Beijing, Yan Mansion.

Yan Jing, a scholar in the Inner Book Pavilion, Yan Yuanshu was entertaining a visitor.

The Tang Dynasty Sect Commander, the uncle of Emperor Yongping, and the king of honor, Li Heng.

"His Royal Highness King Yu, please!"

Yan Jing poured a cup of tea for King Yu, made a "please" gesture, and then sat back in his place.

King Yu smiled and said, "Master Yan's tea, it doesn't look ordinary!" ”

"The reputation of the king is too good, this is a tea or two on the street!"

What is a tea tael?

It's a tael of silver and a tael of tea.

Is this a good tea?

Naturally, it doesn't count!

Really good tea is sold for money. Count two pieces of silver or gold to buy a penny.

But is this one or two teas bad?

Compared to the tea leaves in the pound, this can be regarded as a good tea.

The dignitaries and nobles can't afford one or two teas, and the people in the market can't afford one or two teas.

These two teas have become the favorite of many middle-level officials.

With such a background and identity as Yan Jing, he actually drank a tea or two, which surprised King Yu.

"Everyone in the world says that I am Li Heng Lao Buckle, and the degree of the banquet bachelor is more than this king!"

King Yu took the teacup and took a sip lightly.

Yan Jing smiled and said, "His Royal Highness King Yu, the lower officials' Yulu can also drink these two teas." As for the family's assets, they are not Yan Jing's income, so dare to squander them wantonly? ”

"No wonder the saint values you, this integrity, this king also admires!"

King Yu nodded, and said, "This king came here this time, but there is a matter, and I plan to ask Yuanshu!" ”

"Your Highness, please speak!"

Yan Jing hurriedly responded.

In this Tang Dynasty, the saint is the supreme existence that cannot be offended.

And under the saint, it is the Zongren Mansion Sect Order, the king Li Heng.

Because the Zongren Mansion of the Tang Dynasty is not only in charge of the royal family, but also the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty.

Yan Jing does not have a title, but their Yan Mansion is also the meritorious service of the founding of the country, the hereditary military marquis of Yipinzhen. His eldest brother is now the Marquis of Zhenjun.

"The saint has crowned Zhao Bingjiong, the second eldest of the Zhao family, as a rich and noble marquis, but this king went to check, and our name as a rich marquis is as poor as a wash!"

"Yuanshu, what do you think about this matter?"

“……”

Hearing Yuwang's question, Yan Jing wanted to say, I'll sit and watch.

But if he really answered like this, I am afraid that King Yu will be able to slap him away.

"His Royal Highness King Yu, can the lower officials ask how much property this rich marquis originally had under his name?"

“…… No! ”

King Yu was stunned for a moment, and gave an answer that made him cry and laugh.

"That's strange, since this rich marquis has no permanent property under his name, how did he do what he did before?"

"He has some disciples, who are filial!"

"Also, his sister's dowry is also in his hands!"

"The dowry of Dingbei Hou Yuan's wife!"

Yan Jing paused slightly, isn't this the dowry for him to worship his eldest brother's mother? This is the return of the object to its rightful owner!

Seeing Yan Jing pause, King Yu only said that he had a good idea.

As a result, what made King Yu collapse was that Yan Jing opened his mouth and said: "Your Royal Highness King Yu, the minister thinks that since the Marquis of Dingbei is in charge of his sister's dowry, now that Xiaoyilang has grown up, should this dowry be returned to the original owner?" ”

"If the rich marquis feels that the dowry should not be given to his sister's son, then, according to the practice of my Datang, this dowry should be inherited by the lord of Defu Township!"

"In this way, this property is what His Royal Highness the King has the right to inquire about!"

At first hearing this, King Yu should jump up with joy.

But the Tang Dynasty Zongren Mansion also has a decree, if the property is in the name of a juvenile noble, the Zongren Mansion only has the right to supervise, and does not have the right to collect taxes.

The owner of Defu Township is not yet a year old!

According to the rules set by Emperor Taizu of the Tang Dynasty, when a woman reaches adulthood at the age of sixteen, can she live for sixteen years?

King Yu almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of old blood.

"Yuanshu, isn't there any other way?"

"You know, the life of the Zongren Mansion is sad!"

"His Royal Highness King Yu, please forgive your officials for being powerless!"

Yan Jing decisively said that he had no tricks.

What are you kidding, these dowries, but his eldest niece's, he is an uncle, can he help outsiders calculate his niece's things?

I, Yan Jing, am unparalleled in virtue, and I can't do such a shameless thing.

King Yu came in a melancholy mood and left in a melancholy mood.

However, he still decided to urge Zhao Bingzhi, as long as Zhao Bingzhi continued to control these dowries, then he would always have a way to deduct something from his hand.

But what made King Yu even more sad and angry was that when he returned to the Zongren Mansion, he received a document from the wealthy Marquis Zhao Bingzhi, asking the Zongren Mansion to supervise all the dowries he was about to transfer to his sister and granddaughter Defu Township Lord, as well as the various industries derived from the dowry over the years.

Looking at a box full of copies of various documents, King Yu felt that his heart was dripping blood.

There's no way, the Zongren Mansion is really poor.

Emperor Taizu made this Zongren Mansion purely to serve the royal family and nobles. There's a lot to do, but what about the silver?

Relying on the property of the nobles to draw taxes.

The imperial court tax, the commercial tax is ten taxes one, and the field tax is fifteen taxes one.

The ten taxes of commercial tax are well understood, that is, merchants earn ten cents and pay one penny tax.

The fifteenth tax of the land tax is fifty-five points between the tenant and the landlord, and the landlord pays another one cent of the tax. Tenants are not required to bear any land taxes.

Of course, if it is your own land, it is five taxes and one tax.

What about the tax collection of the Zongren Mansion?

Thirty taxes and one tax for fields, and one tax for twenty taxes for commerce.

If that's all it takes, then the life of the Zongren Mansion won't be sad. But Emperor Taizu formulated a method of increasing and subtracting, that is, according to the amount of income of the nobles, the tax rate is changed.

Anyway, tossing to the end, the life of the Zongren Mansion is really sad.

King Yu also wants the nobles to buy more properties, but there are many industries, and they are basically working for the Zongren Mansion. Are the nobles stupid? Nature is not stupid.

As a result, the nobles are stuck in standards and control the industry.

When necessary, they will divide their homes.

The branch that was separated still enjoyed the protection of the noble family, but it no longer belonged to the noble family.

Tax?

Collect a gross tax!

Every night and midnight, King Yu will be full of resentment towards Emperor Taizu, isn't this a pit for future generations?

Everyone knows that if you want a horse to run, you have to give it food.

But in the Zongren Mansion, he did the older work, dealt with the older disputes, and took a meager salary. The worst thing is that many times, the work done still offends people.

"What kind of evil did this king do in his last life?"

In charge of the Zongren Mansion, the power seems to be only under Emperor Yongping, but only he knows the bitterness of this.

What? Why is there no sweetness?

He, the edict of the dignified Zongren Mansion and the prince of the imperial court, occasionally has to use his own income and the family's property to send some New Year's gifts to his subordinates, you say, where is the sweetness?