Wentang

Chapter 782
The imperial court doesn't want a penny of wealth on the island?There is such a good thing?

Yuchi Baolin was excited: "I don't study much, so don't lie to me."

Hearing these familiar words, Yue Shan couldn't help laughing: "What did I lie to you for?"

"But you need to be fast, those people must have sensed that something is wrong and are about to evacuate. If the speed is slow, they will run away."

Yuchi Baolin slapped her thigh and said, "Really, I can't let these traitors escape, I'll contact everyone right away."

After speaking, he was ready to get up and run outside.

"Don't be in a hurry, things are not in a hurry, I still have something to tell you." Yue Shan stopped him.

Yuchi Baolin sat down reluctantly and said: "This is not your kingdom, of course I'm not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry. If you have anything to say, hurry up, I'm in a hurry."

"Haha..." Yue Shan shook his head helplessly, it was indeed father and son, their tempers were too similar: "The imperial court has withdrawn the tax-free privileges of princes and kings, you should know that, right?"

"Of course I know, you don't want me to write a letter against it, do you? That's not okay, people can't be too greedy." Yuchi Baolin said:
"With the closure of the country, you can no longer ask for local tax-free privileges. You can't even have too many industries. This is a rule agreed by everyone."

Yue Shan is very pleased with his attitude, he is not the kind of greedy person.At the same time, I am also satisfied with the propaganda of the imperial court, and the exchange of tax-free privileges has become the consensus of everyone.

"Of course I won't ask you to write a letter to object to this matter. I just want to ask you, after you go to Fengguo, you don't plan to do business in Datang?"

"That's impossible, how can we live without doing business with Datang?" Yuchi Baolin shook her head again and again.

"Then here comes the problem. The aristocratic families and bureaucrats of the Tang Dynasty have tax-free privileges. They don't have to pay taxes when they do business. The price of goods will be low. When the time comes to fight a price war with you, can you bear it?" Yue Shan said.

"If they dare, I won't hammer their heads off." Yuchi Baolin said angrily.

"Hehe... Your family is no longer just Hu Guogong of the Tang Dynasty, but also princes and kings. Do you think you can still act recklessly like before?" Yue Shan said.

"This..." Yuchi Baolin seemed to be strangled by someone, her face became ugly, and she was speechless for a long time.

It's really different. If the princes and kings dare to make troubles in the Tang Dynasty, it will definitely not be good.

"Should...probably not."

"Should? Do you think these people are doing charity? They are very jealous of you princes and kings, and they often trip you up in private." Yue Shan sneered:

"Now those islands in Nanyang are still in the hands of others, and they are forgotten so soon?"

Yuchi Baolin took a deep breath, and said: "We are old friends, if there is anything you want me to do, just say it without beating around the bush, as long as I can do it, I will not frown."

Yue Shan said: "That's why you pretended to be stupid in front of me first. We've known each other for many years, and I know what shit you're going to do. Just now you pretended to be a fool and ran away after taking advantage of it. You also want to Blind."

Yuchi Baolin said with a sneer: "What's the matter, I'm not in a hurry."

Yue Shan didn't bother to listen to his nonsense anymore, and said seriously, "Are you really going to leave Datang's power center like this and live a lifetime in Nanyang?"

Yuchi Baolin's face became very helpless, and she said: "I don't want to either. It took me so many years of fighting in the forest of swords and arrows to get to where I am today. How could I be willing to give up. It's just that you know my father's situation, so what if you don't go?" .”

Yue Shan said: "Many times he is him and you are you, why do you have to follow him? Although Hu Guogong is not young, but his body is still strong enough to carry a knife."

"He can handle the closure of the country by himself. You don't need to go with him. Staying in Datang will do more good for you and your family than harm."

Yuchi Baolin said: "My father's temper..."

Yue Shan interrupted him and said, "You really think your father is a fool, he is much smarter than you. Instead of worrying about him, you might as well worry about yourself."

"Besides, Fengguo can hire scholars to help you manage it. He just needs to catch the president. If it doesn't work, there is also the Prime Minister's Office. If they leave all the government affairs to the Prime Minister's Office, I don't believe they dare to quit."

"This..." Yuchi Baolin was moved. Although he could contribute to the family by running Fengguo, he also had his own ambitions.

Datang is the stage for him to display his talents, and Fengguo is the place for retirement.

Yue Shan directly made the decision for him, saying: "Okay, don't worry about it. First help your father put up the airs of feudalism, and then come back to work honestly."

Yuchi Baolin hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Okay, I'll make it clear to my father when I get back. Xie Cuilan give advice, otherwise... I will definitely regret it in the future."

Yue Shan waved his hand and said, "We are old friends, don't say such outrageous things."

Yuchi Baolin really stopped saying these polite words, and instead said: "You just said about the tax-free privilege, although I don't know what you want to do, but you must have a big plan. Let me know the truth, and let me know There are some points."

Yue Shan said: "It's very simple. The imperial court is going to take back the tax-free privileges of those who passed the imperial examination to become officials. As compensation, it will increase job fields and raise salaries. Of course, other privileges will continue to be retained, only tax-free privileges will be taken back."

Yuchi Baolin asked puzzled, "Why?"

In his opinion, the tax-free privilege is the least important of the bureaucratic privileges, and who has that little money.

Yue Shan naturally wouldn't tell him the real reason, it wasn't that he didn't trust him... Forget it, he just didn't trust him, this kind of plan related to the destiny of the country couldn't be easily told to anyone.

So he found a plausible excuse: "For fairness."

"You have seen the full map of the universe and know how big the world is, and how much land is waiting for the court to divide it. In the future, the Tang Dynasty will divide and seal thousands of princes and kings."

"Although princes and kings are not allowed to own a large amount of land and mines and other assets in the Tang Dynasty, they can do business. In the future, the imperial court will further relax restrictions on business."

"At that time, the princes and kings can make full use of the special products in the country. For example, the Nanyang Islands can grow rice, cinchona trees, rubber trees, and various precious trees..."

"These commodities are the most popular in Datang, especially rubber is in short supply..."

"But you have already lost your tax-free privilege, and you have to pay high taxes to transport goods to the territory of Datang..."

"Those rich and powerful bureaucrats with tax-free privileges in the Tang Dynasty will compete with you for business. They don't have to pay taxes, and the cost of the goods is low, so the price of the goods is low. You can't fight the price war."

"At that time, your products will be squeezed out of the Tang Dynasty. This is an unwelcome situation for both you and the court."

"What the Tang Dynasty needs is to strengthen ties with the vassal states, not to drift away and finally...understand?"

Yuchi Baolin knew that Yue Shan was not telling the truth to herself, but this reason was enough to convince him.

He knows how exaggerated the tax-free privilege is in business. Let's just say that nine out of ten wealthy businessmen in the Central Plains have family officials who have tax-free privileges.

The remaining one was simply opened by the aristocratic family under the name of someone else.

Ordinary businessmen can't afford it at all. First, they have the power and power to kill you. Second, even if they compete openly, you can't compete. The cost of tax-free privileges is lower.

There are also businessmen who are truly ordinary people. There are many in Dizhou, and there are big merchants in the south. These businessmen basically start their business by doing foreign trade.

But he also has hesitations.

"The group of people who passed the imperial examination and became officials is too large, even if we don't dare to move them easily."

Yue Shan said: "Don't worry, you don't need to act. The real main force is the officials who also came from the imperial examination. What you have to do is to help them support them and help them build momentum."

Yuchi Baolin frowned, and said, "How did you convince these people?"

Yue Shan said: "The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. I have already told you the reason."

"Most of the bureaucrats who came from the imperial examinations have average family backgrounds, and the tax-free privilege is very tasteless to them. Instead, it is more cost-effective for the imperial court to directly increase their salaries and increase their career fields..."

"Let's put it this way, as long as you pass the Jinshi examination and directly distribute a thousand gold... and then show them righteousness, people will naturally agree."

Yuchi Baolin thought in her heart, the fart knows the righteousness, it is obviously a temptation.Apart from complaining, I was also amazed at the court's handwriting, a thousand gold coins are really worth the money.

But he is more confident about canceling the tax exemption rights of imperial examination officials, saying:
"Okay, just let us wave the flag and shout, I believe everyone will be willing to do it, this is also a good thing for the princes and kings."

Yue Shan knew that he would agree, and so would the princes and kings. No one would fall behind when it came to vital interests.

As for giving all Jinshi a thousand gold coins, it was not Yue Shan's nonsense, but Li Shimin's own idea.

The emperor's understanding of people's hearts is much better than that of Yue Shan, and he knows that it is impossible to convince too many people by simply increasing their salary.

Only the gold in your hand is the most real.

One thousand gold coins is a huge amount of wealth for an individual, enough for a family of five to live a lifetime of prosperity.

But for the court, especially for the emperor Li Shimin, this little money is nothing.

The annual tax revenue of the imperial court is as high as 5000 million guan, and the net profit of the Royal Commercial Bank is also 3000 to [-] million guan.

And how many scholars does the imperial court take in the imperial examination every year? 300 people.

One thousand gold coins per person is one thousand guan, which adds up to only 30 guan, which is a drop in the bucket.

It seems that this is a big expense, but compared with the lifetime tax exemption privilege, only you know who is more cost-effective.

Anyway, for the imperial court, it is completely cost-effective to buy an official's tax-free privilege with a thousand strings.

The most important thing is that after a few years, when everyone gets used to taking money, they will gradually forget the tax-free privilege.

At that time, the imperial court can use various excuses to reduce the amount of money. This year it will be changed to [-] guan, and in a few years it will be changed to [-] guan.

You can't object yet, daring to object is selfish, disloyal and patriotic.

In short, as long as the tax-free privilege can be removed first, the initiative will be in the hands of the imperial court.

After sending Yuchi Baolin away, Yue Shan, the only son, thought about how to lobby those lower-born imperial examination officials.

After making a plan, he got up and shouted: "Old Xu, Lao Xu, come here."

"Squeak." The door was pushed open from the outside, and a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy walked in with his head held high. It was Xu Meng, Xu Shanying's second son.

Xu Meng said: "Patriarch, if you have anything to do, just tell me."

Seeing the anger in Yue Shan's heart, he couldn't restrain it, but he didn't get angry at him, but asked, "Where's your father?"

Xu Meng said: "My father is not feeling well, so let me replace him to protect the Patriarch."

Yue Shan said angrily: "Fart is uncomfortable, I don't know how little he thinks, go and call him over."

Xu Meng said unhappily: "My father is too old to protect you, so I should take over from him."

This child also grew up by Yue Shan's side, and his attitude towards him was more close than fearful.

Yue Shan laughed angrily, and said, "Successor? Who are you listening to talking nonsense here? Together with me, even using water as a bodyguard has to be approved by both of you, right?"

Xu Meng's face turned red in an instant: "No... no... that's not what I meant, Patriarch, please don't get me wrong."

Yue Shan said angrily: "Okay, I know what you mean. Don't say I don't need your protection, even if I need someone to protect me, you can protect me?"

Hearing that his strength was questioned, Xu Meng was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and immediately frowned: "Don't underestimate people, I am invincible in all military academies."

"Beat all over the military academy? Are you beating all the classmates in your class? What do a bunch of little kids know? Are you unconvinced? Come on, let me teach you what it means to be superior to others." Yue Shan went out first and went to the training ground.

Xu Meng followed behind with an unconvinced look.

When he arrived at the training ground, Yue Shan took two horizontal knives carved from hardwood, threw one to Xu Meng, and then made a pose and said, "Come on."

"No, put on the protective clothing, I'm afraid of hurting you." Xu Meng said.

"Heh... okay, then you wear it too, that's only fair." Yue Shan said.

The protective clothing is a soft armor made of cowhide and straw, which is specially used for training. It is light and flexible, and can protect the head, chest, abdomen and back.

After the equipment was ready, Yue Shan said, "Come on."

Only then did Xu Meng reluctantly raise the wooden knife and said, "Then be careful."

After speaking, he raised his saber and slashed towards him, Yue Shan dashed obliquely forward, not only avoided his blade, but also lightly cut his rib with the tip of the wooden saber in his hand.

"You have been injured." Yue Shan stood up with the knife, said.

"This..." Xu Meng couldn't believe his eyes, he fell down with just one stab?

"Impossible, come again." After speaking, he raised his knife and rushed towards Yueshan again.

The result was without exception, each one was easily defeated by Yue Shan.Once or twice, he can still be said to be careless, but after three or five times, he has to accept the reality that he can't beat Yue Shan.

"How is this possible? Aren't you a great master in the literary world? Why is the sword technique so superb?" Xu Meng couldn't accept this reality and asked.

(End of this chapter)