Chapter 478 If you want to object, can you object?
After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but hesitate. Well, it seems that this guy is just now so passionate that he said these stupid words.
I patted Li Shimin on the shoulder and smiled, "Young brother can have such an idea, which shows that your subconscious mind is also eager to do some practical things for the people of the world." I did not continue on this topic. I was able to make such an attitude towards Li Shimin, which made me appreciate this future Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was less than two years younger than me. If I did not have such a mind, I would probably not have become an emperor who has been passed down through the ages.
"If my brother can be the emperor, the world will have 50 years of peace." After sitting back on the couch, I raised my wine cup and toasted Li Shimin solemnly, sighed after drinking it.
Hearing this, everyone here couldn't help but look surprised. Even Li Shimin was also stunned and confused. He couldn't understand why I said this. After a while, he said with a laugh and cry: "Brother Tai is drunk. Now the world can hold the power of the world, I am afraid it's brother Taier. Even if it's true that my father can unify the world, my brother is there..."
"...Haha, I'm just an example." I laughed loudly, then looked at Li Shimin deeply, and without further discussion, he talked to Li Shimin about this prince's theory of constitutionalism and separation of powers.
In the past few days, this guy has begun to work hard to develop these important works of mine. Not only him, but also most of the scholars in Guanzhong, but also have seen these two works.
Who made me have a hydraulic printing machine, the most powerful letterpress printing technology, and the support of a powerful paper company. These two books also brought great shock to the scholars of this era. This is a political thought and social model that has never appeared before. It caused a stir among scholars all over the world, but had to pick it up and study it solemnly.
After all, I am now a powerful warlord in the land of China. After careful study, many scholars have not said it, but have already agreed with some of my thoughts from the bottom of their hearts, such as restricting the imperial power. In this way, I believe that the entire country will not fall into turmoil or even collapse due to the will of the emperor.
With the separation of powers and mutual supervision, I dare not say that the administration can be completely clear, but it will definitely prevent the occurrence of corruption to a large extent. Moreover, everyone in the world pays taxes. Except for those officials who oppose this, the vast majority of scholars have taken over my side.
Because they were originally taxpayers, only officials had the privilege of not paying taxes, which made many scholars dislike them. In the eyes of some scholars, our talent is higher than you and our IQ is stronger than you. Just because you are a small official, you don’t need to pay taxes, but I have to pay taxes. Why?
Now that the world is in chaos, the aristocratic families have long been anxious and unable to protect themselves. They want to stand up and oppose it. The question is, can you oppose it?
Most of the people under my command are from the bottom, and there are also people who are related to the clan family. But the problem is that I am not much different from the dictator now, and the military power is completely in my hands. More importantly, the soldiers under my command all understand why they fight and why they fight, and the new ideas and new ideas of this master are also spread in their minds.
Let them understand what benefits these practices can have for them. For example, the place in Guanzhong was abolished and the tax revenue was reduced by 20% less than that in the Sui Dynasty, which made ordinary people very happy.
However, after those officials and aristocratic families also needed to pay taxes, the tax revenue in Guanzhong did not decrease but increased. At present, the tax revenue in Guanzhong has exceeded 30% of the nine years of Daye. You should know that last year, the tax revenue in Guanzhong had decreased to less than 70% of the nine years of Daye.
Those aristocratic families were very angry about such tax policies, including the former noble families of the Sui Dynasty. For example, the Zhen family of the Changxian County was very angry that their families had to pay taxes. You should know that in the past, if aristocratic families had officials, they did not need to pay taxes, but now they had to pay a lot of taxes.
Since my son personally conquered Zheng County and captured him and his main leader back to Chang'an for public trial and beheading, all other rebels were assigned to be servants to mine, and all land was used as public land for rent to those refugees to farm.
What I didn't expect was that after the handling here, someone dared to jump out. A large Hu family in Chenggu County, Hanzhong, was even more confused about the relatives of the former Sui officials who were also unwilling to pay taxes. They gathered more than a thousand people to kill the magistrate of Chenggu County and wanted to seize the city and become independent. Unexpectedly, the army stationed outside Chenggu County responded immediately as soon as they received the news.
According to the regulations of the Chinese Revival Army, there were 100 troops in the county and 1 battalion of troops in the county, and Chenggu County only looked like a team of 100 people. However, with this team of fully armed elite soldiers, not only defeated the more than 300 rebels who attacked, but also counterattacked Chenggu County and took down the thief leader of the Hu family. After a battalion of reinforcements from the Hanzhong County government arrived, they finally controlled the entire Chenggu County.
In the end, all the thirteen rebelled families confiscated their property, and all the leaders were killed. All participants were detained for labor and mining. In other parts of Guanzhong, a total of more than ten unhappy families jumped out one after another, and they were suppressed one by one. In the end, not only did they shock a large number of people, but they also obtained more than 13,000 hectares of land from it and were nationalized.
In addition to these arrogant and arrogant aristocratic families, there are also some aristocratic families who intend to collude with officials and businessmen and pay less taxes. However, the prosecutors stationed in each county were retired soldiers under my son. Soon, after five county magistrates and a county magistrate were dismissed from office, no one dared to go out and commit crimes against the wind.
Although some people are often dissatisfied with such tax policies, they no longer dare to use violent means to express their dissatisfaction. At most, they just keep talking nonsense all day long.
In fact, the most important thing about agricultural tax is to target grain, and commercial tax is the key. The commercial tax in Guanzhong is not low. Hancheng County alone provides nearly 1.5 million jin of commercial taxes, of which 90% come from industries under my Gongzi.
The total amount of commercial tax revenue in Guanzhong was 4.27 million yuan, which is unprecedented, at least equivalent to the commercial tax revenue of two and a half yuan in the past seven years.
"I used to think that Guanzhong was rich, but I didn't expect that a mere Guanzhong tax could be collected so much, which really made me unbelievable. I calculated it twice last night before I was sure that it was this amount. Hancheng County alone contributed so much commercial tax, which made me admire my lord's talent." Fang Xuanling handed the summary table of commercial tax revenue in my hand to me, and said with great emotion.
"This is normal. In the past, the business in Guanzhong was also very prosperous, but the problem is that most of these businesses were managed by noble families, but they did not need to pay commercial taxes. Many officials often colluded with merchants to pay less taxes. Now, both conditions have been resolved, and the lord took the lead in setting an example, so naturally those noble families would not dare to cheat again." Du Ruhui said with a smile.
Li Shimin squatted beside me. After I saw it, he took it over to appreciate it. After a long time, he smiled bitterly. "I won't talk about the agricultural tax in Jinyang, but the commercial tax is less than one-tenth of this one..."
"The territory that your father occupied was not large, at most it was equivalent to half of Shanxi. In addition, with the wars and chaos, it was difficult for merchants to settle down and manage, so naturally there were a lot less." I smiled and explained this guy.
The more you look at Guanzhong, the more helpless Li Shimin is, the more he is, the military power, or the population of Guanzhong, as well as the current official system and tax system, Li Shimin is both happy but helpless.
After all, in Shanxi, if you want to collect taxes like us, several wealthy families and noble families under Li Yuan will jump up and oppose them. Although these guys have no soldiers, many of them are working under Li Yuan's hands.
Therefore, even if Li Yuan wanted to learn from this master, he was still afraid of the situation. After all, there were many external troubles that could not be solved. If you had another internal trouble, then the old Li family would really have the possibility of finishing the game.
"...If all the money and silk obtained from the sale of grain are included in the treasury, then the total number of the treasury in Guanzhong can reach 35,737,841 yuan, 132 yuan. It is roughly equivalent to the total number of the Chang'an treasury in the autumn of the ninth year of Daye." Fang Xuanling took the total number at will without any stagnation.
When everyone heard this number, they didn't speak, as if they were savoring the shock brought by this huge number.
"Last year, after the lord took Chang'an, he also inspected the national treasury. The remaining funds were only more than 12.37 million yuan. Moreover, in the past six months, it has been a lot of money to build the cement straight road in Guanzhong, repair houses and accommodate refugees. Now the treasury is filled with all the time. The lord is very talented, and his finances are not enough for me." Fang Xuanling, the financial manager, was very moved, and his slightly round face was flushed.
Think about it, as the Minister of Finance, if you have money in your hands, your waist will naturally be very hard. When you spend money, you will save yourself from wanting to break up a single child like a stingy Grandet.
At that time, just to take out five million guan to buy the surplus grains from the people, this guy had been struggling with me for a long time, for fear that the treasury he had in control was not as good as the landlord's kiln. Not to mention being a human, even the mouse could only flash with his bags in his eyes with tears in his eyes.
For a moment, flattery was like a tide, and even Li Shimin, the guest, squatted in the praise of this young master's great achievements. As a general of the army, Yaoguang girl had a bright and happy smile on her face, and her eyes never left my face. It was absolutely fake to see her husband being so flattered by others, saying that she was unhappy, let alone a girl like Yaoguang girl.
That happy and bright smile is so charming and endless beauty. At this moment, it seems like a ray of sunshine penetrates the haze of autumn and shines in my eyes and heart. What I like most is her brilliant and infectious smile.
"...Okay, okay, let's talk about this topic later. Next, I will talk about this year's fiscal expenditure. Although it is mid-year now, the treasury was scarce last year, so I didn't make any big moves. Hey, what are your expressions?"
"Lord, last year, you had already ordered the cement straight road from Chang'an to Yan'an, Longxi, Hanzhong, and Hulao and other counties. It is expected to cost nearly 10 million yuan. Isn't this a big move?" Fang Xuanling grinned for a long time before he said tremblingly, covering one hand in his heart, as if he was afraid that his heart disease would suddenly occur.
Chapter completed!