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Stepping on the Mud to Make a Base Chapter 52 Deciding on the Plan

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    The first step in the tax reform is to measure the land. This is the basis and guarantee for the implementation of the One Whip Law, because the most important basis for tax collection under the One Whip Law is the amount of land.  This is an extremely arduous task. If we only rely on Hai Rui, Cheng Zhong and others, we may not be able to complete the measurement until Lao Liu dies.  "Teacher, what are the grain chiefs of each grain district doing?" Cheng Zhong asked.  Huating County has been implementing the grain chief system since Hongwu. The grain chief was originally elected from the large households in the grain area that paid the most grain, and was later assigned by the yamen. Unless there are special circumstances, the grain chief is usually concurrently held by Li Zheng.  The duties of the Grain Chief are to survey the land, compile fish scale atlases and yellow albums, persuade farmers to cultivate and produce, report households that evade taxes and grain, report disasters, and expose unjust officials and local recalcitrants.  Measuring the land is one of the responsibilities of the grain chief, but just now Cheng Zhong saw no one else around Hai Rui except a "foreign worker" who was lazing around and playing around, so he asked this question.  "These grain chiefs are being sneaky and sneaky. They either pretend to be sick or avoid seeing them. They are really abominable. It seems that without them, I, Hai Rui, will not be able to contribute to the economy." Hai Rui said angrily.  Cheng Zhong sighed in his heart, Hai Rui's character was too strong, and it would be easy to break if he was too strong.  The implementation of the one-whip method is beneficial to most people. Cheng Zhong estimates that there are two most likely reasons for the current situation. One is because the implementation of the one-whip method has weakened the ability of grain leaders and Li Zheng to a certain extent.  Therefore, they are unwilling to carry out their duties, but the people do not understand it, and are deceived by Li Zheng and the grain chief, so they are naturally unwilling to respond; Secondly, the deposed officials and servants secretly threaten and destroy them. Because these people have been serving in the Yamen for a long time, although they are now being  They have been deposed, but their influence and deterrence are still there. If they interfere, ordinary people will not dare to disobey them.  As the saying goes: County officials are not as good as county managers, and there is another saying: The king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. The common people are still very afraid of these tolerances in the past.  "Teacher, measuring the land is the responsibility of the grain chief and Li Zheng. If they can't come to answer the task, they should abdicate and make way for others! The teacher will assign another one!" Cheng Zhong said.  These people all looked at each other. If one person pretended to be sick and Hai Rui acquiesced, then the others would definitely follow suit.  ¡° Such a large county cannot be governed by just one magistrate.  These subordinate officials and servants took a fancy to this, so they resigned one after another, or even left without saying goodbye, in order to force Hai Rui to submit!  And Hai Rui also has a stubborn temper. He will never hold back any words he comes to, and will accept them all. This leads to the dilemma that almost no one in the entire county government is on duty!  Cheng Zhong fetched a basin of water and asked Hai Rui to wash his face and hands. A dignified magistrate was left in such a miserable state.  "What if they shouldn't?" Hai Rui asked again.  Cheng Zhong smiled harmlessly and said, "My teacher has already made up his mind, so why bother to take the exam as a student?" Then, Cheng Zhong's face changed and he said, "If you don't come after the time limit, no matter what the reason is, you will be admitted on the spot.  Removal from office will never be tolerated! Nowadays, the number of county government officials is declining, and this is a God-given opportunity to replace the old with the new and form a new and powerful team of subordinate officials and servants. " What Cheng Zhong means by "new and powerful" is very obvious.  You must obey Hai Rui absolutely.  Let them go east, but they will not go west. Let them beat dogs, but they will not chase away chickens.  "Even if the subordinate officials and servants of the county government cannot be said to harbor evil and evil practices, they are at least uneven. It would be troublesome for these people to pass the daily assessment and selection. Now they take the initiative to resign, which saves their mentors a lot of trouble.  "Hai Rui laughed loudly and said, "You, you! I thought I was an optimistic person, but I didn't expect that my students were more optimistic than me!  Such a troublesome thing turns out to be a good thing in your words." Cheng Zhong's statement coincides with Hai Rui's!  Hai Rui had a stubborn character and was threatened by subordinate officials to resign, but Hai Rui refused to give in. If Cheng Zhong persuaded Hai Rui to compromise, Hai Rui would definitely not agree and would be disappointed with Cheng Zhong.  "But Cheng Zhong did not disappoint him. If you want to accomplish something, you must have firm belief and the courage to do it even if there are thousands of people."  Otherwise, you will inevitably follow the trend and become mediocre.  It is obvious that although Cheng Zhong is young, he already has this point. The master and the apprentice are becoming more and more speculative, and even finalize many details.  "Tonight we, master and disciple, will sleep in this wing. I will ask your wife to cook some porridge later. After we eat it, how about we talk all night?" Hai Rui said.  "What the teacher said is exactly what the students want!" Cheng Zhong said: "Since the students became teachers, they have not had many opportunities to listen to the teacher's teachings.Yes, during this night, students still have many things to ask their teachers for advice.  " Cheng Zhong has not met Hai Rui's mother Xie and his wife Xu since he became a disciple, so he followed Hai Rui to the back office to meet him. Hai Rui has a tough character and has very strict requirements for Hai Rui. Most of Hai Rui's characters  It was influenced by his mother. Xu was about the same age as Hai Rui, and his demeanor showed caution in front of Xie. They also liked Cheng Zhong's intelligence and well-behaved very much.  The notice for Li Zheng to go to the county government for employment was posted. At the same time, there was also a notice for recruiting county government officials and servants. All the people under Huating's jurisdiction can sign up. Once they are hired, they will receive preferential salaries!  Hai Rui doesn't have such authority for such a small matter, but he can't care so much now! If anything happens, tall people like Mr. Xu Ge will be responsible for it! This is Cheng Zhong's exact words, they threw Hai Rui away.  In Huating County, if the errand is done well, it is due to their layout. If the errand is not done well, the blame lies with Hai Rui. If they don't even take such responsibility, isn't it too easy for them?  , Recruiting subordinate staff and servants is only the first step in tax law reform! There is one more important thing that needs to be resolved, which is the issue of the remuneration of servants. Everyone has to eat and support their families. If you don¡¯t pay them, who will work with you?  ? Cheng Zhong doesn¡¯t think that a wizened old man like Hai Rui can have much appeal. On the other hand, if there are really people who don¡¯t want to sign up, Cheng Zhong might not be worried because of his dream.  There are people who care about remuneration, or who are willing to give and have no self-interest. However, Cheng Zhong has always felt that his character is average, and I am afraid that he will not meet many people in this life. If you want others to follow you firmly.  , then there is only one thing, and that is benefit sharing. For these servants, the remuneration is the benefit they share, so this is very important! But in the Ming Dynasty, when the organization was streamlined, there were actually very few people in the county government who could directly receive the imperial salary.  The servants have no salary. In the past, their remuneration was either allocated to them by the magistrate from the grain consumption and fire consumption, or they were forced to take advantage of their positions. Now Hai Rui wants to reduce or even cancel the grain consumption and fire consumption.  If the fire consumption is high, then the county government will have no money to support these servants, and in this case, no one will do the work. If they are not paid and allowed to "find their own solutions," I am afraid that these servants will be like hungry strips.  Wolf, the people will not be able to bear the trouble, and it is the county magistrate Hai Rui who ultimately bears the responsibility. After all, the most important thing is the word money. As the saying goes, a penny can stump a hero, the master and the disciple.  After wandering in the wing for a long time, he still couldn't think of a perfect idea. Suddenly, Cheng Zhong made up his mind, paused and said, "Teacher, I have an idea that can solve the current problem!  ¡± Chapter 3 is delivered!! Traffic lights please support!!!
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