Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 127 Visiting again, city tax

Shu An's eyes flickered, because Li Shimin came to the door again as he expected, and he had a lot of reservations last time.

It's just that last time Li Shimin was disturbed by a single word, so he didn't get to the bottom of it.

Of course, even if you know Li Shimin, you can do some observations at most, and it's not that easy to prepare.

In fact, the easiest way is to mobilize a large amount of food, but unfortunately Li Shimin can't do it. In this era, manpower and material resources are much slower than imagined.

Li Shimin, who was sitting opposite Shu An, also had some emotion on his face. Seeing his own father now, he felt more and more mysterious.

He couldn't see the slightest bit of thought, and even Li Shimin was a little in awe even if he was predicting the secret.

In awe of the theory of ghosts and gods, of course Li Shimin has not forgotten the business of visiting the door today after his thoughts have been racing.

"The last time I talked with Yafu, Shimin had many doubts, so I asked Yafu to teach me."

Li Shimin said slowly, at this moment he is not a high-ranking emperor, but a tireless student.

Shu An nodded. Li Shimin's attitude was already very difficult. If it wasn't for his status and fame, Li Shimin would not be like this.

Of course, there is another point that Li Shimin is not destined to be an emperor from birth. Although he is not the founding emperor, he is better than him.

"Yafu should know that this natural disaster in the pass has a wide impact."

"Although the people of the world also want to help the people in disasters, the treasury is unable to sustain it."

"However, the number of refugees in Chang'an is likely to exceed [-]. Why can't we just watch the refugees starve to death in Chang'an?"

Li Shimin's voice sounded slowly, with a hint of helplessness in his words.

Shu Jing on the side listened quietly to Li Shimin's words, but he smiled a little in his heart, obviously the emperor's heart was moved by the original proposal.

With the help of these refugees, building a straight road to the grassland will not only facilitate the dispatch of Turkic troops, but also strengthen the control of the grassland.

You must know that since ancient times, the grassland has always been a hidden danger in the Central Plains. The Xiongnu Xianbei in the Qin and Han Dynasties, etc., the former Wuhuhuahua, and the current Turks.

Until the rise of the nomads, in Shu An's view, the foreign races on the grasslands actually reached their weakest period during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Otherwise, there would be no title of Tian Khan, so in Shu An's view, if he could control the entire grassland during this period.

If it becomes the ranch of the entire Tang Dynasty, then it can be said that the merits will last forever, but it is very difficult to achieve this.

Shu An was just thinking about it, and Li Shimin had to do it himself. He could only offer one suggestion.

Although Li Shimin said so much, Shu An already understood the meaning, that is, lack of money.

It's not just Shu'an who lacks money, even Li Shimin is also short of money, and it's not 01:30.

Of course, in Shu An's view, Li Shimin is sitting on a treasure mountain and doesn't know how to develop it. After all, the potential of the entire Tang Dynasty is not only that.

"I don't know what the people of the world think about the city tax?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Shu An's eyes flickered and he said softly, you must know that the current tax revenue mainly comes from the land, while the city tax is for traders.

But Shu An, who came here through time travel, would not forget that before he traveled, the main tax revenue of the country came from the merchant class.

Of course, the status of merchants in this era is not high, and even some are low, such as the regulations that merchants are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

"City tax?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Li Shimin's eyes and he said, after a long time, he finally remembered what kind of tax this type is.

It's not the tax of the merchants, but it seems that the city tax does not seem to be much, and it is less than a fraction of other taxes every year.

Seeing the expression on Li Shimin's face, even Shu An couldn't help but smile inwardly, presumably Li Shimin didn't understand the city tax.

It's not surprising, because the city tax, that is, the commercial tax, doesn't seem to be much at all, and it can even be said to be only a little.

As for why this is so, it is because I don't know how many things this store sells and how much profit it makes.

Naturally, it is up to the individual to decide how much to pay taxes, and it is much easier to make fake accounts than imagined.

"Have Shimin seen the account book of the teahouse?"

Shu An didn't speak out in a hurry, and there was a trace of leisure in his words.

Li Shimin nodded, his face was even more puzzled, he didn't understand what the city tax had to do with the teahouse.

"Then Shimin thinks how much city tax the teahouse should pay, and how much should the whole world pay?"

Shu An's voice sounded slowly, and Li Shimin must be able to see the clues from the small push.

At this time, Li Shimin also began to think. If there is nothing wrong, the teahouse should be quite a lot according to the city tax.

There are several teahouses in Chang'an. Although the business is not as popular as Yafu's teahouse, there should be quite a few.

In addition to the teahouse, there are restaurants and other shops, etc., so how can the city tax be insignificant.

Li Shimin's complexion couldn't help turning dark, it was considered dark under the lights, even he didn't expect that there was such a situation in this city tax.

"No business, no rape!"

In the end, Li Shimin couldn't help saying quietly, with a hint of anger in his words, but how to make these people pay taxes normally is also a problem.

After much deliberation, Li Shimin still had no idea. The whole world is so big, and there are countless shops, so it is not so easy to verify the meaning.

"Imitate Yang Jian."

"It's better to use Chang'an as a pilot and give these businessmen a deadline to pay the market tax."

"It's okay if you don't make up for it. Let the people report it. If the people are found out, they can get one-tenth of the city tax."

Shu An's voice sounded slowly, it is unrealistic to rely on the imperial court to supervise, and the best way is to let the people supervise.

In the past, Yang Jian asked the common people to report the population in order to be exempted from tax and labor, while Shu An gave money directly.

Once it is found that there is interest in it, then even if the imperial court does not need to mobilize, these common people will set out to help the imperial court supervise it.

You must know that before time travel, there was still an industry of professional anti-counterfeiting, which is similar to the regulation of city tax.

After the words fell, Li Shimin nodded his head and his eyes lit up slightly, as if he felt that this method was feasible.

On the other side, Shu An's eyes flickered. You must know that the city tax was not heavy in the early Tang Dynasty, and it could even be described as very light.

But even so, under the investigation sent by Shu An, there are still many businessmen who have learned to be greedy for these small gains.

It can be said that this has become a habitual thing. This is the so-called lack of people, not to mention giving a period of time to pay taxes first, which can be regarded as a buffer time.

(End of this chapter)