Wentang

Chapter 281
"It doesn't matter how much the merchants who come from afar buy more goods and spend more money. What does it have to do with the court if the money falls into the hands of merchants?" Li Shimin shook his head and said.

"..." Yue Shan was startled, an emperor's eyesight was so short-sighted.However, he immediately realized that it was still the Tang Dynasty and there was no commercial tax. It was normal for the emperor to have such thoughts.

Although the idea of ​​"hiding wealth in the people" has existed since ancient times, and the Book of Changes stated that "the upper and lower benefit the lower, and the people say that there is no limit", Confucianism even advocates that the people are rich and the country is strong, and the politicians should make the people rich.

But in fact, the country is the country, and the individual is the individual.Who cares about the people before the country is full?
Ordinary people don't think that being rich has anything to do with the country, it's all the result of their own hard work.When in danger, I will not take the initiative to take out the family's money and food to support the country.

And for a long time, everyone's understanding of the idea of ​​hiding wealth for the people is also very superficial.

In fact, hiding wealth for the people is not just as simple as making the common people have enough food and clothing, it is a very deep subject.

Yue Shan believes that the person who has done the most research on this topic should be a professor named Wen Tiejun, who is also a member of the national think tank.

In his previous life, Yueshan often listened to his lectures on the Internet, and he agreed with his idea of ​​"capital deposits in the countryside".

This is far more incisive and practical than the elimination of rural areas and the small-scale peasant economy proposed by some radicals.

What does it mean for capital to settle into the private sector?It is not for the purpose of increasing GDP, but to use excess production capacity in the vast rural construction.

GDP is just a reference, not as important as everyone thinks.Don't one-sidedly pursue the improvement of GDP, it is meaningless.

Building roads in rural areas to connect villages, digging canals, digging wells, subsidizing electrical appliances to the countryside, etc., will not increase GDP, and there is no immediate benefit.

But doing these things well is far more important than a set of monotonous GDP numbers.

Some people say that the country has built roads and three links in the past.

However, at that time, it was passive to engage in these things. It was not that the country wanted to do it, but that there was excess production and there were no colonies to dump, so it could only stimulate domestic demand.

Wen Tiejun’s proposal to deposit capital in rural areas is an active and proactive approach. In fact, the country has indeed followed this line of thinking.

As a result, everyone has seen that the infrastructure maniac has started to accelerate tenfold, and the whole of China has become a large construction site.

China's GDP growth may not be as good as before, but the overall strength of the country is several times stronger than before.

This is the real wealth hidden in the people.

The topic has gone too far, and now Li Shimin, including the entire Tang Dynasty, can't really understand the connotation of hiding wealth from the people.

In their view, the purpose of keeping the common people fed and clothed is to prevent them from rebelling.Making the people rich is only for the court to receive more taxes.

I don't really think that ordinary people should be rich and rich.

Now that the imperial court does not levy commercial taxes, what is the point of developing commerce?On the contrary, it will cultivate a group of profit-seeking and unscrupulous businessmen.

Yue Shan wanted to teach Li Shimin a lesson, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

In the 21st century, there are still many people who cannot understand hiding wealth from the people. The country has already done this and achieved good results. There are still many so-called elites who find various angles to criticize and want to change this policy.

Or they get it but don't agree with it for various reasons.Here I want to thank our country for having a powerful government, and thank the leaders for being sober-minded and not being deluded.

Otherwise...every village is connected, home appliances go to the countryside, and other policies to benefit farmers, don't even think about it.

Well, this is still the case in the 21st century, let alone the Tang Dynasty.Instead of explaining to him that wealth is stored in the people and capital is deposited in the countryside, it is better to suggest that the imperial court levy commercial taxes.

And Yue Shan did exactly that.

"Why isn't there a business tax?"

"Commercial tax?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and said: "Commercial tax only collects a few dollars. Doing business is a very complicated matter. It is very troublesome to calculate how much money they earn. It is necessary to add a large number of officials. The Ministry of Households has calculated , The commercial tax collected was not enough to pay the officials' salaries, so it was confiscated."

"..." Yue Shan was a little dazed. When he was studying history, he found out that the Chu Tang Dynasty did not collect business taxes. He was very surprised and guessed the reason.

At that time, he speculated that it might be that the imperial court wanted to use this method to prosper business, but he did not expect that the real reason was that collecting commercial taxes not only did not make money, but also lost money...

Who does this reason with.

No... Yue Shan suddenly thought of a question, and quickly asked, "But why did the previous dynasties charge merchant taxes?"

"It seems that you really don't understand." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Come on, let me explain to you in detail."

"The previous dynasties collected business taxes in two situations. One is that the country has long-term stability and business prosperity, and the merchants have money, and the court can receive enough taxes from them. This is the case in the Han Dynasty."

"There is also a situation where fishing is exhausted, exploiting excessively for short-term tax revenue, leading to business withering. This was the case in the late Han and Jin Dynasties."

"After the Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains fell into chaos for hundreds of years, and all industries withered. After the reorganization of the mountains and rivers in the former Sui Dynasty, the tax was light and the corvee was light, and the commercial tax was exempted, which is to live with the people."

"It's a pity that Sui Yang's incompetence caused the country to fall into chaos again, and the little vitality that had just recovered in the Central Plains was exhausted again."

"I, Tang Dynasty, naturally have to learn a lesson, lightly corvee and give the people a rest and recuperate."

"In order to restore people's livelihood as soon as possible, this year I have ordered all localities not to force them too much when collecting poll taxes. People who encounter real difficulties can turn a blind eye."

"Otherwise, my Tang Dynasty's annual income would only be a mere three million yuan."

After listening to these, Yue Shan felt Li Shimin's ideas for the first time, and glimpsed a corner of the heart of this eternal emperor.

He was deeply moved, and saluted sincerely, saying: "The sage's kindness makes me admire."

"Hehe...you just understand. It's good for you to suggest collecting commercial tax, but the time has not come yet." Li Shimin said: "Speaking of which, I also want to thank you. Without your baijiu dew and glass, I really can't Know how to get through this difficult time."

"This is what I should do. Without a sage, I would not be where I am today." Yue Shan said.

The eldest grandson Wugou who was at the side was very happy to see the two of them being honest with each other for the first time.

As smart as she is, how could she fail to see that Li Shimin has always been jealous of Yue Shan, and Yue Shan has never opened up his heart.

This made her always worry about an irreparable conflict between the two.But now, she finally let go of the last trace of worry.

After letting go of his worries, joy welled up in his heart. Seeing the two people flattering each other, he smiled and said, "Aren't you two ashamed to brag about yourself like this?"

"Haha... Maid Guanyin is right. Well, I blame Cuilan for saying it first." Li Shimin laughed loudly, and then pointed at Yue Shan with a very unscrupulous way.

Yue Shan rolled his eyes, but didn't reveal this point.Instead, he continued the unfinished topic just now and said: "It is true that I have not considered the commercial tax, but I really know that a profitable business can double the national treasury revenue several times."

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