Chapter 241 Huang Guan, a blessing in disguise
"Stupid brat, something happened!"
The third master hurriedly crashed into Liu Chun's room and found that Liu Chun was bending the kitten there. The fat black cat lazily exposed its belly, and its round body looked like a slutty. Perhaps it was comfortable to brush, and it made a gentle muttering sound, as if it was snoring again.
The third master was so angry that he was so angry that he was disgusted again?
Don't you dislike cats?
I didn't care about it for several months, but now I'm fine. I'm fiddling with it every day, you want to piss me off to death!
Liu Chun turned his head and said lazily: "Dad, how do you know the fun of petting cats? The so-called petting cats are fun for a while. It's always fun for a while. Look, this little thing is so cute!"
The third master did not have Liu Chun's leisure, so he slapped his face at the table. He was so scared that he rolled over and ran behind the screen. After he hid, he made an angry and urgent "meow" sound, as if he was calling for a shoveling shoveling guard. However, Liu Chun couldn't do anything, so he didn't have time to care about it!
"Dad, how big of a thing happened? As for the rush to be like this?"
The third master took a strong breath and said with a tense face: "I'll ask you, how about that Huang Guan?"
"Huang Guan? It's pretty good, what's wrong?"
"I'm asking you, is he important?" asked the third master.
"Is this?" Liu Chun wanted to say that Huang Guan is of course important. If he still came to the point of Jingnan, a pig opponent is much more useful than a god teammate.
"Dad, what's wrong with her?"
The third master sighed heavily, "I just got the news from the Jinyiwei. Your decree was sent to send a team of Jinyiwei to raid Huang Guan's home!"
"What?"
Liu Chun was really shocked, "He, what crime did he commit?" In Liu Chun's impression, Huang Guan was quite cautious in doing things, and he was eager to make a name for himself. He was still very fame and fame, and there was no reason to offend Lao Zhu!
"I just heard that His Majesty went to a private visit and issued an order to arrest people when he came back."
"Where is it?" Liu Chun said curiously: "Is my father familiar?"
The third master shook his head.
At this moment, Zhang Dingbian came in from outside with a pissing breath.
"I'll just ask me! It's a street specializing in the sale of land."
Liu Chun wondered, there is still such a place in this capital?
Zhang Dingbian sat down and said with a sarcastic look on his face: "Boy, do you know if you give it?"
"Of course I know this! Why, is anyone contributing?"
In Liu Chun's impression, offering was a common phenomenon that only occurred in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, so why did it happen now?
"Old Zhang, is that street specialized in the dedication matters?"
"Um!"
Zhang Dingbian nodded, "Yes, right, the imperial court just held the imperial examination and released a large number of new Jinshi. Among them, if some want to be an official in the capital, they will inevitably buy industries. Some people who want to evade taxes will send the land to their names, which can be considered as taking their needs."
It turned out that in the early Ming Dynasty, there was also a policy of preferential exemption for officials, but this preferential exemption did not include land taxes and regular labor, and only exempted from heavy taxes.
In other words, when you become an official, you still have to pay the land tax for your family, and you can't avoid it. But donating and miscellaneous taxes can be exempted. Of course, this is also a lot of fat, which can almost reduce the burden by more than half. Especially in the capital, there are many things, so there are more laborious labor. Frequently recruiting, building imperial tombs, building imperial palaces, and cleaning rivers are very likely to affect the farming season, and the people have to pay for people to hire.
If you can't afford money and don't want to serve, then giving is a good choice. Sending your own land to the official's name will not only escape the heavy taxes, but also exempt the capitation tax, because in principle, you can get rid of the household registration of the official's servants. Naturally, you will save the capitation tax.
As mentioned earlier, in the early Ming Dynasty, officials cannot exempt land tax.
But the problem is that if you pass the exam, you can get rid of the two-stone land tax. Note that this is a land tax and two-stone land tax. If you turn it into a mu of land, it will look like fifty or sixty acres.
If you pass the exam, the amount of exemption will be even greater.
There is a saying among the people that it is called a poor scholar and a rich scholar.
What does it mean?
After passing the exam, you can be exempted from two ranks of labor, you can be exempted from land tax, have good grades, and you can also receive food. But the problem is that this advantage is only enough for one family.
In other words, if you are not good at management, a scholar will not be able to live a good life. Moreover, if you spend a lot of money on study and exams, you can only compensate for the tuition fee if you exempt it.
But if you pass the imperial examination, not to mention being qualified to be an official, the amount of exemption will be greatly increased. At that time, it will not only be your own family, but also help others to exempt them. Therefore, dedication will inevitably appear!
"Although the officials of the current dynasty cannot be exempted from land tax, don't forget that most of them have fame and fortune, so who dares to collect their land tax?"
Liu Chun took a breath and then he made it clear that he had made a statement that he had made a contribution from the beginning. However, in the early Ming Dynasty, the management was strict and the number of scholars was small, and the number of people who achieved fame was even more limited, so it would not have ruined the entire tax law.
This is like many problems, which accumulate over time. When it is found that the situation is serious and becomes a ill, it has actually existed for many years.
In a huge country, there are not many black swan events, most of which are gray rhino events. If you think black swan events occur frequently, it can only prove that you have ignored a lot of the truth.
Zhang Dingbian said: "I found that street. Although some people want to contribute and officials want to make a fortune, they are still cautious. That street will help deal with it and turn the donor into relatives and servants of officials. It seems reasonable and does not destroy the court's laws." Zhang Dingbian chuckled, "I want to be a bitch and also want to set up a archway! It's shameful!"
Liu Chun smiled helplessly, "That would be better than blatantly annexing the land, collecting hundreds of thousands of acres, and not even paying a little land tax, right?"
Zhang Dingbian rolled his strange eyes and said angrily: "If that were the case, the Ming Dynasty would have a day of national destruction!"
What can Liu Chun say? Isn’t this the case in history? Many so-called famous ministers have merged land and ate together, and have poor people, emptied the national treasury, and destroyed the Ming Dynasty.
"Old Zhang, after saying so much, Huang Guan did this?"
Zhang Dingbian said helplessly: "How do I know? Your Majesty will go to a private visit, maybe you will meet it! What a bullshit, I think he is good for the first few days. Now I see that he is also a deceptive person who cheats the world and has a reputation. This is called a nest of snakes and rats, otherwise how could you get together!"
Liu Chun rolled his eyes in anger, "I am innocent and innocent. As for Huang Guan, I don't think he is that stupid!"
"No? Everyone was arrested? You still said no?"
Liu Chun's eyes rolled, "Perhaps someone is doing bad things under his name! I'll go to the palace now, I want to speak for Huang Guan!"
Liu Chun was really an action-oriented person. He immediately put on his official uniform and headed straight for the Meridian Gate.
Liu Chun was not impulsive. After he carefully considered that Huang Guan had restored his original surname. The Huang family's life is not easy at present. Although he paid six yuan, he would not be able to annex the land everywhere and accept the offer. After all, it will take some time to transform fame into power.
Moreover, Huang Guan was despised by many civil officials because he supported the movement of the capital and presided over the marriage for the Liu family. Will these people take the opportunity to assassinate Huang Guan?
Liu Chun felt that it was not impossible.
To hit Huang Guan is to hit him in the mouth.
How could Liu Chun sit idly!
He hurried to the Meridian Gate and was about to hand over the sign to ask for a visit, but suddenly Huang Guan walked out step by step from inside. When he looked up, he saw Liu Chun!
Huang Guan took a breath and said in surprise: "Liu, Lord Liu?"
Liu Chun chuckled: "Brother Huang, are you okay?"
Huang Guan pondered for a moment and suddenly said excitedly: "You, are you here for my business?"
Liu Chun had a gentle smile, "It seems that it's okay, that's good!"
In an instant, Huang Guanzhen felt a little urge to burst into tears. He quickly stepped up, grabbed Liu Chun's arm, and shook it hard!
"Mr. Liu, I've been walking around from the gates of hell. You, you are so friends!"
Huang Guan was crying, and Liu Chun invited him into the carriage. The two of them found a restaurant and had a glass of shocked wine.
Huang Guan said, "Mr. Liu, to be honest, the Jinyiwei came to my house and scared me."
"The Jinyiwei is famous, so it's strange if you are not afraid!" Liu Chun smiled and said, "Huang Dazhang, why did Your Majesty release you? Is there no evidence to investigate?"
Huang Guan shook his head, "It's not that there is no evidence to investigate, but that it's true!"
Now it was Liu Chun's turn to be surprised, "Then, how could His Majesty let you go?"
Huang Guan suddenly laughed, "Mr. Liu, I am from the Xu family. Under my name, I am accepting the offer and accumulating the land!"
"Xu family? They didn't allow you to recover"
Huang Guan smiled so hard that tears came out, "They agreed openly, but they were still dissatisfied. He felt that I didn't dare to break up with them, so he took the opportunity to gather the land in my name. It was a coincidence that his Majesty broke it! His Majesty not only did not blame him, but also told me that it was right to break off the relationship with the Xu family as soon as possible and restore the Huang surname! Didn't you hear that, I did the right thing!"
Chapter completed!