Wu Fancheng's memorial, Wu Zongrui never produced it.

Wu Fancheng was young and vigorous. In the memorial, he proposed severe punishment for Wu Zongqian. His words were a bit extreme. He must have been stunned by what happened in Yulin Bian Town. After Wu Zongrui read the memorial, he felt a little relieved, but more of it was Worry, it is good to have a fair heart, and it is even more important to be considerate of the sufferings of the people. However, there are too many injustices in the world. Wu Fancheng's private visit incognito cannot completely solve them. If you want this dynasty to operate normally, I want to If you want the world to be peaceful and the country to be strong, you must use systems to do things and manage people through systems. Establishing an efficient and fair system is the long-term solution to governing the country.

Managing people and affairs through systems is Wu Zongrui's highest pursuit and goal. However, it will take a certain amount of time to achieve this goal. The feudal dynasty has too many restrictions. Even if Wu Zongrui is the emperor, there is no way to completely abolish it in a short time.

Wu Fancheng met a young man in the border town of Yulin. This young man was reported and arrested because his grandfather evaded taxes. In desperation, he exposed Wu Zongqian's shop at the Shipping Department, triggering a shocking case. Wu Fancheng was optimistic about this young man and thought Take it with you, Wu Zongrui has already written to Wu Fancheng, not recommending him to do this.

Everyone must have a few close friends, or some like-minded people, but it depends on the situation. For example, Wu Zongrui himself, in the process of establishing Jiangshan, attracted people such as Liao Wenru and Liu Ning. , Wu Fancheng will have such people around him in the future, but that requires an opportunity. Anyway, this young man's grandfather was caught for tax evasion. In desperation, he told the story of the South Street Salt Shop in Bian Town, Yulin. His starting point was thinking To reduce the punishment for my grandfather, instead of really thinking about exposing the shortcomings in the tax collection process.

Maybe Wu Zongrui's requirements are a bit high, but Wu Fancheng is the crown prince and will be in charge of the world from now on. The people around him must be of noble character, or at least loyal, and ability is secondary, because ability can be cultivated.

When Wu Zongrui entered the greenhouse, Zeng Yongzhong, Lu Faxuan, Liao Wenru and Shi Kefa followed him in.

"Everyone, sit down. I just talked about the collection of taxes. This is a huge matter. If you are not careful, it may trigger a civil uprising. The Ming Dynasty has learned a very profound lesson in this regard. During the Wanli period, , Those middle-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty collected mining taxes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This was originally a good thing and could increase the court's income. However, due to the clever plundering of the middle-ranking officials, the merchants and the people could not bear it, which eventually caused a sensational conflict between the government and the opposition, and the court The measures to levy comprehensive trade taxes have to be stopped."

"The cabinet will discuss this matter soon. I have several suggestions that the cabinet will consider."

“First, the implementation of a registration system for tax payment must be promoted, and in the process of doing so, we must resolutely crack down on the behavior of secret operations. Any collusion between officials and merchants must be severely punished.”

"Second, to implement the tax payment registration system, it is necessary to distinguish the ability of merchants. For the small merchants at the bottom, we should give them certain care when collecting taxes. Fan Cheng has already mentioned this in the memorial."

"Some small businessmen do not earn much money and can barely support their families. If they are asked to bear too heavy taxes, they will not be able to continue to operate. Therefore, I suggest that the amount of business taxes levied should be based on the amount of business.

To confirm, this must be very cumbersome, and the cabinet needs to come up with feasible methods, including provincial capitals, prefectures, counties and localities, and it can be operated directly in accordance with the commercial tax collection methods determined by the imperial court."

"Third, determine the types of business taxes and treat them differently. For example, overseas business transactions and business transactions in various places are all commercial activities, but the profits are completely different, and the amount of taxes is also different. When determining the tax collection

When ordering, you need to treat them differently.”

"Fourth, and the most critical point, when the cabinet establishes the tax collection system, it must have foresight. A good system will last for at least several decades. During this period, there may be small-scale modifications due to changes in the situation, but it cannot be completely

To push it all over again would consume a lot of energy and cause huge losses."

Having said this, Wu Zongrui's expression became much more serious.

"Sir, Lu Ting, Wen Ru, Kuan Zhi, I have very high requirements. I'm afraid you may find it very hard, but we must do this and think this way. If we do it well now, we will be able to lay a solid foundation for future development.

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Zeng Yongzhong looked at everyone, clasped his fists at Wu Zongrui and spoke.

"I understand the emperor's painstaking efforts, and I will do my best..."

Wu Zongrui smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"You must have tried your best. You are all in the capital, and I know how you handle government affairs. But there are still so many officials in the world, and some places are high and far away, and the court cannot take care of them at all."

"Let's just say that Wu Zongqian's incident, if it had happened in the capital, would have been exposed and punished long ago. It would have been able to give an explanation to the people and the world in the shortest possible time. However, it happened in the border town of Yulin, in Dengzhou and Laizhou.

, the court won’t be able to find out for a while, the local officials are more or less selfish and don’t want to get into trouble.”

"So, I think that the cabinet should gradually consider using an iron-clad system to govern the officials in the world. Such a system covers all aspects. It not only governs how officials do things in the government, but also governs their personal lives.

In life and family matters, members of the royal family are not allowed to engage in business. This has been made clear by the court. I think the next step is for the cabinet to make it clear. The family members of some officials are also not allowed to engage in business. This must be determined as soon as possible, otherwise Wu Zongqian will be like this in the future.

There are definitely more and more things happening.”

Zeng Yongzhong and others did not speak.

Wu Zongrui sighed, he knew how difficult it was.

"What I just said is that family members of officials are not allowed to engage in business. It does not involve land matters. Some things need to be done step by step. Too big a step is not enough."

"When I took part in the provincial examination and the joint examination, I also heard some sayings that being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. This statement is vulgar, but I am afraid everyone agrees with the truth. I also once felt that in ten years

If you go to high school and become an official in the court, if your family cannot live a good life, then what is the purpose of studying."

“Some of the things mentioned in the book are easy to read but difficult to do, and some are even impossible to achieve.”

"Everyone knows that it is impossible for a horse to run well and not eat grass. Even you and the officials in the world cannot support themselves, and you still have to do things for the people unconditionally. I'm afraid

Even a fool wouldn’t do it.”

"This is what the Ming Dynasty court did. The salaries given to officials were pitifully low, and sometimes it was difficult to even support their families. What was the direct result of this? Corruption was prevalent, both overt and covert. No matter how severe the court punished it, it could not be eradicated.

Because officials are also human beings and they also need to eat whole grains to survive."

"The imperial court has significantly increased the salaries of officials. I think the cabinet still needs to consider this matter. When tax revenue increases significantly, they must also consider increasing the salaries of officials. The salary we give to officials is enough for them to support their families. It is enough

Now that they have no worries about food and clothing, it will only work if we implement strict management on them."

"Of course, if you are thinking about getting a high salary from the court while also thinking about being greedy for money and not knowing how to be satisfied, such officials must be dealt with mercilessly. Human desires are unlimited and cannot be satisfied.

As a court official, you must know how to restrain your desires and be honest and honest. These four words are by no means casual."

After saying so much, Wu Zongrui felt tired and heartbroken.

"Okay, that's all I have to say. It's a bit cumbersome, but all the words can't be separated from one core, which is to set rules and let the officials in the central and local governments know what can and cannot be done.

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"There were some rules like this in the past, but they were not very complete, and the implementation was not very thorough. Sometimes, I even feel that the history of the rise and fall of a dynasty is actually the history of the rise and fall of a system. Generally speaking, good systems are strictly enforced, right up to the emperor.

If all the people, down to the common people, follow the system, then the dynasty will be prosperous. On the contrary, if the system is not implemented or even trampled on at will, the dynasty will be destroyed."

"You all should leave. We are all tired today. Let's have a good rest."

"Wenru, please wait a moment."

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"Wenru, the northward march has been delayed for a few days. This is the cabinet's suggestion. We believe we will be more prepared before heading out. I want to hear your thoughts and suggestions."

Among all the ministers in the cabinet, only Liao Wenru felt that it would be best to send troops immediately. As for some preparations, they could be improved quickly.

Liao Wenru was silent for a moment before speaking.

"Your Majesty, I feel that we should seize the opportunity and start the Northern Expedition immediately. We have sufficient preparations for food and grass. As for the Liaodong mutual market, including the transactions in Yulin Bian Town, Houjin may be supplemented by food and grass. It will take some time to rectify it.

, but this time the Denglai New Army's expedition was to absolutely crush the Hou Jin Eight Banners Army with its strength..."

Wu Zongrui nodded, with a look of relief on his face.

"Okay, what I'm waiting for is your words. In this expedition, Denglai's new army crushed the Houjin Eight Banners Army with absolute strength. In this case, you immediately start dispatching the army and set off in three days to start the Northern Expedition."

Liao Wenru's body trembled, and he clasped his fists and bowed his head in salute to Wu Zongrui.
Chapter completed!