Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

"No business, no rape!"

In the end, Li Shimin couldn't help saying quietly, with a hint of anger in his words, but how to make these people pay taxes normally is also a problem.

After much deliberation, Li Shimin still had no idea. The whole world is so big, and there are countless shops, so it is not so easy to verify the meaning.

"Imitate Yang Jian."

"It's better to use Chang'an as a pilot and give these businessmen a deadline to pay the market tax."

"It's okay if you don't make up for it. Let the people report it. If the people are found out, they can get one-tenth of the city tax."

Shu An's voice sounded slowly, it is unrealistic to rely on the imperial court to supervise, and the best way is to let the people supervise.

In the past, Yang Jian asked the common people to report the population in order to be exempted from tax and labor, while Shu An gave money directly.

Once it is found that there is interest in it, then even if the imperial court does not need to mobilize, these common people will set out to help the imperial court supervise it.

You must know that before time travel, there was still an industry of professional anti-counterfeiting, which is similar to the regulation of city tax.

After the words fell, Li Shimin nodded his head and his eyes lit up slightly, as if he felt that this method was feasible.

On the other side, Shu An's eyes flickered. You must know that the city tax was not heavy in the early Tang Dynasty, and it could even be described as very light.

But even so, under the investigation sent by Shu An, there are still many businessmen who have learned to be greedy for these small gains.

It can be said that this has become a habitual thing. This is the so-called lack of people, not to mention giving a period of time to pay taxes first, which can be regarded as a buffer time.

Chapter 127 method, embarrassment

"In addition to that, you can also work hard on the curfew issue."

Shu An's voice sounded slowly, and Li Shimin once again fell into doubts, as if he didn't understand the relationship between the curfew and the emptiness of the treasury.

"The curfew can be opened, but some business taxes will be charged on top of the curfew."

Seemingly seeing the emperor's doubts, Shu An explained that in fact, he had already thought about it.

"Can this work?"

Li Shimin couldn't help saying that he was obviously hesitant about this sub-father's method.

"You'll know if you try it. Businessmen seek profit. If they don't open shops, they don't need to pay more taxes. It's all voluntary. Chang'an can also be used as a pilot."

A gleam flashed in Shu An's eyes and he said, we must know that some people usually farm during the day and rarely have time for entertainment.

If Chang'an can open the curfew, then at least these people will have more interest, promote consumption, and naturally earn more.

You must know that the people in Chang'an have a lot of spare money in their hands, and they are much richer than others.

In addition to the common people, there are naturally scholars or nobles, etc. These talents are the main force of consumption.

All in all, Shu An naturally knows the way to do it, business is definitely much more taxed than landlords now.

"Ah."

Li Shimin replied, lifting the curfew is not impossible, as long as it is beneficial to Datang, he will try.

What's more, it's just an experiment in Chang'an. If it doesn't work, then the previous curfew will be restored.

"Actually, caravans are also very profitable. If the imperial court collects tariffs, it would be fine."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he said, because of the open relationship between the Sui and Tang Dynasties, many Hu merchants would come to Chang'an.

Because of the war before, although Shu An noticed it, he was powerless, not to mention that he didn't have much deterrent power at that time.

Why Hu merchants were able to do business in Chang'an, so no Tang people went to these customs, it can be said that long-term thinking has restricted Datang.

When Shu An was short of money before, he naturally thought of forming a caravan by himself, but he would not directly use Tang people, but some Hu-Han people.

In this way, the alien races outside the customs would be easier to accept and manipulate, but Shu An did not reveal this.

Because if Li Shimin joined the caravan, he might be impeached again. As for Shu An, Li Shimin would not compete with him for anything.

"Tariffs, this matter will be discussed later."

Li Shimin said with a hint of helplessness on his face, after all, Datang doesn't have much deterrent effect on the surrounding area.

In addition, there is not only one road from outside the customs to Chang'an, even if he wanted to do this, he would be powerless, but what this Asian father said he really cared about.

It doesn't matter if you don't pay attention, after all, Shu An has proved himself before, maybe this tariff is seen from the prediction of the secret.

Shu An didn't know what Li Shimin was thinking in his heart, if he knew, he would probably smile inwardly, but he nodded to Li Shimin.

There is no need to worry about this matter. After all, there are not many Hu merchants now. If there are more, then they will be left alone.

"Besides that, there is gold as a ransom."

"Most of the laws of the Tang Dynasty follow the old system, and there are some unreasonable things in it."

"It is entirely possible to change these unreasonable places into ransom with money, and the national treasury should be able to generate a lot of income."

.......

Shu An's voice sounded slowly, and this time his eyes were on Tang Lv. In fact, these methods are considered gentle methods.

For example, the city tax, which was originally stipulated, these traders are destined to not get anyone's support, even if there is, no one will be dissatisfied on the bright side and will not make a show of it.

If we were to say who the top businessman in the world is, then he must belong to these aristocratic families, so it can be said that Li Shimin started the story.

Then it is inevitable to confront the family again, this must be clear to Li Shimin, but this time it is the family's fault.

Naturally, this emperor has nothing to fear, even if he offends these aristocratic families, it doesn't matter, since the two are currently in an opposing position.

On Li Shimin's face, there was a look of approval, because he had long been dissatisfied with some aspects of Tang Law.

Ever since the eldest grandson Anye's rebellion was settled last time, he had long thought of making changes in his mind, but it was delayed by various things.

The meaning of my own father is also very obvious, that is, some insignificant crimes can be replaced by money, which Li Shimin agrees with.

Although it can't bring much money to Datang in a short period of time, in the long run, there should be some.

Li Shimin, who wished to divide the money into two parts, would naturally not refuse, and this move must be satisfactory to many people.

Whether they are descendants of aristocratic families or families of landlords, the lack of these people is not money, but they do not mean that they will not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

After Shu An's voice fell, he didn't say anything more. At present, these methods can be regarded as ways to increase the emptiness of the national treasury.

As for earning a huge amount of money in a short period of time, unless Li Shimin dared to touch the interests of the aristocratic family, after all, raiding the family and exterminating the clan was the fastest way to source wealth.

The accumulation of these families for hundreds of years, even thousands of years, is terrifying. There are no thousand-year-old dynasties but thousand-year-old families. This sentence is not a joke.

If you randomly searched a few families, you might even have the Turkic military expenditures, but Li Shimin is destined to be impossible.

If this is true, it will undoubtedly force these aristocratic families back. Don't underestimate the power of these aristocratic families. If they are gathered together, even Li Shimin will be a little bit afraid.

Moreover, many people in the imperial court were from noble families, so it was doomed that this path was not possible at all.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Shimin finally had an idea of ​​what he should do, although what Yafu said seemed to have nothing to do with the refugees.

But in fact, there are many relationships. After all, if the national treasury increases, then Li Shimin will naturally have the courage to relieve these refugees.

However, it is not yet known how effective it will be. Just relying on Yafu's words, he will not act immediately. After returning to the palace, he will ask Baiqi to investigate first.

Presumably it would not take much effort, he just wanted to see how many traders paid less tax, and what about the properties of those aristocratic families.

But before that, Li Shimin still has a slightly embarrassing question to ask.

Chapter 128 Heartbeat, cut

Li Shimin's expression did not escape Shu An's gaze, but this time it was Shu An's turn to wonder, did Li Shimin have any problems?

But Li Shimin didn't say anything, and Shu An wouldn't ask. Naturally, he didn't intend to find trouble for himself, after all, he was not the master of the Great Tang.

"I don't know how long Yafu will continue to help these refugees?"

After a long time, Li Shimin blushed and said, but the expression on his face quickly disappeared.

Shu An couldn't help showing a trace of astonishment, as if he didn't expect Li Shimin to ask this question, but he soon understood.

Li Shimin was thinking for himself. Shu An had learned from Du Ruhui that Li Shimin had collected food from various places as early as the beginning.

It's just that there is a lot of pressure to transport the grain to Chang'an for a while, so this question is asked.

"Shimin, even if I can't answer this question, refugees don't change, maybe five days, maybe ten days."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he said slowly, he naturally would not tell how much food he had stored, but instead gave an ambiguous answer.

On the contrary, Li Shimin nodded in agreement with his father's statement. Now there are over [-] refugees, and they can only get a few hundred shi of food a day.

The number of follow-up refugees is still rising. Before he came, he knew that most of the people in the customs had gone south. He guessed that the number of refugees might exceed 30.

At that time, thousands of shi of grain will be needed in a day, and tens of thousands of shi in ten days, even Chang'an rice merchants will not be able to get it out immediately.

"At least five more days."

Li Shimin thought to himself, and then he didn't stay for long, obviously he went to research ways to increase the national treasury, discussing the feasibility of it.

And Shu An also didn't say much about Li Shimin's departure, but his eyes flickered a little, and the treasury had some spare money.

Not to mention the savings in the previous year, but Shu An still remembers that Li Shimin paid for the redemption of the children of some common people, and restored those families that had been ruined.

Nowadays, because the people can still survive, buying and selling children is not too much, and Li Shimin obviously came to cry for poverty.

Of course, the purpose is that he said a little bit more last time, and he was missed. Apart from this one reason, Shu An couldn't think of any other reason.

"It's a good thing to be moved!"

Shu An murmured softly, obviously Li Shimin was tempted to build a straight road leading to the outside of the pass.

Although he didn't say anything during the whole process, Shu An knew that all of this was preparation for this straight road.

Even if the project is only one-tenth of the Grand Canal, the Sui Dynasty was in its heyday at that time.

The current population of Datang is quite small, and even the entire economic situation is in a mess. The war has just been away for a few years, and they are all in a state of recuperation.

Shu An's thoughts were racing, and there was a gleam of light on his face. He was the one who brought up this matter. If he didn't get some benefits from it, it would not be in line with his character.

At least let the refugees know who is giving them a way out, which is related to his next layout. It is not so easy to complete the road of sages in one step.

Even Shu An can only take one step at a time. Fortunately, as the saying goes, the beginning is the hardest, and he has already taken the first step.

On the other hand, after Li Shimin returned to the palace, he began to send Baiqi to investigate the city tax situation. As for the refugees, he only sent Chang'an's guards to maintain order.

After all, even if there are more than [-] refugees, even Li Shimin dare not relax for a moment.

Li Shimin couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief that his sub-father can still fight for a few days. It seems that his palace expenses will also be reduced.

Before, because the income from the tea house was quite high, and the food in Shu Mansion was really attractive, even Li Shimin couldn't help raising the standard in the palace.

Now Li Shimin only has these refugees in his eyes, and he still has self-control for this.

However, I still need to discuss it with the Guanyin servant girl first, to see if there are any other aspects of the cuts in the palace.

a palace

"Empress Mother and Emperor Father haven't come to see Lizhi recently."

"Lizhi, your father has been busy with affairs in the customs recently."

"But the emperor doesn't let Lizhi go out of the palace, and Lizhi still wants to go to the academy to see the fourth brother."

.....

When Li Shimin approached, he couldn't help but hear the mother-daughter conversation coming from inside, and couldn't help but stop, with a trace of guilt on his face, but it quickly disappeared.

At this time, Empress Changsun looked helpless, because she had naturally heard about what was going on in Chang'an.

Including the previous Yafu matter, although she kept silent, it didn't mean she didn't care about it. Fortunately, in the end, her Yafu didn't lose anything, but her reputation was even higher because of it.

As for the ability to predict the secrets, it is not surprising that Empress Changsun's eyes, because she has been in contact with Yafu for a long time, she has already taken it for granted.

On the contrary, it is said that the number of Chang'an refugees is not small. His Majesty must have been afraid of harming Lizhi, so he prohibited Lizhi from leaving the palace.

It's just that in the face of this situation, even Empress Changsun can't do anything, not to mention that she also agrees with His Majesty's views in her heart.

She has experienced wars and chaos before, but she knows how amazing the destructive power will be if refugees have no hope.

At this time, Li Shimin finally walked in, and the mother and daughter were taken aback for a moment, but then they all came to their senses.

"I have seen Your Majesty!"

"I've seen my father!"

After the two voices sounded, Li Shimin's expression was filled with a gentle voice.