Han Yi’s words, in summary, are just one word - difficult!

If you collect taxes from landlords, the landlords are either prime ministers or generals. If you dare to collect, they will dare to kill you. What are the things that others will do for you?

This is the sadness of feudal society. No matter how wise the emperor is, he must safeguard the interests of the ruling class.

But you impose salt taxes, exploit the people, and how the Sui Dynasty died, but it is still vivid in your mind. Those rakes and hoes can also kill people. In addition, the customs of the people in the early Tang Dynasty were very fierce. Chen Shuozhen, a woman, dared to rebel. As an emperor, she would have to take the risk of levying taxes. More importantly, in today's peaceful and prosperous times, you can't even find a reason for levying taxes at this time.

But after all, the treasury must also prepare for the future. Whether it is development or war, it requires money. It does not mean that the emperor wants money. After all, the treasury's money is not the emperor's. If the emperor wants to use money, it must be approved by the prime minister.

You should know that the treasury in the early Tang Dynasty was really not rich, and it was completely incomparable to the Sui Dynasty. The treasury of the Sui Dynasty, now the Tang Dynasty has no end to look up. Of course, the people are still living a good life. This is what Li Shimin advocates to hide wealth from the people.

The treasury accounts are easy to calculate. The Tang Dynasty was a tax on population, but the population was only so large. Some people had to deduct tax evasion and tax exemption, and they had to maintain the daily expenses of the government. After all, everyone had a clear idea of ​​how much money they could have in the treasury. If there was a natural disaster, the emperor would have to reduce his clothes and diet.

Of course, in recent years, I have saved some money. I can say that the national treasury is full, and at least I have deposits. However, once I use most of the treasury, it will not be replenished at this moment. Therefore, the emperor is not sure what he does, for fear that something will happen and there will be no money to respond to the emergency. The Ming Palace is now stopped there without moving. After Li Yuan's death, it usually takes winter and summer. During the slack farming, he will do something and build it. Now, the economy is developing and in the slack farming, farmers go to work and make money, and they are unwilling to go to repair it, because if your emperor does not give him wages, it is labor and voluntary labor. Li Zhi simply stopped. After all, this is not a necessary thing for the country. Working for the people to build palaces and hinder the people from making money, he can't bear to face it.

But it’s not that the Ministry of Revenue has no money, but the money has to be saved for emergencies. You use the money to build a palace. In case of war, your emperor will cut it with a knife.

Simply put, in the early Tang Dynasty, it was a middle class, with enough money, but it had to be careful and not squandered. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was the richest time, so there were many corrupt officials, and there were no corrupt officials in the early Tang Dynasty. The biggest way for Li Yifu to make money was to sell official positions and titles and earn money from those people. The treasury was so much money. It was clear that if you want to embezzle public funds, you would have to die, and you would not be able to make much money.

It is this that is neither up nor down, which makes Li Zhi a little depressed. He also wants the treasury to be richer. Any middle-class person wants to enter the upper class. As an emperor, who doesn’t want to be famous and achieve hegemony? This is understandable, but it all requires money.

Li Zhi looked at Han Yi and smiled and said, "Don't I know you yet? Since you have thought of this, you must be aimless."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Han Yi said: "I have always advocated that it is gradual and should not be too hasty. This is not like doing business. I can bet when doing business. If I lose at most, I will go to the dock to move goods. However, the country's finance belongs to the country and to millions of people. I am not qualified to bet on behalf of Your Majesty and on behalf of the people. This takes time to change."

Li Zhi said: "You keep talking."

Han Yi said: "Li Yifu is right. Single fiscal revenue is indeed not beneficial to the development of the country. But why is the fiscal revenue single? Looking back on the source, it is still a single person who pays taxes? Ninety percent of the people in our Tang Dynasty are farmers, and all the landlords are rich. Now there are only a few businessmen, and you can't collect much money from them. If you want to become more stable, you have to diversify taxpayers first. Simply put, it is the scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. If scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are relatively average, the types of taxes will naturally be diversified. This does not require your Majesty to speak out, and taxes will naturally change. Moreover, the obstacles to taxation will also become smaller. Now, taxes can only be taxed by landlords. Because those with wealth are landlords, it is difficult to collect, because you harm the interests of a landlord, which is equivalent to the interests of the landlords in the world. The people with power and powerful in the world are landlords, so this is not feasible. But if it is dispersed-!"

Speaking of this, a treacherous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Li Zhi was excited when he heard this and urged: "You should tell me quickly!"

"Abide by the order!"

Han Yi said: "For example, the four classes of literati and local industry and commerce have similar wealth. Based on human nature, they do not want each other to be better than themselves, because wealth represents status. If the tax on merchants is to be imposed, the other three classes will definitely applaud. Can merchants resist? After the tax on merchants, the court will impose tax on landlords. Then the merchants will definitely support it, and they will spare no expense to avenge the arrow. The other two will applaud, and so on. In the end, will the prime minister still feel embarrassed to not pay taxes? Scholars, farmers, industrialists and commerce must support it, because the tax on them before is all officials, haha!"

Li Zhi laughed and said, "You kid is really cunning."

Han Yi said: "Being cunning for the king and the country, the ministers regard it as glorious."

"Don't say these words. If you really blame you, you will definitely push me again." Li Zhi snorted. This thought made sense. If a class is too large, the imperial power will definitely be subject to it. If the power and powerful are all landlords, would you dare ask them for a penny? But if it is spread out, the emperor can handle it with ease. Isn't this the art of an emperor? When Changsun Wuji was in the court and the country, he was just a decorative statement. But now, it is divided into several factions and is hostile. No matter what the emperor does, there is always a side that supports him. In addition, he is the emperor. Whatever he wants to do, he will usually pass, because everyone asks him to deal with political enemies. Who dares to offend him easily? said: "How long does it take?"

When Han Yi heard this, he knew that the emperor was moved and was filled with joy. He was moved by his IQ, because in this way, the court would definitely vigorously promote industry and commerce. He was too eager and said, "I guess it will be completed in ten years at most."

"So long?"

Li Zhi frowned slightly.

Is this still long? Just come to the Minister of Revenue and I will become the emperor. Han Yi said embarrassedly: "I just said the most, but I can't draw conclusions in detail. Actually, I have hidden a trick to help the treasury become rich quickly."

Li Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, this move is not long-lasting and can only be used as a means of cheating. The national finance will eventually rely on taxes."

"What do you think first?"

"currency!"

"currency?"

“That’s right!”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, I expect that industry and commerce will develop greatly in the next few years, especially commerce. The key to commerce lies in transactions. Transactions cannot be separated from currency. As more and more transactions, the demand for currency will become greater and greater, so the value of currency will definitely become higher and higher. This time, Weichen sent people to inspect, including the exploration of copper mines. Most of the copper mines are still in the hands of the government, and only a small amount is in the hands of private people. The court can secretly buy copper mines back, monopolize the copper mines, and store a large amount of copper. When the currency is short, it can be issued and earned a lot of money."

In the early Tang Dynasty, it was all agriculture and there was no business. Most farmers never left the village in their entire lives. Why did they go out of the village? Naturally, they used very little coins. Therefore, there were a lot of bronze ware in the Tang Dynasty because there were enough coins, and most people bartered and did not need any coins. However, with the development of business, the demand for coins will only increase and increase, and the value of money will naturally become higher and higher. If the court wants to make a fortune, it is enough to issue currency. It is simple, crude and direct, why do you think so much?

Li Zhi was very excited to hear it, but he didn't understand this very much, and said, "Are you really saying it?"

Han Yi said: "As long as the court does not inhibit the development of business, the value of the currency will definitely rise. The court can even quietly order people to buy bronze ware from the people. At the current price of copper, the amount of money you buy is as much as you earn."

Li Zhi wondered: "You can do this business, so why don't you?"

Han Yi laughed.

Li Zhi said: "I asked you, what are you laughing at? Do you have to ask me to send someone to teach you the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects?"

"Please forgive me!"

Han Yi was so scared that he quickly stopped his smile. He didn't want to be educated again. He said seriously: "There are three reasons why I don't do this business. First, I don't have the power to issue currency. This copper is copper in my hands, not currency. Second, I don't have copper mines, so how much can I collect copper? Third, I like manufacturing, and this is a long-term solution. If you play with currency, you can play it and it will be saturated soon. Only the court can do this business. At most, ordinary people can get a little advantage."

Li Zhi was very happy when he heard this. The money belonged to the treasury. He was very happy and said, "If you have you to protect the country's wealth, I will have no worries."

There are long-term plans, and emergency plans have emergency plans. If you don’t praise him for a few words, how can you be so embarrassed?

Han Yi said, "Thank you for your praise."

After talking about this, Li Zhi felt refreshed. Then he remembered that Han Yi was here to make a comment. When he picked up the memorial, he was stunned. This was completely different from what he expected. It was more than ten thousand times more complicated, "You--!"

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, the price of salt given to us by Tuyuhun is five cents per dou, which is actually very cheap. Unfortunately, it does not have free shipping. Oh, that is, it is not shipped. Nowadays, the price of salt in China is ten cents per dou. After deducting manpower and material resources, it is difficult to make money to transport it to the Central Plains. The ministers have always advocated that officials do not compete with the people for profit, so they do not advocate that the court buy it directly, but rather that the merchants buy it.

But how to attract merchants to buy it? Let merchants who already need salt go to Liangzhou to build a workshop, directly turn the salt into goods on the spot, and then transport it back to the Central Plains. In this way, the selling is the commodity, and the profit of the commodity is made, not the salt profit. However, the profit of this commodity is also of particular importance. The commodity must require salt and must be shipped to the Central Plains. In this way, the freight for salt is completely saved. Then the low-priced salt in Tuyuhun has high profits and will not impact the salt price in the Central Plains and affect the interests of salt merchants."
Chapter completed!