Chapter 418: Downgrading again

After coming to the era of Datang, I have encountered difficulties, but more of them are smooth.

His cheap identity, coupled with Li Yuan's support, has indeed given him a lot of help in many places.

These ministers around him are also far smarter than they imagined, and some people scold them for being ungrateful, but Li Yuanji feels that these people are very knowledgeable about current affairs.

Internally, economic construction is developing rapidly, the fields are harvesting year after year, with the input of Yuan Rang plough and irrigation canals, the harvest is also better than a year, the granaries of the people's homes are full, and even the standing flat set up by the imperial court can only be continuously full.

In ancient times, the people thought very simply, as long as they could eat enough, they would be very happy in this life.

In addition, the imperial court ordered a reduction of one percent of the tax a few years ago, although it was not much, but the people still happily supported the imperial court and appreciated the benevolent behavior of the imperial court, which also made Li Yuanji's reputation among the people reach a new height.

In addition to being able to eat well, in addition to the reduction and exemption of taxes, the economic policies of the imperial court have also brought a large number of jobs, although there is no guarantee that everyone will have them, but at least some people have found their own jobs.

The wages are not much, but in the case of not lacking food, every money earned is a net earning, and they are idle and idle, and they have a job, but they have become people's after-dinner chatter and people's envy.

In the dark, there is always a feeling of unreality.

Everything he has seems to be so illusory, Li Yuanji doesn't know how those other traversers do, they can quickly integrate in, and then treat themselves as a part of here, and even forget their identity as traversers.

But I can't forget it, although I am also working hard, whether it is the direction of my efforts, or faintly, my heart is always going in the direction of the future generations.

The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and the people on the streets seemed to have a smile or sadness on their faces, in addition to their hurried steps.

'Hey, whatever, life is nothing more than a life and death parting, rich and poor, I have even crossed over, and now I am the emperor, what else is there to worry about? Even if I have some scruples, just do something good, even if it's just a dream, I just have a clear conscience. Li Yuanji sighed secretly in his heart, and he found his direction again.

When he left the palace, he was dressed in civilian clothes, and no one knew his identity, this was the advantage of ancient times, there was no TV, everyone knew the emperor, but only a few people had seen the emperor, even if they were born and raised in Chang'an, they might not be lucky enough to meet the emperor.

After leaving the Academy of Sciences, Li Yuanji did not rush back to the palace, but wandered aimlessly in Chang'an in the heavy snow.

I walked to Taipingfang, a place that I built and strengthened with my own hands.

Rao is snowing heavily, but the business inside is getting better and better, there is still a constant flow of people, shopping, replenishment, playing, each store is crowded with a lot of people, heavy snow, created a hot pot restaurant, now the periphery of the hot pot restaurant, has lined up a long line, even with several other shops that have learned to open a hot pot restaurant, business is also good.

The lively scene seemed to be everywhere, and faintly, Li Yuanji heard someone talking about lifting the curfew.

"Did you hear that? Jingyang is now summing up, and it will be reported to the imperial court in the near future, if nothing else, Chang'an will lift the curfew after the New Year. ”

"Chang'an is not a small place in Jingyang, do you really want to let go?"

"It's because Chang'an is not Jingyang, so it has to be released." The man sneered, but he couldn't hide the envy on his face, and continued: "What kind of bear was Jingyang before? Others don't know, don't you know? It's a place where even caravans don't want to go in, but after the curfew is lifted, what does Jingyang look like now? It is simply a blessed land for merchants, the favorite place for many rich people, and the snack street in Jingyang County......"

At this point, the man paused, not to cover up, not to be afraid of being heard, but deliberately glanced at everyone, as if to tell everyone, you are ready, I will pretend to be forced......

Only then did he continue: "The snack street is run by the county government, I heard that it is planned to be transferred to individuals in the future, this year, in fact, it is not a year, it is only six or seven months, just a snack street, Jingyang County will make more than 9,000 yuan, plus others, a Jingyang County, this year's tax revenue will exceed 20,000 yuan." Moreover, I have heard that Jingyang County has paid more taxes this year than some states. ”

"Who did you listen to? It can't be bluffing, right? Hearing this, Li Yuanji couldn't help but be a little curious, he had seen Jingyang's twists and turns some time ago, although it was not as much as this person said, but considering that there was a deviation in time, it was actually quite the same.

"Bluffing? Can't ......" The man dragged in a long tone, and was immediately stunned: "Hey, this big brother, I see that you are a little faceless, aren't you here?" ”

Li Yuanji smiled and responded: "No, I used to study, and I haven't heard of the situation in Jingyang, so I want to come and see, if it is suitable, I will set up a store in the near future, and then directly do a small business." ”

"Oh, so that's the case, don't worry, big brother, the news came from a very reliable person, as for who it is, it's inconvenient for me to tell you, if it weren't for the fact that the relationship between the two of us is not ordinary, and he wants me to open my own store, this news won't tell me at all, it's just a pity, I don't have any money in my hand, even if I know, I don't have the capital to open a store." The man still looked smug before, but when he thought that he had no money in his hand, the expression on his face instantly dimmed a little.

"If you really want to do business, it shouldn't be difficult, right? As far as I know, if you don't have money, you can sell grain, or you can go directly to the money bank to take out a loan, and if you borrow more, you can rent a stall, as long as you are willing to endure hardship, there is always a way. Li Yuanji couldn't help but kindly persuade him, this is why the rich are getting richer and richer, and the poor are still very poor, they can't afford to lose.

"Come on, I'm not a businessman, and the loan is only a few thatched houses at home, how much can the money bank lend me? As for selling grain, forget it, now each family has too much grain to eat, if the grain shop is not still dragged by the business of salt and livestock, it is estimated that he would have starved to death, and a bucket of grain is only sold for 80 yuan, which is more than 100 yuan lower than last year, and according to this trend, the price will be lower next year, and this is still the price of grain shops, not to mention whether they still collect grain or not, even if they do, 50 yuan a bucket will be up to the sky. ”

Li Yuanji was slightly embarrassed, he only remembered that at the beginning of the year, the price of grain was still 200 yuan a bucket, but he did not expect that by the end of the year, the price of grain had fallen to such a point.

Of course, the lower the price of grain, the more stable the society, and after chatting with these people for a while, Li Yuanji turned around and returned, the whole Chang'an is about the same, even if there is a gap, it is also a normal positioning gap, so there is no need to go around to understand.

Back in the palace, Li Yuanji directly recruited cabinet members.

"How's the tax situation this year?" Li Yuanji looked directly at the Emperor Fu Wuyi, who had no money, and couldn't do a lot of things he wanted to do, so he could only wait, wait step by step, and then lose one opportunity after another.

"Your Majesty, as of last month, the total tax revenue of the treasury is 170,000 guan, and there are two months left this year, and at this rate, the final revenue will be about 210,000 guan, but considering that the end of the year is the time for the people's large-scale purchase, it may be more. However, according to the recent feedback from Jingyang County, if the curfew is fully lifted next year, the tax revenue will at least double, or even more. Huangfu Wuyi's old face was ruddy.

Although the household is still tight, but now it is no longer the kind of hard life before, the speed of spending money is very fast, the speed of income is also very fast, as long as you can accurately grasp the direction, plan in advance, the existing funds can be maintained, of course, some unimportant things, naturally have to be delayed, but that is also a helpless thing.

Although the taxes have been exempted, it does not mean that they will not be collected, and in the past, the income of the imperial court was the taxes paid by the common people, and the other income was only a few, and it was good to have 20,000 or 30,000 yuan a year.

Of course, twenty or thirty thousand yuan is money, and the officials' salaries and other things are for food, and these are all from the taxes, so although the life of the imperial court is tight, it will not be unbearable.

It was rare to see a day like this when you have money and food, and your future life is becoming more and more exciting.

"How's the curfew going?" Whether the tax revenue increases more or less depends on whether the curfew can be lifted earlier, Li Yuanji does not like the curfew, and the curfew may not really bring much benefit to public security.

If they should run around at night, the curfew will not cure them, but the probability of committing crimes at night is also high, because there are few people at night, and as long as you are familiar with the situation, it is difficult to be caught.

"Some important state capital areas are barely enough, and the counties below can't do it for the time being, after all, the time is too tight to train so many qualified personnel." Fang Xuanling exited.

"Then start with the state capital, take your time below, and the personnel training in the counties under the state capital will also be handed over to the state government to arrange, and not every place must be canceled, specifically consider the economic situation of each place, otherwise it will only be a waste of manpower and material resources if it is canceled, and it will not get the due return." Li Yuanji nodded.

Jingyang is an individual case, and once Chang'an lifts the curfew, the impact on Jingyang is not small, although there is a snack street to support, but it is almost impossible to restore such a grand scene this year.

Even Jingyang, the first place to eat crabs, can't guarantee it, how can other small places guarantee it?

"In addition, the Zhongshu Province has proposed a decree to reduce next year's class by one percent!" Immediately afterwards, Li Yuanji did not say it in a consultative tone, but directly commanded with an unquestionable attitude.