Wang Ze never thought that Gao Ming would actually want to build Jinju into a state and county dominated by academies, so he was shocked for a while, looking at his stunned expression, Gao Ming smiled again and patted him on the shoulder. For mobile phone users, please browse M. Reading for a better reading experience.

"Yes, Jinju is only a central state, and it is not a rich state and county, and as far as I know, the five counties of Jinju still relied on the relief of the imperial court last year to tide over the difficulties, which shows that Jinju is a poor state."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming suddenly smacked his mouth again.

"Tsk...... Lord Wang, think about it, if this Jinju is a rich place, can the Xingyang Zheng family let go so easily? ”

Hearing Gao Ming say this, Wang Ze's eyes rolled and he nodded suddenly.

"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is reasonable, so you plan to exempt Jinju from taxes?"

As soon as Wang Ze's words fell, Gao Ming burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Lord Wang is really extraordinary, yes, in a place like Jinju, even if there are no natural and man-made disasters, the imperial court will not be able to collect much tax, it is better to directly exempt its taxes, and at the same time build a academy to educate the people, isn't it a very meaningful thing?"

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze immediately smiled, then stood up and bowed to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Gao Yi, since you plan to exempt Jinju from taxes and concentrate on building a academy to educate the people, then presumably the affairs of Jinju will not be too onerous, so I won't be worried, please forgive Weichen for having something to do, and I will listen to His Royal Highness the Prince's high opinion in the coming day!"

Now Wang Ze has understood that Gao Ming's words just now are not a joke, so he has no interest in Jinju.

A place where taxes cannot be collected, neither can quickly improve political performance in exchange for more and larger official positions, nor can it also have land to obtain more wealth and resources for the family, like this place, Wang Ze is not interested, so he is already planning to leave.

Gao Ming, of course, knew what he was thinking, and when he saw him get up and say goodbye, he also got up and smiled at him.

"Lord Wang's sympathy for his son-in-law's feelings is also understandable to the prince, so let's do it, the academy I am going to establish still needs some gentlemen who teach students to read and write, and Lord Wang can also let talented people in the clan come to serve as masters, which is also quite meaningful, haha!"

Obviously, it is impossible for Wang Ze to agree to Gao Ming's suggestion, because his plan is to let the people of the Wang family enter Jinju as officials, so as to quickly expand the influence of the Wang family in the court.

Therefore, when he heard Gao Ming's hearty laughter, he couldn't help but stiffen his face, and hurriedly arched his hand towards Gao Ming again. Remember [Qianqian w w.x q q x o m] in one second, and provide you with wonderful reading.

"This ...... Wechen has to go back and discuss it with his family, so Wechen will say goodbye! ”

Seeing Wang Ze's reluctant smile, Gao Ming's heart suddenly blossomed, but his face was still as warm as a spring breeze.

"Hahahaha, Lord Wang, please go slowly, after you go back, you have to enlighten the children of the clan, after all, being an official is not the only way to realize the value of life, being a master is also a very promising job, okay, I won't say more, serve the sword, send Lord Wang!"

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince!"

After Wang Ze was sent away by the sword, Gao Ming suddenly snorted coldly.

"Hmph, I still want to pick fruits from Lao Tzu's hands, I want to be beautiful, as long as Lao Tzu is there in the future, you children of the gate valve will honestly participate in the imperial examination if you want to be officials, and you want to rely on the relationship to go through the back door, that is a pipe dream!"

The reason why the family gate valve of the Tang Dynasty has a huge influence is actually because of the huge number of officials, so even if the emperor wants to move them, he will be restrained, and if he wants to solve them, he must start from the root, so at this time, Gao Ming will definitely not give the Wang family a chance to expand.

"Lao Tzu will only drive tigers and devour wolves, and raise tigers for such a thing, I won't do it, hehe!"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, a wail suddenly sounded in the courtyard next door.

"Whew......"

Hearing this cry, Gao Ming jumped up with a "poof".

"Oh, my Benben has been tied up for so long, right? Ouch, my little poor yo! ”

He shouted as he trotted toward the nearby yard.

When Gao Ming was busy teasing the tiger and teasing his sister, Wang Ze had already returned home, and then gathered several brothers in the clan in Beijing and told them all the content of his conversation with Gao Ming in the East Palace.

After finishing speaking, Wang Ze expressed his opinion on this matter.

"I don't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to do, and I don't know if what he said is true or not, so I can only wait and see what happens, and wait until tomorrow morning, if he really proposes to exempt Jinju from taxes, we will give up Jinju."

Hearing Wang Ze's words, several other people nodded one after another, expressing their approval of his opinion.

In fact, Wang Ze really thought too much, and the next morning, Gao Ming proposed to exempt the peasants of Jinzhou from paying taxes in front of the Manchu civil and military forces, and at the same time proposed to establish Jinzhou as an "autonomous prefecture".

Jinju has not received taxes for two years, and it is a relatively poor state and county, so when Gao Ming proposed to exempt him from taxes, Li Shimin did not speak, and the officials of the household department did not speak, and this matter was even like this.

The only thing that the ministers didn't understand was that they didn't understand the concept of "autonomous prefecture", so Gao Ming could only explain it to them.

"What I mean by this autonomous prefecture is that except for the army, the appointment and dismissal of all officials, as well as the formulation of government decrees, are completed by the Jinju government itself, and at the same time, all the expenses of Jinju, including the salaries and salaries of officials and standing soldiers, are also settled by the Jinju government itself, without the imperial court paying a penny."

Hearing this, Lu Zhi, the head of the household, stood up.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means that Jinju will no longer pay taxes to the imperial court in the future, and at the same time, the imperial court will not have to give Jinju a penny, isn't that what it means?"

As soon as Lu Zhi's words fell, Gao Ming smiled and waved his hand.

"No, no, no, Lord Lu, you are only half right, it is true that the imperial court does not need to give Jinju any more money, unless it encounters a very big disaster, there is no need for the imperial court to pay a penny, but Jinzhou is not no longer taxing the imperial court, I only said that the peasants of Jinzhou are exempted from taxes, as for other taxes that should be paid, they still have to be paid."

Listening to Gao Ming's words, Lu Zhi suddenly became even more confused.

"The peasants of Jinju are exempted from paying taxes, so how can the officials in Jinju pay their money? What are the other taxes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is talking about? ”

As soon as Lu Zhi's words fell, Gao Ming smiled and nodded.

"Lord Lu asked this question well, it can be said that it is to the point, then I will tell you about it."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming took out a small notebook from his arms, and then waved it to the ministers around him.

"This prince asked people to collect merchant protection fees in Chang'an City and Jingzhao Mansion, maybe all of you have heard about it, in fact, this is not that this prince is greedy for money, but I am doing a feasibility study of collecting commercial taxes, this is the account book!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming handed the notebook in his hand to Lu Zhi, and when he took it, Gao Ming opened his mouth again.

"What is recorded in this ledger is the protection fee paid by every merchant and even the hawkers, of course, I have many more such ledgers, and what I want to say is that as long as you use the right method, you can actually collect much more taxes from the hands of the merchants than the farmers."

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Lu Zhi, who was in front of him, had already nodded.

"That's right, according to the account book of His Royal Highness the Prince, there are more than 1,300 yuan of money that can be received in Chang'an City alone, of which the shops account for eighty percent, and the remaining two percent are handed in by the vendors, but how does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince collect it?"

Hearing Lu Zhi's question, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Of course, it's a sense of security, I Datang pays attention to 'Shinong Industry and Commerce', although the merchants are rich, but their status is low, except for those who have backers, even if others receive the exploitation of idlers and scoundrels, they can only swallow their anger, and I am their backer, they have a sense of security, and then they give me the money."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the surrounding ministers suddenly showed thoughtful looks, while Li Shimin, who was sitting at the top, showed a hint of a smile.

What Gao Ming said just now had actually been told to him in the imperial study the day before, so now Li Shimin is already confident.

"The prince has something to say, you might as well say it directly!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming immediately bowed to him, and then bowed to the surrounding ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, think about it, I have become the backer of the merchants, so they are willing to pay me protection money, so if Datang has become their backer, then why are they unwilling to pay taxes to the household department?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the surrounding ministers began to discuss, and after a while, Lu Zhi, the head of the household department, shook his head.

"The merchant's whereabouts are uncertain, it is difficult to collect taxes, and he does not produce, so he cannot be condoned."

As soon as Lu Zhi's words fell, the newly appointed Shangguan Yi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also stood up and raised objections.

"Merchants raise prices and collect a lot of wealth, once they cause chaos, the consequences are unimaginable!"

After listening to the words of the two, Gao Ming suddenly sighed, and then shook his head.

"No, you are all wrong, Lord Lu, you said that the whereabouts of merchants are uncertain and it is difficult to collect taxes, but in fact, you have entered a misunderstanding, we are not to collect taxes on merchants, but to collect taxes on merchants' goods!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming patted his chest.

"Don't you think I'll just receive it? The tax I collect is for the goods, the merchant can earn ten cents for the goods, then I will charge one penny, as long as he comes to Chang'an to sell things, I can receive the money, as for him does not do farm work, what can I let others do! ”

Speaking of this, Gao Ming smiled at Lu Zhi.

"Lord Lu, do you think that after I exempt the peasants of Jinju from paying taxes, there will be a shortage of people to do farm work?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Lu Zhi's eyes suddenly lit up.