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Text Chapter 712 The essence of the reform

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    Crisis of Confidence?  Everyone here was stunned. Is the credibility of the court more important than the military?  When the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, who among the people in the world believed in the Qing court?  The Qing Dynasty was able to exist today entirely because of the invincible Eight Banners cavalry. The prestige of the Qing Dynasty was entirely dependent on bloody and cruel suppression. Does it have anything to do with trust?

    Although everyone disagreed with Zhenwu's words, they refused to refute them. They just responded silently. It was obvious that Shang Yang moved trees, won the trust of the people, and promoted reforms. Even if there was a debate on this matter, it would not be possible for a while.  For a while, they couldn't tell the difference. When arguing with Zhenwu, they were at a disadvantage in the first place. Besides, there was no point in arguing about this matter.

    Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhenwu knew that they didn't take it seriously. After thinking about it for a while, he vaguely guessed what everyone was thinking. After pondering for a moment, he continued: "Conquering the world and governing the world are not the same. In the Yuan Dynasty,  The Mongolian cavalry is unparalleled in the world, so why is there no national destiny for a century? How can we govern the world solely by force?

    Why should I emphasize the credibility of the court?  The people cannot stand without trust, the family cannot be harmonious, the business cannot prosper without trust, and the country cannot be stable without trust. Take disaster relief as an example. There were natural disasters of varying sizes every year in the Qing Dynasty. If the people trusted the court, the victims would feel at ease.  What will happen if the people do not trust the court while waiting for relief arrangements?

    The victims will panic. If the government does not provide relief, they will take desperate risks to survive. They will attack local government offices and wealthy gentry households, open warehouses to release grain, and then large-scale riots will occur and the place will be corrupted. The Fujian victims rioted, and I led the troops to pacify them.  , although the victims of the riots were successfully appeased, the wealthy local Jin gentry households had lost all their houses, and all local county offices were destroyed. Not only was the local vitality greatly damaged, but the imperial court was also wasting money and money. If this happened every year and everywhere, it would be a disaster.  During the Qing Dynasty, the military was at its peak.  How many years can it last?

    The examples I gave are only for disaster relief. In fact, the court¡¯s lack of credibility has caused far more harm than that. At least, the government orders are unreasonable, the laws are unfair, the people are resentful, and the social order is chaotic.  If it is serious, the rituals will collapse, the music will be ruined, the people's hearts will be lost, the local area will rot, and the country's foundation will be shaken.  "

    Hearing these words, everyone was moved. Zhang Pengye took the lead and bowed and said: "The emperor's holy concerns are far-reaching, penetrating deeply, and the candle can illuminate thousands of miles. It is really a blessing to the Qing Dynasty."

    Seeing this situation, Zhenwu knew that everyone must praise the situation according to the memorial.  His ears were already tired of hearing these eulogies, so he stretched out his hand and pressed them twice.  He stopped everyone's praise, and then said: "I have recently reviewed many reforms in the past. I found that the essence of the reforms in the past is to enrich the country by dumbing down the people, weakening the people, and harming the people."

    Hearing these words, everyone couldn¡¯t help but look at each other, greatly surprised.  Zhenwu What does this mean?  Historically, reforms have been carried out because the imperial court was financially strained and its revenue was drying up. The purpose of the reforms was to enrich the country.  This is naturally to exploit the people in order to enrich the country. Otherwise, who would be too full to instigate reforms? How many ministers who have always advocated reforms have a happy ending?  Who is not a notorious monarch who advocates reform?  Besides, isn't it exploiting the people to ensure the stability of the court's annual income by sharing the income of the peasants with the peasants and the officials and gentry working together as errands?

    Zhenwu glanced at the crowd, and then continued: "Shang Yang's reform is to weaken the people and fool the people. He clearly stated, 'The people are weak and the country is strong, and the country is strong and the people are weak. Therefore, a country with justice must weaken the people.' Shang Yang's reform  It not only intensified the exploitation of the people, but also strengthened the control over the people, firmly binding the people to the land.

    The reforms of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty blatantly plundered the people. Perhaps it is more appropriately called robbery. Measures such as selling officials and titles, calculating and suing, salt and iron official business, and controlling currency can be said to have affected all people, whether rich or poor, farmers or merchants.  A plunder in the direction, the craziness of the means is the highest in the history of change, and it can be said to be the first of its kind.

    Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty's 'Equal Land System' reform was a reform plan designed by the imperial court to seize the people and tax from the powerful landlords. This was a very mild reform that benefited the country, the people and the powerful landlords, and the court was able to successfully compete with the powerful landlords.  Powerful landowners peacefully shared the land rents of the common people.

    The "Two Taxes Law" of Tang Dezong Prime Minister Yang Yan was a reform openly carried out to increase the court's revenue. It not only incorporated all exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes into the Two Taxes Law and turned them into regular tax items, but also abolished the payment of taxes in kind.  The system of paying taxes with money resulted in money being expensive and commodity prices plummeting, but the imperial court was filled with money and grain.

    Wang Anshi's reform was just a plan to raise money for the country secretly under the guise of equalizing taxes on square fields. The equalizing tax law was not only delayed, intermittent, and ended without any problem, but it was the Green Crops Law, the Free Service Law, and the Market Law that could make money for the national treasury.  Yi Fa and others were implemented extremely resolutely and thoroughly.

    Zhang Juzheng's whipping method was also to collect money for the country under the guise of fair taxation. The merging of taxes and levies did not reduce the tax burden on the people at all.  In addition to the "whipping method", it appears again, which is actually a disguised increase in taxes.  "

    Speaking ofInside, Zhenwu stopped, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Everyone present was confused. What did this master mean?  Does his tone mean he wants to implement reforms that will benefit and strengthen the people?  Among these four new policies, only the abolition of consumption is beneficial to the people. Is it possible that there are other new policies?

    Just when everyone was puzzled, Zhenwu put down the tea cup and continued: "The purpose of the Qing Dynasty's implementation of the New Deal was different from the previous reforms. It was not for the purpose of increasing the court's income, nor for the purpose of dumbing down, weakening, and harming the people.  To enrich the country, the Qing Dynasty wanted to both enrich the country and strengthen the people. This was the essential difference between the New Deal implemented by the Qing Dynasty and the reforms of previous dynasties.

    This point must be clearly distinguished. The Qing Dynasty did not implement the New Deal due to financial difficulties, but implemented the New Deal to suppress land annexation, ease the contradiction between the people and the officials and gentry, and reduce the burden on the people. Therefore, it must be measured resolutely and thoroughly.  The fields were cleared to ensure fair tax collection. Local officials who practiced favoritism and malpractice did not have to wait for orders and were executed on the spot for heinous crimes. Their families were sent to America as slaves.

    Secondly, after the New Deal, to completely prevent the emergence of new exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the court must summarize the various taxes collected in the Beijing News, list them one by one, and simplify the annotation, not only for the gentry to understand, but also for the people to understand.  The people clearly understand this, so as to prevent local officials from increasing the assessment of various miscellaneous expenses.

    Furthermore, cancel the household registration and review system, eliminate official households, eunuch households, Confucian households, etc., abolish the lowly registration, and remove all the registered households, including happy households, lazy people, beggar households, servants, companions, and poor households, etc.  For the people, they were incorporated into the official household, and people were allowed to move freely within the Qing Dynasty, including Southeast Asia and Australia.

    In short, the people must benefit from the New Deal!  The above points have been widely discussed in the study, the cabinet, the six ministries and nine ministers. The four new policies should also be widely debated in Beijing and Ningbao. There is no need to hide them. Sooner or later they will be made public to the world.  "

    Hearing Zhenwu's words, everyone here could not help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Zhenwu only added a proposal to abolish the humble status and allow the people to move freely. This matter is of no importance and has little impact, and Zhenwu also has some leftovers.  There was room for maneuver for them to discuss. Although everyone knew they were just going through the motions, they were secretly happy. Zhenwu finally showed some mercy to them this time. They all hurriedly bowed and said: "I respect your order."

    Zhenwu nodded slightly, and then ordered: "Go to the study room to discuss with the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites how to ensure and improve the salary and welfare of officials during their resignation period and after they retire. This is not only related to the implementation of the New Deal, but also to the rectification  In government administration, we must effectively ensure that officials have no worries before we can talk about eliminating official corruption and bribery. I hope that all officials will be honest and strict in self-discipline. We must not only maintain integrity, protect integrity, promote and reward honest officials, but also ensure that honest officials live a dignified life without worries.  Only in this way can we cultivate more honest officials and reverse the trend of corruption and bribery in officialdom."

    "I obey the order." Zhang Penghie, Xiao Yongzao, Song Zhu and others hurriedly bowed to respond.  Zhao Shenqiao, who is known for his integrity, disagrees with this. If he cannot be content with being poor, how can he be called an honest official?  Of course, he didn't dare to say this. Once he said this, he would definitely offend all the officials in the world. Although he was not afraid, he still had to consider his son Zhao Fengzhao, who was under investigation.

    However, Zhang Penghie noticed that although Zhenwu pointed out the importance of this matter, he had no intention of urging it, nor did he set a time limit. He immediately understood that Zhenwu's intention was just to spread the word first to build momentum, and he was afraid that this matter would be delayed.  It would not be possible to implement it until next year when he had enough money. He made up his mind immediately. Zhenwu would not take the initiative to ask about it, and he would not mention it.

    Zhenwu's idea of ????repaying the wind and building momentum. Nowadays, money is more important than this. There is no possibility of implementing it in the short term. After saying this, he put the matter behind him and glanced at Yin.  He glanced at it and said: "The industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax reform has been tried out in Jingshi and Jiangning for several years. Yinhu and Ertai will summarize the results of the trial as soon as possible, including the specific tax rate, income comparison, and the impact of various industries after the trial.  In response to this, the impact of prices on businesses in various industries and the pros and cons of the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes are listed in detail."

    Yinhu and Ertai hurriedly bowed and said: "I obey the order." Yinhu didn't care, but Ertai was very happy in his heart. Zhenwu was finally going to vigorously promote the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes. This was his budding moment.  Opportunity.

    After making arrangements one by one, Zhenwu looked at Yinyou and said: "The Qing Dynasty does not blame people for their words. As the mouthpiece of the imperial court, the Beijing News must be carefully reviewed at all levels and cannot be neglected. The Ning Newspaper is my deliberate work for the Beijing News."  An opponent set up by a newspaper, a one-man show is naturally not as attractive as a rival show. The debate between Beijing News and Ningbao has now attracted the attention of the world. The debate on the cause of Ming's death is just the beginning. The next debate on the New Deal is the main topic. I hope Beijing  I hope you can live up to my expectations and shine!"
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