The first free king of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 153 This kid can speak human

Li Shimin rolled his eyes, thought of something, deliberately smiled, and said slowly.

"Hey, Su Fan, if it is feasible to buy and sell wool to internalize the Turks, it still requires a lot of money. Now that the treasury is busy with disaster relief, His Majesty is probably very worried. Is there any other way to solve this problem?" What's the hurry?"

It's hard to do without money.

Rather than...

See if you can get some money from this kid?

The corner of Tang Sufan's mouth grinned, you are Li Er's father, you are really thoughtful for him.

It's a pity that you don't act as his dog's leg~
Tang Sufan waved his hand boredly, frowned lightly and complained, "Old Li, can you think about something serious every day?"

"Why do you always worry about these things that have nothing to do with you? Although everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, you haven't entered the current official position yet. It's like you are now the person who is in charge of the situation. What status do you have? Can something work?"

"With this skill, why not think about the business of our tavern? Think about how we make money."

"You are the one who takes the big part, and you will be in charge of making money from now on. Can you stop being so idle!"

Tang Sufan couldn't help but get angry when he thought of Lao Li, who would throw away his entry money and just ignore him as the shopkeeper.

Isn't it the protagonist who can be the shopkeeper?

Why are you so chic ('Δ)?
After all, Tang Sufan's expression of resentment made Li Shimin feel angry and dare not speak out.

It seems that this kid is really reasonable on the surface, forget it, I will bear with it, as long as I can find a way.

After several people heard it, the taste of complaining seemed to have turned into education.

The bearded corners of the people around me trembled. This scene, teaching the emperor not to do a proper job, is really insane...

Seeing this, Li Chongyi shouted from the bottom of his heart that the teacher is so coquettish~
But Changsun Wuji and the others listened to these words.

One of them is even more shocking.

The rise and fall, everyone is responsible.

OK!

Really ambitious!

Li Shimin didn't know how to reply when Tang Sufan gave him such a blow. Could it be that this is what he should be thinking about?
He quickly thought of an excuse in his heart: "Oh, isn't that a concern for the country? If my Tang Dynasty prospers, our business will naturally be good. Wouldn't it be great to expand our business to places like Turks and Korea in the future?"

After all, Li Shimin even flattered his face, took the porcelain pot himself, and poured Tang Sufan a bowl of boiled water that was almost completely cold.

To make money~
Shabby?
not shabby~
hmm~
Tang Sufan nodded in satisfaction. Although he couldn't drink anymore, Lao Li still had good eyesight.

It is a beautiful thing to be pursued by people for learning.

Okay, let's talk~
Tang Sufan rolled his eyes and began to speak.

"If this is the case, then let me tell you my opinion. The empty treasury is nothing more than too few sources of income, so tax it!"

Li Shimin and the others frowned at the same time, a little disappointed in their hearts.

Aren't you talking about being lonely?
This method, I still need to ask you?

It's been this year, and taxes are still collected?
What if the people's hearts are not fluctuating, and someone really rises up at that time!
"Su Fan, this plan is absolutely unacceptable. The world is poor. If taxes are collected again, the people will not be able to live. It must be done!"

Wei Zheng quickly frowned and shook his head and said, he was also a little puzzled in his heart, logically speaking, how could Tang Sufan's supernatural talent show such nonsense?
Tang Sufan saw that the faces of these people were not quite right, knowing that they probably wanted to go wrong, so he said with a smile.

"What are you thinking about! Taxation. You don't have to collect taxes from poor peasant households."

Li Shimin was taken aback, didn't he ask farmers to collect taxes?
Tang Sufan leaned back with a smile, and continued to speak with a smile on his face.

"Old Li, you have to understand that farmers work in the fields for a year, and the harvest is deducted from the food. The total harvest is only so much. Even if the imperial court collects taxes from the farmers, how much can they collect? It also harms people's livelihood~"

"The most important thing is that if the agricultural tax is changed, the whole world will be in chaos. How could I come up with such a bad idea? Isn't that courting death? Or is it that you, Old Li, have a brain hole and dare to raise taxes? ?”

Li Shimin's face twitched. At Tang Sufan's place, almost every time he came, he would be insulted. He was used to it, so he waved his hand to signal him to continue.

"In the final analysis, if the national treasury wants to increase revenue, it still has to collect commercial taxes. This is the real big deal. If it is done, it will also help farmers!"

Commercial tax?

Help farmers?

When the few people heard it, their eyes slowly lit up again. Sure enough, what this kid said was not that simple.

Since Li Shimin came to power, he has done a good job of worrying about people's livelihood, but it's just a bad time.

One of the most important points is the extremely simple taxation.

In addition to renting and regulating, there are basically no other taxes, and the Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty were the only periods in China that did not engage in salt and iron monopoly and collected miscellaneous taxes for industry and commerce.

At the same time, this is not only a policy of lightly corvee and thin taxation, but also a kind of great self-confidence. !
Why did so many dynasties want to monopolize salt and iron? On the one hand, the treasury needs to make money, and on the other hand, it is to control the manufacture and circulation of weapons.

But at this time, whether it was Li Yuan who founded the country or Li Shimin at this time, they obviously trusted their own wrists and Datang's force to the extreme.

Both father and son believe that salt and iron are the things that the people use in their daily lives, so they should be for the people.

This is also the cornerstone for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty!

That's why Changsun Wuji, the old Yinbi's family, became the biggest iron dealer in Chang'an City.

"Lao Li, you and I are both businessmen. Although the name of the business is not so bright, our single business may be a farmer's income for a year or even inside."

"But in fact, the amount of tax paid by the merchants is not much, plus many cases of tax evasion and tax evasion, it is almost only two shi of corn per person, sixty feet of silk and a little grain, which is less than half a penny... "

"Why do too many people look down on merchants? Isn't it because merchants don't do production, but they can afford good food and clothing, and farmers work all day but have poor food and poor food?"

"So, collecting business taxes from merchants is the best way to solve the emptiness of the national treasury!"

Several people frowned, Tang Sufan's words were naturally reasonable.

But business and tax matters are small, but if there is a chain reaction in the future, it will be a big problem...

"But in fact, the more prosperous the business can make the production more active, the workshops can be more, and then the farmers can also benefit from it."

"Take our distillery as an example. Brewing needs a lot of grain, so if there is less grain on the market, do we have to increase the price to buy it?"

"Then, can farmers earn more money every year?"

Tang Sufan thought for a while and continued.

"After all, there is only so much grain on the market. We want it, and the grain merchants want it too. It depends on who pays the highest price!"

"At the same time, because of the increase in workshops and the increase in demand for labor, buying and selling requires a lot of manpower. So as long as farmers work hard, can they earn more income during slack?"

"This is the magical effect of business taxes. The imperial court has collected my taxes, so naturally it has to ensure the smooth progress of my business."

"That businessman can also recruit people wantonly and produce in large quantities. If he doesn't charge me taxes, I'm still worried. I'm worried that the imperial court will monopolize the wine business someday!"

Li Shimin frowned faintly, and then said: "Tell me, what if one day His Majesty sees the profits of our wine business and really monopolizes the wine business?"

Aren't many dynasties monopoly on salt and iron wine?The profit in it is indeed breathtaking...

Tang Sufan shook his head resolutely: "Other emperors may, but I believe Li Er definitely won't! Not to mention anything else, our emperor lifted the ban on alcohol just after he ascended the throne, putting people's interests first, such a character and cognition, then It is not comparable to other emperors~”

Although it is true that Li Er's mind is a little dizzy when he is old, and he pursues long life and enjoyment, Li Er's spirit of serving the people and governing these years after he ascended the throne is still remarkable.

Li Shimin listened, his eyes glared sharply, and he was as vigorous as if he had eaten twenty catties of nourishing venison, and his chest straightened up a little bit.

After listening to this kid's cynicism for a long time, I was really moved by such a pertinent and high-spirited sentence suddenly.

Hmm~ This kid, I really misjudged him before!

I can still speak human language (T_T)!

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