Hu Ying wants to go to face the saint, which Gan Qi can't stop.

Hu Ying wanted the emperor to ask Gan Qi to come and go to Taixue to become a doctor, but the emperor naturally would not agree. Therefore, Hu Ying had to give a lesson to the emperor, reason, and reason.

Zhao Zhen listened to it the same way, and he should also do the same, but he didn't agree.

Gan Qi is in Zhao Zhen's heart, that is a kind of person who is pragmatic and errand-do.

Gan Qi is in Hu Yin's heart, but he is the one who continues to learn from the saints.

The two have different views, so is it important to run errands, or is it important to carry on the mastery of the saints? Zhao Zhen and Hu Jin's thoughts are obviously different on this point.

This is the difference in values between the emperor and the great Confucian.

Hu Ying wanted to convince the emperor, but the emperor didn't actually want to convince Hu Ming, and the emperor's way to deal with it was very simple, that is, to be polite and polite.

choked Hu Ying so much that he almost had to hit his head on the ground again, and he couldn't stop dying. The heir to the mantle that was finally selected, even gave all the books he had collected in his life to Gan Qi, and at such a big cost, he made a wedding dress for others.

The final result was that the emperor said a pretext, let Gan Qi run an errand first, and after completing the current errand, he would let Gan Qi study.

Hu Ying could barely accept this and went home.

It's just that as soon as Hu Ying went home, something big happened, Hu Ying fell ill and was bedridden.

It's so sudden, Hu Jin, an old man, the deadline is approaching.

This news caused a sensation all over the city.

In the past, when Hu Ying was alive, he didn't seem to feel Hu Ming's energy in Bianliang City, and Hu Ying never showed that he had any great political energy in this capital.

It wasn't until Hu Ying was bedridden that he knew that this old man was really amazing.

There is almost no shortage of officials from the Ministry of Rites, and they are constantly visiting Hu Ming's mansion.

The bigwigs of the imperial court, even Han Qi came to Hu Ming's mansion, two mansions, three divisions, three provinces and six departments, and countless officials went to Hu Ming's mansion when they were free.

The local officials around Bianliang were all rushing to Bianliang City by car.

Not to mention places like Taixue and official schools, there are countless students.

Even the emperor sent people to visit.

Gan Qi, who is the heir of Hu Ming's mantle, stood by Hu Ming's bed, with tears in his eyes, and the people who visited him one after another, almost all of them were Gan Qi in charge of entertaining.

Hu Ying has a son, named Hu Kang, who is an official in Hangzhou, so Gan Qi, the successor of the mantle, is the duty of Hu Ming's son temporarily.

Hu Ying just watched with his eyes open, as if he didn't even have the strength to speak, his face was pale, he was completely unenergetic, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes.

In the interval of entertaining the guests, Hu Ying took Gan Qi's hand, and said weakly: "Dao Jian, you must study well, don't be entangled in mundane things, study is the right way, if the old man is gone, the study of the sage, Dao Jian, you must not slack off......"

Hu Ying seemed to know that his limit was approaching, as if he was explaining what was going on.

"Students must keep it in mind and dare not slack off." Gan Qi had tears in his eyes, and he was sad, this old man was so cute, he had only known each other for two years, and this old man was good to Gan Qi, needless to say. People always have to talk about feelings, Gan Qi really couldn't help it at this moment, and the tears that were choking down had already flowed.

Hu Ying raised his hand with all his might, waved it, and said: "People will die eventually, don't be too sad, the old man has lived for sixty-six years, and he has no regrets in this life." Just like you once called the old man a beard, the old man was ashamed, in fact, how relieved in his heart, with your beard, the old man died without regrets. In fact, the old man knows what Daojian thinks in your heart, for learning, you prefer to take the career path, young people are like this, and they are naturally more valuable than studying and preaching. But Dao Jian you, you have great wisdom, if you don't study, you will be tyrannical and useless. The old man has high hopes for you, and you must not disappoint the old man. ”

Gan Qi had already knelt beside the bed and bowed: "The student will not teach Mr. disappointed." ”

"Okay, okay......" Hu Ming's pale face showed some smiles, looking at Gan Qi's eyes, with relief, and said again: "The old man's ancestral home is in Shaanxi, but he was born in Taizhou, and he also started with Suhu, if he leaves, he should also go back to Suhu, and his son is also in Hangzhou." While the old man is not dead, you can take care of it and send someone to send the old man to Hangzhou. ”

"What is Mr. talking about, a little illness, don't say any bad words, Mr. just take care of it with peace of mind, and after some time, it will get better." Gan Qi was so comforted.

Hu Ying still showed a smile and replied: "Raise it again, then you have to worry about Daojian for this eventual matter, don't raise it, send me away." ”

"Sir......" Ganqi's tears were already drop by drop, string by string.

Hu Ying raised his hand again and waved it in the air: "I really don't raise it...... You immediately go and prepare the frame, send the old man away, and bury it back to his hometown after death. ”

Hu Ying wants to return to his roots, the Hu family, since the end of the Han Dynasty, is a generation of ministers, almost never really declined, generation after generation, there have been generals, queen mothers, many three princes and nine secretaries, too shou prefect, Hu Ming's grandfather joined the army as a Taizhou secretary, so the Hu family migrated to Taizhou, Hu Ming's father, is also a grassroots official, and it seems that it is about to decline, and this generation has another generation of Confucianism Hu Ming.

Some people say that after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there will be no real generation of nobles in China, and the nobles in the West will still have the same surname for a thousand or two thousand years.

In fact, it can't be absolutely said that there are generations of nobles in China, such as this Hu family, in the past thousand years, despite the changes of dynasties, there are still poems and books handed down, and almost all of them have officials.

Another example is the Sima family, Sima was originally an official name, and Zhou Tianzi began to have the official position of Sima, Sima, master and apprentice, and Sikong. So in that era when there were no surnames, Sima became the surname of some people. The Sima family has always produced talents, Sima Qian of the "Historical Records", Sima Yi, and later became the main lord of China and the emperor of the two Jin Dynasty. There are also Sima Xiangru and the like, and Sima Guang of "Zizhi Tongjian". China's two great works of historiography compiled by individuals were both written by Sima.

Isn't this a generational aristocracy?

Poetry and books are really there in China, and they can really be passed on for a hundred years, or even a thousand years.

Gan Qi just looked at Hu Ying like this, and finally decided to send Hu Ying away, how could he not meet the requirement of returning to the roots?

At the moment when Hu Ying set off, the scholars in Tokyo almost went out to send each other for more than 100 miles.

However, Hu Ying still died on the road and was finally buried in Huzhou.

Hu Ming's evaluation.

In the past, Fan Zhong was drowned: the mantle of Confucius and Mencius.

Now Wang Anshi has a saying: The world's heroes.

Later, Su Shi said: Su Hushi in the world is still nostalgic.

In the future, Song Shenzong said: The way of the gentleman is the sect of Confucius and Mencius.

Hu Ying died, and a generation of Confucians became ancient.

The new successor, Gan Qi, was called to the imperial city by Emperor Zhao Zhen at the moment when he received the news of Hu Yin's death.

Gan Qi took the "Kaifeng Commercial Tax Trial Measures" written by himself and entered the palace to face the saint.

After reading this trial method, Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Yes, the provisions of the law are lenient, but one of the ten taxes is still too high, and it can be changed to seven of the hundred taxes." ”

The tax rate of ten percent, which was set by Ganch, seems high, even higher than in later generations. Actually, it's not high, why? Because although the commercial tax collected in later generations is low, general commodities are repeatedly taxed, such as a pair of socks, when the raw material is still cotton, the tax will be collected when it is bought and sold, and then when the cotton is made into cotton thread and then sold, it will be taxed, and the cotton thread will be taxed when it becomes a sock and then sold. This tax rate is much higher than 10 percent.

But then again, socks are just a metaphor, low-end goods like socks, in fact, many procedures, are not necessarily taxed, especially small workshops, and taxes cannot be collected, here is just a metaphor to talk about the process. High-tech products, or manufacturers, as well as state-owned enterprises, that is the real big profit and tax. The main regulatory resources of the tax department are on them. Farmers sell cotton, small middlemen buy cotton, small workshops produce cotton socks, and small merchants sell socks.

In China, for the most part, it is a country that does not collect taxes on small traders and vendors, but according to the laws of the world, as long as there is a business activity, the tax should be paid. China does not even regulate the personal income tax of small self-employed individuals, which is extremely lenient in the world, and in some developed countries, a person with a certain income has to pay personal income tax.

China's tax system sometimes causes some strange phenomena. A small trader earns 10,000 yuan a month and doesn't have to pay a penny of tax, but a very ordinary company employee who earns 5,000 a month also has to pay a tax.

So Gan Qi felt that one out of ten taxes was a very reasonable tax rate, but the emperor spoke, so there was nothing to say. Seven percent tax, then seven percent tax, Bianliang City, there are also a lot of big profits and taxes, such as Gan Qi himself, there are at least four big profits and taxes, a sumo wrestling ground is one, a hot spring hotel is one, and a ready-to-wear store is also one, and the lottery is also a big profit and tax household.

Therefore, Gan Qi replied to the emperor's words: "Your Majesty, the hundred taxes and seven are quite low, but the low tax is conducive to promotion, so it is okay." ”

"Well, then you can start to do it, you can choose the personnel yourself, and after you come to me to report, then report to the Privy Council. Where to work, let the Sansi Yamen find a place for you first, and remember, don't stir up public resentment. Zhao Zhen once again warned Gan Qi that he must not arouse public resentment, and Zhao Zhen also understood in his heart that looking for someone to ask for money, where is it so good to ask for it?

However, Zhao Zhen also understands that businessmen are the best to bully, even if many businessmen have backgrounds behind them, these backgrounds and backers are impossible to give these merchants a head on the bright side, even if there is such a scholar who dares to give a head to the merchants, then he must say a truth in the court, how to say this truth?

Say it's not easy for businessmen to make money? How easy is it for farmers to make money? Say businessmen are poor and can't pay taxes? Who believes this? What more reason? Besides, Zhao Zhen, as the emperor, has to ask this person, are you abusing your power for personal gain? Are you involved in business?

As long as he finds a way to collect commercial taxes, Zhao Zhen will definitely go all out to implement it, which is a way that is a hundred times better than raising taxes on peasant households, and it is also a way that is a hundred times better than raising taxes on the noble class. Zhao Zhen's only worry is that Gan Qi's method will not work.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will not stir up public resentment, and the minister will retire first." The matter is said to be good, Gan Qi is ready to go back to prepare his yamen, the tax boss, is about to rise.

But it was Zhao Zhen who suddenly stopped Gan Qi: "Wait a minute, I still have something to tell you." ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Zhao Zhen first sighed, then put his hands on the imperial case, and then slowly said: "Hu Fuzi came to look for me when he was born, and he wanted you to go to Taixue to be a doctor, and I was not very bothered, so I said that I would wait until your errand was completed." Originally, this was a pretext, but I didn't expect Hu Fuzi to leave later...... Alas, in this way, this excuse has become the last promise I made to my master, and the master said that you are the one who is the one who learns, and if you don't study, you will be useless, and I can't let the master's last thought be fulfilled......"

At this time, Zhao Zhen also showed a sense of sadness, this emperor is still compassionate.

"I don't know what Your Majesty means......"

"I don't have any ideas, I'm just a doctor, what can I do for you? The Master is so optimistic about you, so you should take on the position of a doctor, but you must pay attention to business and taxation, and you should do your best in your free time, and it is not in vain that the Master valued you so much during his lifetime. Zhao Zhen said as he spoke, as if he was about to cry.

Zhao Zhen is also old, those old ministers are also dead one by one, Fan Zhongyan is gone, Yan Shu is gone, Du Yan is gone, Wu Yu is gone, Chen Zhizhong is gone, Zhao Yunrang is gone, Hu Ying is gone......

These people are all loyal pillars of the Renzong Dynasty, and with Renzong's ascension to the throne, they slowly rose and grew old with Renzong, but they all died one by one in the past few years. Renzong was sad, but he was actually thinking, how many years would he have to live?

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gan Qi had no choice but to reply.

Zhao Zhen nodded: "You go!" ”

Gan Qi left, and Zhao Zhen turned his head, as if wiping the tears that had not been shed.

An era seems to be coming to an end.

When Gan Qi went back, the first thing he did was to find Di Qing, who should have left but did not leave, Gan Qi needed manpower, and he needed Di Qing to recommend people who could be used in the Western Army to enter Beijing.

The importance of commercial tax is self-evident, if the commercial tax can really be implemented according to Ganqi's ideas, I don't know if it will benefit the imperial court, and even the low-level farmers will benefit. Because in all dynasties, the country relied on peasant households, and they all relied on the grain grown by peasants in the land.

When the country can not rely on the peasants, at least not all of them, the potential of the country will be endless, commerce will be further developed, the country will be further liberalized, and even the matter of going to sea can be indirectly promoted.

When the state no longer relies entirely on the peasants, the household registration system will be further liberalized, and the peasants will no longer have to be tied to the land, and commerce will further develop, which is a virtuous circle.

The difficulty now in front of Gan Qi is how to get the merchant to pay taxes, and how to resolve the conflict.