Faced with the tax handed over by Li Tai, Wang Gui's face twitched at first, but he decisively sent Babaili to rush to send the tax condensed into a piece of paper to Chang'an, fearing that he would be delayed for a while.
It will be a huge cause and effect.
Wang Gui can be sure that due to this tax, there will definitely be a huge quarrel in Chang'an.
But what does this have to do with me? Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng are the ones who need to worry!
I heard that Wen Yanbo was seriously ill and lying in bed. Maybe after seeing this new type of tax, he might not have breathed his last.
But even so, Wang Gui looked in the direction of Prince Wei's Mansion and felt that Prince Wei was really good at playing.
He was obviously not in the court, but the court was probably going to have a headache about King Wei for quite some time.
I originally thought that the Battle of Luoshui was the ending, but now it seems that the Battle of Luoshui is clearly the beginning of everything!
The only thing Wang Gui could do was to send a 800-mile rush to send the Luoyang tax revenue to Chang'an.
To be honest, I'm afraid that the postman responsible for the eight-hundred-mile express delivery didn't even know that the documents he sent were of such value this time.
Just as Wang Gui expected, the tax was sent to the Chang'an Household Department. The faces of all the people in the Household Department turned pale. They immediately handed over the tax revenue written by King Wei to the Shangshu Province. How dare the Shangshu Province hide it?
Then he reported it to Li Shimin.
Suddenly, an earthquake occurred in the entire officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin was looking forward to making the final decision!
"You all tell me how Qingque's tax revenue from Luoyang City should be handled!" Li Shimin pointed to the piece of paper.
Couldn't he see Li Tai's handwriting? Li Shimin didn't expect that Li Tai would be able to turn stones into gold when he went to Luoyang!
Facing Li Shimin's questions, the ministers present did not dare to answer for a moment, and the atmosphere was strangely dull.
"Mao Yue, aren't you also the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? Give me an explanation!" Li Shimin named Tang Jian.
"How about... let's put it into the account..." Tang Jian hesitated for a while, but he could only say it bravely.
"If it is recorded in the account, this matter is unreasonable. From now on, King Wei can just fill in the numbers and pay the tax!" Wei Zheng stood up at this moment and said like an old man, "If King Wei behaves recklessly in the future, wouldn't it mean that the world would be ruined?"
It’s a big mess!”
"Actually, now that King Wei is acting recklessly, the world is in chaos!" Tang Jian said helplessly to Wei Zheng.
"Is this the point?" Wei Zheng said angrily,
"The words on it must have been written by King Wei himself, and the seal on it must be King Wei's seal!
The King of Wei writes a number and stamps it with the King's seal, and it can be used as tax, and then it can be spent as money! Does this make sense in the world?"
"Ahem!" Fang Xuanling stood up and said, "King Wei's money can be given to the bank opened by King Wei. After being dismantled, it can be converted into small amounts of currency, and then exchanged for food stamps, charcoal stamps, and salt
Tickets and other materials.
If the scale is small, it will be a bit troublesome, but if it is large-scale, it can basically be done in one to three months."
"Um..." Wei Zheng was a little stunned when he heard Fang Xuanling's words. He looked to see if his old friend was joking. After listening to these words, he always felt that his values were somewhat broken!
Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Zheng with some helplessness and said, "Actually, the imperial court has always been using bills written by King Wei.
It is really convenient to use King Wei's notes to exchange or trade materials of more than 100,000 yuan.
The most important thing is that the materials obtained also have a 10% discount on the market price, so if the money is really credited, it can still be credited."
"Can it actually be recorded? The paper was handwritten by King Wei? This is 3.57 million yuan!" Wei Zheng emphasized the amount again.
"In fact, the reason why the Ministry of Revenue did not dare to enter the accounts was not because King Wei could write the paper, but because the Ministry of Revenue did not believe that Luoyang could collect such a large amount of taxes.
Even if all other taxes were converted into coins for payment, there wouldn’t be so much!”
Fang Xuanling said seriously, "Because last year, without counting taxes in kind such as grain and cloth, the total Kaiyuan Tongbao revenue received by the Tang Dynasty did not reach 1.8 million yuan.
In other words, under the governance of King Wei, the tax revenue of Luoyang exceeded the revenue of all officials in the Tang Dynasty.
To be honest, I would rather the king of Wei imposed excessive taxes on Luoyang and set up all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes to plunder the people's wealth and support.
But in fact, even if I use all the violent methods of expropriation and expropriation in the former Sui Dynasty on Luoyang, I may not be able to forcefully collect 500,000 yuan!"
"With the character of Qingque, that kid is not like this!" Li Shimin waved his hand, expressing his belief in Li Tai's character.
"So after much thought, there is only one possibility, and that is that King Wei used his ability to make something out of nothing and filled in a number that no one else could reach to show his talents and achievements." Fang Xuanling was very happy.
He said helplessly.
"I'm telling you, we should send Ambassador Zhi to observe the affairs of Luoyang!" Wei Zheng said decisively.
Fang Xuanling glanced at Wei Zheng, smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "The King of Wei has the ability to make something out of nothing. Even if he puts all the account books in front of the deposed ambassador of the imperial court, let alone finding out the errors, even the account books can't
It’s all a problem if you can’t understand it!”
"Could it be that the King of Wei is allowed to do whatever he wants!" Wei Zheng said angrily when he heard what Fang Xuanling said.
"The king of Wei, Li Tai, has been in Chang'an for some time. Today, the amount of taxes paid by the king of Wei exceeds that of the Tang Dynasty. He should be rewarded.
I sincerely request that the sage allow King Wei to return to Chang'an and share a family relationship with His Majesty!" At this time, Fang Xuanling said very seriously.
"Let King Wei return to Beijing?!" Everyone present could not help but be stunned. They did not expect that Fang Xuanling would make such a request.
Li Chengqian, who was listening to the government on one side, couldn't help but feel extremely angry. Looking at Fang Xuanling, he wanted to pounce on him and take a bite.
Because Li Chengqian believes that as long as Li Tai floats outside, no matter how capable Li Tai is, he will only work for him.
Because I will succeed Li Shimin as soon as he dies, and I will use the power of the whole country to strangle Li Tai. The advantage is mine!
But it will be different if Li Tai comes back. He has always been by Li Shimin's side, and he is his number one competitor.
However, Fang Xuanling knows very well that if you want to check King Wei's account, you won't be able to find out, and it's not like you haven't checked it yourself.
The only way to deal with the King of Wei is to call his men to Chang'an. If the sage is at ease with the King of Wei, then the King of Wei will naturally be immune to all possible consequences.
If the sage did not trust King Wei, he would probably trap King Wei in Chang'an City.
Even if the King of Wei is allowed to stay in Chang'an to turn stones into gold, it is better than letting the King of Wei go out and continue to torment!
"Keming, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked Du Ruhui.
"Since this tax can be recorded in the account, then it's better to record it in the account for the time being!" Du Ruhui said,
"As for whether to recall King Wei, this is a family matter for the saint, and I will respect His Majesty's decision in everything."
"Let's put it into the account first!" Li Shimin waved his hand and made the decision. The money and other things should be put into the treasury first.
Before Fang Xuanling said anything, Tang Jian breathed a big sigh of relief. At least the blame was no longer on his shoulders.
But everyone knows that this matter has only just begun.
At this time, Li Shimin returned to Queen Changsun's palace and saw Queen Changsun looking at the snow outside the window, somewhat lost in thought.
Li Shimin stopped the servant's propaganda, came to Queen Changsun's side, and said, "It will get even colder when the snow melts. Your body can't bear the cold, how can you stay here for a long time!"
"Second brother?!" Empress Changsun was surprised when she saw Li Shimin arriving, and immediately said to Li Shimin,
"I just remembered that Qingque was particularly interested in snow when he was a child. Every time it snowed, his eyes would light up.
It's better to come in and talk, the weather is cold, if you catch a cold, I'm afraid it will make my second brother worried."
Li Shimin understood that although Empress Changsun said she was herself, she actually only cared about him.
The two entered the room. Li Shimin thought for a while and said,
"Qingque has made great achievements in Luoyang this time. The tax revenue he paid to the court is unmatched by anyone in the entire Tang Dynasty. If he is ranked first in the selection, why not let him return to Chang'an and reunite with us?"
how!?"
"This is a business matter, and it all depends on the saint!" Queen Changsun thought for a while and said, but immediately hesitated and said,
"Do the important ministers of the imperial court agree? Will they come forward to oppose it? If it makes it difficult for the saint, then forget it!"
"Xuan Ling proposed it personally!" Li Shimin lay on the couch and said with a bit of helplessness,
"Qingque's tax revenue from Luoyang this time accounts for one-tenth of the entire Tang Dynasty's tax revenue. But you also know Qingque's ability. Others may not be able to find out clearly when they go to check the accounts, so Xuanling asked
Qingque comes back to Luoyang!"
"Fang Xuanling dares to test Qingque, he will be punished!" After hearing this, Queen Changsun stood up suddenly, and even the look on her face became grim.
For the first time, she was quite disgusted with Fang Xuanling.
"Don't be angry!" Li Shimin pulled Queen Changsun into his arms and said,
"I dragged him and said I was thinking about it, so I came over to ask you, do you want to reunite with Qingque in the New Year?"
"Sage... Of course I miss Qingque, but what about you?!" Queen Changsun couldn't help but ask after hearing Li Shimin's words.
"I think so too!" When Li Shimin said this, he paused slightly and continued,
"And I hope to be able to hammer Chengqian and see how Qingque has worked so hard to run Luoyang this year and achieved such great achievements.
As for him, Zhang Xuansu, Kong Yingda, Ning Yuanzhi, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling... Except for Du Ruhui who declined due to poor health, I arranged for him to have many famous officials and scholars around him to educate him.
Look at what he's been like these past few months, how many days has he had classes!"
"Don't be angry, anger will hurt your nerves!" Queen Changsun heard the anger in Li Shimin's heart, but she quickly comforted Li Shimin.
Li Shimin grabbed Empress Changsun's hand and said with a bit of hoarseness, "Don't I know what Li Chengqian is doing in the East Palace? But I am sad, and I can only pretend not to know!"
"Second brother!" Queen Changsun couldn't help but fell silent when she heard Li Shimin's words.
As the master of the harem, Empress Changsun naturally knew what Li Chengqian and Su Xin were doing.
But the Crown Princess did not complain to him, but chose to accept it silently. As a mother, what could she do? Could she kill him with a sword? She could only pretend that she didn't see it!
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "Let Qingque come back! If Qingque doesn't come back, I'm afraid Cheng Qian will be abolished!"
"I understand!" Queen Changsun nodded when she heard Li Shimin's words and agreed with Li Shimin.
Soon the next day, the ministers knew that Queen Changsun was impressed by the snow last night and begged the saint to allow King Wei to return to the capital for a visit!
To be honest, this is naturally a good thing for Fang Xuanling. Regardless of what the story is, at least it was Empress Changsun who asked Li Tai to leave in the first place. Now that Empress Changsun wants Li Tai to come back, it can be regarded as a solution to the problem.
Bellman.
Without the obstruction of Queen Changsun, it became a matter of course for Li Shimin to order Li Tai to return to Chang'an, even if it was just a temporary reunion.
Under such circumstances, Li Shimin took advantage of the situation and issued an order. Li Tai had made great achievements in governing Luoyang, and Li Tai was granted the title of returning to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. After the Lantern Festival, he would be granted the title if he returned to Luoyang!
"Pah, pah, pah!" Li Chengqian once again used his skills to clean the table, and everything on the table fell to the floor.
Chengxin couldn't help but feel frightened when he saw this scene. After all, it was the first time for him to see Li Chengqian so angry. He was even more angry than the last time he saw Xu Jingzong lose.
But even so, Chengxin was brave enough at this moment and said to Li Chengqian softly,
"Why is the prince so sad? He is heartbroken. I don't know if I can help the prince to relieve his worries!"
Li Chengqian looked at Cheng Xin, and the anger in his eyes became much lighter. He went over to hug Cheng Xin and said, "I scared you!"
"No matter what happens to the prince, I am not afraid of you. I am only afraid that you will be angry with me!" Cheng Xin consoled him.
"It's not like the Queen Mother and the Saint actually let Qingque return to Chang'an!" After Li Chengqian said this, he let go of Cheng Xin in depression, and then sat on the chair with a bit of depression,
"Isn't it just that you can make money? I don't know how you can get the money to gain people's support and pretend to be a wise king.
I am the prince, the prince!"
"If the prince doesn't like King Wei, why not let Qin Ying and Wei Lingfu cast spells to destroy King Wei's luck and make King Wei unlucky again and again?!" Chengxin suggested to Li Chengqian.
"Do the two of them have such abilities?" Li Chengqian's eyes lit up and he said rather curiously.
"They are all virtuous people who have mastered the magic of immortality. It shouldn't be difficult to disrupt King Wei's luck, destroy King Wei's world, and make King Wei suffer from bad luck!" Cheng Xin used his own knowledge to face Cheng Qian.
said.
After all, as a waiter, I trust these things the most, and I even pray that I can live a better life.
This is not because he was attracted by the prince not long after he worshipped, so he was willing to share his most precious secret with the prince.
When Li Chengqian heard this, he felt that whether it worked or not, he would give it a try first and deal with Li Tai first.
After all, I don't want Li Tai to die, I just want him to have bad luck again and again. I don't want to hinder him from inheriting the throne. After all, it's not too much.
If my younger brother can be more obedient and focus on making money for himself, then I can let him be the king of Wei with peace of mind.
After all, no one can resist Li Tai’s magic touch!