Datang first village

"As I said just now, the population needs to be recalculated, and then the land should be recalculated. I think it is feasible for Yongyetian to be exempted from taxes, but how to do so? Will this process take one year or three years? There must be a detailed plan In other words, it must not cause turmoil in the country, this matter is discussed by the three provinces and six ministries!"

Tax free!

Both Li Er and Li Yuan's expressions changed. You must know that exempting farmers from tax is an eternal merit.

Li Yuanxing said at this time: "However, some fields still have to be taxed. For example, the cotton that you can't see at a glance in Longxi, you can't escape this tax. Therefore, my king's suggestion is that Yongye Field is tax-free. , Those who can grow without grain don’t care about paying taxes, how much money can be earned per acre of cotton, this will soon be no secret.”

"Your Highness!" Li Shentong, the governor of Huainan Road, said.

"Mr. Li, please speak!"

"I'm in Huainan Road, and the Yongye field is definitely not enough, so how to pay taxes for lake fields, paddy fields, and sea fields?"

A servant from the household department behind Cui Junsu immediately raised his hands and demanded to speak. After getting the microphone, the servant said loudly: "The lake fields and sea fields should also be divided. It is not suitable for fish farmers to treat you as food, so you have to pay more. As for the rest, they are not fields, they earn more than mines, and this tax is indispensable!"

Did not mention it explicitly.

But we are talking about pearls. Pearls cultivated artificially in lakes and seas are not considered fields in the eyes of the household department.

After talking about Huainan, he mentioned Liaodong: "There is also the sea cucumber field in Liaodong. Although it is also eaten, it must not be used as a grain field. Not only can it not be exempted from taxes, but also taxed."

"Nonsense..." A member of Sinong Temple jumped up.

Noisy, let's talk about it after a while, at least let people speak out.

Li Yuanxing asked someone to take a chair, sat on the stage and watched the debate. The seven people on the stage and the twelve officials also chose to watch silently. Listen, at least what the officials think, Always have to listen.

The Ministry of Households wants to classify the pearl fields as workshops, but the Ministry of Industry will not do it, because they will not receive a penny of benefits.

However, the Department of Commerce wants to classify abalone sea fields as rare products and impose a luxury tax.This proposal is supported by the Ministry of Household Affairs, but Sinong Temple will not do it, and must list a separate category of sea treasures.

The Ministry of Officials quit again. If you set up a separate department, you will increase the number of officials. Whether it is necessary or not, you have to make a statement first.

Suddenly, a person stood up. This person was a fourth-rank official of Yushitai.

"For such important matters, whether it is to discuss or make decisions, there must be someone in charge. The positions of the chief officials of the three provinces are empty. If there are no chief officials of the three provinces, it is difficult to decide on major events."

There was another quarrel.

Wang Jishan is the current Pavilion Master of Tianying Pavilion, so he had to speak out.

"Since this is the case, why not make an appointment today. I learned a very fair method from the King of Qin a few days ago, and I can use it today. The people present are all heroes of the Tang Dynasty. Tianying Pavilion a few days ago Ziyi came up with a list, but the final decision has not yet been made, so for the selection of the chief officials of the three provinces, everyone should write down their names on a piece of paper, they can sign or not.”

"It's better to sign it, and be more open and aboveboard. If you support it, you support it, and if you don't support it, you don't support it!"

"Then, I will sing the name of the person in advance first."

When Li Yuanxing heard this, he felt a little interesting.After thinking for a while, he stood up: "This king avoids this matter!"

"I avoid it too!" Li Er didn't listen.

All the ministers got up to see them off, but they hoped that Li Er and Li Yuanxing would avoid them. After all, the power of selecting officials was handed over to Tianying Pavilion, so they should not be influenced by the emperor and King Qin.

What's more, the big list has been approved by Li Er, that is, these people are not rejected by Li Er.

After leaving the meeting hall of Tianying Pavilion, Li Yuan frowned: "Wulang, there is no land tax, is there enough food?"

"There is no land tax, and the food is bought with coins. As long as there are enough coins!"

"In short, this grain is a big deal. If there is no 1000 million shi grain in the official warehouse, I will not be safe at night." Li Yuan did not ask how much grain is in the granary now, but Li Er said: "Father, it is not potatoes. These two types of sweet potatoes. The grain in Jingzhao, Henan, and Liaodong granaries has exceeded 3000 million shi, so the emperor is at ease!"

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily: "That's good, that's good!"

"Your Majesty, let's go and polish the jadeite!"

"Okay, let's go!" Li Yuan took Wu Zhao over happily when he heard that he was going to polish the jadeite.

Li Yuanxing also frowned, and Li Er asked next to him, "What did Wulang think of?"

"My brother thinks that girl Mingyue must be playing tricks. The look in her eyes just now was too weird. I guess he is either plotting against me or plotting..." Li Yuanxing thought that Wu Zhao was plotting against Li Lanshan, but he didn't know will do something.

But they didn't know that Wu Zhao was plotting against Li Lanshan.

On the way to Jade Workshop following Li Yuan, Wu Zhao flirted with Li Yuan again, looking pitiful. "The emperor, then Li Lanshan is my deadly enemy. She is not much better off than me. When she comes, I will show him that our Tang Dynasty can't be underestimated. I want to scare him."

Li Yuanxin said, what a deadly enemy.

It's nothing more than for Li Yuanxing alone, the two female dolls don't match each other.

But he still smiled and said to Wu Zhao: "Succeed, let's use jadeite to make plates, bowls, chopsticks, etc., we have them in Tang Dynasty!" Hahaha, Li Yuan laughed loudly.Just to make Wu Zhao happy.

Wu Zhao nodded vigorously.

Li Yuan said again: "I will go to sea by boat in a few days, you said that shark's fin is the first in Shangbazhen, is it really delicious?"

"The shark is fierce, kill it, eat it." Wu Zhao responded with a smile.

Wu Zhao can speak, and she will pick what Li Yuan likes to hear the most, especially such fierce things, and eat them after killing them. This makes Li Yuan ambitious and decides to go to sea to fight the sharks.

He took out the photo of the shark that Wu Zhao had given him from his pocket, the three rows of giant teeth in his mouth were really mighty and extraordinary.

Wu Zhao and Li Yuan discussed making shark fins to eat.

Li Er and Li Yuanxing were drinking millet porridge and sour cabbage in the study.

Pouring the porridge in the bowl into his mouth, Li Er said to Li Yuanxing: "Wulang, I'm going to let the people of Chang'an know about the matter discussed this time, and allow the people to send representatives."

"The emperor's brother is right!"

After taking a bite of an apple that had just been harvested and sent to the palace, Li Er said:

"Goro, I've eaten too much meat. It's better to eat light and feel more comfortable. Don't you think that the fruit that nourishes the stomach is almost the same in August?" Li Er is now influenced by Li Yuanxing, and he doesn't like eating big pieces of meat. , like to eat exquisite things.

The fruit Li Yuanxing mentioned is actually pomegranate.

This thing actually existed in the Han Dynasty, but it was not planted on a large scale, and most of them were ornamental flowers and plants.

What Li Yuanxing actually used for food was a variety improved by later generations.It's almost two years old, and it's almost ready to eat.

Hearing Li Er's question, Li Yuanxing was a little embarrassed: "Brother Huang, this thing actually existed in the Han Dynasty, but it was mostly for ornamental purposes. I'm afraid there are not many people who really eat it as fruit, and the ones that were originally grown are not very delicious. Another ten In eight days, it will definitely mature, and then I will send some to Brother Huang."

Li Er smiled and said nothing more.

Tianying Pavilion voted behind closed doors, and after voting, the votes began to be checked.

I got the result that night and reported it to Li Er for review. If there is no problem, it will be officially released to the public.

However, when the final list was delivered, Li Yuanxing had already returned to his Tiance Admiral's Mansion.As soon as he entered the mansion, Zheng He came to report to Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, the Imperial Security Department sent someone to report that the people of Chang'an were gathering at the Lemin Garden square. , tax cuts and even tax exemptions for the poor.”

"So fast!"

Li Yuanxing said, let Li Er make the decision.To arrange for Eunuch Gao to go to Tianying Pavilion to pass the message, and then to come back by himself.Doing the calculations, Tianying Pavilion should have just finished voting for the chief officials of the three provinces, why the people have already started to gather.

Counting the time, it was only less than an hour.

Not to mention the gathering of the common people, even the celebrities of Chang'an City are also gathering.

"This matter is a great good thing in the world, and hasty implementation must be a bad thing. We should jointly write a letter, ask the newspaper to publish an announcement, and ask the whole territory of the Tang Dynasty, and then implement it. It's just that this matter will inevitably affect many people, so It should be written again, requesting that the people be allowed to speak, instead of listening in!"

"How can I wait for the common people to intervene in the affairs of the official family!"

"Taxation is a matter of the world and is closely related to the common people. It is the matter of our small people!"

Some thoughtful people are discussing that the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is not as good as that of many later dynasties, and it is strictly forbidden for the people to discuss political affairs.Even if Li Yuanxing did not come to Datang, the people of Datang still dare to comment on the government.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as a literary inquisition.

Ordinary people are celebrating, and a tax cut means that they can live better with more money.

No one has ever thought about tax exemption.

In the past dynasties, when did the people not have to pay taxes?It didn’t happen before, and it’s absolutely impossible for the common people to believe in the Tang Dynasty, so the theory of tax exemption is only a misinformation, it can only be a tax reduction, or a reward for merit, and it must not be exempted from taxation out of thin air.

Li Yuanxing didn't send anyone to inquire about these matters. He only proposed the tax matter, and he couldn't make the decision.Among them are three provinces and six ministries, and Tianying Pavilion is considering many details.

Li Yuanxing was in Tiance Admiral's Mansion, but he took time to accompany his concubine.

The next day, the meeting at Tianying Pavilion started again. Li Yuanxing did not stand at the front desk this time, but sat on the chair that Li Yuan had sat in yesterday, with a foot-thick pile of materials in front of him.

This was supposed to be used yesterday, but was interrupted by the sudden election of the chief officials of the three provinces.

"Your Highness, the chief officials of the three provinces have confirmed it, and your Majesty has approved it. Your Highness, please take a look!" Wang Jishan put the seal in front of Li Yuanxing. (To be continued.)