Actually, the civil officials all agreed to the removal of titles.
They did not have high merit or noble titles, and those princes were just parasites.
These civil officials all had the idea of governing the country and were very active in governing the country.
Of course, they knew the harm of those vassal kings. However, that was something that Emperor Number One had decided on, so they did not dare to speak carelessly.
Moreover, Zhu Yunwen had once cut off the vassal state, but in the end, there was a Zhu Di Jingnan incident, and Huangyan City changed people.
The ministers also knew that it was difficult to cut off a vassal easily, so they had been enduring all this time.
Now that the Emperor had brought it up, other than a few stubborn people and those who were sincerely thinking for the Emperor, everyone else supported it.
However, paying taxes was different. He was really unwilling to do so!
Cutting off the vassals was not asking them for money. They did not feel the pinch, but paying taxes would hurt!
The civil and military officials in the court did not expect the Emperor to say such a thing. Everyone in the court understood the tax system and knew that to have sufficient taxes, they had to change the tax collection system.
However, this was a drawback left behind by his ancestors. The moment he opened his mouth, he would offend people.
This was because the people in the court did not have to pay taxes. Moreover, all of them had hundreds of acres of land in their families. Who would dare to speak!
Wu Qingyun glanced at them and continued," Since none of you want to say it, I'll say it.
"From now on, all the big shots and high-ranking officials can have 1,000 mu of land tax exemption. They have to pay taxes according to the Ming Dynasty."
The rest of the big shots pushed down in turn, nine grades for 30 acres.
The same was true for those with achievements. There was an exception for those with special favors from the imperial court. The royal princes of this dynasty, other than their original fiefs, had to pay taxes on all the land they bought.
I won't stop you from buying land, but you still have to pay taxes.
In addition, the corvee was abolished. In addition to various commercial taxes, only the total land tax was levied on farmers, using one out of ten taxes.”
Wu Qingyun paused for a moment before continuing," The people in the imperial court are all very knowledgeable and have high morals. If they are here for wealth and honor, it's fine if they don't take this position.
Now that I've proposed a strategy for the drawbacks of taxes, don't you agree?”
After Wu Qingyun finished speaking, no one spoke for a long time.
They knew that this would affect their interests, but no one dared to stand out.
"Your Majesty, this is a grand event that will last for thousands of years. We all agree with it!”
Wu Yunqing took a look. This was Wei Zhongxian's lackey, Cui Chengxiu.
The other lackeys also came out to support him, saying that this was what he should do. Some also said that His Majesty was wholeheartedly on the side of the people!
After a while, Zhang Ruitu came out and said," Long live, the tax reform is a big problem. If we are not careful, the country will be in turmoil.
Now Liaodong things are urgent, once there is a lack of taxes, how can the soldiers fight?”
Wu Yunqing also knew that if he wanted to reform in the Ming Dynasty, it would be difficult and the resistance would be very great.
However, he had no choice but to change it. He looked at Zhang Ruitu and chuckled." That's right. This is what an experienced person should say about the country."
Then let's do it this way. We'll implement it in one province first and see how the situation is.
If it was good, it would be promoted to the whole country.”
"Then which province is Wansui going to implement it in?”
"Jiangnan is the foundation of taxation. We can implement it when we have experience. I think it's better to do it in Shuinan. Is Xue Guoguan in the Ministry of Revenue?”
"Your subject is here."
Xue Guoguan did not expect Wu Qingyun to hand this matter over to him. He was both happy and worried.
He was happy that the Emperor knew him and valued him, but he was worried that he would offend many people. If he did not do a good job, the consequences would be very miserable.
"You can go to Jiangnan to manage the tax reform and be the governor of Jiangsu.
I'll give you the imperial sword to facilitate your actions.
You can bring some of the reserve big shots from the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs. If the big shots in Jiangnan don't listen, you can withdraw them all.”
Xue Guoguan saw that the Emperor had given him such great power and knelt down gratefully to thank him.
"I will do my best to complete the task.”
Wu Qingyun thought for a moment and felt that something was missing. He said coldly,"I'll give you another edict. You can mobilize the local garrison."
If the tax reform was successful, the local commander would be promoted. If not, his head would fall.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Wu Qingyun was done with this matter, the officials in the hall did not say anything. It was unknown if they were frightened by Wu Qingyun or were plotting something in their hearts.
"I also know that all of you work hard, and the salary of the Imperial Court is relatively small. Many of the ministers live in poverty.
For this reason, I've decided to increase your salary. The monthly salary of a first-grade official will increase from 87 dans to 150 dans, and from 135 dans, it will decrease in turn…"
Wu Qingyun had calculated these numbers based on the prices of goods in the capital and had investigated them beforehand.
Guo Yunhou ran out after hearing this." Long live, although Long live treats the officials well, the national treasury is empty now. We can't afford to pay them."”
"You really can't afford it?"
"I really can't afford it. There are so many big shots in the country. This is too expensive..."
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