The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

The merchants waiting in line looked at the young man who appeared here with inquiring eyes, and the official who had just left called this adult?Isn't Li Liuyuan the only one who is an official in the court at such a young age?

...Could it be that this person is Li Liuyuan?

Li Liuyuan single-handedly founded the Ministry of Commerce, proposed commercial reforms, canceled various miscellaneous taxes, and unified commercial taxation, although this was only implemented here in the capital.

Today, they don’t need to pay lijin for entering the city when they escort the goods into the city. They come here to pay taxes. After doing some calculations, they found that after the new tax law really cancels those miscellaneous fees, the tax rate they pay now has increased. But because there are not so many types, the amount they pay has been reduced.

Their merchants do business not just to make some money. If they can spend less extra money, these merchants will naturally be happier.

Before that, most of them had only heard of Li Wen and Li Liuyuan, and no one had come into contact with this Mr. Li.It's rare to meet here today. I didn't expect this Master Li to be so young. A businessman came forward with the idea of ​​getting close to Li Liuyuan, and cautiously asked, "May I ask if you are Li Liuyuan Master Li?"

"Oh, hello." Li Wen smiled, nodded slightly, and admitted his identity, "May I ask who you are?"

Seeing this, the businessman hurriedly saluted and reported his name. Several businessmen next to him came forward to greet him one after another, looking for a chance to get acquainted in front of Master Li. It would be better to have a little relationship.

Li Wen smiled and talked with these merchants, and probably knew where these merchants came from, what kind of business they were doing, and so on.

These businessmen have a lot of doubts and puzzles about the new tax law. When they asked about the new tax law, Li Wen also patiently explained it to everyone. When it came to some things about commercial tax in the future, he told everyone, "From Starting today, the tax on goods here in the capital will be paid uniformly at the level of the Ministry of Commerce... If someone charges you extra money under other messy names, you can complain to the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Commerce will deal with it for you these questions."

The Ministry of Commerce was established not only for the purpose of regulating the commercial market and developing business, but also to protect the power of these merchants and to solve some problems for these merchants when necessary.

"Is what the lord said true?"

"Hey, that's great."

These businessmen were very happy to hear this. If it was true, they would have someone to help them deal with problems in the future.Although their businessmen have some money in their hands and can use the money to build relationships, they also suffer a lot when they encounter some black Vs who are not satisfied with tricks.

They would rather suffer a loss than fight with the government.

But now Mr. Li is in charge of the commercial department, and this Mr. Li is a celebrity around the emperor. It would be great if Mr. Li could do things for them.

Some people were thinking about how to get close to Master Li. It would be even better if they could have a good relationship with Master Li and make a private appointment for tea and talk about things.

"Regarding this matter, there will be detailed regulations and regulations later."

"Can you tell me what the rules are?"

"This is not yet available to everyone."

It's not that Li Wen didn't notice the eager eyes of some people, and heard their meaning from the words of these businessmen, but he pretended that he didn't understand, and continued to answer everyone's questions with the same smile on his face.

"My lord, we want to know whether the new regulations will only be implemented in the capital city, and whether they will be implemented in other places.

"Also, Mr. Li, when will the new tax law be implemented in other places?"

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This is a matter related to the policy of the imperial court. Grasping the policies and trends of the imperial court will also be of great help and benefit to their business. What they met today is not anyone else, but Li Liuyuan, Mr. Li, If you don't seize the opportunity to ask, you may not have the opportunity to meet Master Li in the future.

You said something, I said something, Li Wen didn't know who to answer.

"Everyone, don't worry." Li Wen asked everyone to be calm and calm, and replied, "Currently, the new tax law is in the trial implementation stage, and it will be implemented here in the capital first. If the new tax law is good, it will be discussed and confirmed through a meeting at that time... No

But everyone can rest assured that we will listen to everyone's opinions before making a decision. "

Here in the capital, the emperor has the final say, and the emperor's words are still valid. The officials below dare not violate the emperor's wishes, and the new tax law is easy to implement.Moreover, he is in control here in the capital, and the transfer of personnel is within the controllable range, but if it is outside the capital, it will be hard to say.

The water in the local area is probably deeper than that in the capital. Anyway, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Otherwise, the local officials would not dare to act independently and collect money from merchants in various names. Therefore, these local problems will be solved by then. The matter still needs to be discussed in the long term, and a special team may be established to take charge and deal with it.And this may involve the behavior of local officials, and I'm afraid it will be another bloodbath.

But now the Ministry of Commerce has just been established, and everything is still in the beginning stage. They still have to deal with the affairs in the capital first, and produce some results before they can satisfy the emperor and stop the officials in the court. , gain a firm foothold in the imperial court, and only then will the role of their Ministry of Commerce be fully utilized.

In order to truly play the role of the Ministry of Commerce, it is necessary to make this institution more mature, and it is hard to say anything now.

I had a conversation with these businessmen here, and answered many questions and doubts for everyone. Li Wen also learned a lot from these businessmen, but it is difficult to answer some of these businessmen's questions. He didn't answer the question directly.

Li Wen knew very well what these businessmen were concerned about. They just wanted to do business better and earn more money. Li Wen could understand this.

There are more and more people around him, which is about to cause inconvenience to work here.

Li Wen revealed a little information to these businessmen, only saying that the Ministry of Commerce will release new news later. As for the specifics of the news, he only revealed that it will be a good thing. He did not explain what the specific news is. Let everyone pay attention to the capital. newspapers and news.

These businessmen asked again, and he didn't disclose the extra.

He still has a lot of things waiting for him to deal with here, it is not good to stay here any longer, Li Wen called a person working here to come over, "Sorry, I have to go away for a while, everyone can Let's deal with your matters first... If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask the staff here first, and they will answer you one by one.,,

The businessmen were not yet willing to let him go.

Being blocked and unable to get out, Li Wen also said in a good-tempered manner, "Don't worry, everyone, there will be a chance to chat with you slowly in the future."

"Now, please make room, everyone, I have some other things to deal with..."

"My lord... my lord..."

At this time, some staff came to help, and Li Wen was able to get out of the surrounded crowd, and left with them.When the merchants behind saw Master Li leaving, they didn't dare to step forward to stop him. If they had any questions, they could just ask the person in charge of their affairs here.

After coming out of the first registration point, they went to the remaining registration points to check the situation.

It's just that after the previous incidents, every time he went to a place, Li Wen kept a low profile and kept his identity from being revealed, so as not to make it difficult for him to escape later.

There are quite a lot of merchants in the entire Dacheng. As far as the capital is concerned, there are a lot of merchants coming and going, so there are quite a few people who register and queue up.This was the first day of the implementation of the new tax law in Beijing. The staff here were all trained by him, so although the work was very busy, it seemed to be in order, and there were no major problems so far.

These businessmen come from south to north, and there are people from all over the place.

But later Li Wenxue became smarter. He hid his identity and chatted with these businessmen, and learned about everyone's views and thoughts on the new tax law from them. He had a general understanding of this. .

The capital is still the same capital, but today's capital is a little different from the past.

Vendors were restricted to set up stalls in the designated area, the roads became wider, and carriages and sedan chairs were no longer blocked on the roads.

All temporary cattle, horses and livestock in the city can only be taken to the designated sheds for storage, and are fed and guarded by specialized personnel.A set of signs, one for the owner, and one for the livestock. When the time comes, take the sign to retrieve your own livestock, because everyone paid a cleaning fee when they entered the city. Give an extra five coppers a day for feeding and care.

In case the brand is lost or the livestock is lost, there will be corresponding treatment and compensation, so you don’t have to worry about your cattle and horses missing here.

But this is a shed set up by the government, and there will be no unsightly people to make trouble.

"Looking at it this way, the street is really a bit different." After staying in the capital for a period of time, Shen Zijing was used to seeing pedestrians and carriages everywhere when he went out every day, and it was difficult to walk through so many people.However, there are quite a few people outside today, but this road is not crowded at all.

"Haha... yeah, this is a good sign." Li Wen smiled.

"Indeed." Shen Zijing nodded, agreeing very much.

It was already past noon, and none of them had lunch yet.After being busy for a long time, I didn't drink a sip of water. No wonder I'm so hungry. Li Wen dragged Shen Zijing to find a place to eat, "Let's go, let's find a place to eat."

Gulu--

His stomach grunted at the right time, Shen Zijing laughed and said, "If you didn't tell me, I didn't realize I was hungry."

"Haha Shan, let's go!" Li Wen laughed.