With the implementation of basic security, the distribution of land, and the shortage of land have also become a very real problem, and a lot of land is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people. People who occupy too much land far above the social average can also be considered extravagant. Since it is extravagant, it is necessary to collect a luxury tax.

In fact, the areas with concentrated populations in China are not very suitable for the large-scale farm economy, and later generations said that intensive cultivation like myself is a model suitable for the development of agriculture in many parts of the country. An area like Shandong is undoubtedly like this, so the standard given by the vanguard army is one hundred acres. In Shandong, many small landlords have not reached this number, and the number of households exceeding 100 mu was originally no more than 2%, and a statistic in 34 years was roughly 1.6%. After the impact of the subsistence allowance, the land was divided into households, and even one percent of the more than 100 mu could not be reached.

Anything beyond this category will require a higher tax rate, even if it takes up more social resources. This also makes a good excuse for many people to be dissatisfied with why they pay more taxes. This is also a good move for the circulation of land on average.

The large number of vested interest groups often makes it difficult to collect some taxes, and Meng Xiang directly included them in the collection of luxury tax.

Under the conscious propaganda of the vanguard army, under the banner of freedom and boiling, the term "average resources in society" became a hot topic for a while. The scarcity of many resources in the Special Administrative Region is linked to the large population, and it also lets the people know that there is a disparity between the number and the amount of resources, and that excessive use of resources requires taxation.

This is different from personal income tax, which is taxed on income, much more. Whereas, the luxury tax is levied on the basis of consumption. No matter how rich a person is, no one cares if you wear three watches, but if you wear a watch on your wrist, then the tax is also not negotiable.

The number of luxury goods is limited, but it is easy to count. Foreign tobacco and alcohol can be counted, and as soon as foreign products are included in the luxury tax, a trade barrier is erected and domestic industries are protected.

The tax rate is divided into several bands, which are levied according to different luxury items. Rich people are not bad for this money, and Meng Xiang's purpose is not to covet this money, but mainly to guide social consumption and control unnecessary consumption. Once the bubble blows up, everyone is afraid that the consequences of the bubble bursting will hurt themselves, so they have to continue to let him swell until one day, it will be finished together.

Of course, the luxury tax also has limitations and can only control one aspect of the economy. Controlling the economy requires a lot of control, and personal income tax also needs to be levied, but the threshold is very high, and it basically has nothing to do with ordinary people.

As soon as the luxury tax was introduced, it began to exert pressure on its large target-oriented population.

"Isn't it a bit of a hurry?" Even Pharmacist Tang was a little worried.

"This is the right time!" Meng Xiang is also facing tremendous pressure, but he has the support of the base, and he has a way to protect himself at the worst.

At this time, it was the general environment of the Anti-Japanese War, and he was besieged by himself, and the expropriation of luxury goods naturally occupied the reason. In the past two months, the implementation of the subsistence allowance system in the newly occupied areas has been more than halfway through, and the people in the areas who have not yet started the implementation of the subsistence allowance are also full of expectations, and the luxury tax is far from the majority of the people. The vanguard army has gained a popular base.

In this closed environment besieged by Yue himself, the many forces of the central political axe were separated by Yu himself. Even if the original vested interests wanted to resist, they did not have the support of foreign aid, and they were faced with a huge army. The new powers also need to kick their feet on these old forces and take over the scepter in their hands. Under the guidance and supervision of the Clone Force, the middle and lower ranks of the Vanguard Army have not yet colluded with these old forces.

Thus, the bayonets of the vanguard army lit up.

When there were more than a dozen riots in the newly occupied areas such as Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Henan, the armed police warned all the people with the blood of more than 300 people that paying taxes was an obligation. Meng Xiang did not hesitate to use iron and blood to maintain the order of tax payment. If you don't set the rules at this time, the price you will pay in the future will be greater.

If you object, you can. Go to the citizens' congress to put forward the relevant veto resolution, and slowly resolve it in accordance with the law.

In fact, the luxury tax is not very high, after all, it is an attitude. In the same way, the disgruntled are trying to maintain their privileges. The game between the two sides is the right to speak of power.

"Scratching and bloodshed, there are already many newspapers scolding you." Zhou Bai has also been busy these days, and as the executor of the economy in the war zone, he is the busiest.

"Scratching? In several places, even the mountain cannon has been dragged out, and it is still called chaos? Both sides fired, and there were undead? The Firearms Restriction Act already prohibits the possession of weapons such as artillery and machine guns, where do their weapons come from? "Meng Xiang doesn't care about being scolded, it is impossible to expect everyone to be satisfied, scolding is the right of every citizen. You can use civil law to fight a lawsuit with him, but where Meng Xiang has this time, there is no need for this, and this situation will only increase.

"Many of their weapons are in private possession and have not been handed in, and some of them have been newly replenished. Behind the turmoil in some places is the shadow of himself. There are 32 newspapers in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and there are also personal subsidies behind them, but not directly through eight intermediaries. Rat Er answered beside him.

"These Han annihilation. A villain who only wants to gain himself! Zhou Bai heard it and said angrily.

"Keep watching!" Meng Xiang instructed lightly. There are many such cases, some people know that the funds are unknown but still greedy for small profits, and some people are unaware.

"Didn't they say I don't fight inside and outside? Then we'll fight the devils a few times. Meng Xiang continued. As soon as there was some peace, someone came out and jumped. By then, the war had begun, and the people's attention would have to be diverted. Under military control, there is no need to explain too much reasoning, and many things can be handled through war.

"Isn't it too early? There are still a lot of supplies that are not ready. Zhou Bai couldn't help but say when he heard this.

As the vanguard army expanded, more and more supplies were needed. Some bases can provide it, some won't. Even the military uniforms and bedding provided by the base only meet the needs of 300,000, which is not enough for 500,000 people. The clothing factories in these special zones can be fully operational, but the production of steel helmets, lunch boxes, armed belts, military boots, etc., requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Fortunately, in the turn of the year, the base can be replenished according to the share of the new year, which can be regarded as a temporary solution to this problem.

But even then, some other military supplies need to be provided by the theater of operations. In order to deal with his possible counterattack, the materials continued to accumulate, and the standard quantity had not yet reached the standard, and at this time, Meng Xiang was about to propose to attack Rehe, which was a bit worse.

"Rest assured, it's not a fierce battle. It's just military training, actual combat training. Meng Xiang said with a smile. But this attack is more than that.

Miss Kong Er's talk about the matchmaker has been pushed back by Meng Xiang's sentence "If you don't drive Kou out of China, you won't get a family". But at least it would be a better excuse to show that the military is busy.

In addition, I said that I have not moved for a long time, and I also need to test it. Offense is the best defense.

The vanguard army was not ready, and neither was he ready.

On January 20, the vanguard army shelled the positions of the Yue army outside the Great Wall in Rehe and Chahar. On the same day, gunfire also began to sound in the south of Xuzhou.

The devil has been preparing for a long time, and the battle is together, and the defense is in place immediately. But they soon found that the vanguard army did not attack, there was only the sound of gunfire, but the intensity was not high.

At the same time, many recruits also joined the actual combat drill one by one. Except for the 150,000 recruits who have not yet left the barracks, the rest of the recruits will experience the baptism of artillery fire and gunpowder smoke on the battlefield.

"There are always dead targets on the training ground, and only the test of life and death on the battlefield can make soldiers take off the immature hats of novices." Meng Xiang said. Too many novices need to be trained by the fire of war before they can face the larger battles below.

"Well, it's just that the scale of the battle needs to be controlled. Compared to those veterans, the recruits are still lacking a lot. I only hope that when I attack in a big way, I can have more than 100,000 elite soldiers. Fan Chong nodded in response.

"Although we just want to train the troops, the people's ardent hopes are too high."

"Regain Henan!" "Regain Shanxi!" "Reclaim Rehe!"

Together with the flames of war, the enthusiastic students were the first to organize and shout various slogans in support. In particular, it is hoped that the vanguard army will regain the lost territory. People from other industries have also participated, hoping that the vanguard army will make new contributions. The unanimous desire of the people is to regain more lost ground.

"The time is not yet ripe, and we still have a lot of places that are not ready." Meng Xiang also wanted to recover it as soon as possible, but the newly occupied area had not yet stabilized and had not been digested and transformed. Once Shanxi, Henan and other places are recovered, they will directly have full contact with the Central Army, Yan Xishan, and other forces. Where is there more energy to deal with intrigues?

On the 21st, the Central Party convened the Fifth Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee, and Meng Xiang was not from the Central Party and had no chance to participate. Their central topic was to decide on the course of the War of Resistance and the handling of the three domestic affairs.

The first thing is Wang Jingwei's problem. Although in November last year, Wang Jingwei was dismissed from all positions early and expelled from the party. But the implications are widespread, and this time we have to make a final decision.

The second task is to deal with the problem of infiltration by other forces in the national control area. Under the slogan of unanimity with the outside world, many activities of other forces have been laid out in a clear place. Some contradictions and frictions are increasing, and differences in ideas and disputes over interests need to define a principle.