The prefectures, states and counties had Tongkesi, which was later changed to Taxation Department or Bureau.
The Ministry of Revenue had thirteen Qinglisi under it, which were responsible for the tax affairs of various provinces.
Each Qinglisi is divided into four departments: Civil Affairs, Du, Finance, and Granary. Among them, the Finance Department is the agency in charge of industrial and commercial taxation, and it has a Taxation Department under it.
Each taxation department has a tax book that records the name of the merchant, the taxable goods, and the amount of tax payable on a daily basis.
Taxation offices existed at all levels of government in the Ming Dynasty. The taxation agencies at the prefecture level were called taxation offices, while those at the county level were called taxation bureaus. The two were combined to form the "Taxation Office."
The overhaul of tax administration is on the agenda. While there are some staffing shortages, the framework must be established. If it's not possible to have a tax bureau in every county, we should start with strategically located waterways and commercially developed cities, and then expand to more areas.
In reality, the Ming Dynasty's taxation bureaus were called "si" (bureau) at the prefecture level and "ju" (official bureau) at the county level. They were managed by a single ambassador, a ninth-rank official, who oversaw tax affairs. In other words, every county had a tax officer, but it was a formality, with little effectiveness.
Zheng Zhilong was in charge of collecting taxes, which was his old profession in history. The only difference was that he once collected tolls at sea, but now he was collecting money for the country.
The General Administration of Taxation is a temporary name and is temporarily under the Ministry of Revenue. However, in just one or two years, Zhu Youxiao will inevitably make it independent and have almost the same status as the Ministry of Revenue.
In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, the Ministry of Revenue is more appropriately defined as the Ministry of Finance.
As the times have developed to the present, the foundation and conditions for the transition to modernization have been established.
Whether it was military or economic. As for politics, Zhu Youxiao felt that being an emperor was quite beautiful and did not want to make himself uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, the expenses of Shaoyingyuan have been calculated." Li Chengcheng walked over and showed the accounts to Zhu Youxiao.
The expenses of the Shaoying Academy had always been funded by the imperial treasury, even in the capital. Zhu Youxiao was preparing to raise funds for the various other academies that were to be built. Merchants, gentry, and everyone from the powerful to the common people were encouraged to contribute generously.
Of course, if the country's finances were ample, Zhu Youxiao would also include the Shaoyingyuan, which is similar to a welfare home, into the funding system, or he could also follow the example of later generations and establish an adoption system.
Zhu Youxiao took a quick look at the accounts and nodded in praise, saying, "Well, you've done a good job. You've been very careful with your budget, and you haven't compromised the children's well-being. From now on, you'll be in charge of the Shaoying Academy. I'll report the expenses, and you'll review and approve them."
"Your servant..." Li Chengcheng blinked her eyes and said uncertainly, "Can you approve such a large expenditure?"
Zhu Youxiao laughed and said, "I'm relieved. What are you afraid of?"
Reaching out to hold the girl's slender waist, Zhu Youxiao felt her body stiffen and then relax. He said slowly, "There's no need to think too much about some things. Just let them take their course. What's meant to be there will always be there; what's not meant to be there, there's no need to force it."
"Oh," Li Chengcheng replied, not quite understanding. But ever since that time they had slept together in the same bed, he had felt different, and the emperor seemed to be different too.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao didn't know what he meant. In his opinion, if it was his dish, he would definitely get to eat it sooner or later.
I need a caring and sweet woman by my side. It's fun to be intimate and teased with her occasionally. But if she becomes my wife, I have to live in the harem, which is really inconvenient!
So, I'd better sleep less in the Palace of Heavenly Purity in the future. Although I feel tired, it's easy to get excited when I cuddle with her. Once my mind is warmed up, my waist and legs no longer ache, and I feel much stronger.
You can't always change the maids and always pick on the people around you to cause trouble, right?
Zhu Youxiao doesn't think he's a scumbag, but the environment makes him become very scumbag, even worse. There's nothing he can do about it, right? Who makes normal men in that aspect all big pigs? Who would pretend to be "Liu Xiahui" when they have that condition?
Li Chengcheng didn't have too many thoughts. She was just a palace maid, she had no choice. Or as the emperor said, just let it go.
It would be good to have a legitimate status, just like Zhang Yuer, who rose from a sparrow to a phoenix and became a concubine in an instant. If she gave birth to a boy or a girl, she would have someone to rely on for the rest of her life.
What if you don't get a name? You still have to live. The palace is like this, and the rich families are the same. How many women at that time could make their own decisions?
But Li Chengcheng could sense the emperor's kindness, which also influenced the concubines and palace officials. Severe punishments on palace servants, or even whipping and beatings, rarely occurred.
In fact, this was all due to Zhu Youxiao's modern thinking. He was not the type to fly into a rage and drag someone off to be beaten to death.
Of course, this was also because the palace servant hadn't committed any serious offense. If anyone had a dark heart and dared to attack him, his women, or his children, he would show no mercy.
Holding the girl's waist, Zhu Youxiao picked up a pen and drew a simple table, explaining the new accounting method to Li Chengcheng.
Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen a pig run. Although it wasn't very formal, Zhu Youxiao's teaching still made Li Chengcheng feel very novel and surprised.
"Your Majesty, you are truly amazing." Li Chengcheng praised sincerely, "You know everything and can do everything."
Zhu Youxiao laughed, feeling quite pleased with himself, but he reached out and slapped the girl on the buttocks, "Flattering, traitor."
Li Chengcheng pouted, but he was very happy in his heart.
Wang Tigan walked in and saw the emperor and the poop scooper being intimate, and couldn't help but hesitate a little.
"Wang Ban, what do you want to report?" Zhu Youxiao handed the drawn form to Li Chengcheng and looked up at Wang Tigan and said.
"Your Majesty." Wang Tigan immediately put on a fawning smile, took small steps forward, bowed, and said, "Commander-in-Chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Luo Sigong, is here to see you. I wonder if Your Majesty is free?"
Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and said, "Let him in. He should have completed the task assigned to him."
Wang Tigan hurried out to announce the call. Soon, Luo Sigong walked in, knelt down and kowtowed.
"Mr. Luo, excuse me." Zhu Youxiao raised his hand, then, remembering Luo Sigong's age, added, "Please take a seat."
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your great grace." Luo Sigong bowed again, presented the memorial, and then sat down on the embroidered cushion with his signature on his face.
Zhu Youxiao took the memorial from the palace maid, opened it, and read it. He couldn't help but smile and praised, "Very good. With this spy, we can do some interesting things."
Luo Sigong bowed and said, "Just by colluding with the Jiannu, Fan Yongdou's family could be confiscated and exterminated. I feel that the night is long and full of dreams. I am afraid that the Jiannu have indeed obtained some important intelligence that would be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment without answering. He was still somewhat unwilling to accept the fact that he had only taken down the Fan family. Moreover, according to his memory of history and the timeline in "The Thief of Ming Dynasty", the old slave would not have many years left to live.
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