In 1913, the funds used by the Sichuan Arsenal were 2.48 million yuan (it was not counted, but it was not enough to be 250 yuan). At that time, the main products of the Sichuan Arsenal were Type 68 rifles, 6.8mm caliber bullets, other gunpowder, etc.

Although grenades, helmets, bayonets, mortars and engineer shovels have been added to rifles, ammunition, gunpowder and other projects, the only thing that really consumes money is grenades (the mortar currently only has the theoretical drawings provided by Yan Guang, and it will take some time to study them). Therefore, 3.5 million to 5 million will be about the year-on-year fund for the Sichuan Arsenal in the future.

"Wang Er, you can recruit new troops after you go back!" But after thinking about it, Yan Guang shook his head and said, "No, I'd better wait until the matter is decided. Your work can be simpler in cooperation with that matter."

"That thing..." Wang Er seemed to smile. "It is probably not a very simple thing to want our current Minister Song to agree."

"This..." Yan Guang scratched his head and waved his hand for the last time. "I am the governor, I have the final say in the matter I have decided!"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Wang Er smiled "hehe". "No matter what, if this matter can be decided, it will be a good thing for the people of Sichuan!"

However, it was really beyond the expectations of the two. After hearing Yan Guang's idea that he decided, Song Dinghan did not shake his head to object, but instead made some additions and changes to it.

"It is a good idea to exempt all agricultural taxes, but it is very inappropriate to force all landlords to charge 35% of the rent." Song Dinghan looked at Yan Guang and Wang Eryi with a look of surprise and continued to explain. "Although we have occupied Chengdu now, and many nearby prefectures and counties have already surrendered, they are just forced to the situation and not sincere. If we force the number of rents at this time, it is equivalent to infringing on their interests, which will inevitably lead to a rebound."

As he said that, Song Dinghan glanced at the two of them. "Now the Qing government has no effect in Sichuan anymore. The gentry in prefectures and counties is definitely more effective than the local governments, and landlords occupy the vast majority. If we force it, whether it is a surrender or a person who is preparing to surrender, they may... "

"Then? Do you want to delete this one?" Yan Guang frowned.

Song Dinghan smiled and shook his head. "Of course not, we just need to change this one to voluntary." As he said that, he picked up a pen and wrote a few sentences on the paper. "The Sichuan Military Government Order will exempt all agricultural taxes from all farmers in their own land from now on. If the gentry and gentry who recruit tenants and cultivate land in various prefectures and counties voluntarily reduce the land rent to less than 35%, all agricultural taxes can also be reduced!"

"Volunteer? Will they volunteer?" Wang Er said strangely.

"There are still many enlightened gentry in Sichuan, so at least some of them are willing to do this, and I'm talking..." Song Dinghan smiled as he said that. "Are we willing to do this? When there are already gentry in the neighborhoods willing to do this, then in order not to be stabbed by villagers in the back, even if there are still some who are unwilling to do this, they can only pinch their noses and do this. However, if there is really an iron rooster who is not afraid of being stabbed by the back..." He spread his hands. "Then he can only admit it."

In the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, landlords generally rented between 50%, 60% and 70%. Now it has not yet reached the most chaotic era of China in the Republic of China. In addition, there are also many enlightened gentry, so it mainly became more than 50% and 60%. When it was the chaotic Republic of China period (such as a certain bullet flew around and tax revenue was received for decades), it was the most common...

At this time, except for a few very bad landlords, most of the landlords are still very concerned about their comments in the countryside, so if such an order is really issued, then some landlords are willing to do this.

The most important thing is that whether in the new army or patrol battalions in the past, a considerable number of officers' families were rich (can send their children to school or even overseas). In this era, the content of landlords among the rich class was definitely higher than that of merchants, so if they did not achieve their own power, it would be best not to touch their interests if they did not want to die in a bad way.

However, when Yan Guang unified Sichuan and had a direct army that was truly loyal to him, it would be very simple to force the number of rents.

"Yeah..." After hearing Song Dinghan's explanation, the two nodded together, but...

"How could you agree so readily?" Yan Guang and Wang Er said strangely. You must know that among their estimates, the one who opposes the most is Song Dinghan, the Minister of Finance.

Song Dinghan waved his hand and smiled. "It's just a farm tax, and there's not much money."

In the late Qing Dynasty, that is, in 1911, the fiscal revenue of the Qing government was 29,696 taels, and if rounded, it can be counted as 300 million taels. Considering that the second half of 1911 happened to be the period of the Lu Bao Movement and the Xinhai Revolution, the real fiscal revenue of the Qing government should be more than 300 million taels.

Of the 29696 taels, agricultural tax is 48.1 million taels, accounting for only 16%, while industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes are 204.41 million taels, which is more than 200 million taels of silver, equivalent to 69% of fiscal revenue. As for other income, it is 44.45 million taels, accounting for 15% of fiscal revenue...

I won’t mention industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes yet, after all, Sichuan does not have customs or anything else.

However, in terms of agricultural taxation, the population in the late Qing Dynasty was about 400 million, while Sichuan's population was 50 million. According to the cap, Sichuan's annual agricultural tax was only 4 million taels, and it was only about 6 million in silver dollars. At present, the income from Yan Guang's Mexican oil wells is about 12 million per month...

Compared with Yan Guang's monthly income, Sichuan Province's total annual income is just a slag with only 5 combat power...

Of course, Song Dinghan is not sure how huge Yan Guang's income is. However, after learning about Yan Guang's incident in Mexico, Song Dinghan once collected a lot of information about oil and made up for it. Moreover, although Yan Guang was always a little nervous in the past, at least he was not much different from normal people in terms of intelligence...

Taking this into consideration, Song Dinghan's minimum annual income estimate for Yan Guang is also more than 10 million...

Of course, these are not the reasons why Song Dinghan agreed to Yan Guang. The real reason is...

"You can take a look at this. This is what you just received when you went to the arsenal." As he said that, Song Dinghan took out a piece of paper from the drawer, which was the biggest reason why Song Dinghan agreed.

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