Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

"Alas~" Li Chengqian looked at Li Tai's back and sighed softly. Ever since Li Tai competed for the throne, there has been a gap between the two, and they are not as close as before. There is nothing to talk about when we meet now.

Several times, Li Chengqian wanted to persuade Li Tai not to fight or get too close to the family. But he swallowed the words again. If he said this, he would look angry.

"Brother, everyone has their own destiny, don't worry about it, he will understand in the future." Li Shen saw Li Chengqian's thoughts and comforted him, and then Li Shen said

"By the way, brother, why is the fourth brother here? Even if you are reviewing the memorial, it is only you, there should not be the fourth brother. What exactly does Aye want to do?"

"I don't know what Aye is thinking. Could it be that what I did is not good enough?" Li Chengqian was a little depressed.

"Brother, don't worry. Didn't I tell you? No matter what happens, you just need to hold on. No one can take your position away. Just relax and relax. Let my sister-in-law find some maids to study at my residence. It would be great to learn massage and tea art, drink tea and read books when you have nothing to do."

When Li Chengqian smiles, this old man will enjoy it. In this way, the two of them walked while talking, without taking a carriage. Li Shen directly sent Li Chengqian back to the East Palace, which was not far anyway. And Li Shen also went home.

At the court meeting the next day, Li Shimin finally announced that he would go to Yirenju opened by King Ji tomorrow to have fun with the courtiers. In order to express our recognition for the hard work of all ministers.

The ministers were naturally grateful, and the newspaper also published on the front page that Yirenju had been renamed Tianshangrenjian, a comprehensive entertainment venue integrating bathing, leisure, teahouses, and restaurants.

There are many new words in newspapers, which are refreshing for people who read newspapers.

On the second day,

After Li Shimin went down to court, he led his courtiers to the former site of Yirenju. Li Shen had already led his people to wait at the door. Li Shimin took the lead and looked at a huge gilded plaque hanging above, which clearly read the four characters "Heaven and Earth".

"You call this place Heaven and Earth? Isn't the name a bit big?" Li Shimin turned to ask Li Shen who was following behind.

"Go back to Aye, it's not big at all. Let Aye enjoy today." He said and took the courtier directly to the bathing department.

"Aye, this is a bathing place, and the water is ready. Why don't you all enjoy it? They're all here anyway."

"Well, well, today we, the emperor and his subjects, will have fun together and bathe together." This kind of thing is actually the same as a reward. Bathing with the emperor is a reward for the courtiers, just like Qianlong and Liu Yong bathing together.

Li Shen gave instructions to the steward, and many servants came in at once to help the ministers change clothes. These people were used to being served at home.

The servants who served Li Shimin could not be servants. Li Shimin was taken alone to a room specially prepared by Li Shen. The eunuch brought by Wang De was responsible for undressing Li Shimin.

Logically speaking, he should find two maids, but Li Shen thought it was inappropriate to find maids to serve his father. If this unreliable father took his fancy and brought him back to the palace, wouldn't his mother blame him to death?

Next, everyone took a lively bath together. Li Shimin's favorite was the sauna. The bathing session made the court ministers scream.

After everyone was washed, Li Shen gave everyone a set of loose bathrobes and went up to the second floor. A group of Yingying Yanyan was responsible for making tea. They drank tea and listened to the legends being talked about on the stage, which made everyone feel very comfortable. Next, Li Shen Shen also arranged for the girls from Yirenju to give them massages.

There is also a special arrangement for Li Shimin. Yirenju has two top names, and the two of them are one each. Moreover, Li Shen also vaccinated Li Shimin, saying that these two people would belong to his family from now on.

Lying on the bed and enjoying a professional massage, Li Shimin relaxed wholeheartedly. They were the only two people in the house, so Li Shimin had no worries.

"Old Shi, you are really a person who knows how to enjoy things. It is said that King Zhou was unruly and had wine pools and meat forests. I think it is similar to this."

"As long as Aye feels comfortable. In the future, Aye can come here often. He has to take care of everything every day, but he should also take some time to relax and combine work and rest." The place where the emperor often visited must be a good place, better than all his publicity.

"I won't come. Although this place is good, it is too much for enjoyment, which consumes the will. The Tomb of Heroes of Gentle Village. King Zhou must have been like this back then. He couldn't help himself because of his greed for enjoyment."

"Aye, when you say this, it seems that I am a deceitful minister who deliberately confuses the king." Li Shen curled his lips.

"Hahaha, it really sounds like what you said. In the past few years, because of you, I have a new understanding of money. Sometimes I feel that I have become greedy for money." In recent years, because of Li Shen , Li Shimin is particularly sensitive to money, including internal money.

Through what Li Shen did, he also discovered that a country should not only develop agriculture, but commerce is also very important.

"Old Shi, what do you think can be done to make the country richer?" Li Shimin wanted the Tang Dynasty to become rich and powerful every day, and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment. But these are all inseparable from money.

It can be said that every cent of the annual tax revenue collected by the Ministry of Household Affairs is used in national construction, but it is still not enough.

"Of course it's tax collection." Li Shen answered without hesitation.

"Isn't it also collecting taxes now?" Li Shimin was puzzled.

"Aye, now the eighth level collected by our Tang Dynasty is agricultural tax, collected from the people, and the other [-]% is customs duty and city tax, collected from merchants, right?"

"Almost" Li Shimin nodded.

"Aye, why don't you consider collecting taxes from businessmen. The money a businessman earns every year can be worth the income of thousands of people. We can improve the status of businessmen and then collect business taxes.

Taxes don’t need to be too high, taxation should be stepped up. For example, no tax is levied on those with less than [-] guan per month, and [-]% tax is charged between [-] guan and [-] guan. A tax of RMB [-] is taxed on ten guans and above, and a tax of RMB [-] is taxed on ten thousand guan and above. "

"Ten taxes and three taxes? Merchants will not pay." The Han Dynasty was also worried about merchants collecting taxes.

"Aye, if you don't pay, you are breaking the law. The property will be sealed, all illegal income will be confiscated, and the owner will arrest you for labor." Who in the future generations would dare not to pay taxes. Tax evasion and tax evasion will punish you to death.

"No, you are too radical. These wealthy businessmen have backers behind them. They are entangled and difficult to move." Li Shimin must have more concerns than Li Shen.

"Okay! Aye, there are fewer people in the Tang Dynasty and more land, and our tax system is low, so the people now cannot be said to be rich, but they can still have enough food and clothing if there is no disaster year.

Renting and transferring servants can also support the national treasury. After that, the population will increase and the land will decrease. How can a country function just by renting servants? "The taxation system of the Zhenguan period in the Tang Dynasty is the taxation system of the Zhenguan period. Rent is land rent, servants are labor, and adjustment is silk, brocade and linen. (If you are interested, the author can explain the taxation of the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty separately.)