"Your Majesty! Wechen thinks that if a new tax law is added, it is better to increase the previous tax, and there is no difference between the two. ”

Zhang Shuo is actually not entirely because his teacher does not like Gu Chengyu, but because he has also lost the interests of many officials, including him.

"Your Majesty, it is not easy to implement the tea tax. The most important thing is that it is impossible for the imperial court to take care of every tea merchant and tea farmer, and how can the imperial court know about the private transaction? ”

The words put forward by Li Wei, Taichang Siqing, can be described as hitting the nail on the head.

He said it reasonably, without personal feelings, but only objectively narrated the facts.

Xia Qing couldn't help but be very satisfied, Li Wei was worthy of being his favored cronies, and he asked this cleverly.

"And the tea tax consumes a lot of manpower, if at that time, the tea tax is not as good as the money consumed by the imperial court for this matter, wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous?"

The emperor frowned, these problems have been mentioned in the memoranda, but these people are still biting on, it seems that there is something inside in this.

When the second prince heard that it was Gu Chengyu who proposed it, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.

This person had been recommended by a staff member before, and he had also sent someone to check on this person's deeds. It is said that the writing is good, and the strategy written can be regarded as a pragmatist.

However, he really didn't pay much attention to this person before. Because he knew that there was someone behind that staff, and he died a strange death in the end.

It's just that when he realized that he wanted to track it down, the staff was already dead, and the person behind it didn't know who it was.

The second prince didn't pay much attention to Gu Chengyu, after all, Gu Chengyu was not a champion at that time, so he couldn't attract his special attention.

However, the tea tax proposed by Gu Chengyu today made him a little interested in Gu Chengyu.

"Father, the son thinks that this matter is promising. The tea style prevailed in the Dayan Dynasty, and even the people who had a little money to spare would buy some hospitality. Therefore, the implementation of the tea tax will inevitably alleviate the crisis of the national treasury, and it may be ranked below the salt tax! ”

The second prince had seriously considered it just now, and the majority of the tax payers were tea merchants and tea farmers, and there were very few people.

Those people who are not well-off at home are reluctant to buy good tea, let alone buy more, so even if the price of tea is increased by tea merchants, the people will only pay a little more than before. Besides, it's too expensive, so you don't have to buy it.

The ones who can buy a lot and are more expensive are naturally those who are wealthy in their families, and these people are not short of this bit of silver.

Therefore, he thinks that the tea tax is much better than the other taxes. Those taxes must be paid, and you can't hide from them.

The third prince thought that this matter was not feasible, and those tea merchants did not give him a small amount of filial piety every year.

If this law is implemented, and those tea merchants lose their interests, won't it be a big chaos?

The tea guide just mentioned, there are more Taoists in it, and a special yamen has been established, so the benefits he can get will definitely be much less.

The benefits here are all shared, which he doesn't agree with.

Gu Chengyu climbed the long stairs and couldn't help but feel a little resentful. This staircase is long enough, and when the emperor summons people, he doesn't know if he is in a hurry or not.

When he entered the hall, Gu Chengyu didn't look left or right, stepped forward and knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Hanlin Academy repairs Gu Chengyu to see the emperor!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

He didn't have to look to know that the courtiers standing on both sides must have looked at him in unison.

A six-rank official in a cyan official uniform must be very conspicuous among these people.

The emperor immediately shouted with a pleasant face, "Gu Aiqing is flat!" ”

"Emperor Xie!"

Only then did Gu Chengyu stand up, still standing in the center of the main hall.

"Gu Aiqing, everyone was discussing the tea tax before, you can tell us about the specific matters of implementing the tea tax."

The emperor's attitude towards Gu Chengyu was seen by those courtiers. I didn't expect such a petty official from the sixth grade to be valued by the emperor.

"Obey the order!"

Gu Chengyu paused before he spoke: "All the adults here must already know the content of the recital written by the lower official. ”

"Xia Guan first said the difference between the tea tax and other tax laws, the people who implement the tea tax are tea merchants and tea farmers, I believe that you have no objection to this, right?"

Gu Chengyu planned to solve them one by one first, since the emperor said so, it meant that some officials did not agree.

"Gu Xiu, do you think that the implementation of the tea tax is only for tea merchants and tea farmers? As we all know, businessmen make heavy profits, and if they raise the price at which they sell, don't the people suffer? This is one point, or if they count these on the tea farmers and lower the price to the death, how can the interests of the tea farmers be guaranteed? ”

Zhang Shuo saw the main owner at this time, of course he would not let it go.

Gu Chengyu smiled, "My lord! The tea tax is different from the salt tax, and you say that the people have suffered a loss, which is indeed true. However, the people who can't afford it can choose not to buy it, and those who suffer more losses are, of course, rich and noble families with big businesses, and these people shouldn't care too much. ”

Those businessmen and officials in the court who are full of brains, will the government send money to buy tea?

This coincides with what the second prince said, and even the second prince is nodding secretly.

"Then this palace will ask you, if the tea merchant does not come to the government to buy tea quotations, but trades privately, what should I do?" The eldest prince turned around and asked Gu Chengyu.

Gu Chengyu heard the eldest prince's question, and hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Highness, there are a few points listed in this recital. The first is to set up tax cards in the states and counties that produce tea, and the second is to set up goods affairs for the tea farms that produce large tea, and specialize in handling tea administration. 3. Of course, the relevant penalties should be formulated. ”

Gu Chengyu thought of the salt tax, so he took it as an example.

"Take the salt tax as an example, the salt tax is the most important tax in this dynasty, and the most important reason is that salt is the daily needs of the people. Secondly, it is because of the strict implementation of the salt tax. It is a felony to commit smuggling salt, and although there are still people who take risks, there are very few such people. ”

"In the same way, if you want every tea merchant or tea farmer not to trade privately, it depends on how the local yamen implements it. Wechen believes that such a phenomenon is always rare. Catching a few chickens and making an example of monkeys can also make these people more honest. ”

The third prince glanced at Gu Chengyu up and down, he didn't expect that there was such a talent among the newly promoted officials in the DPRK, he hadn't noticed it before.

"Gu Xiu, according to what you said, the tea guide is written with the place of purchase, weight, sales period, taxes payable and taxes along the way, etc., which is indeed convenient. However, those tea merchants were used to freedom before, and the imperial court controlled it so strictly, can those tea merchants be willing? ”

In fact, Li Wei also knew these thorns that they could pick out, and Gu Chengyu had already written very clearly on the fold.

But if they don't raise any objections, wouldn't that be too incompetent?

Besides, Xia Shoufu will be unhappy in his heart, he always has to make a statement.