Li Qin flipped through various tax revenue indicators from Jiangnan.
There was also a tax collection plan for Jiangnan that he had secretly devised for himself and his close advisors.
Li Qin reviewed the plan they had drawn up and immediately multiplied the taxes left by the Great Wu, including commercial taxes and salt taxes, several times over.
Because they discovered that Da Wu's tax revenue in these areas was shockingly low.
The plan also reduced the tax exemption level and scale for Jiangnan gentry.
It was also specifically stated that these tax increases and reductions only apply to the Jiangnan region and are not allowed to be extended to other regions.
This was also to avoid resistance from landowners and gentry in other regions due to the reduction of the tax exemption level and scale for gentry.
Because Li Qin was very clear that the reason he was able to conquer the world so easily and quickly was because of this.
It was because none of these gentrymen really resisted him.
If I were to actually attack them all, my dynasty would soon be engulfed in flames of war.
Therefore, this plan specifically mentions that the gentry and landlords in Jiangnan supported the Jiangnan puppet regime.
Therefore, the gentry and landlords of Jiangnan should be punished.
At the same time, in order to show that Li Qin was not targeting everyone, the plan also included a one-year tax exemption for the northern gentry and landlords who had contributed to the army's food and supplies during the southward campaign, as a form of subsidy.
To put it bluntly, it was about gradually dividing and disintegrating the gentry and landlords of the land.
We must divide and win them over, but not let them unite as one.
In any case, according to his subordinates' calculations, given the wealth of Jiangnan, as long as they could successfully collect taxes from Jiangnan this time.
The taxes in the north can be waived for a year if they are waived for a year, but the taxes in the south can make up for it, and may even be several times the amount of the taxes in the north.
Li Qin immediately approved the tax collection plan he had in hand.
It is planned to be implemented in Jiangnan.
He instructed his officials and tax collectors, whom he had brought from the north, to prepare to travel to various parts of Jiangnan to collect taxes.
Accompanying these tax collectors were their own troops.
He plans to deploy troops in various parts of Jiangnan, so that anyone who dares to resist taxes with armed force will have to pay him.
The main culprit and his entire family were executed by slow slicing, and the whole clan was directly exiled to the northeastern border of Liaoning to reclaim wasteland.
It just so happens that he had always planned to cultivate those lands in northeastern Liaoning.
But we've always lacked manpower to try it out, and now it's the perfect opportunity for you guys to go and cultivate it for me.
I have been trying to contact the barbarians at sea to see if they have any high-yield seeds such as sweet potatoes.
He still plans to plant it all over the country.
From now on, if any southerners make a mistake, they'll all be sent to plant sweet potatoes north of Liaodong.
If northerners make a mistake and then go to Southeast Asia, they will definitely be the first to take over those tropical islands as transit points.
Then all those northerners will have to go to the farms on those islands to pick cotton.
Southerners went north of Liaodong to grow sweet potatoes, while northerners went to farms in Southeast Asia to pick cotton.
People from the north were exiled to the south, and people from the south were exiled to the north.
good.
Li Qin kept this idea in mind, thinking that he could give it a try later.
Li Qin then approved the proposed tax increase plan for Jiangnan.
At the same time, I ordered my subordinates to carry out the order immediately.
Afterwards, the troops went to various places in Jiangnan. If they encountered any armed resistance against taxes, they were to immediately take their heads.
Military merits will still be counted.
Aren't some of you dissatisfied with your low rank?
Now is the time to earn merit and be promoted.
Kill those Jiangnan gentry who want to resist taxes and not pay taxes, so that they won't dare to evade taxes for decades to come.
Once Li Qin's order was issued, the court, which was essentially under Li Qin's absolute control, immediately approved Li Qin's decree.
After all, these officials from other places had no reason to stop the imperial decree to increase taxes on the gentry of Jiangnan.
It should be noted that due to the existence of the Jiangnan court, there were very few officials from Jiangnan in Li Qin's court. Basically, the high-ranking officials were all fellow townsmen from Liaodong who had started their careers with Li Qin.
It can be said that the gentry and landlords of Jiangnan had no political power in their own court.
Meanwhile, with the collapse of the Jiangnan court, they also failed to form a strong military force.
He had no one to protect him in the imperial court, and he had no weapon to protect himself.
At the same time, he also possessed unparalleled wealth.
If I don't rip you off, who else am I supposed to rip off?
Anyone who dares not pay my taxes will be stripped of their official rank, and their descendants will never be allowed to hold office.
Following Li Qin's order, which was issued as an official imperial decree, the message was immediately relayed to various prefectures and counties in Jiangnan.
Many of the officials in the local prefectures and counties were originally from Jiangnan. They had all surrendered to Li Qin along with the fall of the Jiangnan court.
Now, before them stand officials and tax collectors carrying imperial decrees to increase and collect taxes, accompanied by their troops, heading to the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction to demand these additional taxes.
Many officials expressed extreme surprise.
No, you don't do it this way in other places.
Many local officials were born into wealthy families in the Jiangnan region, or had very close ties with those families.
Upon receiving the imperial decree ordering increased taxes on wealthy households in Jiangnan, he simply pushed the decree away, saying:
"The great war has just ended, and it is a time for recuperation and rebuilding. How can the court implement such a wicked policy and compete with the people for profit?"
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
