Chapter 65: On the eve of the New Year
Su Guifei smiled, full of charm, her arms were outstretched, her body was like a butterfly flying, dancing with the rhythm, like a fairy in a flower, and like a flowing cloud covering the moon, every move, a smile, from the foot to the top of the head, all with natural charm. The unrestrained black hair was a little scattered, rushing down like a waterfall, and with the dance, it turned into a thousand wisps of tenderness, flying around her.
The dancing posture continued, Su Guifei's fragrant tongue gently slid over her lips, and her lips rippled with a charming smile, like shyness, like joy, like charm, like tenderness, and the taste was speechless. The light gauze shirt quietly slipped off, and even a piece of purple belly also came out with the dance, and the spring light in the room was infinite, as if suddenly walking into the flowers in the spring garden.
Stepping on Baijiangmei, most of the jade is broken and condensed.
The rain is fat and frosty, and the boudoir show is stupid.
Don't wait for the deep winter, the snow is overwhelmed by the wind, you know.
But he thinks Yi is thin, and he is still afraid of Yi Yi.
A happy night, tender like water, the sky was slightly bright, Su Guifei's beautiful eyes slowly opened, looking at the man in front of her with joy in her heart, however, nostalgia is nostalgia, she should urge Lin Feng to go to court, and she is not the slightest sloppy.
Born in a family, how could Su Guifei not understand that women's happiness is built on the strong foundation of men, especially at the moment when the countries are surging, and it is unknown who will kill the deer, she will not, and she will not make Lin Yan lose his fighting spirit in the gentle township.
The tenderness is like water, the two of them can be like glue, the business should be done, she will not let Lin Feng Hu come.
Gently pushing Lin Feng to wake up, Concubine Su's eyes were clear, and she stared at Lin Feng and said, "Xianggong, it's time to go to the court!" ”
Lin Feng coveted Su Guifei's tenderness, but seeing the perseverance in Su Guifei's eyes, he knew that Su Guifei was definitely similar to the queen, and would not let herself stay for a long time, but delayed the early dynasty, kissed Su Guifei's blown-out pink lips, and said: "Okay, Xianggong will go to the court, Qing'er, you continue to rest!" ”
Concubine Su nodded, summoned the maid to serve Lin Feng to bathe and change clothes, and watched Lin Feng leave before pulling the quilt over her body. The dream came true, and she knew that she had also become Lin Feng's woman. It may be a little late, but it doesn't affect the emotions of the two.
Lin Feng sat on the dragon chariot and came to the Jinluan Palace, and the ministers were in the position.
Look at Yu Zheming, Zhao Shide and the others, all with tired looks, it seems that they haven't had a good rest for a long time, it seems that they have spent a lot of energy recently.
Lin Feng knew that under the current circumstances, the Financial Secretary and the Secretary for Administration had a lot of things to do. For example, Yu Zheming not only has to arrange manpower to establish a mule and horse market, but also mainly begins to send people to measure the country's land, count the country's population, and make a data basis for the subsequent agricultural policy.
Almost as the chief financial secretary, but doing the affairs of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, the scarcity of officials in Yan State is one thing, and the chaos of the official system is also one thing.
Zhao Shide is not easier than Yu Zheming, not only is he formulating battle armor for the 80,000 Flying Tiger Iron Guards, but he is also planning their rations, and more importantly, he is arranging all the supplies for the living and living of the women and children of the Rong clan, which seems to be a trivial matter, but in fact it consumes almost all his energy.
Lin Feng looked at the appearance of the two of them, and he really couldn't bear it, and ordered: "An Heng, a few adults work hard day and night, give a few adults a seat, serve tea, and bring some pastries." ”
"Your Majesty." A few people got up and made a move, as a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and mastered the important positions of Yan State, it was inevitable to work day and night, and now the emperor loves and cares, and several people are overjoyed. In the court of Yan Kingdom, there is no convention for sitting.
Nowadays, the emperor's compassion for his subordinates is a great honor for those who are courtiers.
An Heng sent people to bring tea, pastries, Zhao Shide and the others ate a little, then put down the food in their hands, Zhao Shide looked up at Lin Feng and said: "Emperor, in two or three days it will be Chinese New Year's Eve, do you still want to make such a big fuss as in previous years?" ”
Lin Feng shook his head and said, "This year, everything is simple, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Shu set up a banquet in the palace, but all the civil and military officials came to the banquet." ”
Lin Feng has been thinking about how to solve the commercial tax and the unified currency, but he is completely a layman in the economy, and he has empty ideas, and he needs to rely on Yu Zheming and Zhao Shide to formulate relevant measures. I never considered the matter of Chinese New Year's Eve, and now Zhao Shide mentioned it and solved it one by one, and then said: "Chinese New Year's Eve is simpler, but the Lantern Festival can be lively." ”
After finishing speaking, he was silent for a while, and sent the excerpt presented by Lord Wei yesterday to An Heng, and said to Zhao Shide, Yu Zheming and others, "Look at the excerpt written by Lord Wei, in terms of commercial taxes, are taxes in some places in urgent need of adjustment?"
An Heng took the fold and sent it to Yu Zheming, after Yu Zhe carefully browsed, he handed it to Zhao Shide, after the two looked at it, Yu Zheming said: "The tax is indeed chaotic, too heavy, many taxes, repeated collection from the local to Yanjing, it does increase the burden of businessmen, Yanguo wants to revitalize commerce, must be reduced, and it needs to be greatly reduced." ”
Lin Feng also had the idea of reducing taxes, but unfortunately he was not good at it and didn't dare to take a big head, so he said to Yu Zheming: "Yu Aiqing, you are an expert in this area, what is the best way?" ”
"Emperor, when Emperor Wu founded the country, the national strength declined, the people were not happy, Emperor Wu listened to the minister's advice, adopted fifteen taxes and thirty taxes, greatly reduced the burden of the people and merchants, the founding of the country for hundreds of years, the emperors of the past dynasties have always adhered to light and thin labor, however, from a hundred years ago, the emperors of the past dynasties began to gradually increase taxes, the previous fifteen taxes on agriculture, thirty taxes on commerce, unchanged for eleven taxes, greatly increased the burden on the people, therefore, the emperor of Wei Chenjue should insist on light and thin labor, restore fifteen taxes, thirty taxes, Encourage people to do business. Yu Zheming did not give a joint opinion, but pointed out the changes in the taxation of the two things before and after the Yan Kingdom, and he knew that according to the emperor's mind, he must know what to do.
"Well, the tax cut is certain, but I have a plan, and a few Aiqing will hear if it is reasonable." Taking a sip of tea, Lin Feng continued: "I plan to combine the farmer's field tax, Ding tax, miscellaneous tax, poll tax, and merchants' taxes. In business, the silver tael is directly levied, except for the fifty tax and the toll tax levied by the states and counties, only the thirty-one transaction tax is levied at the time of the transaction. However, in terms of salt and iron, it is necessary to collect heavy taxes and continue to implement the eleventh tax, so as to prepare for the future salt and iron revenue to be state-owned. ”
In the Jinluan Palace, there was silence for a while, Zhao Shide looked up at Lin Feng, and said puzzledly: "Your Majesty, is this tax too low, if it goes on like this, I am afraid it will not be able to support military demand." ”
"Well, if the emperor wants to attract merchants from the vassal states and the eight major families, it's okay to do this for the time being, but if he is ready to support armaments, these taxes are too small, I'm afraid it's a drop in the bucket." Yu Zheming also retorted that the emperor was very happy to carry out light labor, but the tax was too light, and according to the current number of merchants in Yan and the scale of merchants, I am afraid that there will not be much tax collected.
Regardless of the development of commerce and the revitalization of agriculture, the ultimate goal is to prepare for the establishment of a strong army, the reason why Lin Feng said to discuss, instead of making a decision on the spot, was because he didn't understand it, and he didn't dare to make a decision indiscriminately, and now since Yu Zheming and the two were opposed, it seemed to prove that he underestimated this matter. "Well, since the taxes of the two Ai Qingjue are low, how much do you think they should collect?"
"In the case of the peasants, there is a tax of thirty for the peasants, and fifteen for the merchants, but for all traders in the mule and horse market, the tax is also thirty. In this way, it can attract merchants from various vassal states to come to Yan to do business, and the mule and horse market can also achieve a flaunting effect. Yu Zheming replied without hesitation, and the emperor paid attention to his advice, which flattered him.
Lin Feng thought about it and thought it seemed good, so that the Luoma Market was similar to the free zone in later generations, not only attracting merchants, but also many buyers. In addition, it takes a while to build a mule and horse market, and it is necessary to measure the land, Yu Zheming is weak, and if he continues to formulate taxes, he may be killed. "Okay, do what Aiqing said, however, in order to prevent the imperial court from changing the decree overnight, this policy of mine can be implemented for five consecutive years, and there will be time to adjust it according to the actual situation in the future.
"Minister, obey!" Yu Zheming said twice.
The matter of taxation was basically settled, Lin Feng was much relieved, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and asked Zhao Shide: "What is going on with the spring examination next year, can it be arranged properly, recently, Zheng Guo Han has no scruples to come to Yan Kingdom to recruit talents, if we don't speed up the examination, I'm afraid we will lose a lot of talents." ”
Although he forcibly ordered Wen Jishi to enter the court as an official, which had the effect of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, and made many wealthy scholars go to Zheng Guo publicly, it still could not prevent many wealthy scholars from entering the arms of Zheng Guo Han, and the loss of talents made Lin Feng the most sad.
"The minister has already sent someone to do it with his left hand, but Yan Guo said that it is not small, and it will take a lot of time for the scholars from the five states to come, and besides, it is even more difficult for the children of the poor family to come all the way, so ----。" Zhao Shide said with some embarrassment, what is most lacking in Yan State at the moment, as an important minister in the court, he knows best, and the emperor is very concerned about filling the bureaucratic vacancy. As a courtier, if you can't share the emperor's worries, you are derelict in your duty.
Lin Feng has not participated in the imperial examination, but he is also understanding the process, the township examination, the palace examination, it does take time, more important, as Zhao Shide said, if the children of the poor family want to be officials, they have to travel thousands of miles to the capital, and the cost of all the way will consume several years of income from the family, which is indeed very difficult: in order to encourage the children of the poor family to participate in the imperial examination, in order to show that Yan attaches great importance to talents, Lin Feng thought about it for a while, and said: "In this way, the decree will be passed on, all states and counties in Kyushu, but all the scholars who participate in the imperial examination, each person will be given a subsidy of ten taels of silver, if anyone dares to withhold, there will be no forgiveness." ”