The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

"Express News - The Ministry of Commerce has issued a new tax law"

On the second day, the Kyoto Daily was sold out as soon as it came out. Merchants were particularly concerned about the movement in the capital. As soon as the newspaper came out, they sent their servants to grab it immediately.

Even the newspapers in the bookstore were sold out shortly after they were released. Seeing that today’s newspapers were sold out so quickly, and there were still many people asking for newspapers outside, shopkeeper Zhang immediately asked the masters behind him to hurry up and print them. newspaper.While the newspapers at the back were being printed, the store in front was selling them, and the speed of printing newspapers could not keep up with the speed of selling.

"There are not enough people behind, so send a few more people over there."

"Yes, I'm going to call someone now, little one."

Shopkeeper Zhang was in such a mood that the abacus in his hand was crackling excitedly. These are all money!He has been the shopkeeper of the bookstore for more than ten years, and this is the first time he has seen the bookstore's business so good. The silver taels sold on this day are equal to the previous month's.

Ha ha……

Shopkeeper Zhang is very happy, wishing that the business in the store can be so good every day.

The businessmen in the capital knew the news immediately, and they all gathered together to discuss the court's movements. The boxes above the restaurants and teahouses in the capital were almost full.In the wing room upstairs of a restaurant, seven or eight businessmen are sitting around a table, each holding a copy of the Kyoto Daily, and are discussing the news in the newspaper intensely

"Look, it says above that the capital here will cancel the lijin for entering the city."

"Does that mean that when we come to the capital in the future, we don't need to pay lijin when we enter the city?" If that's the case, they can save a lot of money. They have to pay for their goods every time they pass a checkpoint. Several truckloads of goods were transported here in the capital, and the likin paid was more expensive than their goods. If the selling price of the goods was low, they would have to lose money on a batch of goods.

"That's what it says... But it also said that there is no likin tax, and there is an additional commercial tax. This ratio is higher than what we used to pay."

"Are you sure?" Someone disagreed and said, "Although we said so much in the past, the silver taels we gave were far more than what we originally said. Those people have the final say on how much to give. ?... If we just follow what’s written on it and only give so much, then what we give here must be less than what we gave before.” Some of the people here, they all know who they are.

This clearly marked price is more cost-effective than sitting on the ground, right? "Also, take a look, the news on it was sent by the Ministry of Commerce, and there is also the seal of the Ministry of Commerce and Mr. Li's signature on it, which shows that the news is valid."

Mr. Li is a celebrity around the emperor, so if the news is released, is it the emperor's intention?These businessmen are all guessing this possibility, if it is the emperor's intention, it will definitely be different. "This is a business, so there is no need to manage it." If you need to spend a little money to do a good job, there are still people who are willing to spend the money.

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"It's one thing to get some money. What we're talking about is how much we want to give. This is a different matter from getting some money." Does it mean that they are willing to give the money for money management?It's not forced to give it!There are also some officials who are greedy and want more and more, almost exceeding the bottom line they can give.

Some people agree with this statement, they are willing to give, and forced to give, are two different things.

Everyone has different opinions on this matter. Some businessmen think that the new commercial tax is better than the previous one, but some businessmen think that the wool still comes from the sheep, and they are worried that there will be bombs in it. A good thing, in fact, is still more dubious.

No wonder the merchants reacted so strongly. The courts of all dynasties have paid little attention to commerce and discriminated against merchants. Their merchants have no status at all, and the government has imposed exorbitant taxes on merchants under various guises. They are struggling.If someone in the imperial court could stand up to speak for them and make decisions for them, would it be different again?

In the new tax law, there is also a new tax for hawkers who sell things in the capital, canceling various miscellaneous fees collected from hawkers, such as likin for entering the city and likin for landing, etc. These are no longer required to be paid, only to hawkers A fixed hawker tax is charged.

At the same time, all livestock, carriages and horses entering the imperial city have to pay a cleaning fee. It is stated later that this fee is used to maintain the cleanliness of the capital and pay the cleaning workers' wages, etc.

In the newly stipulated commercial tax, there are clear regulations and explanations for each tax collected, which is intended to

Let everyone understand what's going on.Not only was it published in the newspaper, but a new notice was posted at the gate of the city, but there was a line of special notes below: This regulation is only implemented in the capital for the time being.

So that is to say, the rest of the places still follow the old method, and only the capital here implements the new regulations.On this day, with the capital here as the center, all kinds of news were sent out from the capital, and sent to the hands of merchants everywhere as quickly as possible.

However, Li Wen still doesn't know about these things outside.

There will always be all kinds of gossip and verbal fights in the early court, but he used to be a spectator, but now he has become one of the protagonists, and he is still the kind of one person fighting a group of old men.It's not that he doesn't want to respect the old, but some people don't respect the old, and he can't respect the old even if he wants to.

and so……

There is really no other way!Li Wen felt helpless in his heart.

After the court was over, Li Wen came out of the palace and met the person Zhao Xiangyi had arranged to meet him.

"The junior officer will see the lord, and the little general will ask the lord to come and see the lord, and ask the younger one to come and help Mr. Li." Yang Guanglu took the order of their little general, and brought two people to report to Mr. Li.

"Commander Yang, long time no see, how are you doing?" This person was an acquaintance, and Li Wen greeted Commander Yang with a smile.

When they went to Xiangzhou, Yang Guanglu went with the team. Li Wen had a good impression of Yang Guanglu. kind.But this person has nothing to say in his work, he has good martial arts, and can be used as a bodyguard when necessary, it really kills two birds with one stone.

Yang Guanglu didn't expect Li Liuyuan to remember him, so he was a little flattered, "It's okay, it's fine."

"Oh, that's fine, I'm glad you're here." Li Wen expressed his welcome to Commander Yang. After all, they are half acquaintances, and it's better to come than someone they don't know.

Commander Yang obviously didn't expect him to be so popular with Master Li, "My lord, if you have anything to do here, just ask your subordinates to do it."

I don’t know if all rough people will be a little cautious in front of people who read books. Anyway, Commander Yang, who has always been silent, didn’t dare to talk nonsense in front of the smiling Li Liuyuan, so he shut his mouth tightly. His smile was also put away, and he looked serious.

"You guys came just in time. I really have something to do here for you, Commander Yang." He is short of manpower to handle things here, and it happens that there is something to be done for him, Li Wen is not polite Commander Yang was ordered to do a few small things for him, and he explained them clearly one by one.

"You will come back after finishing your errands. I'm not here at the Ministry of Household Affairs. Maybe I'm going to the Department of Commerce...that's the end of West Alley, the last courtyard at the end of the street. Do you know where it is? Go find me over there." Li He was embarrassed to say that it was the most dilapidated yard, and the sign of the Ministry of Commerce hadn't been hung yet. He would go over there later to see how the repairs were going, so he had to put the sign up first.

"I know, I know. My lord, you have something to do, and I will find you later." Is there any place in the capital that he is not familiar with?Commander Yang said in his heart that it does not exist.

Li Wen smiled and waved, "Okay, you guys help me deal with these two things first."

"Don't worry, my lord, we'll go right away." Commander Yang led the people away.

Seeing that the person left, Li Wen went back to the Ministry of Accounts first. His work here in the Ministry of Accounts was basically handed over to others, and there was still a little bit left that he needed to come back and deal with.His application for transfer has already been sent to the Ministry of Officials, and the official who will replace him has not yet been confirmed, or the person who has been confirmed has not yet arrived, but this is not something he should care about.

However, the Household Department is under the management of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the time being, and many of them are from the Crown Prince. Li Wen is quite relieved about this. A bunch of moths.All the money in the treasury was brought back by raiding the homes of those officials, and anyone who is not afraid of death can just come here!

I wanted to ask His Highness the Crown Prince something, but the Crown Prince was not on the side of the household department, so I had no choice but to give up.

Coming out of the household department, Li Wen made a detour and came to the commercial department.

The two doors at the entrance gate have been replaced. Li Wen stretched out his hand and shook it. Seeing that it is already firm, he doesn’t have to worry about falling and hitting people. He said, “It’s not bad. The doors have been replaced. All the broken doors and windows have to be replaced, and the broken roofs have to be repaired...and any broken beams have to be replaced..."

"Yes, I have already ordered the craftsman to hurry up and send it over, so that it can be replaced." The master in charge rushed over and said, "I would also like to thank Mr. Li for sending food to us all."

Many people who work here are coolies recruited from outside. Their wages are calculated on a daily basis, but meals are not included, so some people bring some dry food from home, and eat it when they are hungry at noon.Unexpectedly, Mr. Li would send someone to bring food over every day, and there is such a big bucket of mung bean soup, which can be scooped up by those who are thirsty at any time.

The manpower is short, and the mouth is soft when eating people. After eating other people's things, everyone works harder. Therefore, in less than two days, the front yard is almost cleaned up.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Only when you are full can you have the strength to do things." Li Wen also wanted everyone to do things for him when they were full, but it seems that the results are not bad so far. It looked much better than when they arrived on the first day, Li Wen finally showed a little smile on his face, and said, "It looks pretty good, thank you for your hard work."

"No hard work, no hard work, this is what we have to do." The master worker's face was tanned, and his actual age could not be seen, and there was a shy smile on his face.

Li Wen is more used to dealing with such people, which is much more comfortable than arguing and plotting with those old guys in the court. Those who fill the roof tiles should pay attention to safety, don’t force yourself if you are tired, come down to rest... Try to arrange people to go up in the morning and afternoon when the sun is not so bright, and don’t let people go up at noon.”

It's one thing for him to rush to work here, but he can't ignore the safety of people's lives because of rushing to work. "Yes, I understand. I will tell you about it later, so that everyone can pay attention." The master rubbed his hands nervously.

Li Wen followed the master inside and walked around. Seeing that everyone was busy at the moment, he came out after looking around casually, "When will the plaque be delivered?"

"It should be there in the afternoon," said the master.

"Oh, all right, then hang it up when it's delivered."

"Okay, no problem..."