"Eunuch Cheng, how is your Majesty's mood?" Outside the Fu room, my daughter, Ben and others, Guodian Xingdechuan asked carefully. They were summoned by Lu Zhaoci overnight. Although there are people on duty in the Xuande Hall. If by any chance, the Emperor has

If there is any doubt about the decree, the ministers on duty in Xuande Hall will come to report it. However, as today, Feng Wenwen, Cui Renshi, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng are known as the six important ministers in charge of Xuande Hall.

It is very rare for them to come together.

"Your Majesty went to Chang'an West City today and met with the businessman Dou Yicheng. He did not dare to offend Feng Wenwen and others.

He was the person next to Lu Zhaoci. Although he was a eunuch, he still had a distinguished status. Some ministers would fawn over him. But in the eyes of the six people in front of him, he still did not dare to be presumptuous. He quickly said cautiously.

"Dou Yi?" Changsun Wuji's face changed, and he said in surprise: "But that Huang Yi who is known as the richest man in the West City?"

"Why, Lord Changsun knows such a cunning person?" Cui Renshi asked pretending to be surprised.

"Your Majesty also knows this person?" Changsun Wuji sneered: "What's more, there are heroes in the market, and this Dou Yi is not a simple person."

"What Lord Changsun said is true, and Your Majesty said the same." Eunuch Cheng led everyone towards the announcement room. When he heard Changsun Wuji's words, he also echoed.

"Oh. I understand." Ben Wenwen nodded, with a strange look on his face.

"What do you know, sir?" Cui Renshi asked quickly.

"Haha, of course you will know when you meet Your Majesty." Juwen did not say anything, but said lightly, which made Cui Renshi hit a soft nail. Cui Renshi was angry and did not dare to express it, so he could only say coldly, "Humph."

There was a sound.

After a while, everyone entered the announcement room. After seeing the ceremony, they saw Lu Zhaoci sitting behind several tables, with a faint look of exhaustion on his face.

"It is good for Your Majesty to worry about national affairs, but the dragon body is more important!" the text said carefully.

"Lian is still young and still has energy, but if he gets old, I'm afraid he won't be able to worry about it like this. Ten thousand years is too long, just seize the day! Everyone, sit down." Although Lu Zhaoci looked tired

He looked pretty, but he was also in a happy mood. He pointed at the several brocade stools in front of him and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Wen and others don't know why Lu Zhaoci is so happy, but since the emperor is happy, it means that he and others will not be in trouble. Of course, this also depends on his own luck. People like Wei Zheng

.With him around, sometimes an originally cheerful atmosphere would break up unhappy in the end. But the existence of people like Wei Zheng is indispensable.

"At the beginning, there were rumors in Chang'an City that they wanted to enfeoff ministers with meritorious service. Haha, they were only half right. The Lianhe did want to enfeoff ministers with meritorious service at the beginning." Lu Zhaoci showed a trace of embarrassment on his face and waved his hand: "But it was not that they wanted to enfeoff ministers with meritorious service.

Minister. Instead, he divided the aristocratic families and allocated the Western Region to them."

"Your Majesty is smart and wise. Since you want to divide the family, I'm afraid you have something to ask for." The modest smile on Feng Wenwen's face did not change, but he said lightly. "Yes, what Lian wanted at the beginning was land. Lian gave it to

As the Duke of the country, they own the seven cities in the Western Region. But they have to give up their land. Lu Zhaoci smiled slightly and said: "Lian is too naive."

When everyone heard this, their hearts moved. Although they did not dare to show it on their faces, they did think so in their hearts. There are more than tens of millions of lands owned by aristocratic families in the world. I am afraid that 60% of the land in the world is in the hands of aristocratic families. According to the text,

These ministers also have a lot of land in their hands. Once they have extra money, they mostly use it to buy heaven and earth. Most of the fertile land by the Wei River belongs to big bureaucrats. Although the Western Regions are very rich, the conditions given by the emperor are not

It's not thick, but if he hands over the land in his hands, such conditions still need to be agreed by Shang Zhui. Whether he can agree to it is still unknown. Lu Zhaoci's move is indeed naive, but no one dares to say it.

"Your Majesty is so merciful that he must have pity on the poor people who have no mercy on you!" Fang Xuanling said after hearing this.

"What Xuan Ling said was so serious that Lu Zhaoci nodded and said: "People can't survive without land in their hands, but most of these fields are occupied by aristocratic families. Even if they join forces, they don't have much land to distribute.

In a year of famine, the court is unable to provide relief, and if someone instigates it, the peasant uprising will begin. Repeat what happened at the end of the Sui Dynasty, with seventy-two roads of smoke and dust, and thirty-six roads of rebelling against the king.

The great rivers and mountains will be filled with evil spirits. The people of the world will fall into war again, which is something the United Nations does not want to see."

"Although His Majesty's move is kind, I'm afraid it won't work." Lu Zhaoci's expression changed, but he didn't speak. A wry smile appeared on Feng Wenwen and others' faces. The person who spoke just now was none other than the admonishing doctor Wei Zheng.

This person has an upright personality and speaks directly without any speaking skills. Sometimes, he just can't get off the stage.

"Lian knew it wouldn't work, so he didn't issue an edict. Lu Zhaoci said angrily. This old man, no wonder in history, after his death, Li Shimin used the incident of Hou Junji to smash his tombstone.

, I’m afraid it’s just to avenge the hatred that usually keeps the emperor from stepping down!

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Changsun Wuji asked cautiously.

"Since this road doesn't work, then let's find another way." Lu Zhaoci showed a hint of excitement in his words and said with a smile: "Lian went to the West City today, where there is a big businessman named Shiyi. This guy is very good.

If you have the ability, the property you have acquired over the course of decades, well, I’m afraid there is

Everyone heard the words but didn't say anything. Although these people were all from Confucianism, they were not like Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, Chen Shuda and others, who were stupid in reading and were open-mouthed and closed-mouthed. Although for businessmen,

It was also very contemptuous, but it didn't say that there can't be businessmen, let alone this. At that time, Lu Zhaoci suddenly brought up this sinister idea. Obviously, there is something else. At this time, businessmen cannot be belittled. In this case, then

He said nothing and listened quietly to what Lu Zhaoci said.

"This person started his business with a pair of woven shoes, and now he has his own shop. Yu. Auxiliary machine, you are known as a person who is known to every corner of Chang'an City. You must also know this Dou Yi.

." Lu Zhaoci pointed at Changsun Wuji and said.

"I know that this man is a big businessman. He has a fortune and is quite wealthy, but he is very low-key. He deals in many types of things. He is also a big grain merchant." Changsun Wuji nodded and said.

"This man is a business genius." Lu Zhaoci nodded, then shook his head and said: "Just when Lian was about to leave, officials from the West City Department came. Tsk, tsk, they came to collect taxes, not many.

A thousand gold. A thousand gold a month. Hehe, Wen Wen, Lian Ji gave you five thousand gold. You gave him to Pei Ji, and Pei Ji became the chief clerk of Prince Qi's Mansion!" "Exactly." Feng Wenwen clicked.

He nodded.

"A thousand gold! Everyone, one month's tax is one thousand gold. Lian heard that they said it was ten thousand gold. At that time, Lian thought it was in the time of the former Sui Dynasty emperor. Ten thousand gold one, then Dou Yi is no matter how capable. One month's thousand gold

The tax revenue is enough for them to eat a pot of food." Although Lu Zhaoci had a smile on his face, everyone could hear the coldness in it.

"Your Majesty, businessmen are profit-seeking, shameless, and not engaged in production, so they should be taxed heavily." It was Wei Zheng who spoke again.

"Wei Zheng, your clothes are made of Shu brocade. I want to ask you, if there were no merchants, could your Shu brocade be transported all the way from Shu to Chang'an and then made into official robes? Without merchants, Chang'an City would have millions of people.

What do people eat? It is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits. Not to mention businessmen, what can they do if they are officials? While working for the welfare of the people, aren't there officials who are also motivated by money? The same goes for scholars who don't know any sense of shame.

A lot of them. Why are they businessmen?" Lu Zhaoci's expression changed and he shouted coldly.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Ben Wenwen also stood up, with a stern face, and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, I understand, is to divert the attention of those aristocratic families to business, so that they can have extra money.

After collecting money, use the money again for business instead of buying property. In this way, those people will have land. There will be no more things like the last years of the Sui Dynasty."

"What Feng Qing said is true. This is what Lian Lian considers." Lu Zhaoci nodded and said: "Lian is planning to reduce commercial taxes. All merchants only need to pay taxes in their locality, and their goods do not need to pay taxes in other cities.

Tax rates are levied according to different types of goods. Jewelry and other items are luxury goods, which can be levied with high taxes, while other daily tax rates can be lower. In this way, those businessmen can be encouraged to expand their business scale.

They will not go out to buy land and compete with the people for land."

"Your Majesty, what will these businessmen do after they have money? They will ask for power. Businessmen are inherently greedy. Once they have money and power, they will want more, and they will be like those aristocratic families, and even be able to

Controlling the government and changing the dynasty, hasn't Your Majesty learned from the wars in the late Sui Dynasty?" Wei Zheng stood up and shouted loudly. The smear in his mouth almost sprayed onto Lu Zhaoci's face.

"Your Majesty, although Mr. Wei's words are a bit exaggerated, they are true." Ju Wen also said: "Businessmen are driven by profit. When they obtain a large amount of money, they will also think about becoming a master. Those aristocratic families

The wealthy families are an example. They are not willing to accept that they cannot wear silk and satin, and that their descendants cannot take part in the imperial examinations. These are all the rights they want. His Majesty's original intention is good, but he does not know whether it can be obtained.

The most important thing is to achieve good results. I suggest that your Majesty act appropriately."

"Auxiliary machine, what do you think?" Lu Zhaoci frowned. He did not refute the views of Shui Wenwen and Wei Zheng. What these two people said was not unreasonable. Among the sages of the past generations, there were many people with great wisdom.

Naturally, you can clearly see the pros and cons of this.

However, they still adopt a policy of favoring agriculture and suppressing business.

"Your Majesty, I think that imposing heavy taxes will certainly force the trade routes to be blocked and merchants to annex land wantonly. But in comparison, how can these merchant families decide the rise and fall of the dynasty?" Changsun Wuji said without thinking: "

I thought your majesty could reduce taxes, but that's all."

"Your Majesty, I think what Auxiliary Machinery said is absolutely right. Taxes can be reduced, but the national policy cannot be changed. For thousands of years, China has been focusing on agriculture and neglecting commerce. There must be some truth in it. How can we do it?

Just change it randomly." Fang Xuanling said with cupped hands.

"What about land annexation?" Lu Zhaoci thought of later generations. Aren't the national policies of the United States controlled by those big plutocrats? As for the president, they are representatives of each plutocrat. They control the internal affairs of the United States.

Foreign policy and the selection of the president are also controlled by them.

"Has Your Majesty ever said before that the bows and arrows of the Empire are to provide farming land for the people of the Empire?" This text says: "As long as Your Majesty expands the territory and makes the Empire have vast land, once disaster victims appear, or land annexation is serious,

Your Majesty can immigrate and allow those landless people to live happily ever after.

"What do you think?" Lu Zhaoci took a breath. Although this method of citing text cannot solve the root cause, it is not impossible.

In the year of great disaster, Your Majesty can select the best men among the victims and recruit them into the army." Du Ruhui cupped his hands and said. "Your Majesty, I think we can change the tax system." Changsun Wuji said: "The tax system of our dynasty

The system was established during the reign of Emperor Gao Zuwu. It was a tax on land, which stipulated that each ding should pay two shi of millet per year. Tiao refers to a silk tax, which stipulated that each ding should pay two feet of silk or two feet and five feet of cloth per year.

In addition, a certain amount of cotton or linen is added; the common term refers to the use of weaving or cloth in place of labor service. It is stipulated that each ding must serve for ten days every year. If he does not serve, each ding can pay three feet of silk or three feet and seven inches of cloth. Instead,

Shake.

The basis for implementing these is the land equalization system. However, as time goes by, once the land equalization system is broken and land annexation becomes serious, the rent-yong adjustment will lose its effect. In this case, why doesn't your majesty transfer this tax from the population to the land?

Collect taxes based on the amount of land. In this way, people with more land can be taxed more, and people with more land can be taxed less. This can avoid the possibility of land annexation, or if it cannot be avoided, it can also be postponed." This text

Hearing this, the faces of the others also showed thoughtful expressions.

"Dividing the land into acres?" Lu Zhaoci's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of the land taxation policy implemented by Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty in history.

"Your Majesty is really a great talent, and he can spread his wealth among his own family. That's true." Changsun Wuji's eyes lit up when he heard this, and Ben Wenwen and others also looked at Lu Zhaoci in surprise.

"Auxiliary machine, do you know what the matching package for He Tanding and Mu Mu is? It's called official extension and errand." Lu Zhaoci said lightly: "According to the current policy of the Tang Dynasty, officials above the ninth rank do not have to pay taxes.

, and there is no need to serve as slaves. Do you think this is possible? If not, once the shareholding system is introduced, the annexation situation will become even more serious. Those who want to avoid the slave labor will have their entire families destroyed.

I want to join those aristocratic families to avoid succession." Everyone was stunned when they heard this and looked at each other. They did not expect this situation.

The so-called punishment is not to become a doctor, this means that the official, the servant, and the servant can both pay taxes and serve. This has never been realized since the word official came into being. Isn't it that these people become officials to enjoy the privileges? They serve as servants and pay taxes together.

What's the point of being an official if you continue to serve? The so-called serving the country and the people has its limits.
To be continued...