Qin Mo was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to avoid it, the cigarette was lit.

Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.

The Emperor lights up a cigarette.

Qin Mo was actually content!

Liu Chenghu pushed Qin Xiangru, and Qin Xiangru put on his sunglasses and whispered: "I can't hear you, I can't see you, don't touch me!"

This bastard thinks that his father's life is too long, so he must find an opportunity to give him a good beating. There are no crooked-neck trees on the beach, so he has no place to escape.

Qin Xiangru has made up his mind.

"Old man, what are you doing?" Qin Mo swallowed.

"I'm lighting a cigarette for you. What are you afraid of? It's not a big deal for me to light it for my grandson-in-law!" Li Yuan waved his hand indifferently, and then happily lit one for himself, "Just treat other people like air.

How we are doing on a daily basis, let’s do it now!”

Li Shilong's face turned black.

What does it mean?

Just like this in front of so many people, privately it's not like riding Li Yuanyuan.

Li Shilong was so angry that his back molars almost broke.

"Old man, you are really good at tricking me without using the same tricks!" Qin Mo was about to cry.

There are traces of Li Shilong's deception, but Li Yuan's deception has no trace at all. A sudden attack can make him cry!

These two men are indeed from the same origin!

"It's okay, I'm here. If anyone dares to touch you, I'll do it to him!" Li Yuan patted the back of his hand, "Don't be afraid!"

Qin Mo shuddered and took two puffs of cigarette, "Actually, this matter involves all aspects, and it can't be explained clearly in a few sentences. How about I go back and think about it for a few days, okay?"

Li Shilong had already taken out his belt, and Qin Xiangru was also about to pull back. Gongsun Wuji silently moved the recliner behind Qin Mo in order to catch Li Shilong's attention.

Li Cungong said: "Jingyun, please stop being so pretentious. Fried pork with a belt is not pleasant!"

"Well, old man, let me just say a few words. In fact, this equalization of land system has its advantages and disadvantages. What I said, including what my uncle said, are all the disadvantages of the equalization of land system.

In the final analysis, it is the land annexation caused by land sales, and the uncle's method of leasing can indeed curb one or two, but there will always be people who take advantage of the loopholes, so we have to start from the source."

Li Yuan nodded, "Don't be impatient. Speak slowly. I'm listening!"

“We have a lot of officials and a lot of Yongye fields, and the officials can sell these fields at will without paying taxes.

Over time, you will naturally become a big landowner.

If there is a natural or man-made disaster, the food harvest fails, and the people cannot pay taxes, they will definitely rely on the names of officials or nobles to avoid taxes reasonably.

Sometimes, it is not the officials who are corrupt, but the small farmers who are desperate and seek help."

There was no imperial examination in Daqian, so naturally there was no preferential treatment for scholars, but the preferential treatment for officials and nobles was still very generous.

Take Ming Dynasty as an example. A large part of it was dragged down by scholars under the imperial examination system.

It's not that they are greedy, it's that the small farmers can no longer survive and want to be dependent on the farmers. If they don't harvest, they will cry for their parents.

The Ming Dynasty belonged to scholars, nobles, and officials, who all worked together.

If he doesn’t die, who will?

In the later stage, a huge empire would collect hundreds of thousands of taels of tax revenue. Who would dare to believe it?

Before Li Yuan became emperor, he was also a great nobleman. Qin Mo really hit the mark on this point.

He glanced at several people, and his expressions changed slightly.

Immediately, he snorted, "This is why I want to exterminate the family!"

Everyone present secretly smiled bitterly, how could this stupid Qin Mo say such a thing?

Aren't you shooting yourself in the foot?

Li Shilong also thought deeply that this was indeed a big problem, and within thirty years, the "reasonable tax avoidance" alone would be enough for small farmers to catch up.

"Let me ask another question. Is the biggest problem of dependent farmers just not paying taxes? No, hiding the population is the biggest problem!" Qin Mo said: "Why can aristocratic families easily raise a rebel team? Because the imperial court does not I know how many tenants there are under their family, it may be thousands or tens of thousands.

Now there are no aristocratic families in the south, and there are only three or two kittens in the north, but this phenomenon is bound to shift, although many places are now exempted from corvee, and some disaster-stricken places are also exempted from taxes.

But what are the taxes we implement?

It’s a rental system!

The tax system clarified the amount of taxes paid by the people.

Each male pays 2 shi of millet to the state every year, which is called "rent"; 2 zhang of silk or damask, 3 liang of cotton (not cotton, but kapok); in areas where cotton is not produced, 2 zhang of cloth and 3 liang of linen are paid. Jin is called "tiao".

Every Ding must perform corvée for 20 days every year. Those who do not want to serve can be replaced by silk or cloth, which is called "Yong".

When the country needs to increase corvee service, if the service is extended for 15 days, the transfer will be exempted; if the service is extended for 30 days, the transfer will be waived."

At this point, the cigarette butt burned Qin Mo's hand, and he quickly threw the cigarette butt on the ground. Li Yuan on the side was fascinated. Seeing Qin Mo exclaiming, he quickly took out another cigarette and stuffed it into Qin Mo's mouth. , "Come on, Jingyun, keep pumping!"

Qin Mo smiled bitterly, "Old man, you are really not afraid of me beating you to death!"

"It's okay, it's okay. When I was writing a book, I didn't stop smoking. The more I smoked, the clearer my thoughts became. If you smoke more, your thoughts will definitely come to you!" As he said that, he hurriedly lit Qin Mo.

"What a sin!" Qin Mo sighed secretly in his heart, and then said: "What did I say just now?"

"You said that after 30 days of additional service, you can be transferred without rent." Gongsun Wuji reminded him abruptly.

Qin Mo was startled, "Uncle Guo, why did you run behind me?"

"The wind is strong, but the wind behind you is weak!"

"Fart, you are clearly trying to cut off my retreat!" Qin Mo's teeth chattered angrily.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and speak quickly. My face is wrinkled by the sea breeze!" Gongsun Wuji said, dusting off the soot.

Qin Mo was also helpless and said in a low voice: "Many places use the method of increasing service to exempt people from rent transfer.

Therefore, even if we tax 40 to 1 tax, many people will still live a tight life.

Because all the able-bodied members of the family were taken away, some of the elderly might even die on the road if they were sent to work too far away.

What food and drinks along the way do not require money?

Therefore, even if corvee is exempted in some places, people are greedy and no one will want to pay rent.

They will still be attached to the names of nobles, lords or officials.

The land is still the same, but the court doesn't know how many people there are.

The taxes that can be collected are getting smaller and smaller.

Not only is the tax low, but the tax collection system of Daqian is also problematic. In the short term, it doesn’t matter, but in the long term, there will definitely be tax collectors lining their pockets.

It even exists now, but it's just that the lower level hides it from the upper level, the upper level collects money, and the officials protect each other!

I'm just going to say one thing, old man, you must understand.
Chapter completed!