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Chapter 324 A drastic reform!

"It seems that the revolution of the army has been almost completed. Then we need to rectify those merchants. We must know that although the rulers of all dynasties have almost discriminatory conditions and restrictions on merchants, the role of merchants in today's social structure has not only not weakened, but has become increasingly important. As our Qing Dynasty enters overseas, it is increasingly inseparable from merchants. On the one hand, it is to sell some overcapacity goods that have been accumulated in our country. As our merchants continue to go out, we will definitely break the original production method and establish some handicraft workshops and commodity processing factories. In this way, if regional natural disasters come every year, some bankrupt farmers can be recruited to these handicraft workshops and processing factories, and some processing factories can save the court from waive disaster relief silver to reduce the burden of the court."

"Mr. Li Fu, please draft and revise a management rule for merchants to open handicraft workshops and commodity processing factories. It is noted on it that the tax rate must be paid and the deposit they have to pay according to the factory they want to run. You must tell them that if the factory goes bankrupt or abuse occurs in the middle, you will be severely punished according to the rules and regulations." Yinzhen turned his head and said seriously at Li Fu in front of him.

"Yeah!" Li Fu, who was beside him, answered respectfully at Yinzhen in front of him with fists and fists.

"Old Taishan, your Ministry of Revenue needs to be fine-tuned!" Yinzhen turned his head and said with a smile to Li Xu in front of him.

"How to adjust it?" Li Xu said loudly at Yinzhen in front of him with a little displeasure.

"The Ministry of Revenue is responsible for the whole country's money, grain, salt, iron and taxes. This time, if all the merchants run factories are mobilized, then the merchants will not be left alone. I think since your Ministry of Revenue manages money, then these merchants will be handed over to you." Yinzhen said with a smile to Li Xu in front of him.

"This is no problem. But you have thought that without the dynasties in history, it is a system of scholars, peasants, industry and commerce, and you have suddenly elevated the status of merchants to a point that has not been reached in previous dynasties. If this is besieged by those stubborn guardians and some gentry who are studying hard, what do you think you will do!" Li Xu couldn't help but say with a heart-wrenching look on his face when he was doing what the son-in-law in front of him did.

"Then let me ask you, do you think you want the country to be divided or all countries to prosper!" Yinzhen said to Li Xu, Tian Wenjing and Li Fu in front of him.

"That's more important than that, of course, the country is prosperous and stable, but what does this have to do with you saying that it has improved the status of a businessman!" Li Xu said to Yinzhen in front of him with a look of disgust.

"Do you all know the time of the Holy Ancestor. Do you know why I sent troops twice to quell the rebellion in the northwest? I think Li Fu and Tian Wenjing don't know, you won't know, right?" Yinzhen said with a smile to the father-in-law in front of him.

"There are too many things involved in this, how can I know what's going on!" Li Xu said unhappily to Yinzhen in front of him.

"Although there are too many connections here, the main thing is that the Qing Dynasty's money and food can no longer keep up. I remember when I retreated from the northwest, the late emperor said something to me. I still remember it fresh. The late emperor said: If you kid fight for one more day without using the enemy's elite troops, even an army composed of peasants can directly attack the city of Beijing. Although this sentence is a bit exaggerated, it shows that the Qing Dynasty's finances were not rich at that time. Besides, just like you said that the Qing Dynasty should be prosperous and strong, if there was no advanced equipment, a prosperous army, and a strict discipline, how could a new army with aggressors enter the invaders with a new type of army with strict discipline?

When the Qing Dynasty invaded the Qing Dynasty, we safeguarded national sovereignty! If even national sovereignty cannot be maintained, how can we give all the people a prosperous and stable living environment? Therefore, maintaining the army requires a large number of astronomical taxes paid to the country by wealthy businessmen every year. In addition, in order to supervise these cunning merchants to remove the provincial governors, the State Administration of Inspection and Taxation was replaced by the prefectures and counties below to establish the audit tax office and directly responsible to the Military Affairs Office. Then the expenses of a province each year need to be declared to the Military Affairs Office, and then the financial management personnel of the Military Affairs Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Revenue will be calculated and distributed."

"In addition, Lord Tian Wenjing, you are responsible for establishing the Vigilance Inspection Bureau, canceling all the constables from all provinces, states, prefectures and counties to gather them together to form an exclusive department to maintain local public security and combat local crimes. Members, don't worry that the list of the first batch of veterans this year has been released. These are all the veterans on the battlefield with me, all of them are tigers in the army. I think it's a pity that they retire. I will give you all these to you and start with Zhili, the capital!" Yinzhen said to Tian Wenjing in front of him with a smile.

"Yeah!" Tian Wenjing stood up and said seriously to Yinzhen in front of him.

"Let's do it now! Everyone starts preparing! I will see the results in a while." Yinzhen stood up and said to the three important officials in front of him.

"Yeah!" The three of them stood up and said to Yinzhen in front of them, and they all left. Just when Yinzhen was about to clean up and get off work, Nian Gengyao and Cao Tianliang walked in together and said to Yinzhen in front of them with a serious and respectful look on their faces.

"Sister meets the General King!"

"Get up! Have you done everything?" Yinzhen didn't care about it and said to the two of them unhappy.

"Report to the prince! All have been sorted out. Among them, there are Zhili, there are 32 senior officials in Henan and Jiangsu, and there are 116 prefectures and counties in various places." Cao Tianliang, who was standing beside him, bowing to Yinzhen in front of him, reported truthfully.

"It seems that I underestimate the influence of Yinsi Group. But it did not disappoint us! Nian Gengyao, are the officials who are hidden in Sichuan ready to take office?" Yinzhi looked at the officials on the list and couldn't help but smile.

"Everything is ready! But the prince's group of officials with only twenty-three probably can't make up for so many gaps!" Nian Gengyao said respectfully to Yinzhen in front of him.

"Who said that they would take them all down! The officials in Zhili and Henan have a total of eleven officials. Don't touch them. As for the notice from Jiangsu, the 9th Department of Military Information there, immediately controlled them and told the General Administration stationed in Jiangsu to immediately search the house and confiscate all the assets obtained!" Yinzhen said to the two people in front of him.

"Call the Nine Gate Admiral Longkodo to the Military Affairs Office to see me!"

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