Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 455 Let Liu Mu defend first
Among the Longqingfang, the Tang emperor who came here to watch the excitement and watch the handicraft auction just experienced a heartbeat.For just one of the brocade and seven weaves, it fetched a high price of [-] guan, plus a dividend of [-]% of the annual output.

Peng Hai came to Li Yuan's side: "Sage, Wutong Square sold a very high price. A half-cloud brocade woven gold makeup flower and a new Shu brocade super brocade silk brocade, Princess Heishuimohe paid a high price of [-] guan. Princess Changping His Highness said that there is a luxury tax, which was originally used for the common people. Mohe is too far from Chang'an, and [-] books were given to Meng children. One hundred carts of the four treasures of the study."

Li Yuan patted his chest twice: "Oh, I'm really old. I was so shocked that my heart beat so fast, two and a half horses cost 10,000 guan. When I raised my army, there were only [-]+ guan in the warehouse. Cash."

Peng Hai also said: "Agulang, the king of Heishui Mohe County, wrote a letter to ask the saint to thank him. In his opinion, [-] books and a hundred carts of four treasures are worth tens of thousands, so he came to ask for gratitude."

Li Yuan thought for a moment, turned his head and said to Peng Hai: "Tell him, I won't see him for a while. Then you tell me what I mean, and let Xiaomu arrange the tailors to make two sets of clothes for the king and concubine of Mohe County, all woven with golden orchids." , the necessary expenses and accessories, I will supply him. Let the Ministry of Rites arrange ten Mr. Mengtong to go to Heishui Mohe for a year."

Heishuimohe Agulang kowtowed heavily just outside Li Yuan's box.

The most honorable ministers of the Tang Dynasty were not allowed to use weaving gold makeup flowers to make a complete set of clothes, and even the emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not have a set of weaving gold makeup flowers. He was extremely moved by Emperor Tang's gift to Heishui Mohe.

Not to mention, Datang prepared books for him, as well as a teacher who taught him.

Liumu's Dragon Boat Festival has come to an end, but the prosperity of Wutongfang has indeed surpassed that of Dongshi.On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month after the Dragon Boat Festival, there will be a grand court meeting in the Hall of Tai Chi.

Liu Mu was also called to the hall.

After all the courtiers saluted, no one came forward, Li Yuan stood up from the throne and walked to the steps: "There is a problem. The Ministry of Rites has regulations prohibiting nobles from entering the market. This rule has been broken again and again. I think Listen to the audience's thoughts."

Liu Zhenghui from the Ministry of Punishment came out first: "Sage, colleagues, why don't you let Concubine Liu come out to defend yourself first."

Liu Mu was pushed by Li Shimin, came to the center of the Tai Chi Hall, and scratched his head: "I feel that it must be a bad thing for the court to call me today. You are all seniors, and this excuse is not as good as telling the truth. "

"No, let's justify first." Liu Zhenghui, as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, is qualified to ask Liu Mu to answer a certain question first.

"this!"

Liu Zhenghui smiled: "I just want to hear you make excuses, the truth is not important."

"Okay then. Let's start with the Jinghe Wharf. There are shops there, but they are open to civilians. One or two shops in leisure blocks that sell gadgets and snacks are not considered shops. This is stipulated by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. The wine, tea, grain, and miscellaneous shops within the city are not considered a city, but a city is a place like the East and West cities."

"Well said." Liu Zhenghui clapped his hands lightly.

"Let's talk about Wutongfang. The city is outside the aristocratic area. Those places in the aristocratic area are called the new product display area, as well as the treasure display area and the rare auction area. There is no penny in the aristocratic area. Ladies only need to specify what they want, and then it's them It’s not really a market either, because my maidservant went to buy it.”

"Wonderful." Liu Zhenghui glanced at Yao Silian, the new Minister of Rites, and Yao Silian said, "It is true. But it is also stepping on the borderline of the rules."

After the two ministers spoke, Liu Mu quietly glanced at Prince Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng closed his eyes and meditated, neither listening nor asking, let alone speaking.

Kind of scary.

Liu Mu glanced at Li Shimin again, Li Shimin shook his head slightly, obviously Li Shimin had noticed this a long time ago, too calm is really scary.

Li Shimin didn't believe that Li Jiancheng had accepted his fate like this, so the calmer he was, the more terrifying he was.

At this time, Liu Zhenghui stepped forward again: "Saint, I ask Chang'an Ling to come out and ask questions."

"allow."

Chang'an ordered Pei Shiqing to make an exception. He stood about two feet behind Liu Mu and waited for questioning after saluting.

"Pei Zhengyin. (Zhengyin is an official position, Chang'an Fuyin, Chang'an Shaoyin, etc.) Jingyang and Sanyuan counties belong to Chang'an, so you must have the account books."

"Sage, the tax revenue for the first quarter of the Jinghe Wharf today has not been handed over to the minister. The saint, the Wutongfang tax should be handed over to the Chang'an Mansion. There are also Yongping, Yongan, Shengping, Shengdao, and those who have just been transferred. For the East City that Liu Concubine is involved in, the taxes of these places should be reported to the Chang'an Mansion on a quarterly basis."

Pei Shiqing didn't answer Liu Zhenghui's question, and directly asked for Liufang's tax.

This Shui Liumu can't afford to renege on his debts. This is within the city walls of Chang'an, and it is impossible to bypass Pei Shiqing, the prefect of Chang'an.

Li Yuan walked back to the throne with a smile: "Pei Qing found a basket of gold."

"The sage is not a basket. Jingyang Wharf is a cash cow. Wutongfang officials don't need to send people in. They only send people to count how many carriages and boxes of goods there are in the five days before the opening of Wutongfang and the two days after the opening of the workshop. After transporting it in, I made a rough estimate. One month in Wutongfang is probably the annual transaction volume of Dingxi City."

After finishing speaking, Pei Shiqing asked Liu Mu: "Prince Liu, why didn't you take West Market away?"

"That's because the super wharf at the confluence of the Wei, Ba, and Jing rivers has not been repaired, and the existence of the West Market is irreplaceable. But next year, the West Market can be completely flattened, and then a new square will be rebuilt."

"Saint, I ask Concubine Liu to show the new layout of Yongping, Yong'an, Shengping, and Shengdao. I ask again, and the tax revenue of the six workshops will be handed over to Chang'an Mansion."

"Let me ask, how much did you charge Xiaomu these two days?"

"I dare not lie to you, Father. In the past two days, a total of 170 million guan has been collected, of which 600 million guan was used as the payment for each workshop and the wages of each worker. Among them, there are more than [-] workshops in Chang'an City. The workshops, of course, also include the workshops of Erchen Jingyang and Sanyuan, and some of them are luxury tax withholding."

When everyone heard this number, they quickly calculated in their minds, and immediately understood why Pei Shiqing wanted Liufang.

In just these two days, Pei Shiqing will collect about [-] guan in taxes and return them to Chang'an Mansion.

That's a lot of money.

Liu Mu said again: "My son released about 100 million guan money, with an annual interest rate of nine to seven cents, to fund the construction of Sifang. It is expected that Sifang will receive about 500 to [-] million guan within a month. Money, the money is basically used for construction. Among the four squares, one is for the east and the west, accounting for a quarter of the area of ​​the square. My son plans to build a small one in the form of Wutong Square."

(End of this chapter)