Ji Tang

Chapter 492 What nonsense are we talking about!
Li Shimin slowly sat down on the desk, not even noticing the arrival of his eldest grandson.

Seeing the emperor like this, she looked at Chen Shou, but Chen Shou shook his head and said he didn't know!
She looked at the paper that fell on the ground and picked it up out of curiosity!
"What? How is this possible?"

Changsun's sharp screams resounded throughout the hall, and even Li Shimin, who was in a daze, trembled in shock and sat up quickly.

When she saw that it was her eldest grandson, she breathed a sigh of relief and said dissatisfiedly: "It's so scary to be so surprised."

The eldest grandson didn't pay attention to his tone, his eyes were full of ferocious color, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This time, my brother has prepared a total of [-] yuan of goods!"

"what?"

Li Shimin was stunned, his face turned blue and white, as if he was thinking about something.

The eldest grandson has been married to him for many years, and he knows exactly what he is thinking.

He tentatively asked, "How about I, my concubine, talk to my eldest brother?"

Li Shimin was very moved, but as if he thought of something, he shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Forget it, there are many honorable people going this time, why should I talk to each other one by one? What will it look like? Are we, the royal family, still shameless?" "

Although I am very jealous of my honorable income this time, it is a reasonable income for others. I cannot directly say: You have made too much this time. Can you hand over half of it to me?

If he really dares to do this, then wait for the monarch and his ministers to break up!
Cutting off people's wealth is like killing one's parents.

Even if he were the emperor, he wouldn't dare to do this!

Just when the two of them were worrying about gain and loss, the eunuch outside sent a message: "Your Majesty, Duke Zhao, Duke Lu, Duke Cai, Duke Yi and others are asking for an audience!"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said to his eldest grandson: "Yes, you are here to shut my mouth!"

"Okay, it's better to explain some things clearly in advance. The kings and ministers of the province are suspicious of each other!" Li Shimin waved his hand to invite them in.

I didn't realize it before. Although that boy Ji Song also talked about the amazing wealth in Nanyang and the sea, he didn't see it with his own eyes and no one cared about it.

But now the facts are before his eyes. He doesn't believe that the manager of the Royal Company has the guts to deceive him. That only means that ten thousand gu of goods can be exchanged for twenty times the profit. This can make brothers turn against each other, father and son. The profit of breaking up!

If the civil and military elites of the entire dynasty continue to develop like this, how can he still be the emperor?
Everyone is extremely rich, and grass begins to grow in their hearts.

This is not okay. I won’t stop you from making money, but you can’t make money like this.

He thought of the customs duties and commercial taxes implemented in Mingzhou and Dengzhou, as well as personal income taxes.

Now that we have made a lot of money, wouldn’t it be too much for the country to charge some taxes?
Thinking of this, he made up his mind.

"The concubine will leave first!"

Changsun knew that there was going to be another fight between dragons and tigers, and that he, a woman, was not suitable here.

After all, as the mother of a country, virtue and virtue are her own label, and they cannot be ruined by mere money.

At this time, she had already forgotten her ferocious face just now, and her face was indifferent!

Shortly after the eldest grandson left, the civil officials headed by eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, and the military generals headed by Li Jing, Chai Shao, and Cheng Yaojin came to the hall.

Li Shimin sat high on the imperial throne and said calmly: "I wonder what important matters your beloved ministers have to ask of me? How come I have alarmed all of you?"

Of course, he cannot bring this up first. As an emperor, he must be fair and just and the referee, at least on the surface.

If he asks for money, what will he become?robber?
After speaking, he condescendingly observed everyone's expressions secretly.

Everyone below looked at each other, a little embarrassed.

You can't directly say, Your Majesty, you are already the master of the world, so don't compete with us for these scraps.

If he had said this before the fleet set off, maybe the emperor would have agreed when he was happy.But now, thinking about the amount stated in the steward's letter, they felt dizzy.

They are all like this. As the big head of the royal caravan, they know that they can make a lot of money without even thinking about it.

Saying this to the emperor at this time is no different from seeking death!
Everyone, look at me, and I look at you. The civil servant looked at Changsun Wuji, and the general looked at Li Jing.

As the emperor's eldest brother-in-law, Changsun Wuji had the highest official position among civil servants. Who else could he look for if not him?
As for Li Jing, there is nothing we can do.

In fact, the most suitable candidate for the military commander is Ji Song, but now that he has resigned from all official positions, he only has the title of Marquis Hao.

They didn't have the nerve to trouble others. Besides, this time it was an impromptu decision. If they couldn't quickly cut through the mess and settle the matter in a short time, and wait for the property to be transported back to Chang'an, the red-eyed emperor would still be willing to talk to them. That’s for sure.

Li Jing was also helpless. Who made him the highest-ranking military attache? Although it was a false position, on the surface he was the highest-ranking military general now.

His situation at this time was also better than in history. Although he was the main general in the Battle of Mobei, his fault for missing a deadline and almost leading to a major defeat offset a lot of his achievements.

Coupled with Ji Songbu's dazzling appearance, he is not too suspicious of the emperor now.

Although there are precautions, they are only precautions!

"His Majesty!"

In the end, there was nothing he could do, so Changsun Wuji could only bite the bullet and step forward to answer.

"Oh? Is there something wrong with the auxiliary machine?"

Changsun Wuji was helpless. The emperor was pretending to be stupid. He couldn't pretend to be stupid. He could only say: "This caravan has gained a lot."

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Li Shimin.

Li Shimin said solemnly: "Oh? A lot of money? That means you have made a lot of money!"

He seemed to be talking to himself again: "I heard that the tax revenue of Dengzhou Port recently is not even half of that of Mingzhou Port. This is not acceptable. Is it possible that someone is evading taxes?"

After saying this, he seemed to have just seen Changsun Wuji, and said quickly: "What did you just say? Keep talking."

Also talk shit!
Whether it's Zhang Sun Wuji or Li Jing and others who want to scold their mother, they have made it so obvious, why are we talking nonsense!

But at the same time, I was relieved. I thought it would be good to keep half of it, but I didn’t expect it was just a tax collection?

Although Xungui has no habit of paying taxes, he is still aware of the taxes at Dengzhou Port.

Fifteen taxes per one is not much!

Thinking of this, they all looked at the emperor with gratitude. His Majesty felt sorry for them old people.

Compared to making offerings to His Majesty and paying taxes, is that still a big deal?
Isn't it just paying taxes? It doesn't matter if all the family's properties are paid. Compared with the profits from sea trade, this tax is nothing.

Just when everyone was about to express their gratitude and flatter the emperor, a voice made them stunned.

Fang Xuanling came out and said, "I wonder what standard your majesty collects taxes?"

Hearing this, everyone was puzzled. How many standards are there for taxation?

Li Shimin said calmly: "Of course it is in accordance with the new business tax that was just drawn up before. Do you still want to ask?"

"New business tax?"

The generals looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what was going on. When did the imperial court issue a new commercial tax?

(End of this chapter)