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Chapter 891 Betrayal and separation

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    In the lobby of the Nanjing Governor¡¯s Yamen.

    Niu Qianshi and all the officials were all shocked. The first thunderstorm in the third year of Longqing came earlier than usual.

    ¡°In fact, to be fair, officials welcome these two new policies.

    ??Especially a whip method.

    You must know that most of the taxes collected by the government before were on grain, silk and cotton, as well as local specialties such as dried bamboo shoots and tea.  The corv¨¦es were served in turns by smelly peasants.  There are only a few small taxes such as door-to-door silver and house rent tax, and some money can be seen.

    ??Except for big cities like Nanjing and Suzhou with prosperous industry and commerce, the counties below only receive a few thousand taels of silver a year.

    ??????????????????????????? Those taxes in kind are not easy to preserve, and the south of the Yangtze River is humid, so the losses are quite large every year, and it is not easy to realize them.  The most the officials could do was to eat and drink, and it was very difficult for them to make a fortune, so their lives were not easy.

    Now that the New Deal is being implemented, all taxes and corvees will be converted into silver. This will not only facilitate collection and reduce losses, but everyone's income will also be improved.  Naturally, the officials supported him with both hands and feet.

    "As expected of Zhongcheng, these two new policies will greatly benefit the court and the people!" After a year of silence, Niu Qian became more and more skilled in flattery.

    "Such a bold reform can only be approved by the imperial court if Zhong Cheng proposes it!" Commissioner Wang quickly followed.

    "It's a pity that Nanhubu is as timid as a mouse." Kaidou said angrily: "We still insist that the grain sent to the capital by the Su and Song Prefectures must be collected in rice Little did we know that the people of these two prefectures have already relied on buying  How many years have we paid taxes on rice, so why bother?¡±

    "Guo Butang may be concerned that if they rashly change everything to collecting money, the government will purchase the grain. Naturally, there is no risk in a good year, but what should we do if the price of grain rises in a disaster year? If we can't buy all the grain, everyone will be in trouble.  .¡±

    Niu Qianshi comforted him and said: "We still need to ensure the stability of the grain supply."

    "To put it bluntly, the government is unwilling to take risks." Hai Rui snorted. People buy food separately. How can the government purchase food centrally and get it safely and cost-effectively?

    Of course, the government will bear certain risks in this way, but won¡¯t the people bear risks when buying food?  When food is expensive in disaster years, I don¡¯t know how many people spend all their money to buy food and pay taxes?

    Moreover, the consumption of grain and freight costs are also large. Centralized procurement and unified transportation by the government will naturally greatly reduce these unnecessary costs Perhaps because of this, some people are unwilling to convert grain into money and collect it.  Bar?

    In fact, the same is true for "corvee exchange for silver".  Hai Rui and Zhao Hao's original idea was to completely divide the family into two families, without considering the children.  In this way, landowners with land paid to hire poor people without land to serve the government. This design was the most reasonable.

    But the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs obviously does not dare to bear the responsibility of leaving the landless people completely unburdened.  After all, those hard-headed censors always believed that this would collapse the court's tax revenue and cause chaos in social security.

    Therefore, it was not easy for Guo Butang to agree to change Yingtian Shifu to this point, and Hai Rui could not force anything more.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that these two new policies are quite detrimental to powerful families and wealthy landlords. Should we take some precautions?¡± an official suggested.

    "That's right, so we have to press forward with the prosecution!" Hai Rui nodded and said solemnly: "When the big bosses in other provinces become like the landlords in Suzhou and take a bunch of cases on their backs, then they will all be honest."

    "Haha" The officials couldn't help but laugh. The case was sentenced but not implemented, just like a knife hanging on the neck. Who dares to jump around?

    "So Zhongcheng, where is our next stop?" Niu Qianshi was gearing up, puffing white air from his nose.

    "Songjiang!" Hai Rui said firmly.

    The officials looked stern when they heard this. They had not forgotten what Hai Gong¡¯s first priority was when he came to Yingtian.

    "Zhongcheng, when should we set off?"

    "There's no rush. Let's wait until the people get the news and get their emotions settled." Hai Rui said calmly.

    ??~~

    Songjiang Mansion, Huating, Tuisi Garden.

    Mr. Xu Ge spent the most lonely year since he became a Jinshi.  Except for the fellow countrymen who really couldn't save face and couldn't let go of the relationship, no one came to pay him New Year's greetings.  Even when Ding You was in the country and suppressed by Zhang Cong, he had never been so miserable.

    This makes Brother Xu Fan very angry, but why has Mr. Xu Ge not experienced any hardships?  I have long been accustomed to the warmth and coldness of people, and I am not angry or annoyed. I entertain myself by singing in the garden all day long.

    Today on the stage, Mr. Xu Ge, dressed in Tsing Yi, is singing the newly released "Du Shiniang".

    I saw him holding the orchid with his fingers, curling up his arms, and singing sadly:

    ??"Then Li Lang was originally a money-grubbing man who let down his good-natured lady.

    It doesn¡¯t matter what you say to others.

    Du Shiniang is filled with hatred for being entrusted with a misbehaving lover for the rest of her life.

    ?????????????????????? Sir, I only regret that I had no idea at the beginning,

    It turns out that you are just waiting for Hongzhuang with a fake heart.  "

    Xu Gelao has devoted himself to perfecting his singing voice in the past six months, and his level is much higher than when he was in the capital. He really sang the sad spirit of Du Shiniang's "her arms are filled with ice and her heart is broken".

    ¡°It¡¯s just that even the original accompaniment of the entire orchestra has gone, leaving only one player playing the sanxian and one holding the pipa. His eldest son had to play the flute himself to make do with the accompaniment.

    Mr. Xu Ge was sobbing and singing with tears streaming down his face, when he saw Xu Ying running up to the stage in a panic and almost tripping over the stairs.

    He waved a tattered notice and shouted in panic: "Father, father, it's not good."

    "What happened again~~" Mr. Xu Ge looked calm, but he forgot to change his dramatic tone back to his normal speaking tone.

    Xu Ying stepped forward and presented the notice.

    Xu Fan waved his hand, and the two musicians quickly stepped off the stage to avoid it.

    Mr. Xu Ge held the notice in both hands and looked at the content on it. His face gradually turned pale, the world was spinning, and he almost fell to the ground.

    Fortunately, Xu Fan was quick and helped his father.

    "Where did this come from?" Xu Jie's face was gloomy, and he no longer looked as calm as before.

    "It was posted by the prefect's yamen. Our family saw it and quickly tore it down and brought it to us." Xu Ying said with a sad face: "The man named Hai is going to attack us!"

    Xu Fan took the notice from his father and saw that it was announcing the two new policies promulgated by the governor's Yamen.  His face gradually darkened.

    He knew what his father was most afraid of.  Such a big thing must at least be approved by the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs before it can be implemented, but until the governor's office announced it and posted all the notices, the Xu family was still kept in the dark!

    The number of people who have been bribed and placed in government offices at all levels ranges from one hundred to eighty.  How could everyone be unaware?

    There is only one possibility, that is, everyone has abandoned them and no longer wants to have anything to do with the Xu family (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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