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Chapter 165 Advice to Li Er

To be honest, this Li Er could read minds, right?

It seems that I am still too young!
"Since His Majesty wants to hear it, I will naturally know everything!"

Li Er sat down, with a look of all ears.

Seeing this situation, Ding Yi felt a headache, he couldn't help it!

"I just feel that Datang's taxes have exposed a lot of taxes that should be collected!"

"Your Majesty's meaning of exempting customs duties, I also understand. It's just that tariffs are tariffs, and commercial taxes are commercial taxes!"

Ding Yi stopped and looked at Li Er's expression, very serious!

He continued: "I don't quite understand why the imperial court collects taxes from the common people, such as cloth and silk!"

This kind of tax in kind is extremely troublesome to collect, and Ding Yi has never understood it.

Li Er looked at Ding Yi and said, "Then what do you think you should accept from the people?"

"Isn't it good to collect money directly?" How convenient!
Li Er sneered and said, "Then do you think the common people have enough money to pay taxes? Do you think I don't know the benefits of collecting money directly?"

Well!I really don't know this!
"Nowadays in the Tang Dynasty, the common people are mainly engaged in farming, and there is not much food left throughout the year. Where do they get the money to pay taxes?" At this moment, Li Er suddenly felt that Ding Yi had a kind of mud that could not support the wall. What he said during the day The words made him a confidant for a while, so why are you confused now?It doesn't even look like a fake!
Ding Yi was silent. He didn't expect this, and it was a matter of course!I haven't changed the perspective of the future generations. The taxes of the future generations are only paid when I was a child, and then there are no more!Various subsidies were also given, and there are subsidies for farming!Although it is to prevent the loss of rural population, all go to work.But I have to feel the strength of the country!
Thinking of this, Ding Yi had a new idea, and replied: "Your Majesty, can I analyze it?"

Li Er waved his hand, Ding Yi did not hesitate, and said: "I am thinking that the Tang Dynasty has always been based on agriculture, and the harvest of grain and the amount of cultivated land also determine the strength of the country. Because there is not enough food."

"I think there are five solutions to this matter!"

"Which five?" Li Er was shocked. This kid dared to say that there are five ways to solve this unresolved matter for thousands of years!
"The three methods I mentioned are complementary! One is that corn and potatoes have enough grain to grow, and we must try our best to promote planting; two, improve the growth habits of various crops and increase production. , a season of corn! Wheat is planted after the autumn harvest, and the next summer harvest. Corn is planted after the wheat is harvested, and it will be harvested around mid-autumn. Of course, this wheat must be cold-resistant, which can be improved; third, the improvement of farm tools, Nowadays, most of the common people use manpower to cultivate and harvest, and before there is no Quyuanli, farming is even more difficult. Why not improve various tools? Fourth, a teacher of the minister once said that there is a kind of rice in Linyi. If it is sown, it will be at least five stones per acre, and no one will manage it at all. The rice there can be harvested three seasons a year; five, the court will send people to lead the people to build ditches and ditches. Directly lead the water to the fields, so that the people Irrigation is easier and faster."

Li Er looked at Ding Yi quietly, but his heart was full of turbulent waves!

The first point needless to be said by Ding Yi, the entire court is trying their best to facilitate this matter.

Improved seeds, two seasons a year!Still one season of wheat, one season of corn!
Improving farm tools, although this point will be used by Jianna to take actions in this regard, the effect is poor!
Linyi can have rice for three seasons a year, just need to scatter in the field?
It is understandable to repair and dig ditches, but it is very difficult to lead the water to the ground!
But if the five points mentioned by Ding Yi can be achieved, it will indeed greatly improve the current food problem in Datang, and it can even be said that there will be no food shortage at all!

"Can you take what you said about Lin Yi seriously?" Li Er still couldn't believe it.

"I guarantee the reputation of dozens of teachers of the minister!"

...Why does it feel unreliable? Even so, Li Er is also interested in Linyi's rice!

"Your Majesty! There is no shortage of food, so it's time to talk about taxes!" The previous words were just to pave the way for what I was about to say!
Li Er was not in the mood to listen at this time, he was thinking about Lin Yi's affairs, thinking about what would happen after Datang no longer lacked food!

"Your Majesty?" Ding Yi called softly.

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no response?
"Your Majesty!" Raise the volume!
"Huh?" Li Er was pulled back from his fantasy by Ding Yi, and said, "What?"

"..."

"What I said just now is only the first half, do you want to talk about it later?" If he could escape, Ding Yi really didn't want to talk about it!
Li Er immediately dropped his fantasies, he still wanted to hear Ding Yi's opinion!
"you say!"

"Well, let's say that if the first of the above five points is achieved, then the people will not be short of food, so they have to think about how to improve the quality of life!"

"Cultivation is convenient, and people have leisure time to do other things! For example, work and earn some money! With money, you need to buy various things to improve the quality of life. At this time, the role of merchants comes out I believe His Majesty understands this better than my ministers!" Li Er, who could think of exempting customs duties and allowing foreign goods to gather the population to increase the population, could not have thought of this.

"And by that time, Your Majesty can imagine how much domestic goods transactions will reach? With the prosperity of commerce, will the court still rely on the hard-working people to support the court's taxes?"

"If merchants pay taxes, can the country's tax be increased! This can also reduce the burden on the common people. With less burden, can the common people do more things? For example, work, do business, and study!"

This is a series of chain reactions, and it does not mean that we must follow this completely.It can be done completely synchronously!
"Your Majesty, now that I've come to this point, I have to talk about the topic of scholars, farmers, businessmen!"

"Relying on the free cultivation of the people alone cannot completely solve the problem of food shortage. The improvement of farm tools is indispensable! Does the court still have to classify craftsmen as lowly households? People only know that they go to school when they have money, and then they become officials. Weapons, tools, etc. Let who improve?"

"Most merchants are people who forget their righteousness for profit, but the development of a country requires merchants! The flow of goods is driven by these merchants. Without them, would the imperial court be required to distribute and transport goods?"

"Chen, that's all for now! These are some humble opinions of the minister. If there is something wrong, please forgive me!" I am a small employee of a small company, and I have become a counselor in this Tang Dynasty, serving the country. It is also a big heart to make suggestions for the development of the company!

At this time, Li Er no longer underestimated Ding Yi, a person who can speak these words clearly and wisely should not be underestimated!

And some of his insights, even I can't think of it!
Where is it that cultivated such a person?

Li Er has already firmly remembered what Ding Yi said, so he has to think about it carefully!
He even had a bold idea in his heart!

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(End of this chapter)