Several members of the family called for a long time, and when they saw that no one paid attention to them, they left cruel words, gave up their hands and said goodbye to each other with a fake smile, and left angrily

Ding Yi was grabbed into the palace by Li Er, accompanied by the secretary Lang Cen Wenwen, and the imperial historian and Chinese scholar Wen Yanbo. Baidu search literature network, more good free reading.

As for Fang Xuanling and eldest grandson Wuji, they have returned to work at this time to accompany the boss to skip work, and they have to go back when they are done

All the way to the Lizheng Palace, Chen Hong ordered someone to make the Rulai tea sent by Ding Yi, and several people sat around Li Er.

Li Er had to sigh, since Ding Yi arrived and became a marquis, there were new things that Ding Yi sent into the palace from time to time to eat, use, and wear, and now he feels that his mouth is tricky, and he can't get used to eating the things before, not to mention the taste of the hot pot that Li Tai secretly entered the palace and brought him, how exciting it is

"Okay, Ding Yi, let's talk about it now, what is the problem with Datang's taxes" Taking a sip of tea, Li Er went straight to the point.

Before, because of anthracite coal and paper, Ding ripped out the tax in one fell swoop, and now it's time to talk about it

Cen Wenwen joined in as a halfway, and dragged Wen Yanbo beside him to ask the reason.

Ding Yi organized his language and said: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, the taxes of the Tang Dynasty now mainly include the agricultural tax regulated by rent, the land tax just set last year, the household tax promulgated in the sixth year of Wude, and various additional taxes, such as foot money, camp cellars, tax grass, additional consumption, wrapping, etc., as well as salt tax and mining tax. I don't know if the minister is right."

"You continue" Li Er signaled, what Ding Yi said was indeed right.

Ding Yi sorted out his thoughts and said, "Your Majesty is exempt from customs duties, which is understandable. Baidu search literature network, more good free reading. It's just that why do businessmen trade and don't have to pay taxes" Ding Yi is a giant, but he has never paid commercial taxes, which makes him worry for a long time, I don't know if there is no or no one dares to collect his taxes

After hearing this, Li Er was overwhelmed and asked, "Then tell me, why I am exempt from customs duties?"

Is this a test of yourself?

After thinking about it, he replied: "The minister thinks that His Majesty wants to let a large number of items outside the customs flow into the Central Plains, and the exemption of tariffs can reduce the price of goods." At the same time, it can also promote commercial activities in the Central Plains."

Li Er nodded with satisfaction and said appreciatively: "What you said is good, but there is still one thing you haven't said."

"The minister does not know" knows what he knows, and he does not know what he does not know, and he must have the courage to ask questions without shame

"Do you know what Datang lacks the most now," Li Er asked again.

"Lack of food and money" Last year, there was a locust plague, and the imperial court must have been greatly affected. The first is the cost of disaster relief. Secondly, because of the locust plague, the grain in the field was gnawed clean, and the tax would definitely not be collected.

"Jingren, Da Lin, what do you say" Li Er turned his head and asked Wen Yanbo and the others.

Cen Wenwen didn't say a word, and he didn't want to steal the limelight from Wen Yanbo.

Wen Yanbo replied: "Your Majesty is for the population, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the population decreased sharply, after all these years of recuperation, plus Your Majesty was exempted from customs duties. At the very least, the price of goods will be lowered, people's purchasing power will increase, goods will circulate more frequently, and the population will be more concentrated. Today, the population of Datang has increased to 8 million households."

After listening to Wen Yanbo's words, Ding Yi thought of this, and he didn't expect Li Er to have such an understanding to exempt tariffs and reduce prices. Increasing the desire to buy, causing population agglomeration, thereby leading to population increase

For the current Datang, it is indeed the population that is more importantIn this agriculture-based society, population is the primary productive force and the main driving force of the economy

"The minister understood that the population increased, the city began to prosper, and although the tariffs were gone, other taxes could be increased. From the perspective of the people, tariffs are exempted, the concentration of people is larger, and the people can do some small business by working, and their lives are much better than simple farming. The more taxes the court had, the more financial resources it had, the less it was apportioned to the peasants through the fields, and the lighter the burden on the peasants. When the living conditions of the peasants improved, the population increased. Ding Yi continued: "As the population increases, so does the tax revenue."

Li Er clapped his hands and applauded, Ding Yi's words made his mind of exempting tariffs transparent, so that Li Eryi felt that he had found a confidant

"Hahahaha, I can't imagine that you can guess my hard work, and I am very relieved" Li Er stood up excitedly, walked to Ding Yi's side, shook off his big hand and patted Ding Yi's fragile shoulder: "At the beginning, I said that I wanted to be exempted from tariffs, Wei Zheng and others tried their best to stop it, and they were also trying not to shake the country's foundation." And as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I can't watch the population of the Tang Dynasty not increase in the slightest. ”

After understanding Li Er's approach, Ding Yi felt that the commercial tax he wanted to propose could be implemented

"Your Majesty, the minister has a word"

You said, "Li Er is very happy, he saw Ding Yi grow up today, or he didn't know him in the first place."

He cleared his throat, drank saliva to moisten his throat, sorted out his thoughts clearly, and said: "Nowadays, the tax revenue of my Datang is mainly agricultural tax, while the businessmen only need to pay household tax and poll tax. And the salt tax, etc., need to pay three and one, and the minister thinks that this tax is very unreasonable."

Do you dare to think about Datang's household tax calculated by household

At this time, it is not the next generation, and the proportion of black households is less than 000001

And the black household of Datang, hum

Servants of princes and nobles, hermits on the estate, and outcasts in the mountains

Just ask if you're afraid

Li Er's face became solemn, and he heard that Ding Yi meant to change the tax by admonishing him

"Tell us what you think"

After getting the approval, Ding Yi didn't care about the shocked looks of Wen Yanbo and the others beside him at this time, and he didn't care about Li Er's face. The words have already come to this, whether they say it or not, others already know what they mean

"In the humble opinion of the ministers, all shops and merchants who conduct commercial transactions should be taxed, and this is not their household tax, but a commercial tax."

"Of course, this does not mean that what His Majesty has done for the sake of the population is to be denied. It's just that today's Datang is not just agriculture"

"Now that there are high-yield crops such as corn and potatoes, so when it is popularized, your Majesty still thinks it is reasonable to rent two stones of corn every year?"

"In the past, it was difficult for the people to grow grain, and the maximum yield per mu was only five or six stones. Now it's different, with enough food, there is no need to worry about rations, the people can even say that in three or five years, every household has a slight increase in the price of surplus grain and goods every year, and the people can fully afford the imperial court, and they will be exempted from this commercial tax, Your Majesty knows how much income these merchants have every year."

Li Er suddenly became angry and shouted:

"Enough"

"That's it for today, don't mention this matter again, you should step back first"