The Tang Dynasty was built in three years, in the spring and March.

During this year, Tang Dezong, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, suddenly fell ill with a strange disease, and many imperial doctors in the court did not see it well.

And because of the Middle Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had a palace and city system, and the Tang Emperor led his Huangmen eunuchs to take the lead in not learning well, and blackmailed the people in Chang'an City.

The emperor took the lead in being unreasonable and became the number one bandit bully in the imperial court.

As the saying goes, the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, which makes the court officials inside and outside the capital cleverly set up a name and unscrupulously loot the people's fat and ointment.

On this day, a senior official in the imperial court gave the emperor an idea, saying, "His Majesty the Emperor is sick, you should announce it to the world, so that all the doctors in the world who can treat people can invite Chang'an, and whoever can cure His Majesty the Emperor will be rewarded as an official." ”

The emperor is the number one bandit bully in the world, and with the lord who has no one in Surrey's eyes, he heard that a big official suggested this, and he couldn't help but agree.

So the emperor wanted to convene a meeting of the holy hands of the national teacher in the capital Chang'an.

After the court meeting, Dong Jin, the prime minister in charge of the household department, returned to the prime minister's mansion and brought his officials to a meeting.

Prime Minister Dong Jin asked the household department and asked the household department to pay for it.

Hubu Shangshu said, "Since the Fengtian disaster occurred during the reign of Emperor Dezong, a lot of money from the imperial court has been used for military expenses, and the household department has no money now. ”

"No money? But the emperor wants to convene a conference of the holy hands of the national teachers, how can he be responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the doctors without money? Is it possible to ask the doctors to pay for their own money to come to Chang'an? How good is that? You're all finance officials, and you're giving me ideas. ”

Dong Jin asked the other officials around him to make up their minds.

There is an official who is still very cool among the ministers, that person is of medium height, with a burnt yellow complexion, a water chestnut mouth, a garlic nose, and a hollow face, walked out of the household officials, and said to the prime minister, "The prime minister does not have to worry, His Majesty the Emperor wants to convene a conference of the holy hands of the national teacher, which is a good thing, as the so-called world affairs should be handled by the people of the world, as for no money, I have a way." ”

Dong Jin looked this official up and down, he had never seen this person in the court, and said, "Which official are you, I discussed with the officials of all families how to hold the conference, what do you mean by the world affairs?" ”

The man said, "The official name is Pei Yanling, recommended by Prime Minister Lu Qi, and he has successively served as a member of the catering department, a straight bachelor of Jixian Academy, and a Langzhong of the Ancestral Hall. offended Prime Minister Zhang Tingsheng and became the county order. He is now a tobe squire. Because I just came to the household department, it is natural that the prime minister does not recognize me. ”

Dong Jin nodded when he heard this, "You are Pei Yanling?" Many people say that you work in arithmetic and are good at managing money, and I heard of you when you were still doing the local Zhaoying County Order. ”

Pei Yanling said, "Your Majesty is just a person who is at the end of your education, and it is my blessing that the Prime Minister can hear about me." ”

Dong Jinyan said, "You said that the treasury has no money, you have a way to raise money, you can tell me your method." ”

Pei Yanling said, "On weekdays, the Prime Minister has every opportunity to help my lord long live to assist in state affairs, I don't know how to make money, and my subordinates have a plan." ”

Dong Jin, "Pei Shilang, you can tell me, the treasury has no money, what do you mean when you say that the world is going to be the world's affairs?" Where should I get some money from you, and how can I convene this meeting of the Holy Hands of the National Teachers? ”

Pei Yanling said, "The Prime Minister doesn't know, the treasury has no money, and we can set a clear plan to collect some taxes from the people near Chang'an City." ”

Dong Jin stroked his beard with his hand, "Pei Shilang is a good word, don't you know that there is only one agricultural tax in our Tang Dynasty law, there is a salt tax for those who sell salt, and there is a tea tax for those who sell tea, how can Pei Shilang start to collect taxes again?" As a household servant, how can you not know the reason? ”

Pei Yanling said, "The Prime Minister is serious, my lord held a meeting today to ask the subordinates to get an idea, and I also know everything and entered this strategy." The Prime Minister didn't know, but when I was still working on the Zhaoying County Ordinance, I saw that when many officials had no money in the treasury, they would think of the way to collect taxes, and the tax item was also called the poll tax in the people. ”

Dong Jin speaks tactfully and nicely on the surface, but in fact, he is also a blatant master of making money.

There is no money to rely on apportionment, taxes, he doesn't know, it's just that as the prime minister, it's not good for him to propose a tax increase, and now someone is better to propose it on his behalf, he just says it better, which is the so-called raccoon dog. I couldn't help but make a calculation in my heart, pretending not to know, "What's the name of this tax?" ”

Pei Yanling, "Prime Minister Bing, this tax is called the poll tax. ”

Dong Jin, "Poll Tax? ”

Pei Yanling, "It is the tax paid according to the registered population of each family." ”

Dong Jin, "This kind of tax is not good. ”

Pei Yanling, "Prime Minister, the emperor convened the National Teacher Holy Hand Conference, the emperor is the Son of Heaven, and he collects taxes for the sake of the emperor, so there should be nothing to do." ”

Dong Jin said, "When Pei Shilang was a local official, I heard that you are a very methodical person, you are a clever person, and what you said also has some truth," and then said to the ministers around him, "Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial court has long had a tax law, although the Son of Heaven is sick, but this Tang law cannot be violated, as the prime minister, how can I take the lead in breaking the law." Pei Yanling's words are reasonable, but when it comes to implementation, it is not a feasible way. Let's disperse. ”

After the shogunate meeting was held, someone in the shogunate found Pei Yanling, who was Zhao Zan, the head of the household.

Pei Yanling said to Zhao Zan, "Our Tang Emperor is sick, and he wants the household department to take money to entertain the holy hand of the country, the emperor is the Son of Heaven, I will give a speech, and the Prime Minister will refute me." ”

Zhao Zan said to Pei Yanling, "Brother, you first came to my household department as an official, you don't know many things, our prime minister Dong Jin is an old and serious person, he won't agree with what you say, but he won't completely disagree." The Prime Minister is indispensable, he wants to save face, you know these things. ”

When Pei Yanling heard this, her eyes turned and she said, "I understand what Zhao Shilang said. ”

Zhao Zan, "What do you understand?" ”

Pei Yanling, "Our Prime Minister, this still wants to be a bitch, and he still wants to set up a memorial arch, does he want us to write to the emperor?" ”

Zhao Zan dealt with Pei Yanling for the first time, if he said that he was joking with the prime minister, he would never dare, but Pei Yanling's words were really interesting, and Zhao Zan couldn't help laughing.

In the eighth year of the Tang Dynasty, autumn and August.

Someone took the lead in publishing a book, saying that the emperor was sick and asked the peasants near Chang'an to pay the poll tax.

It was jointly mentioned by Pei Yanling, the head of the household department, and Zhao Zan, the head of the household department.

Roughly speaking, as long as it is a farmer near Chang'an, as long as it is long hair, he will ask someone to pay taxes and raise money for Emperor Tang Dezong to hold a meeting of national teachers and holy hands.

Tang Dezong quasi-played.

Outside Chang'an City, Woniu Village.

The people in Woniu Village are simple and simple, and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment.

In Chang'an City, in the emperor's palace, there are corrupt officials who have extended their claws to the people here.

In the third year of the Tang Dynasty, spring and June, Woniu Village, Deng's family.

On this day, the three brothers Zhang Chengde, Zhang Chengsi, and Liu Yan had nothing to do at home, and came to Deng Chang's house as guests and talked about homely things.

At this time, from Chang'an City, Gyeonggi Province, three fast horses galloped to Woniu Village.

Immediately sit down with three people.

These three people were soldiers in charge of tax collection in Gyeonggi Province of the Tang Dynasty, with helmets and crowns, weapons hanging from the saddle bridge, and sharp blades hanging from their waists.

They were soldiers from Anpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, Datang Dynasty, and they came to Woniu Village to inform Woniu Village that the farmers of Woniu Village should pay the poll tax.