In the Yamen Chief's Hall of the Transfer Division, Yang said: "Du Cao, yesterday Fang Kai sent a letter to the states on the South Road to check the accounts, except for some small accidents, there are no major drawbacks. The states of the North Road www.biquge.info are also average, and there is no such thing as a large amount of tax evasion that we thought before. ”

Xu Ping nodded, he had also figured out recently, but he was actually thinking too seriously about things. Officials in the prefectures and counties have eaten the local tyrants to death, and they are all rogue officials, and according to the avoidance law, they have neither property nor important relatives in the locality, so how can there be large-scale tax evasion. The tax collected has a direct impact on their ability to govern and affect their performance evaluation, and it is already rare that they have not taken this opportunity to oppress the local large households on a large scale, and it is more because they themselves are not familiar with the new policies. Wait until next year, not because we are afraid of tax evasion, but because we want to prevent officials from taking the opportunity to raise taxes.

In the final analysis, the power of the civil society in this era is not worth mentioning in front of the authorities, and as long as there is no official resistance, the new policy will not meet with fierce resistance. Moreover, Xu Ping's new policy is also relatively relaxed, just forcing the big families in various places to take out the hidden copper coins and put them in the money bank, and they will not be missing. It did not force people to go bankrupt, nor did it make the people of Jingxi Road miserable, not to mention that it was compared with the later Wang Anshi reforms, or compared with the previous tea and salt law reforms, they were extremely gentle.

Most importantly, the reform did not affect the interests of officials and strengthened their ability to govern at the local level. The most powerful stratum in this era are officials at all levels, and other forces can be ignored.

The only exception is Henan Prefecture, which has a special status, is semi-independent from the transshipment envoys, there are many officials in the city and idle officials, and there are a large number of households in the countryside who are attached to the imperial tomb, which is not so honest compared with other states.

Seeing Xu Ping looking at him, Wang Yaochen shook his head: "Henan Mansion is also about the same, and this audit did not find out that tax evasion was particularly serious." - Actually, this is normal, the copper money of the rich and noble people is put on the heads of a few virtual people headed by Tong Dalang, and most of the other companies are opened by ordinary people, they only think about the rules to make money, and they don't have the courage to evade taxes. And Yun Xing has already said, Tong Dalang's people, don't check carefully, and let them get away. ”

Xu Ping frowned and asked, "Didn't you find any clues?" ”

"Naturally, there is. The company under the names of those people has a lot of transactions, and a lot of copper coins have been precipitated in the company. But their transactions are basically tax-free, and the Henan government receives almost nothing from them. I discussed with Zheng Juan that I am afraid that many of these transactions are fake, and they are just going to be accountable, and there is actually no actual purchase and sale of goods. ”

Zheng Jian on the side said: "Yes, I am ninety percent sure that these people are making fake accounts in order to keep the copper coins in their hands." If Du Cao agrees, I can let my subordinates work with Wang Tongju to get out of their way! ”

Xu Ping waved his hand: "Forget it, let them get away for a few days." There are so many things we have to do right now, there is no need to spend energy on these people, at least not until the end of this year. To tell the truth, which of the rich and noble families in Xijing City has no connections in the imperial court? Either a minister is implicated, or a relative of a prince, these people are used to being domineering, so they are not law-abiding people. Now they're all concentrated on a few people, just avoiding us, which is good for everyone. ”

Zheng Jian frowned and said in a deep voice: "Du Cao, it's not that the officials are talkative, since the new policy is implemented, it should start from the wealthy families!" Since they are domineering, then punish them with severe punishments, and they can't be reluctant! If you don't make efforts to rectify these people, the people will inevitably complain, which is not conducive to the new deal! For the sake of the long run, it's better to start with those people as soon as possible! ”

Xu Ping waved his hand at Zheng Jian and smiled: "Tianxiu, what you said makes sense, but you don't have to do everything." Our current new policy on Jingxi Road is not to collect money from the people, but to ease the people's strength, and it is loose rather than collected. The most important thing is not to punish those who do not follow us, but to benefit those who honestly follow the new policy. For those who really open a company and do business with peace of mind, the most important thing is to let them get tangible benefits. How much tax the government collects is now secondary, and how much money these people make is the most important. To do things, take a long-term view. ”

Yang said: "Most of the people who really feel at ease to do business have made money this year, and the amount is not small. However, the money is now in the bank, and it is an imaginary number for them, and the people have many complaints about it. ”

"Can't you take out the money in the bank at any time? Until now, there has been nothing that the people are not allowed to take. ”

Wang Yaochen shook his head: "It's safe to hold the money in your own hands, there is no way, it is inevitable for the people to think like this." ”

Xu Ping said: "There is no way, so I have to let them slowly change their minds." At most, we're making it easier to withdraw money and spend money. In this way, from next month, find a way to let the money bank set up a delivery place in the three divisions of the shop, and you can directly use the money bank's delivery to buy goods in the shop. It's convenient to spend money and give them peace of mind. ”

The next step for the bank is to change to a bank, and then the bank will issue bank notes, that is, paper money, and slowly replace copper coins. Xu Ping will never give in to this kind of thing, and once the copper coin is in, he should not think about taking it out on a large scale. Copper coins themselves are precious metals, and in the process of circulation, due to the storage and sale of money as a tool, a large number of them have withdrawn from circulation, and no matter how much money is minted by the government, it is difficult to fill this hole. To put it simply, the circulation cost of copper coins is too high to adapt to economic development, and it is imperative to replace copper coins with paper money. Those who are not suitable for this kind of change have to adapt slowly, and Xu Ping will not go back.

Seeing Xu Ping's resolute attitude, Wang Yaochen shook his head and didn't say anything more. At present, the vouchers of the money bank cannot be circulated freely, it is only a certificate of deposit, and it does not have the function of money, and they do not see the future prospects of the bank.

Xu Ping didn't say in detail, things didn't come to that point, and no matter how much he said, it would just be in vain. When the people get used to the settlement of large transactions in the bank, and the trust of the bank is established, and the money bank is issued with a lot of money, they will naturally understand.

Zheng Jian said: "There is one more thing, it is excellent to let the scholars check the accounts after learning to make up for the lack of manpower in the government." I thought about returning to the capital this time, and also doing this in Kaifeng Mansion, and the three divisions of the Gou Yuan recruited public officials again, so they recruited from these people. If you are an existing public servant and can't pass the exam, you shouldn't do anything in Gouyuan. ”

Xu Ping listened and nodded: "This method is feasible." It's just that Kaifeng Mansion now has no company to check the accounts, and there is no job after learning, but I'm afraid that not many people are willing to learn. If you have a heart, you might as well use your mind on the existing three officials. ”

"How many years can Du Cao stay on Jingxi Road? What happened here, how many days will it not happen in Kaifeng Mansion? I can think like this, how many fools are there in the reader? In the lower officials, there are still many people who are willing to take the job test. ”

Zheng Jian was picked up by Xu Ping, although his temper is strange and stubborn, his brain is very clear. Why didn't Xu Ping take these actions when he was the deputy envoy of the Third Division, and as soon as he arrived at Jingxi Road, he did it drastically? Isn't it because there are too many constraints in the capital to show your fists and feet? When the achievements are made on Jingxi Road, it is inevitable to return to the capital, and the same policy will definitely be promoted to the whole country, who can stop it at that time? As long as you are no stranger to the government, you can see this.

Xu Ping smiled and did not speak. Zheng Jian's words are correct, but they are not suitable for saying it clearly.

Zheng Jian said again: "What is worrying now is that there are not many people who have passed the Jingxi Road test. Although the audit was barely completed this time, in fact, in the eyes of the lower officials, there were still many omissions. In a few months, it will be the time for the summer tax, followed by the autumn tax, and the autumn tax will be the end of the year, and there will be more things. There were not many people in the Gou courtyard who could draw Jingxi Road at that time. In my opinion, it is better to take advantage of the efforts of the past few months to teach more people to come out, otherwise the manpower will be stretched thin in the coming year. ”

That's a good point. Yang Xu, you go back to draft a document, go to the states and counties of Jingxi Road, and teach some more people to come out before the summer. In Henan Prefecture, Xuzhou, Caizhou, Dengzhou, Xiangzhou and Jinzhou Prefecture, regardless of the road, anyone who is literate can be enrolled, and after passing the examination, the government will issue a proclamation. In the future, all companies set up by this road must be accounted for by these people, otherwise they will be punished as tax evasion. ”

Yang promised.

Jingxi Road, especially in the south, is not full of learning style, there are not many people who can read and write, and even fewer people who can learn auditing if they meet the requirements. Zheng Jian took his subordinate officials to Jingxi Road to help with training because Xu Ping was his old chief, and he could only play the role of a seed, and he couldn't wrap up this matter all the time. Now the company has not seen big benefits, and there are not many companies on Jingxi Road, and they can barely cope with it. When a large number of companies see benefits after the fall, it will be a different situation.

After talking about this large-scale audit of accounts, a few people sat down to talk about some other topics, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

Wang Yaochen said: "Although I always feel that there are many people evading taxes, but this time I checked, Henan Mansion still collected a lot more taxes than before, and the government has a lot more money on hand." I want to take advantage of the fact that it is not yet autumn, and use the summer months to clean up the Xijing City Pool. The upper reaches of the Luohe River have been dammed, and the Tianjin Bridge is not in a hurry to be repaired, so it can be put down. It's just that the outer city wall has fallen into decay, and if it is renovated, what does Yun Xing think? ”

"This is a matter of your Henan Mansion, why do you have to ask me? But when it comes to this, it reminds me of one thing. In the past, there was no accurate number for the levy and issuance of civil conscription, and if there was something to do, it would be levied, and if there was nothing to do, it would be stopped. -- Of course, there are palaces and imperial tombs here in Henan Prefecture, and there are more conscripts than in other places, so there is no time to spare. Since it is a loose government in the hands, I think that in the future, I can't just requisition people, and I have to make a regulation. Every year, one ding has to serve more than one servant, there is a certain number, those who do less use money to make up, and those who do more pay money. A few days ago, Li Jing wanted to build a road to the south, and I told him about it, but I didn't set a number. This time, it will be decided, and the states and counties will see how much work is appropriate, and the transfer envoy will consider it uniformly. This is also a rule for the state and county to avoid excessive expropriation of people's power, what do you think? ”