论胡林翼在湖北的减赋改革

胡林翼在署理湖北巡抚期间(1855-1861),针对湖北衙门冗杂重叠,征收浮收过多,农民负担沉重,政府财政收支困难的局面,进行了一次大的减赋改革。这次改革主要在三个方面展开:减免农民的田赋和浮收、整顿厘金和漕务、减免捐输的数额,改革取得了一定的成绩,但由于国内外的战争环境,急需大量的赋税收入,最终改革在1861年被迫停止。

On the Movement of Hu Linyi Abolishing Exorbitant Taxes and Levies in Hubei Province

Hu Linyi who held the post of stadholder in Hubei province between 1855 and 1861,aimed directly at the problems:The goverment was confused;The incidental expenses was imposed too much;The burden of peasants was serious;The finance was collected difficultly.Hu Linyi carried out a big reform which aimed to reduce the land taxes and incidental expenses of farmers.The contents of reform were as follows:the first thing is to reduce the land taxes and incidental expenses of farmer;the second things is to recite the expenditure of water transport and pass by expenditure of businessman;the third thing is to reduce expenditure of officer and offering assistance.The reform obtained a certain good effect.But the civil war was on the march during that periods,so the reform was forced to abolish in 1861.