The strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 614 Li Tai's New Tax Law (Part [-])
After the patriarchs of the big families left, Lu Wanda said to Li Tai: "My lord, if you follow what you promised just now, where will the tax revenue of our country of Yan come from in the future?"

Li Tai promised the patriarchs of these big families that the factories and shops they opened would not be taxed for 30 years.This is no joke.

Today, the tax collection in the Tang Dynasty is adjusted according to rent and mediocrity. The so-called: "If there is land, there will be rent; if there are households, there will be adjustment; if there is a family, there will be mediocrity."

Ding men serve the country for 20 days a year. If they are unable to serve due to special reasons, they can be calculated on a daily basis and pay three feet of silk every day instead. This is called "yong".

According to the local local products, each dime will be handed over to each of two zhangs of silk and silk each year, and one-fifth of the cloth will be handed over. For silk and silk, an additional three taels of cotton will be added.

Moreover, Li Tai also exempted the farmers from these three taxes.Only 30% of their harvest is collected as a tax.And now those big families don't have to pay taxes for [-] years.

That means that in the next 30 years, the entire Yan Kingdom needs to use the [-]% of the harvest from the farmers who cultivate the land to maintain the country's expenses.

These taxes, not to mention maintaining the operation of the entire Yan Kingdom, even the funds consumed by the troops.It is definitely not only the [-]% harvest, which can be maintained normally.

"Patriarch Lu's worries are naturally understood by the king, but these big families handed over the land they depend on for survival. If we don't give them the corresponding rewards, then what is the difference from bandits?"

"However, my king promised not to collect taxes from their factories and shops. But it doesn't mean that they won't collect taxes from them." Li Tai said to Lu Wanda with a smile.

Hearing Li Tai's words, Lu Wanda's heart trembled.The expression on his face couldn't help but change, so he opened his mouth and said to Li Tai: "Could it be that my lord, is it possible to add a new tax collection item?"

"It's not an increase, but a reform. The taxation in my Tang Dynasty is called Zuyongtiao. However, this king is not planning to implement this taxation method in Yan Kingdom."

"There are only three taxes in Yan State. The first is personal income tax, the second is business tax, and the last is agricultural tax." Li Tai said to Lu Wanda with a smile.

"I don't know what my lord said, but how are these three new taxes collected?" Lu Wanda asked Li Tai puzzled.

Afterwards, Li Tai explained to Lu Wanda in detail how to collect personal income tax and business tax.As for the land tax, it has already been said.

"My lord, this can indeed prevent the common people from being unable to pay taxes when they encounter natural or man-made disasters. But this may greatly reduce our country's tax revenue." Lu Wanda said worriedly to Li Tai.

The so-called rent adjustment, to put it bluntly, is to collect taxes on a per capita basis, regardless of your harvest this year.Even if there is no harvest, the country will collect taxes according to the number of your head.

Although this guarantees the country's tax revenue, it has caused many people to be unable to pay taxes, because it's not that he doesn't want to teach.It's simply not being able to pay taxes.

In the end, the only thing waiting for him is to sell himself as a slave, because once he sells himself as a slave, his master will pay taxes for him.Of course, his own personal freedom has completely disappeared.

This is why some people conceal the number of their own family members.To put it bluntly, it is a way of tax evasion.

"Whether a country is prosperous or not, taxation is only a part of it. We have to set up factories in the name of the country..." Li Tai told Lu Wanda about the management model of the later generations of the country in detail.

Hearing Li Tai's ingenious way, Lu Wanda couldn't help being extremely excited.He never expected that Li Tai would come up with such a novel idea.

However, another vocabulary also appeared in Lu Wanda's mind, that is to compete with the people for profit.Because by doing this, Li Tai is indeed suspected of competing with the people for profit.

So Lu Wanda said to Li Tai: "My lord, although this method is good, it seems to be competing for the interests of the people."

"Patriarch Lu's words are wrong. If we collect a large amount of taxes from the people. We are running a state-owned enterprise, then it is called competing for profits with the people."

"But now we have reduced the taxes of the people on a large scale. How can we say that we are competing with the people for profit?" Li Tai said with a smile.

Han Zhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke to Li Tai and said, "My lord, your way of collecting taxes is very consistent with Legalism."

"I think this is indeed a way of governing the country. As long as my lord can implement these three taxes in the country of Yan. In addition to the state-owned enterprises mentioned by the lord, the country of Yan will become a prosperous country in a short time."

"Master Han is right. For example, my 33rd Heaven is the lord's personal property. According to what the lord said, then my 33rd Heaven will become the property of Yan Kingdom."

"And my annual income at 33 Chongtian may not be comparable to the original Youzhou's tax." Zou Fengchi said with a smile on the side.

"In that case, I will leave this matter to the three of you. I need you to sort out a new tax law." Li Tai nodded and said to Lu Wanda, Han Zhi and Zou Fengchi.

"Please don't worry, my lord. We will definitely follow my lord's intention. We will sort out a set of tax laws in a short time." Han Zhiqi said to Li Tai.

Lu Wanda nodded in the same way, and then said: "From now on, there are only three kinds of taxes in my country of Yan, that is, artisans who do not cultivate the land pay personal income tax, merchants who do business pay business tax, and farmers who cultivate land pay land tax."

"Patriarch Lu is right. From now on, this will be my country's tax revenue. However, according to my promise, the big family that handed over their land will not collect their business tax for 30 years." Li Tai nodded and said.

After receiving Li Tai's explanation, Han Zhi, Lu Wanda and Zou Fengchi began to get busy nervously.A new set of tax laws will emerge from the pens of the three of them.

And Li Tai is only responsible for providing a rough structure, and he won't bother with the detailed content.So while the three of them were busy, Li Tai lived a leisurely life again.

However, Li Tai was extremely relaxed on the surface, but he was extremely cautious in his heart.Because now the whole of his own country is not really peaceful and prosperous.It is definitely not an exaggeration to describe it as a turbulent undercurrent.

However, Li Tai didn't act too hastily, and used drastic means to kill those undercurrents.Because Li Tai knew that killing people was worse than killing people's hearts.

Only when the people truly see the benefits, will they follow themselves willingly.Even if I let them go to die, they will never turn back.

On the contrary, it is to obey the yang and violate the yin, once there is any change.Those who are obedient to themselves on the surface may turn against them in an instant.

(End of this chapter)