Tang Dynasty Never Night

Li Xian has a special headache when he sees the edict. In fact, he is not afraid of working. He proposed the tax reform himself, so he doesn't mind if he is asked to do it. But it doesn't mean he wants to do it now. He's talking nonsense here. There are countless pig teammates on the hind legs!Unreasonable government orders can easily cause reforms to fail to achieve corresponding results.

And if there is no result, this reform will naturally be considered a failure and die prematurely, but Li Xian believes that this tax law is at least good for the current Tang Dynasty, and there are still many things that the court is arguing about. They didn't come up with a regulation at all, because they didn't know how to set the tax rate properly!

Letting Yangzhou come to be a pilot also means to try it out. It is in one place, and there is quite a lot of room for adjustment in case of any problems.

Li Xian sighed. If he wanted to do a pilot project, he must first let the officials in Yangzhou listen to him, md, if he knew it, he would have freed up his hands to clean up those gangs who only eat and don't work!

It's just that this time the letter he wrote to Empress Wu obviously worked. Before he could think of a solution, Empress Wu over there had already resolved it for him vigorously. Some spare officials who knew a little about the economy were selected and transferred to Yangzhou.

The big shock in Yangzhou's officialdom shocked everyone. After Zhang Ji left, other people became honest—it's okay to be dishonest. Let's see where Zhang Ji was transferred?Although Hongzhou is not a remote mountainous area, can it compare with the prosperity of Yangzhou?

In fact, Li Xian still feels a little pity in his heart. He is collecting evidence against Zhang Ji and the others. This group of people has become a habit of fighting corruption. Once the information is submitted, these people will not be able to keep their heads.

Li Xian put these aside, and was going to discuss how to reform the tax after those people came over. Of course, he had to deal with the pirates' family members before that.

Needless to say, those who did not have a household registration were exiled. Even those who were taken captive to the island could not have a household registration. The household registration system in the Tang Dynasty was already perfect. If there are none, it can only prove that the families of these women are originally pirate families from generation to generation, and such ones cannot be released.

There is another kind of women with household registration, but these women account for a very small proportion of the survivors, basically just a dozen or so, and some of them have children.

These are the things that worry Li Xian. He also sent someone to ask, but those women are not willing to go back home. Several household registration files have shown that they are dead. As far as they are concerned, they are better dead than alive.

Li Xian was so thinking that his hair was getting bald and he didn't know how to deal with these women. Let them stay in Yangzhou. This might be a sad place for them, let alone all in one place. If they meet acquaintances... Their life is going to be difficult, but if they are put somewhere else...where can they go?

At this time, a few women came to apply and said they wanted to go to Lingnan together. Although going to Lingnan may not guarantee a good life, it is always a way out.Moreover, they are different from those who were exiled. It is impossible for the exiled to live a good life there. Their kind of voluntary request to go there is equivalent to moving to another place to live.

It's just... Even if you know that the climate in Lingnan is good, there are too many ethnic minorities there, and these women were bullied in the past.

Li Xian thought for a long time and finally made a decision. If these women are willing, he will send them to the Four Towns of Anxi!Why Anxi Four Towns?Because... Li Xian still has the title of Chief Protector of the Anxi Protectorate Mansion. Although he is also a remote leader, it should be no problem if Li Xian asks his subordinates to get a guide and write a recommendation for the local officials to handle as appropriate. It's somewhere else... He really couldn't think of it for a while.

What's more, the four Anxi towns sound remote, but the Silk Road passes there!Why did Tubo take so much effort to take that place?Isn't it because of the Silk Road?Those four small towns are actually pretty good, and even if there are mixed ethnicities, because everyone lives pretty well, they can be regarded as harmonious, and there are too many people traveling from south to north, even if there are suddenly more people No one would care about a few women. If they changed to another place, I'm afraid that as long as they were foreigners, they would be rejected.

And they can find something to do over there, and they can always survive.Li Xian has no doubts at all. Sometimes women are even tougher than men.

The only thing that is difficult to deal with is the child. There are a few women who don't want to bring the child. They have no feelings for the child, or even hate it, but some women are very contradictory, thinking that it is their child after all.

In this regard, Li Xian still insisted on his original idea. He had already given it to the court, and children over the age of seven could not stay.Li Xian vaguely remembered seeing a news in his previous life, which mainly reported on the children of terrorists. The terrorists might not take those women seriously, but they still valued their children.

So how do they value it?These children have been taught to kill since they were young. Boys and girls in their teens are merciless when they kill civilians with knives or even guns. The education received at this time may affect a lifetime.

People in ancient times matured precociously, just look at his younger sister Lolita and younger brother Zhengtai. At the age when ten years old was considered half an adult, seven years old is not too young.

Those under the age of seven, Li Xian hesitated for a moment before letting them be taken away. Anyway, the way he gave was exile, but those women with unforgivable crimes were exiled to Lingnan, and these women were exiled to Anxi Four town only.As for the specialization, Li Xian racked his brains to come up with some reasons. For example, these women were originally good citizens, and they had to do something. To be honest, it was more tiring than writing a tax reform plan.

After the letter was sent out, Li Xian had to wait for some news. The inconvenient communication in the ancient times was a bad point. In addition, the verdict against the pirates had already been written, so he had to wait for the reply from above. However, Li Xian knew that for those The treatment of the pirates should be fine, but the treatment of the pirates' families may be...

Sure enough, some people were dissatisfied. Those people thought that since they were exiled, they should all be exiled to Lingnan. Why should they share it?And the four towns of Anxi are very prosperous, are they places for exiles?

Oh, and some people said that these family members are really looking for things for the court. Whether it is the pirate family or the captives, they should have died a long time ago.

In fact, Li Xian knew that there would be such an argument. He just took it as a joke in Yangzhou. It was really a bit of a joke. Who was the one who said this?Is the survivor of Goguryeo.

This is also a mysterious figure. He was a powerful minister when he was in Goguryeo, but he had never fought against others, and his family life was a bit aggrieved, and he was even almost exterminated.Later, Datang fought with Goguryeo. Seeing that Goguryeo was about to be wiped out, this person ran to Datang directly with his family and asked for "inner attachment".Since he surrendered, Datang naturally let his family survive, but this person came to Datang and was not at ease as a commoner, so he directly sold the information he knew to Datang, and then relied on hard work , although he didn't get an important official position, he did well.

When Li Xian knew that this man said to let all the women die, he laughed, Nima, you are still a survivor of Goguryeo.Some people use the standards of saints to demand others, but use the standards of sluts to demand themselves.

Li Xianli didn't pay attention to this guy, he knew that this guy jumped out to show his presence and wanted to show that he also had integrity. After all, the things he did back then were quite disgusting, so the officials of Datang treated him There are really not many of them, and those who hang out with him are not good at morality. They want to climb up, but the court has morality, and those with poor character must not be placed in an important position.

Of course, this does not mean that everyone in an important position has a good character. Taking a step back, at least on the surface, it is impossible to find fault.

Li Xian's letter was quickly answered, and this kind of judgment is not serious in the eyes of many people.As for those who were exiled to the four towns of Anxi, everyone knew what was going on in their hearts, and most of them had a heart of compassion. Since Li Xian had made arrangements, let's turn a blind eye.

Li Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief. The newly appointed Chang Shi and Sima will arrive tomorrow, and it is estimated that they will discuss matters related to the tax system in two days.To be honest, Li Xian felt that he had almost written what he could write, and he might not be able to handle the rest. As a result, after arguing for a long time, the people in the center came to the conclusion that they could try it out in Yangzhou first. , nothing else was discussed, and they had to come for the rest. This is not cheating... Oh, this is Li Zhi cheating his son!

Chang Shi's name is Ren Wu, and Sima's name is Hai Qing. These two people have completely different styles. Pirates still look like pirates.

The contrast between these two people is too great. When Li Xian saw them, he felt a little bad. Of course, this has nothing to do with his appearance, but because...the two look too young, and he is not It's reliable, two more young officials... Is there really hope for this tax reform?

Oh, Hai Qing looks older than Ren Wu, but their official positions are opposite.

Li Xian's complaints in his heart almost turned into barrage, but on the surface he still received the two people with a smile, and greeted them at the inn. The banquet was not rich, and Li Xian said a little embarrassedly: "The food is simple, please invite Don't give up on you two."

Ren Wu smiled slightly and said softly: "Your Highness, you are welcome. Your Highness is a role model for the people of our generation. I respect Your Highness for a glass."

Li Xian was a little embarrassed by what he said, but he had to say that Ren Wu and Hai Qing were very easy to get along with. Li Xian was worried that he wouldn't get along with them, but now he was relieved.

And these two people felt relieved after the initial communication, they were afraid of encountering an arrogant boss, they were clear about the transfer of Zhang Ji and others before, and they knew better why they were transferred, so in When they came, both of them were very nervous. They were afraid that something would make Li Xian unhappy, and if he turned around and complained to his parents, the two of them would be finished.

Now it seems...His Royal Highness King Zhou is very easy to get along with. What did Zhang Ji and those idiots do to anger such a soft and cute boy?

what else?It's just that Li Xian is too soft and cute, so they don't take Li Xian seriously.

While pushing and changing glasses, Li Xian was very surprised to find that he thought Ren Wu was only in his 20s, but in fact he was already in his thirties!The eldest daughter is already married!And Hai Qing, who he thought was older, is actually only 28.

So... being fat is the original sin.Li Xian looked at Ren Wu and Hai Qing strangely, but the age of these two people is not too young in this age, and the official is not a genius but not bad at this position.

It's just that what Li Xian didn't expect was that these two people are completely workaholics. Before that, Li Xian was still telling them about some local customs and special products. Change it.

Ren Wu is very clear about his own position. He came here to assist the king of Zhou in name, but in fact he wanted to correct the king of Zhou's mistakes. The sage probably really thinks that the tax system is good, and he wants to let the king of Zhou improve his political achievements. So maybe it was Ren Wu who did the work, but the king of Zhou deserved the most credit in the end.

But it doesn't matter anymore, Ren Wu knows in his heart that if this matter is done well, even if it's just a postscript, it will be of great benefit to the future.

That's why Ren Wu's attitude towards Li Xian is very respectful. Of course, he also knows that Li Xian wrote the letter, but before he thought it was Li Xian who had staff around him to help him, but he just chatted and found out... the tax reform It seems that it is really His Royal Highness Zhou's own idea.

Opinions raised by others are different from what you express when you have something in your mind to chat with. Even if Ren Wu couldn't help but ask tricky questions, Li Xian can still say something, not necessarily answer the point It was on, but it could be heard that it was Li Xian's own thinking. Combined with the age of this Highness, Ren Wu couldn't help but feel a little daunting.

In fact... Li Xian was sweating all over when he asked him. He is not a major in economics, and he doesn't have a special understanding of the tax system. The only things he knows are related to himself, such as personal income tax, Vehicle purchase tax, property tax, etc., and the rest... Sorry, he didn't understand it.

This means that the tax system in this era is not yet perfect, so I feel that the views he put forward are very novel. In fact, many things he said are not suitable for this era. However, through chatting, Li Xian also discovered that these two people are The ones who really know are all from small aristocratic families, and the arrogance of the aristocratic families is not heavy, and because the place where they live is not so prosperous, they know a lot about people's livelihood, and they are two very reliable people.

All the best!Li Xian needs a reliable person to help. Of course, it would be even better if their way of thinking can be developed a little bit.

Although the food at this wind-receiving banquet was really not good, all the participants returned with a good heart.Li Xian went back to the Governor's Mansion in a daze and fell asleep. When he got up the next day, he found that the two had already started to work early. When he arrived at the state capital, the two had already written There are some items waiting for him to read.

Li Xian wiped his sweat silently, these two were really enthusiastic enough, and he became enthusiastic after being driven by these two people.It's just that enthusiasm is not enough. Many issues need to be carefully considered. For example, Li Xian said that the tax should not be based on a fixed value, but be more flexible, such as charging [-]% ​​to [-]%.

What kind of appropriate value to take is still to be discussed, especially for merchants to collect taxes.Li Xian discussed with them the first two majors. These two even brought out the tax records of Yangzhou over the years, saying that they should study carefully before drawing conclusions.

Li Xian was in a bad mood after looking at those materials. He began to miss the days when he was eating and waiting to die. The most important thing was... After a few days of getting along, he could tell that these two people were just working together. Crazy.

Logically speaking, Li Xian should be very happy to have such a subordinate, but...he feels a little sorry for pushing everything to others.So he was forced to become a workaholic after going back and forth.

In the end, some parts were barely formulated, such as crops and textiles, which were collected at the rate of one tenth of the tax. If someone is willing to reclaim the wasteland, the tax is exempted for the first five years, and the fifteenth tax is one within ten years after five years. Ten years later, it will be collected according to normal taxes.Of course, agricultural taxation is flexible, and it will definitely be lowered if there is a disaster or something.

For businessmen, the tax is two out of ten taxes. If it is a luxury item, that is, a foreign product, it is taxed according to three out of ten taxes.As for the real estate transaction tax... Li Xian thinks it's better not to do it, because this era is not as lively as real estate transactions in later generations, so let's put this tax aside for now.

Then remove some exorbitant taxes. In Li Xian's opinion, those taxes should not be paid.

After the tax system was finalized, Ren Wu was a little worried. In fact, it is reasonable to say that the agricultural tax rate has been reduced a lot, but the merchants have to pay a lot more. Li Xian is not worried at all, he just wants to take the salt merchants out Yes, the geographical location of Yangzhou is very good, there is a salt field by the sea, and there is also the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Li Zhi must have his own ideas in choosing to pilot here.

After the tax system was almost formulated, there was only one reform to promote. Li Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief here. He thought that after the decree was promulgated, he should wait to make adjustments.

As a result, I didn't expect that at this time, the family members of those pirates had problems again!Those exiled to Lingnan have already been taken away, and the rest will be sent to the four towns of Anxi, but Li Xian has to greet the local officials and change the household registration of these women. It's all troublesome.

So the time dragged on a little longer, and these women could be sent away at first glance, but in the blink of an eye, these people killed them.

When Cheng Bao came to report to Li Xian, he was stunned for a moment: "He died? How did he die?" Isn't it?Could it be that he committed suicide?No, didn't he already send someone to tell them to go to another place to start again, and everyone accepted it before, how could this be dead?

Zheng Bao bowed his head and said, "Two women were beaten to death by other women."

Fuck!Li Xian stood up right then: "What do you mean? Or murder? Why?" Is this the rhythm of a riot?Staying in Pirate's Den for a long time has changed your temperament?

The insurer's face was a bit strange: "It is said that it is because of those two women... Although they have household registration, they were not taken away by pirates."

"Huh?" Li Xian was a little surprised, wasn't he?It is impossible for the descendants of pirates to be registered.

Chengbao continued: "They...are going to join the pirates on their own initiative."

What the hell!Li Xian stared at Chengbao with rounded eyes, and asked for a long time with an expression like you don't like me: "You... are you telling the truth?"

The underwriting is also a little helpless, he was also stupid when he heard this, okay?What does it mean to take the initiative to join the pirates? There are still people who can't think about it these days?

Seeing the seriousness of the underwriting, Li Xian asked after a while, "Then... that's it, why didn't those women report it? Why did they beat someone to death?"

Nima, murder pays for life.Underwriting said hesitantly, because those women hated these two women to the extreme. It is said that these two women not only took the initiative to defect to the pirates, but they also told the situation of many fishing villages near the pirates!Because they also grew up in fishing villages.

And the deaths of all the relatives of those victims are inseparable from these two women!The reason why I didn't do it before is because these women's lives were not very good before, and they were suppressed by these two women very hard. Those two women also bullied others. Many people are afraid of them, but they stayed here in Yangzhou Mansion. It's been a long time, and at first the two women restrained themselves a little. They probably did something again two days ago, which made everyone angry... This is...

After hearing this, Li Xian's mouth twitched. To be honest, he felt that these two women deserved it.As for what the two of them are thinking, I'm sorry, normal people can't figure out their brain-dead thoughts, just like in the previous life, Li Xian vaguely remembered that a little British girl took the initiative to go to the terrorists to be a jihadi bride or something. don't know.

Li Xian sighed, thought for a while and said, "Who else knows about this? If not many people know, then just find a reason for the two women's deaths, and don't bury them, just throw them into the sea." !"

It's fine for the two of you to join the pirates with your brains, and tell the pirates about the fishing village. It's not an exaggeration!

After sending all these women away with great difficulty, Li Xian just wanted to ask Ren Wu and Hai Qing how the tax reform was going, and then received an urgent report: Mrs. Yang of Rongguo died.