Chapter 102: The Development of Guanzhong (3)

With the passage of time, the city construction work of Chang'an is also in full swing, although Li Xuanqing said that the construction of the palace can not delay the progress of the infrastructure of Chang'an City, but considering that Li Xuanqing got married in the New Year, this is really the first major event for Tiance Mansion, in this era, Liu Xuanqing's marriage means that Tiance Mansion is about to have an heir, which is a signal that this organization can continue to exist, and Cen Tianshi and others do not pay attention to it. Therefore, in addition to urgent discussion, Xu Tianxiang and Cen Tianshi joined forces, and the two major military and political departments dispatched materials and manpower from all sides to urgently repair the undamaged Ziyun Tower and other palaces along the Furong Garden in the palace as Li Xuanqing's residence in Chang'an. The remaining palaces were temporarily abandoned for repair, waiting for the completion of the city construction work before repairing them. However, according to the planning of Tiance Mansion, even if it is restored, it will not be used as a royal forbidden courtyard as before, but will re-establish the Tang Dynasty Royal Garden, which is partly open to the public for the people to enjoy, and partly as a sanatorium for Tiance Mansion. The front hall only retains the existing relatively intact Qianqiu Palace, Wanfu Hall and Changqing Palace, and other buildings repaired by Emperor Xizong himself in the later period, and the others are opened up as relic gardens, and no longer invest energy in renovating.

According to Li Xuanqing's order, in addition to the necessary palace maids to clean the palaces and take care of daily care, the rest of those who are willing to go home will be sent to return to their hometowns on their own, and those who are unwilling to go home will be registered as citizens by the Civil Affairs Department, or follow the recommendations of the Political Training Department to marry young generals or soldiers in the army.

So Chang'an City also appeared a very strange scene in history, thousands of young palace maids in the Civil Affairs Department and the political training department under the arrangement of the Chang'an army and the soldiers of the right age to hold a large-scale blind date, the lively scene almost made people forget that this is a month after the war in Chang'an. Even Li Xuanqing came to the scene with Qiaoxi, watching the young men under his command blush in the face of those girls, and they couldn't speak, Li Xuanqing also laughed.

"Big brother, now it is rumored in Chang'an City that you rewarded the emperor's woman to the soldiers, and you want to win the hearts of the army." Qiaoxi looked at this scene and seemed to remember something, patted her little head and tilted her head and thought about it for a long time, but she didn't come up with a reason, but suddenly remembered something else, and suddenly smiled.

Li Xuanqing didn't bother to care about this kind of thing, and there were a lot of things in Xuanyingwei during this time, not only the few disobedient families in the jurisdiction needed to be supervised and removed, but the external secret guards also had to be rearranged, plus he also had to assist the Ministry of Civil Affairs in investigating the homeless, so Li Xuanqing didn't plan to add tasks to him, and besides, let alone these people. Anyway, his actions are shocking enough in this era.

The two of them walked around and looked at the different street scenes of Chang'an in this life, which was also very interesting. Unlike Li Xuanqing's emotion from time to time, Qiaoxi is a girl who is very easy to satisfy, and she feels very happy when she looks at the scene of Chang'an City gradually recovering her vitality. Although it is different from the previous life, when you come to this life, you can see a different scenery. Qiaoxi glanced at Li Xuanqing beside him, quietly leaned over, and grabbed Li Xuanqing's hand.

"Would you like to take you to Chang'an's special snacks today?" Li Xuanqing gently took Qiaoxi's hand, pointed to the entrance of the East Market in front of him, and said with a smile.

"Enlighten the lord, Director Murong has already gathered all the merchants, please go to the lord." Just as the two of them were about to go to the East Market to have a look, the guards behind them hurriedly walked over and reported in a low voice.

Li Xuanqing nodded, glanced at Qiaoxi beside him and smiled bitterly: "Qiaoxi, what should I do now?" Do you want to let Baixin and them accompany you? ”

Qiaoxi rarely saw Li Xuanqing's sad expression, burst out laughing, shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm not going to eat today, let's go home and eat." Qiaoxi did it herself, I knew there were a lot of delicious foods, so I went home and made them slowly. ”

Li Xuanqing patted her little head and left quickly with her.

In the Changqing Palace, Cen Tianshi and Murong Hanhai were already seated, and a group of people gathered around them were whispering something. Murong Hanhai said to Cen Tianshi beside him: It's almost time, sir, do you want to start now? ”

Cen Tianshi shook his head and was about to speak, but when he saw that Li Xuanqing had appeared at the door, he hurriedly stood up and saluted Li Xuanqing. As soon as he got up, the others also got up, and for a while, dozens of people in Changqing Palace came together to see Li Xuanqing.

Li Xuanqing walked straight to the main seat and smiled at everyone: "Everyone, I'm sorry, Xuanqing just went to visit the people's livelihood and customs in Chang'an City, and it delayed the time, so everyone has been waiting for a long time, please sit down." ”

After seeing everyone sit down, Li Xuanqing Murong Hanhai nodded, and the latter stood up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Tiance Mansion has entered the main Guanzhong, and there are thousands of things involved. ”

These few sentences can be regarded as opening remarks, directly pointing out the general outline of industrial and commercial development. It's just that these people present basically represent the Guanzhong business community that is willing to cooperate with Tiance Mansion at this moment, so as soon as Murong Hanhai's voice fell, except for the representatives of the five wealthy businessmen in Fengzhou, everyone else had an inexplicable sense of excitement in their hearts, and the growth process of the five wealthy businessmen These people basically saw it, and at this moment they all hoped that Murong Hanhai could say the policy given to them.

"The specific details of the industrial and commercial plan of Tiance Mansion next year will be released in the form of an announcement after the beginning of the year, and today we are going to talk about the issue of industrial and commercial reform. A unified industrial and commercial code was implemented in the area under the jurisdiction of Tiance Prefecture, abolishing all previous taxes and fees, and replacing them with new taxes such as transaction tax and income tax, and the tax rate was also calculated according to the prevailing tax rate. The tax department under the Department of Finance will specifically verify the tax rate of each company, and the Department of Industry and Commerce will also issue special business licenses to qualified shops, workshops and other industrial and commercial collectives, and only collectives with business licenses can carry out industrial and commercial activities within the jurisdiction of Tiance Prefecture. After Murong Hanhai said these things in one breath, he looked at the reactions of everyone present and said with a smile: "All in all, all businesses and workshops will issue special tax vouchers after paying taxes, and if the goods do not continue to trade, they can go with the whole region, and there will be no problem of secondary tax collection." ”

Murong Hanhai's words can be regarded as basically clarifying the basic characteristics of the new type of taxation, there is no problem of double taxation after the tax, and the suppression of all kinds of industry and commerce in the past has been abolished, and the vitality of industry and commerce has been completely released.

"I, the Fengzhou Yelu family, are willing to fully support the initiatives of the Department of Industry and Commerce, and have recently applied to the Fengzhou Industrial and Commercial Office for the Yelu Industrial and Commercial Consortium, which can be issued after the New Year." Yelu Yaqi, the head of the Yelu family, stood up and said with a smile: "Don't hesitate, Director Murong's words are actually a kind of protection for the industrial and commercial community, which can get rid of the constraints of agriculture and mulberry, so that industry and commerce can be completely equal to agriculture." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, Xingxia has a word to tell you, Tiance Mansion represents the aspirations of all the people, and it is also the hope of today. You must know how to adapt to the times and the wishes of all people. Hearing that Murong Hanhai was going to hold a business meeting, Xu Xingxia, who had come from Lingzhou, stood up and said: "This new type of industrial and commercial code is more perfect and fair than all the laws of previous dynasties. ”

The speeches of the two of them basically represent the voices of those who have vested interests in the new industrial and commercial policies of Tiance Prefecture. To tell the truth, if it weren't for Murong Hanhai as the director of the Department of Industry and Commerce and the increasing status of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Tiance Mansion, they would not be able to straighten their waists and speak, and the thousand-year-long backlog of heavy agriculture and business suppression cannot be changed by a mere change in one or two years. Fortunately, with the continuous advancement of Li Xuanqing's pace, the scope of the implementation of the industrial and commercial code of Tiance Mansion is gradually expanding, and this effect is also continuing to improve.

"General, two adults, colleagues, in Xia Chang'an grain merchant An Qixuan." After Xu Xingxia's words were finished, the business community in Guanzhong also reacted, and one of the middle-aged businessmen sitting in front stood up, saluted Li Xuanqing, Cen Tianshi and the others and said: "What Lord Murong said, we actually understand in our hearts that this is really for the business world to break the shackles of a thousand years, and we also very much hope to be able to serve the development of Tiance Mansion, but we are not sure how long this policy can last." Although the merchants are rich, since ancient times, the rulers have treated us as soon as they are recruited, and they will be killed if they are not careful. So I can't wait to be careless. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of everyone present changed, and these words could be regarded as putting the problem on the table, so almost instantly, these eyes were focused on Li Xuanqing.

However, Li Xuanqing smiled slightly under the gaze of everyone, stood up, and said with a smile: "When it is the last moment of the troubled times, Xuanqing does not represent the Tiance Mansion to restore the achievements of the Heavenly Khan, sweep the world, and rebuild the Tang Dynasty." So you don't have to worry about that. In addition, the industrial and commercial code, as the basic national policy of Tiance Government to govern the world, will continue and will continue to improve. There is no fourth-class class of agriculture and industry in the jurisdiction of Tiance Prefecture, but all people are equal. This can be reflected in the household registration policy of the Department of Civil Affairs. Li Xuanqing paused for a moment and continued: "Here I want to say that all people in the world have the right to freely engage in all kinds of professions, and no one is allowed to disobey the basic laws of the Tiance Mansion. ”

Li Xuanqing's words set the tone for this meeting, and it also conveyed a major message, the purpose of the Tiance Mansion is to sweep the world, and the basic laws promulgated will continue forever. Such information also reassured everyone present. And He Wenjin and Yu Wenli, who knew the news early in the morning, glanced at each other and showed a knowing smile. As businessmen focused on cultivating by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the two of them are not only as simple as doing business, but also shoulder the pilot work of various reforms of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Tiance Prefecture. For more than a year, the two of them and the Murong family had secretly tested the policies of the Department of Industry and Commerce, and not long ago, they had received an important inside message from Murong Hanhai's secret notice. Therefore, today is not so much that the three of them are participating in this meeting, but rather that it is another choice for Tiance Mansion in the critical cold situation, leaving aside the business community in China, and the business community of Lingfeng and Lingfeng led by them will strongly unify the northwest to implement the policy of the Department of Industry and Commerce. And the news that Murong Hanhai gave them was the purpose of their coming to Chang'an this time, which was proposed by Li Xuanqing and secretly prepared by the Department of Finance and the Department of Industry and Commerce for half a year.

"Thank you General for solving our doubts, An Qixuan is grateful. We are also willing to join the pace of the Department of Industry and Commerce and do our best for the development of Guanzhong. When An Qixuan saw Li Xuanqing answer his question in person, he also felt the sincerity of Tiance Mansion, and immediately said: "My Chang'an family is willing to donate 200,000 stones of grain and rice, just to do something for the people of Chang'an." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Cen Tianshi smiled and said: "Master An, I think you misunderstood what my family lord meant, I didn't come to ask you to donate money and food today, although Guanzhong has just settled down, and the food and salary are indeed tight, but the matter of grain and grass is not enough for General Tiance to go out in person." One of the purposes of today's visit is to convene everyone to understand the general policy outline of the Department of Industry and Commerce, and secondly, there is another point that I hope that everyone can distinguish between industry and commerce and agriculture, and the people take food as the sky, and if the people do not eat in the past dynasties, it means that the dynasty has reached the end of the period, so the premise of the implementation of the industrial and commercial policy of Tiance Government is land reform. Only by doing a good job in land reform can we solve the troubles in the hearts of all the people in the world, and can we also lay the cornerstone for the development of other industries in the dynasty. Therefore, on behalf of the Tiance Mansion, I would like to inform you that the land reform that is now underway I hope you will let it go as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late for the patrol department to come to your door. ”

Cen Tianshi's words shocked everyone, and only then did they understand the meaning of today's meeting, but land has been the foundation of the survival of the Chinese people since ancient times, and no matter which class is obsessed with land, nothing can replace it. So almost as soon as Cen Tianshi's words fell, the scene below, which had been silent, became noisy again. Li Xuanqing and Cen Tianshi glanced at each other, and their eyes were cold.

"Land is the foundation of our survival, and we naturally agree with the land reform of Tiance Mansion, but if we don't have land, how can we protect ourselves?" Li Xuanqing and the others' silent response also made everyone present feel abnormal, so while looking at each other, An Qixuan obviously felt the pressure, but he still gritted his teeth and stood up, and said, "Can we be allowed to hold a part of the land, and then pay more taxes." ”

When Cen Tianshi saw An Qixuan's appearance, he seemed to smile and said, "Is the head of the An family sure to hold more land?" According to the outline of the land law promulgated by the Department of Agriculture of Tiance Prefecture, the per capita land is 15 mu, and the excess part needs to be paid in excess of the annual agricultural tax. And if it has been abandoned for more than one year, Tiance Mansion has the right to take it back directly. ”

Cen Tianshi's words made everyone quiet again, and seeing this, Li Xuanqing spoke again: "In the world system built by Tiance Mansion, all walks of life can have serial and form associations, but there is one thing that needs to be emphasized, that is, at any time and in any place, land policy is related to the stability of the world, the livelihood of the people, and the rise and fall of the dynasty. Therefore, land policy is the bottom line of Tiance Mansion. If you want to monopolize land, you can actually do it, then you must follow the requirements of the outline of the land law, and if you can't do it, I advise you to shift your energy to industry and commerce as soon as possible. Agriculture seeks stability, and acquisition is accumulation, and cannot be used as a means to make a fortune. ”

Li Xuanqing's words represented the last attitude of the Tiance Mansion, and it also made everyone have to sit down and ponder what the way out was in the future. And this is the end of today's meeting. If there are still people who oppose the policies of the Department of Agriculture after today, then the upcoming crackdown will also make them completely sober. The path has been pointed out, and it is up to these people to choose.

And after a while, gradually some people stood up and told Li Xuanqing about their choice, and after more and more of these people, Li Xuanqing finally smiled, at least this time he broke history on another road, and it was fundamental.