Chapter 1199： Divided into mu and exempted from head tax

By the time they attacked several Fanshe villages in the southernmost and westernmost parts of the Taipei Basin, the 500 recruits who had originally tried to escape or had blank brains had basically adapted to the atmosphere of the battlefield.

The last two villages did not use the help of Marin ’s veterans. The recruits who had been trained rushed forward holding the rattan cards and cloth-wrapped wooden sticks to work with the indigenous people. .

Of course, not everyone can adapt. After observation, Marin found that there were nearly a hundred recruits who were always shy, unable to adapt to the atmosphere of the battlefield. Although the comrades took it, they had no problem. But if you really encounter a hard fight, there will definitely be a big deal.

This is one of the core shortcomings of the ancient conscription system, that is-some people are naturally timid, and they are not suitable for being soldiers at all ...

When soldiers need blood and bravery, they cannot be counseled when they are in danger. But some people in this world are born to counsel, even if you insult his wife and daughter in front of him, he has no courage to resist. Such people can't help the wall with mud. Even if you give him a weapon, he can throw away the weapon and frighten away. Even if you play more military sticks, he will not inspire his blood. Because he was born with no blood.

Therefore, the kind of army composed of "Ding Ding Deng never let go" is a huge hidden danger. If it is a good fight, these problems will not be exposed. Once fighting against the wind, these people who are born without blood will decisively lay down their weapons to escape. Even if they knew that escape was death, they could not help but escape.

Once these natural geniuses take the lead to lay down their weapons to escape, it is easy to cause a chain reaction and lead to the defeat of the army. Therefore, although the scale of the ancient Chinese army was very large, but because it forced too many cowards, it actually affected the combat effectiveness. Such an army is either a big victory or a big defeat. The source of the defeat is often those who are naturally timid and take the lead to lay down their weapons to escape, and then cause the army to crash ...

Therefore, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, those who are naturally timid must be eliminated. In this way, there will be no crash at the critical moment.

After completing the occupation of the Taipei Basin, Marin reorganized the army. Hundreds of people who were born with timidity were listed separately by Marin and formed a civilian team, which was mainly responsible for supplying troops for transportation. The other 400 people were organized as official troops.

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As for the more than 6,000 aborigines in the dozen or so Fanshe villages captured by Marin in the Taipei Basin, all of them were broken up by Marin, and the family as a unit rewarded the 100 North Sea soldiers brought by Kong Tai As well as the newly recruited hundreds of Han sergeants, as well as Zhang Cai's family, as the serfs to which their families belong. And Kong Tai, Zhang Cai, and those soldiers are called the first serf-owning landlord class in Dongfan Island.

However, these landlord classes are different from European manor owners. Because, Marin stipulates that even if the cultivated land of senior officials such as Kong Tai and Zhang Cai must be paid annually, 10% of the harvest must be paid as tax.

In addition, all the people who own land in Dongfan Island must pay another 10% of the harvest as construction tax. What is a construction tax? It is the cost of building infrastructure such as roads and reservoirs. As for the initial 10% tax, it is used to pay for government expenditures and military expenses. The construction tax is mainly used for infrastructure construction, and the government can not use it without authorization. Of course, families of officials and soldiers on active duty can be exempted from construction tax, but the basic tax must be paid.

In addition, if there is a war, a 10% war tax can be temporarily added to subsidize huge military expenditures. But without war, this tax is not allowed. Moreover, Marin clearly stipulates in the general framework of the Dongpan Island Act-that no more than 30% of the tax is allowed, even during the war. Once you cross the line, you will be dealt with immediately. At the same time, it is strictly forbidden to extort blackmail by the government officials. Once found, immediately expelled.

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In fact, Marin stipulates that ordinary people have to pay 20% of their income as tax, which was relatively high in this era. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, the field tax was only 30 yuan, which means that only one-third of the grain was paid as land tax. It seems that the tax rate is very low. This is also an important reason for the low revenue of the Ming Dynasty.

But in fact, Tian Fu is only one of the taxes borne by farmers in Daming. In addition to Tian Fu, there is also a head tax, which was not canceled until the Yongzheng period. In addition, there are various servant allocations. Moreover, some tax officials and government officials responsible for collecting taxes will arbitrarily levy their own names without authorization. Then, the taxation of these ingenious names was corrupted.

Therefore, the people of the Ming dynasty seem to have very low taxes. In fact, the people who are engaged in by the people below have a heavy burden.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the stupid system of "the officials did not go to the countryside" was implemented, so the county officials sat in the town hall. Taxation in the countryside is due to the tax collectors and local villagers. These people colluded and bullied and extorted the people, the officials didn't even know. Or, some simply contaminated with the same flow, and split the stolen goods together.

Marin obviously would not make this kind of mistake. He directly implemented the policy of "dividing into acres" on Dongfan Island, spreading all taxes on the fields, and abolished the head tax. At the same time, he strictly stipulated three kinds of taxes, and publicly announced that-except these three taxes, no other taxes exist. If there are tax collectors who levy more than these three types of taxes, report them directly ...

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The practice of Marin's fixed tax rate is highly praised by experienced officials like Zhang Cai. This is because the tax rate seems to be very high on the surface, but in fact, farmers pay a maximum of 30% of the tax, but retain most of the income of more than 70%. With the output per mu in the Ming Dynasty, retaining more than 70% of the harvest, farmers can definitely live a good life.

In addition, this tax policy has also been welcomed by Daming immigrants.

These Ming immigrants who have become landless refugees ~ www.novelhall.com ~ are actually the victims of harsh taxes. If they do not encounter harsh taxes and donations, they cannot go bankrupt or even sell the land.

Marin clearly stipulates that it is not allowed to increase taxes by more than 30% of the harvest, which is equivalent to retaining at least 70% of their income. With 70% of the land income, anyone can have a nourishing life. Only those who have experienced harsh tax and miscellaneous taxes will understand the happiness without severe tax and miscellaneous taxes.

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In order to prevent some officials from violating Fengyang, Marin even ordered a report box to be set up in front of the county government office. The masses can report letters to the mailbox without coming out, mainly to prevent tax collectors from raising taxes privately.

In addition, Marin ordered that if someone accuses tax collectors of unauthorized collection of taxes, the government may not kill the power rod (the ancient people sue the officials for a meal and say, kill the power rod to prevent the common people from finding fault with the officials), so that the people can report violations The problem of taxation.

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"Oh, this is how I copied the four masters!" Marin shook his head and smiled. After all, "dividing into acres" and "removing the head tax" are the historical achievements of Emperor Yongzheng ...