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The plan mentioned by Zhu Cihong is naturally the reform of the household department and the tax division.

In the inner hall study of the tax branch of the Linqing Household Department, Zhu Cihong moved chairs and asked everyone to sit down.

"I took up the post of head of the tax division of the Ministry of Households, and for the court, the work is not qualified, and the tax amount of 100,000 taels is enough. As for what can be done outside of 100,000 taels, the princes of the court are not very concerned. As long as I don't collect 500,000 a year like in the first year of the Apocalypse, it is enough to provoke Linqing City to almost go bankrupt. Zhu Cihong said with a smile. Chang Zhilang and the others also smiled lightly when they heard this. No one trusts Zhu Cihong's abilities more than them.

There is no one more worthy of their trust than Zhu Cihong.

But Zhu Cihong's next sentence suddenly made everyone stunned: "But the political achievements of 100,000 taels of silver a year are by no means satisfactory to me." ”

Hearing Zhu Cihong say this, Chang Zhilang suddenly grasped Zhu Cihong's meaning, and said tentatively: "My lord wants to expand the amount of taxes?" ”

Zhu Cihong changed his chin: "Yes and no." But the tax department will definitely charge more taxes here. The essence of taxation is that the tax is taken from the people, supplied to the imperial court, and finally used by the people. So from this point of view, what you have to do is to pluck the most goose feathers and let the feat the least. Only by plucking the most goose feathers can more people wear warm goose feather coats. ”

Chang Zhilang and the other prisoners nodded thoughtfully, but soon frowned and doubted: "But...... The amount of money and food, the world has its own theorem. One more point for me, one point less for me. As long as there is one less there, then the woe will be born in vain. Even if the adults refrain from repeating the chaos in Linqing in the first year of the Apocalypse, once they provoke a backlash from the local Haoqiang clan, the adults will be greatly constrained in Linqing. ”

Zhu Cihong slowly bowed his head.

If Zhu Cihong only wanted 100,000 taels of silver to run the Household Tax Division, in fact, the previous layout was enough. By kneading Chu Lushan, no one in the tax division dares to tease the hooves, even if it is a few tens of thousands of taels more, there is no problem.

But Zhu Cihong's desire does not stop there, he wants to reform, and looks down on the current tax system that is backward and inefficient, and has not improved for a hundred years.

But if we want to carry out reforms, we will naturally not be able to do it alone. Zhu Cihong needs a team to fight with him.

This group of teams pulled out of the household department can be said to be Zhu Cihong's most basic team, and it is the basis for maintaining combat effectiveness. It is the most suitable team for Zhu Cihong to preside over the reform.

If you want this team to exert its combat effectiveness, the first thing to bear the brunt of is to unify your thinking and understand the business nodes and logic. Even, there is a belief that arises from the common pursuit of one heart and one effort.

Thinking like this, Zhu Cihong has unconsciously put into operation the set of methods of employing people in later generations.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Cihong said: "Call everyone to come today, I'm not welcome, what kind of fiction is there." It's all about getting to work as quickly as possible. Later, at the celebration banquet, I will make up for this wind and dust. ”

Chang Zhilang and the others heard this, but they didn't complain, and they didn't come to play. So the six of them got up one after another and said loudly: "I am willing to make contributions with the adults, such small things are not important." ”

"Okay, then I'll get to business." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "The first thing to consider in our tax work is to establish a set of tax systems suitable for the current needs based on political purposes, comprehensively considering the functions of taxation, the methods of tax collection, the types of taxes collected, the objects of tax collection and the strategies of tax collection. ”

"On such a basis, we first consider our purpose. Not only to collect the most taxes, but also to get the least number of people to oppose them. In fact, don't think that the system that is maintained now is the least opposed by the people, in fact, the opposition has never disappeared, but the cost of the new system was invested a hundred years ago, and no matter how many voices there are, it has gradually fallen silent, but the will to oppose has always existed. Changes to the current divisions are also inevitable. ”

"The first and foremost key to change is to find a balance between the most taxes and the least opposition."

Speaking of this, Zhu Cihong glanced at him, and saw a person behind Chang Zhilang frowning slightly, revealing a little disdain.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong paused and said with a smile: "Although you don't find it boring after such a long discussion, I think there must be people who are very uncomfortable with such a set of big talk and talking about interests. I even think that I have come up with such a strange theory, which is a bit of a distorted heresy. ”

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he immediately saw that the six people were red and red.

Chang Zhilang hurriedly explained: "The adults are public-minded, and we should not speculate with the heart of a villain. ”

"This villain and a gentleman should never be distinguished by whether or not they are profitable. In fact, it is a hypocritical theory to think that a gentleman is not a profit. It's a set of false views that push everyone into the opposite of morality. Of course, I'm not here today to refute this view. If I can benefit the most people in the world, it doesn't matter if I am the first villain in the ages. Zhu Cihong smiled again.

At this moment, the expressions of Chang Zhilang and the other six people became solemn, they felt Zhu Cihong's heart, and their careful thoughts dissipated: "Please continue to lecture." ”

"The so-called money and food in the world, I give one place is the other place, I don't agree with this statement. Just as it is to think that taxation is a purely negative thing, it is a profit for the people. Zhu Cihong pondered the words and said softly: "If there are no bandits in the world, no people who are hungry and frozen, and no natural disasters, floods and droughts. Taxes are extremely important. Let the wealthy big businessmen and big landlords pay taxes, and let the poor and desperate to become bandits get financial relief before they become bandits. Let the hungry people get through the difficult times before they go hungry because of the tax exemption and tax reduction. Let the water conservancy and river works be smoothly supervised, so that the flood and drought disasters can also be reduced. ”

"With such a tax and finance, how can it not be the word benevolence and righteousness?" When Zhu Cihong said the word "benevolence and righteousness", the six people in front of him were suddenly shocked.

Chang Zhilang listened, his eyes shining: "Take it from the people, use it for the people!" If this can be done, even the rule of three generations can be restored! ”

The rule of three generations is the life of the ancient Yao Shunyu era. It can be said to be the highest belief in the hearts of Confucian scholars throughout the ages. Chang Zhilang's praise is really the highest evaluation in the hearts of Confucian students.

The other prisoners also listened to Zhu Cihong's strange theory, and were shocked by Zhu Cihong's generous and righteous remarks, and at the same time, they also felt a hot sense of mission stirring in their hearts.

Unexpectedly, what they thought they were going to do was to compete with the people for profit, but now that they think about it, this is the real thing that can help the people. It is true benevolence, not the hypocrisy and hypocrisy of a gentleman!