Datang first village

"What is Tianying Pavilion discussing?" Li Er asked!

"Brother Emperor.. The younger brother actually discusses two things. One is to talk about food, and the second is to put pressure on these guys. The chief officials of the three provinces must be selected before the autumn harvest and take office. The younger brother will reorganize the field in winter If there is no good harvest next year, what will I use to pay for the military expenses of Gaochang? What about the next year? I will use the grain to fight Wa Island. After that?"

Anyone who dares to say that food is not important, Li Er can kill anyone.

Even if your gold piles up into mountains, if there is no food, the Tang Dynasty will be ruined.

Discussing the agricultural crisis when the harvest is about to be harvested is exactly what the ancients said, be prepared for danger in times of peace!

Li Yuanxing issued an imperial decree, on the fourth day of August, after the final exam, there will be a Tianying Pavilion meeting.Officials of six ministries, five divisions and nine temples in Chang'an City are required to be present.Officials from all prefectures and counties who came to Chang'an on official business, all of the sixth rank and above were present.

The date written by the imperial decree is the decree on the first day of August.

But in just two days, the Protocol Department under the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty was so busy that they managed to arrange the venue in the early morning of the fourth day of August.The place for the meeting is on the left side of the main hall of the New Imperial Palace, in the large conference hall of Tianying Pavilion.

There are only seven chairs on the main stage of the venue.

There is a table in front of the seven chairs, and in the open space ahead are two cages covered with cloth, and then two trees.

On either side were twelve chairs, on either side of that cage.

The audience was the officials who participated in the meeting. The arrangement of the seats was carefully considered by the Ministry of Rites. Li Yuanxing did not ask, and neither did Li Er.

Hundreds of officials are here!The seats on the stage are still vacant.

Next, Xiao Yu was the first one to come out. Many officials felt a little surprised. Isn't Xiao Yu in Liaodong at this time?How could it appear in the venue.

Next, Datang Shidao and Jingzhao.A total of eleven second-rank feudal officials sat on the twelve chairs.

Because the official position is the same, the position is the same, so the Ministry of Rites arranges the seats according to age.

After the twenty high officials sat down, the current pavilion master Wang Jishan of Tianying Pavilion, the largest surviving official in the three provinces, servant She Changsun Wuji.Yu Shinan, a famous scholar in Chang'an City, and Yan Shigu, a famous Confucian.Four people sit on the outer four seats of the seven chairs.

Li Yuan actually appeared at the venue holding Wu Zhao at this time. Surprisingly, Li Yuan and Wu Zhao actually sat in the second seats.The Great Tang Emperor and the Great Tang King Qin came out at the same time.Li Er was naturally sitting in the main seat.

There was no King Qin's seat in such a meeting, and all the officials were in an uproar.

"Quiet!" Li Er shouted coldly.

Li Yuanxing smiled, tried the microphone pinned to his collar, and strode to the front of the stage: "Today is a meeting, the time may be longer, and there will be a break every hour. The king only has one sentence In other words, if the meeting fails to come up with a result, then eat, drink and sleep in this venue until there is a result."

Today is a discussion on agriculture, which has been clearly written in the imperial decree.

After all the officials were seated, Li Yuanxing pointed to the trees planted in the two big flower trays and said, "These are two pagoda trees. One was planted at the beginning of the year and is a sapling, and the other is five years old." After finishing speaking, Li Yuanxing signaled to pull down the two cages.In the cage are two wolves.

One is a cub, and the other is an adult giant wolf, both with iron bridles on their mouths.

"Break this tree without using tools. It would be easier to get a sapling. If any one of the people sitting here were imprisoned in these two cages, I'm afraid they would all choose this little wolf."

Everyone laughed, this thing would not have a second choice, even if the adult wolf wore an iron bridle, it would still be scary.

Li Yuanxing waved his hand, signaling to move these things down.

When he came to the stage, Li Yuanxing said loudly: "The word trouble, everyone here is a learned man, so I won't explain it. But what I want to say, trouble is just like this tree. It was good when I was young." Solve it. When the trouble is getting bigger and more complicated, it will become very troublesome!"

Li Yuanxing talked nonsense, but none of the people present couldn't understand.

"This king is not a great talent. Some people think that his ability to solve troubles is not bad. In fact, this king always hopes to solve the troubles as soon as they arise. That's why it seems that this king has some ability. This time There is only one topic in the meeting, which is to start solving the food problem now before it arises!"

"Your Highness, I have never had enough food in Lingnan." Feng An said.

The governor of Longxi also said: "Longxi is bitterly cold, and there is not enough food." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the governor of Henan Province and said, "I heard that the warehouses of your Henan Province can't hold the grain. I want to trade here, businessman." They said that transporting grain is not considered an expense, and just keeping up with consumption is at least [-]% of the grain, or even [-]%!"

"The Ministry of Railways is doing nothing!" The governor of Henan Road said suddenly.

The Ministry of Railways, who has just taken office and has not done any major things, is sweating from the third grade minister, but he doesn't know how to explain it.

Li Yuanxing smiled and stretched out his hand to press down: "Everyone, before we mention the difficulties, let's discuss them one by one!"

"Listen to His Highness King Qin!" The governor of Huainan Road was Li Shentong who was the first to support Li Yuanxing.

"Let's talk about the first thing first. I made a calculation with my brother a few days ago, that is, how many fields are there in the Tang Dynasty. I remember that there was a decree in the fourth year of Wude. Adult men get one hectare of land, and twenty of them Mu is Yongye farmland, less for women, but there are still [-] mu. That is to say, each person in Datang has at least [-] mu. But why can’t this king see where these fields are?"

The officials of Sinong Temple were sweating.

Today is a big discussion, and those who make big mistakes are afraid that they will be severely punished. He is a little scared.

Not to mention him, Cui Junsu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, felt tremendous pressure. He could not escape responsibility under the responsibility.

Datang currently has only 60 acres of farmland, which is not even up to the per capita standard of Yongye Farmland, let alone koufen farmland.

"I don't hold anyone accountable. I'm not here to cause trouble for you today, but to find a solution to the problem. Yongyetian doesn't allow buying and selling, and every state and county has records. I don't care about the problem. It should be considered by the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Li Yuanxing put the officials' hearts at ease.

"How many fields are there in the Tang Dynasty? My first proposal is to conduct a national survey after the autumn harvest. In winter, measure the number of good and bad fields in each village, township, county, and prefecture. And the number of bad fields that can be transformed into good fields. .More importantly, by the way, conduct another census. This king thinks there is a population of Datang, and there will be an inventory.”

Having said that, Li Yuanxing took off his coat and threw it aside, and retreated to the table where Li Er and the others were sitting, wearing only his strong clothes, and picked up a copy of the imperial edict.

"There is an imperial decree here to exempt the population tax! Let those black households see the light and tell them that they don't need to hide anymore."

Putting down the imperial decree, Li Yuanxing walked to the stage again: "Two major taxes, one is the population, and the other is the land tax. It is unfair to collect taxes according to the head, so this king's decree is canceled and changed to a head income tax. The monthly income is less than Those with a certain value do not need to pay tax, and those who earn money have to collect tax, so I suggest using progressive tax rates!"

Li Yuanxing turned his head and nodded to Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao explained in detail what the income progressive tax rate is, but did not formulate a standard. In modern terms, it is the threshold.

After Wu Zhao finished speaking, Li Yuanxing asked someone to hand over the microphone to Cui Junsu.

"The starting point, the additional point, the highest collection standard. I need to discuss it in detail. I only talk about the existing per capita tax. The Tang Dynasty pays 2 stones of grain to the state every year according to the head, which is called "rent"; Two feet of silk, three taels of cotton, or two feet and four feet of cloth, and three catties of hemp are called "tiao". Men in the middle of the age serve on the day of military service every year, and those who do not serve can be replaced with silk cloth, which is called "yong". The pen tax is higher than the lowest, please tell the governors of Longxi, Lingnan, Shannan, etc.!"

Cui Junsu handed over the microphone to the conference attendant.

The three governors were still looking at each other to choose who would speak first, but Dugu Xiude stood up and picked up the microphone placed on his table.

"Cui Shangshu said one thing less, that is Kuan Township and Narrow Township. The minister asked the King of Qin, is one hundred mu for one person in Chang'an County enough? You probably don't even have ten mu for one person in Yaozhou. Besides Luoyang, that place Now, one person can share [-] mu, using the new term of Princess Mingyue, it is the population density."

After finishing speaking, Dugu Shunde directly handed the microphone to the Governor of Longxi who was sitting beside him.

"Well, although Longxi is a wide township, no matter how much land is distributed, the output is low. Fifteen dollars per mu of land is already a reward, but can one mu of land earn fifteen dollars? This requires food, You have to wear clothes, and you have to pay head tax. The people can pay the tax in full for a year, and if they can eat enough, they will be grateful to God."

After taking a sip of water, the governor of Longxi looked at Cui Junsu and smiled: "Old Cui, your Cui family in Qinghe is a big family. Since the year of Wude, you have been very low-key because you are afraid that the tree will attract the wind. In fact, our family is the same. But some It’s no nonsense that the low-ranking petty gentry are secretly annexing the land because they want to become bigger.”

"Our Cui family also has some branches and side houses, and they have done such things!"

Cui Junsu did not avoid this topic. Li Yuanxing said that he would not pursue any responsibility today, but only came to solve the problem. Li Yuanxing's integrity is top-notch in Datang.

Li Yuanxing smiled and nodded: "Actually, paper is expensive, pens are expensive, transportation is inconvenient, information is not circulated enough, the organization of the government is simple, and there is no clever statistical method. So this is not a fault, it can only be said that Tang Dynasty We need to change and improve more.”

There are many craftsmen in Chang'an City who earn two pennies a month.

There are many people in Longxi who can't earn two guans a year for their families.

Li Yuanxing still knew this.Life in ancient times, especially in remote areas, was still very bitter.

"Cui Shangshu, how about the two-month payment?" Li Yuanxing asked with a smile.

"The Great Tang will have no tax to collect, and my subordinates think that this threshold is too high. According to Princess Mingyue, it can be adjusted according to the people's livelihood in the Tang Dynasty. It is great that the family can be exempted from tax. Therefore, the specific data, the ministers want to discuss, please wait for your Highness!"

Li Yuanxing looked back at Li Er, then at Wang Jishan.After both of them nodded their heads, Li Yuanxing said, "Okay, this newcomer's tax ends here. Of course, it needs to be calculated in detail."

"Ten days!" Cui Junsu gave a timetable, and then said: "It's just that the subordinates think that Jingzhao and Longyou are naturally incomparable in terms of whether they can separate lanes."

"He will soon become rich in Longyou, don't let them go!" Li Yuanxing laughed.

All the governors also laughed and answered. (To be continued.)