Today's Tang Dynasty court can be described as treacherous and treacherous, which is probably not an exaggeration at all.
Seeing that many veterans were transferred to Hebei, Shandong and other places, Xiao Han originally thought that Xiao Lizi was really preparing to attack Goguryeo, but now it doesn't look like that.
How can there be any war mobilization in the world that only involves the deployment of generals but not troops?
Not to mention, the most important food and grass supply for the war has not been revealed yet.
Therefore, after discovering that everything that happened in the court was beyond his understanding, Xiao Han decisively used the skill of "wind tight and pull" to first free himself from this strange whirlpool, and then again
Take a look at the current situation little by little.
Now, under this period of secret observation, Xiao Han has gradually understood a little more.
That little plum sitting high on the throne of the Nine-Fifth Emperor was clearly playing a game of chess, a game that was bigger than anyone could imagine!
Moreover, the game of chess is now divided into two parts, the veterans who set out are one part, and the national bonds that are causing a fuss in Chang'an are another part.
I just don’t know if there will be a third part or a fourth part in the future, or if they will eventually be combined together!
"I guess treasury bonds are just something the emperor tried out! They are also an important part of the court's future policies!"
In a two-story building facing the street in the courtyard, Yin Can and Xiao Han sat opposite each other. There was still a cup of fragrant tea on the table, but the quality of this cup of tea was much better than the Mingqian Longjing in the bank.
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After saying a word lightly, Yin Can, who was already in the chess game, stared at Xiao Han closely, trying to see something from his expression.
However, what disappointed Yin Can was that Xiao Han always looked absent-minded, which made it impossible to judge what he was thinking in his heart.
"Oh? What do you think the emperor wants to do?" Xiao Han asked casually, taking a sip of tea.
"Reform business tax!" When he said these words, Yin Can's eyes flashed!
"Reforming business tax? What's the explanation?" Xiao Han was not surprised at all after hearing his words. He just played with the teacup in his hand and asked casually.
"Do you even need to ask?" Yin Can sneered and said, "The Tang Dynasty today is no longer the same as in previous years. It is now getting richer and richer! Business is also gradually revitalizing.
Especially those workshops you built in the south, as well as the cigarette factory a few years ago, made the emperor realize that it is no longer appropriate to squeeze oil from those Kuhaha who are facing the loess and their backs to the sky. For now, the only way is to let them
It is only right for those wealthy businessmen to take more responsibilities!"
"What about the national bonds?"
"Why doesn't it have anything to do with it? Even though the national bonds issued now are only semi-finished products, they are inherently different from copper coins. They can record and track the use process! In this way, the transactions of merchants will no longer be just
There is no basis for what you say, but there is real evidence!”
"oh?"
Hearing this, Xiao Han's face finally looked serious. He put down the tea cup he was playing with, looked at Yin Can and asked: "According to you, this coupon has such a good function, then why does the emperor still have it?"
Want to limit its distribution?"
"This is the emperor's brilliance!" Yin Can sighed softly when he heard this. His face no longer had the aloof look, but said with a hint of admiration: "Because this thing, after all, belongs to a person.
It is a new thing that has never been done before, and it is guaranteed by his reputation. If too many are issued at once, if something goes wrong in the middle, the loss to him will be huge!
Moreover, if there are too many bonds on the market, then its circulation supervision will definitely become extremely troublesome, which will not be conducive to the emperor's understanding of the current business situation."
"Well, that makes sense, but you didn't say, what does this have to do with the reform of commercial tax?" Xiao Han touched his nose and asked again.
"This is a big deal!" Yin Can glanced at Xiao Han and continued: "It's not like you don't know that nowadays, the commercial tax in the Tang Dynasty is only collected by local yamen when they go to the store to check the accounts. But to be polite, the account book is in the store
In your hands, isn’t it true that when people say to change it, they change it?
Is it possible that the local government would send a small official to squat in front of people's homes every day and write down how many transactions they made today?
But with this bond, it’s different. If you have an extra 10,000 bonds, it means you have earned 10,000 bonds! No matter what method you use, this is an indisputable fact! You must pay this tax!"
"Then you guessed this, couldn't those businessmen guess it?" Xiao Han said with bitterness in his mouth. He knew some secrets, and naturally knew that what Yin Can said was absolutely correct.
But Yin Can is definitely not the only smart person in the world. He can analyze some clues from it, and those businessmen can naturally understand the tricks involved.
Xiao Han was now thinking that if they banded together to boycott, the bonds that Xiao Lizi had worked so hard to issue would be in vain.
"They should have guessed it!" Sure enough, Yin Can nodded when he heard this, but then changed the subject and said, "But even if they guessed it, they will continue to follow the emperor's wishes!"
"Continue to walk?" Xiao Han was stunned and subconsciously asked: "Why? Because he is the emperor?"
"Hahaha..." Yin Can smiled, but it was just a sneer! He folded his arms, leaned on the large grand master's chair, and said word by word: "Emperor? In front of those businessmen who have breasts, they are mothers.
It’s not easy to be a father, let alone an emperor! The only reason they do it is because it’s good for them!”
"Is it beneficial?" Xiao Han frowned and asked softly.
"Yes! It's beneficial!" Yin Can nodded and continued: "For those big merchants, paying taxes is actually not a big deal! Don't look at the low tax that the court usually only levies on them, which is thirty to one.
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But in fact, for their own safety, those big merchants often need to rely on court officials and local wealthy families, and the exploitation of them by these people is more than 10/20?
Therefore, they saw the emperor's plan, but not only did they not resist at all, but they were ecstatic! Because since the emperor wants to give them more responsibilities and obligations, he should give them more protection and power! With these two points
In comparison, paying a little more tax, what does it mean?”
Yin Can's words were categorical. This was the result of his hard thinking these days. Moreover, he could also predict that after this batch of so-called national bonds circulated in the market, something called banknotes would be
Freshly baked.
By then, all the wealth in the world will be in the hands of the emperor!
If there is something really unsightly about the dream of overthrowing the emperor, it is estimated that the people who are afraid that the banknotes in their hands will turn into a pile of waste paper can turn this person's dream into a nightmare without anyone else taking action!
