At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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Because there are [-] armed pawns who can walk sideways in the capital, and all the officials and dignitaries are trembling, so Sili Xiaowei has been regarded as a powerful position since the former Han Dynasty, and must be controlled by those in power important position.

Especially after the Wei government banned civilians from holding weapons, the pawns under the jurisdiction of the Sili Xiaowei Department, as one of the few departments that can use weapons to enforce law in peacetime, are deeply feared by the officials.

Originally, the officials thought that the staring of a Sili school lieutenant was a great deterrent, but the emperor didn't give up, and gave this power to the tax department.

The tax secretary leaped forward, and before there was a specific candidate, he already had a prestige similar to that of Sili Xiaowei, which aroused the fear of all the officials.

Chapter 1592 One thousand 510 two, this tax secretary doctor, you do it, or don't do it

Anyone with a discerning eye knows what is the significance of the emperor allowing the tax department to have tax soldiers.

Once he has the command of the tax officer, the tax department will become the same ghost department as the captain of Sili, and the authority of this department is still very painful.

Staring directly at the taxes, what's more, directly at the taxes of the most powerful group of people in the Wei Empire.

After the Yande ten-year rebellion, the Wei Empire further strengthened its control over the local area, and the emphasis on local taxation was also further enhanced.

Therefore, after ten years of Yande, there was really no tax evasion among the people, until Guo Peng abdicated in the 13th year of Yande.

All of the tax evasion cases that happened by chance after Guo Jin ascended the throne had something to do with the government and were backed by forces behind them, so those who dared to take advantage of the loopholes and play tricks just refused to pay taxes.

Having said that, without this layer of support, ordinary people would not dare to face the tax department directly.

After Guo Peng's strong attack on the world's tyrants, he cleared up all the land and acres, brought a big change to the local area, strengthened the power of the central government of the empire, and further stipulated that dignitaries should pay taxes in addition to the tax-free land rewarded by the emperor.

This is the first time in history that the old emperor has paid taxes to the heads of officials and dignitaries. Many officials find this incredible.

But in that situation at that time, the world was full of flames of resistance, and the rebels were no less than the Yellow Turban Uprising, but they were all suppressed bloody by the emperor.

Countless manors were uprooted and razed by the emperor, and the forces behind them that could be used to resist—population, weapons, food, funds, etc. were fully seized by the emperor, and it was impossible to organize resistance again.

They have lost the foundation of power - force.

All those who think they can resist the imperial power are because there is such force behind them, with population, weapons, food, and money.

But when all this disappeared, many people who thought that they could resist the imperial power on this basis were scared to death.

The resistance of all the people in the world has failed, and Guo Peng's authority is close to God's will.

That was the first time in history that an emperor defeated an entire class.

Emperor Guo really did it. He really pulled out everyone's fangs and cut off their claws. The entire ruling class was frightened by the emperor. How could they dare to resist?

So the officials were terrified for a moment and dared not refuse to hand over.

However, they still feel that they are not the same as the common people, and that they should not pay taxes by nature. The only reason for paying taxes is that the emperor is Guo Peng.

Guo Peng abdicated. They felt that the emperor who was pressing on their heads so that they could not even breathe was gone. This group of people would inevitably have some unreasonable thoughts, and would move around in the tax department. , Multi-party operations to ensure that their property is not taxed.

I really don't want to hand it over at all.

The tax department had no tax guards at the time, and it was a bit confusing to deal with the complex network of powerful officials.

Guo Peng noticed this trend at the time, so he decided to strengthen the functions of the tax department and help Guo Jin deal with these people.

With the tax guards armed, the tax department will no longer be weak when facing powerful officials with the back of the emperor instead of the Minister of Finance.

But this has very high requirements for candidates for the position of tax secretary doctor, the same as Sili Xiaowei.

The captain of Sili has Cheng Yu, a one-in-a-million candidate, and the candidate for the tax secretary must also be a trustworthy and extremely obedient person.

This kind of position that offends others cannot be supported by people who are not strong in ability and psychological quality. Guo Jin's subordinates are full of plans, that is, Lu Yi can support it.

Before promulgating the decision, Guo Jin found Lu Yi and had a conversation with him.

Guo Jin told Lu Yi about his decision and the powers of the Taxation Secretary, and told Lu Yi clearly that if he didn't want to take this position, he could refuse.

"The duty of the tax department is destined to be the duty of offending people. The common people don't need you to use the tax guards to deal with them. They are always the most honest group of people who pay taxes. Therefore, those people I asked you to direct the tax guards to deal with, you Should know who they are."

Guo Jin looked at Lu Yi, and slowly said: "Bo Yan, you met me when you were 15 years old, and it has been 19 years now, let's exaggerate, 20 years, you and I have been friends for 20 years, I will not hide it You, I don't feel at ease if you hand over such power to someone I don't know well."

Lu Yi stood in front of Guo Jin, very submissive, but his heart was already turned upside down.

"Your Majesty, my minister..."

"I know that you will have conflicts and worries in your heart, and I also know that you care about your family. What you have to do in this position is actually no different from Cheng Zhongde. Cheng Zhongde is already an old thief that everyone wants to kill and then quickly. Your future reputation will not be better than his."

Guo Jin sighed: "Of course, I won't let you stay in this position all the time. You can be promoted when you make achievements and effects. The difference between you and Cheng Zhongde is that it is impossible for Cheng Zhongde to be promoted. "

Lu Yi looked up at Guo Jin.

"Bo Yan, you should be puzzled. You don't understand why Cheng Zhongde is so persistent that he doesn't care about life and death, or even his family's descendants."

Guo Jin stood up, walked in front of Lu Yi, and said softly, "Before the Supreme Emperor appointed Cheng Zhongde, he promised that the Supreme Emperor would not let Cheng Zhongde live alone. Cheng Zhongde doesn't have to worry about the worries behind him at all, including his family. There is also a place to go."

Lu Yi's pupils shrank suddenly.

"It takes courage and determination to do something that offends people. Such people cannot be found at any time, so I was also worried about the candidate for Captain Sili after Cheng Zhongde."

Guo Jin took a deep breath: "So, Boyan, you can answer me now, the tax secretary, will you do it or not?"

Guo Jin just looked at Lu Yi, waiting for Lu Yi's answer.

Lu Yi hesitated.

Guo Jin allowed Lu Yi to hesitate.

It would be weird if you didn't hesitate in this kind of thing.

Offending people is the worst thing to do, not to mention that this position will inevitably face all kinds of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. It is definitely not a comfortable thing to go against them. If things go wrong, they will be thrown out as scapegoats.

For a moment, Lu Yi even complained why Guo Jin didn't go to Lu Yu and his little playmates, but came to him instead.

But Guo Jin had already found him.

Lu Yi knew that he seemed to have a choice, but in fact he had no choice.

He can choose not to do it, but no one knows what will happen after that. Lu Yi is absolutely clear about Guo Jin's means and determination to do things.

To be in this position is destined to do different things from normal officials. Although he is in charge of power and looks majestic, in fact, he has already stood on the opposite side of the bureaucratic group. , trembling.

If he is not careful, he doesn't know what he will face.

He was not as open-minded as Cheng Yu, and he didn't even care about the lives of his family members. The reason why he left Jiangdong's homeland to join Guo Peng was to protect the lives of his people and the entire Lu family.

But now, it seemed that it was time for him to pay the price for this choice.

Guo's asylum is not completely unconditional, it's just that he was not asked to pay the fee at the beginning.

After understanding all this, Lu Yi knew what he should do.

"Your Majesty entrusts me with the duties, and I have no reason to refuse. I am willing to take up the position of the tax secretary."

"really?"

"really."

"No regrets?"

"The word has been spoken, no regrets."

"it is good."

Guo Jin smiled, and patted Lu Yi on the shoulder: "The taxation of the country is very important, and it can even be said to be the way of survival. Governance comes first, and we must never slack off.

Taxation cannot be neglected just because the current taxation is sufficient. The things that can be reflected in taxation are often the biggest problems of the country. Land, household registration, climate, etc., are all related to the survival of Wei Guo, so the first taxation Si Langzhong, it's you, Boyan. "

Guo Jin believes that with Lu Yi's ability, he will definitely be able to build a new tax department structure for him, and perform the mission of the tax department well.

Guo Peng gave the tax department a large amount of activity funds for Lu Yi to use, and gave the tax department a lot of authority, so that Lu Yi could smoothly prepare for the establishment of an armed team of tax collectors.

The biggest feature of the new tax department is that it has the command authority of armed forces. This authority does not exist in any department except Sili Xiaowei. It can be said to be of great significance.

After the establishment of this tax army, the Tax Department will become a powerful department like the Sili Captain's Department, and the Tax Department Doctor will also become a well-known [lower position] position.

All of this is thanks to Guo Jin.

And Guo Jin's emphasis on this department can also be seen from the fact that he even allows retired soldiers from the Imperial Army to enter the taxation department.

The imperial army is one of the two most elite troops in the Wei army.

One of the heavy cavalry troops led by Xiaoqi General Wei Yan, one of the few standing generals, has been training in Mozhou for a long time, and occasionally transferred to Zhenxi Dufu for training, and is not permanently stationed in the Central Plains.

The other one is the Central Forbidden Army, with an establishment of 5000 people, which gathers the most elite soldiers in the Wei army.

When Guo Peng first established the Forbidden Army, he selected the [-] soldiers with the most military exploits in the Wei Army, and even the candidates for the heavy cavalry were selected from among the Forbidden Army.

After the establishment of the Wei Empire, the imperial army did not go out often, and was responsible for the mission of guarding the safety of the emperor, and the training task was still very heavy.

However, training alone cannot meet Guo Peng's requirements for the Forbidden Army, so the soldiers of the Forbidden Army are transferred in batches to the four border states where wars occur from time to time to participate in small-scale wars to maintain combat effectiveness.

Using this model to select the excellent and eliminate the not-so-excellent, the Forbidden Army has always maintained extremely strong combat effectiveness and quality.

Of course, with the passage of time, the soldiers of the imperial army will also be damaged, or they will be old enough to bear the heavy training and combat missions, and they can retire at this time.

Guo Peng stipulated that all soldiers selected into the Imperial Army can choose to retire at the age of 35, and then the Ministry of Officials will arrange new jobs according to their personal wishes.

Unlike ordinary soldiers, soldiers from the Forbidden Army can choose the position of grassroots officials after changing jobs, not just officials.

Chapter 1593 One thousand 510 three misfortunes and blessings to rely on, blessings and misfortunes to subdue

The soldiers of the imperial army are the most powerful fighters, the most elite existence among the million Wei army, and also one of the most educated groups in the Wei army, generally possessing the qualities of grassroots officials.

As a result, retired soldiers from the Forbidden Army are often excellent candidates for grassroots officials.

Many government offices that are short of manpower welcome the arrival of retired soldiers from the Imperial Army, but not every government office is qualified to receive retired soldiers from the Imperial Army.

Even if the proud retired soldier of the Imperial Army retires, he won't go anywhere.

After the reconstruction of the Taxation Department, the main body of tax guards is officials. After retiring from the imperial army, retired soldiers can choose to become grassroots officials, with better treatment and higher status, far better than tax guards.

However, Guo Jin even encouraged retired soldiers from the Imperial Army to enter the tax department to become a tax collector or an official, which shows that this department is extraordinary.

So in response to the emperor's call, at the beginning of October in the second year of Xingyuan, 310 six current or past retired soldiers of the imperial army collectively asked to enter the tax department to become an honorable tax soldier and continue to contribute to the emperor.

The retired soldiers of the Imperial Army took the lead in entering the Taxation Department as tax guards. Naturally, more retired soldiers who were not from the Imperial Army were optimistic about the future of this department, so they also sought to enter the Taxation Department.

In just a few days, Lu Yi received more than 3000 requests for entry, and the number of tax soldiers recruited by the Tax Department in the first phase was 500 compared to the standard legal soldiers.

Even if you want to expand, you have to take your time, you can't eat a fat man in one bite, right?

First digest the 500 people, and then it will be easier to expand later.

But now that there are so many people, Lu Yi can only choose the best among them.

To be a good tax officer, military force is second, and the grasp of the tax law is the most important. The premise of learning the tax law is the cultural foundation, so Lu Yi directly announced the assessment, the essay test.

The court officials who have been paying close attention to the establishment process of the Taxation Department all the time felt that something was wrong when they heard that Lu proposed to conduct a literary examination.

This department is not a joke, it is serious and must exist for a long time, just like the pawns.

Old thief Cheng used to close the door to give the pawns crazily tutoring cultural lessons, but now he can interrogate offenders on the spot with any pawn, which makes the officials a headache.

Now the tax guard is obviously going to develop in this direction.

Officials couldn't stop it, only talking about it.

When Cao Cao and his old friend Guo Jia met for a drink together, they talked about this matter.

"I don't know Lu Yi very well, Feng Xiao, do you know him?"

"I understand a little bit."

Guo Jia drank a glass of wine and said slowly: "Back then, before Zhang Wenyuan went south to attack Sun Wu, Lu Yi and his family were entrapped in Jiangdong and forced to escape, so they fled Jiangdong with the help of the Supreme Emperor. It brought great shock to Jiangdong."

"So that's the case... Then why did you walk with His Majesty today?"

Cao Cao thought about it suspiciously: "As far as I know, I haven't heard much about this person."

"I didn't have anything to do at first. I have been working with His Majesty for the past 20 years. I am diligent and diligent. I haven't heard of any special talents."

Guo Jia put down his wine glass: "I really want to say that there is something wrong, that is, when he first came to us, he was sent by the Supreme Emperor to the side of His Majesty today... just like your Cao family and Xiahou's nephew."

Guo Jia mentioned the last sentence.

Cao Cao frowned slightly.