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735 New rules and public opinion war

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    The young man should be an employee of the Security Bureau, and he seemed to be very serious and responsible in his work. Zhao Lide took the document, checked that it was OK, signed it and handed it to him.  The young man left in a hurry, walking and trotting.

    However, Chi Zhengjie looked at the other party's back in surprise. He had seen that face in the materials circulated within the committee.  Although it is only hand-painted, it is quite expressive.

    "Hehe's not that?"

    "Yes, he is the Manchurian Zhenglan Banner member who took the initiative to defect to us. His current name is Suertai."

    "You really dare to use him? Aren't you afraid that this guy will assassinate you?"

    Chi Zhengjie said in astonishment, but Zhao Lide cheered:

    "Bei Wei and I have tested him several times, both publicly and secretly. There should be no problem. If this guy can deceive me and Bei Wei, then we will admit it. The key is that talents are rare. If it is not confirmed that he is right  We knew nothing about it at that time, so I would treat him as a modern person."

    “… His ability is really good, his mind is sharp, and his receptive ability is very strong. He meets the requirements of intelligence work in all aspects. After a few years of training, he might really be able to take over from me in this area.”

    Hearing that Zhao Lide gave him such a high evaluation, Chi Zhengjie was a little stunned. After a while, he said:

    "It seems that you are really short of people. From the Donglin Party to the Manchurians, you will accept everyone who comes."

    "Yeah, why else would I be talking to you so much, other than to recruit talents? How about it, Ajie, think about it?"

    Chi Zhengjie nodded slightly and said nothing, but a person like Zhao Lide had such a sharp eye, so he immediately saw that he had actually been touched, so he stopped being wordy at the moment.  Everyone went back to their rooms to freshen up and rest.

    …………

    In the next few days, Chi Zhengjie began his investigation plan, while Zhao Lide continued to handle various daily government affairs.  However, whenever there is an opportunity, he will try his best to involve Chi Zhengjie in his work, and at the same time explain all aspects of the situation to him.  It was as if he had been treated as an administrative assistant, and at the same time, he also instilled a concept into the people below: This is the second boss.

    Chi Zhengjie acquiesced to this approach and began to learn from it while continuing his fieldwork.  However, as he gradually began to take over specific affairs, Chi Zhengjie soon discovered that even if a parliament was established, the so-called "gentry class" would not automatically side with them.

    "Damn it, those local tyrants and evil gentry are really endless!"

    Just a few days later, Chi Zhengjie let out such an angry roar. Because he was going to the countryside to do fieldwork, Zhao Lide entrusted Chi Zhengjie to do some agricultural investigation work with him, mainly about the "375" rent reduction.  Implementation of the system.

    Since last year, Qiong Haijun has fully implemented the "375 system" within their jurisdiction.  In other words, no matter who owns the land, whether it is official land or private land, land tenants only need to pay a maximum of three-eighths of the harvest, which is 37.5% of the rent.  The remaining five-eighths will definitely belong to you.

    This is divided into two situations: one is that official land is leased to private individuals or collectives. For example, Qiong Haijun recruited immigrants from all over the Ming Dynasty and established various collective villages and farms. The land they were allocated was considered to belong to the government, and these units  It is necessary to pay a quarter of its output to the government, that is, the Qiong Navy Government, 25% of the income as rent, and the rest is at your own disposal.

    As for those farmers and landlords who originally owned their own land on Hainan Island, of course they also had to pay taxes to the government on their cultivated land. The tax amount was one-eighth of the total output. If they farmed their own land, they would only pay 12.5%.  So much needs to be paid.  If it is rented to tenants, then as mentioned above: the landlord can collect up to three-eighths of the rent, one-eighth of which needs to be paid to the government, and he can keep one-quarter.

    In addition, another huge burden on the people of the Ming Dynasty, the annual labor service required for the country has also been cancelled. If the government needs a large number of laborers, it will be hired by money instead of forced labor.

    From now on, the only thing residents under the jurisdiction of the Qiong Haijun Government will have to do is military service: all adult males aged 16 years old are obliged to perform military service, and the service period is five years.  However, it is allowed to spend money to apply for exemption.  If you don't get selected after signing up for the election, it will be considered as fulfilling your obligation for the year. In fact, most people will not be selected.  Because Qiong Haijun implements the principle of elite soldiers, which requires very high physical fitness, and the number of soldiers must be small.

    The Ming Dynasty’s original preferential and exemption policy for scholars still retained: Scholars, Juren, and Jinshi were exempted from military service to varying degrees according to their merit.  Moreover, the Qiong Haijun Government has added a category on this basis: families of military martyrs are also exempt from tax, with a quota ofEquivalent to a scholar.

    The literary style in Hainan is not prosperous. There are very few Jinshi candidates and few scholars. In fact, not many people can enjoy the original tax exemption policy.  But things are different for military families. As soon as this policy comes out, as long as you serve in the military, you can help your family get tax exemption. With the supporting veterans' resettlement system, you can often work in government departments after you are demobilized, eat public food, and earn a living.  Public servants Even when they return to their hometowns, they serve as militia captains, village cadres and other local leaders. This has led to the rapid improvement of the status of the soldiers under Qiong Haijun.  There was not much time between when I first hid when I heard about the recruitment, and later when I gave money to the recruitment cadres in order to be selected.

    …………

    The rules are very clear and have indeed reduced the burden on the people. After the new rules were released, they must have received widespread support and attracted cheers and thanks, right?

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?.  When these rules were first announced, they caused an uproar in the Qiongzhou area, not in support, but in opposition.  Almost everyone agreed, saying that short-haired people were levied excessively and the court taxes were greatly increased!  The "375 rent reduction" is obviously a tax increase!

    Why do you say that? If you only look at the public figures, the taxes collected by Qiong Haijun: 12.5%, a ratio of one-eighth, is indeed much higher than that of the Ming Dynasty. The fiscal and taxation system of the Ming Dynasty is  The later period was basically a mess, and even the most informative academic papers of later generations could not summarize a clear conclusion.

    However, in name, the taxes collected by the Ming court have always been strictly in accordance with the "ancestral system", that is, the rules left over from the Zhu Yuanzhang era: only one tax per ten or even lower.  Later, after many tax reductions and exemptions, many places did not even pay taxes for several years.

    Of course, in reality, this kind of low tax rate is only in name, and various names were soon added: such as promotion, additional payment, three rates and the local yellow list, white list, Linjiankihu, etc.  There are endless amounts of silver and fire consumption.

    Qiong Haijun’s new rules exempted all these, but those big landowners pretended not to see it and insisted that the tax on short hair was increased!  Moreover, a large group of people shouted at the same time, which made them very loud.

    "If it were in the Jiangnan area, if such a commotion happened for a while, a popular uprising might really happen. Even if the suppression was suppressed, some literati might write an article such as "Tombstones of the Six" to commemorate it.  It was later included in middle school textbooks and was memorized by countless students before exams

    It’s a pity that these landowners made two mistakes: first, this is not Jiangnan, there are not so many scholars, and there is no market for “Scholar Qingyi” here.  Hainan Island has indeed become rich in recent years, but most of the people who have become rich are the business class, and most of them got rich because of their relationship with short-haired people. They will definitely not go against short-haired people.

    Second, and the most important point: the regime they are fighting against was formed by a group of modern people, not the Ming Dynasty, which was stupid and even its basic governing ability was gradually declining.

    As the actual controller of Qiongzhou Prefecture, Zhao Lide understands the importance of controlling public opinion.  In fact, when he announced the new regulations, he formulated a series of follow-up publicity plans.  Newspapers, theater troupes, teahouse storytellers as well as the "Five Cent Party" that Pang Yu and others tried well in Shandong, and even the small salesmen who went to the countryside to buy groceries were recruited by him to promote it.

    No matter how loudly those big players shout, they can’t stand up to government departments with formal action models and dedicated publicity funds.  If they are ordinary outsiders with no foundation, the landowners will naturally have various ways to make the propaganda personnel unable to stay, or simply "disappear".  Light, dark, soft, hardit's been this way for many years.

    But in today's Hainan Island, they really don't have the guts to say "political power comes from the barrel of a gun." Short-haired people have always openly promoted it. For those forces that dare to openly use violence to oppose them, Short-haired people  Never afraid to suppress with force.  It's just that they are very smart. They will definitely find a sufficient reason every time before dealing with someone. They have full righteousness and separate them from other people of the same class. They will not cause resonance similar to "the rabbit dies and the fox is sad". In short, it is  Minimize the striking surface as much as possible before taking action.

    Not to mention that Shorthair has the status of a legal government on Hainan Island, coupled with propaganda and action methods that are hundreds of years ahead, and the most important point: they are indeed the party with "justice" even according to the standards of this era.  In terms of moral standards, reducing the burden on farmers is also a very important policy.  Those big landlords who want to prevent this kind of thing are inherently on the opposite side of public opinion.

    After the first few big families who dared to try the law ended up being ruined, no one on Hainan Island dared to play dirty with short-haired dogs anymore.  Those big players who are too tough will be soft again and adopt the method of "passive resistance": We will not fight with you anymore., but we will not cooperate with any requests. We will live our lives behind closed doors as if you don’t exist.
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