Gu Chengyu shook his head and smiled.

"Your Majesty! You see that there is a land tax and a per capita tax in this dynasty, why can't there be a tea tax? ”

When the emperor heard this, he immediately lifted his spirits, and his eyes burst out with a dazzling light.

"Tea tax? There has never been a dynasty before, and you will tell me in detail. ”

Gu Chengyu went through what he was about to say in his heart, and then said slowly: "Weichen hasn't thought of the detailed steps for implementation, so he can only talk to the emperor about it. ”

Gu Chengyu frowned slightly, this tea tax regulation must be clearly enumerated, and the interests of tea farmers and businessmen must be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

It would be his sin if the new tax law was implemented and the officials used it to enrich themselves.

However, if it is used well, it will not only benefit the imperial court, but also those tea farmers and merchants.

Besides, if a dynasty wants to prosper, it is true that it cannot be overtaxed, but appropriate taxation is still necessary.

"Then say what you've already thought of." The emperor is very interested in the tea tax that Gu Chengyu said, and as for the details of the tea tax, it can be slowly added later.

"Your Majesty, when it comes to the tea tax, Weichen thinks that this tax should not be too heavy, after all, it is not a necessity of life, if it is too heavy, there will be few tea farmers and merchants, and no one will be willing to spend this energy."

Gu Chengyu said this because he was afraid that if the emperor really wanted to implement a tea tax to fill the treasury, those courtiers would extend their claws to the new tax law with their own selfish interests.

"That's natural, although our Dayan Dynasty tea style is prevalent, but those are all people with some surplus wealth. And those poor people can't afford to buy good tea, and it's not a good thing that the tea tax is too heavy. ”

As the king of a country, how could the emperor not know these truths? If those merchants are not profitable, who will sell tea?

"Your Majesty! The tea tax cannot be monopolized by the government, and the monopoly certificate of tea can be initiated-tea introduction. ”

"Tea lead? Gu Aiqing came quickly. ”

The emperor's heart was extremely excited, and he could already predict that this tea introduction would bring great benefits to the imperial court, and it would no longer be a problem to solve the emptiness of the treasury.

"For example, every tea farmer is registered, and the merchants receive tea quotations from the government when they sell tea. Merchants must also show tea quotations when buying tea, and if there is no tea quotation, they are selling tea privately. In this way, from the production of tea to the sale of tea, it is under the strict supervision of the government, which is called the tea system. ”

"Then how do you know that no one will trade privately? Those merchants negotiated with the tea farmers and hid from the world, how did the government know? ”

The emperor felt that this tea introduction was indeed an important part of the tea tax, but the point he just raised was the biggest obstacle in the tea tax.

Even if the government prohibits it, there will never be fewer people who sell it privately, and who can resist such a temptation to take risks to get a lot of money?

Gu Chengyu had been thinking about this problem before, and at this moment, he only thought about a few points in his heart for the time being, and in such a short period of time, even he couldn't think about it perfectly.

After all, the implementation of a new tax will encounter no less difficulties and obstacles.

All the new systems were implemented with loopholes, and most of them were slowly improved after a long time of implementation.

"Your Majesty, this Weichen has only thought of three points for the time being, first, the tax card of the government can be set up at the transportation fortress where tea is sold, and all tea merchants must use the tea quotation as a voucher for their peers."

After Gu Chengyu finished speaking, he pondered for a while, and then said: "Second, set up a yamen in large tea gardens and tea farms to manage tea taxes, and if tea merchants go to buy tea, they still use tea citations as evidence. ”

"Third, if the tea merchant fails to pay the tea tax after the expiration date, the government has its own file and can send officials to recover it. This is just a little bit of Weichen's superficial opinion, as for the details, Weichen hasn't thought about it yet. ”

In fact, Gu Chengyu thought about it much more than just that, but he didn't plan to say it all.

He just picked three of them that were beneficial to the government, and the benefits of the tea merchants must be maintained, and he also had a few thoughts in his heart.

The implementation of the tea tax can promote economic development for the Dayan Dynasty.

Not only did it benefit the imperial court, but it also benefited tea merchants and tea farmers.

Not to mention the rest, the government is staring at the business, and there is no doubt about the safety.

In ancient times, mountain bandits were rampant. The tea merchants, like the traders who sell the goods, cannot guarantee their personal safety.

Unless you can afford to hire a guard and pay the money stipulated by the mountain bandits, not to mention the tea you are selling, your own life will be at risk.

But how could those little tea merchants be reluctant?

The emperor couldn't help but sigh, Gu Chengyu could think of such a good way in just one hour.

Even the details of it have been thought of, and I can't help but be very satisfied.

"That's a very good idea, I think it's a very feasible tax law."

As long as the emperor thought that this law could fill the treasury, he was excited.

"Xia Aiqing! I have ordered you to draw up a memorabilia and write down the details of the tea tax in detail, and give you two days, is it feasible? ”

Gu Chengyu was a little stunned, the previous preface was a reform of the book, and the emperor only praised it verbally.

He knew that even if he wanted to give benefits, he would have to wait until the canons began to be compiled, or when they were compiled, before they could be given to him.

Unexpectedly, this time about the tea tax, the emperor asked him to write a note.

He couldn't help but feel excited, if this law began to be implemented, then his participation would inevitably be indispensable in the future.

As long as he sees the results, then he is not far from promotion.

Gu Chengyu hurriedly knelt on the ground to receive the order, "Weichen obeys the order!" ”

Although the two days were too short, Gu Chengyu did not dare to bargain with the emperor.

After all, for the sake of silver, the emperor is already so serious that it is difficult to sleep and eat.

Besides, he already has a rough outline in mind, as long as he organizes it well.

"Good! Then I'll wait for good news! Hahaha! ”

The emperor was very satisfied with Gu Chengyu's acquaintance this time, he thought that Gu Chengyu would feel that time was too little, but he didn't expect Gu Chengyu to agree to be happy.

The emperor originally planned to mention Gu Chengyu's grade after the compilation of the canon began, but the seat of the Hanlin Academy happened to be vacant.

But Gu Chengyu gave him a great surprise at this time.

As long as Gu Chengyu can draw up a detailed outline of the tea tax this time and promote him, those officials can no longer have any objections.

After all, it has only been less than a month since he entered the court, and he has been promoted, which is too fast.

Two days later, Gu Aiqing brought the fold to me for review. If I think it's feasible, then you have to participate in the discussion of politics on the third day. ”

The emperor was impatient to fight with those old ministers, and he felt that Gu Chengyu was fully capable of such a job.

Besides, this tea tax was proposed by him, and only he knew the details best, if those courtiers raised questions, it would naturally come from Gu Chengyu's answer.

Gu Chengyu forcibly suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, he didn't expect that he would still be able to go to the court from the official position of the sixth grade, how could this make him not excited?