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He had already seen that the emperor had made up his mind. The emperor had asked Gu Chengyu to bring up the matter in the morning. He must not have asked them to discuss it. He had asked Gu Chengyu to tell them how to implement it.
He couldn't raise objections at this moment, otherwise the emperor would definitely be unhappy. And the emperor's decision would not change, so he might as well be wiser.
As the chief minister, he had a lot of filial piety from his subordinates. He did not pay attention to the filial piety of those tea farmers.
Xia Qing admitted that Gu Chengyu was very talented, but Gu Chengyu was still too young. Moreover, his official position was only at the sixth rank, so this was where Gu Chengyu suffered.
When Gu Chengyu heard this, he couldn't help but secretly cursed that Xia Qing was really an old fox, and he was also very thick-skinned.
Sure enough, the emperor's expression had softened a bit, indicating that he was satisfied with Xia Qing's understanding. As long as the chief minister agreed, there would be fewer obstacles to the tea tax.
Gu Chengyu hesitated for a moment, but decided to try for it. After all, mutual trading was beneficial to the court, and he just wanted to do his part. If it was really not feasible, then he would have to give up.
After all, a person's ability is limited, and Jiang Mingyuan has just become a Beijing official and has not many connections. It is good to be able to stand up and say a few words for him.
"Looking back to Lord Shoufu, this is what Xianguan said before. As long as Daxing is given enough benefits and they take advantage, they will naturally be full of joy at the beginning. When they come to their senses, we will also gain a lot.
We won’t lose any of the benefits.”
"If they no longer agree to form an alliance in the future, then the mutual trade can be abandoned! However, this is just a superficial opinion that I thought of last night. If the emperor and your lords think that this is not feasible, then it can only be said that the officials are thinking too much.
It’s one-sided.”
Gu Chengyu also admitted that his idea was not perfect yet. However, perfecting it would not happen overnight. Moreover, things in the world are constantly changing. He was not at the border. He was limited to similar documents from previous lives. Perhaps the real
It will become very difficult to implement it.
For example, the deployment of troops, whether soldiers are good at fighting, and whether generals have strategies are all indispensable factors for opening up mutual markets.
What Dai Yuanji said made sense. Gu Chengyu just reflected on it and realized that maybe he took it too much for granted.
"No! Father, I think that the mutual market mentioned by Gu Xiuzhan can be tried. We have developed such a big country, are we still afraid of their small countries? Besides, there are many benefits of opening a mutual market, at least in terms of taxation.
, we can contribute to filling the national treasury.”
The eldest prince pondered for a moment, and then said: "The points Gu Xiuzhan raised just now are quite reasonable. As for the other points, these points alone will definitely not work. However, this must be solved slowly in the implementation, and it will take a while.
I certainly didn’t expect it to be so comprehensive. I think that for this matter, I need to send officials to the border to make a detailed plan. I will certainly not be able to argue the reason in court today.”
Gu Chengyu was really surprised. He didn't expect the eldest prince to agree with his point of view. In fact, he felt that these officials were hesitant and fearful of wolves and tigers behind, so how could Dayan prosper?
It seems that the eldest prince does have a lot of drive and ambition. He is suitable for opening up territories and expanding his territory, but not suitable for maintaining a faction.
The emperor also felt that the points put forward by Gu Chengyu basically solved some of the major problems. He was also a little moved, but it was impossible not to be moved.
He is just older now. If he had been young before, how could he be so hesitant? He sighed, he was still old, he just wanted to maintain success and lost his previous ambition.
I still took a look at the eldest prince, and felt that among the four princes, the one who looked most like him was the eldest son. Unfortunately, the eldest son was a concubine.
The second prince clenched his fists, but ultimately did not answer.
"The tea-horse trade is on hold for the time being. I will send people to the border to investigate. But regarding the tea tax, do you have any objections?"
When everyone saw that the emperor had an intention, it was hard to displease the emperor's interest. After all, mutual trading could not be accomplished with just a few words. When the officials sent to the border came back, the emperor would let them participate in the discussion.
Dai Yuanji glanced at the emperor and hesitated to speak. It was not until the emperor talked about the tea tax that he returned. Didn't he understand the emperor's temper? As long as it was decided, even if the courtiers objected, the emperor would not listen.
Yes, then why should he be this evil person again?
He took a deep look at Gu Chengyu. The emperor valued this person so much. But this person's mind was like a sieve. For Dayan, he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
Naturally, other officials did not dare to have opinions. Even the chief minister agreed. Even if they objected, it would be in vain.
But at this time, Gu Chengyu spoke again.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen just said that he wanted to add a few points. At this moment, Wei Chen has not finished speaking."
Xia Qing couldn't help but snorted, the emperor had already agreed to his tea tax. This Gu Chengyu was so ignorant that he dared to interrupt in front of the emperor.
"Oh? Then Gu Aiqing will tell you." The emperor's expression softened because Gu Chengyu explained that he had thought of it the night before.
The emperor would naturally want to listen to Gu Chengyu's several points. After all, wouldn't it be beneficial to the implementation of the tea tax?
Gu Chengyu raised his head and took a sneak peek. He felt relieved when he saw that the emperor's expression was not as gloomy as before.
"Reporting to the emperor, I think that if the government can build government warehouses on the roads where there are big tea farms, as long as the tea merchants passing by can put tea in the government warehouses, then the tea merchants can also
Don’t worry about the safety of tea and people.”
The emperor nodded, thinking that this method was very good, and it could be regarded as a compensation to the tea merchants.
"Your Majesty, building a warehouse is a big expense!" At this time, Shen Shikang, who was cowering aside, finally spoke, and started shouting that he had no money.
When the emperor heard this, he was so angry that he was about to get angry.
If the officials of the Ministry of Revenue do not find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, they will just complain about poverty. How could the emperor not be angry?
"For the record, Your Majesty, these are naturally produced by the tea merchants. If the tea merchants want to put them in the government's warehouse, they have to pay a corresponding proportion of money according to the tonnage of the tea, which can be called land money.
However, Weichen did not calculate it carefully, so he will not go into details. However, Weichen thought that the annual land tax for tea farmers could be reduced or reduced."
"According to what Gu Xiuzan said, the tea merchants are the ones who suffer the most? Those tea farmers pay a lot of land tax every year, so what's the difference between that and the tea tax?"
The third prince was a little dissatisfied with Gu Chengyu who ruined his financial path. However, he had to admit that Gu Chengyu was talented and considered for the sake of the people.
"If I go back to Your Highness, I will only reduce a part of it to compensate the tea farmers. After all, it is too harsh, and the tea farmers no longer want to grow tea."