Chapter 92 Sir Jiang, What Bad Intentions Could These Children Have?

"Sir, I'm sure you are familiar with the current tax farming system in our Ming Dynasty.

"When it comes to collecting land taxes, we call the gentry with many lands and great influence to the county government, and everyone sits together to drink tea and chat."

"After allocating the tax farming scope of each gentry, the gentry first uses the family grain to pay the land tax to the court in one go."

Jiang Jinzhong saw Zhu Di thinking about something, and continued: "We officials save time and effort, and most importantly, we will never delay the land tax collection deadline set by the court."

"For officials, the court's tasks are very important!"

"Completing the court's tasks on time or ahead of schedule not only represents career security, but also represents political achievements. "

Zhu Di nodded.

The gentry had enough grain, and dozens of them joined forces to pay the land tax in just a few days.

The government did not need to argue with the people.

You know, not every year is good.

In the government's direct collection model, it would be very troublesome to collect and pay in bad years.

The tax-sharing system does not have these troubles.

The tax-sharing system is equivalent to the gentry buying the debt from the government in a package.

The officials completed the tax collection task.

They also sold the debt that was troublesome.

"Mr. Jiang, are there any old grains in the grains that the gentry used to pay the land tax for the people in previous years?" Zhu Di asked.

Jiang Jinzhong was a little embarrassed and smiled, "Yes, there are old grains from three or four years ago, and one or two years ago, and of course there will be new grains."

"Mixed together."

"Of course, even if it is old grain, all old grains must be edible during my two-year term in Jiangning County!"

"Sure enough! "Zhu Di shook his head.

The gentry used old grain to buy the "debt" in the hands of the government, which was already a low price for the debt.

You know, the price difference between old grain and new grain three or four years ago in the market is not small!

The gentry bought the debt at a low price, and then turned around to collect the new grain from the people. In fact, through this transaction, the old grain that had been accumulated in the family for many years was turned into new grain for the year.

In the process of collecting debts, the gentry also paid a premium!

The court set five dou per mu, and the minimum collection of the gentry was six dou per mu, or even higher!

Even the grain that was not full after screening was not left to the people, and it would be taken away!

This is not a hard job at all.

It is clearly the most profitable business!

The government's land tax debt is also the best debt!

This kind of debt, from ancient times to the present, is not something that everyone can get!

Collecting his thoughts, Zhu Di turned his head, "Sir Jiang, many people like to do the business of collecting land taxes. "

"No, no, no! "Jiang Jinzhong shook his head quickly, "Mr. Zhu guessed wrong this time. Every year, the gentry are very reluctant. The government has to invite them to the county government office, drink tea, eat, and appease them before they can settle down!"

Pooh!

If there are gentry in front of him, Zhu Di will directly spit on his face.

"Mr. Jiang has been deceived!" Fatty Jiang was obviously deceived by the gentry's lack of enthusiasm.

Such a high-quality debt, such a profitable business, how could these people be unwilling?

Jiang Jinzhong looked at Zhu Di suspiciously.

Zhu Di asked: "Has the tax package been allocated this year?"

Jiang Jinzhong shook his head, "No, I want to determine how much fire consumption will be generated by people and horses in the process of tax collection through pilot projects, and then set the maximum amount for the gentry, so the tax package task has not been allocated yet."

Hearing this, Zhu Di looked at Jiang Jinzhong. This fat man is actually a good official.

"This year, let's try another way. "He smiled and said, "You notify all the landlords in Jiangning that anyone who owns 150 mu of land can participate in the tax auction."

"Auction?" Jiang Jinzhong looked at Zhu Di in confusion.

"Auction is a competitive bid to select the best one, and split the large claims of more than a dozen villages into small claims based on villages."

"In this way, small landlords will be able to participate in the auction."

Small landlords are ants, and gentry landlords are elephants. Introduce a group of ants to deal with elephants.

At the same time, small landlords can make money, and it is better to let wealth flow to small landlords than to let it all flow to gentry landlords.

"A small landlord with 150 mu of land cannot bid for a dozen villages, but bidding for one village is not a problem."

"As for who can win the auction, it depends on their promises."

"The government gives the land tax claims to the one who collects the lowest amount from the people. "

The land tax debt is clearly an attractive and high-quality debt.

In the past, ordinary small landlords had no connections, no strong capital, and could not give benefits to officials, so they could not participate at all.

As long as the large debt is divided into small debts in units of villages.

There will definitely be a lot of people vying for it!

The legal land tax of the court is five dou.

After they buy the debt, they can make a lot of money with five and a half dou!

Don't underestimate it, the people only get the benefits of half a dou of grain per mu.

When encountering a severe drought in spring, a family can survive for one more month with one dou of grain, plus wild vegetables, tree bark, and tree leaves!

Take him and Miaoyun as an example, they have the least land in the village.

Half a dou per mu, ten mu of land is five dou!

The extra five dou of grain can guarantee five months of survival!

Every dou of grain represents a bloody life!

Snap!

Fatty Jiang pondered for a long time, and suddenly slapped his thigh, then stretched out two greasy hands and grabbed Zhu Di, "Mr. Zhu, can't you really be my staff and advisor? ”

“This is a good idea!”

“This is the best way until direct collection becomes impossible!”

"Your Majesty knows, you have to praise me!"

Fatty Jiang looked at Zhu Di with his two small eyes.

Zhu Di couldn't help but twitched his hand, but unfortunately he didn't pull it out. He said with a helpless smile: "Master Jiang, if you have something to do, just ask for advice. If I know how to do it, I will definitely tell you everything. But let's forget about being in officialdom."

After saying that, he twitched his hand again.

Jiang Jinzhong looked full of regret and held on tightly.

It’s okay to ask for advice.

But if you don't get it into your own bowl, and there is no master-slave relationship of employment, this relationship is not reliable!

"Master Jiang..." Zhu Di reminded and twitched his hand at the same time.

Only then did Jiang Jinzhong let go of his hand.

Regretfully said: "Mr. Zhu doesn't want to be bound by officialdom. Let's forget about the staff matters, but I beg you, sir, to help me find a way to directly accept him."

"Although it is good to include tax in the auction, it is not as good as collecting it directly. Whoever can solve this problem will be remembered in history!"

Zhu Di smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Mr. Zhu, what do you think of Wang Anshi's land tax law in the Song Dynasty?" Jiang Jinzhong changed the subject and asked: "I looked through the history books and found that in all dynasties, the only policy that can be called direct taxation is the policy in Wang Anshi's reform."

"Wang Anshi thought about the emperor, not the people!" Zhu Di sneered.

Wang Anshi's reputation in history books is not bad.

In fact, as far as the people are concerned, his opponent Sima Guang may be more supportive.

The essential purpose of Wang Anshi's reforms was to plunder wealth from the common people on behalf of the Song Dynasty.

Similarly, there is Zhang Juzheng in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Juzheng was even more ruthless and directly asked the people to pay land taxes with money.

This way there is no need for the squire to pay taxes.

The government only needs to send people to the countryside to urge the people to pay money, and the fire consumption will be less.

But how could the common people have hard currency like silver?

Every year during the grain harvest season, grain prices fall.

At this time, the people had to sell grain at a low price in exchange for money to pay land tax.

The losses suffered by the people were greater than those caused by the tax farming system.

In addition to the losses for the people, both the government and the gentry benefited.

The government received strong hard currency silver.

The squire took advantage of the people's eagerness to exchange money and aggressively lowered the price of food to obtain more food.

…

Jiang Jinzhong was stunned as he watched Zhu Di quoting from the classics.

At a certain moment, when Zhu Di stopped, he saw Jiang Jinzhong dumbfounded and couldn't help but smile.

More than half a year.

In addition to farming, teaching children.

Run the family.

When he and Miaoyun had time, they would read together at the small table in front of the window.

Miaoyun's other dowry is nothing.

But there are many books!

I brought several boxes of books with me.

While he was serving in the corvee, Miaoyun also asked Huizu to bring many more.

In the past half year or so, the two of them have read many books together.

'thigh! This is a thick thigh! Be sure to hold on tight! Once Zhu Silang encounters a storm, he will definitely soar into the sky and become a figure like Zhuge Kongming! ’

Jiang Jinzhong's little eyes gleamed, and he screamed with excitement. He made up his mind to hug Zhu Di's thick thigh tightly!

Zhu Di looked at the 'wretched' smile on Jiang Jinzhong's lips and said angrily: "Master Jiang, what good things do you want to do?"

ah?

Jiang Jinzhong came back to his senses, hurriedly restrained his too explicit expression, and sneered to test: "Mr. Zhu, have you never thought about getting a meritorious title?"

"Reluctance to be an official does not conflict with taking the exam for merit."

"If you have the status of a civil servant, you don't have to pay taxes."

"You can also protect the people of Tuqiao Village and let the villagers pretend to put the land in your name to avoid paying taxes."

Zhu Di was a little moved.

Now that he is a farmer, he must consider the issue from his own perspective.

Helping Fatty Jiang to directly collect taxes and pay taxes through bidding is also because it is beneficial to him as a farmer.

However, he quickly shook his head: "I have no plans for this at the moment."

J.

He participates in the imperial examination, which will irritate many people's nerves.

"Let's go to the village to see the on-site tax collection. The children in the village's school have heard that Lord Chiang has implemented direct taxation. These children are so simple that they don't doubt Lord Chiang like the adults."

"The adults are suspicious that these children are still arguing with the adults at home and speaking for Mr. Jiang."

"My wife and I have been invited to invite Mr. Jiang to the school. These children especially want to meet Mr. Jiang."

"I'm just passing on a message. I wonder if Mr. Jiang has time and would like to take the time to meet these children."

"real!"

Jiang Jinzhong's little eyes were shining with excitement and suspicion as he stared at Zhu Di.

Obviously, the experience of being cheated before was too tragic.

Very worried that I was cheated again.

Zhu Di suppressed a smile and said: "Master Jiang, you can't be bitten by a snake and be afraid of the well rope for ten years."

"The school is full of simple children."

"What bad thoughts can a child have?"

"Yes, yes, the children are so innocent, they must really admire me!"

"Mr. Zhu, let's go, let's go into the village quickly!" Jiang Jinzhong urged impatiently. Before he finished speaking, people were already rushing to the village.

The chubby figure swayed left and right when walking quickly.

Zhu Di couldn't help laughing...

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