The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Harmful to others

Before Li Shimin became the emperor, he was the king of Qin, and he had a group of Wagang generals. What kind of bird has he not seen?

So after hearing what the samurai Xun said, he immediately laughed, shook his head and said, "Do you believe this statement?"

"Your Majesty, I didn't believe it at first, but after knowing the specific situation in Shanyin County, I have no choice but to believe it." The warrior Xun was well prepared for the emperor's questioning, and after a little trickery, he continued: "Your Majesty can Remember when Xiaoyaohou obtained your permission to recruit fugitives?"

"Well, there is such a thing, why? What does this have to do with his mine?" Li Shimin said noncommittally.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that Xiaoyaohou is indeed a talented person. In just half a year, the population of Shanyin County has increased by more than ten times. Now there are more than [-] households in Shanyin County, and the mine... "

"Wait, how many people do you think there are in Shanyin County?" Li Shimin interrupted the warrior before he could continue.

"There are more than nine thousand households, and there may be even more now." The warrior Xun said seriously.

But I was secretly beating drums in my heart, praying that Li Muyun would not lie about this matter, otherwise my future would really be ruined in his hands, but now it was too late to regret it, no matter how much water was poured out by what I said. He also had to grit his teeth and hold on.

And at this moment, Li Shimin also spoke, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he seemed to ask in a deep voice of disbelief: "There are more than 9000 households. If I remember correctly, the previous population of Shanyin County seems to be less than [-] households, right?" ?”

"Yes, Your Majesty, when I was in Shanyin County, Xiaoyao Hou said so when he talked about the past of Shanyin County." Lao Wu nodded and said.

This matter is well-known, and there is no way to hide it from anyone. Even if Lao Wu said he didn't know, he could go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to make an investigation, and the data could be retrieved.

"Then you mean that it took Xiaoyaohou half a year to recall nearly [-] fugitives?" Li Er continued to ask.

"Chen..., Chen..." At this time, Lao Wu also realized that something was wrong, and he was at a loss for words for a moment, not knowing what to say.

As the saying goes, there must be a limit to lying. What does [-] fugitives mean?This is equivalent to saying that the population of Shanyin County is almost all fugitives, which means that if calculated according to this ratio, the total population of Datang should be ten times that of the present.

Is this possible?Of course not!Let alone a samurai who was born as a businessman, even if he found a beggar who didn't understand anything on the side of the road, he probably wouldn't believe this conclusion.

"Mr. Ying, you are also an old courtier. You should know that some things need to be investigated before you have the right to speak. Have you investigated the sudden population increase in Shanyin County?" Seeing that Lao Wu didn't speak, Li Shimin continued to ask .

He can forgive his subordinates for making small moves for his own benefit, but he will never allow his subordinates to be dishonest. Those like Samurai Yu are a kind of dishonesty, and Li Muyun is also a kind of dishonesty, so as long as the population of Shanyin County is determined The sudden increase is fake, so Lao Wu and Li Muyun have nothing to eat.

The warrior Xun's head was already sweating, and he didn't know how to answer Li Shimin's pressing questions for a while, but at this moment, a palace official from outside ran in with a lot of memorials: "Your Majesty, now Yunzhou, Sheng Zhongshu cannot make a decision on the joint memorial made by the assassins of [-] prefectures including Lanzhou, Lanzhou, and Youzhou!"

Um?Li Shimin glanced at the warrior Xun without any trace, but he didn't rush him, he just waved to the palace man who was holding the memorial.

Left and right old Wu can't run away, and he can't explain this kind of thing, Li Shimin doesn't mind giving him some more time to 'consider' his future.

However, having said that, when Li Shimin opened the memorial, he was stunned, then threw it aside, opened another one, and threw it aside again.

It wasn't until after turning six or seven that he stopped with a very strange expression, and glanced at the warrior Xun again: "Mr. Ying, do you know how Xiaoyaohou recruited the fugitives?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the agricultural tax will be halved within five years, and the agricultural tax will be exempted after five years." The warrior Xun replied without thinking.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lao Wu finished answering, Li Shimin slapped the table with a slap: "Nonsense! Really nonsense! Ying Guogong, do you know where those 'fugitives' come from?"

"Uh, I don't know!" Lao Wu shook his head.

"Huh, this Li Muyun is really messing around. Those people are not fugitives, they are all people from the prefectures around Shuozhou. Because the conditions he gave are too generous, they all pretended to be fugitives and ran to him. !"

"Ah?!" The samurai Xun was stunned for a moment, looking at His Majesty the Emperor who seemed to be in a rage, he breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time had the urge to laugh.

Since Li Shimin said that the "fugitives" are all the surrounding people, it means that he has recognized the fact that the population of Shanyin County has exploded, which is to prove from the side that Lao Wu did not lie. It can be avoided. As for where the people who have increased rapidly come from, this has nothing to do with Lao Wu.

Another point is that this kid Li Muyun is really bad. He doesn't want to tax himself, and he even brings people from other jurisdictions here. This way of doing things is completely harming others and benefiting himself. This is no longer a word that can be described as 'bad'.

If you really want to say it, Lao Wu can only think of the word 'immorality', and it's not just a general lack of morality.

But what does it have to do with Lao Wu? He is just the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, not the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

However, seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was so angry, Lao Wu couldn't help but watch, so he thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, you are still young and not good at government affairs. It is normal to do things without consideration. You should not Too angry."

"What makes me angry is not that he took the people in other jurisdictions into his fief, but that he is exempted from taxes. I want to see what he will use to pay this year's taxes at the end of the year." Li Shimin looked at a piece of paper on the table. There were a lot of memorials to impeach Li Muyun, and he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and almost turned the table over.

I said in my heart that this kid is too f*cking to let me worry about it. I have been tossing about something this day, and I am also exempted from taxes. This tax is exempted. How to solve the country's income?If all the people don't pay taxes, is the emperor himself going to drink the wind?
Also, those state capitals near Shuozhou are also very disappointing. The population has been snatched away, and you just have to find a way to get it back. Is it interesting to come to Lao Tzu to sue?What can I do, that kid is covered by an old man, he can't beat him or scold him, he's just a thorn...

After thinking about it, the imperialist leader suddenly had an idea and thought of a way...!
(End of this chapter)