Wu Meiniang is a very good politician, she knows that public opinion cannot be disobeyed, and even if it is this, it is public opinion that helps her pocket the power to formulate policies. She wouldn't say that in order to deal with Han Yi, she would go to Hu Lai and mess up the whole country, this is not what she is seeking. Her ultimate goal is to set things right, pull the national policy back, change back to the original policy, and don't use brutal means, this is another thing with party struggle, in this way, she can control it, Han Yi's set, she really can't play, she wants to play, she won't change at all, she just keeps it for herself, of course, Han Yi won't leave.

Therefore, Wu Meiniang did not say that she was stubborn and self-serving, and she revised the policy by herself, she summoned some capable ministers in the court, among the important ministers, in addition to Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, there were also Lu Chengqing, Xu Yushi, Liu Xiangdao, and Wei Siqian. Ren Yaxiang and Xin Maojiang are not included, because they are both military generals, they can't get this matter, not only that, Wu Meiniang also summoned some highly famous scholars from Luoyang to help her revise this policy.

The lineup is unprecedentedly large.

Li Zhi and other ministers of the DPRK and the central government saw it, and they were all relieved, Wu Meiniang did not mess around, if Wu Meiniang only asked Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong to revise, then many people would feel uneasy.

But this is Wu Meiniang's most shrewd place, although he invited Lu Chengqing, Xu Yushi, Liu Xiangdao, and Wei Siqian, but at the same time she also invited a lot of scholars, these highly respected scholars have always had conflicts with Han Yi, they are against Han Yi, and they are also against businessmen, and Lu Chengqing, Wei Siqian and others are all from the scholar clan, and this scholar clan pays attention to seniority, although they are scholars, but they also have to talk to these scholars in a good voice.

In addition, Lu Chengqing and they don't know Han Yi's set, they will only play small-scale peasant economy, so no matter how they revise it, it must still be a small-scale peasant economy, and Xu Yushi, Lu Chengqing, and Liu Xiangdao They are also ambitious and want to show their talents, they are very grateful to Wu Meiniang for letting them also participate, and they are also seriously revising the policy.

Wu Meiniang is very relieved, give them a tolerant environment, the speaker is not guilty, you can say whatever you want, I will not blame you, which helps Wu Meiniang to win the hearts of many people.

These people are not waste, they are all from the elite, without exception, including Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, they are also full of wealth and have read many sage books, Confucius and Mencius, how can they not know.

Under the leadership of Wu Meiniang and the efforts of these elites, this policy was quickly revised, with four main articles and one additional one.

The first is to persuade farmers and mulberries to be poor.

The main content is to reward farmers and mulberries, and those who have surplus grain at home will be rewarded, and new fields will be reclaimed and rewarded, and people with less than how many acres of land at home can be exempted from taxes, and new agricultural tools, farming technology, and textile technology will be popularized in the Central Plains.

It seems that it is only for Nongsang, but in fact, it is not, you must know that the policies, technologies and drawings of Han Yi are all monopolies, and they are funded and researched by businessmen, and the businessmen invent these things, which are to make money, not for the universal, but to see this situation, they have to hand over a part, because the country wants to promote these, of course businessmen can't resist, including the cotton textile technology of the Yuan family, they must also be handed over. Of course, the Yuan family will definitely pay it, and the Yuan family will not go against the imperial court.

Bo levy is to exempt the people from unnecessary forced labor, but mainly concentrated in the two capitals, at the request of Wu Meiniang, exempt from all the forced labor in the two capitals, the people of Gyeonggi and Luoyang do not need to serve in the future, in the past, every common people, every year had to work for the imperial court for ten days and a half months, whether it was sweeping the streets, or repairing houses, this is in the tax system, this is actually a tax reduction.

Second, advocate frugality, prohibit frivolity, and prohibit migration.

The first half of the sentence is aimed at officials, let officials take the lead in frugality, not extravagance, and prohibit extravagance, the main thing is to restrict officials' pomp and entertainment. Although this is the consistent policy of the Central Plains Dynasty, this is obviously diametrically opposed to the policy of Han Yi, Han Yi advocates consumerism, money is earned to be used, who saves money and makes a fortune, consumption will bring business opportunities, and business can be developed.

The second half of the sentence is aimed at the people, restricting the people from leaving their villages, this has always been restricted, in the eyes of the Central Plains people, it is a very bleak thing to leave their hometowns, but under the leadership of Han Yi, the restrictions in this regard have become very loose, and now Wu Meiniang has tightened it again.

In fact, this is also a typical small-scale peasant economy, which is hostile to commercial development, and if this person does not move, this business cannot develop.

The third article, that is, the main event, is to levy the commercial tax in an all-round way, the city tax does not increase, but the workshop tax is raised to twice the city tax, in addition, the tariff is raised to five percent, the front is five thousandths, now it is equal to ten times higher, this is not only, of which the tariff on grain and silk fabrics has been increased to seven percent, because agriculture is the economy of the whole people, and the main opposition of the people is these two aspects, restricting businessmen from manipulating the national economy, giving you seven percent tax, then businessmen can only increase prices, then they do not have an advantage, Because every household produces this thing, your goods come in, and my livelihood will be affected, which is completely in line with public opinion. And this tariff is mainly collected at the starting point, because the rich merchants are concentrated in Chang'an, and they can be directly deposited into the treasury at the starting point, in short, you have to pay taxes when you get on the ship, not to say going abroad, and now the Tang Dynasty only Tubo can go abroad.

Not only that, but also a new mountain mining tax, this aspect of the tax is very high, directly 10 to 20 percent, because these are the resources that the merchants compete for, and the increase in the mountain mining tax will undoubtedly increase the cost of the merchants.

Of course, these are all aimed at the Central Plains, the peninsula and the northwest are not included, Wu Meiniang is not stupid, the tax is levied in the northwest, will the people in the northwest pay attention to her? may not know Wu Meiniang, and collecting their taxes will only make them unhappy. Goguryeo's words, because they have just been defeated, have not yet recovered, and the military is involved, at that time, businessmen mainly dealt with the military, and the contract signed was with a military background, Wu Meiniang did not have the courage to tear up the military contract.

No one in the military is loyal to Wu Meiniang, everyone is loyal to Li Zhi, including Li Ji, even in history, military power has always been in Li Zhi's hands, and it was not until Li Zhi's death that Wu Meiniang gradually took control of military power.

That's enough, though.

The fourth article is to increase the number of officials with eight grades and below. This article is purely to win people's hearts, because the people promoted by Wu Meiniang through Li Yifu are now concentrated in the eighth or ninth grade, which means that Wu Meiniang is consolidating her power in the court.

As for the additional one, that is, when the father is alive and the mother dies, he also has to keep filial piety for three years, which was originally a year of filial piety, which also reflects the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women. This seems to be an inconspicuous one, but in fact, it has a lot of connotation, Wu Meiniang is a realist, she will not do useless things, she is very similar to Han Yi, so they have always had a tacit understanding, this actually improves the status of women, she is also a woman, isn't it also to enhance her status, and she uses filial piety to enhance the status of women, this is very ingenious, by the way, it can also disgust Han Yi, the more filial piety is valued, the more Han Yi's behavior is despised.

Li Zhi also read it and agreed, because he didn't know much about how Han Yi's policy was played, and the policies that Wu Meiniang took out were all consistent policies of the Central Plains Dynasty, and there was nothing wrong with it, could it be said that it was wrong to persuade Nongsang and Bo Zhifu?

Even if Han Yi is here, he can't say anything wrong, if he wants to say something wrong, it is against the people of the world.

After Li Zhi nodded, Wu Meiniang immediately promulgated her new policy.

The people are happy, and they are giving bonuses and tax cuts, can they not be happy, especially the people of the two capitals, they are crazy with joy, and we will never serve in the future. The officials are also happy, because the low-level officials are the most, and the salary increase, can they not be happy.

The landlords and gentry were also happy.

In the final analysis, Wu Meiniang's new policy is to take the money of the rich to subsidize the poor, kill the rich and help the poor.

This is not wrong, but the point is that there are several kinds of rich people, landlords are rich, and officials are also rich, but Wu Meiniang only collects taxes on merchants, and the landlords and gentry are of course also happy.

The people are happy, the officials are happy, and the landlords are also happy, which can be said to be a celebration of the whole world.

And Wu Meiniang did a good job, sent orders to all places, and told those squires and landlords that the court had done it to the extreme, you people should be content, stop blocking the docks, block the road, and hurry back to farming.

Soon, everyone went back to their own homes and looked for their own mothers, and the crisis was lifted at once, and the effect was immediate, and the reputation of this Wu Meiniang was rising on a rocket.

The most hurt of them all were the merchants, who were almost desperate.

In fact, when it comes to how much tax they are asked to pay, they will not feel hopeless, because businessmen are very tenacious, anyway, they have been pressed since ancient times, and they have not been able to raise their heads, and their vitality is comparable to Xiaoqiang.

However, this tariff is the most desperate for them, because now is the critical period for them to expand the market, the manpower is also in place, the resources are also in place, but once you levy such a high tariff, then plus the freight, the cost is high and scary, there is no competition, you will transport the goods from Chang'an to Yangzhou, Yangzhou people can not afford it.

Moreover, the Commercial Taxation Bureau is controlled by Li Yifu, Wu Meiniang summoned Li Yifu, in fact, he was asked to collect money, because Li Yifu is ruthless and poisonous enough, if he doesn't forcibly raise taxes, you have to burn incense, whoever dares to evade taxes, then he will definitely kill you, even the Yuan family will not dare to do this, and pay taxes honestly.

But who cares, the merchant class is the most vulnerable class among the four classes, belonging to the kind that the father does not hurt and the mother does not love, no one will pity them, and no one will think of what they have done for the country before.

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"Oh, see no, see no, how happy the people are! It can be seen that Han Yi's policy is actually unpopular, but everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak. Fortunately, our queen is wise and sees the shortcomings of Han Yi's policy, otherwise, everyone would be kept in the dark by him. And now, Han Yi wants to confuse the world again, but I'm afraid it's not so easy. ”

Xu Jingzong walked on the street, looking at the happy expressions of the people, and couldn't help but be proud.

"But Han Yi is always a hidden danger, if you don't get rid of it, I'm afraid that there will be endless troubles." Li Yifu said expressionlessly, he was actually very happy, but if Han Yi didn't die, he wouldn't be able to enjoy it to the fullest.

Xu Jingzong said: "Brother, you can't be in a hurry about this matter, you have to come step by step, haven't you seen the things discussed that day, Your Majesty still values Han Yi very much." ”

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When someone laughs, someone will cry.

The beauty of freedom.

"Childe, what should I do with this ---? Nowadays, the more we produce, the more we lose, and at the current price of our free beauty clothes, it is simply impossible to make money. ”

Xu Jiu reported to Zheng Shanxing with tears in his eyes.

The beauty of this freedom is the hardest hit area, and no workshop is worse than it, because the tariff on all his goods is levied according to seven percent, and it is almost double, the raw material of clothing is silk, and silk is also silk fabric, and silk also has to pay taxes, so the cost of silk will definitely increase, from silk to clothing, and then sell, you have to pay a tax, who can afford it

More importantly, the beauty of freedom has been expanding its market over the years, attracting a lot of women to come in, because their market is the whole country, not Chang'an, which requires a lot of manpower. Why do the clothes of the beauty of freedom sell to the whole country, it is because the clothes of the beauty of freedom are sold cheaply, relying on small profits and quick turnover, with such high tariffs, and then selling so cheaply, it is really a loss of how much is sold, if the price is raised, then there is no advantage at all, and it is difficult to expand the market. And those gorgeous dresses, which used to be sold to princes and nobles, now that the imperial court advocates frugality, the market in this area will definitely shrink.

It's a triple blow.

Suddenly, the beauty of freedom seems to be about to collapse.

Zheng Shanxing sat on the chair, silent, and after a while, he asked, "What can you do?" ”

"Layoffs."

Xu Jiu said without hesitation.

Because the city tax has not increased, Wu Meiniang is a very shrewd woman, if the city tax is increased, then the price will definitely rise, the price will rise, the people will scold the mother, Wu Meiniang does not increase the city tax, so as long as the goods are not shipped, or less shipments, the high tariffs can be avoided, and there is no need for so many people, this is a very real problem.

But this practical problem exceeds Zheng Shanxing's bottom line, because Zheng Shanxing himself does not have much demand for money, and his personal expenses are not as high as those of his workers, he hopes to help others, and if he wants to lay off people, it is better not to do this business, and said: "What else? ”

Xu Jiu was silent, now the beauty of Chang'an's freedom, in addition to the local demand in Chang'an, it is really a loss for as much as it produces, and it is necessary to reduce production.

Zheng Shanxing thought for a while, and said: "You can't lay off people and continue to produce, but all the goods produced will be stocked up, and you won't leave Chang'an for the time being." ”

Xu Jiu was surprised: "Childe, how can this work, if the goods produced are not sold, then our money will not be returned, this will accumulate more and more, and we will lose all our money at that time, which is very dangerous." ”

Zheng Shanxing said: "I know this, but we have also made a lot of money over the years, take this money to me first, how can I wait until he comes back, if it really can't work, then I can at least be worthy of my heart." The implication is that the beauty of freedom will live and die with those workers.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone laughing outside the door: "What a sentence worthy of my heart!" ”

I saw Cui Jijian walk in from outside the door, and arched his hand to Zheng Shanxing and said: "Brother Zheng would rather suffer himself than dismiss a worker, this benevolence and righteousness really make Ji Jian ashamed." ”

Zheng Shanxing was a little surprised, and then smiled bitterly: "You are making fun of me!" ”

Cui Jijian hurriedly said: "Jijian has no such intention, every sentence comes from the bottom of his heart. ”

Zheng Shanxing was really in no mood to tell him this now, and asked, "I don't know why you came here suddenly?" ”

Cui Jijian smiled: "I plan to come and share weal and sorrow with you, Brother Zheng!" ”

Zheng Shanxing was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you say?" ”

Cui Jijian said: "I know that the beauty of your freedom must have encountered great difficulties now, so I want to help you share some of it and invest in your beauty of freedom." ”

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