Li Yue checked again and found that the taxes on the two items were less, but the tax on jade was higher.
We soon understood the reason. If we follow this calculation, the taxes on cattle, sheep and livestock can remain unchanged, and the tariffs on grain will be lower.
High taxes can be extracted from jade and agate, and the tax amount can be judged based on the price of the goods.
Different goods are charged different taxes, which will not only promote mutual trade in the Hexi Corridor, but also increase the tax revenue of North Korea and China.
It's much better than beating Zhao Guogong to death with a stick before.
She quickly stood up and took out an account book, which was an account of goods and tax transactions in the Hexi Corridor. It recorded various goods transactions in the Hexi Corridor since last autumn.
"Every autumn and winter are the busiest times in the Hexi Corridor. Herdsmen have to graze in spring and summer. Only the transactions in autumn and winter are the most valuable."
As she spoke, she calculated the goods tax again.
The couple calculated until night and finally planned a relatively good tax ratio.
Zhang Yang raised his head and looked out the window. The night outside was hazy, and some mist spread into the house from the dark night.
Looking back at Li Yue, she frowned and began to calculate the taxes. After several conversions, she finally put pen to paper.
The couple worked together to draft the tariffs for the Hexi Corridor, and it took a long time before they put down the pen together.
Zhang Yang got up and closed the door and window, "It's foggy."
"Well, it's quite novel in this season."
"Old thief Changsun regards Lishan as a scourge."
Li Yue smiled and said: "Logically, our family should call him uncle."
"Your uncle wants to harm us."
"Changsun Wuji often said that he was for the country and the country, but he came out of the turbulent years in the old days. Like Gao Shilian and Yu Shinan, he was a conservative person, so Zhao Guogong is our family's opponent."
Li Yue said calmly, "If a new look appears in the Tang Dynasty, people like them will be worried and worried. There are many people who would rather maintain the status quo than change. In the eyes of Zhao Guogong, it is very important that the Tang Dynasty can be like this."
good."
The couple sat opposite each other. Zhang Yang frowned and said, "How can we make progress if we don't seek change?"
"Well, my husband's words are not bad, but from the perspective of Duke Zhao, if my father wanted to deal with Lishan, he would not hesitate to stand in front of him and stab Lishan with his knife.
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Zhang Yang nodded and said: "You have made great progress, and your understanding of the court situation and people's hearts has become deeper."
Li Yue smiled and said: "Because I have read too much, and now my family's business has grown. As the matron of the family, I still have a lot to learn."
"Then let's plan the next steps." Li Yue said with a smile: "Every autumn and winter in the past two years, many Tubo people and people from the Western Regions come to work in the Hexi Corridor. Do they also have to collect taxes on their labor income?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "What I mean is that they work for 20 cents a day and receive a tax of 1 cent, and so on."
"Then you need to plan carefully."
More and more people from the Western Regions and Turks are entering the customs. They are also labor force. Labor force can create wealth. If more people are hired, more taxes will be paid.
It is necessary to plan carefully in terms of employment and money flow, so as not to allow illegal labor to flourish, let alone to spread the pressure of goods and taxes on workers.
Changsun Wuji's policy of restricting merchants was very crude, and Zhang Yang hoped that this aspect could be more refined.
The couple can only give a general direction and specific benefits, and the details will be left to the DPRK and China.
In order to solve this crisis, the two of them talked until late at night, washed up, and then fell asleep.
In the early morning, the world is still very quiet, and the fog spreads on the fields and lingers between the houses for a long time.
The entire Lishan Mountain was shrouded in fog. From a distance, it seemed as if Lishan Mountain had disappeared in the fog.
The mist looked soft, and under the blanket, a faint mist lingered in the wheat field.
The warm house was a little dark, and the oil lamp in the bedroom was still on.
Zhang Yang looked at his daughter-in-law's sleeping face for a while, then got up early, put on his clothes, sorted out the tariff policy drawn up last night, and asked his aunt to send it to the palace.
When the sun rises in the mist-shrouded Chang'an City, the whole city becomes wet.
After Chen hour, the fog completely dissipated. This morning, Xu Jingzong reported to Xu Jingzong on the education strategy of Tubo and the Western Regions, and the DPRK and Central Committee agreed on the matter of supporting education outside the Pass. Cen Wenwen cooperated with Xu Jingzong to send Master to support education in the countries outside the Pass.
Writing and language.
The morning court had just ended. Li Shimin returned to Ganlu Hall and took a short rest when a memorial was delivered to him.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial sent by Lishan."
Li Shimin nodded while holding a bowl of mutton soup.
This broth is a bit turbid, not as clear as the soup brewed by Lishan, nor does it taste as rich as Lishan.
Well, I added too much chopped green onion, and it tasted very strong on green onion.
Li Shimin asked in a low voice: "Has the technical institute in Lishan been repaired?"
Hearing this, Eunuch Wang quickly stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, we are still laying the foundation, and we say that we will be able to enroll as soon as this fall."
The thought of having to drink this broth until autumn made my originally good mood plummet.
At first, Zhang Yang advised that when you get up early, you must eat first before going to the morning court. This habit persisted for a while, and now life has returned to its original state.
Li Shimin felt that it was impossible for everyone to be like that kid who could maintain a certain lifestyle and persevere.
The memorials from various ministries have not yet been sent, and there is only the memorial from Lishan in front of me.
Opening the memorial and looking at its contents, the tax calculations were right in front of him, and the emperor's expression was solemn.
The palace maid and eunuch waiting aside even breathed more carefully.
Lishan gave a more complete tax code, and upon careful calculation, it was more tax code than what Changsun Wuji had given him before. He even explained the risks and labor.
Restrict businessmen and protect workers at the same time?
There have been many illegal workers in the Hexi Corridor?
There are two kinds of handwriting on this memorial. Zhang Yang's handwriting is very messy and looks like he was written in a hurry. Yue'er's handwriting has the style of Ouyang Xun's regular script, which she has been copying for many years.
Li Shimin's expression remained solemn, he changed his sitting position and said, "Summon Fang Xuanling."
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After a while, Fang Xuanling came over in a hurry. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
"Please take a look at this memorial."
Taking the memorial with both hands, Fang Xuanling opened it and looked at it carefully, but said nothing for a while.
Not long after, memorials from various ministries were also delivered. Li Shimin looked at the piles of memorials piled up on the table, and his expression became a little unhappy. He drank tea and asked, "What do you think, Xuan Ling?"
Fang Xuanling put away the memorial, clasped his hands and said with a look of embarrassment: "Your Majesty, this tax law is very complicated, and it only outlines it in general terms. If the Zhongshu Province drafts it, there will be more detailed regulations."
The eunuch on the side has sharpened his ink and prepared the pen for His Majesty to review the memorial.
Li Shimin first picked up the memorial from the Ministry of War and read it carefully. Then he picked up his pen and said, "How does it compare with the method of increasing taxes on auxiliary equipment?"
"Your Majesty, I think Lishan's method is better."
"Well, let's get back the decree sent to Hexi."
"Here."
Fang Xuanling left in a hurry, and when he arrived at Zhongshu Province, he sent people to recover the decree sent to Hexi.
The Zhongshu Provincial Committee has begun discussions on this year’s relevant tax laws.
Changsun Wuji's face remained dark.
Since it was His Majesty's wish, Fang Xuanling took charge of this matter and Zhongshu Sheng began to discuss it.
So much so that Wei Zheng also put aside his land affairs and joined in this discussion of tax laws.
The discussion lasted from morning to evening. During this period, more and more officials participated in the discussion, from the Ministry of Household Affairs to the Ministry of Finance, who all came to submit accounts.
The Zhongshu Provincial Department was also filled with various files, and discussions continued until night after the lights were lit.
Because of a memorial from Lishan, the Zhongshu Provincial Department worked overtime again. Just discussing the goods tax did not come to a conclusion until the night.
In the end, everyone simply slept in Zhongshu Province.
Also very busy is the Ministry of Rites. After the policy of supporting education was linked to exchanges with other countries, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were also busy.
Several ministers from the Ministry of Rites have not gone home to sleep for two days.
In the spring of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty court was busy and busy.
When the order sent to the Hexi Corridor was recovered, Zhang Yang knew that the crisis in the Hexi Corridor was resolved.
Li Xiaogong leaves the village every day to check out his own fields. He wants to see when the grapes he just planted will bear fruit.
But this time when Li Shan and Zhao Guogong fought, because of Li Shan's memorial, Zhao Guogong was a little unable to get off the stage.
Both the government and the public took a theatrical attitude toward this matter.
After the matter was handed over to the court, Lishan escaped. Since the emperor's money owed to Lishan had not been repaid, Lishan would have a share of the taxes in the Hexi Corridor.
Zhang Yang is very happy that this incident has triggered such a big discussion in the court. Today's court is still young, and a court with vitality and fresh blood will not be too bad.
There is another thing this year. King Li Ke of Shu is getting married. Today he made a special trip to Lishan Mountain.
According to the rules, he had to come to see Li Yuan first.
Li Ke is one year older than Li Tai and doesn't have much contact with him.
Zhang Yang and him followed Li Ke into the village and went to meet Li Yuan together.
Looking inside the house, Li Ke saluted Li Yuan.
Zhang Yang and the fat man stood in front of the door waiting, "To say the least, I didn't see the King of Wei or His Highness the King of Shu moving around."
Li Tai whispered: "My father has so many sons and so many clan brothers, do I have to make friends with them all?"
Zhang Yang leaned against the door and frowned, thinking about something.
"Originally, my father planned to let him get married last year, but there were too many things happened last year. When this marriage was decided, my father intended to win over the gentry in Huayin. The princess Li Ke wanted to marry was from the Yang family of Hongnong.
Yang Zhen of the Yang family in Hongnong was known as Confucius in the West."
"In order to keep the family status equal, my father also planned to change Li Ke's King of Shu to King of Wu after they get married."
After hearing what Li Tai said so much, Zhang Yang held his hands and didn't listen much.
When Li Ke came out of the house, he saluted and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law, for the introduction."
The three of them walked towards the entrance of the village. Li Tai followed and asked, "Has the prince seen you this time?"
Li Ke nodded when he heard this and replied: "I just went to the East Palace yesterday and gave me armor as a gift."
Among the emperor's sons, only Li Ke is in the army and is still serving as the leader of the army guards.
Li Ke's smile was a little silly, and he continued: "My father said that after getting married, I need to go to Huayin County, and I may go to the fiefdom in three to five years."
Li Tai smiled and said: "Since my father asked you to marry the Yang family of Hongnong, he would not let you go to the fiefdom. The reason why he let you go to Huayin is to appease the local nobles. After that, you will live in Chang'an City for a long time."
Hearing this, Li Ke was a little stunned.
Zhang Yang explained: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei is probably right. Just listen. As long as he says you will not leave Chang'an City, you will most likely be left here."
Li Ke's marriage had some purpose and some political influence.
Otherwise, Li Shimin would not have let Li Ke get married after Yu Shinan passed away.
Listening to what Li Ke and Li Tai said, they talked about Changsun Wuji.
Now Changsun Wuji is becoming more and more powerful, because Li Ke wants to marry a woman from the Hongnong Yang family, and even Zhao Guogong wants to show his favor to him.
Changsun Wuji had taken too much power, and Zhang Yang felt that only Li Shimin could restrain him now.
After seeing Li Ke off to the entrance of the village, Zhang Yang warned: "Don't say anything you shouldn't say when you meet Zhao Guogong, and don't make any promises you shouldn't make."
Li Ke asked doubtfully: "Duke Zhao Guo has other intentions?"
Zhang Yang smiled heartily, "How do I know?"
Not being able to speak too clearly, Zhang Yang patted him on the shoulder. Li Ke looked much taller now, because he had been mowed down in the army for many years, and his words and deeds were still as strict as before.
"I'll take my leave now."
Li Ke saluted.
Zhang Yang nodded with his hands folded, "I will send someone to send you gifts to Chang'an on your wedding day, but I won't go there."
Li Ke nodded and said: "That's good, my mother and concubine specially made an explanation, and my brother-in-law's words will definitely be remembered."
After bidding farewell to Li Ke, Li Tai looked curious, "When did Li Ke get on such good terms with his brother-in-law?"
Zhang Yang explained helplessly: "When your father punished me to read, I met His Highness the King of Shu. Not everyone is like the King of Wei. He is a direct descendant and has been sought after by everyone since he was born. The King of Shu wants to find a backer."
Li Tai nodded and said, "I haven't seen my brother-in-law and the King of Shu move around either."
"Actually, King Shu is a very down-to-earth child, but he is not alert enough."
"I guess so."
The construction in Lishan was very busy. Zhang Yang and Li Tai took a walk to see the current construction progress.
There have been a lot of happy events in Chang'an City recently. Today not only His Royal Highness the King of Shu got married, but also the son of Duke Zheng got married.
Zhang Yang had people prepare carriages, one was sent to Mr. Zheng's house, and the other was sent to His Highness the King of Shu.
Li Yue looked at the gift list that she wanted to send, frowned at her husband, and hesitated: "Would it be inappropriate to give these to the two families?"
“They are all daily necessities which are quite good.”
"Husband, are you worried that if you give something valuable, others will not accept it?"
There are fine salt, soap and cotton cloth in the carriage, which are all daily needs.
In the past two years, people from the older generation have passed away one after another.
Young people are starting families and getting married one after another.
Most of the elderly people who passed away were from the Sui Dynasty to the Wude Dynasty.
In a mansion in Chang'an City, Gao Shilian also had people send congratulatory gifts. He was too old to pay any attention to them.
"The old guys left one after another. I haven't heard from Zhang Gongjin for a long time."