Chapter 69 Silver Monetization
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Hou Ge's experience was unique. He went through ups and downs until Li Hu rose. He relied on the army at this moment. He decisively handed over the army. If there was no enough to impress him, it would be impossible. On the contrary, Zhang Gao'er's past was a pure horse thief and valued more interests. If Li Hu gave him enough power and wealth, Zhang Gao'er would still be willing to hand over the army and follow Li Hu to enjoy the delicious food. You must know that when he was in Longhua, if Li Hu had not taken into account the overall situation, let alone the King of Hell Army, even he himself had his soul returned to the underworld. Where would he have the glory and wealth today?
"Shishuai Yun and Guishuai have made a good start. For others, they should also consider the future." Luo Sinan looked at him and said in a pun.
Dong Xiaohou smiled and followed Luo Sinan's words: "As long as the time comes, the numbers of the Liaodong Army will naturally be cancelled one after another. I guess in another one or two years, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army will reach the scale of forty armies."
"As for the current finance of the court, the size of the forty armies is already the limit, and no more troops can be added, otherwise the court will not be able to support it." Luo Sinan was very annoyed when he thought of this. The smile on his face gradually faded away, and his eyes showed a worry. "The reform of the military system requires a process, and whether the reform of the military system can ultimately achieve our expected goals depends on the finance, so,
The reform of the financial system is the core of whether the change can be successful.”
Dong Xiaochou nodded. Suddenly he thought of one reason why Hou Guai decisively handed over the army, that is money. Now that the Hu Lieutenant Army has entered Middle Earth, Li Hu's day to become the overlord of the Central Plains is getting closer and closer, and Li Hu's pace of reforming the military system is getting faster and faster. In this case, the Liaodong Army-based army cannot support the army without its own territory. Their necks are tightly stuck by Li Hu. If they still do not follow the situation and handed over the army, Li Hu will definitely not continue to raise the tiger. If Li Hu is forced to hand over the army, it is better to take the initiative to hand over the army to gain Li Hu's trust and gain greater benefits.
In fact, now look at Yelu Mage and the Khitan army, you will know that they have no financial income, and the income from grazing is not only difficult to support the tribe, but also not to mention supporting a huge army. This is also the most important reason why the Khitans have always followed Li Hu. This shows the importance of finance, and the core of finance is the tax system. Today's court's tax system follows the two-tax system since the Tang Dynasty, mainly levying local tax and household tax. By the middle of this dynasty, due to the development of industry and commerce, commercial tax also became an important income of finance.
The changes in the court today are vigorous development. Industry and commerce are actually the situation where local taxes and household taxes cannot grow.
In the meantime, we will vigorously increase commercial tax revenue. However, because the situation is very bad, the reform has just begun. At present, the reform of the tax system is only at the stage of sorting and improving, and is still far from the expected goals.
"This is a concept of tax system reform sent by Changsun Kangning. Please take a look and tell me your thoughts." Luo Sinan handed over a document on the case table.
As Dong Xiaochou took it, he asked, "Have you seen it?"
"He taught the children this afternoon and hadn't come over yet," said Luo Sinan. "You see first, and we'll discuss it together when he comes."
Wuyan, like Luo Sinan, is also the core of Chang'an power today. The descendant, but Luo Sinan often replaces Li Hu to take charge of military and political affairs, while Wuyan is the real behind-the-scenes person. This person's talent was fully demonstrated after he returned to Chinatown and defected to Li Hu. Now let alone Li Hu, Luo Sinan trusts him, and even Dong Xiaochou, Luo Qinghan, and Huang She often ask him to discuss major issues together.
Dong Xiaohou looked at the file in his hand, hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help it. He asked, "Changsun."
Corning didn't say anything else?"
"Do you know?" Luo Sinan asked curiously, "How do you know that there is anything else he has to do when he comes to me?"
Dong Xiaochou thought to himself that I knew, but when he saw Luo Sinan's face was happy and not angry, he was very confused and wanted to speak but stopped.
Luo Sinan laughed and asked, "Do you don't want to?"
Dong Xiaochou was puzzled and didn't know what Luo Sinan meant, so he didn't dare to answer. Luo Sinan saw him frowned and covered his mouth and smirked, "I have seen the daughter of the Changsun family. She is very beautiful, quiet and gentle, knowledgeable, and listened to Han Yun, and she can play the piano well."
Dong Xiaochou raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately knew what Changsun Kangning said to Luo Sinan. It turned out that Changsun Kangning did not come to complain in the afternoon, but to propose marriage for his daughter, and he also offered such a change proposal. This guy is indeed a good method.
"Your fourth child is twenty-two this year, and he is already past the age of marrying and having children." Luo Sinan continued, "For me,
Look, you agreed to this marriage.”
Dong Xiaochou was not prepared at all, caught off guard, and sat there for a long time. What is his identity? The Privy Councilor of the court, the Left Deputy Commander of the Army, Duke of the Guo, was a first-rank official, and Changsun Kangning was just a sixth-rank official in the "Constitution of the Three Divisions and Regulations Department". In fact, his real identity is a merchant. Although he is known as the richest man in Sichuan and Sichuan, he has also had a Jinshi and an official in his family, he is still a merchant family and his status is too low. Once this marriage is settled, let alone whether his face and reputation are damaged, I am afraid that the opposition in the court will be quite loud. Zhang Xiaochun and the censors will definitely impeach him.
Dong Xiaochou was unhappy and was secretly annoyed, and was even more resentful towards Changsun Kangning.
"The daughter of the Changsun family is very good, she is so beautiful that she can only have a dowry of at least one hundred million yuan." Luo Sinan was originally smiling and enthusiastic to be the media, but when he saw Dong Xiaochou's face gradually sinking, he felt weak, his smile froze, his face became awkward, and his voice became quiet. When she was a child, she was severely disciplined by Dong Xiaochou, and she had a shadow in her heart. Once she saw Dong Xiaochou's unhappy, she would immediately be scared.
"Today, Mr. Li and I look for it together
When he arrived at Changsun Kangning, he planned to lend him 20 million yuan in money, food and supplies, but he politely declined." Dong Xiaochou immediately changed the topic and roughly explained what happened in the morning. "You also know the temper of Xianggong Li. Once the anger comes, you can't control your words and speak without saying anything, so..."
"He is my teacher. No matter what he said wrong, I won't care." Luo Sinan's face suddenly became dark when he heard this. Although she didn't know what Li Gang said, since Dong Xiaohou came to mediate in person, it means that this statement is very serious and has touched the tolerant bottom line. However, Li Hu once said that people like Li Gang need Li Gang in the court to restrain and fight against other forces. As long as Li Gang did not betray, there would be his position in the conference hall. Luo Sinan didn't know why Li Hu admired and valued Li Gang so much, but since Li Hu had put Li Gang in the central position, she had no right to deal with it at will.
Dong Xiaochou knew Luo Sinan's temper and said it was the only thing that happened. He lowered his head and opened the document. Before he could read a few words, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Changsun Kangning is not a simple man. At this time, he asked Luo Sinan to come forward to propose marriage. There must be a deep meaning behind it, and he must be absolutely sure, otherwise he would never have done such a rash thing.
Dong Xiaohou fell into deep thought.
If this marriage was left before he became famous, there would be no problem, but at that time, Changsun Kangning would never have been in a relationship with a Han captain. Now he has achieved success and status, and getting married to a merchant family is not a casual matter, nor is it something he can agree to casually. All interests must be taken into account, especially the interests of the court.
This marriage obviously brought the relationship between merchants and tiger liu people closer, which was directly helpful in improving the status of merchants. What's more serious is that it is equivalent to directly challenging the old traditional forces and declaring war on the reform opposition. The tiger liu people insist on their own reform strategies and directions of change from action. These are beneficial to Changsun Kangning and the merchant group, but they are pushed to the forefront and completely lose the initiative and can only be slaughtered. If there is any disturbance, their own interests will definitely suffer immeasurable losses.
If this marriage is successful, it will not benefit me, and if something happens in the future, I will definitely be implicated. No matter how I weigh the gains and losses, it will be harmful without any benefit. In this case, why did Changsun Kangning risk offending herself and persuade Luo Sinan to ask her to come forward for help and form this marriage?
Dong Xiaochou covered the document and asked seriously: "What is the reason why Changsun Kangning married me?"
Luo Sinan had noticed Dong Xiaochou's abnormality. He was probably considering Changsun Kangning's voluntary marriage, so he was also thinking about how to convince Dong Xiaochou. Luo Sinan pretended to think about it for a while, and then said, "You might as well finish reading this proposal first."
Only then did Dong Xiaochou realize the weight of the proposal. Changsun Kangning obviously proposed an amazing proposal, and neither the proposal was completed with the power of the tiger savages or the merchant class. They had to join forces. Dong Xiaochou couldn't help but curiosity and read it in one breath. His expression became extremely solemn, and he actually watched it three times in a row, very serious each time, and even stopped to think.
Changsun Kangning's proposal was about reforming the tax system, and the core of the reform was the monetization of taxes and service.
The tax system of this dynasty inherited the two tax system of the Tang Dynasty. The tax amount was assessed based on the difference between the rich and the poor, the population and the amount of property, and then the tax rate was calculated based on money, which was to convert from physical tax to monetary tax. However, due to the inconsistency of currency and other reasons, the dynasty collected taxes.
When taxes are still paid in kind, it is called "tax tax counts money, and money counts money and goods are collected."
Changsun Kangning believed that because of the serious land annexation and the war had aggravated the taxes and service of the people, causing a large number of farming farmers to escape, and the court actually lost control of the land and population. In this case, the principle of the current court tax reform is "equal tax collection and service collection, reducing the burden on the people", but facts have proved that although the simplification of the tax and service of the tax and service of the tax and service of the tax and service of the tax and service of the tax and service, although it will help reduce the burden on the people and stabilize the hearts of the people, it is not conducive to the increase of tax and service of the court. For this reason, Changsun Kangning proposed that the core issue of the tax and service of the court should be the silver-sharing of tax and service of the tax and service.
Chapter completed!