Han Dao world

Chapter 639
Liu Xie was very unhappy and disappointed with Ding Chong.

Ding Chong has been in charge of Nanyang for the past two years. He has maintained the stability of Nanyang, successfully suppressed Zhang Ji and his Xiliang soldiers, and kept them from causing trouble. He also has a good reputation among the people.

But now it seems that Ding Chong's good reputation has a lot to do with his appeasement policy towards the big clan.

Nanyang is peaceful, Zhang Ji is living comfortably, Nanyang's big family is also living comfortably, Ding Chong himself is living more comfortably, but the court has not received any benefits, and has been struggling on the line of food and clothing.

Such Ding Chong obviously cannot satisfy Liu Xie.

"How much business tax can Nanyang collect?" Liu Xie suppressed his unhappiness and flipped through the list. "They are not even willing to pay the most basic taxes, but are they still willing to pay business taxes?"

"Nanyang has a large number of households, and the amount of food is not abundant. Coupled with the previous system, the sudden forced taxation will inevitably lead to opposition from the big clan, and even a civil uprising. Although the Xiliang soldiers under General Hussars are good at fighting, they are difficult to restrain , accidental injury is inevitable. Business tax is different. Although there are many big families in Nanyang, not every big family is in business, and the scale of business is also very limited. The collection of business tax will affect only a limited number of people."

Liu Ba explained his plan in detail.

The silk fabrics from Nanyang will be purchased in a unified manner, so as to prevent them from vicious competition when bargaining with Hu merchants from the Western Regions, lowering the price and disturbing the market.Unified acquisitions, and then taxation based on their turnover, and taxation is graded and progressive.

The bigger the business, the bigger the business tax you have to pay.

Doing so will help curb big businessmen and support small businessmen.Shrinking the striking surface also reduces the resistance.

After the implementation of this policy, some people will inevitably think of taking the upper-level route, clearing up relationships, and seeking immunity.

In this way, the initiative was transferred to the court.

Liu Xie nodded slightly, agreeing in principle to Liu Ba's plan.

Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor, after many heroes, but after more than a hundred years, those heroes have long since ceased to be the pillars of the country. They just rested on the merits of their ancestors, raised their heads full of fat, but did not contribute much to the court.

When Sun Jian went north to King Qin, the Nanyang clan refused to provide money and food. The Nanyang prefect Zhang Zi was killed, and the Nanyang clan counterattacked and killed the Jiangxia prefect Liu Xiang who was traveling with Sun Jian, as a show of revenge.

Liu Xiang is Liu Ba's father.

For such a big family in Nanyang, the imperial court must rectify it, but there is not enough reason to directly use political means, and the scope of attack is too large, which is likely to cause group opposition.It is a good choice to use the method of collecting business taxes to attack some of the most powerful clans and shake the mountains and shake the tigers.

Business tax is a matter of course. The reason why those people pay less or not is because of collusion between officials and businessmen, using officials in power as a cover to seek privileges. .

But there are very few officials in Nanyang now, and even fewer people can speak for them, and even if someone wants to speak for them, the final decision is still in the hands of Liu Xie.As long as Liu Xie's ears are not soft, the Nanyang clan has no other options.

"It's not enough just to control Nanyang merchants." Liu Xie made further comments. "Human businessmen should also be managed, and they should not be allowed to freely negotiate prices."

Only a monopoly can have excess profits.

As a luxury item, silk fabrics have the highest profit and have little impact on ordinary people, but they are of great significance to the imperial court. It is unreasonable to fatten those Hu merchants.

"I really have this intention. I plan to discuss with Anthony and others, select some merchants who are willing to cooperate, establish a chamber of commerce, connect with the institutions set up by the imperial court, and give priority to supply. It's just that this matter involves too much. If it can be undertaken, at least the government needs to participate in the coordination.”

Liu Xie's heart skipped a beat.

Liu Ba mentioned the Shaofu, but did not mention the Situ Mansion, which is out of the norm.

According to the system of three gongs and nine ministers, Da Si Nong is directly responsible to Situ.Although the current court has gradually placed Sangong in vain, the Situ Mansion still has to intervene in matters on the scene, even if it does not have the right to make decisions.

When Zhao Wen, Yang Biao and others wanted to promote the restoration of the authority of the three princes, and even wanted the Taiwei to be in charge of the army, Liu Ba deliberately ignored the Situ Mansion. The motive behind it is worth thinking about.

If Liu Ba opposed the restoration of the authority of the San Gong, Liu Xie did not believe it.

According to the current situation, there is a high probability that Situ will be the end of Liu Ba's career in the future.Now that he opposes the restoration of the authority of the Sangong, isn't he controlling himself?
Considering the close cooperation between Liu Ba and Xun Yu, Liu Xie immediately denied this unrealistic idea.

That is, to have an opinion on Zhao Wen himself?
Liu Xie immediately remembered that when it comes to sericulture, Yizhou's strength is no less than that of Jingzhou, and even from the perspective of transportation, Yizhou has more advantages.When Zhuge Liang governed Shu, Shu brocade was an important pillar of financial revenue.

Zhao Wen is from Yizhou.

"Have you asked Situ for his opinion?" Liu Xie said.

"Situ objected, saying that this is a competition for the interests of the people." Liu Ba said flatly, with no expression on his face.

"..." Liu Xie smacked his lips.

It really is a familiar taste.

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Yang Biao invited Jia Xu to a seat and ordered tea to be served.

Jia Xu took her seat calmly, sipped tea slowly, and talked with Yang Biao about the differences between teas from different places.

Yang Biao didn't have that patience. After some politeness, he said directly, "Wenhe, I want to ask you about your attitude towards negotiation."

"I support peace talks." Jia Xu didn't think about it.

"That's good." Yang Biao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Then how do you think the peace should be negotiated?"

"I support the emperor's decision." Jia Xu twitched his lips slightly.

Yang Biao's brows that had just been stretched were frowned again. "If so, I'm afraid Yuan Benchu ​​will not agree."

"It doesn't matter if Yuan Benchu ​​refuses, as long as Shandong people are willing." Jia Xu pondered for a moment, and then said: "It would be better if they also refused. Those who commit crimes themselves, cannot live, and those who are greedy will definitely bear the blame."

Yang Biao frowned. "Wenhe, do you think so?"

Jia Xu raised her eyelids, looked at Yang Biao, and the smile on her mouth grew wider and wider. "Actually, this is the idea of ​​your son Dezu. I just think it's good. I just borrowed it. Some words have been slightly changed."

"Dezu?" Yang Biao was stunned for a moment, suddenly having a headache.

"Do you still remember the test questions given by the emperor to Dezu?"

Yang Biao nodded, feeling more and more uneasy.Of course he remembered the exam questions given to Yang Xiu by the emperor, but he didn't know that Yang Xiu had already found the answer, let alone such an answer.

"This is Dezu's answer." Jia Xu said quietly: "Brother Wen has been in northern Xinjiang for two years, and he should not object to his answer. Qin can't destroy the six kingdoms, and can't keep the Huns away thousands of miles away. Han can't decide Shandong, The Xiongnu cannot be made a vassal. Although Xianbei flees for a while, he will come sooner or later. If we can't take this opportunity to train troops and store food, how long will the northwest be stable?"

Jia Xu laughed softly: "It makes no sense that when people from the Northwest defend the country and fight with their lives, the people from Shandong won't even provide money and food. Besides, when the Son of Heaven prosecutes Xianbei to expel Xianbei, the people from Shandong not only leave Qian Liang, who also supported Yuan Shao's siege, shouldn't he be punished as he should? The emperor is willing to pardon them, it is the emperor's kindness. If they regard the emperor as weak and deceitful, hehe..."

Yang Biao's scalp was numb, and a burst of cold sweat broke out on his back.

From Jia Xu's soft voice, he heard a strong killing intent.

　I have something to do today, please take a day off, no change tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)