Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 306 The moment when the commercial tax exceeds the agricultural tax

The Spring Festival of the eighth year of Zhenguan was spent in joy.

Whether it's Li Shimin, all the officials in the court, or ordinary people.

After everyone knew that Datang really had an extra grain with a yield of one thousand catties per mu, they almost went crazy with joy.

In an agricultural society, agriculture is fundamental.

As long as the problem of eating is solved, the country will be solid.

Li Shimin seems to have seen the future of the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years.

So after the beginning of spring, he completely let go of all the agricultural extension work, and let Qin Xiedao take the teaching and students of the Agricultural College of Red Star Academy to take charge.

Although Hubu has some opinions, but in the face of the big killer of potatoes, everyone chose to be patient.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the students of Red Star Academy also began to infiltrate the household department.

Calculating the time, since the establishment of Red Star Academy, the first batch of students are almost ready to graduate.

Although these students did not accept Qin Xiedao's personal teaching at the beginning, and most of them were the sons of craftsmen of the Qin family, their sense of identity with the academy was not bad at all.

Because anyone can feel that Red Star Academy is getting stronger and bigger day by day.

After using the new textbooks, the academy recruited [-] new students in one go last year.

And when the school started in the eighth year of Zhenguan, the number of new students entering the academy exceeded 1000 at once.

Directly double the increase.

Thanks to the decline in the price of paper in the Tang Dynasty, many children of craftsmen can afford to read books.

In the entire Chang'an City, and even the entire Guannei Road, there are many times more literate people than in history.

In addition, the reputation of Red Star Academy has expanded to the entire Tang Dynasty, and the recruited students are not limited to Chang'an City.

Many students from other places, in order not to miss the spring entrance exam, even arrived in Chang'an City at the end of last year to wait.

It is as attractive as Chunwei.

"Master Hou, in recent months, several academies in Chang'an City have been under construction. By the beginning of next spring, students will have at least a dozen academies to choose from."

Xie Linmao, as the former head of Red Star Academy and now the vice president of the academy, is naturally very concerned about the situation of other academies in Chang'an City.

There are so many honorable families in Datang, and there are not a few smart people at all.

Many people saw the benefits behind the Qin family's establishment of the Red Star Academy, so they naturally followed suit.

Anyway, for the noble family, the cost of building an academy is actually not particularly high.

After all, we don't want to make it so big in one go like Red Star Academy.

Thanks to the development of maritime trade, many honorable families have made a lot of money, so they spend more money.

"The more academies are built, the better, you don't have to worry about the impact on us.

Only when there is competition can there be progress, otherwise there is no point in dominating one family.

Especially the Guozijian, if they really want to reform, not only should we not stop them, but we can also provide some support so that they can become similar to the Red Star Academy. "

Qin Xiedao's thinking angle is naturally different from Xie Linmao's.

He has already looked at the problem from a higher perspective, and he is no longer considering the short-term interests in front of him.

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There are many rains in the Qingming season, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls.

Although it often rains, people hate it, but the spring tea produced at this time is very attractive.

After several years of development, tea has become a pivotal presence in Datang.

Especially for trade on the grasslands, tea bricks and salt have surpassed all items and become the most popular items.

Of course, all kinds of iron pots are definitely enduring.

There are major interests behind the trade, which has greatly increased the enthusiasm of the DPRK and China for building cement roads.

So in the summer of the eighth year of Zhenguan, Datang's first long-distance cement road, that is, the cement road from Chang'an City to Luoyang, was officially completed.

And just a few months later, the cement road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou was also opened to traffic.

At the same time, the concrete roads from Luoyang to Mayi, and from Mayi to Zhanxiang City, are under intensive construction and are expected to be completed next year.

Of course, no one has counted how many slaves died during the road construction process.

Anyway, throughout the northern grasslands, there were always several groups of horse bandits with thousands of people active.

These horse bandits not only robbed cattle and sheep, but also robbed people.

And in Waguo, Silla, and Baekje, there are similar situations.

The scattered people along the coast disappeared inexplicably.

"Master, I just learned that the tax revenue for the nine months of this year according to preliminary statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs has already exceeded the entire year of last year.

According to this development speed, Datang's tax revenue will soon exceed 5000 million.

And to break through [-] million, it seems that it will take a few more years.

With money, the imperial court can do more things. Whether it is building water conservancy along the Yellow River or encouraging the development of Jiangnan Road, this is very beneficial to the long-term development of Datang. "

Li Chengqian also seemed more and more confident now.

Although he is not the kind of extremely intelligent person, his brain is definitely not stupid.

With Qin Xiedao's personal teaching, his vision and vision are already higher than other princes.

In this way, he will naturally not worry about his position as the crown prince being unstable.

"To get rich, build roads first! In the next ten years, apart from building water conservancy projects, Datang's main task will be to build roads.

Whether it is a railway, a cement road, or an ordinary yellow mud road, further construction is necessary.

Nowadays, a large number of cement workshops have appeared in various provinces of the Tang Dynasty, and the price of cement has continued to decline.

At that time, the imperial court will allocate funds and let the local people organize and build roads. It only takes a few years to greatly change the traffic situation in Datang. "

Qin Xiedao is well aware of the urgent desire of ordinary people to improve roads.

As long as they build roads for themselves, even if they don't pay wages, they are willing to work for free, regardless of food.

The village roads in many villages in later generations were actually built by the villagers with free labor.

"For the first time this year, the income from commercial tax has exceeded the agricultural tax, which really fully demonstrates the importance of road construction.

When the roads are smooth, commerce will prosper, and things in the hands of the people can be easily turned into money, which is good for everyone. "

Under the influence of Qin Xiedao, Li Chengqian was also very interested in business-related knowledge.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the lowest status of merchants have also undergone many changes.

When Li Chengqian came to the throne, the situation must be completely different.

"Well, according to this pace of development, in a few years, the imperial court can consider lowering the agricultural tax to make farmers' lives better. Ten years later, it may even consider completely canceling the agricultural tax. "

Qin Xiedao threw out a bold statement, and Li Chengqian was not surprised at all.

(End of this chapter)