Just when the Ministry of Agriculture was officially collecting the exemption tax, the Legislative Council, which had been silent all along, suddenly promulgated the punishment principles for tax evasion.
In fact, before, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Department of Taxation, and the Department of Regulations of the Two Prefectures had all mentioned that new regulations would be promulgated, but they only said that they would be mainly based on fines, and did not elaborate on what the specific regulations were.
But logically speaking, these regulations should have been promulgated long ago, but this new regulation was issued only after the tax had already begun.
And it was promulgated by the Legislative Council. From then on, all the new judicial elites appeared in this recruitment campaign.
This regulation is very complicated and different from previous laws.
First, the Legislative Council stated that this was just an attempt by the Legislative Council, and all regulations would temporarily only apply to Kaifeng Prefecture and would only be used for exemption from military service tax.
Secondly, the tax department has set a maximum prosecution period of five years, starting from this year. In other words, the tax department can prosecute any tax evasion within five years, but if it exceeds five years, the tax department cannot prosecute, and can only say congratulations, you have successfully evaded taxes.
Third, there are regulations on punishment. The fine is limited to 50% to three times the tax amount, but the minimum cannot be less than 500 coins, depending on the severity of the case. Deliberately falsifying the tax return form and refusing to declare are both serious cases.
But the idea of virtue as the main and law as the auxiliary was also introduced here for the first time. If an elderly person in your family suddenly falls ill or a baby is suddenly born, you can take the initiative to explain this sudden extra burden on the family to the tax commissioner, and the tax commissioner, the royal court, and the procuratorate should also consider it as appropriate.
However, there is no detailed explanation on how to make specific considerations, so it is just for reference.
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Fourthly, all taxes owed are subject to interest at a rate of 10% per year.
The fifth and most important issue is the penalty. Falsifying tax returns, refusing to file tax returns, and evading tax of more than 50% will result in a one-year service, but the amount of tax stolen can be redeemed with money. The amount of tax stolen must be paid, but first-time offenders are exempt from this penalty. However, if the tax police are resisting their duties and the court has already ruled that the person refuses to pay the fine, he will be sentenced to three to five years in prison, and the first-time offender cannot be redeemed with money.
After the announcement of this law, the whole situation became complicated again.
Even Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang and others were confused. They had always assisted the Legislative Council, but they were completely unaware of this matter and immediately went to Fu Bi to inquire.
"This is the government's order."
Fu Bi told them very frankly, "But I have also carefully examined these regulations. Compared with the previous regulations, they are more lenient, so I agreed to the government."
In fact, Zhao Xu could have asked the Ministry of Agriculture to promulgate it, or even promulgated it himself with an imperial decree, without going through the Legislative Council. However, Zhao Xu still asked the Legislative Council to promulgate it. It can be seen that Zhao Xu attached great importance to the Legislative Council and gave them a chance to perform.
But Fu Bi was not the kind of minister who would just let things take their own course. He had examined these regulations and found that they were indeed beneficial to the Legislative Council.
Because the previous regulations were very harsh, once you were caught, you would have to pay back taxes, and it was common for you to be fined to the point of losing all your property. At the same time, you would also face 40 or 80 strokes of the cane, three years in prison, or even the death penalty. And the death penalty was very easy to trigger.
Relatively speaking, this punishment is really very lenient.
Sima Guang frowned and said, "At this moment, suddenly reducing the punishment for tax evasion will only encourage those tax evaders."
At such a critical moment, suddenly reducing the sentence, isn't that just admitting defeat?
But Wen Yanbo shook his head and said, "I think these regulations are actually setting up a battlefield. Now that so many people in the court have not reported truthfully, if they are not revised, it will put the government in a difficult position. According to these regulations, the tax commissioner can do his job without any scruples."
Fu Bi nodded and said, "Kuanfu and I think the same. This is not a retreat, nor a warning, but a deployment of the entire battlefield."
It seems that the punishment has been reduced, but if you don't reduce it, the war cannot be fought, because the punishment was too strict in the past and the enforceability was too low. Not to mention the powerful, even the common people would be difficult to apply if there were too many of them.
Were they all killed?
This is impossible.
In the past, there were rarely any laws to punish people for tax evasion, and everyone just turned a blind eye.
Just at this moment, Lu Gongzhe came and brought a newspaper with him.
He shook his head in disbelief and said, "It seems that this tax commissioner is definitely not a good person."
Sima Guang asked hurriedly: "What do you mean?"
Lu Gong handed them the newspaper and said, "This is the tax payment rules just announced by the tax bureau. One of the rules is very harsh. I have never seen such a rule before.
Anyone who lived in Kaifeng Prefecture for a year had to pay a military exemption tax, which even specified that all proceeds from theft, robbery, and the sale of illegal salt had to be reported truthfully.
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo looked at Lu Gong in shock.
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"Zihua, what do you think?" Wang Anshi asked Han Jiang.
Han Jiang said: "Although the sentence has been reduced, in my opinion, this is more like a final warning."
Wang Anshi asked in return: "Do you think they will stop here?"
Han Jiang hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "No. If they are frightened like this, then in the future the summer and autumn taxes will be taken over by the tax commissioner, and they may have to give in step by step. The more they do so, the more they will hold on."
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "This is more like a declaration before the war."
In fact, this conflict has far exceeded his expectations, but it doesn’t matter. He has already thought of a way out, and at this moment he is more like a bystander.
Just as Wang Anshi had expected, the powerful people in the court all saw the meaning behind this. No one was foolish enough to think that this was the other party's retreat, but they also believed that they had no way out.
Never bow to the tax commissioner.
If we give in so easily, the other party will surely become more demanding, and summer and autumn taxes will follow.
Based on this consensus, the powerful are also very united.
This war is inevitable.
On the other hand, the tax payment process was very smooth, there was no trouble at all, and everyone paid taxes on time according to the declaration form.
Soon, the exemption taxes from the three cities of Bianjing, Kaifeng and Xiangfu were all collected.
The final account amounted to a staggering 70,000 guan.
Not much.
But surprisingly little.
Logically speaking, the wealth of these three places should account for 60 to 70 percent of the entire Kaifeng Prefecture. In other words, at most, the final total would be just over 100,000 strings of cash.
This is still a big gap in the police department's finances.
Han Jiang was not angry this time, nor did he go to Zhang Fei to talk about it. The battlefield had already been cleaned up, so what else was there to say.
Please start your performance.
The tax commissioner had already been sharpening his knife, ready to make a move. However, based on Zhang Fei's suggestion, they suppressed their impulse, and after everyone paid the tax, everything returned to calm.
But everyone knows that the Commissioner of Taxation is definitely conducting an investigation, but in fact he has already obtained the evidence and is just waiting for orders from above.
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Baima Township.
In the dark night, accompanied by a burst of hurried horse hooves, the people were awakened and dared not go out. They quietly opened the window and looked out. They saw more than 20 torches in the distance, glancing towards the only village in the village where a little light was still on.
That was the most powerful landlord in the area, Qinjiazhuang.
How could the people nearby resist the temptation of gossip? They all plucked up their courage, put on their coats, went out, gathered together, and walked towards that direction tremblingly.
"Who are they?"
"It seems to be... the Royal Police?"
"Could it be...Could it be that they are here to check taxes?"
"I told you that the Qin family only paid such a small amount of tax, they will definitely be investigated."
"Hey, young ones! Look, what are they doing?"
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But four or five royal policemen holding a huge wooden stake suddenly rushed towards the gate.
There was a loud bang.
He blew the door of the village open directly.
The people were stunned.
This...is this still the Royal Police they know?
Thinking back to those days when they went to submit the declaration forms, the Royal Police were so kind and amiable. Even when they encountered drunks making trouble, they would first appease them and then warn them. They would only subdue them violently if they pushed the issue too far.
This scene directly shattered the image of the Royal Police in their minds.
In comparison, the yamen runners of the past were so gentle!
There is no way.
It's not easy for everyone to make a living. You only pay such a small amount of tax. How can we, the Royal Police, survive?
The loud noise also alarmed the people in the village.
"What happened, you are... Gentlemen, what do you want to do?"
But then a ferocious-looking guard rushed forward with more than a dozen servants. The scene before them frightened the servants so much that they threw their hands to the ground and pretended to ask "Who am I and where am I?"
What is loyalty to the Lord? Staying alive is the key.
I saw seven or eight tax police officers drawing their bows and arrows, and more than ten tax police officers holding shining swords. What was even more outrageous was that there were actually four or five people holding shields.
This is really armed to the teeth.
Another person came out of the team and said in a gentle tone:
"I'm so sorry. We are the tax police from the Department of Taxation. According to my investigation, Qin Biao is suspected of tax evasion, so we are here to ask him to go with us to the Department of Taxation for investigation."
please?
Is this a "please"?
"I want to see who is so bold as to dare to come to my Qin family and make trouble!"
After hearing an angry shout, a big man with a face as fleshy as the surface of the moon rushed out with a big knife in his hand. But when he saw the scene, he turned around and ran without saying a word.
whoosh!
A cold arrow hit the beam next to it.
There was a sound of winter, very crisp.
The buzzing sound at the end seemed particularly harsh in this silent scene.
He...they really dare to shoot!
The servants were glad that they had not taken action just now.
The big man stopped immediately, beads of sweat the size of beans dripping down his cheeks.
The leader shouted again: "We are the tax police from the Department of Taxation...!"
Before he finished speaking, the big man threw away his knife, turned around and lay down, "Please spare my life, please spare my life."
The leader stepped forward and said, "Qin Biao, you are suspected of tax evasion. Please come with me to the Taxation Department for investigation."
Qin Biao cried out, "I will pay it, I will pay it now."
The man looked down at Qin Biao and said, "Please get up immediately and come with us."
Two more tax police came up immediately.
Qin Biao was no longer as arrogant as before. He was as obedient as a rabbit. He climbed up tremblingly, but still made a final struggle, "Can I not go? I...Isn't it okay for me to pay the tax?"
"Don't worry, I'm just accepting the investigation."
The man ignored him and said loudly, "This place will be closed temporarily. You can continue to stay here, but you cannot move any property in the manor. Do you understand?"
The servants all nodded like chicks pecking at rice.
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