Even if the imperial court shared the big head of fifteen million taels of silver with these landlords and gentry, they also remembered to do everything possible to spread the part of the tax allocated to them to the people …
No matter how good the imperial policy is, the people who suffer in the end are ordinary people …
But Emperor Chongzhen’s expectant eyes still know that even if he knows these facts, he can’t say them at this moment.
At that time, he will not only cause greater anger of Emperor Chongzhen, but also completely offend the cabinet records …
When the time comes, even if you have great ability, there is no way to continue to live in the court more than the whole dynasty …
Faced with Chongzhen look to their expectations, the Ministry of War can still be very reluctant to affirm
"After the emperor and his ministers agreed to the idea of recording adults to increase taxes on all provinces controlled by the imperial court, especially the landlords and gentry in these provinces, let them make further contributions to the imperial court …"
"Well, since both Aiqing recognize that this method is very appropriate, I decided to increase taxes on all provinces controlled by the imperial court according to the records of adults … ordinary people will increase taxes by 50%, landlords and gentry will increase taxes by twice, merchants and merchants will also increase taxes by twice … and I will report to heaven by decree …"
When the cabinet records and the Ministry were conscious of a long sigh of relief, the Ministry did not see that ten pairs of gloomy and murderous eyes were shot at him at the same time in the hall.
All the ministers who look outward are people with huge business and land behind them.
For them, the decision of the emperor to a certain extent is to cut off their financial resources and income and infringe on their interest.
Although the idea came from cabinet records, cabinet records are, after all, the first minister of the great dynasty.
No matter how powerful they are, they dare not fight against cabinet records …
Such a situation has promoted this discussion, and the Ministry has become a scapegoat in their eyes.
In the face of Chongzhen’s decision, although they didn’t say anything, they were also very frank.
But these people have already hated Bu Shang in their hearts.
It’s certain that these people will create difficulties for the Ministry through various means, and the Ministry will raise taxes on them.
Of course, even if they are forced to pay taxes to the imperial court, they will spread the tax paid out to their own tenants. In a word, they will not break the money …
In the Republic of China, the government and capital department of China county was in the hands of local landlords and gentry, which was even worse hundreds of years ago.
At this moment, all the provinces and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, which are still controlled by the imperial court, are local powerful landlords and gentry except that the county magistrate is appointed by the imperial court.
In all rural areas, ordinary people pay the grain tax to the local landlords and gentry first, and then to the county government through these landlords and gentry, and finally step by step to the Ministry …
The imperial court carried out the imperial edict to increase taxes, although the Chongzhen order required a letter to the sky to let everyone know.
But the actual situation is exactly the opposite.
After the imperial edict reached the county government, the county magistrate did not let everyone in the county know at the first time.
It was the first time that all landlords and gentry in the county were invited to the county government to tell these people about the imperial edict.
It’s hard to see a person in a small county town less than 100 miles from Nanjing. At this moment, more than 50 landlords and gentry are directly playing in the lobby of the county government.
And just the magistrate just told them in front of them that the imperial court decided to increase taxes.
At this moment, these landlords and gentry are angry, wronged and puzzled.
But these different expressions all have an idea in their hearts: "Is the imperial court mistaken … ordinary people increase taxes less than their own landlords and gentry …"
"You know, when the imperial court moved its capital to Nanjing, if it wasn’t for a hundred and twenty pieces of silver compensation support, the imperial court just moved its capital to Nanjing, and there was no way to maintain it and form a hundred thousand new troops.
Now, it’s only been a year, and the imperial court has turned its back on people and increased everyone’s annual tax, and one plus is double. Isn’t that killing them …
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After a heated discussion, the first old man sitting at the head of the county magistrate seems to have made any decision.
I replied categorically, "The county magistrate has supported the tax increase of the imperial court, and the old man is absolutely supportive. After all, we are protected by the imperial court …"
"But your family wealth is not based on the hard accumulation of generations of people. Now, with an imperial edict from the imperial court, it will be donated. Even if the old man agrees, the old generations will not agree … for the imperial tax increase imperial edict, the old man will raise his hands in favor of it, but the old man will not give a silver or two …"
Everyone who works here is in charge of the family and is a child prodigy …
As soon as the old man finished speaking, he caused them to agree with large tracts …
Seeing that there is a county magistrate here, but there is no county magistrate in Italy, the horse frowned.
A face of dissatisfaction with everyone asks, "In that case, aren’t you a difficult officer … you don’t pay close attention to the ordinary people to increase taxes, and even the court can’t give our county thirty percent …"
As soon as the magistrate finished speaking, the lobby of the county government rang out. "This is not simple. We will increase the grain tax paid by the people this year by 50% and we will increase it by 50% …"
"So the magistrate adult gap is filled …"
Increase the foundation by 50%, and then increase it by 50%, which is more than double …
This solution can indeed collect all the tax increases of the imperial court, but it will be miserable for the people in front of it
The magistrate who is closest to the ordinary people among all the officials sent by the imperial court knows very well that the people in the south of the Yangtze River are much richer than those in the north, but this affluence is limited to whether the family is hungry or not in good weather …
If we really let them bear twice as much grain tax as in previous years, we can be sure that many people are not very rich, and after paying the grain tax, they will face starvation and ruin …