Chapter 523 Volume 5 The Tang Dynasty is a negative example!

Author: go to drunk people

Chapter 523 Volume 5 The Tang Dynasty is a negative example!

Regarding this issue, Pu Xiluo and others have really studied it, and immediately said: "Your Highness, from what I have seen, this matter must be done sooner rather than later.

In general, the Ming Dynasty's royal court really reached its current situation only after His Highness defeated Murong Fuyun last year, which was only half a year.

Now that tax reform has begun, the common people can understand. After all, everyone knows what happened before. It is not that the court cannot collect these taxes, but it is just intolerable.

As for the old people in Chishuiyuan, although they enjoyed not paying taxes for a longer period of time, they were not many in number, and they all survived with Daming and His Highness, so there was no need to worry too much.

They are different from the people outside Chishuiyuan. As long as the court's policy is explained clearly to them, they are still willing to support it.

As for the people outside Chishuiyuan, if they delay for a year or two and want to levy taxes in this area in the future, it will be difficult. After all, if they really want to develop the habit of not paying taxes, then they want to take out a penny from them.

It’s hard for me.

That's why Wei Chen said, it's better to do it sooner rather than later.

It just so happened that everyone had just emerged from the scourge of war and had gone through a difficult time. Now they were starting to re-formulate tax policies. They could understand, and they might even be grateful that the court had not levied taxes before.

It can be said that this is an excellent time.”

Li Chengqian nodded after hearing this.

I have to say that Puxiluo really used his brains on this matter.

Li Chengqian even suspected that there was a memorial lying quietly in Pu Xiluo's sleeve.

"Your Highness, Pu Shangshu is right." Qibi Heli heard what he said and said, "It was Your Highness' kindness to not levy taxes when they were in difficulty. Even if they start to collect taxes now, they will only be grateful for His Highness's great kindness.

Great virtue.

But if they still refuse to levy taxes after they have passed this test, and they have developed a habit, if they want to levy taxes again, they will probably think that someone is robbing their family of money and food."

Li Chengqian pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "What the two servants said makes sense. Indeed, the tax reform must be put on the agenda.

The people in Chishuiyuan are okay, they have followed us through the hard times step by step, but the people outside Chishuiyuan, to put it bluntly, they may not have a particularly strong sense of belonging to this article or the imperial court."

When everyone heard this, no one dared to speak up.

Mainly because of Li Chengqian’s last sentence, not many people dared to answer it.

"However, the tax reform is not that simple." Li Chengqian said, "Now our Ming Dynasty mainly relies on commercial taxes. Well, mainly this word is my misnomer. It should be said that all taxes are

Depends on business.

It’s not that this is bad, but our taxes are too simple.

This is not a healthy development trend. If one day in the future something suddenly goes wrong with Ming’s business, wouldn’t Ming’s tax revenue just collapse?

This land has been dominated by animal husbandry for many years, and animal husbandry is also an indispensable part for us.

After all, for this land, animal husbandry can also be planned in the agricultural tax.

Therefore, collecting agricultural taxes is indeed a top priority.

As for the poll tax..."

Having said this, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "From now on, we will give up completely. From now on, there will be no poll tax in the Ming Dynasty."

"Ah?" Upon hearing Li Chengqian's words, everyone was dumbfounded.

You know, this head tax is a big part of the entire tax system!

"Don't be so surprised. The head tax is not a good thing." Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "It's okay for a big family. But if you encounter a big family with seven or ten children, there is only one elder in the family.

If you have one cow and several acres of farmland, and you charge them a poll tax, isn’t that committing an evil act?”

"What His Highness said is absolutely true." Upon hearing what Li Chengqian said, Pu Xiruo, Yi Yuanfeng, Yi Yuanxi and others immediately stood up to express their support.

They used to hate the poll tax.

But Qibi Heli, Ashina Nishu, Murong Xiaoyong, and Changsun Chong all laughed in confusion.

They had some doubts that the reason why Li Chengqian gave up the poll tax was similar to a slap in the face and a sweet date?

Not to mention, is this possibility really not small?

"In addition," Li Chengqian continued, "in the future, agricultural taxes will no longer be levied on each household, but on the actual number of cultivated land, cattle and sheep owned.

In other words, those with more cultivated land and cattle and sheep should breed more; those with less cultivated land or cattle and sheep should breed less.

The purpose of taxation is to keep the dynasty running healthily, and the taxes collected are meant to serve the common people, so taxes must not become a burden to the common people."

"If there is more arable land, the more cattle and sheep you have, the more you will have intercourse? On the contrary, if you have more cattle and sheep, you will have less intercourse?"

After hearing what Li Chengqian said, everyone immediately started muttering.

Li Chengqian's words were a bit unexpected for them. You know, there is a lot of farmland and a lot of cattle and sheep. How can it be an ordinary person?

"Your Highness, if this happens, what will those people with a lot of farmland and livestock think?" Changsun Chong asked immediately.

You know, the palace of the Ming Dynasty now has the most cultivated land and the most livestock in this main hall?

Li Chengqian sneered and said, "Tell me, what do they think?"

"But this is a bit unfair to them after all." Changsun Chong said with some worry, "There is nothing wrong with the tax, and the arable land or livestock are what they have accumulated through hard work.

Why pay more taxes than others?

Could it be that there is nothing wrong with working hard to accumulate a family fortune?"

After Changsun Chong finished speaking, everyone nodded.

That's really what they thought.

Not to mention them, most people in the world, including the Tang Dynasty, think so! They even do it.

"Hmph..." Li Chengqian snorted and sneered with disdain, "I didn't expect that the eldest grandson minister could be so eloquent. Why didn't I see it before?

Why, not long after Changsun Shilang joined our Ming Dynasty, he started to buy a family property?"

Hearing Li Chengqian's tone and looking at Li Chengqian's cold and disdainful expression, Changsun Wuji immediately felt a little panicked.

But the reason why he said this just now was really not because he bought a family property in the Ming Dynasty, but because he wanted to do well among the officials.

After all, there are many forces in this court now.

If we divide the circles according to order and geographical differences, under the current situation, Chang Sun Chong's circle is the weakest.

Apart from Murong Xiaoyong, who among those present is not a minister?

Therefore, Changsun Chong also wanted to use this to sell everyone a favor. After all, most of the people present had families and businesses, so it was really hard to say this in person.

But when Li Chengqian came like this, Changsun Chong was also a little flustered, but at least he was taught by the old fox Changsun Wuji, so he immediately said: "Your Highness, I am definitely not saying this because of my own selfishness, if..."

"Okay." Li Chengqian waved his hand impatiently, interrupted Changsun Chong, then glanced at everyone and said, "Is this what all the ministers think?"

Upon hearing Li Chengqian's question, everyone more or less agreed, and no matter how hard it was, they didn't object.

Of course, some people did not object, not because of the tax issue, but because they did not dare to offend so many people at the same time.

Moreover, this does not mean that they do not support Li Chengqian's work. The key is that it has been like this since ancient times, and they are used to it.

"Hmph!" Li Chengqian snorted coldly, "a bunch of short-sighted guys!"

"Your Highness is right in reprimanding you." Pu Xilao said with his head buried.

Just say it, your boss will do whatever you say anyway!

Li Chengqian was really angry and hurt internally by everyone's words, as if he had accumulated enough force to punch out, but hit cotton.

That’s so angry!

Just when Li Chengqian was about to find something to vent his anger on, he happened to see Changsun Chong still clumping there like a piece of wood. He immediately said: "Servant Changsun was originally a dignitary of the Tang Dynasty. He was born in Chang'an, one of the most prosperous cities in the world. Come on, Minister Changsun."

Tell me about the land changes of the Changsun family since the founding of the Tang Dynasty?

Is it too much or too little?"

Changsun Chong was stunned.

How can this be less?

Although Changsun Wuji has retired over the years, his title and salary are still there. Besides, even without the salary from the court, his family still owns nearly half of the folk iron business of the Tang Dynasty, and their annual income is not much.

few.

In this era, a family with thousands of dollars is not as good as a thousand acres of fertile land.

Therefore, as long as there is an opportunity, not only the eldest son's family, but every family is purchasing land.

This is also called family business.

"Go back to Your Highness." Changsun Chong said, "The land of the Changsun family has indeed increased slightly in recent years compared with the previous years, but it was all purchased through the teeth, written in black and white, and signed and pledged. There is nothing wrong with it, right?"

"There is indeed nothing wrong with it." Li Chengqian said, "As far as I know, in the past few years, various noble families in Chang'an have purchased a large amount of land through tooth shops, written in black and white, and signed and pledged, as you said.

If we take the many nobles as an example, the acres they own now are at least 50% more than what they owned at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty!"

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "You are really good at running a house! You don't steal or rob, you earn by your own ability. Indeed, no one can say no."
To be continued...