"Jieshuai, the news from Chang'an is here, and it is also three hundred miles expedited, and it will be replied in less than seven days. The emperor agreed that we should first implement the so-called whipping law in our place, and then wait and see the after-effects. If we can implement it well, then I am afraid the emperor will be very happy! There are so many state capitals in the world, if they can all be implemented in this way, it will reduce a lot of burden for the people, and the people will be grateful to the court and the emperor! Ma Zhou said excitedly.

Of course, Ma Zhou knows that if this matter is resolved, then I am afraid that he will be able to obtain very important political capital. Once the whole country implements this whip law, it will certainly be very beneficial to Ma Zhou, the initiator. Although Jingwen was also the initiator, Jingwen took the initiative to give this benefit to Ma Zhou. After all, even if Jingwen takes this credit, he may not be able to do much practical benefit. It's better to help your old subordinates get promoted, so that you can say that you have one more ally in the future.

"Go and invite all the grain merchants and silk cloth merchants in Mengjin County to come!" Jingwen said.

The grain merchants and silk cloth merchants in Mengjin County came to the county office, and everyone saw that the other party was a grain and silk cloth businessman, and they couldn't help but beat a little drum in their hearts. Because now just a month or two after the autumn harvest, the local tax burden has just been escorted to the capital Chang'an. And now, it is just after they have made a fortune, so they are all red-faced. So, they were surprised to see that they and so many other colleagues had been invited. They don't know what the county is inviting them to do, so it's a little strange. However, after all, it was the order of the magistrate, and they didn't dare not come, even if they didn't come, they wouldn't give face to the government! During this period, businessmen did not dare not give face to the government.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Lord Jingwen from Chang'an, the capital, that is, my old boss. He once led his troops to defeat the Turks, as well as the Tibetans. Now he is the emperor's son-in-law, the master of the Tang Dynasty! Ma Zhou first introduced.

"I've seen the horses, Jingwen horses are real heroes, beating the Turks and the Tibetans, we've heard about it a long time ago!" "Lord Jingwen is a famous general in the minds of our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and we all know this." ……

A burst of sycophants who don't want money came out one after another, and it was obvious that they were not stingy with this kind of thing that didn't need money.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am also a businessman, a businessman. It's okay for everyone to chase profits. However, when it comes to chasing profits, you can't hurt ordinary people, don't you think so? Jingwen asked.

Everyone glanced at each other, obviously not knowing what Jingwen was thinking.

"Of course, the people are also our food and clothing, and of course we have to love the people. If there are no people, who will sell us food, and then to whom will we sell it? "Yes! If there were no people to buy our silk garments. Then we won't be able to survive! ”……

Immediately a whole bunch of words of approval came out.

And Jingwen then asked: "In the first two months, you got rich, right?" ”

These businessmen immediately understood what Jingwen meant, that is, they used to reduce and raise prices in the first two months. Each of them made a lot of profits. Grain merchants took advantage of the harvest to depress the price of grain, because this was a market reason, and the grain merchants also took advantage of the trend. As for the silk cloth merchants, they also raised the price of silk cloth at this time. Then try to exploit the peasants who have just been exploited once again. In this way, the pressure on the peasants has more than doubled out of thin air.

And they make a lot of money, apparently thinking that this is an annual gluttonous feast. Just this time of tax collection. They've earned more than they've made in the last six months, so of course they know it's the time to make a lot of money. But now Jingwen actually said something two months ago, which means that their methods have been known.

"My lord, this is the oversupply of the people all of a sudden, and in order not to lose money, we grain merchants will naturally lower the price!" A grain merchant pretended to be miserable and said.

Another silk merchant said, "Yes! My lord, the people have come together to buy this silk cloth, and we can't do anything about it! As the saying goes, scarcity is expensive, and we all follow the market, just as a last resort. Sir, can't you blame us for this, but let us subsidize the people at a loss? ”

And then, many businessmen are laughing and saying, obviously they seem to be really helpless. Anyway, the government can't force businessmen to subsidize the people, which is normal.

And Jingwen obviously knew that they would say this: "That's right, of course I know that this is a market problem." Therefore, in order to be able to maintain the market and save costs for you, our government has decided not to adopt a variety of tax methods. In the future, regardless of whether we rent or adjust, these three kinds of taxes will be collected in a unified manner, and the three taxes will be turned into one, and the grain will be collected in a unified manner. In this way, the people only need to pay for food, and then everyone does not have to worry about why there is oversupply and what is scarce and expensive. ”

The smiles of those grain merchants and silk cloth merchants froze on their faces, obviously not expecting Jingwen to say this. In the past, it was the policy of leviing different things on the three types of taxes, and it can be said that they were the biggest vested interests. However, now that grain is collected uniformly, the peasants do not need to sell low-priced grain and then buy silk cloth at a high price again, so that they can endure two exploitations. And they, the grain merchants and silk cloth merchants, have no chance to carry out this gluttonous feast. This makes their annual profit margin less by one-third, which makes them cut meat!

"My lord, how can you change it? Although you are a concubine, you also have to ask for the opinion of the emperor and the opinions of the court! If you change it like this, it's a violation! A grain merchant said.

Another silk merchant said even more fiercely: "My lord, you are doing this, but you are resisting the decree. This is a tax payment plan announced by the imperial court, how can you change it randomly? ”

But Jingwen took out an edict and said: "This is sent by the emperor in an expedited manner of 300 li, and I will be tested on the new tax system in Mengjin County." Therefore, I am not considered to be anti-decree and pretentious, so the current tax system in Mengjin County, I am talking about it. Now, Mengjin County has gone from commercial tax to agricultural tax, and it's up to me to decide. Did you hear that? ”

The businessmen's faces turned blue, obviously not expecting such a statement. People even got the holy decree, which means that they have calculated that you have not been a day or two, but have already had this idea. After all, it will take more than ten days to go back and forth from Chang'an, and the "bad water" in Jingwen's stomach has been holding back for more than ten days, just waiting for it to be implemented now. (To be continued......)