could find a crack in the ground to drill.

Zhang Taifu also held the title of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He asked for a piece of paper to write down the tax revenue of each province in the previous year, and handed it to the sage and everyone for reference.

Zhang Taifu went on to play to the sage: "The old minister believes that before determining how much tax to reduce, we should first clarify the number of arable land in the country, including the number of upper, middle, and lower arable land, and then refer to those who are famous and courtiers. The amount of arable land owned by honorable nobles can finally determine how much land can be given to self-cultivated farmers. Before re-booking the country's arable land, the new government decree must first let all the people know that the tax will be reduced by less than half, and then it will not be based on the head. Tax collection is helpful to find out hidden fields and hidden households. Anyone who hides land can get back his own field in the registration of the imperial court this time. As for whether to pay back taxes, how to make up for it will be discussed.”

Qi Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites added: "The imperial court should also let all those with fame know that once they continue to hide their land from others, the imperial court will cancel their fame."

Guo Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry said: "For tenant farmers who lease land, whether the landlord needs to prepare farm tools and livestock should also be considered."

The prince was sitting on the side of the case, listening to these elders who had experienced in various states and counties, talking about the things to be done before reducing taxes, and writing them down.

When the discussion between the sage and the ministers came to an end, the prince interrupted.

"Father, the soldiers on the frontier, as well as the soldiers, are protecting the safety of the court and the people with their lives. Are their parents coveting special tax concessions? Once the soldiers are injured or injured, how should their taxes be reduced? Is it also included in this time?" Considering it?"

The tax preference given to soldiers has never been considered by the imperial court.

The sage pondered for a while and said: "Mr. Rong, you can make the military records of the soldiers who have been registered in the Ministry of War over the years, as well as the pensions for those who died in battle. Let the soldiers and soldiers guarding the border have five acres of tax-free land each. It is feasible to reduce the number of soldiers guarding the border to half. Let the cabinet consider it together.”

The sage wrote a big letter of approval at all levels and each person's limit of the number of fields submitted by the cabinet, and sent it back.

And also instructed the cabinet to include hidden fields and hidden households.Later, the imperial court did not collect taxes according to the head, but only collected taxes according to the land property, canceled the corvee apportioned by households, and changed the court to pay money to the people who built roads and embankments, but stipulated that each household must pay one of the two dings to participate in road construction, etc. .

The workload of the cabinet has increased, especially the Ministry of Finance.The Ministry of Rites distributed notices to academics and politicians in various places, and those with meritorious reputations should withdraw from their fields as soon as possible, and a time limit was given.

The increase in workload has made the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of War very busy, but everyone knows that this is a long-term plan for a stable life for children and grandchildren.

The prince hinted at the right time to Jia Daishan that he should pay attention to the fact that the generals and officers of the military camp were not paid.

After Jia Daishan understood what the prince meant, he felt horrified. He intuitively felt that the prince would start to deal with the empty pay once he had clarified the plowing.The sage is now eating the crown prince's milk soup, and the prince suggests what the sage should do.Since the crown prince took over the administration, although all these things have benefited the country and the people and the inheritance of the country, who can stand such a toss!Jia Daishan only hoped that his eldest son would return to Beijing, so that he could subtly persuade the prince to calm down a bit!

Alas, Jia Daishan really sighed. Not long ago, he heard the sage mention the need to reopen the dock and rebuild the long-distance ships.The imperial court didn't want to pay any money, so the prince made a plan for an equity auction. Jia Daishan wanted to use the prince's empty-handed and white-handed methods to be comparable to the self-made grandpa/grandfather.

The generals in the Beijing camp got Jia Daishan's hint, and they all started to deal with the first and last ends of the soldiers in the camp under their jurisdiction.

The imperial examination had just ended, and the smart people in the clan panicked.Then they instigated the relatives who were close to the saint and Prince Fu by blood and went to find Prince Fu to start a fight.These smart people are sensitive to realize that if the tax incentives are cancelled, as distant relatives, they will definitely bear the brunt of paying taxes.Because the blood relationship between these clans and saints is already very far, and in the prince's life, there will be more after five suits.For two days in a row, Prince Fu was besieged by clansmen who cried poorly to him. The clan used to not have to pay any taxes. Now that they heard that their preferential treatment was going to be cancelled, they all cried in front of Prince Fu, going to Tai/Zu Ling Those who cried before are not a minority.

Annoyed by the trouble, Prince Fu came into the palace to ask the saint for help.

The sage stared at Prince Fu and said: "The imperial family has to pay taxes. Except for me, everyone has to pay food and pay corvees."

Although Prince Fu was surprised, the habit of obeying the saint he had cultivated for decades made him reply immediately: "Saint, I will do what you say, and I will never cause you any trouble."

Prince Fu is not afraid of paying taxes. These people pay taxes together. As the only living brother of the saint, the saint will not treat him badly in order to show his brotherhood.

Prince Fu's words pleased the sage, and the sage sent the prince to Prince Fu to help appease the crying poor clan.

Seeing that Prince Fu had invited the prince, the crying clan members calmed down a bit. After saluting the prince in a proper manner, they began to beg the prince.

The crown prince waved his hand and asked, "Who knows how many people there were in the clan when the previous dynasty fell? How much money does the court allocate to support each year? How much of the annual revenue?"

Not all members of the clan don't study. After hearing what the crown prince said, they murmured, "How could my Tu family dynasty be destroyed like the previous dynasty! It will definitely last forever."

That is to say, if the prince asks such a question, someone else will be surrounded and beaten by these clans.

The crown prince ignored those who only dared to mutter in private, and said loudly: "Before the fall of the former dynasty, the Zhu clan had a population of one million. Every year, the salary of the clan accounted for half of the annual income. Now each of you pays for the imperial court every year. Supporting, giving birth to dozens of sons and daughters, and giving birth to dozens of grandchildren, isn’t it just repeating the mistakes of the previous dynasty? Now you only think about paying for food, the hardship and discomfort of working as an errand, don’t you want the children and grandchildren of the disciples and the Zhu family? The children and grandchildren of the family, will they end up the same after a hundred years?"

With a sullen face, the prince glanced at the clansmen who came to Prince Fu's place to make trouble, his eyes were as cold as ice.

"Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and all walks of life, you have to do the same thing to earn your own food money. In the future, the court will not raise the descendants of the disciples like the previous dynasty. They don't have to do anything, they can't do anything. Have a meal."

Can only eat, is really the best portrayal of these clans.No, they will still give birth, once they give birth, they can receive 2 taels of silver from the clan in a month.He himself complained about this fucking rule in his heart, this is not enough to survive by giving birth to a child and receiving money.

"You all go back and think about it. Instead of spending time crying at Prince Fu's place, you might as well go to the street to write family letters for others, and earn dozens of copper coins a day."

Under the gaze of the crown prince, the troubled clan members reluctantly left.

Prince Fu wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and said in shame: "Prince, the uncle is getting old, and the clan's burden can no longer be lifted."

"Let the prince help you." The prince followed Prince Fu's words.

Prince Fu was overjoyed, the prince's words touched his heart.He was afraid that after the prince came to power, he would give the Zongling to his own brother.

The prince thought hehe, it would be better for Prince Fu's son to be the Zong Ling, and it would be easier not to take over in the future.

When the prince returned to the palace, he talked to the saint about the clan.

"Father, the clan's population is increasing. My son looked through it. Some families have more than a dozen children a year, and dozens of grandchildren. If this continues, the population expenditure of the clan in the previous dynasty will eventually account for The thing that made half of the yearly income is going to happen again."

The sage said categorically, "Change."

He has long been disgusted with these clans who only eat and don't work.

"Chengxian, take the time to draw up a note, and change it together with the gentry and errand this time."

The prince agreed, keep the ready-made things, just turn them out and modify them a little bit.

So those who join in the fun in the glory of Kuajie of Xinke Scholars, there are fewer clans who used to join in the fun wherever there was excitement, and there are also fewer playboys-those people who are anxious and confined at home can only make a lot of money. Boman's gambling shop had fun with Xinke Jinshi.

Due to the unexpected questions in this year's palace examination, none of the top ten candidates in the palace examination made it into the top ten of the palace examination.In other words, no one bet right on being one of the top ten Scholars of Jinke.

Before the shopkeeper of the gambling shop laughed enough, the head of the tax collection department of the household department came to the door with the yamen servant, and he had to pay taxes according to the betting money recorded in the account book, and secretly gave the money to the clerk, but no one dared to accept it—because of this The thing is that the crown prince ordered the errand sent by the minister of the household department.

And for those gambling houses that have not been approved for licenses, even people and bets are confiscated by the Yamen.

Alas, this year's Spring Festival, only the new scholars are happy.The palace examination questions had already flown into the big families in the capital in a short period of time, causing them who own a hundred hectares of fertile land to panic all day long.Because those who can help them speak up are all grounded at home to think about their mistakes.No one knows what the final result will be.And this kind of panic, along with the swan geese flying out of the capital, spread to all directions of the ruling and opposition parties.