Chapter 311 All the way to the west

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 311 All the way to the west

About half a quarter of an hour later, Cai Ting stood up according to Zhang Yue's prior arrangement and said, "Gentlemen, I think this is a good plan, but we should first determine the amount of the Ding tax before trying it out!"

Wu Tong also agreed, "What Cai Gong said is true. I think that the current number of Dingkou should be used as the standard, and it should be evenly distributed into the land tax."

When Zhao Guanghan heard this, he objected, "No, the largest annual income in our Western Regions is commercial tax. If it is simply paid into land tax, it will be good for merchants but not good for farming!"

After Zhao Guanghan finished speaking, Zhao Yi also supported him by saying, "A good family is the foundation of the Han Dynasty and the Han army. We should not overburden them..."

Han Jiang also said, "Someone thought that the Ding tax should be divided into the business tax and land tax... It can be apportioned according to the current proportion of business tax and land tax in the annual income..."

After thinking about it, Dong Fei said, "Now the merchants are already complaining that the commercial tax is too heavy... If we add Ding tax... I may not be conducive to the Silk Road trade..."

Guo Kai heard this and said, "Dong Sima is overly worried... The Han Dynasty is the source of Silk Road trade... As long as safety is ensured, there is no need to worry..."

Cai Ting also said at this time, "King Kangju said last year that the benefits of Silk Road trade were ten times greater... A mere ding tax should not have any impact..."

After a few big guys spoke, the rest of the people also expressed their opinions.

Some support the inclusion of the Ding tax into the land tax.

Some people support having commercial taxes and land taxes to jointly bear the Ding tax.

Some are more radical and advocate that all Ding taxes be included in commercial taxes.

It advocated reducing the burden on the good family members and ensuring the interests of the good family members of the Han army.

After a whole day of discussion, only Zhang Yue and Mani remained silent.

At this time, Zhang Yue took the initiative to ask Mani, "Mani, you are most familiar with business, what do you think?"

Because Mani was born a merchant, in order to avoid suspicion, he originally planned to remain silent and wait for the decision of the Protectorate.

At this time, Zhang Yue took the initiative to ask, which disrupted his plan and he had to stand up to speak.

"Everyone in the world is here for profit, and everyone in the world is clamoring for profit... Merchants will naturally come as long as there is profit... When there is no profit, they will switch to other places!"

At this point, Mani paused, looked around and then continued, "Do you think my Luntai is profitable?"

Dong Fei heard this and said, "Of course it is profitable, and the Silk Road trade in Luntai is the key."

Mani nodded, "The Han Dynasty has the largest population in the world, the most gorgeous utensils, and the richest people. Is there any other country in the world that can compete with the Han Dynasty?"

Guo Kai heard this and said confidently, "In today's world, who can compete with me, the great man!"

Mani said, "That's right. Even the Qin Dynasty, which is known as the most powerful country in the West, is far inferior to the Han Dynasty."

Zhao Guanghan asked, "Da Qin? Is this country related to the First Emperor?"

Mani was about to explain, but Zhang Yue stopped him with a gesture.

Then Zhang Yuecai said, "This Great Qin is not my Chinese Great Qin... we should call it Rome!"

Guo Kaidao said, "What the princes said is true. How can those barbarians be worthy of using my name of the Xia Dynasty!"

Zhang Yue shook his head, "Rome is not an ordinary barbarian, it is also a powerful country that is not inferior to the Huns. I, the Han, are the strongest in the east, but Rome is the strongest in the west!"

Guo Kai heard this and said, "There is such a powerful country in the West. One day, I should hunt with it!"

Speaking of this, Guo Kai looked at Liu Yi and said, "Marquis Xinyang, I have to leave this to you!"

Liu Yi nodded seriously.

Zhang Yue shook his head when he heard this and said with a smile, "Rome is still thousands of miles away. If Marquis Guo wants to hunt with it, I'm afraid it won't be that easy!"

Everyone chatted for a while and then turned to the topic again.

"The good family is the foundation of the Han Dynasty. If it is stable, the Han Dynasty will be stable. If it is weak, the Han Dynasty will be weak..."

Zhang Yue drank a cup of tea and continued, "A certain person wrote a letter to implement the policy of "unifying Ding and Ding taxes". This is to stabilize the foundation of the Han Dynasty and reduce the pressure on the sons of good families!"

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, Zhao Guanghan stood up and said, "Your Majesty has a good opinion. Since this is the case, the Ding tax should be divided between the commercial tax and the land tax..."

Dong Fei also looked ashamed at this time and said, "I would like to learn from you, but the sharing ratio needs to be carefully considered."

Zhang Yue agreed, "What Dong Sima said is true. What proportion do you think is the best?"

After Zhang Yue spoke, it was determined that the Ding tax would be divided into commercial tax and land tax.

Next, everyone mainly discussed the proportion of commercial taxes and land taxes, and the proportion of tax increases.

After another three days of deliberations, everyone finally reached an agreement.

Finally, Zhang Yue summarized the meeting and reported it to Chang'an.

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After Du Ling attended the Luntai meeting, he became very interested in the ongoing road construction movement in the Western Regions.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to return to Chang'an, but continued westward along the road construction.

His plan was to arrive in Shule and then transfer to Shache to return home via the South Silk Road.

After Du Ling proposed to Zhang Yue that he wanted to inspect the road construction, Zhang Yue not only did not refuse, but prepared to send a team of cavalry to protect Du Ling's safety.

However, Du Ling rejected Zhang Yue in order to better understand the situation of road construction in the Western Regions.

Three days after the meeting, Du Ling led a group of more than 20 followers in six four-wheeled carriages and headed west.

The last time Du Ling came to the Western Regions with Zhang Anshi, he had already visited Qiuci and Gumo.

Therefore, this time he did not stay longer in the two countries and soon arrived in Wensu.

Lord Wensu made some improvements after listening to Liu Yi's advice.

After the incentive mechanism was established, the work efficiency of the slaves has indeed improved a lot.

After Du Ling inspected Wensu, he was naturally quite satisfied.

"This is the dharma call of the saint!"

Du Ling was quite satisfied after inspecting this section of the journey to Wensu.

I couldn't help but become interested in the Lord Wensu.

In the Palace of King Wensu, the King of Wensu was preparing to take a short rest.

Suddenly the guard came to report, "Your Highness, Duke Du, the great minister of the Han Dynasty, is here to visit!"

Upon hearing this, Lord Wensu jumped up from the couch.

"Please come quickly!"

King Wensu ordered while tidying up his appearance.

Du Ling didn't wait too long outside the palace, and soon Lord Wensu hurried out.

As soon as he left the palace, Lord Wensu saw Du Ling and his party.

The Lord of Wensu, regardless of his indifference, immediately bowed down and said, "Kong Liang, Lord of Wensu, pays his respects to Duke Ming. I wish you peace and prosperity!"

Kong Liang's Chinese language and etiquette were very good. If his appearance was not so different from that of the Han people, Du Ling would have regarded him as a true gentleman of the Xia Dynasty.

Du Ling stepped forward and helped Kong Liang up.

"The king is truly a gentleman!" Du Ling continued to praise Kong Liang.

Kong Liang burst into laughter upon hearing this.

While talking, he welcomed Du Ling into the palace.

Kong Liang's palace is said to be a royal palace, but in fact it is just a slightly larger courtyard.

But the layout inside is really good and seems very quiet.

In particular, the furniture inside is all in Han style.
Chapter completed!