Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 78

On the official road in the suburbs of Chang'an, there is still a little snow on the branches, but the grass beside the road has sprouted.

A red bellyband was thrown by the side of the road, Gu Wende looked up, Yan Zhenqing and Xue Bai were walking side by side in front, and did not notice his small movements.

He tidied up his robes, wanted to go forward and say something, but he couldn't say anything, only the images of last night were ups and downs in his mind, and he couldn't help feeling extremely ashamed.

Taking a closer look, Liu Jing, who had a calm face in front of him, had two bright red marks on the back of his neck...

"If the teacher trusts my ability to ask questions, I can be sure that those fleeing households have never been granted land."

"Call this old man 'County Captain' and continue."

Yan Zhenqing didn't bother to correct Xue Bai when the two of them talked alone last night, but now in front of others, he is not allowed to play such a clever trick.

"No matter how much land is granted, Ding Nan must accept the painting bond. This is a common practice, and it is not new in recent years. Those who dare to object, there are many officials to make them bow their heads."

Xue Bai knew what Yan Zhenqing really wanted to find out, and continued: "The common people are the most patient. Without this mu of land, Qu Ada found a job in Chang'an, and he could live on. He lived in Xishi Waizhi set up a stall selling linen, and he paid the rent for eight years. As long as he could feed his family, he would never run away and sell himself into slavery. But since five or six years ago, he has paid Great."

"Why?"

"If the students are asked to conclude, the imperial court has reduced the proportion of rent adjustment in taxes."

"Summary is good." Yan Zhenqing said lightly: "This is the merit of the right minister, and it is also the reason why the sage called him 'virtuous minister' many times."

"Yes, it sounds like the right minister is really talented." Xue Bai said: "The abolition of granting land, not equalizing the land and equalizing taxes, everyone with a discerning eye knows that the rent adjustment must be changed. The right minister also knows, so the rent adjustment has been reduced. , changed to various miscellaneous taxes.”

Yan Zhenqing turned her head and took a deep look at Xue Bai.

He suddenly couldn't tell the difference, is this a shameless villain who clings to Li Genu and bites back when he betrays, or a politician with great ambitions but unscrupulous?
"Qu Ada is most afraid of the imperial court's decree to 'exempt the common people from the rent adjustment for one year', saying that the tax in Guanzhong is exempted, but the tax is collected from afar, and the foot money has to be collected, which is not like the rent adjustment. For fixed quotas, he has to pay as much as the official says. After paying the foot money, there is still a color discount. If the paid cloth is soaked and the color is not good, the loss will be converted and spread on his head..."

When Xue Bai said this, he thought of how Qu Ada broke down in tears when he told these things, and also thought of Yang Shenjin and Wang Hao's admirable financial management methods.
"Yang Shenjin was appointed as the Taifu, and he received things in various states. If there was water damage or damage, the state would be expropriated and valued.

This was when he saw with his own eyes that Li Linfu wanted to protect Yang Shenjin, and what was written in the memorial was regarded as a great achievement.

In the past two or three months, these people have persecuted him with power tactics. Xue Bai is not angry. There is competition in the power field.But those who win power should at least do their job well, which is the basic quality of those who gamble their lives in the next game.

Only this morning, hearing the complaints of those escaped households, Xue Bai felt angry.

Too many people have died in Tianbao's five years, so he can die, but he will never allow people who step on his body as a stepping stone to climb up, they will only keep smashing the cornerstone of the country.

There is no bottom line at all.

Wherever Yan Zhenqing looked, he saw that Xue Bai's childish face was tense, and there was a kind of majesty and righteousness.

With a thought in his mind, he finally considered testing one or two.

First, he waved his hands to let the two county officials go to the front post to buy some food. When he and Xue Bai were the only ones left, he asked, "Xue Bai, what do you think of the right minister when we only talk about tax laws?"

Xue Bai looked at the backs of the two county magistrates and replied, "The right minister is a genius in tax law."

Yan Zhenqing said: "Really?"

Xue Bai pondered for a while, raised his tone, and instead praised Li Linfu, the more he praised, the more generous he became.

"The Tang Dynasty was at its peak, and it has never been seen through the ages. People of insight all know that the ancient tax law can no longer adapt to the future, and the tax law must be reformed. But the right minister does not need to be reformed, only need to change the proportion of the tax law in the national wealth, Collecting new taxes without abolishing the old law, collecting miscellaneous salaries without suppressing mergers, can make the official warehouse full and the treasury rich. It is just "recalling the heyday of Kaiyuan in the past, there are still tens of thousands of families in Xiaoyi. The rice is flowing and the corn is white, public and private. The warehouses are full of fruit.' It is the sage and the right minister who created the great prosperity of the Tang Dynasty."

"Sometimes in the Tang Dynasty, the tax was reduced or exempted for a whole year, but the tax was even more. Why? Wang Hao checked the household registration, and he was able to collect ten years of rent from the dead soldiers in one year. Yang Shenjin collected the discount The tribute has never been cut off every year. The right minister has worked hard day and night, and he has been conscientious; the saint has not been out of Chang'an for ten years, and there is nothing wrong with him at home;

"In this way, step by step, until everyone in the world knows that it is better to collect miscellaneous taxes, and only need a little more pain of dying and corpses everywhere, the tax system can be reformed on the basis of the right-handed tax law, and the tax law will be transferred from rent to other tax laws. This is all due to the merits of the right minister, and it is such a virtuous minister who deserves to be the ruler of the world for more than ten years, the merit is in the country, and the merit will last forever!"

~~
"Such a method of saving money, and the right minister is so virtuous, no wonder the sage has relied on the right minister for more than ten years!"

In the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, the newly appointed Jing Zhaoyin and Xiao Jiong are visiting Li Linfu.

The matter discussed is the top priority of this year's government - the saint wants to expand the Lishan Hot Spring Palace and rename it Huaqing Pool; at the same time, the battle of Longyou is about to start, and the saint urges Wang Zhongsi to capture Shibao City.

Both of these are costly endeavors.

However, the Taifu treasury, which was thought to be very substantial, turned out to be in short supply.

Yang Shenjin deserved to die, the Yang family brothers had just returned from Luoyang, the sage ordered them to die and exiled them all.

There are countless beautiful servants and maidservants in the Hongnong County Government Mansion, and the dignitaries in Chang'an are already gearing up and ready to share their food...

Li Linfu didn't care about this case.

He has been in charge of official business these days, sleepy all night, thinking about how to raise this money for the saint.

For this reason, he has thought of a good way to save money.

The imperial court spends a lot on paper for official documents every year. Li Linfu picked out the official documents that belong to the annual routine, so that they don't need to be reprinted, which can save a lot of paper expenses.

But throttling is not enough, we have to open source...

"Don't brag about it in front of the truth. The Jingzhao Mansion should be a model for all states and counties in the world, and its political achievements are indispensable."

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, the lower officials are starting to investigate the escaping households. For six years of Tianbao, Jingzhao Mansion's taxes will be [-]% higher than when Han Chaozong was here."

There was a coughing sound from behind the screen.

Xiao Jiong was taken aback for a moment, gritted his teeth, saluted again, and replied: "Thirty percent, there is something to do!"

Li Linfu just waved his hand, beckoned Ji Wen, and discussed the taxation of Jingzhao Mansion.

In the end, Ji Wen did not back down, and whispered: "Your Prime Minister, Xue Bai..."

"What's the rush? Are you free? We can talk about it after we find out who is behind the scenes!"

Li Linfu is very clear about why the sage relies on him, and only in the face of such serious matters, will he let go of the matter of envying the virtuous and capable, and eliminating dissidents.

Finance and taxation are the foundation of the holy family.

Don't worry, Tianbao will kill a lot of people in six years, let's discuss after collecting taxes...

~~
Xue Bai and Yan Zhenqing entered Chang'an City from Mingde Gate and walked along Zhuque Street.

Suzaku Street is wide and bustling, with dense pedestrians, and there are many well-dressed and plump people.

Hu merchants with curly hair led the camels past, their eyes were filled with amazement at the inconceivable prosperity, and they shouted "Moo! Moo!"

The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty still had a strong family background, which also relieved them from the depression of tracking down the fleeing households.

When they arrived at Anyefang, Yan Zhenqing wanted to go west to Chang'an County, when he turned around, seeing Xue Bai was still following, he waved his hand and said, "Go back?"

"I don't know if the student passed the teacher's test or not?"

Xue Bai rejected Qingxu Bieye's beauty trick last night, and asked a lot of things again this morning, thinking that he performed well.

Yan Zhenqing frowned.

He just wanted to take Xue Bai to do some hard work to scare him away, but in fact there was no test at all.

"Don't call the old man like that again. Now, let's go back and write a policy theory, with the topic of rent mediocrity, don't worry, think it over before handing it to the old man."

"Students must write carefully!"

Xue Bai readily agreed, thinking it was a great opportunity.

Or someone looks down on policy theory, but his experience makes him know that it is very important.Especially in this Tang Dynasty, if you want to convince others, you can't do things and wait for word of mouth to pass them on. Later, people will only misunderstand his thoughts and abilities.

How does one think one should govern?What kind of management skills do you have?How much political ambition?Policy theory is the most intuitive thing.

In troubled times, a reckless hero can kill tens of thousands of people with one blow and one shot. With his prestige, he can gradually convince his courtiers of his ability to govern the country for decades.And in this prosperous age, if you want to accumulate fame as quickly as possible, you must have the most intuitive and solid things.

Following Yan Zhenqing on the official path is to strengthen the ability to govern the world step by step, this is the foundation.

Tactics are only to help the fundamental means.

~~
Back to Du's house in Shengpingfang, I saw Lu Fengniang and Liu Xiangjun sitting in the second courtyard chatting, and several children were running around and playing around them.

"It's fun to have more children. I'm so envious. I've wanted to have a daughter for a long time, but my husband just doesn't want to..."

Lu Fengniang hugged Xue Jiuniang, looking like she couldn't put it down for this little girl.

When Xue Bai entered the courtyard, the six children immediately stood in a row and shouted in unison: "Sixth brother."

"Brother Six, didn't you say you were going on a long trip? Why did you come back so soon?"

"Well, I made a short trip yesterday, and I'm going to go far again in the next few days."

"what."

Everyone was very disappointed.

Xue Bai saluted and went to the study.

Du Youlin was lying on his stomach sleeping soundly with a scroll in his hand, when he heard the knock on the door, he sat up quickly and straightened his beard.

"Xue Bai is here, and the old man has something to say to you, why don't you go and save your grandfather?"

"I've been saving."

"Then take a look at this." Du Youlin pointed to the note on the table, "Er Niang sent it to you. If you are not here, I will read it first."

Xue Bai took it over and saw that there was nothing ulterior to what was said on the note, on the contrary, everyone knew it.

Xue Ling's creditor turned back and sued Xue Bai to the Wannian County Government, asking him to use Fengweilou to pay off his father's debt, and also ordered him to go to Qingmen Restaurant to redeem him, otherwise he would go to Jingzhao Mansion.

The other party finally saw his intentions and refused to give him the chance to act as a filial son in front of others, insisting that he be a filial son.

Xue Bai read it, but didn't have much reaction, and asked Du Youlin some questions about writing policy theory.

At the end, Du Youlin caressed Xu and said with emotion: "Okay, it is very rare for you to be able to study hard, but don't forget that filial piety is the first thing to do. When selecting scholars in the Tang Dynasty, the first thing to look at is character, and the first thing to look at is filial piety."

"Uncle, don't worry, I'll raise money now, and I'll redeem him tomorrow."

~~
Xue Bai then went to Fengweilou again.

When he climbed up to the small attic, Du Jin had already seen him coming from a distance, and changed the gown into a skirt.

"Did you receive my message?"

She didn't lock the door with Xue Bai the night before, presumably because she didn't come that night, otherwise she would have to complain according to her temperament.

At this time, it has been pasted.

"You didn't come back last night. I dare not send news to Mrs. Guo Guo's mansion. I thought the news would be sent home. You can see it when you go back."

"I didn't go to Xuanyangfang, I went out of the city with my teacher Yan Xianwei."

Du Jin's eyes lit up, and she said: "You have worshiped Yan Zhenqing as your teacher? Although his official position is low, he is a direct branch of the Yan family in Langya, Jinshi ascended the rank, and is famous all over the world."

"Ah."

"Speaking of business... our plan has been seen through."

"It's not a quick reaction."

"What are you going to do?"

Xue Bai whispered: "Arrange someone for me to send me a message to Pei Mian in the name of delivering food and drinks, saying that I can't hold back Lao Liang and Jiang Hai anymore, they can't see my family, they are going to sue Yu shape……"

"it is good."

"Is there someone you can trust?"

Du Jin bit his ear and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I will make your [-]% shares worthwhile."

Xue Bai said: "Xue Ling can't die, I only fight for the day and night, I don't have time to be filial for him."

"Understood, I will arrange a place."

"Okay, I still have to see Brother Tian."

"Are you in a hurry?"

"You have influenced me to write policy theory."

"No matter what the theory is, I can help you write it."

"Do you want now, or wait until I come back?"

"Then you go, make arrangements first."

Since the relationship between the two has changed, the efficiency of discussing treacherous schemes in private has become higher.

When Xue Bai left Fengwei Building in a hurry, someone brought food boxes out to deliver food and wine in a short while. This is quite a new thing in Chang'an.

~~
In the evening, Pei Mian returned home.

"Ah Lang, someone said in the afternoon that they brought you takeaway."

"takeout?"

Pei Mian frowned slightly, opened the food box engraved with the words "Fengweilou", and saw a plate of pastries.

Fengweilou is famous for its stir-fried dishes, but its pastries can only be regarded as mediocre.

Pei Mian drove away the others, picked up a jujube cake and broke it open, took out the small note rolled inside, looked at it, and sneered slightly.

In recent days, he has been sending people to keep an eye on Fengweilou, trying to find the whereabouts of Lao Liang and Jiang Hai, but they have found nothing, and only heard a lot of shit about Xue's family.

Unexpectedly, before he was in a hurry, Xue Bai was in a hurry first.

"Tomorrow's feeding time, Kang's restaurant?" He murmured: "I don't know if you have a plan to drive tigers and wolfs away? You are a dutiful son."

Knowing that Xue Bai could not have poisoned him, Pei Mian picked up the jujube cake in his hand and tasted it.

The taste is not bad...

(End of this chapter)