Datang all-rounder

Chapter 183

Seeing Fang Xuanling and Wang Ke's blank faces, Comrade Li Er said with a smile: "I kept you here because I have something to ask you, so please tell me what you secretly said just now?"

Comrade Li Er was really itchy, he didn't know what the old and the young went outside the imperial study and said.

Fang Xuanling and Wang Ke looked at each other, and said to Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, I'm just wondering why this little Wang can't think of a way to deal with this matter. I just called Mr. Xiao Wang out for questioning, just to understand What does Lord Xiao Wang think?"

"Oh!" Seeing what Fang Xuanling said, Comrade Li Er asked very interestedly: "Did Fang Aiqing ask anything?"

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said: "No, Mr. Xiao Wang has always said that he has no idea. However, I really can't figure it out. How could Mr. Wang have no idea!"

Comrade Li Er had absolute trust in Fang Xuanling. Seeing that Fang Xuanling was still suspecting that Wang Ke was playing tricks, he also became suspicious unconsciously, and looked suspiciously at Wang Ke.

Wang Ke was really flustered now. He never expected that Fang Xuanling didn't believe in him, and now even Comrade Li Er began to doubt him. You know, this is a big deal. The second comrade puts a perfunctory label on himself, and he is really miserable.

Wang Ke argued with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, Uncle Fang, you really wronged the boy! The boy really doesn't know what to do about this matter. If there is a way, the boy will tell it. Pretending to be in front of Uncle Fang!"

Comrade Li Er doesn't seem to be talking nonsense when he sees Wang Ke now, but because he still believes in Fang Xuanling's words in his heart, he still has doubts about Wang Ke's words, but because when he was discussing things just now, he thought of something Now that I want to discuss the matter with Fang Xuanling and Wang Ke, I will no longer entangle Wang Ke on this issue, but said to Wang Ke like a warning: "Boy of the Wang family, I don't care about you anymore. Just pretend you didn't think of it. But if something like this happens in the future, I won't let you off so easily!"

Wang Ke now only felt that his whole body was full of mouths, and he couldn't defend himself anymore. Comrade Li Er and Fang Xuanling already believed that they knew what to do, but they didn't say anything.Now I have no choice but to say nothing more. As soon as I heard Comrade Li Er said that I don’t care about it, I immediately wanted to leave here, and ran home to hide, so that Comrade Li Er would not remember it again and find himself to talk about the matter. But what a fool.

Wang Ke clenched his fists at Comrade Li Er, and said in his heart: "Your Majesty, if it's all right, I will step down first." Without waiting for Comrade Li Er's reply, he straightened up and wanted to run outside.

Comrade Li Er quickly stopped him: "Why panic, I still have something to tell you. Why, are you guilty of guilt?"

Wang Ke didn't dare to move anymore, for fear that if he moved, Comrade Li Er would put a hat on him.

Seeing Wang Ke's reserved appearance, Comrade Li Er was indescribably happy.In his opinion, no matter what he said today, he had taken Wang Ke. No matter whether Wang Ke really didn't think about it or pretended not to know, what he said at the end scared Wang Ke. Whatever happens in the future, Wang Ke will definitely work hard to find a way to relieve his worries.

Fang Xuanling was anxious that there was still a lot of work waiting for him to do, but now Comrade Li Er left himself here to work like this. He was very anxious, but he didn't dare to show it.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Fang Xuanling hastily said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what else is going on. Please give me your Majesty's instructions, so you can take the time to think about it!"

Wang Ke was also relieved by Fang Xuanling's interruption. After all, if he didn't speak, he couldn't bring it up. Otherwise, if Comrade Li Er said that he was guilty of being a villain and wanted to change the topic, wouldn't he have nothing to do?Now it is perfectly appropriate for Fang Xuanling to say it. It not only relieves himself, but also allows Comrade Li Er to turn his mind to new issues, so that he will not have the mind to find fault with him.

Wang Ke quickly looked at Comrade Li Er to see what he was going to say.It's just that Wang Ke also knew that the next thing to talk about must have nothing to do with the military, but an issue of government affairs, otherwise Fang Xuanling would not be left alone.At this time, Wang Ke didn't put himself in it. He thought that Comrade Li Er had left him here just to ask what he had just said to Fang Xuanling.

Comrade Li Er said slowly with a melancholy face: "I chatted with Gao Aiqing a few days ago, and the treasury is very empty now. The imperial court is spending a lot of money, and Gao Aiqing always feels that she can't make ends meet. I wonder if you can do anything about it? "

As soon as Comrade Li Er said this, Fang Xuanling and Wang Ke stopped talking. Wang Ke didn't feel very deeply about this matter, but Fang Xuanling felt the same way. Dealing with government affairs, I am also troubled by this issue. From time to time, I think about how to change this situation when I am free, but I feel very embarrassed when I think about it. The tax system adopted now seems to be very sound. , want to improve but don't know how to start, but the court's expenditure is increasing day by day, but the tax revenue is not increasing at the same time, it is really a difficult thing to do.

Wang Ke only knew from the history books that the tax system of the Tang Dynasty was collected on a head-by-head basis. Due to the lack of emphasis on industrial and commercial people, the tax revenue from this area was correspondingly small. Most of the tax revenue in the entire Tang Dynasty came from agricultural collection.

But there is also a problem, that is, the traditional aristocratic clan and big landlords hold most of the land in the Tang Dynasty, so many landless farmers rent land from these landlords for a living.However, since the land is all recorded in the hands of these landlords, and taxes are levied on a head-by-head basis, the base has become quite small, so the court's taxation has not improved, and it is always far from reaching the true proportion of output.

Wang Ke didn't know if what he knew was the same as the current situation in Datang, so he turned around and asked Fang Xuanling.Fang Xuanling just thought that Wang Ke was busy with military affairs and didn't know much about this matter, so he explained the current situation to Wang Ke thoroughly.

As soon as Wang Ke heard that there was not much difference between what she knew and what she knew, she already had an idea in her heart, turned to Comrade Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, it is actually not difficult to solve this matter, but it depends on whether the Emperor has the determination. .”

When Comrade Li Er and Fang Xuanling heard Wang Ke's words, they all looked at Wang Ke together. They knew that Wang Ke must have some ideas when he said these words, but there must be something difficult to handle in it. Comrade Li Er can only do it if he works hard.

Comrade Li Er didn't ask what he wanted to make up his mind, but said very flatly: "The boy of the Wang family can just say what he thinks. If it makes sense, I will do it."

Fang Xuanling also echoed at the side: "Nephew, don't worry, the emperor is wise, as long as it is beneficial to the country, there is nothing the emperor cannot do!"

Wang Ke came from a later generation, and he didn't have much concept of class since ancient times. Now that they both wanted to speak out for themselves, he said directly without hesitation: "The current taxes I collect are calculated on the basis of the head. But now a large amount of land is concentrated in the hands of some aristocratic clans and new landlords. They hire landless farmers to cultivate for them, but because in the government, the ownership of these lands is not under the names of these cultivators, so they can only be classified according to the aristocratic clan. The tax burden is collected based on the number of people in the landlord's family; there is also the industrial and commercial households in the cities and towns. Because the imperial court does not know enough about them and does not pay much attention to their taxes, this has caused a serious shortage of tax revenue for the imperial court, which has caused a corresponding A massive loss of tax revenue."

Comrade Li Er did not hear anything from Wang Ke's words, but Fang Xuanling was different. As soon as he heard Wang Ke's words, he already understood that Wang Ke was telling a fact, that is The tax received by the imperial court is only a very small part of the tax receivable, and a large amount of tax has not been collected due to the wrong collection method. As long as the method is correct, this large tax is completely It is possible to collect national treasury so that Datang can develop better.

Fang Xuanling ignored Comrade Li Er, and said urgently: "Nephew, what good solution does Nephew have for this problem, please explain quickly. The old man has thought about this matter for a long time, but I haven’t seen the vital point, so I ask my nephew to enlighten me!” As he spoke, he thought about Wang Ke bowing to the end.

Wang Ke hurriedly helped Fang Xuanling up, and said repeatedly: "Uncle killed the boy, but the boy has some ideas about the tax issue. As long as the emperor is willing to make this decision, the boy thinks it can be solved!"

Comrade Li Er saw that Fang Xuanling was so excited, and saw that Wang Ke once again mentioned that he needed to make up his mind to do this matter, so he said: "You don't have to worry about the Wang family, as long as what you say is beneficial to the court and does not increase the burden on the people." There's nothing I can't do. You just have to say it!"

Now Comrade Li Er has clearly explained the policy. As long as Wang Ke's method can increase the income of the court without increasing the burden on the common people, then there is nothing he dare not do.But think about it, Comrade Li Er is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, although he still has to rely on the traditional family power to maintain his rule, but this is a new dynasty after all, and there must be some touches on the old family power That's right, otherwise, how can the people of the world return to this change of dynasty.

Before Comrade Li Er became emperor, during the years when Li Yuan was in power, there were riots or uprisings of one kind or another from time to time. keep showing up.Besides, the group of people who followed me to fight the world is now considered a new aristocratic class, and it is bound to have conflicts with the previous traditional families. At this time, I can only stand on the side of the new aristocrats and suppress the old power.

It's just that they haven't found a suitable excuse to carry out a thorough liquidation. Now if the method Wang Ke said can be implemented smoothly, a new order will definitely be formed. This is what Comrade Li Er is happy to see.

Wang Ke is not as complicated as Comrade Li Er thinks, he is just discussing the matter as it stands, because his point of view is completely different from that of Comrade Li Er, he only looks at the problem from the perspective of the Tang court, why It can allow the tax collection to be fully collected, and it can also induce Comrade Li Er and other people to eliminate their contempt for industrial and commercial people, so that the entire business of the Tang Empire can truly prosper and reach a new height.

The two ideas are different, but the purpose is the same, that is, how to make the revenue of the treasury rich quickly and support the orderly operation of the entire Datang Empire.Two different considerations intersected at this point, making the changes in the Tang Empire beyond everyone's expectations. This point will be confirmed in the near future, and it will also make Wang Ke's weight in Comrade Li Er's heart got strengthened.

(End of this chapter)