Tang Dynasty: Starting from Kou Zhong, the heavens rise!

"Yes."

Chen Laomou responded immediately.

In this way, Shaoshuaijun's family fortune was completely divided.

Thereafter, the Ministry of Household Affairs was in charge of national finances, while the Ministry of Internal Affairs was in charge of Kou Zhong's private finances.

Of course, things like forging weapons will need to be split up in the future.

"Wang Shangshu, Du Shangshu!"

"Right now, you have problems that must be solved."

"The Ministry of Punishment needs to refer to the Sui Dynasty Laws to formulate a new calendar, at least starting from now."

"The Ministry of Household Affairs needs to re-determine taxes. Since the pre-Qin Dynasty, in addition to various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, there have also been labor labors, making the people miserable."

"Under the rule of the Young Marshal, from now on, taxes and labor will be exempted, and only three types of taxes will be levied: land taxes, commercial taxes, and customs duties."

“The former mainly focuses on high-grade good land, medium-grade good land, and low-grade poor land, and sets tax standards at different levels.”

"Except for Juetian, everyone's land must be levied land tax. Violators will be severely punished!"

"In addition, mountains, rivers, salt, iron, tea, and wine are exclusively owned by the state. Those who sell them privately without authorization will be severely punished. Those who refuse to change despite repeated admonitions will be killed!"

"The Ministry of Household Affairs purchases salt from the outside and issues a salt quotation. Merchants subscribe to the salt quotation at the market price and can sell salt in the three counties."

"Iron, tea, and wine are all purchased and sold by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and no one is allowed to operate them without authorization."

what?

This decision made Du Ruhui, the Minister of Household Affairs, suddenly look sad and said quickly: "...Young Marshal."

"Being free from taxes and servitude is naturally a good thing for the people. Only levying land tax can allow the people to be treated equally with the aristocratic families."

"But if this happens, the gap will be too big. How can we maintain it..."

He didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone present knew it.

That is, if there is no money, how can we maintain our rule?

“So there’s a business tax!”

Looking at the bitter faces of everyone, Kou Zhong said with a smile: "Is there anything more profitable in the world than doing business?"

"One-tenth of the commercial tax will be levied based on the market price."

"Tariffs are imposed on foreign goods sold in the country, or goods purchased from foreign countries and sold in the country, and taxes are paid at three-tenths of the selling price."

"These two articles will be written into the law as the basic law for collecting the three taxes, and they will be implemented!"

"This.."

Immediately.

Everyone present was stunned.

They did not expect that the business tax would be so high.

However, if you think about it carefully, you will often get ten times, even a hundred times, or a thousand times profit from selling the goods.

It is not excessive to levy one-tenth of the commercial tax, and the tariff set up specifically for foreign goods is also normal. We cannot let the people of this country suffer.

In this way, one business tax is enough to smooth out all the previous taxes. The pressure on the people is reduced, but the pressure on the aristocratic families is increased.

In the whole world, only the three counties under the rule of the Young Marshal Army can do this.

There is no doubt that Kou Zhong obviously implemented the idea of ​​"the people are the most important, the king is the most important, and the country is the second" to the extreme.

"Young commander is wise!"

No matter old people like Bu Tianzhi or newcomers such as Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling, they all respected Kou Zhong.

Young Marshal Kou Zhong has taken pity on the people. He should have the appearance of a holy king. If he does not rule the world, he will be without eyes in the sky!

"The Fifth Army Governor's Office is responsible for military recruitment, (Li Hao's) training, armament preparations, officer selection, appointment and dismissal, and the distribution of titles and salaries."

"It consists of the commander-in-chief of the former army, the commander-in-chief of the central army, the commander-in-chief of the left army, the commander-in-chief of the right army, and the admiral of the navy."

"Take Xu Ziling as the former military commander and take charge of the entire army."

"Bai Rong, the former Zhonglang General of Pengze, was appointed as the Zhonglang General of Jiangxia. Together with the Zhonglang General of Jiujiang, Gui Xiliang and Poyang Zhonglang, Xingrong each had 5000 troops stationed in the three counties."

"Organize Zhou Shaofan and Liu Rengui to be Fuhai Zhonglang General and Zhenjiang Zhonglang General, and set up naval camps in Jiangxia and Yuhang to recruit troops and train them."

"We order Xie Yingdeng, Wang Junke, and You Junda to be the generals of the Central Military Commission, and Yu Chigong to be the cavalry captain of the Chinese army, stationed in the Jiangxia camp."

"Order Li Jing to be the Caiguan General, recruit [-] troops, and station them in the Poyang camp."

Then, Kou Zhong issued several military orders.

"Yes."

All the people present responded in unison.

Everyone is very satisfied with this arrangement.

Bai Rong, Gui Xiliang, and Xingrong were each sent abroad to garrison the three counties. Xie Yingdeng, Wang Junke, and You Junda formed a new army. They were obviously directly under Koo Zhong. Although Yuchi Gong and Li Jing Newly arrived, but one person is responsible for [-] cavalry, and one person is responsible for training [-] new recruits. It cannot be said that they are not ignored.

Especially Li Jing, although General Caiguan is only a training general, he is the one who is most likely to lead an army on his own.

As for Zhou Shaofan and Liu Rengui, the former was the son of Zhou Fashang, a naval general of the Sui Dynasty. He was good at fighting on the sea. The purpose of being stationed at the Shuanglong Gang was not only to build up the navy, but also to purge the Shuanglong Gang and prevent the Shuanglong Gang from breaking away from Kou Zhong's control.

Liu Rengui is known as the first naval general in the early Tang Dynasty. He has not yet shown his prowess, so he will be trained on the river first.

If [-] naval officers are well trained and equipped with specialized ships, they can completely dominate the entire river.

Chapter 54: Cihang Jingzhai wants to help the dragon, have you asked me?

In the ninth month of golden autumn, it is the autumn harvest season in Jiangzuo.

There are as many as [-] acres of fertile land on the banks of Poyang Lake. As far as the eye can see, a golden wave is rolling.

Some early-ripening fields have begun to be harvested, and the people's faces are filled with joy. The Young Marshal's Army has promulgated new laws, no more taxes and servitude, and even the former exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are only one type of land tax.

A tax of 20 kilograms of unhulled rice will be levied on the top-grade fertile land, 15 kilograms of rice on the medium-grade fertile land, and 10 kilograms of rice on the inferior poor land.

Usually one acre of high-quality fertile land can produce at least 200 kilograms of grain. The land tax is equivalent to one-tenth of the tax. It seems harsh, but in fact, compared with previous taxes, the pressure on the people has been reduced by most. At least it can be done No worries about food and clothing.

Moreover, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent special personnel to teach pig castration techniques and livestock breeding techniques. They can also raise some pigs for meat.

If you raise a few more animals, you can sell them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the market price, which greatly improves your living standard.

"Young commander, look."

"This year, the people under our rule can live a good life."

"Even if the newly joined people hurry up and replant a crop, they will still be able to harvest new rice before the end of the year."

"In the coming year, the three counties will be able to harvest at least 8000 million kilograms of rice, and the peeled chaff can also be used to feed livestock."

Chen Laomou, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, accompanied Kou Zhong and looked into the distance, his eyes full of relief.

"There are 40 people in the three counties, and almost all of them are fertile land created by the river bank. It is a waste to only cultivate 20 acres of fertile land."

"Ask the Ministry of Industry's Tiancao Division to urge the people to cultivate their fields and tell them that if they plant more crops, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will purchase the extra grain at market prices."

"Also, ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to hurry up and introduce refugees from each county. Within a year, the number of people living in the three counties must exceed one million."

Looking around, Kou Zhong spoke in a deep voice.

"Yes."

The accompanying knife and pen official recorded the corresponding matters on paper.

"Young commander."

At this time, Chen Laomou raised several questions: "The Ministry of Household Affairs has a new difficulty regarding taxation."

"One is that the county has limited manpower and it is difficult to collect land taxes in local areas. It may be inappropriate to use subordinate officials rashly."

"Another one is about the land tax paid in grain, which is too large and difficult to transport."

"The opinion of Du Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is whether it can be converted into copper coins, gold and silver."

"Then, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will purchase these new grains from the market."

heard.

A flash of light flashed across Kou Zhong's eyes, and he said calmly: "Administrative agencies still need to be established in the county."

"It is no longer feasible to continue the system established by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty."

"In this way, the five households are considered as security, and the chief security officer is set up; the four security figures are the lü, and the lüzheng is set up; one hundred households are called the village, and the village Zheng is set up; ten miles is the township, and the township Zheng is set up."

"Baochang and Luzheng select 577 elderly people with high moral integrity to be responsible for local education, taxation, litigation and other matters."

"Village chiefs and township chiefs select retired officers and soldiers, and those with titles are given priority. Public servants serve as village chiefs, and sergeants serve as township chiefs."

"In the village, people can be trained to be strong during their free time to drive away bandits and wild beasts. This is also the case in the countryside."

"Folks can buy spears, shields, horizontal knives, and hunting bows to protect themselves."

"In terms of land tax, a standard is determined, such as: how many Wen, and cannot be changed at will."

"Does the Ministry of Internal Affairs currently have money minting craftsmen?"

Kou Zhong, who came from a later generation, knew very well that finance is the lifeblood of the country and must not be controlled by others.

Even controlling finance can control the economy of other countries and play the role of subduing others without fighting.

"Go back to Young Marshal, yes."

Chen Laomou's eyes were shining, as if he had guessed something, and his face was full of expectation.

"it is good."

Meeting his gaze, Kou Zhong ordered: "Imitate the five-baht coin. Our army will smelt the copper coin to make a slightly larger Shuanglong Tongbao."

"Make another solid silver and gold coin equivalent to the specifications of Shuanglong Tongbao."

"It is stipulated that one silver coin is equal to ten Shuanglong Tongbao, and one gold coin is equal to ten silver coins."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs makes money and circulates it to the people, and then the Ministry of Household Affairs purchases copper coins, gold and silver from the people."

"In this way, within a few months, copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins minted by our army will be circulating in the three counties."

"And we will concentrate the gold, silver and copper in the hands of most people into our own hands."

"Remember, when dealing with the Song clan, we always use the currency minted by our army, even the Double Dragon Gang."

"promise."

Chen Laomou, a cunning man, suddenly thought of the key and responded repeatedly.

Just as they were chatting happily, a Tiqiu galloped up from afar and reported urgently: "Young Marshal, something is not going right. Please go to Luo to report urgently."

"what?"

"Hurry back to the house!"

When Kou Zhong heard this, without saying a word, he took a pack horse and hurried back to Bafu.

When he returned to Bafu, Jinyiwei commander Fu Junma and former army commander Xu Ziling were already waiting in the hall.

"What happened?"

"Young commander."

Fu Junma reported with a solemn face: "A few days ago, I went to Luo Qianhu Station to find out a piece of news."

"Cihang Jingzhai dispatched the Four Swordsmen and hundreds of disciples from the inner hall, led by Cihang Jingzhai's Saint Shifei Xuan, to hunt down the witch Wanwan of the Yingui Sect."

"We will arrive in Nanyang soon, Wanwan is still going south."

Geek!

Hearing this, Kou Zhong's face suddenly darkened.

First of all, he had a good impression of Wanwan, and Wanwan was the key to his control of the Yingui sect. If she was killed by Cihang Jingzhai, wouldn't all the previous efforts be wasted.

"Why did Cihang Jingzhai pursue Wanwan?"

"Young Marshal, I heard that Cihang Jingzhai plans to choose the True Dragon Emperor among the princes in the world to inherit the destiny!"