Great Tang princess

Chapter 247 Father's Education

"Public money?" Li Yuechen turned her head, she didn't know anything about it.

Seeing her puzzled face, Princess Xuancheng explained: "Speaking of which, this thing is..."

Listening to her explanation, Li Yuechen probably understood what it meant, but at the same time, his brows gradually frowned.

Public money, simply put, means that the imperial court pays the capital and lends usury to the people.

There is a position in the yamen called "Zhuqian Lingshi". Generally speaking, there are nine people in each of the three provinces and six departments.

These money-grabbing orders are generally rich private households or businessmen. The imperial court gave them about 4000 copper coins and forced them to pay [-] taels of interest every month, which is about [-]%.

It doesn't matter whether they use the money for loans, business or even at home, as long as they can pay interest every month.

If done well, the imperial court will grant an official position, changing from a businessman to an official.

During Princess Xuancheng's explanation, Shangguan Wan'er also skipped work early and came back, but as soon as she entered the door, she saw Li Yuechen frowning.

Then with a "snap", he slapped the table with his palm, directly smashing a hole in the table!
"It's just nonsense!" Li Yuechen shouted in a low voice, which even shocked Princess Xuancheng who hadn't finished speaking next to her.

Li Yuechen really didn't expect that the court actually had such a system.

It sounds good to say that this thing is a usury, but to put it bluntly, this is the imperial court's naked blackmail of the people!

On the surface, this seems to be asking rich merchants to pay, but the common people in this era are illiterate, how can they play against a shrewd businessman?

Businessman, how could you let yourself suffer?
This money will eventually go to the people and let the people bear it!
More importantly, if Li Yuechen was a businessman, he would definitely take this opportunity to put his own money in it, and charge high interest in the name of the government.

Anyway, with the support of the government, if you can't pay back the money, you will be thrown in the prison and tortured!It's useless even if you die, the children will continue to pay back!
Even an athlete like her who doesn't understand financial knowledge can think of this in an instant. In this era when the son almost inherited his father's business, can those businessmen who have been doing business for generations not think of it?

Besides, the money of a businessman is also money. If a businessman does not steal or grab a business based on his ability, he will be forced by the government to issue a usury loan, and he will be in debt for no reason. Naturally, he will not be happy.

Of course, there might be some happy ones, because catching money Lingshi is only under the jurisdiction of this yamen, even if he breaks the law, the local government has no right to punish him.

To put it bluntly, this is tantamount to giving judicial privileges. Even if you break the law, as long as you can complete the quota and have a good relationship with the officials, you can often become the actual local emperor in the local area!

Li Yuechen frowned, she really didn't expect such a system to exist in the Tang Dynasty!
Perhaps for the first emperor, or the powerful emperors like father Li Zhi and mother Wu Zetian, they can still calm down the scene, so that they dare not go too far.

But once it is changed to a foolish emperor who likes to spend money, it will definitely become a disaster!
The most important thing is that this system actually appeared during the founding period of Gaozu!During the period, I thought about abolishing it, but in the end I kept it.

Seeing that Li Yuechen lost his temper suddenly and smashed a hole in the table, the Anfu Palace fell into silence.

In the final analysis, Li Yuechen usually looks cute, but people who have been on the battlefield and committed suicide are different from ordinary people after all.

Especially when angry, it can always make people feel cold all over!

Li Yuechen got up suddenly, and said coldly: "I'll go out for a while!"

The rest of Li Man in Anfu Palace didn't speak, and Li Yuechen didn't expect them to answer, and left on his own.

Shangguan Wan'er, who had recovered from the fright just now, suddenly said, "Your Highness, don't go!"

"Wan'er!" Zheng Shi who was next to her hurriedly shouted, and was about to cover her mouth with her hand.

However, she avoided her. She looked at Li Yuechen with her big eyes, and her tone was gentle but firm: "Wan'er dares to advise His Highness, before going to the Hall of Renshou to argue, can you think about it, the emperor and the empress are both wise people, how can I help you?" I don’t know that this is an evil government? But why is it still not abolished?”

"enough!"

The Zheng family next to him growled again, and then quickly blocked her behind, knelt down in front of Li Yuechen, and knocked his head on the floor with a "clang" sound: "This child is not very old, please forgive me, Your Highness! "

Of course, Li Yuechen would not do anything to her just because she contradicted him, rather, he calmed down a lot because of this advice.

She frowned and thought for a while, then waved to Zheng Shi and said, "Okay, get up!"

Then he turned his head and said: "Sister, tell me about the company's accounts in previous years."

Princess Xuancheng has always been very sensitive to numbers. After thinking about it, she slowly opened her mouth: "Jingzhao Mansion and Henan Mansion, about 800,000 yuan a year; Taiyuan Mansion, about 700,000 yuan; Metropolitan Governor's Mansion..."

Listening to Princess Xuancheng's report, Li Yuechen fell into deep thought again.

Calculated according to this data, the company's money still accounts for a large proportion of the annual tax revenue.

Chang'an and Dongdu can actually pay 800,000 yuan a year, which is [-] guan.This number was beyond Li Yuechen's expectation.

Taiyuan is the land of prosperity of the Li royal family. If Chang'an and Dong are both counted as municipalities directly under the central government, then Taiyuan is also a proper first-tier city. The number of [-] seems to be normal.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Yuechen already understood why this system was not cancelled.

But even so, the system cannot continue.

It can be said that the longer this system exists, the sooner the court's credibility will be ruined!
It is better to say that it is not over until now, because the common people in this era are generally illiterate, coupled with various reasons such as communication!

Li Yuechen turned his head to look at Shangguan Wan'er, and Zheng Shi who was next to her looked at her with a flash of panic again.

I was relieved just now, but now I suddenly became nervous again.

"You mean to say that if you want to solve this bad government, you must first have a better countermeasure?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile.

Shangguan Wan'er grinned, her eyes became crooked, and she nodded lightly: "Exactly what I mean!"

"Coincidentally, I really have one!" Li Yuechen also grinned, "But forget it, it's getting late, so I don't want to disturb the two adults, let's go tomorrow!"

This sentence is actually meant for her parents, because she knows very well that what happened just now will definitely reach their ears tonight, so it can be regarded as an inoculation for them in advance.

Li Yuechen really didn't mention it if he didn't mention it, and started to sit down and chat with them about other topics.

Shangguan Wan'er sat next to Li Yuechen obediently, the aura of daring to confront her firmly just now has disappeared completely.

She also dared to contradict Li Yuechen on the premise of understanding Li Yuechen's personality, otherwise, in terms of her intelligence, she would never have done such a thing.

Seeing her calm down, Li Yuechen didn't mention what happened just now, but said with a smile: "Recently I live in the barracks, and it's rare to see each other when I come back. Is there anything Wan'er wants me to do?"

"Hmm..." Shangguan Wan'er thought for a while, "Your Highness, let's finish the story from last time. I want to know what happened to Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian."

"Okay, let's continue... Where did we talk last time?"

……

The night passed quickly, and Li Yuechen got up early the next morning, and took Shangguan Wan'er and others to practice yoga together.

After breakfast, Li Yuechen set off to the Hall of Renshou full of energy.

When I came to the Hall of Renshou, I saw Li Zhi sitting with Wu Zetian tasting fresh kiwi fruit just after entering.

This kind of fruit is wild these days, and its size is not as big as in the future, and it is generally two circles smaller.

Seeing Li Yuechen coming in, Li Zhi didn't look very happy as usual.

Instead, she cast a glance and said lightly, "Ruo Chen'er came to quarrel, so it's better not to come in. It's been a night since you've been back, so go back to the barracks early."

Through this incident, it is not difficult to see that what happened last night really reached the ears of the couple.

Regarding the attitude of the old man, Li Yuechen just smiled, and walked in carelessly: "The child is not here to quarrel."

While talking, he took a kiwi fruit from in front of him and began to peel it.

Wu Zetian suddenly reprimanded at the side: "Gongfu money is an evil government. It has been a conclusion since the Gaozu Dynasty, but this policy is also a choice of desperation..."

"Yes, my son knows!" Li Yuechen explained with a smile, "So today I came to offer advice to my parents!"

"Oh?"

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and his tone was a little salty: "What is Chen'er's good plan?"

"Tax Reform."

"How to change it?" Li Zhi asked while biting a kiwi.

"The tax rate is calculated according to the amount of land under the name," Li Yuechen said. "The amount of tax is determined according to the amount of land under the name. Those with more land pay more, those with less land pay less, and those without land do not pay..."

Hearing her daughter's words, the couple were taken aback for a moment, and then looked at each other.

This daughter has given them many surprises since they were young, and they were almost used to it, but today this surprise is even bigger!
Just this one sentence has almost solved the tax problem that has been quite a headache for all dynasties!
Of course, the husband and wife are not that kind of impulsive personality, they were surprised, but also frowned and thought about it at the same time.

"This method...sounds good!" Wu Zetian nodded, "But the rich are shrewd, and they must pass on the cost by raising the price of leased land..."

"That's true, but there's always a limit!" Li Yuechen nodded, "Landlords will inevitably raise prices, but landless people don't have to pay taxes. If they can't afford the land, they just don't rent it! If it exceeds the affordability, naturally there is no need to rent it .”

"It sounds good, what do you eat if you don't farm the land?" Wu Zetian asked back.

"If this method is followed, the government's tax revenue will inevitably increase, and those who cannot afford to rent land can serve as soldiers or work for the court. Anyway, the court will have surplus food to support them." Li Yuechen replied.

Because no matter whether the landlord raises the price of land lease, there is still so much land, and people with more land will naturally pay more taxes every year.

The biggest problem here is that the imperial court doesn't care whether you can rent out these lands. Anyway, if you have more land, you have to pay more taxes.

Under such circumstances, in order to prevent failure to pay taxes, the landlord will naturally not set the land lease price too high.

Li Zhi frowned slightly: "But if people with a lot of land take refuge in officials..."

"Officials and gentry pay taxes and food together!" Li Yuechen interrupted him.

"cough!"

Li Zhi who was interrupted suddenly coughed, turned his head and said, "Chen'er, you really dare to think about it, what does this mean?"

"Baby knows!" Li Yuechen nodded very calmly.

For taxes, she is deeply impressed.

It turned out that when I participated in an event in the beautiful country, I saw a fellow extreme athlete being arrested by a group of people with guns. The reason was that the tax declaration was incorrect...

Later, Li Yuechen went to check the terms of the IRS. There were more than [-] pages of clauses explaining what taxes to pay. The most important thing was that she even saw a clear stipulation in it: If you have illegal income, Be sure to file your taxes!

That's right, in the beautiful country, illegally earned black money is also taxed!
Having said that, the current Datang wants to reform the tax system, in fact, we can learn from their practices.

In this era when the aristocracy is still quite powerful, perhaps the tax department also needs a special force of its own...

Seeing his daughter's calm expression, Li Zhi suddenly shook his head: "Now is not the time..."

"Why?" Li Yuechen raised his head and asked.

Li Zhi turned his head and looked serious: "When Chen'er was just born, Datang was always in a time of internal and external troubles. Although the grain production has increased in recent years and there are no natural and man-made disasters, it is still fragile. If this Time changes, the original system will be completely overthrown, and the Tang Dynasty will be in chaos..."

"How dare they? The child is now..."

"Yes, you have the palm god Xiaolei, and you are invincible in the world, but if you kill all the nobles in the world, how will the court run?" Li Zhi directly interrupted his daughter, "Only with your few students? Can you support me?" Can you afford such a huge imperial court?"

"Uh, the boy didn't want to kill them, it's just..."

Li Zhi shook his head: "Chen'er's policy is indeed a good policy, but it is not something that can be changed just by changing it... Back then, it took several generations of emperors' painstaking efforts to build Goguryeo, let alone this policy, it is tantamount to changing the world."

Hearing his father's words, Li Yuechen suddenly fell silent, as if he was indeed a little radical.

Originally, she thought that even if the nobles all over the world rebelled, they would not be afraid. With the grenades around, it would be easy to destroy them.

But the problem is, my original purpose is to make this country develop better, and my ultimate purpose is not to kill people, but to make life in this land have a stable life.

If there are disputes in the rebellion in various places, even if you say that you are not afraid and can wipe them out one by one, the war itself will already be devastated!
The harm of this public money is indeed great, but it has not yet reached the point of public dissatisfaction, and there is still time to use softer means to slowly reform!

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen raised his head again, and there was no sign of confronting his father just now in his eyes.

She smiled slightly: "My child understands!"

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