The conscience of heaven and earth. When Li Su was traveling around the world outside, he did not bring his wives and concubines, and at most he would take some maids at home. It was quite hard to travel, and he was just about to get close to women and raise his body.

But during these days in Zhuo County, he really felt that his body was hollowed out. One was forced to temporarily drink alcohol, and the other was that he had to endure hearing heavy metal rock percussion every day.

It’s like letting an introvert and quiet person go to the bar every day to dance for a while, even if he doesn’t have to get to the woman’s body, he can’t stand it.

Fortunately, such days are finally here, and the environment will change every now and then, so it is finally easy to relax.

Look, the days of drinking heavily in Lou Sang lasted for five days. From the sixth day, Liu Bei moved the venue to Zhang Fei's Taoyuan, saying that he would be in Taoyuan for another ten days.

After changing the venue, the place became more open and the scenery was good. It was the end of July, and the peach blossoms were definitely gone, but it happened to be the season for early autumn to bear fruit.

This Taoyuan changed ownership for at least fifteen years, and there were few people who took care of it intermittently. However, in the late years of Emperor Ling, it seemed that the merchants who bought the manor at that time planted some mixed fruit trees, but later no one cared about it and grew naturally.

Starting last year, Zhang Fei restored Zhuo County. Liu Fangcai sent someone to serve the orchard well, which was considered as flattering Zhang Fei, weeding and fertilizing, cutting dead branches and poor seedlings. This year, all of them have finally been borne out and look prosperous.

Liu Fang knew in his heart that he had inquired about the good news at the beginning of the year. His Majesty wanted to inspect the Xinguangfu area and would definitely return home. Take care of Taoyuan well, and then the time will be prosperous, and maybe he can make up some auspiciousness and offer treasures as political achievements.

The Prunus plants are basically ripe in the sixth and seventh month of the lunar calendar, namely peach, plum, plum, plum, apricots.

Although the ancients did not have knowledge of biology taxonomy, they also had simple agricultural experience. The trees planted in an orchard basically had similar habits.

So at this moment, you can see trees stacked in Taoyuan, sparse branches and leaves, but densely packed with peaches, plums, apricots, and a very small number of plums.

Unfortunately, there are not many auspicious signs.

The ancients called "Jiahu", which symbolized peace in the world, prosperity in people's livelihood, and prosperity in abundance.

Comparison of fruit trees, and so on, if there is a bunch of fruits that have a lot of fruits and can't hold on to the branches, it will occasionally be given to the local officials.

However, this situation is actually difficult to operate, because fruits are not as good as grains and are difficult to keep fresh for a long time. When the local officials picked it, they said that ten or eight peaches were formed in a whole string under a inflorescence, and they could not transport the peach branches directly to the capital.

The peaches had already rotted halfway through the way, and even if they were shipped, they fell off the branches because they were too mature. How could you prove that these large bunches of peaches grew together?

Therefore, this kind of thing is not without it, but it cannot be operated, so it is rarely recorded in history books.

On the first day Liu Bei returned to Taoyuan, officials from Guanzhuang presented a large number of pallets, with a string of inflorescences that had seven or eight peaches, and a string of more than a dozen plums. They probably chose to show off their best harvests in Taoyuan.

Liu Bei got the first prize. Although he knew that the people below were deliberately trying to please him, he did not point it out. He enjoyed the civil and military personnel, soldiers and villagers, and ordered that the remaining fruits in Taoyuan be picked and distributed to everyone.

"Come on, let's put a bunch of these biggest peaches in front of me and Yun Changyide. The bunch of the biggest plums is placed in Beya, and the bunch of apricots are placed in Zilong."

Seeing that there were many varieties of fruits, Liu Bei even divided them into them, and there was no difference between peaches, plums and apricots. The fruits picked out by these strings are all very good. Liu Bei divided them like this just deliberately commemorating the Taoyuan oath.

Of course, Li Su and Zhao Yun didn’t care, anyway, plums and apricots were not bad.

The king and his ministers were rude and feasted casually. The people who were invited to have fun were also expanded one circle than when they were in Lousangli before.

From Liu Bei's relatives and neighbors, it was further expanded to anyone who had a slight encounter with him, and they were invited. Liu Bei himself didn't say it, but Li Su could also see that this was imitating the style of Emperor Gaozu.

Some bad tastes can be tolerated. Just think that modern people can play with memes and quote classics, which is normal.

When there are many people, the scene is also chaotic. Especially when Liu Bei was young, he made friends with him so broad that he had all kinds of people.

Originally, in history, he became the Pingyuan Order. In the past, he was already a county prime minister and was able to drink with anyone, which was quite popular. Although the historical trajectory of this life has changed and he has never served as an official of that level, his talent will not change much.

Especially since Liu Bei held a banquet in Taoyuan this time for too long, once he showed his still nostalgic side, these news had enough time to spread.

Those who were not originally in Zhuo County, or who were obviously in Zhuo County, but felt that they were embarrassed to come and drink, would gradually be brave enough to get the news and then come here specially.

Within a few days, Li Su really saw some vulgar plots about "God-Emperor's return home", which made him laugh.

There was a "light knight" who had been with Liu Bei for more than 20 years ago (actually a gangster and a street slut), who survived after so many years of social life, or who had been in another camp and was disabled in the middle of the journey and was released home.

Everyone came here to talk about the scandals of that year. Some of them were not malicious, but wanted to ask for some family expenses. Judging from Liu Bei's good temper, as long as he remembered, he was indeed rewarded even if he had fought a fight back then, and then more and more people like this gathered.

Li Su saw it and felt that this scene was really magical. Just like the guys from the later generations of the quit bar, "Close your eyes and press the zeroes, and hit the more you hit the less you hit it."

However, the specific props used by Liu Bei were replaced by horseshoe golden cakes or silver tins.

Later, the "suppliers" who had dealing with Liu Bei in horse sales, and even mat and shoe weaving business, all had the courage to take advantage of the time when they had finished drinking and had to pay for the goods that year that they had not cleared their money for credit.

Liu Bei also laughed and drank, and threw money to settle accounts casually, and did not care about others.

After encountering these "supplier disputes" between Chenzhima and Languzi, Liu Bei remembered that Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, the horse sellers of Zhongshan County, the largest original sponsor in his business that year.

The two of them had not seen each other for eighteen years, and the last time they met was in the first year of Zhongping. When they heard that the Yellow Turbans were in trouble, they gave Liu Bei fifty gold and one thousand kilograms of steel for Liu Bei to build weapons and recruit soldiers.

In fact, in addition to giving the "primitive round of investment in the uprising", Liu Bei actually had a longer-term relationship with them. Didn't Liu Bei start to use as a guide to the horse dealer and escort the caravan at the age of fifteen? So it was actually equivalent to being hired by these people.

Liu Bei felt that so many "suppliers" had met, and it was better for employers and investors to meet at that time, so he sent someone to find him. He had to have a drink in Zhuo County for more than ten days and could afford to wait.

After seven or eight days, the cavalry sent by Liu Bei actually brought Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang.

These two men were a teenager older than Liu Bei. After all, when Liu Bei started to get involved in society at the age of fifteen, they were already wealthy businessmen led by themselves, and they were in their twenties and thirties at that time.

Liu Bei is already forty-two years old, so these two people are naturally in their fifties and sixteen years old.

They knew that Liu Bei would pass by his hometown Zhuo County when he inspected Guandong, but they were embarrassed to be embarrassed, so they didn't come at the beginning.

Zhang Shiping's idea was also very simple: if he only gave Liu Bei fifty gold and one thousand kilograms of iron, it would be fine, but he was just an investment sponsorship. Now he would not have to come over and get a reward for capital and profit. They knew that Liu Bei's character would definitely not be stingy.

But the key embarrassing point is that they have hired Liu Bei as a bodyguard and guide. If this matter is so bad, it will embarrass the emperor. So they did not plan to join in the crowded occasions, and planned to find Liu Bei alone in the future to avoid being embarrassed.

In the end, they didn't escape and were found by Liu Bei from other places. They were also very cognizable and decided not to mention Liu Bei's dark history of being a bodyguard and guide.

Unexpectedly, after meeting, Liu Bei drank a few bowls with them, and he took the initiative to reveal his dark history.

That was Liu Bei couldn't help it again. Percussion music such as drums and cymbals could no longer satisfy his drunken interest, so while his old friends were all there, he danced a set of double-stranded swords in public. After the dance, he caught Zhang Shiping and asked:

"Although I haven't fought with anyone for many years, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Su, you know my martial arts. Just relying on these two sword skills, it's no problem to encounter 100 thieves in the north, right?

Back then, I was guarding the horse team and heading south to Luoyang along Taihang. I met so many Xianbei thieves who broke into Youbing, but they still killed more than ten thieves! How brave was that time? Mr. Zhang, you have seen it with your own eyes. Let me testify to you!"

After hearing this, Zhang Shiping turned pale when he heard this. The emperor revealed his courage when he was a bodyguard and wanted his employer to testify?

But after being drunk by Liu Bei, he held the sword in one hand and grabbed his clothes with the other hand and asked him. Zhang Shiping didn't want to speak, but he could only be timid:

"Your Majesty is a brave man, and you know it well. You did not lose a single horse in the past, and you also took back two of them from the Xianbei thieves who killed the scattered. This is true and you dare not deceive your heart. Your Majesty has a good memory, and you still remember everything about Guanghe clearly..."

"Look! I'll say it earlier! I'll say it earlier! Don't believe it! Do you really think that only Yun Changyide can fight? My martial arts are... hiccup..."

Liu Bei laughed loudly, but was finally stopped by burping.

Li Su was beside him, and a joke appeared in his heart: It’s not scary to be drunk, what’s scary is that after you sober up, your buddy will help you recall the memories...

Fortunately, in this era, it is impossible to take photos and videos, and there is no memory. Liu Bei's drunken madness will not be recorded.

Li Su was lucky enough to live in an era without the Internet for the first time. At least, if you want to erase the history of making ugly things in your life, it is much easier than modern people. There are not so many traces and not so much data.

Perhaps this has also prompted them to become more and more vain.

After all, Li Su's tolerance was not as good as that of the ancients. He stopped Liu Bei from continuing to make a fool of himself, but he could not say it clearly, so he instead reminded Liu Bei to give Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang rewards him.

"Your Majesty, since Mr. Zhang and Mr. Su have made the contribution of destroying his family and relieving the difficulties, the court should reward him highly..."

Only then did Liu Bei stop the topic of boasting about martial arts and was led to the building:

"What the Prime Minister said is that you two helped me with fifty kilograms of gold... Now you are each granted 5,000 marquis of Huxian County. You can also grant your descendants the titles. When you inherit the title, you can make exceptions without having to reduce one fief of the village every generation.

In addition, the second dukes are getting older, so they won’t let you get tired. They can each recommend one son and give him a royal official with an annual salary of 2 million yuan, and serve for the rest of their lives!”

Liu Bei said casually that the hereditary marquis and the then-governors were all there.

Of course, the Yinguan can only be a generation, and he has no real power, so he is equivalent to giving him a salary of two million yuan a year. He dies and disappears. Only when they are older can they be given to their sons.

Li Su felt something was wrong when he heard this, because the marquis wanted to reduce the number of fiefs a little by one generation. This rule had just been set. Not long after, the emperor was happy and made an exception just to show that "let the descendants of old friends don't worry about their livelihoods for generations", which seemed not good.

After all, there are too many people who are worth opening this hole, so it will be difficult to get stuck in the future.

However, Liu Bei was just happy, and no one else dared to persuade him, so it was Li Su.

After he considered it, he proposed with great concern: "Your Majesty, the number of households in the Duke and Marquis has been reduced. This is a new law of the court. It has been made an exception before it was established, which is not conducive to establishing faith. I know that Your Majesty is benevolent and nostalgic, and I want the descendants of the two princes to have food and clothing for generations. I think of one method, but it will not make an exception and will have the same effect."

Liu Bei was still very advisable. Seeing that Li Su was so serious these days, he woke up a little while drunk: "What the Prime Minister must have seen is so sophisticated, but it doesn't matter."

Li Su: "Zhang and Su are the two public servants who sell horses for their business, and they can grant them tax-free talismans to their descendants for generations. For example, if the number of horses and livestock sold within a year is less than the number of horses and livestock sold each year, the court will not collect taxes on transactions.

In this way, the descendants will gain their benefits from generation to generation, but they will not be able to gain out of thin air. They can also encourage their careers without breaking the laws of the court.”

Liu Bei was stunned and sighed: "This method is good! And this method... seems to be able to be generalized. In the future, all righteous men who use wealth to help the grand event and destroy their families to relieve their difficulties can use a small amount of hereditary tax exemption certificate to reward them.

However, this quantity must be strictly controlled, and the commercial tax categories involved must be cautious. In my opinion, the Mi family, Zhen family and other tribes can all divide the side branches to receive this reward. In this way, the legitimate branch can enter the official position and inherit the title, and the common branch can do business."

Liu Bei actually expressed a lot of experiences at once, which shows that Li Su's suggestion also touched Liu Bei's hidden pain point that he had been thinking about for a long time. Now he has proposed a solution at once and can understand it.

Li Su also took the opportunity to add: "The total quantity and category should indeed be controlled. According to my opinion, the key points of the country should not be easily opened for a long-term duty-free period, according to the key points of the country.

Livestock sales, cotton textiles, porcelain and spices, can be relaxed as appropriate. Moreover, in order to reunify the Han Dynasty, the imperial court has issued a copy of interest in the fourth year. According to the previously agreed plan, it must be distributed for another year next year.

In this way, in the past few years, the imperial court has owed a total of 50 billion yuan in debts, paid off every year at 10% of the interest, and finally paid at least 70 to 80 billion yuan in actual amount.

Now the court has a commercial tax of 700 billion yuan per year, and the land tax tax has been maintained after the post-war reconstruction and daily expenses. If it cannot be withdrawn, how can it be settled without ten years of hard work?

If there are any other expenses, such as building a new canal, invading the Xianbei invasion, or expeditioning Gongsundu, and dealing with the other four barbarians, it will make the court's finances short of money and have to increase taxes... Of course, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance must discuss the matter, and it cannot be determined after drinking."

There were some details to imagine later, but Li Su didn't continue, mainly because there were some guys waiting for Liu Bei to give him a reward and listened to him.

After all, "permanent tax exemption" will harm long-term interests, so Li Su had to put some restrictions on it.

There is no need to discuss these restrictions in front of the "victim". On such a festive day, just report good news first but not bad news.

Liu Bei also realized that the Prime Minister must have kept a hand to prevent damage to the long-term finance, so he nodded and calculated a reward for himself: "Then I will give Zhang and Su Duke tax exemption talismans, and each tax-free trade of cattle and horses is 500 sheep, and you can choose descendants to pass on them."

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang hurriedly thanked him. This number is actually quite large. After all, one hundred horses are sold for duty-free every year. Even if it is limited to civilian horses, it will be a lot of profit. If the family runs for decades, it will be a tax-free of thousands of horses.
To be continued...