Call of Heroes: A History Only I Know

Chapter 234 Create a thousand-year dynasty of Guozuo, and an unprecedented prosperity! (seeking subscription)

In the original history, when Liu Bang entered Xianyang, there were three chapters in the agreement, and he would not commit any crimes in autumn, which was deeply loved by the people of Qin.

On the other side, Xiang Yu, because he couldn't deal with the 20 Qin army prisoners, killed them all.

Just like how Bai Qi killed 40 Zhao troops in the past, Xiang Yu's murder, strictly speaking, was actually an expedient measure.

After all, most of the soldiers under his command, and even the armies of the princes in the alliance, hated the Qin people.

"Historical Records-Xiang Yu Benji" records: When the Qin army surrendered to the princes, the princes and soldiers took advantage of the victory and sent them to many slaves, and lightly humiliated the Qin officials and soldiers.

At that time, it was common for the armies of the princes to belittle or even insult Qin Jiangzu, because this was revenge for being insulted by the Qin army in the middle of the Qin Dynasty!
This situation cannot be suppressed by the commander-in-chief.

This is essentially the collective hatred of the Qin people from top to bottom in the entire army. Any small soldier would like to eat his flesh and suck his marrow, let alone kill him?
This is from the army of the princes, so what does the Qin soldier think?

"Historical Records-Xiang Yu Benji" records: Qin officials and soldiers often whispered: "General Zhang and others deceived me to surrender to the princes."The generals heard about his plan and told Xiang Yu.

This is a big problem, Qin soldiers felt betrayed by Zhang Han.

That was 20 surrendered soldiers, and if you don't pay attention to it, it is a mutiny.

How to deal with these people?
Annex.

This is impossible.

The soldiers and horses in Xiang Yu's hands are estimated to be less than 10, and only [-] troops were sent in the first battle against Julu, which shows that his strength is limited.

It is impractical for a small army to annex a large army.

Even if Xiang Yu swallowed the elephant and incorporated the 20 Qin army, he couldn't afford it.

Once there is a problem in the follow-up, when Qin Jun takes up arms, who will be recruited is a problem.

Hand over to the army of the princes and kings?

This is even more of a stupid choice.

These princes did not agree with Xiang Yu. In the previous battle of Julu, these princes watched from the sidelines. They saw with their own eyes that the Chu army defeated the Qin army by one against ten and defeated the Qin army. They bowed their heads and recognized Xiang Yu as the leader of the anti-Qin troops.

But if the 20 Qin army is distributed to these princes...

Even if Xiang Yu was a pig, he wouldn't do this.

Then the last option left is to put all these 20 people back?
Once the tiger is released back to the mountain, there will be an army of 20 tigers and wolves in the future.

Is there going to be another desperate attempt?

At that time, it will not be certain who will win the deer.

Among these many choices, Xiang Yu actually didn't have a good choice.

He could only bite the bullet and kill all these 20 people!

He chose the simplest and most direct method, and he paid enough for it in the future!
When 20 Qin troops were killed and Xiang Yu arrived at Hangu Pass, he learned that Liu Bang had broken Xianyang and sent troops to stop his troops from entering the pass.

Xiang Yu was furious and immediately attacked Duoguan.

Then Xiang Yu led an army of 40 troops and drove straight in, stationed at Hongmen, about 40 miles away from Bashang, which not only deterred Xianyang, but also formed a confrontation with Liu Bang.

Next is the plot of Hongmen Banquet.

For various reasons, Liu Bang was not killed and was eventually demoted to Shu.

Many people say.

If Xiang Yu listened to Fan Zeng's advice and killed Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet, then perhaps there would be no later stories.

But this is purely from the perspective of a latecomer, without thinking about how complicated the situation was at that time.

At that time, Xiang Yu beheaded his leader Song Yi to gain military power.

He hadn't quite stood his ground yet.

If Liu Bang is killed at this time, what else can be used to win the support of the princes and kings?
Liu Bang has given in to you and bowed his head to you, but you Xiang Yu still angrily killed him because he entered the pass first. How would the princes and kings feel when they saw this scene?

Xiang Yu's hundreds of thousands of troops, most of them are the troops of the princes. He won the battle of Julu and became the leader of the princes. It is Xiang Yu's army, which is completely loyal to him.

Therefore, looking at this matter from Xiang Yu's point of view, as long as Liu Bang is soft, then everything is not a problem.

During this period, Xiang Yu's biggest opponent was not Liu Bang, but Chuhuai King Xiong Xin.

Although King Huai of Chu was a puppet supported by Xiang Liang, after Xiang Liang's death, King Huai of Chu had gradually grasped the power.

It's just that Xiang Yu killed the general Song Yi, which created a situation where "the general is out, and the king's order is not accepted". King Chu Huai had no choice but to be like the situation where Wu Guang's general Tian Zang killed Wu Guang. Similarly, whether it is King Huai of Chu or Chen Sheng, they can only recognize each other by pinching their noses.

In Xiang Yu's view, Liu Bang is just a tool man supported by King Huai of Chu to oppose him. As long as Liu Bang bows his head, there will be no problem.

Therefore, the Hongmen Banquet was doomed from the very beginning when Liu Bang bowed his head.

in contrast.

At the Hongmen Banquet, Fan Zeng had always wanted to kill Liu Bang on the grounds that he could accomplish great things, but this was a bit strange.

If Liu Bang is really killed and Xiang Yu's event of enfeoffing the princes is disturbed, who will benefit in the end?
King Huai of Chu!
Therefore, during this period, Fan Zeng might have been on the side of King Huai of Chu, and there was also a reason for Xiang Yu's suspicion of Fan Zeng in the future.

From the very beginning, Liu Bang was just a pawn between the two.

Of course, in the end, Liu Bang went from an insignificant chess piece to finally unifying the world, that is another story.

Closer to home, at this moment Su Che took advantage of Zhang Han's absence and stole Xianyang City, but he didn't need to be afraid of Xiang Yu and those princes and kings like Liu Bang was at that time.

They are just starting out now, and it will take a long time for them to develop. By the time they arrive in Xianyang City, the day lily will be cold.

The only thing to worry about now is whether Zhang Han will come back and die together.

But it shouldn't be a big problem.

From the fact that Zhang Han was able to surrender to Xiang Yu, and after killing 20 Qin troops in Xiang Yu's pit, he was still able to accept Xiang Yu's distribution with peace of mind. It can be seen that this guy has... but not much integrity.

So Su Che wasn't too worried.

The only problem now is to appease the hearts of the people in Qin.

Su Che first made a three-chapter agreement.

In order to quickly regain the hearts of the people and cultivate and live with the people, Su Che decided to do it more thoroughly. He temporarily stopped all corvees, and then directly abolished the land tax!
Su Che promised that as long as he is King of Han, he will never collect another farmer's land tax!

As soon as these policies came out, the entire Qin land was shocked instantly, and all the old Qin people were shocked.

Even the people who came to Qin with Su Che were shocked!
Exemption from land tax!

This is definitely the first time in all ages, and it is also unique!
This is the government of the absolute benevolent!
Prime Minister's House.

Since the conquest of Xianyang, Xiao He has received the laws and books stored in the Prime Minister's Mansion and Yushi Mansion, and mastered the national mountains and rivers, county and county household registrations. These data and information can be said to be very important. decisive role.

In Xiao He's view, this is the real treasure of Xianyang City.

As for other things, they are just some vulgar things.

Xiao He, who was sorting out these books of laws and decrees, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "My courage is far inferior to that of the king."

Fan Kui, who was full of question marks on the side, came to look for Xiao He. Hearing this, he couldn't help but say, "Brother, aren't you confused? Why do you want to exempt the land tax? If the land tax is exempted, our army's expenses will never be higher. Where did it come from? How are the salaries of those officials distributed?"

When Xiao He heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Is there no other tax because the land tax is exempted?"

"What?" Fan Kui was taken aback.

He was a butcher, so he didn't know much about taxation, so he didn't realize it for a while.

Hearing this, Fan Kui asked strangely: "Is there any other tax?"

Xiao He entered the Qin Dynasty in his early years and served as the chief official of Pei County, so he naturally knew everything about it like the back of his hand.

Xiao He nodded, and slowly explained...

In the Qin Dynasty.

Farmers have to pay a lot of taxes just to cultivate the land.

This tax includes many aspects.

[-]. Rent tax. Taxes are calculated based on the area of ​​the land. In the Qin Dynasty, the government controlled the ownership of most of the land. When these lands were leased to farmers, rent taxes were naturally levied.

Second, land tax, which is a tax calculated based on land output, that is, the harvest of agricultural products.The standard of land tax is usually 20.00% of the output, and in some places, the tax rate will be higher.

Third, household tax, also known as head tax, is a tax levied on each household.It is usually calculated according to the population, so it is also called poll tax.In the Qin Dynasty, the household tax accounted for more than half of the total agricultural tax revenue.Regardless of whether you farm or not, or how much you harvest, you have to pay taxes on a per capita basis!This is also one of the main sources of tax revenue for the dynasty.

Fourth, farmland water conservancy tax and individual household registration tax, because cultivated land needs to be constructed with water conservancy facilities to increase food production. Therefore, the construction of these water conservancy facilities must also levy a certain amount of tax. In addition, some landlords and rich households, because they are too rich , and additional tax is charged.

Therefore, Su Che's exemption from the land tax is really nothing...

Rent tax, poll tax, these important points, are not exempted.

It's just a land tax exempted.

of course.

Even if the land tax is exempted and this burden is removed, it is still a commendable policy, which is the first time in history.

People with vested interests can voluntarily give up their own interests... This kind of situation is really too rare.

As far as land tax is concerned, Mencius believed that tithing is the government of the king.

In Mencius's view, it is very good to be able to achieve a tax of one out of every ten mile.

And if Su Che can directly exempt the land tax, isn't it the government of a holy king?

Su Che and Xiao He talked about tax issues.

Exempting the land tax is only Su Che's first step, and it will definitely not stop there.

In the original history, the land tax was exempted for 11 years during the period of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty.

Naturally, Su Che was not willing to only do this step.

He also wants to go one step further and directly exempt the head tax!Remove all the burdens on farmers!

When Xiao He heard this, he was shocked and asked, "How will the country's government affairs be run once the poll tax is exempted?"

Exempting the land tax is already a bold enough policy, but exempting the poll tax is simply too much, even Xiao He can't imagine, if the poll tax is really exempted, how will a country run?

Xiao He believes that there is no problem in exempting the land tax and recuperating with the people, but once the poll tax is eliminated, it is difficult for a country to become strong.

Su Che doesn't think so.

His vision was simple.

To create a flourishing world with the Mohism, and to rejuvenate the country with science and technology, it is inevitable to develop commerce and produce various derivative products. At that time, it is enough to collect taxes on these products. This is called consumption tax, also called value-added tax!

What is VAT?

As the name suggests.

Every time the value of the product increases, tax is charged!

Value-added tax and double taxation are not the same concept, in fact they are completely opposite.

Value-added tax can avoid double taxation.

VAT is charged at each stage of the production and sale of goods, but the tax at each stage is calculated on the value added at that stage, not on the value of the entire good or service.

Therefore, VAT is accruing, not recurring.

It's complicated to say so, let's use a simple analogy.

Su Che set the value-added tax amount at 10%.

A manufacturer buys some raw materials and spends 100 yuan, so he needs to pay 10 yuan of value-added tax.

Then he made a product out of these raw materials and sold it to a wholesaler for 200 yuan.

At this time, the manufacturer has to pay another 10 yuan value-added tax, which is calculated based on the added value of 100 yuan.

Then the wholesaler sells this product to the retailer for 300 yuan, and he also has to pay 10 yuan of value-added tax, which is also calculated based on the added value of 100 yuan.

Therefore, the tax at each stage is calculated on the added value, not the entire value, so there is no double taxation.

That's the beauty of VAT!
The most ingenious thing is... this link of tax collection can bypass all ordinary civilians.

Many people pay taxes automatically when they buy goods, but they don't know it at all. They don't even know that their basic necessities of life are paying taxes.

Su Che's idea came from the days when he was studying at Jixia Academy.

There is such an allusion.

History books once recorded:

Duke Huan of Qi discussed with Guan Zhong many times how to enrich the country.

Duke Huan of Qi suggested taxing houses, towers, trees, livestock, and population.

Guan Zhong denied it one by one. In his view, taxation is tangible, and directly collecting property from the people will naturally arouse dissatisfaction from the people.

The best and most ideal way is to "take it from the invisible so that people will not be angry".

Based on this, Guan Zhong put forward the method of "concealing tax in price"-concealing tax in commodities and implementing indirect collection, so that taxpayers can't see or touch, and pay tax without knowing it, and will not cause damage psychological confrontation.

In terms of specific methods, Guan Zhong gave a simple seven words: "Only officials, mountains and seas are worthy of ear."

As long as the resources of the mountains and seas are monopolized, iron ore is produced from the mountains, and sea salt is produced from the sea, which is a monopoly system for salt and iron.

During the farming period, salt and iron were the two most important pillar industries, and none of the people could leave for a moment.

Guan Zhong gave examples of monopoly income from salt and iron.

He said that in the country of ten thousand vehicles, if the poll tax is levied on adults, about 100 million people should pay it, and each person will be charged 3000 yuan a month, which is [-] million yuan.

If the salt monopoly is carried out, and the price of each liter of salt is raised at a discretionary price, the monthly income may be 6000 million yuan, which is expected to double the income of the poll tax.

On the surface, the imperial court did not collect taxes at all, so that it would not arouse the people's "clamorous" opposition.

Not only in the country, but also by exporting salt for huge profits. This is equivalent to boiling the inexhaustible sea water to force the people of the world to pay taxes to Qi, that is, "boiling water to benefit the world".

The same goes for iron monopoly.

Guan Zhong said: Generally, a peasant household, whether it is engaged in farming or working as a female worker, needs iron tools such as needles, knives, lei, scorpions, chopsticks, saws, awls, chisels, etc., as long as you add one cent to a needle, thirty You can collect [-] yuan for a needle, which is equal to the poll tax payable by one person. By analogy, the total national income is no less than the total amount of poll tax collected.

On the surface, the country does not collect taxes, but in reality it is all paying taxes!
This policy has been continued in ancient times. From ancient times to the present, and in all dynasties, taxes have been hidden in the commodities of salt and iron government-operated, and indirect collection has been implemented so that taxpayers can't see or touch them. After paying the tax, the psychological resistance will be much less.

Of course, the choice of more dynasties is-the poll tax and the house tax are collected together!They want them all! !
However, in the later period of the dynasty, the landlords and gentry concealed the land and farmers, and many taxes were not paid, leaving the treasury empty. This was one of the fundamental reasons for the collapse of the dynasty.

Regarding this crux, Su Che thought a lot in Jixia Academy.

Finally, he came up with a solution.

It is this salt and iron government-run tax-apartment that takes the price to a higher level, vigorously develops the commodity economy, liberates more productivity, and completely transfers the poll tax to the value-added tax.

If so.

It is time to create a thousand-year-old dynasty and an unprecedented prosperous age! !

(End of this chapter)