And this is the highest rate of 10%. If you have fewer than five children, the tax rate is even lower. If you have only one or two children, there is no burden of Ding tax at all, and you only need to pay the normal land tax of 24 koku.
certainly.
This is just a rough idea.
Actual tax revenue is subject to certain fluctuations and uncertainties. This is just a simple example.
But no matter what, the interests of wealthy landlords will be seriously damaged.
Because even when the taxation in the Song Dynasty was the highest and the levies and levies were the most, the agricultural tax was only about 30% per year.
Moreover, landlords not only have to pay land taxes, but if they want to sell their grain, they also have to pay certain commercial taxes, so the total tax rate is actually much higher than imagined.
Landlords have enjoyed low-interest tax rates for several years now, and they would naturally be extremely unhappy if they were asked to return to the high taxes of the past.
For a time, landlords and wealthy families all over the country had serious resistance to this new policy.
In late August, more than half a month after the new policy was implemented.
It was afternoon in the Chongzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace in Kaifeng Prefecture, Bianliang, and the autumn weather was clear and crisp.
The autumn breeze blew gently, and the sun hung in the west, filling the palace inside and outside with a warm feeling.
Compared with Jiaozhi in the southwest, the temperature in Bianliang in the north is more comfortable.
The leaves of the big tree outside the window have turned yellow and rustle in the wind.
Zhao Zhen sat on the chair in the study, and below him were still the prime ministers of the Constitutional Council.
Lü Yijian was reporting today's state affairs to Zhao Zhen. After he finished, he licked his lips and said, "Your Majesty, the new policies are opposed by all officials. If this continues, it will not be a good thing."
"No matter how much opposition there is, we must resolutely carry it out."
Zhao Zhen said sternly, "This matter has been discussed by all of you, and everyone has agreed. Is it their turn to object to what the Constitutional Council and I have decided? Their duty is to implement it conscientiously, not to oppose the new policies!"
"yes."
Lu Yijian responded and did not dare to disobey.
The government has become increasingly strict in recent months. The reason for this is that Zhao Jun has been exaggerating whether the new policies can officially allow the Song Dynasty to enter the first industrial revolution.
You must know that the First Industrial Revolution has always been something that everyone, including Zhao Zhen and many prime ministers, have been looking forward to and longing for.
Including Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng, since their health has not been very good since the beginning of this year, they vaguely feel that their lifespan is coming to an end and time is running out, so they dream of seeing the legendary trains and ships.
Under such circumstances, in order to accelerate the development of the Industrial Revolution, the Constitutional Yuan successfully passed many policies targeting landlords and wealthy households without any intention of hindering them.
As for the officials, they opposed whatever the court issued.
Because the imperial court would not consult with them when formulating policies, each department had only one task - to implement the decrees issued by the Constitutional Yuan.
Therefore, after the policy of equalizing the land tax was announced in early August, wealthy families across the country collectively opposed it and instigated their relatives and friends who were officials in the court to put pressure on the higher authorities, hoping to revoke this policy that harmed their interests.
After all, all the officials in the court are also victims of losses. They own a large amount of land and businesses. Once the land tax and business tax are increased, their interests will also be damaged.
But it is obvious that the opposition voices of officials were suppressed again during this period.
The political cliques within the Constitutional Court were simply too large, encompassing the Lü Party, the Wang Party, and the Zhao Party. Furthermore, the Constitutional Court also had the power to transfer officials. If you persistently opposed them, they would transfer you to the rank of prefect, sending you back and forth across the country until they could finally kill you.
Therefore, under such circumstances, although the court's opposition voices became louder and louder, the Constitutional Yuan remained unmoved, like a towering mountain being hit by the waves, with no intention of compromising at all.
On the contrary, many radical opposition officials have been transferred, and some officials have gradually begun to consider withdrawing.
"This year's task is to resolutely implement the principle of equalizing land tax and levies."
Zhao Jun looked around and said in a deep voice, "An industrial revolution isn't something that can be accomplished with just rubber and steam engines. The West, through colonial exploitation, took years to industrialize all of Europe. If the Song Dynasty wants to become prosperous and strong, it needs to quickly replicate this path that took the West centuries to accomplish. Both internal and external means are essential."
Wang Zeng asked curiously, "Hanlong, we still don't have any idea what the Industrial Revolution is. Can you tell us how we can achieve that?"
“It’s very simple!”
Zhao Jun raised a finger and said, "To complete the industrial revolution, technology and raw materials are secondary. There is only one key factor."
"What?"
"money!"
"money?"
"good!"
Zhao Jun nodded. "The Industrial Revolution was actually a revolution of massive money-spending. Building steel mills required money, building factories required money, building ships and trains required money, everything required money. So, where did the money come from?"
Everyone looked at him.
Zhao Jun spread his hands and said, "Since ancient times, there have been only two ways to complete the industrial revolution. One is to expand through external colonization and plunder the world, like Daiying. The second is to engage in crazy internal competition and exploitation, like Big Brother Mao and the humble chicken. The industrialization achieved by the Soviet Union and Japan at that time was a history of blood and tears for Soviet and Japanese farmers."
"So, with the technology and raw materials to support it, can the Song Dynasty complete its industrialization reform?"
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