Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 100 Everything is in order
Raising his head, Wang Xiaochun rubbed his forehead vigorously, staring at the outside in a daze.

Cao Ge brought the county's collection and taxation title, and Wang Xiaohun checked it carefully, and saw that his head was as big as a bucket.There are too many names, and the number is miscellaneous, and every money received is useful, and they are listed one by one.From these documents alone, nothing has changed.

The taxation of the Song Dynasty, from the perspective of the official tax of the court, is actually not much.But in addition to the regular tax, there are also tax increases, as well as various conversions, transfers, increased consumption, Dendrobium noodles and many other items.There are also items such as Hemai, Kepei, and Hebian, which have evolved from the original normal trading behavior.There are also labor money, etc., which were originally collected for changing the labor system, and finally turned into taxes.The miscellaneous add up, the number is staggering.

After a short rest, Wang Xiaohun ordered Cao Ge to be called in.

Cao Ge saluted.Wang Xiaochun tapped the tax book on the table.Said: "Cao Yasi, according to this, the people's taxes are extremely heavy."

Cao Ge said: "Knowing the state, it has been like this since ancient times. There are no taxes, and there are many places in the state and county where money is spent, and it is turned over to the court. Where does the money come from? All the money above has to be added."

Wang Xiaohun shook his head gently: "I heard people say that if the imperial court charges one cent more, the common people will pay five cents more. In other words, most of the money collected is still divided by the state and county officials. "

Cao Ge grimaced and shook his head again and again: "Zhizhou, that's just what an official who doesn't know about official affairs just said casually. How is this possible? Look at this tax book, I've listed all the uses in detail, but is there anything inappropriate?"

Wang Xiaohun said: "It's a pity, you met someone like me who can really understand the account books. I looked carefully, and most of them, about [-]% of the money, actually disappeared. In other words, you received the money. , although it is recorded in the account book, there is no actual whereabouts."

Cao Ge spread out his hands: "Why did Zhizhou say that? The above clearly remembers it clearly."

Wang Xiaohun flipped open the ledger and said, "A lot of the above is how much chicken, duck, fish and meat I bought yesterday, and how much wine I bought the day before yesterday. I don't know what the wine and meat are used for. It's still small money, and many of them are hired today. How many people have been sent, and where will the goods be delivered tomorrow. What exactly are people hired to do, and why they are sent to other counties, but it is not clear. In other words, it is just a written account."

Cao Ge's face changed and he just said: "It has been like this since ancient times. How can you remember these chores clearly?

Wang Xiaoli stood up, his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth at the side of the case.He turned around, looked at Cao Ge, and said, "I understand that many public servants and officers in the county government do not actually have salaries. How can they do things if they don't send money? If money is to be sent, there will naturally be many confused accounts on the books. This has been the case since the founding of this dynasty. Over time, it will naturally become more and more chaotic. But now is an extraordinary period. It is necessary to raise an army and lack money everywhere, so it is not enough to be confused. The account must be clear, and the old habits of the past must be changed. ."

Cao Ge cupped his hands and stood there silently.

Wang Xiaohun looked at Cao Ge, and said with a heavier tone: "Besides, officials want to take money, and subordinate officials have to take money. Of course, these money cannot be recorded on the account. It can only be changed. Most of the so-called confused accounts , that's all there is to it."

Cao Ge hurriedly said: "Why does Zhizhou say this? It's normal for a county's accounts to be troublesome, and it's normal to not understand."

Wang Xiaohun shook his head, but did not speak for a while.Not to mention this era, the historical research of later generations, I do not know how detailed these ancient financial activities are.Who doesn't know that a number on the book is actually another number?The heaviest burden on the people is not how much the imperial court charges, but how much money the grass-roots officials add to this figure.

Officials at this time were not ignorant of this phenomenon.Many officials have appeared, especially those who served in the three divisions and the Ministry of Households.But finding the problem is one thing, solving it is another.Although many people pointed out the shortcomings, they did not solve them.Not only has it not been resolved, but it has only gotten worse over time.

When Jin Bing encircled Kaifeng during the Jingkang period, no matter what the intention was, the localities raised taxes one after another.Some are used on the right path, and many are taken by officials themselves.Yexian is no exception. During the Jingkang period, a lot of taxes were added, which has been inherited since then.

Cao Ge is a detainee, and if he wants the public officials below him to support him, how dare he reduce the income of the public officials?These additional taxes are all inherited.

After a long time, Wang Xiaohun said, "There are so many problems in the accounts. There are many more, which are not recorded at all. What is the number when you add all of them? Six feet of tax cloth per acre is more than four buckets of rice. , the rest of the labor money, body silver, offering money, etc., all of which cost more than [-] yuan, plus six buckets of rice. The land in Ye County, the people don’t eat or drink, can they grow it?”

Having said that, Wang Xiaohun kept shaking his head. "Actually, I checked these account books, and I just got a rough idea. I don't know which ones. Apart from those in the account books, there are many others that are not included in the accounts. These are not included in the accounts, and it is even more unclear."

He went back to his seat and sat down, looking at Cao Ge.Seeing him sweating profusely, Wang Xiaohun said: "Cao Yasi, what I said, you should be very clear in your heart. I can't blame you. I don't know how many years ago it was passed down like this, so what can you do? It's just that Ah, to collect money from the people like this, the people have worked hard for a year, and they don’t have enough food or clothing to cover their bodies, so what else can they say?

Cao Ge paused for a while.He cupped his hands and said, "If you know what the state wants, just order it."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaohun couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You are an official, so you should be clear about these things. What should I do? Is it enough to make the people feel better in one sentence? Less. Otherwise, where will the military spending come from? Apart from the donation of money, can the local income be less? If this money is missing, some people will be laid off. If this part of the people is laid off, there will be many things that cannot be done. This cannot be done, either. That can't be done, isn't the place going to be messed up?"

Seeing that Cao Ge didn't speak, Wang Xiaohun said again: "There are two ways to continue this matter. One is to ignore it, I will recruit new people, or send people from the army. The people farm the land and only receive money and rice. There are three types of taxes and taxes. All miscellaneous contributions and harsh taxes are abolished. Taxes are as simple as possible, only two or three. Civil affairs are ignored. Traitors are punished with severe punishments. "

Having said that, Wang Xiaohun's tone was a bit murderous.To be honest, Wang Xiaohun thought about this for a long time, and he always had the urge to do it.In extraordinary times, use extraordinary means and do not spend too much energy on civil affairs.Squeeze out all the financial resources of the people and use it to expand the army.As long as there is an army, you can occupy the territory.With the territory, with the population, there is everything.

But from the experience of later generations, Wang Xiaohun understands that there are many disadvantages to doing so.Economic development is actually a very complicated thing.If you want simple management, you must sacrifice economic vitality.Without vitality, the economy cannot develop, and there is no money in hand.Without money, many things are practically impossible.It is relatively easy to keep the troops well-fed and clothed, but it is difficult to keep them well-fed and high-spirited.

The army of later generations, in a special historical period, actually used a simple method to get through those difficult years.However, that is a special era background.China is faced with rare internal and external difficulties, and the entire society is in extreme poverty.In addition, the external pressure is strong, and if you want to develop the economy, you can't actually develop it.We can only do everything possible to minimize intermediate links and get through difficult times.

It's different now.Even if it was invaded by the Jin Kingdom, the Song Dynasty was still the most developed economy in the world.Although the burden of the people is heavy, they still have spare energy, and the social economy is still active.With that kind of extreme means, they can only use the economic strength of the territory occupied by the headquarters, and cannot get help from other places.When the economy is active, it is not just a few states, but can get support from a wide area.

Wang Xiaohun hesitated for this reason.

Looking at Cao Ge a little dazed.Wang Xiaohun added: "There is another way. Find some old officials who really work hard, and make clear the tax burden in the account books. Which ones should be reduced, which ones should be cut, and how many people the county government should use, one by one. Make it clear. People still have to hire, things still need to be done, and at the same time, the burden on the people is really reduced. With money in the hands of the people, business can prosper. Prosperous business can bring tax revenue to the government. long-term plan."

Hearing this, Cao Ge felt a lot more relaxed.He hurriedly cupped his hands: "If you know what the state wants to do, just do what you tell me! Although the little one is not very smart, he will be useful in the county government for many years."

Looking at Cao Ge, Wang Xiaohun said slowly: "To do this, in addition to using the experience of you old officials, the more important thing is to be loyal! You have to be real and do this with all your heart! Your own interests gain and lose. , family and friends, you must stay out of the way! Six hearts are uncertain, and I lose cleanly! Now that I have an army in hand, it is easy to find people who do things for me. But it is difficult to find people who do things with sincerity!"

Hearing this, Cao Ge was stunned, thinking carefully about the meaning of Wang Xiaohun's words.

Wang Xiaohun looked at Cao Ge and said, "This must be made clear. If you want to do it, you must do it sincerely. If you don't do it, I will not force it. However, I am willing to do it, but I am half-hearted and only want to find something for myself. Good, then bad!"

Having said that, Wang Xiaohun stood up and looked at the bright sunshine outside the door.After a long time, he said: "The so-called loyalty, I don't want you to be loyal to me, but to be loyal to what you do. If you do well, I will reward you. As long as you work hard, even if you do poorly, you will not punish you for doing it. People. However, if you only take care of yourself and your relatives and friends when you do things, you will definitely not forgive me lightly!”

Things in the world, people always have to fight indiscriminately.I think this is right, you think that is right, and some people think the other way, often blushing and refusing to bow their heads.But in fact, how can the world be so clearly divided?
The most difficult thing in the world is not to find the best way to do things, but to grasp the degree.Most of the time, there is nothing wrong with doing this, and there is nothing wrong with doing that, it's where the degree is.No matter how good it is, if it is too much, it will be harmful.

A good manager, or a good leader, is not to find a way to do things, to find people to do things, but to always grasp the degree of things.Once excessive, deal with it in time.Get it right, and you'll get things done.

The truth of the world, the rule of all things, is often just an illusion.All things have degrees, and extremes will reverse.

If Wang Xiaohun wanted to grow and grow, and in the shortest time and at the least cost, he must not be afraid to use difficult methods.No matter how much effort you pay, no matter how much you pay.

Knowing that the public officials of the government office are unreliable now, I still use them.Because they have value.It is up to Wang Xiaohun's ability to let them exert their value and minimize the harm.

(End of this chapter)