Chapter 746 Complete Chinese Translation [5000+, Please Subscribe]

In the taxation plan of the Ministry of Finance, the first thing to be levied is property tax, that is, to check the property of each citizen, including real estate such as land, houses, ships, factories, prospecting rights, mining rights, and movable property such as company shares, national debts, antiques and jewelry, livestock, grain, and means of production. Then register the amount of property of each citizen and levy taxes at a rate of 1%.

The tax rate of 1% is certainly not high, but you have to look at the base problem. Chen Ming has a big family and a big business. Even if many things will not be registered at all, it still hurts him. But in order to set an example for everyone, he still has to take this knife.

The main targets of property tax are concentrated in the wealthy class of society. Because the personal property of citizens with an estimated value of less than 1,000 yuan is exempt from taxation.

These taxes can be collected in cash or in kind, but the proportion of in kind shall not exceed half.

In Chinese history books, this policy can also be traced. China implemented the "shop cloth" policy when it fought against Zhou.

"廛" refers to the residence in the city, and "布" refers to the tax on public houses. This is the early house tax. In the fourth year of Jianzhong of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty, "tax inter-frame" was set up, that is, houses were taxed, but it was soon forced to be abolished because it was too harsh and disturbed the people.

The late Qing Dynasty in the original time and space also started to collect house taxes, and the Kuomintang government continued to collect them until the Republic of China.

The deed tax levied with the transfer of property such as land, houses, horses and cattle originated from the estimated tax in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the second year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty, the law stipulated that people who mortgaged or bought land and houses should pay money to the government within two months and request verification and seal, which was called deed money. Since then, deed taxes have been levied in all dynasties in China. Including the current Chen Han.

Now the Ministry of Finance is to expand this scope from a single property to the entire property scope.

Among them, the inventory and statistics of real estate are conducted every three years; movable property is estimated and declared by taxpayers every year, and the tax collection agency has the right to conduct verification and severely punish tax evasion.

In addition, inheritance tax and personal income tax are newly introduced. In the original time and space, even the rabbits with red flags flying all over China did not collect the former, but now the Ministry of Finance has no choice but to get money.

As for personal income tax, which ranks after property tax, its importance is far greater than inheritance tax, that is, to tax everyone's monthly income. The collection method in the proposal is of course a step-by-step differential treatment. Those with a monthly income below 250 yuan are exempted from tax, and those with a monthly income from 250 yuan to 1,000 yuan, from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, and the highest is more than 10,000 yuan, which are all gradually increasing. The highest personal income tax is 10%.

If it were placed at other times, this tax policy would definitely be opposed by all the civil and military officials in the court, but now is a special moment. The end of the North American War is far away, and the court is financially exhausted. If the tax is not increased, how can the civil and military officials in the court see the hope of enfeoffment in America?

Therefore, the interests of the court and the interests of the civil and military officials in the court are consistent in terms of tax increase. This premise has greatly reduced the burden of the implementation of personal income tax.

Chen Ming really felt that the Ministry of Finance was very powerful, and the timing was very accurate. As for the property tax, inheritance tax and personal income tax, except for the inheritance tax, if any of the other two can be implemented smoothly, the Ministry of Finance will not have to worry about future military expenses and financial tensions.

Even if the thresholds of these two taxes have excluded most people, the amount collected from China is an astronomical figure. Because in this country, the wealth of countries around the world is in the hands of a few people. Words can not only solve the pressure of financial tension, but also make up for the fiscal deficit one by one.

Facts have proved that money is insignificant in front of future interests. This proposal has received strong support from a considerable number of noble ministers in Nanjing.

Many people know that this tax is for themselves.

But the outside world, especially the wealthy private industrial and commercial merchants, complained.

In their eyes, this is completely the court cutting their flesh and bleeding them.

But before these people jumped up and down and set off a big storm, they were suppressed by the giants above. Don't forget the business conditions of China's industrial and commercial giants in this era. Behind them, almost all of them involve the nobles and important officials of the court. With these big hands behind the scenes, no matter how passionately dissatisfied and angry the wealthy businessmen are, they will all be suppressed.

Without money, the court can't fight in North America, the court can't win the war in North America, and their fiefdom will be far away.

In the face of money and interests, everyone abandoned the former.

The formation and dispatch of the expeditionary army to America is already a large investment in the court. Before, they bought a lot of war bonds and North American land certificates, which is another large investment. Now it's just a repetition.

In the end, the proposal of the Ministry of Finance was strongly supported by the cabinet and the nobles. Although the middle class in Nanjing, especially the businessmen and rich, were extremely disgusted with it, it was useless.

Until now, China is still an official-oriented society, and those companies that have developed rapidly in the Chinese business world cannot do without the support of the nobles and the bigwigs of the court. They can only wait for the meat to be cut. What's more, some of the leaders among them knew about the closure of the country in America and were deeply involved in it. They wholeheartedly supported the property tax and personal income tax.

Without the big guys starting the movement, the middle class can’t make a fuss. This is not the parliamentary era. The middle class is the most miserable group of people in China at this time. They are not like the upper class, who can directly express their opinions on state affairs; nor are they like the lower class, who are more numerous and powerful, and the court must consider their interests and feelings.

Only the middle class, they are like the second brother in a family of three brothers, neither up nor down. For the sake of interests, they can only cling to the upper class, but this time Chen Han’s top upper class passed the proposal ‘stupidly’, what else can they do? They can’t get the support of the lower class, anyway, all taxes can’t be paid to these poor people in the lower class.

Property inventory is a huge project.

It’s easy to check the land, real estate and bank deposits, because there are records in local governments and banks, but it’s more troublesome to check some other aspects. Because you have to go door to door to thoroughly check how many kilograms of grain, how many pigs, how many sheep the target family has. If the family also has a fruit forest, tea garden or fish pond, you have to value it. The manpower and time required are really too amazing.

In addition, the Chinese people of this era have a tradition of saving money at home and not revealing their wealth, so it is difficult to really figure out the family property. And the workload is too large. So much so that less than half a month after the implementation, the local national security reported a message that the local tax department had serious dereliction of duty when counting the national property.

In a town, they only counted the property of a small number of people, and most people skipped it directly.

"We must fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses. The eyes of the people are bright. Who has money and who has no money, the local people know best."

"Let the tax department come up with a reward measure, and there will be rewards after the report is confirmed."

"There is no gain without effort. Let the local tax department use their brains. Those who want to get without paying are all fools."

Chen Ming's face, which was just smiling, became as stiff as marble. The first two sentences he said were about the tax department's property statistics, but the last sentence was about something else.

Obviously, something touched his nerves and reminded him of something else.

Things in the northwest.

Just a few days ago, the Northwest Military Region reported that a small Yuzi tribe crossed the Ishim River and advanced to the Irtysh River Basin. When being driven away by the army of the large Yuzi troops, the leader of the tribe said that he came to join Chen Han, but when the Northwest Military Region sent people there, the leader of the tribe expressed his unwillingness to serve in the military and completely sinicize.

This made the representative sent by the Northwest Military Region so angry that he almost couldn't breathe.

Chen Ming was also very annoyed. He wanted to be protected by Chen Han, but he was unwilling to contribute. He didn't even want to learn Chinese and speak Chinese. He only paid a little tax and just wandered around in the Irtysh River Basin with abundant water and grass. He thought it was really beautiful.

Although there has been no major conflict between China and Russia in recent years, it does not mean that there is really no competition between the two sides.

Whether it is Outer Northeast or Northwest, the competition between the two sides has always been fierce.

In Outer Northeast, Chen Ming has long given up hope for the Buryat Mongolian tribes who are always willing to stand on the side of the Russians. But if he has no hope for the tribal nobles, he can still fight for the ordinary herdsmen in the tribe.

The Russians lost Lake Baikal and a piece of Feng Shui treasure land. Not only did many Cossacks and Buryat Mongolian groups lose their winter pastures in winter, but the Russians also lost a huge economic benefit. And they also carried the heavy burden of the Eight Banners of the Remnant Qing Dynasty.

Although the arrival of the latter has also promoted the development of economy, agriculture and animal husbandry in the Russian-controlled area to a certain extent.

But the food, clothing and daily necessities of more than 100,000 people are really not a small number. Even if the remnant Qing Dynasty actively carried out self-reliance, the Russians still filled in a large amount of money, grain and materials. So, how to make up for these deficits?

The Russians naturally calculated on the natives.

The Russians controlled all the fur trade. They forced the Buryats to pay fur tribute on time, and also required them to patrol and guard the army. The livelihoods of many Buryats became difficult, and the population gradually declined. These undoubtedly created a godsend opportunity for Chen Han.

In recent years, Chen Han has tried every possible way to compete with the Russians for as many people as possible. He spent a lot of materials and money, which lured some Buryats who could not make a living.

The Northeast is full of intrigues, and the Northwest is also full of intrigues.

Xiaoyuzi and Zhongyuzi have always been the targets of Chen Han's wooing. Among them, Zhongyuzi, the most powerful one, ranks behind Xiaoyuzi. Because Abu Ben is too powerful, he can gather 30,000 to 50,000 people, which is also a hidden threat to Chen Han in the northwest.

If possible, before China and Russia go to war again, Chen Ming is willing to solve the hidden danger of Zhongyuzi. But Abu Ben is really capable, and he didn't give Chen Han any handle.

Compared with the Middle Juz, the Small Juz are much easier to win over. Their Khan Achuwak is very envious of Abiris Khan's current situation. He doesn't think there is anything wrong with living under the control of others.

It's just that Achuwak has just ascended the Khanate, and his prestige is limited, so he can't make all the Small Juz tribes obedient.

So, when a small Juz tribe crossed the Ishim River and came to the Irtysh River Basin, the Northwest Military Region was very excited.

They regarded this small Juz tribe as the representative of the entire small Juz. They excitedly sent people to mediate the dispute between the big Juz and it.

The Irtysh River and the Altai Mountains have always been known as the golden mountain and silver water. The land here is fertile and the grass is abundant. It is a perfect pastoral area. If it were not for the symbolic significance of the ethnic group, Abiris Khan would not want to stay west of Lake Balkhash now. Zaisan Lake is open to him. If it were not for the "dignity of the great Juz", he would have moved his Khan's tent to Zaisan Lake long ago.

Although there were teachers and doctors sent by the Han people in his Khan's tent, as well as a cultural troupe that specialized in promoting Chen Han's policies and culture, Abiris Khan trusted the military hospital of the National Defense Force on the east bank of Zaisan Lake more than the doctors in the Khan's tent.

You know, even Abiben Khan’s Khan’s tent only had two doctors sent there, but Abiris Khan’s Khan’s tent had a small hospital, which provided treatment for internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, orthopedics and pediatrics, and even had an experienced midwife. The newly opened medical college in Yili also gave 20 places to Dayuz.

Abiris Khan’s tent was much better than Abiben and Achuwak.

Even the most respected veterinarians on the prairie would regularly come to various tribes of Dayuz for ‘medical inspections’ and impart knowledge.

With Chen Han’s strong support, Dayuz, which was once trembling, has developed rapidly in recent years. Whether it is newborns or the confidence of tribal herders, they have continued to grow like Abiris Khan’s rapidly growing personal wealth, which made Abiben envious.

The population of Dajuzi is much smaller than that of Zhongjuzi, but the number of newborns born in recent years is more than 50% of that of Zhongjuzi. Among them, the number of babies who have grown up successfully - six years old - is 70% of that of Zhongjuzi. According to the Chinese calculation method, the natural population growth rate of Dajuzi is half higher than that of Zhongjuzi.

There is also the development of animal husbandry and the living standards of Dajuzi herders. Since joining Chen Han's command, salt, tea, medicinal materials, food, ironware and other necessities of life are no longer a problem that Dajuzi herders have to face. Even if they encounter a white disaster, they have Chen Han's help.

Ordinary herders in Dajuzi may not enjoy medical convenience. The 20 medical students exported by Dajuzi to Yili have not graduated yet, but there is always hope. And ordinary herders on the grassland need doctors. The first thing they need to solve is the problem of eating.

Now the Great Juz sells cattle, sheep and horses to the Chinese in an endless stream. They even sell the goods they get from the Chinese to the Middle Juz and the Uzbeks, Kokands and Turkmens in the south at a higher price.

Because they enjoy preferential tariffs, and some ironware and munitions are only sold to the Great Juz, not to anyone else. This makes the tribes and khanates on the entire steppe envious.

Two years ago, there were rumors that Abiris Khan had millions of deposits in Chinese banks, and now there are probably more millions. Every noble on the steppe is envious when talking about this.

Some young girls from the Middle Juz tribes close to the Great Juz pasture are more willing to marry to the Great Juz. This was a scene that would have been impossible ten years ago.

After the Northwest Military Region received the news of the small Juz tribe, it was extremely happy, but returned disappointed.

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"Nur-Sultan, since you are willing to submit to China, China will certainly protect the safety of your tribe. We can sell you all kinds of weapons, and you can pay us with furs and livestock. But our country is not a charity, and rights and obligations are equal. We protect your safety and can even teach you to raise livestock more efficiently and cultivate fertile land. You must also fulfill your obligations. Not only do you have to pay taxes, but you must also organize a standing army and obey the dispatch of the Northwest Military Region. In addition, like the current Great Juzi, everyone will speak Chinese and receive our most basic education."

Don't think that nomadic people are fools. The complete sinicization of the Great Juzi is one of the policies that Chen Han has been most criticized by the Northwest Aboriginals in recent years. These policies remind them of the Russians, who also carried out Russification every time they conquered new lands, destroyed local civilizations, and adopted Russian-style lifestyles.

This is a severe harm to any nation with its own language and culture.

If China's means of sinicization were milder, using benefits and interests to lure the Kazakhs and the natives of Xinjiang to sinicize themselves, the emotional damage would be less severe. But Chen Ming doesn't have that much time.

It is now the late 18th century in the Western calendar, not the late 11th/12th century.

In another hundred years, the tide of nationalism will come. And Chen Ming does indeed maintain "attention" to Central Asia, which has always maintained its own national characteristics in the history of the original time and space.

The Russians' de-nationalization methods are very fierce. Chen Ming personally feels that this fierce and high-pressure method is not ideal, but as early as 1925, the five Central Asian countries were able to draw boundaries according to ethnicity and renamed the Kazakh Red Autonomous Republic, which also shows that their national imprint is profound. Chen Ming wants to start early and erase this layer of traces.

Because in his plan, even if a series of Mongolians were arranged further west in the northwest, they would all speak Chinese. What's more, the Kazakhs who will be incorporated into China and several Mongolian countries in the future.

One hand is sweet dates, the other hand is a big stick. While hitting with the big stick, they also eat sweet dates. Now, the example of the Great Juz has been established very successfully.

The sinicization did not arouse strong opposition from the Great Juz herdsmen who were eating sweet dates.

"We can transfer the taxes that we taught the Russians every year to you, or we can change to speaking Chinese, but the army..." Nur-Sultan looked at the representative with some embarrassment, and continued to bargain.

Compared with the army, speaking Chinese is not so difficult to understand.

The representative's face was even uglier. He was only willing to pay taxes in the first meeting, and he should speak Chinese in the second meeting. Is there a need for a third meeting? "It seems that there are still relatively large differences between us. Your tribe should think about it again. See you next time."

The representative's firm and tough attitude caused a big uproar on the side of the Small Juz tribe. Nur-Sultan looked at the representative's leaving back with a complicated expression.