(The previous mistake was made, it should have been today, so this chapter prevails)

In the Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace, Boss Li sat in front of the imperial case and waved the hard pen, he wrote very seriously, every stroke of each word was vigorous and powerful, very imposing, such as his majestic body in the dragon robe against the backdrop of an innate majesty, as an emperor, what he did was really extraordinary. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After writing the last stroke, he slowly put down the pen, glanced at Lin Fan under the imperial case, and asked, "Does the Marquis of Chang'an know why I announced you to the palace?" ”

Lin Fan replied respectfully: "The minister is ignorant and doesn't know His Majesty's intentions, so please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

Boss Li walked down with a smile, walked in front of Lin Fan and stretched out his right hand to pull him up, and said, "It's been hard all the way, let's talk about it, what do you need to mention, what kind of official do you want to be?" ”

Lin Fan glanced at Boss Li in surprise and said, "Didn't Your Majesty already give the ministers imperial food?" ”

Boss Li waved his hand and said: "What is that little reward, I have sealed other heroes, how can I miss you, this time I did not reward you in the court, just to reward you alone, you are different from other courtiers, so I don't know how to reward, so I have to ask you personally." ”

Lin Fan suddenly realized, and at the same time a little flattered, although the emperor did not have any big rewards on the surface, but in fact, this is the relationship that he dreams of as a courtier, only people who are familiar with each other have this kind of treatment, the emperor does not regard himself as a minister, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister is a friendship.

It's just that he wasn't interested in being an official, so he had to reply respectfully: "Thanks to Your Majesty's love, it's just that the minister has no intention of being an official, and the minister just wants to spend this life happily." ”

Boss Li looked shocked, laughed out loud for a while, pointed at Lin Fan and said: "You kid is really different from others, others dream of being an official, since ancient times, how many people have studied hard for many years, just to one day enter the court as an official, you are good, you don't want such an opportunity, and you take the things that these people dream of so lightly・・・・・・"

"And those court officials."

Boss Li raised his head and thought deeply, sighed, and said: "How many people have been thinking about climbing up all their lives, they all want to be high-powered, superior, and even more coveted the throne. ”

He glanced at Lin Fan seriously, shook his head regretfully, and said: "It's a pity, your talent can't be used by me, good talent is the most difficult to find, especially a good talent like you who is so indifferent to fame and fortune is even more difficult to find, it's a pity that you have your own pursuit, and I am not difficult for you, since you just want to live freely, I will seal you as a free marquis, okay?" ”

Lin Fan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Boss Li looked at Lin Fan's kneeling posture, shook his head and motioned for him to get up, and said: "You are really not suitable for being an official, even the minimum kneeling is so non-standard, calculate the time, you have also studied it for almost two years, this kneeling ceremony still hasn't been learned, and when you see me in the future, you don't need to kneel, just bow your hand, and I see it very awkward." ”

"Yes."

Boss Li looked at Lin Fan and asked, "If you want to live happily at such a young age, isn't there any ambition?" Haven't all the "Zhuangzi" studied before been wasted? Do you want to waste time like this? Is it really not helping me at all? ”

"It's not all like that."

Lin Fan smiled slightly: "What I have learned will naturally come in handy, the Lin Academy is my biggest dream, gather talented people from all over the world, and pass on what I have learned, ten or twenty years later, I think Datang will be different, and the number of learned people will be several times higher than now, these people are all good talents needed by His Majesty, I am not an official or I do not help Your Majesty, and the creation of the Lin Academy is the greatest help to Your Majesty, because I am cultivating Tang talents for Your Majesty."

Actually, I also want to solve problems for Your Majesty and do something for Datang, but I'm not good at going to the battlefield and can't endure this hardship, so I can only support it behind my back. ”

"It's true that your little body is not suitable for the battle, but how do you support it behind the scenes?"

"That's what I'm good at."

Lin Fan seemed to forget that the person around him was the emperor, and he gushed around him: "After the establishment of the Lin Academy, I will pass on what I have learned, especially medical skills, so that someone will go to the battlefield for me to treat the wounded, so that I don't have to go to the battlefield, so that I can live freely." ”

"Your Majesty."

Lin Fan looked at Boss Li pleadingly, and said, "Don't let me go to the battlefield next time, okay, I promise, as long as I don't go to the battlefield and don't do hard work, I can do whatever you want me to do, as long as I use my brain, this is what I am best at." ”

Boss Li waved his hand and said: "You are no longer an official, how should I send you to go out with the army, I wanted to make you a military medical officer or something, but you have no intention, I will give up this thought, but... You must train a capable person with the same excellent medical skills as you for me, if you are not trained before the next expedition, you can only play by yourself, I heard that this time because of you, our soldiers have survived a lot more than in previous years, so... ”

Lin Fan cautiously asked, "When will you go out again?" ”

Boss Li thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Maybe soon, this ****** a great victory, will spread the majesty of me everywhere, all the tribes respect me as the Heavenly Khan, and some small tribes around me have come to congratulate me, and they are all automatically attached, with such morale, if I go out again, I will definitely be able to win a big victory・・・・・・"

"It's a pity."

Boss Li sighed, his handsome face was a little helpless, like a layer of frost and dew, without a trace of smile: "The war needs to consume financial resources, and now I have just finished a victory, and the morale is there, but the treasury is empty, and it is difficult to make up for it in a short time. ”

Lin Fanxi said: "In this way, Your Majesty will not have any major battles in a short period of time, then I will have enough time to prepare the mantle heir." ”

Boss Li nodded slowly, did not speak, his face was still dull, as if he had just been distressed by what he had thought of, Lin Fan saw this, he felt that he was happy a little bit of a time, he felt that it was necessary to share the emperor's worries, so he stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to solve His Majesty's worries." ”

A glimmer of brilliance flashed in Boss Li's eyes, and he was soon restrained again, he stared at Lin Fan and asked lightly, "What is the plan?" ”

Lin Fan sorted out his thoughts a little, and said: "Throughout the ages, the needs of the imperial court have come from the people, but the income is quite small, even if the people of Li are killed, they cannot fill the treasury, all this is mainly because there are few people who pay taxes, and they are mainly vulnerable groups, the common people are already poor, and the taxes that can be paid are very few, and it is difficult to rely on the people to fill the treasury, not to mention the war from time to time."

Therefore, in order to increase the revenue of the national treasury, it is necessary to start with the taxpayers and the method of paying taxes, so that we can always get rid of worries. ”

Boss Li's eyes lit up, and he looked at Lin Fan and waited for him to continue.

"Taxation can not be treated equally, it must be carried out according to different groups of people, for people with stable income, it must be implemented according to a certain proportion, so that it seems fair, those with more income pay more taxes, and those with less income pay less taxes, no matter how much, they all pay a certain percentage, as for the people who make a living from farming, it is not so, when increasing the taxes of other people, they will appropriately reduce their taxes, and they will also carry out proportional, but the proportion is relatively small, so that all those who pay taxes pay the same taxes, which is extremely fair and just.

In addition, to expand the group of taxpayers, can not rely on agriculture and business for a living of the people, the court officials also need to pay taxes, also pay proportionally, in addition, Your Majesty should encourage business, if there are more merchants, eventually will become the largest contributor to the treasury, and for merchants, can not be taxed by ordinary people, their taxes should be more, the most important thing is that the goods they buy and sell have to pay taxes, this is the main source of the treasury, Your Majesty, think about it, if the merchants pay a certain tax for every item sold, At that time, how many goods in the world circulated in the treasury had a certain amount of tax revenue, which was to make money for the imperial court in disguise... Your Majesty, what do you think of this plan? ”

Boss Li sighed, was silent for a long time, frowned slightly, and said: "It sounds like it can indeed increase the income of the imperial court, but it is a little difficult to implement, since ancient times, the most difficult to implement is the reform of the system, I am worried that the people's hearts will shake, and the most important point, it is even more difficult to let the civil and military officials of the imperial court also pay taxes, there is no such precedent since ancient times, and suddenly let them fill the treasury out of their pockets, I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement, you can't let me kill all the disobedients... ”

"Your Majesty, why should you be worried?"

Lin Fan showed a faint smile on his face, and said confidently: "Since ancient times, the people have risen up mostly because the people at the bottom have been exploited and oppressed by the imperial court, and in the end there is no way out, they can't fill their stomachs, and they can't go on, where will there be a rebellion, maybe they will praise His Majesty's wise deeds behind their backs.

As for the merchants, they don't worry about food and clothing, they have never heard of the merchants unveiling the rod, often the unveiling of the rod is those people at the bottom, the people are in the water, can carry the boat and can overturn the boat, Your Majesty's move will definitely usher in the water of the boat, the Tang Dynasty This giant boat will go farther and farther... Your Majesty is concerned about the people, preferential to the people, why worry about the people's hearts shake. ”

Boss Li nodded silently and said: "It seems that this is the truth, I want to oppress those merchants, and they have nothing to say, anyway, I haven't squeezed them cleanly, and they can't rise up, they can complain at most that their income has become less, not to mention that there are few merchants, and I have the majority of farmers in the world, as long as they are safe, the world will not be able to cause chaos." ”

"But how can we get civil and military officials to pay taxes together?" Boss Li has great ambitions and a greater appetite, and he is unwilling to let civil and military officials go free.

"Simple."

Lin Fan took a step closer, and a wicked smile appeared on his handsome face: "Your Majesty only needs to deduct taxes according to a certain percentage, and then send the rest of the money to them, they feel that it is less than before, Your Majesty said that now the treasury is empty, the war is continuous, and everyone's money is reduced, everyone is like this, no one has anything to say, who can still complain, time is the best healing ointment, as long as after a period of time, after they get used to it, everything is as peaceful as now." ”

"That's a good idea."

Boss Li said happily: "In this way, the treasury of mine will soon be filled." ”

"But Your Majesty."

Lin Fan said: "This matter should not be rushed, you have to take your time, after all, this is changing the system, and these measures should be implemented from the people first, and they should start with the people to increase their income, especially the merchants, so the minister thinks that what His Majesty needs to do at present is to encourage business, and if there are more businessmen, it will be equivalent to making money for His Majesty." ”

"Good, good, good, I'll do what you say."

Boss Li patted Lin Fan on the shoulder and sighed: "You are like a military advisor when I fought before, designed for me to solve problems, you are really my wisdom bag, smart and brilliant is indeed suitable for mental work, let you go to the battlefield, if you sacrifice, then I will not lose a good talent, before you solved the difficulties of the locust plague for me, and now you are to eliminate the worries of the treasury, in the future... ”

Lin Fanxi said: "The minister can't ask for it, as long as His Majesty no longer lets me participate in the war or other dangerous things, let the minister do anything, even if he wants the minister to choose a concubine for you." ”

"Huh?"

"Oh, the minister lost his word."

Boss Li didn't care and asked, "The Lin Academy has also been built for more than two years, when do you plan to start officially cultivating talents?" ”

Lin Fan replied: "School will start soon, and the enrollment will be expanded." ”

"Okay, I will personally attend the opening ceremony on that day, and I will see what magic is in the school you have built, and see how it is different from my Guozijian."

"Your Majesty, no."

The pillar who had been waiting beside him hurriedly stepped forward, with a shocked face: "Your Majesty, the Lin Academy's academy is built outside Chang'an, and anyone will appear there, Your Majesty must not go there・・・・・・"

"Why not!"

Elder Li said angrily: "Who dares to kill me in Chang'an, if you can't even get out of Chang'an, what does it mean for me to be the emperor, can I only stay in this palace all day?" ”

"Your Majesty is angry, forgive your respect, everyone in this world wants to kill you, think about it, you are the Ninety-Five, who doesn't want to sit in your position, everyone in this world has it, not to mention that you still have enemies, Your Majesty still thinks about the dragon body."

"No need to persuade again, I am desperate." (To be continued.) )