This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 523 Juan Wu Tang is a negative example!
Regarding this issue, Pusiruo and the others really studied it, and immediately said: "Your Highness, from what I see, this matter should be done sooner rather than later.

In general, the Ming royal court really had the situation it is today, but in fact it was only half a year after His Highness defeated Murong Fuyun last year.

Now that the tax reform is starting, the common people can understand it. After all, everyone knows what happened before.

As for the old people in Chishuiyuan back then, although they enjoyed not paying taxes for a longer time, they were not many in number, and they all survived with Daming and His Highness, so there is no need to worry too much.

They are different from the common people outside Chishuiyuan. As long as it is the policy of the imperial court, if you explain it clearly to them, they are still willing to support it.

As for the people outside the source of Chishui, if it takes a year or two to collect taxes in this area in the future, it will be difficult. It's hard.

That's why Weichen said, it's better sooner rather than later.

It just so happened that everyone had just come out of the disaster of war and had endured a difficult time. Now that the tax policy is being re-established, they can understand it, and they may even be grateful for the fact that the imperial court did not collect taxes before.

It can be said that this is an excellent timing. "

Li Chengqian nodded upon hearing this.

It has to be said that Pussiro has really used his brains on this matter.

Li Chengqian even suspected that there was a memorial lying quietly in Pusiruo's sleeve.

"Your Highness, what Pu Shangshu said is reasonable." Qibi He Li also said after hearing this, "It is His Highness's kindness to not collect taxes when they are in trouble. Even if taxes are collected now, they will only be grateful for Your Highness's great kindness. Dade.

But if they don't collect taxes after they have passed this level, they will think that someone is robbing their family's money and food if they want to collect taxes after they develop a habit. "

Li Chengqian pondered for a moment, then nodded after a while and said: "The two servants are right, indeed, the reform of taxation must be put on the agenda.

The people in Chishuiyuan are okay, they followed us through the hard times step by step, but the people outside Chishuiyuan, to put it bluntly, may not have a particularly strong sense of belonging to this article or the imperial court. "

Everyone heard the words, but no one dared to answer.

The main reason is Li Chengqian's last sentence, which few people dare to answer.

"However, the reform of taxation is not that simple." Li Chengqian said, "Now my Ming Dynasty mainly relies on commercial taxation. Well, the main word is the king's misuse of words. It should be said that all taxes are taxation. dependent on business.

It's not that this is bad, but our taxation is too simple.

This is not a healthy development trend. If there is a sudden problem with my Ming's business one day in the future, wouldn't my Daming's tax revenue collapse immediately?

And this land has been dominated by animal husbandry over the years, and animal husbandry is also an indispensable part for us.

After all, for this piece of land, animal husbandry can also be included in the agricultural tax.

Therefore, the collection of agricultural taxes is indeed a top priority.

As for the poll tax..."

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "From now on, let it go completely, the Ming court, from now on there will be no poll tax."

"Ah?" Upon hearing Li Chengqian's words, everyone was dumbfounded.

You know, this head tax can be considered a big part of the entire tax system!
"Don't be so surprised, poll tax is not a fun thing at all." Li Chengqian waved his hands and said, "It's okay for a big family, if you meet a big family, there are seven, eight or ten children, but there are only old people in the family. One cow, several acres of Susukida, and collecting their poll tax, wouldn’t that be a crime?”

"What Your Highness said is very true." Upon hearing Li Chengqian's words, Pusiruo, Yi Yuanfeng, Yi Yuanxi and others immediately stood up to express their support.

They had hated the poll tax before.

But people like Qibi Heli, Ashina Nishu, Murong Xiaoyong, Changsun Chong laughed half-understood.

They were somewhat skeptical that the reason why Li Chengqian gave up the poll tax was similar to giving a sweet date after a slap in the face?

Not to mention, the possibility of this is really not small?
"In addition." Li Chengqian continued, "In the future, the agricultural tax will no longer be collected on a per-household basis, but will be collected on the basis of the actual cultivated land and the number of cattle and sheep.

In other words, those with more cultivated land and more cattle and sheep will pay more, and those with less cultivated land or fewer cattle and sheep will pay less.

The purpose of taxation is to make the dynasty run healthily, and the taxes collected are for the common people. Therefore, taxes must not become a burden on the common people. "

"Those who have a lot of cultivated land and cattle and sheep pay more? Or do they pay less?"

Hearing what Li Chengqian said, everyone immediately started to mutter.

Li Chengqian's words made them a little unexpected. You know, with a lot of arable land and a lot of cattle and sheep, can they be ordinary people?
"Your Highness, if this is the case, will those people with a lot of cultivated land and a lot of livestock have any ideas?" Chang Sun Chong asked immediately.

You know, in the current Ming court, the one with the most cultivated land and the most livestock is probably above this hall?
Li Chengqian sneered, and said, "Tell me, what would they think?"

"But this is unfair to them after all." Chang Sun Chong said with some concern, "There is nothing wrong with taxes, and the arable land or livestock is what they have worked so hard to accumulate.

Why pay more taxes than others?

Could it be that there is nothing wrong with accumulating family property through hard work? "

After Chang Sun Chong finished speaking, everyone nodded.

They really do think so.

Not to mention them, most people in the world, including Datang, think so!It's even done that way.

"Hmph..." Li Chengqian snorted coldly, and sneered with disdain on his face, "I didn't expect the eldest grandson's assistant to be so eloquent, why didn't I see it before?

Why, not long after the eldest grandson servant entered my Ming Dynasty, he started to set up a family business? "

Hearing Li Chengqian's tone and seeing Li Chengqian's cold and disdainful expression, Changsun Wuji immediately panicked.

But the reason why he said that just now was really not because he bought a family business in Daming, but because he wanted to sell well among the officials.

After all, there are many forces in this court today.

If the circle is divided according to the order of precedence and geographical distinction, based on the current situation, the strength of his eldest Sun Chong's circle is the lowest.

Apart from Murong Xiaoyong, who is present here is not a Shangshu?
Therefore, Chang Sun Chong also wanted to use this to sell everyone a favor. After all, most of the people present had families and businesses, so it was really hard to say this in person.

But when Li Chengqian came like this, Changsun Chong was also a little flustered, but at least he was taught by that old fox Changsun Wuji, and he immediately said: "Your Highness, this humble minister is definitely not saying this because of his own selfishness, if..."

"Okay." Li Chengqian waved his hand impatiently, interrupted Chang Sun Chong, then glanced at everyone, and said, "Do you think so?"

Upon hearing Li Chengqian's question, everyone more or less agreed, no matter how bad it was, they did not object.

Of course, some people did not object, not because of the tax issue, but because they dare not offend so many people at the same time.

Moreover, this is not to say that they do not support Li Chengqian's work, the key is that it has been like this since ancient times, and they are used to it.

"Hmph!" Li Chengqian snorted coldly, "A bunch of short-sighted guys!"

"Your Highness reprimanded you," Pussiro said with his head buried.

Say it, anyway, your boss, you can do whatever you want!

Li Chengqian was really hurt internally by what everyone said, as if he punched out with his strength, but hit the cotton.

That's an annoyance!
Just when Li Chengqian was about to look for something to vent his anger on, he happened to see Changsun Chong standing there like a log, and Dang Li said: "The Minister of the Tang Dynasty was originally a dignitary, and he was born in the most prosperous cities in the world, such as Chang'an. Tell me about the changes in the land of the eldest grandson's family from the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty?

Is it more or less? "

Chang Sun Chong was taken aback.

How can this be less?
Although the eldest grandson Wuji has retired these years, his title and salary are still there. Besides, even if there is no court salary, his eldest grandson's family still owns nearly half of the folk ironware business in the Tang Dynasty, and their annual income is not high. few.

But in this day and age, a family with a lot of money is not as good as a thousand acres of fertile land.

Therefore, as long as there is an opportunity, not only the eldest grandson's family, but also every household is buying land.

This is the so-called family business.

"Return to Your Highness." Changsun Chong said, "The land of Changsun's family has indeed increased slightly in recent years compared to the previous years, but this is all purchased through a dental agency, written in black and white, signed and drawn, and there is nothing wrong with it?"

"There is really nothing wrong with it." Li Chengqian said, "As far as I know, all the honorable families in Chang'an have purchased a large amount of land property through dental shops, black and white letters, and signatures.

If we take the many nobles as an example, they now own at least [-]% more land than they had at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty! "

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian said with a smile, "It's really a good housekeeping! Don't steal or rob, and earn it by your ability. Indeed, no one can say no.

But the king was curious, where did the acres they bought come from? "

Hearing Li Chengqian's question, Chang Sun Chong was startled suddenly, as if he understood what Li Chengqian meant.

"Your Highness is talking about land annexation?" Chang Sun Chong said with fear all over his body. This is indeed a problem, and it has not been solved well since ancient times.

Throughout the dynasties, almost all of them could not avoid this problem.

"Land annexation?" Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "No, no, what this king is talking about is the equal land tax.

In fact, we can use Datang as a negative teaching material. As far as I know, the land annexation mentioned by Changsun Shilang just now is very popular in Datang.

It is reported that there are some families in Datang, the whole family has a few members, but they have more than [-] mu of fertile land.

And some ordinary people have more than ten people in their families, but only less than ten mu of arable land.

But the most ironic thing is that this family with only [-] mu of arable land has to pay more taxes every year than a large family with only a few people but [-] mu of fertile land.

Over time, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Finally, when these poor people can't survive, they have to sell these lands to the rich.

If they lost their land, the good ones became tenants, while the bad ones became refugees.

But in this way, the poor lost their land and the court lost their taxes, but the rich not only lost nothing, but also..."

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian shook his head subconsciously, "Forget it, I just want to ask, is it fair that the annual taxes of this family with tens of thousands of mu of fertile land are not as much as those of less than ten mu of Susukida? "

This is the status quo of all dynasties. Everyone wants to change this status quo, but it has been difficult to continue.

In ancient times, land was hard currency.

Is a symbol of wealth and status!
But Li Chengqian's words are so straightforward, everyone understands now.

"It's not fair!" At that moment, Wang Xuance stood up and said.

The reason why Wang Xuance didn't dare to express his opinion before was because he was still too young.

The youth here does not mean that he is immature in thinking or mentality, but really only in terms of age.

There is no doubt that the current Wang Xuance is determined to be the youngest Shangshu in the world!
Climb to this position at such a young age, others may be overjoyed, but Wang Xuance dare not.

The position is too high, there is no way to advance in the future!
Wang Xuance, who understands this truth, has been silent all the time.

He has already made up his mind, unless Li Chengqian personally arranges for the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, he will leave everything to Chang Sun Chong to do.

But to stand up now, it also shows that the fire in his heart has not been extinguished.

Although there are only three words, it represents his thoughts at this time.

"Yeah, it's not fair!" Li Chengqian said, "It's not fair to the people or to the court!
There are many such things, the country receives less taxes, and the arable land in the hands of the common people is less, but the arable land in the hands of the rich and powerful is increasing!

To use the simplest analogy, Daming, who was originally able to support [-]% of the country's land, has seen more and more similar incidents.

You will find that even [-]% of the land cannot support life.

Therefore, the land equalization tax is imperative. In the future, the tax will be collected on a per-acre basis. This is the real fairness!

If you don’t want to pay so much tax, then you should annex less land and occupy less grassland! "

Li Chengqian still remembers how many people Yongzheng killed in order to implement his policy of distributing all the people to the mother.

And the so-called land-per-acre tax is actually similar to his land-sharing tax. It can even be said that his land-sharing tax is almost a copy of Yongzheng's land-sharing tax.

It's just that he caught up with the good time, at the beginning of the founding of the country.

First of all, even big families and dignitaries don't have much land and pastures.

Secondly, Li Chengqian has enough reputation at the moment, and he can get twice the result with half the effort when doing things.

Of course, the main purpose of Li Chengqian's use of this land equalization tax is also to curb the land annexation of the Ming Dynasty!
There is nothing more reassuring than cutting off at the source.

"Your Highness." Pusiro said, "The poll tax has been abolished, and the average land tax has been adopted... In this way, wouldn't those people who don't have land not have to pay taxes?
But if they don't pay taxes, what will the people who own the cultivated land think?
After all, it's anyone's guess why these guys don't pay their taxes!

If everyone stopped farming and grazing to imitate, then I, Da Ming, would be in danger! "

"It doesn't matter!" Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "I wish they could do this!"

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned.

Why is this?

(End of this chapter)