Chapter 190: The Emperor Gaozu of the United States leads the army in person! The system of matching soldiers with thieves is far ahead!
The end of the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhang Shicheng applauded for the American people of later generations.

Express understanding!

Totally understanding.

Another even more powerful rebel king was Huang Chao in the late Tang Dynasty.

I couldn't help but compose a doggerel.

"The flames of anti-tax war are rising in all directions, and the roar of the American people is shaking the sky. We have nothing to fear from the armed resistance against taxation, and we vow to wipe out the federal government!"

……

Ancient people had different views based on their different class positions.

But now the barrage audiences generally have a more consistent tone.

Everybody is just watching for fun.

《Aruba? All hell breaks loose (physics).》

《Hot Exchange (Fire Everywhere).》

"American people: Who are you trying to scare? It's like you don't have a gun!"

"Go to Washington and rebel!"

《Redneck captive tax collector, step out!!!》

"President Shangli, relative of President Xiali, why can't such a good thing be implemented?"

"My tax collectors have suffered heavy losses. I need to regroup my troops!"

《Loyalty! Honesty! Kaka, please give the order!》

……

Canopy.

【When Emperor Gaozu Washington saw this, he was like, “What’s wrong with this?”】

[Immediately gave the order: Someone bring my gun. I will lead the army in person! ]

【He led tens of thousands of soldiers to attack the lair of tax resistance elements. 】

[As a result, the news leaked out in advance, and the local protesters dispersed.]

[Washington led the army in person but failed, and the incident was left unresolved.]

[It is also worth mentioning that this time Washington led tens of thousands of soldiers to attack American civilians. ]

[It is also the only time in American history that the emperor personally led an expedition. ]

[Because of the struggle of the unruly people, the federal government did not dare to levy taxes for a period of time. ]

[It was not until the Second War of Independence, when the country was in crisis, that the federal government started to levy taxes again.]

[And the people did not choose to resist taxation in the face of national crisis. ]

[After the war, the federal government also abolished taxes.]

[And gradually it became a practice that the United States would impose taxes during wars and natural disasters, and cancel them during normal times.]

【In the peaceful environment where the government was benevolent and the people were obedient, the American Civil War began. 】

[The sound of a cannon at Fort Sumter brought the Civil War to the American people.]

[The Civil War caused a sharp drop in the federal government's tariff revenues; war spending increased dramatically.]

【It pushed the government to the brink of bankruptcy.】

【Taxation was necessary at this time, and then-US President Lincoln decided to restart domestic taxation. 】

【And we must impose taxes at the highest level! 】

[Lincoln quickly enacted a series of taxation bills.]

【But the execution is not so smooth. 】

【In a year, the new tax bill has had little effect.】

[So Lincoln was furious and introduced a tougher and more comprehensive bill. ]

【It is stipulated that all consumer goods, from children's diapers to the coffin boards of the elderly, are subject to tax. 】

【And a professional tax collection department was established. 】

【The new tax collection department is called the Taxation Bureau. 】

[In just half a year, we have developed thousands of employees. ]

[Lewis, the head of the IRS, developed a more detailed set of policies and rules that have influenced the IRS to this day in many ways.]

[For example, those with an annual income below $600 are exempt from personal income tax; those with an annual income above $10,000 are subject to a 3% tax, and a tiered tax system is applied depending on the amount exceeding the limit.]

[This progressive tax rate is also becoming popular around the world. ]

[In order to make tax collection more convenient, Lewis also stipulates that companies directly withhold and pay personal income tax. ]

【But Lewis' most important invention. 】

【It was he who invented a new system called the tax declaration system. 】

[It means that everyone fills out their own forms and calculates how much tax they should pay. ]

[The IRS is in their office, just waiting for the money.]

……

By this point in Tianmu's speech, the audience had discovered many shadows and prototypes of modern tax collection methods.

《Far ahead, far ahead!》

《It turns out that the source of all evil comes from here! 》

《Fuck, he's a genius!》

"As an accountant, I'm starting to have a headache."

"So it was you who did this."

"Sit down and wait for the coins! If you keep inventing idioms like this, I will fail my Chinese language test."

Modern audiences are amazed by Lewis' series of inventions.

Marvel at what a genius he is at collecting taxes.

On the one hand, the ancient emperors fully absorbed the knowledge about tax collection from the sky curtain.

I was thinking about whether my feudal dynasty could learn from the advanced experience of the United States in later generations.

Even if you can’t learn all of it.

But if there are some parts that can be learned, it may be beneficial for ruling the country.

tomorrow.

Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty and a master of tax collection, was a very smart man.

In addition, I have been engaged in tax collection work all year round.

So almost immediately, Zhang Juzheng was surprised to discover the advanced nature of the tax collection systems of later generations.

And I feel that at least half of them can be applied to the Ming Dynasty!

Of course, the prerequisite is that we have the ability and strength to implement it.

Zhang Juzheng stroked his beard, nodded in amazement, and asked to himself in confusion:

“Many of Lewis’ designs are indeed very outstanding.”

“But who will take the initiative to pay?”

"I'm afraid his designs will be difficult to implement."

And in the late Tang Dynasty.

Huang Chao saw Lewis in later generations and devised various ways to collect taxes.

Just a contemptuous smile, saying:

"Haha, this foreign tax collector is really humorous."

"You still want to collect taxes based on these systems? Haha!"

Most of the ancients believed that.

This American tax collector named Lewis.

Many of his ideas and designs are good and advanced.

But how to implement it and how to collect it?
That's a big problem.

And the sky continues.

[Lewis' official title is the Director of Taxation, but he acts like a gangster.]

[How can we check the income of ordinary people across the country? Make sure they pay their taxes? ]

Lewis's style is:

[Heroes check heroes, good guys check good guys! ]

[He hired a large number of private tax auditors across the United States.]

[These temporary workers have no official positions and do not even receive any salary.]

So what do they earn?

[No base salary, all depends on commission! ]

[Give you a non-staff identity, and go to collect taxes all over the country. ]

[As long as you keep enough for the federal government and the state, the rest is all yours.]

[These non-staff private tax inspectors are all local bosses and tough guys.]

[Now we have the status and power of official endorsement. ]

[Under the temptation of high commissions, everyone worked hard, and soon a tax collection frenzy was set off across the United States. ]

[Under the official guidance, gangs and underworld thugs in the western United States have achieved industrial upgrading. ]

[Inspectors exercised their subjective initiative, using various tricks, both soft and hard tactics, and various violent law enforcement methods.]

[They were originally local bullies, and during the war, they had wartime controls and government backing, so they had great power.]

[You can enter taxpayers' private homes and companies without making any application, directly inspect all their property, and even directly seize the property. ]

【The American people are dumbfounded.】

[I have seen thieves paired with soldiers, but I have never seen soldiers paired with thieves! ]

[Is this a pirate tradition, robbing the American people? ]

【Violent resistance to taxation by the people in various places is emerging one after another.】

[However, these private tax commissioners are all bandits and bullies who specialize in oppressing ordinary people. They can be said to be a professional team. ]

[Soon, the people who resisted the taxation in various places were in tears at best, and their families were destroyed at worst.]

[Because the collection force was very strong, the people in the area under the jurisdiction of the then northern US government were quickly exploited.]

[These tax collectors have turned their attention to the red ocean market in the south.]

[Tax commissioners from the north went south in groups to collect grass and grain. ]

【The South at that time was the so-called enemy-occupied area.】

[But the special envoys of the Northern Federal Government also have something to say! ]

[They said that the Northern government did not recognize the independence of the South, so they had the right and qualifications to collect taxes from the Southern landowners.]

[The special commissioners will not be polite to those in the enemy-occupied areas.]

[Various tragic cases of exterminating entire families made the people in the south tremble with fear.]

[This phenomenon is also reflected in the game Red Dead Redemption. ]

[Thus, these northern tax commissioners also successfully collected taxes from enemy-occupied areas.]

[In just a few years, the IRS has become the economic pillar of the U.S. federal government.]

[This marked the beginning of the legendary life of the IRS.]

See here.

Those who used to think that some of the tax policies of the United States in later generations were indeed advanced and worth learning from.

But the ancient people were worried that they would not be able to collect them.

silent.

It seems that I have overestimated the Americans of later generations.

Even Sang Hongyang, the most trusted finance minister of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, said:

"This Lewis of later generations in the United States is simply a genius!"

Most of the ancient people were amazed at Lewis's operation, which was very efficient and beneficial to the country and the people.

But in the Yuan Dynasty.

Kublai Khan laughed after reading it.

"To put it bluntly, isn't it just a tax-planning system?"

“It’s just that the specific implementation process is more detailed.”

"My Mongol Empire is a thousand years ahead!"

(End of this chapter)