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。 During his acting governor’s visit to Hubei governor (1855-1861), Hu Linyi conducted a major tax reform aimed at the overlapping and overlapping of Yamen in Hubei Province, the levying excessive floating income, the heavy burden on peasants, and the difficulty of revenue and expenditure of the government. The reform has mainly started in three aspects: reduction and exemption of peasants’ taxes and levies, reorganization of likin and shipping services, reduction of donations, and achievements made in the reform. Due to the war environment at home and abroad, however, a large amount of tax revenue is urgently needed, The final reform was forced to cease in 1861.