Chapter 426: The Villain Gentleman

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Seeing that it was not early, although An He didn't close his eyes all night, he still held on and hurried into the palace to get married.

He arrived a little late, and when he entered the palace, the courtiers were divided into two groups, and they were fighting each other. It turned out that it was for the purpose of collecting taxes from the Department of Commerce. The position of the general manager of the Department of Commerce has been handed over to Zhang Ziyu, and a group of middle- and lower-level officials headed by him are arguing with the veteran officials headed by the eldest grandson Wuji. Zhang Ziyu believes that the current tax rate of the Department of Commerce is not high, while the eldest grandson Wuji believes that the tax rate ratio is too high, which harms the interests of businessmen.

Although Zhang Ziyu's grade is low, he is not afraid of the powerful, which makes Li Zhi appreciate it very much. As long as they don't fight each other, for the sake of national affairs, they will argue, and he is happy to create such an atmosphere and situation of "a hundred schools of thought contending and speaking freely" in the court.

Seeing An He enter the palace, Li Zhi was a little dissatisfied, what is this An He too much, the dignified Shangshu Ling, he was late for the early dynasty, it was too unusual. Thinking of this, he snorted coldly, "Xue Aiqing, what kind of crime should you be guilty of being late for the morning court!" ”

An He smiled bitterly and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the minister has a reason. ”

"What reason?" An He and Li Zhi had such a gag, and the tense atmosphere in the hall suddenly eased.

"The minister is late for His Majesty." A smile appeared on the corner of An He's mouth, and he said in his heart, Queen Wang, I have begun to help you, you must fight for it!

"Oh? Tell me, for me? Li Zhi was a little strange, it was too late to come, and he wouldn't really blame him, but he actually knocked the board back to himself.

"Your Majesty, yesterday, Yu Zhang and others invited the queen mother and the lady concubine to gather in the minister's house to have a banquet, at the banquet, the minister accidentally sent an inkstone queen mother has a disease of yin qi entanglement, so after obtaining the permission of the mother, Sun Yanzhen, the younger sister of the minister, diagnosed the queen's mother with acupuncture. has been diagnosed and treated for a night, and the minister waited until the queen mother was fine. He hurried into the palace. An and Lang said.

"What kind of yin qi is entangled in the body? Aiqing explained it clearly, and I was a little confused. Empress. I haven't seen it for a few days, and she's ......," Li Zhi said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, the so-called disease of yin qi entanglement in the body...... Niang Niang is born with the purest and most yin body, and the yin energy is more than ordinary people, because the yin energy cannot be vented outside the body because of long-term depression and happiness, and over time. It becomes a disease. After the minister's sister was diagnosed and treated, the queen's illness was completely eradicated, and her body was safe and sound. An He smiled. He whispered again. "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!"

"Where does the joy come from?" Li Zhi groaned thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty, the most yin and pure body. It is rare in the world, and a person born with such a physique will be loyal to a man and will be brave and brave for a woman. Moreover, once this kind of physique is reconciled with yin and yang, it will inevitably be able to give birth to more dragons for His Majesty. Isn't this the great joy of Your Majesty, and the great joy of my Datang Sheji? An and a loud voice sounded, and the ministers echoed, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

"What? Oh, okay, Xue Aiqing, so, I am very relieved. Li Zhi was shocked, and it took a long time to calm down the excitement like Xiangshui. A large part of the reason why he snubbed Queen Wang was because she couldn't have children, and once he heard that she could give birth, he was somewhat surprised and surprised.

"Xue Aiqing, this is a matter of my family, this is above the court, so don't discuss it anymore. By the way, Aiqing previously managed the affairs of this commercial department, and today's controversy is still up to you to judge. ”

An He nodded, "The minister obeys." ”

Although he came late, he had just heard a little outside the hall, and he could guess it. The reason why the eldest grandson Wuji and his gang strongly demanded a reduction of the tax by half was because they wanted to protect the huge interests of their "bureaucratic comprador class". Among the officials above the court, how many people are not the big bosses behind the scenes who have a lot of business? Others don't know that this eldest grandson Wuji alone has a lot of industries in the house, and at least 3% of the restaurants in Chang'an are his disciples. :wàp..

An He smiled slightly, turned around and walked to Eldest Sun Wuji, "Lord Eldest Sun, tell me, why do you want to lower the tax rate?" ”

"Obviously, this tax rate is too high, and the businessmen can't afford it, in Chang'an City, all the Gangfu roads, full of complaints, in the long run, it will inevitably cause turmoil and shake the foundation of the country and the people of my Tang Dynasty." The eldest grandson Wuji replied coldly.

"Complaining? No, Lord Eldest Sun, this tax rate has been carefully calculated and fully considered the affordability of merchants, where is it high? Not long before Anhe, at the behest of the emperor, he inspected the world, and everywhere he went, merchants supported the imperial court taxes and fees and paid them voluntarily, how could it cause turmoil? Still shake my Datang's national capital? "Ann and-for-tat.

After saying that, An He turned around again and faced Li Zhi, who was waiting on the imperial stage to "watch the play", "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that in order to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and in order to continue the Tang Dynasty, this tax must not be lowered." Since the collection of commercial taxes and fees into the national treasury, it has not only strengthened the treasury, but also stimulated the enthusiasm of businessmen and promoted the development of commerce. Moreover, as a result, the imperial court also got rid of the huge monthly salary expenses of local officials, and reduced the huge burden, how could it give up halfway? ”

"What Aiqing said is very true." Li Zhi nodded.

"Your Majesty, the ministers do not want to ban this commercial tax, but only propose to lower the tax rate to calm the people's anger." Chu Suiliang went out of the class.

"Lord Chu, where is the people's anger? I'm afraid that this business tax matter has touched the vital interests of the princes and ministers, and the so-called public anger is the 'anger' of your lords. An He smiled coldly.

"Lord Xue, you must not make something out of nothing, what does business taxes have to do with me? We are the ministers of the Tang Dynasty, how can we do those third-rate businessmen? The eldest grandson Wuji said angrily.

"Hehe, why should the eldest grandson be angry. There is yes, there is no, what is black is always black, what is white is always white, denial, quibbles, are of no avail. An He looked disdainfully and said, "Is this still a secret?" You, Lord Changsun, how many restaurants in Chang'an do you control? You, Master Chu, a business managed by your housekeeper in your house last month just reached a big deal with the people of the Western Regions, right? And you...... And you ......."

An He named them one by one, and the gloomy voice made everyone feel chilled. This person is really elusive, and he has been running this little bit of business for many years, and he actually knows everything about it, oh my God!

The eldest grandson Wuji let out a long breath and pointed at An He, "Lord Xue, don't pretend to be innocent in front of Your Majesty, in this Chang'an City, who doesn't know that the business of your Xue family firm is popular all over Chang'an?" ”

"Hahaha, Lord Eldest Sun, you're so funny. I do have Xue's firm, and I have made a lot of money. But when did I deny it? Your Majesty is also clear about this. An He laughed, "An He would rather be a real villain than a hypocrite!" ”

Then, An He bowed down, "Your Majesty, the minister's business house has a thin profit, and the minister made a promise in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers today: from today on, 80% of the profits of Xue Di's business bank will be handed over to the state treasury, and the remaining 20% will be used to maintain operations." Lord Zhang Ziyu Zhang, after the court meeting, you immediately send someone to the Xue family to count the accounts, make a book, and formulate the amount of confiscation. ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked, this peace and this is crazy, 8% of the profit, this is equivalent to Xue's firm working for the imperial court in vain and sticking silver, Wanguan's family wealth!

Li Zhi smiled in surprise, "Xue Aiqing, you don't need to be like this, I know your heart, you don't need to be like this!" ”

"Your Majesty, when the minister opened a business house that day, he once said to His Majesty that everything the minister did was for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Now the profits will be handed over to the imperial court, one is the loyalty of the ministers, and the other is to set an example for the world's businessmen, silver is very important, but more importantly, a brave loyalty to the country's society! The minister can do his best for the Tang Dynasty, what is the wealth of the Wanguan family? It's just something outside the body, besides, the ministers take the court's money, and there are four princesses' gifts, and they don't need silver, they don't need wealth. An He said it impassionedly, not only Li Zhi was moved, but some courtiers were also in good spirits.

An He smiled secretly in his heart, this time, although there is also a bit of old money, but how do you know, I have already transferred the assets in advance, and I have long expected such a day.

An He's confession naturally brought this battle to an end. Everyone has dedicated all the belongings of the Ministry of Gold to the imperial court, and if they still want to mention the matter of reducing the tax rate, it is not clear that they are playing against the emperor and the imperial court, and no one is a fool.

Li Zhi nodded and shouted, "Retreat!" Xue Aiqing stayed, and I still have some family matters to tell you. ”

An He followed suit, followed Li Zhi, and strolled on the temple stone road from Taiji Palace to the Imperial Garden. Behind him were many palace maids, eunuchs and guards. After Li Zhi was silent for a while, he suddenly stopped, "Anhe, can the queen really give birth?" ”

"The ministers dare not deceive Your Majesty."

"I will think about it, you are really right, the queen Zhan Sui married me, and she has been in love with me for many years, but unfortunately, I ......" Li Zhi sighed, and suddenly his voice changed, and his voice lowered, "Anhe, I know that you have deep medical skills, you can take a look at me, I am so general...... "Some beds are weak......"

An He almost didn't laugh out loud, this Li Zhi, is he saying that his own sexual function is a little bad? No, according to the history books, he also had several children with Wu Meiniang in the future, and it shouldn't be now. He couldn't help laughing, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much, it may be because the emperor has recently returned to heaven, the government is busy, and Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, after a while, as long as you cultivate for a few days, you will definitely show your majesty again." ”

Li Zhi smiled a little embarrassedly, and said, "The weather is good today, Aiqing, you can take a dip in this imperial garden with me, and at noon, you and I will have a drink?" ”

An He bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty." (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.