Zhang Lingyang thought to himself: "As long as the imperial court has enough taxes, then even if the population of the Great Zhou increases by another 10,000, the imperial court will be able to deal with it calmly." ”

That's the simple question.

With the current production technology, the annual grain output of Dazhou is already a limit to feed 50,000 people.

But don't forget that as long as the treasury has enough silver, it can buy a large number of cattle and sheep from Warat, which is in the northern steppe.

The role of cattle was obvious in ancient times, and it was a strategic substance, so I won't explain it much here.

At that time, even if it is not enough to feed such a large number of people, Da Zhou can still buy food from neighboring countries.

Although the national strength of those small countries in Southeast Asia is very weak, the land there is fertile and tight, not to mention the three crops of rice a year, and the yield is also extremely high.

Once a large amount of grain is purchased from those small countries in Southeast Asia, even if there are natural and man-made disasters in the country, Da Zhou can calmly face it.

After all, you have food in your hands, and you don't panic in your heart, right?

Not to mention the big words for his own fame, even for the sake of his future generations, Zhang Lingyang is more determined in his heart to collect commercial taxes and mining taxes.

Zhang Lingyang even had the idea of deepening the tax reform.

It's very simple, Zhang Lingyang thought to himself: "Since the people are very poor now, then according to the collection method of personal income tax in the previous life, isn't it okay to levy land tax?" ”

In this way, although the tax revenue of the state treasury has been reduced, it is obvious that it is hateful, and this can effectively relieve the pressure on the people.

Therefore, on the same day, Zhang Lingyang came up with a charter, that is, to levy agricultural taxes according to the amount of land that people now occupy.

What is the standard for land below 5 mu per capita, what is the standard for 5 mu to 10 mu, what is the standard for 10 mu to 20 mu, and what is the standard for 20 mu to 50 mu......

By analogy, Zhang Lingyang believes that it will definitely be able to effectively alleviate the problem of land annexation.

Of course, there is a significant flaw in this system, that is, the large local clans will use various means to avoid paying more taxes.

For example, Zhang San has 1,000 acres of arable land, and in order to avoid taxes, he will put his own land in the name of his clansmen or fellow villagers, so that the taxes he pays will be much less.

But there is another obvious problem, that is, if Zhang San does not give benefits to the clansmen or fellow villagers, will the clansmen and fellow villagers let Zhang San put his land in his own name?

Besides, Zhang San put his land in the name of his clansmen and fellow villagers, so he was not afraid that the clansmen and people would privately swallow his land?

You must know that in the past, in order to avoid taxes, people would put their land under the name of a famous man.

Naturally, these people have to give the master a certain benefit, just like giving the master 20% of the grain every year.

So now that you Zhang Sanzhang want to put your land in my name, do you want to give me two percent of the benefits?

Or rather, you Zhang San put your land in my name, and in a few years......

Hey!

These lands are mine.

If it is said that one or two clansmen or ordinary people do this, Master Zhang San is naturally not worried, because relying on Master Zhang San's fame, the local parents and officials will stand on their side.

But what if the number of people or people who do this increases?

Will the magistrate still be on his side?

After all, the title deed is clearly written, and this land belongs to the old man Zhang San's clan or the people.

Therefore, in doing so, the local gentry could not put their land in the name of their clansmen or the common people with complete peace of mind.

You must know that wealth is moving!

After writing the charter, Zhang Lingyang ordered Xiaofuzi to go to Donghua Pavilion and ask Zheng Yongji, the first assistant of the cabinet, and other ministers to discuss and formulate a reasonable tax system.

This wave after wave made Zheng Yongji a little confused.

But Gao Pei gloated: "Now, is Zheng Ge satisfied?" ”

"Satisfied, can serve the court, what is the old man not satisfied with?" Zheng Yongji's face was pale, and he didn't smile at it.

In his heart, Zheng Yongji said: "If it weren't for Gao Pei, you bastard, the old man would have entered the palace to advise Your Majesty!" ”

In addition to Li Guangtai's face as before, the faces of the other ministers were also very exciting.

You must know that the charter drafted by Zhang Lingyang harms their interests.

The previous tax reforms, although they also harmed their interests, were very small compared to the benefits they received, so they did not strongly oppose them.

Even, in order to embarrass Gao Pei, they used the method of injuring the enemy by one thousand and inflicting eight hundred.

Now, Zhang Lingyang's charter has touched their most fundamental interests.

Among the people here, apart from Li Guangtai, who doesn't have hundreds of acres of land?

Once the imperial court imposes a similar tax, who of them can withstand it?

Who can withstand their protégés?

So one by one, their faces were very ugly.

But he was scolding secretly in his heart: "Gao Pei is such a bastard, is it possible that you have no loss?" Gloating here! ”

If he knew the voices of these ministers, Gao Pei would definitely cry out for being wronged.

However, compared with the rest of the ministers, Gao Pei naturally did not have so much heartache.

Although Gao Pei also has thousands of hectares of land under his name, compared with other industries, the output of the land is very small.

Previously, Gao Pei had served as the governor of Liangguang for many years, so he naturally participated in the maritime trade. Among them, there are those who take the initiative to participate, but more of them are the filial piety below.

As long as you do maritime trade business in Liangguang, you now have to hand over 10% of your profits to Gao Pei every year.

Don't say that there are few benefits in one percent.

Maritime merchants want to make money themselves, and Gao Pei is not the only one who is filial, and all the following aspects must be in place.

Isn't there a saying that Hades is easy to hide, but imps are difficult?

Even if it only occupies one percent, the income of sea trade is extremely rich.

So every year, Gao Pei will receive millions of taels of silver.

That's why Gao Pei spared no effort to oppose the imperial court's collection of commercial taxes before.

After all, once the commercial tax is levied, the tax that Gao Pei has to pay every year is gone.

What's more, most of Gao Pei's protégés and former officials are in Liangguang, and naturally they are also involved in maritime trade.

Gao Pei is worried that in the long run, his protégés and former officials will deviate from his morality, or even switch to their disciples.

Now, seeing Zheng Yongji and others deflated, Gao Pei's previous resentment, he is very happy.

In his heart, Gao Pei was already happy, "Let you rabbit cubs oppose the old man, now it's okay......"