ruffian mixed in ancient times

Chapter 513 "Taxation"

After two cups of tea passed, Ah Zhen, who was sitting on the throne, squinted at the crowd of courtiers entering the palace gate, put down the teacup calmly, and held the faucet with both hands...

The civil servants are headed by Ina, and the military officials are headed by Cao Zong.They knelt down and shouted: "May the king have a long life."

"Get up." Ah Zhen's majesty was inviolable, and his tiger eyes shot at the civil servants and generals standing on both sides, standing high above the golden palace with his hands behind his back, and said to the crowd: "The matter of Kunming is in the past. I don’t want to bring up the old things again, and the ministers must take this as a precaution, do things for the people with trepidation, do things with facts, collect the flames of frugality, and love the people.”

"Yes." The civil and military ministers standing on both sides bowed in unison.

"Well." Ah Zhen nodded, "I introduced agriculture in Tubo last year, and I have a big harvest this year. I am very happy." Speaking of inspecting the ministers here, he said with satisfaction: "The harvest in the Li Dynasty is over, and the border is peaceful. As the saying goes "The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least." Spreading his hands, he said with a smile: "Now my Tubo treasury is full, and I am peaceful and peaceful. I want to get rid of food, poetry, and taxes. I don't know what the ministers want?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers on both sides of the Golden Palace immediately exploded. After whispering, everyone knelt together and persuaded: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

Knowing that their reaction would be strong, Ah Zhen called out to everyone: "Get up." Pointing to Tu Hongxu, he said, "Tu Hongxu, why not?"

"Yes." Tu Hongxu, who got up from the ground, came out conscientiously, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the food tax is my first tax in Tubo. Although there is no war, the treasury is full." But he carefully glanced at the people above, He bowed his head and persuaded: "But if your majesty wants this, then I, Tubo, will be weak and weak. If the first tax is abandoned, the annual river work, soldier money, and horse feeding will become a big problem. Please think twice, your majesty."

"Yeah. What the minister said makes sense." Ah Zhen nodding his head compared to Ina and said, "Let's talk about it, the prime minister."

"Yes." I don't know what the king is going to do, Ina came out and said: "Although the king's move is for the people, but my Tubo is a big country. Although it is flat now, it cannot be sure that it will be peaceful forever. Although the treasury is full now. , but if you follow this example, I swear that you will sit and eat the mountain.” At this point, he clasped his fists and persuaded: “Although the people are the most important, the community is second, and the king is the lightest. But the grain tax is the first tax, and it must not be abolished. Please think twice. .”

Seeing their tight analysis, Ah Zhen nodded and looked at Cao Zong, "Let's talk about it, Commander."

"Yes." Cao Zong was also at a loss as to what the king wanted to do because he was so smart.Without hesitation, he went out to persuade: "My lord, although the current border is peaceful, there are still frequent frictions between Liao and Dazhou. If the two countries go to war, we, Tubo, will have to use troops no matter what. The treasury must not be empty, and we must take precautions." Yu Ran."

"Oh." Ah Zhen looked at Cao Zong and asked with a smile, "Why do I, Tubo, have to use force in the matter of the Liao Kingdom and the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

"Uh." Cao Zong was dumbfounded for a moment, what happened to the king today?Is it so obvious that you can't understand?
"Your Majesty, there were two strong and one weak in the past." Holding the Tiger Fist, he said, "Within one year of Queen's rule, Great King Huwei, I, Tubo, have changed from the weakest to the strongest. Speaking of this, he looked at the ministers and said: "It is now a three-legged confrontation. Although Liao and Zhou are fighting each other. But after any country is destroyed, it must be me, Tubo. If this is the case, we must not let it develop. If a war breaks out between the two countries, we, Tubo, must not sit idly by."

"Cao Zong's analysis is reasonable, it's really my luck in Tubo." Ah Zhen praised the generalissimo in the palace.

Seeing that His Majesty finally understood that the grain tax was inevitable, all the ministers knelt together and advised, "Please think twice, Your Majesty."

"Okay. All the ministers are doing my best for Tubo. Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The pretentious group stood up and silently turned to join the line.

"En." Turning around and sitting back on the golden chair, Ah Zhen asked the household department: "The servant of the household department, how is my business and industry in Tubo now?"

"I report to you, my lord." The Minister of the Household Department, Tanaka Ye, clasped his fists and said happily: "Over the past year, there have been a lot of people living in Tubo who have moved from various countries. Because of the demotion of businessmen from other countries, our Tubo stores and products have become more diversified. The Liao Kingdom and our Tubo have trade. Afterwards, more businessmen invested in the construction, and it stabilized and flourished within a whole year."

"Okay." Ah Zhen was very satisfied, and stood up with a smile and asked, "How about the price? Is there anyone who can coax you to raise the price?"

"Less." The Ministry of Households replied: "Half a year ago, the queen ordered my ministers to set up a price office. All goods are reasonably determined by the price office. There is no such thing as speculation or price gouging."

"Agricultural products must be relaxed, and the common people must be able to afford all the daily necessities." Ah Zhen carefully instructed.

"Yes." Everyone was surprised. The king's words were exactly the same as the queen's words half a year ago, and they were word for word. The two must have colluded.

Seeing that Yingying had prepared everything, Ah Zhen shook her head and chuckled.It seems that this woman also wanted to exempt the hard-working farmers from the grain tax a long time ago, but a woman's strength is limited, so she has not said anything.

Thinking of this, he yelled: "Teaching."

His Highness's ministers of civil and military affairs suddenly heard Yiyi, and they knelt down in unison in a daze, "Listen respectfully to Wang Yi."

"Issuing the list to inform all states, counties, prefectures, and counties that the common people will be exempted from food, poetry, and taxes immediately."

All the officials were overwhelmed by such a thunderstorm, and they all exclaimed in unison: "Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Ah Zhen ignored the dry man, and called out to Tian Zhongye: "Hubu."

"Your Majesty is here."

"Increase the tax office again, and distribute the exempted food tax to the shops in a reasonable way."

"Huh?" Hubu Shilang felt extremely stressed, and asked in a daze: "Your Majesty, this" he doesn't understand.

I know he doesn't understand.Ah Zhen Dangdian taught: "In addition to the taxes that had to be paid in the past, the shop owner has to pay the local tax every year, and then the national tax." If you sell more, you will charge more, and if you sell less, you will charge less. But the two taxes must be paid, and those who do not pay will close the shop, but they cannot arrest people.”

Tanaka Ye has been leading the household department for so many years, he heard something confused, thought about it in his heart, and said in shock: "My lord, this move will definitely cause a sharp increase in prices."

"Well." Ah Zhen nodded and smiled: "The price is in your hands, and the price of agricultural products cannot be increased. For other accessories, playthings, wine and tea, etc., you can increase it for me." These are all for fun with spare money For people and things, it is not a big problem to increase some.

Some veteran ministers who were kneeling on the ground finally heard something, and they all remained silent.

"Yes." Hubu clasped his fists and responded in a daze, why didn't he think of such a way?It can not only reduce the burden of poor people, but also fill the national treasury.Cut one tax and add one more, although it seems to offset it.However, what is eliminated is the common people who can't eat delicacies from mountains and seas, but what is aggravated is those rich people who eat, drink and have fun all day long.

When Ah Zhen saw this group of people, he got a little understanding, so he aroused everyone, and fixed his eyes on the servant of the household department.

Seeing the king's tiger eyes shooting at him, the Hubu who returned to the column felt terrified, not knowing what he had done wrong, and tremblingly dared not speak a word.

"Tanaka Ye."

"Your Majesty."

"How long have you been in the household department?"

Tanaka Ye didn't understand why the king asked this question, so he replied tremblingly, "It's been nearly 20 years, Your Majesty."

After hearing it for nearly 20 years, Ah Zhen smiled and said in front of the hall full of civil and military ministers: "In all dynasties, the Ministry of Household Affairs has the most oil and water. The Ministry of Household Affairs is good. It is in charge of a country's finances."

When Tian Zhongye heard this, he knelt down in fright.

"Get up." The servant of the household department who has been an official for 20 years was aroused with a smile, and asked frankly: "Tanaka Ye, you were in charge of the household department, and half a year ago you added the price department, and now you have the tax department. Can you withstand the temptation of the world?"

"Your subject must be trembling and not dare to act recklessly." Hubu's heart skipped a beat, what does the king mean?
Ah Zhen inspected the important ministers with a smile, and said as a matter of course: "People are inherently good. Everyone wants to be a good official when they first become officials, but why are there so many corrupt officials in the end? Why?" He looked at everyone suspiciously.

The officials didn't understand why, but those slick old foxes who had been in the officialdom for many years had already seen the king's intentions.

"Your Majesty." Ina clasped her fists and stepped out.

"The Prime Minister understands?" Ah Zhen pretended to be surprised, turned around and sat down next to him and asked, "Then Prime Minister, tell me."

"Yes." Ina took a deep breath, "Who didn't want to benefit the people when he first became an official, but in the end he became a corrupt official. This is the temptation of external forces."

"It makes sense." Picking up the purple sand tea ring on the gold case, he took a sip and said, "Yina, continue talking."

"Yes." Ina said slowly: "Hands are short, but mouths are soft. At first, maybe I didn't take much, and I thought it was not a big deal. But it's so easy, the hands are not weak, and the mouth is not greedy." .After getting used to extravagance, you will fall into the quagmire and cannot extricate yourself."

"The Prime Minister is right." Ah Zhen nodded and asked Hubu, who was dripping with cold sweat, with a smile, "Tanaka Ye, what do you like?"

"Favorites?" Cold sweat covered his forehead, Tanaka Ye thought for a while, and replied tremblingly: "Painting."

"Painting?" Ah Zhen raised his eyebrows and smiled, and asked all the ministers of civil and military affairs in the hall: "Does our household servant really like painting?"

The Taibao, who had been bored for a long time, came out and reported: "Your Majesty, the servant of the household department is definitely a person who loves painting."

"Okay." Ah Zhen said with a kind smile, "I didn't expect the servant of the household department to be so elegant."

Seeing that the king was so happy, Tanaka Ye blushed slightly after being praised, and replied weakly: "I'm ashamed."

"En." Ah Zhen nodded, and asked him: "If a businessman wants to sell you and give you a famous painting that is the only one in the world, will you be accommodating?"

"Of course not." Tanaka Ye was shocked.

"Then if you draw a painting, someone is astonished, loves it so much, and is willing to pay a high price to buy it, what do you want?"

"This..." Tanaka Ye didn't know how to answer. Since it was drawn by himself and Bole appreciated it, it shouldn't be a problem, right?
Just as Hubu was about to answer, he suddenly felt the silence in the hall, and carefully raised his head to look at the old man in the hall.Seeing this, he gasped suddenly, frightened and silent.

"Hum..." After humming heavily, Ah Zhen looked at the courtiers who were kneeling on the ground, and angrily reprimanded: "Tanaka Ye, I tell you that no matter how good your paintings are, as long as you are not dead, your paintings will not be dead. It is valuable. It is impossible for someone to buy your painting at a high price, what they are buying is the right in your hands."

When Manchao Wenwu saw the master in the palace, his face changed faster than those in Sichuan opera, and his heart suddenly burst into water and went into fire.Finally, I deeply understand what it means to hide a knife in a smile and a needle in a cotton.

"Yes, yes, yes." Tanaka Ye's old face turned red when he was reprimanded, and he promised.

"It seems that the king is bound to send someone to watch you closely." At this point, Ah Zhen called him up, "Master Hubu, you are in charge of the lifeblood of the country, and the king has to be careful."

"Yes."

"Work hard and do your best for the country and the common people. This king will not treat you badly."

"I will remember the King's golden words."

"Okay." Ah Zhen inspected a group of people, and said: "This king is in charge today, do you have anything to say?"

"The ministers have nothing to play." All the officials agreed.

"Hearing that there is nothing to play, Ah Zhen inspected his senior ministers and stood on the golden palace with his hands behind his back," the way of being an official lies in being close to and loving the people.You must put the people first and seek the well-being of all people. "

"Yes." The civil and military ministers in the hall responded to each other.

"Okay." Ah Zhen nodded in satisfaction, spreading his hands wide and said: "Opening a peaceful and prosperous age requires everyone's unremitting efforts. Be strict with yourself and be lenient with others. Externally, we must be harmonious and promote exchanges and friendship. Internally, we must be tolerant and be more generous." Talk about loyalty, filial piety and brotherhood. Everyone must be conscientious, pragmatic, self-disciplined, tolerant and kind.”

As soon as the words fell to the ground, all the ministers knelt together and shouted: "The ministers must keep it in their hearts."

"Okay. Back off."

"Major King, Longevity, Longevity." Shouting civil and military ministers got up from the ground one after another, and retreated from the gate of the palace tremblingly. The autumn sun outside had already hung high.

When the tax-free imperial list was announced, the whole country in Tubo was in an uproar, and the whole world celebrated together.The name of Wanmin Company is Xie Enzhe, and the prosperity and prosperity of the company ushered in a century of soaring.

Although Ah Zhen doesn't like being a king, but habit is really a terrible thing.When you get used to going up and being busy between memorials, if you don't repeat such steps in a day, you will feel wrong all over your body.

Lin's mansion is still peaceful, whenever Ah Zhen sits on the royal table and is busy writing and writing, Yingying, who is getting bigger and bigger, is still by his side every step of the way.Repeating the same life steps every day, almost unchanged, can be called monotonous and boring.But Ah Zhen no longer complained.Because this is his responsibility, all the burdens of the people are on him, so he has to be cautious.

Unknowingly, winter is here, and with the falling snowflakes, the brand-new earth is dyed with a layer of white clothes.

"Boom"

In the deep mountains outside the city, more than 5 artillerymen tossed the distant peaks with cannons.

Li Nengwu was wearing a velvet, with a stern face, and cursed at the fourteen commanders in displeasure: "He, give me a little aim, don't the shells cost money?"

The fourteen commanders were scolded silently, the shells only deviated by less than three inches, the commanders were not satisfied, and they were not gods, how could every shell hit the point.

"Hmph" Unhappy Li Nengwu was covered with thick ice and snow, holding a waist knife in one hand, and pointing at the distant mountain peak with the other, shouting: "Adjust the focus, open your eyes wide. Give me a blast!"

"Yes." The fourteen commanders standing in front were fearful, and ran quickly to the artillery battalions, shouting at the rows of soldiers standing by the cannons: "All aim at the rakes and bombard them continuously!"

With the roar of the huge throat, bursts of rumbling thunder, continuous and intensive loud noises in the deep mountains and old forests, the small artillerymen tirelessly focus, reload, pass the tube, and launch, and the usual movements are as skilled as Taking off pants, pressing on, inserting, and ejaculating, these are skills that men don't need to learn.

Li Nengwu held his waist saber in his hand and stared at the striking point in the distance through the snow. Although he was satisfied in his heart, his face was tight, and he watched the sweating exercises of the shrimp soldiers and crab generals under his command without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)