Datang Longya

Chapter 605 New Tax Code
Such a scene is definitely more beautiful than a meteor shower.

Compared with the fleetingness of meteor showers, fireworks exist longer and are denser.

What's more, Zhang Zhongqing also added the idea of ​​Piercing Cloud Arrow into the fireworks.Therefore, the fireworks that appear in the sky are colorful and very beautiful.

In the embellishment of countless fireworks, a strong horse ran in at the gate of Jiucheng Palace, and Li Shimin was on top of the horse, indescribably free and easy.

When the steed stopped in front of the queen, Leng Feng left here with his wife and children.

Next, if the Emperor Baoqi wants to be nasty, it's better to avoid it.

Speechless all night.
Early the next morning, Leng Feng saw the laughing queen as expected.

Therefore, as a creature like a woman, as long as you coax her, there is nothing wrong with her.

Li Shimin was also very proud, and asked Leng Feng: "If you are not in a hurry, just stay for a few more days, and go to Qinling for autumn hunting after the autumn harvest is almost over!"

There are no officials here in Jiucheng Palace, and Li Shimin also wants to try the queen's cooking skills.

Anyway, all civil and military officials were breaking corn and digging potatoes, so even if he went to another place for a walk, no one cared about him.

In this way, Li Shimin spent three full days at Jiucheng Palace before returning to Chang'an and Qinling with the Queen.

This year's autumn hunting was as lively as usual, but Li Yuan didn't come.

Although Li Yuan kept exercising, his age was still there. After autumn this year, his legs hurt again, so he could only huddle in the greenhouse, urging the eunuch to turn on the heating desperately.

Autumn hunting is actually a picnic activity of the imperial court, it doesn't mean much to Leng Feng.

After the autumn hunting, there will be a long period of dullness. This kind of dullness was originally interrupted by the New Year. However, with the introduction of the new tax law of the imperial court, the merchants in Chang'an were the first to fry the pot!

Originally, one tax per twelve was changed to one tax per ten, which is not a big deal, but the tax in kind has been changed to a profit tax, which will kill them!
Calculated before and after, they paid several times more taxes than before.

Several times!

Although this is not enough to move their capital, but in the face of such a tax rate, businessmen have opposed it.

After all, no one dislikes making more money.

However, among the voices of opposition, there were some voices of response.

First of all, the nobles, as part of the court, no matter how the court changes taxes, they must be the first to respond.The second is some big merchants, they are the first group of people to receive gossip.

The fundamental reason for the court to do this is to change the merchants to the position of taxpayers, which is helpful to improve the status of merchants.

There is no businessman who does not want to have a better reputation, so the Charity Hall in Tianxialou gets responses from all parties every time it raises donations.

The imperial court's action this time was so great that merchants always wanted to get together with their friends in private to discuss this matter.

Tianxialou is naturally an excellent place to go, so no matter what time period, Tianxialou is always full.

In a cubicle on the first floor, a group of businessmen gathered together to discuss the incident.

"If you ask me, as long as we keep opposing it, the imperial court will definitely withdraw the new tax law."

"Against? Why do you object? Be careful that the cruel officials will give you the title of 'rebel', then you will be in danger!"

"Rebellion is not enough, such a big crime shouldn't be thrown on our heads."

After a long time, a businessman who hadn't spoken for a while spoke up: "You all think that the new tax law will collect more taxes, but have you ever thought about how much more money we have made by taking advantage of tax loopholes during this period? Besides, when the imperial court established a bank, it would give us interest for depositing money. Even the interest money is for nothing!
Even if you collect more taxes, how much can you have?The bank's interest will make up part of it, so you have to be content! "

Everyone was taken aback when they heard what the businessman said. If bank interest was included, it seemed that they had recovered some of their losses.When you think about it this way, why don't you resist so much?

Seeing that the businessmen were silent, the last businessman who spoke was relieved.The task assigned by my shopkeeper is to let him persuade others to accept the new tax law, and now he has completed the task.
Talk about the new tax law gradually spread from Chang'an to all parts of the Tang Dynasty, but there were people interspersed among businessmen to persuade them, and the resistance force dissipated before it took shape.

The imperial court stipulates that it will be implemented from next year, so they can still enjoy low taxes for about two months.

The release of the new tax law was proposed by Fang Xuanling. He felt that instead of changing the tax subject from the beginning, it is better to collect both sides first, and then reduce or exempt farmers' taxes after confirming that the commercial tax can indeed support the operation of the country.

This is a very safe approach, so years ago, the imperial court released a new tax law.

When the upsurge brought about by the new tax law subsided, the first snow fell in Chang'an winter.

The snow started to fall at noon, and when Leng Feng returned home with ankle-high snow, the heavy snow still had no intention of stopping.

Such heavy snow will definitely not melt for a while, so Leng Feng happily decided to go on strike tomorrow!
It's not just because the Ministry of War doesn't have any major issues to deal with, and it's not just because the snowy road is slippery, the main reason is that Leng Jing and Leng Yuewu want their father to accompany them to build a big snowman.

As a son and girl's request, as a father, I naturally have to agree, so early the next morning, Leng Feng took five children wrapped in cotton balls to build a snowman to play with.

After making a snowman, Leng Feng asked Wu Mei: "Aren't you going to help your brother? Why are you back again?"

It's hard for Wu Mei to settle down, but isn't this time a three-year cycle?
Wu Mei stuck the shovel into the snowman's body as one of its arms, and said after a long silence, "Master, I miss my mother and sister. It's winter now, and I don't know how they are doing on the grassland."

The grassland in winter is the most difficult, and it is not uncommon for Wu Mei to worry about them.

Leng Feng patted her on the shoulder: "Don't worry, the environment of our ranch is very good, and they won't worry about freezing or starving. If you miss them, I will ask the shadow guards to escort you to the grassland to have a look when spring begins."

Wu Mei nodded, happily going to build another snowman.

After Wu Mei left, Di Renjie rushed to Leng Feng's side and said, "Master, Lao Yuan wrote to say that merchant groups don't really resist the new tax law. I always feel that the real estate plan is a bit unfounded!"

Leng Feng laughed and said: "Worry? No, boy, you still underestimate those guys in the court. It's their instinct to keep a hand in doing things, and it's their habit to leave a way out when advancing. Only by learning these two things can we say the same Standing in an invincible position. This is also the case in dealing with people, leaving a way out for yourself is the most correct way!"

(End of this chapter)