Datang Happy Landlord

chapter 945;

Chapter 890 seven;
In 636 AD, in July of the 9th year of Zhenguan.

South of Minzhou City, Shipyard.

Thousands of people are boiling, and the scene is magnificent.

It has been busy for two days.

Even the indigenous tribes in Lingnan, tens of thousands of people came to join in the fun.

There is only one reason, the huge nine-swish boat is going to go on a long voyage today, and the time is set at three quarters in the noon, the auspicious time when the Qinglong sits in the palace.

On the river embankment far away from the shipyard, Li Yu waited quietly with the bosses from the upper third house of the Li family in Longxi.

"Qi Patriarch, the time has come, and it has entered the three quarters of the noon."

Li Yu turned his head to look at the hourglass on the table next to him, and nodded;
"Set off."

"only."

"Under the patriarch's order, the fleet set off."

The messenger roared, and the clansmen next to him immediately shouted out one by one.

"Under the patriarch's order, the fleet set off."

"Patriarch order, let's go."

After a while, three dull drums sounded, and then from slow to fast, the rhythm became more and more compact. After a while, the sound of the drums was like a gust of wind and rain, directly urging people's hearts.

Hearing the sound of drums, the ready fleet untied the thick ropes.

The nine-swish giant ship, emitting thick black smoke, began to leave the port.

This is Li Yu's handwriting, the simplest primitive steamboat.

Although it is already the lowest level of the industrial revolution, but in this time and space, it has already advanced, which makes people stunned and dare not imagine.

Five hundred sailors lived in each of the nine giant ships, and the fleet dispatched [-] tribesmen.

Everyone carries iron guns, this kind of configuration goes out, no matter where they go, they are regarded as elite soldiers and strong generals.

Nine ships were dispatched to Shangsanfang of the Li family in Longxi, and there were 27 chief stewards of the imperial army, and every three chief stewards were responsible for leading a giant ship.

On each ship, there is an elder of the imperial army, paired with two juniors, and three elders of the Lin family are assigned to the three ships in charge of the Li family's Erfang family, paired with Lin Wudi and five other brothers of the same generation.

Everyone is not worried about the safety of the fleet. 27 chief officers of the imperial army lead the troops, and more than 4000 troops follow. It can be said that as long as it is not a large-scale war, almost every battle will be won.

The clansmen of Li's Dafang and Sanfang never left after they came to Lingnan.

The bustle of Minzhou is almost no less than that of Chang'an City. After several years of operation by Li Yu, the clansmen have all moved out and lived in Lijiazhuang in the north of the city.

In the second Chang'an City of Nuo Da, apart from a small part of the houses allocated to the clansmen of the big house and three houses, the rest is allocated to the indigenous chiefs who came down the mountain.

Li Yu asked the fleet to use the smaller ships for practice in advance to go out to sea a hundred times.

It has been a long time since it has been trading with neighboring countries by boats and boats.

Therefore, in Minzhou City, don’t feel uncommon when you see foreigners with beards and foreigners with the same skin.

In the city of Minzhou, there are Japanese, Filipinos, Indians, Thais, Vietnamese, Koreans, Indonesians, etc., and it has become the largest and only foreign trade port of Datang without knowing it. There are many elephants outside the city.

Ships from various countries, large and small, travel to and from the city of Minzhou in the Tang Dynasty. Some countries even think that this is the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone is shocked by this super big city.

This time Li Yu was well prepared. He pointed out a route for the fleet, set off and headed eastward, arrived in South America, then crossed Africa, and finally returned to Indonesia.

Everything Li Yu wanted was written in this book, including many things.

He didn't limit the time, but he issued a death order to the fleet, don't come back if you can't find those things.

"Brother, how long do you think this trip will take?"

Behind the hands of the patriarch of Dafang, Li Yu responded with a smile;

"Brother, don't worry about it. The fleet will be fine. As for how long, my younger brother estimates that it will be half a year at the earliest, or a year and a half at the earliest, before we can return."

"That's pretty quick."

The patriarch of Sanfang also came to make fun of it;
"Brother, I don't even understand what you drew. Can the children recognize it? Don't delay your big event?"

"Don't worry, brother, I have told them several times in advance, everywhere in detail, I don't know the specific location, but I have made it clear about the general location, there should be no problem."

"That's good, I hope the children come back safely."

"Yeah, it's good to come back safely."

"Let's go, two brothers, let's go for a stroll in Minzhou City, and find a shop to have a meal, how about it?"

The patriarch of Sanfang gestured excitedly with both hands;
"I think that I am exhausted from being served by a group of people every day. If I go to a random family in the city, the three of us, brothers, will also be his common people and live a common life. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"

"Great goodness."

Li Yu couldn't help laughing when he saw that the old man in the third room was over eighty and still looked like a child;
"Okay, okay, then please, please, two brothers first, today I invite the clan elders of your two rooms, and the elders of my second room, to have a good meal together."

"it is good."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Of course, what Li Yu said was to join in the fun. If the food was really good, Li Yu's mansion would be the best top-notch place in the world to cook food.

A large group of people came to Minzhou City mightily, and the guards patrolled the city ahead of time.

There are Shangsanfang guards in ordinary clothes everywhere, wandering around.

The three patriarchs traveled together, this was the most powerful formation of the upper three households of the Li family in Longxi.

No one dares to take it lightly, if there is a slight mistake today, the gods will not be able to save your life.

The three patriarchs walked in front, followed by a large group of old men.

The streets in Minzhou city are full of people coming and going, and it is very lively. The sound of hawking and shouting on both sides of the street can be heard everywhere, and it is a scene of prosperity.

Tax officials sent by the imperial court can be seen everywhere. At the beginning, no one in the imperial court took Minzhou City seriously.

So I heard that Licheng is mainly engaged in business, and everyone supports it. If people are relegated to a barren land, why not make a few toss to vent their anger?
Li Shimin didn't care even more, he thought it was the elder son's protest, so he arranged for a sixth-rank employee to come over to collect taxes.

In the first year, the collected taxes and agricultural taxes were not bad, generally similar to those in Guanzhong, but more than 700 commercial taxes were collected.

Even the tax officials and yamen's expenses and salaries were not enough, and many people in the court burst out laughing.

Li Shimin thought that he would not be able to subsidize a few anyway, so let him do as he pleases.

What is surprising is that the business tax in the second year has increased by more than 30 times.

Last year, the business tax accumulated more than 400 million guan, and the tax collectors were too busy, so they had to hire Mr. Li Yu's second room for help at a high price.

Finally, the tax money for autumn was summed up and reported to the six ministries of the three provinces in one official document.

The officials of the three provinces thought it was a mistake, but they didn't look like they were lying about the military situation, so they went to Li Shimin. After discussion, the court sent two tax officials to Minzhou City to check the situation.

The two of them rushed forward so that there would be no delay, and they did not arrive in Minzhou until the end of the year. When they saw the bustle of the local area, there were shops everywhere. Even at night, there were many shops that stayed open all night.

The two tax officials were also dumbfounded. The buildings here were exactly the same as those in Chang'an City, but the bustle was many times more prosperous.

After the two checked with the previous tax official, they were sweating. In just four months, they had an extra 80 million coins.

The two hurriedly asked someone to expedite the [-] li, and the letter was sent directly to Li Shimin's study, asking the emperor to send troops to escort the tax money.

Li Shimin was shocked, and hurriedly called the old ministers of the Qin Palace, and entered the palace to discuss. After all, more than 500 million silver is not a small number, and it is enough to fight a small-scale battle. If something happens, the court will suffer a lot of losses.

So the imperial court sent 300 Nanya forbidden troops to Minzhou City in mighty force, and brought back more than [-] carts of silver money, which enriched the imperial court's treasury.

When the tax team returned to the imperial city of Chang'an City, Li Shimin stood on the spot to check.

Li Shimin was stunned, looking at more than 300 cars, waiting in a long line to be put into the warehouse, and the three thousand Nanya imperial guards were all tanned, black, and the three thousand men who rushed to kill turned into a car driver. coolie.

With a big wave of Li Shimin's hand, each of them rewarded three thousand sons with ten silver coins.

The three thousand Nanya imperial guards were so excited on the spot that the household department warehouse in the imperial city was full of kneels.

Just kidding, in poor families, many people have never accumulated ten guan qian in their entire lives. Can you not be excited to be rewarded with this amount after a hard trip?

"Thank you, His Majesty, for the reward!"

"All officers and soldiers, get up quickly, get up quickly, this trip is hard work, brothers."

"Serving the Emperor."

The shouts of the Three Thousand Army were loud, but they were not chaotic at all, instead they were in order, which made Li Shimin's eyes wide open.

"Who taught this?"

The leader of the Three Thousand Army next to him, General Dewey hurried over to explain;

"Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, Li County Lord taught them, just said something casually, and then asked us to practice twice on the spot, and everyone learned it."

"Oh, so that's the case. I didn't expect him to have me as the emperor in his heart!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you don't know that the Duke is really loyal to you in his heart. If I say something disrespectful, many taxes can be paid or not. I dare to guarantee that someone will be in charge of the party." , at least half of the money will be pocketed.”

As soon as the general finished speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji who was accompanying the emperor was surprised;
"What? Half? Who dares to covet so much money? Does the general know how much these taxes are?"

"This... the last general doesn't know, Changsun Shangshu, don't make it difficult for the last general. The last general will never frown when he leads troops to fight, but this calculation..."

"How can the last general have such ability? I can't figure out the amount of money, but I'm not blind, I need to see 200 million coins..."

"One million?"

Changsun Wuji casually handed over a letter for the general to check;

"Let's take a look at it yourself, the general. The basics of the booklet given to my household department are clearly written. This is the tax money for one year and three months, and it's all over 600 million yuan."

"Ah? What! What Shang Shu said is too scary, tell me to take a closer look, is it true or not?"

"My mother, is it really 600... [-] million guan? Damn, if this money is spent in the military camp of the last general, would you believe it or not, I... ah no, the last general is invincible and invincible... ..."

"Okay, okay, all of you generals have this kind of virtue!"

Changsun Shangshu took back the book, stuffed it into his arms, and looked at the general in front of him with disdain;
"I've gotten used to your problems over the years. You're all like Cheng Yaojin. When you see money, stop it!"

"Escorting the tax money once, you want to pluck the feathers, don't even think about it, even if your General Qin comes, the court still needs to spend money on a lot of things, and the money is not enough for road construction , don’t dare to spend indiscriminately on your Sixteen Guards Battalion.”

"Let's talk about the topic just now. You said that changing someone would be greedy for parameters and tax money. Who would be so crazy?"

"Half of this year is several million guan, which is enough for the laws of the Tang Dynasty to kill all three clans, young and old. Who would dare to be so bold? To embezzle such a huge amount at the risk of being killed by the three clans?"

Facing the stingy appearance of the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the military general who escorted the tax money was a little unconvinced, and he came to disgust the eldest grandson Wuji casually;
"That's hard to say. Since ancient times, is there still a shortage of officials who are greedy for ink? Shang Shu, you should know that those who dare to be greedy for ink are not afraid of death! That's why you can't be frightened by killing the nine clans."

The dialogue between civil and military ministers made Li Shimin think of many problems. He has fully realized the charm of money over the years, and it is more profound than anyone else.

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and finally spoke;

"No worries."

"His Majesty."

"The tax revenue of Minzhou is already comparable to that of Chang'an. There are too few tax officials. You have to make arrangements as soon as possible. According to the configuration of Chang'an City, send the corresponding tax officials to maintain it."

"Too much money creates troubles. It is probably not the best policy to expect people to realize it!"

"Your Majesty, it is necessary to send people, but the problem is not small. The things in Minzhou are quite different from ours. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to apply them mechanically?"

"Learn and use it flexibly, don't think too much, send people there first, and then slowly adapt, you can always find out the experience."

"Abiding by the order, I will ask someone to write it tomorrow..."

"Don't make it too complicated, just write it clearly. I will explain to the three provinces, quickly pass the request from your household department, and then send troops to Lingnan Minzhou as quickly as possible."

"According to the order."

While the monarch and his ministers were talking, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and the two prime ministers came from the warehouse courtyard talking and laughing.

"The two servants finished watching?"

"After reading your majesty, the fineness of all kinds of money is varied. I am afraid that if it is really calculated, it is possible to lose 50 guan."

Li Shimin is used to collecting money, so he said casually;
"Is it so much a loss? It's too much."

Du Ru shook his head with a dark smile, and Fang Xuanling continued;
"It's not easy Your Majesty, Duke Li has only been to Lingnan for a few years? It's really good to be able to make these noises. I dare to say a word. In this world, there is no second person who can be like this. It's hard to do that."

(End of this chapter)