In the face of Li Anran's rhetoric, Li Shimin did not make a hypocritical refutation. It's just that as the king of a country, he also knows very well that the matter he entrusted is not just for money, and even not entirely for the development of Datang.

For an emperor, the most unbearable thing is probably the fact that he cannot fully control his own country. In fact, in history, many of Li Shimin's actions are also competing with those deep-rooted wealthy lords.

To a certain extent, the reason why Empress Changsun is so favored and has a status that can completely control the harem and no one can compare with her is actually not entirely because of Li Shimin's love for her, but because of her maiden family.

The eldest grandson Wuji is the elder brother of the eldest grandson queen, and the ancestor of the eldest grandson is actually the Xianbei Tuoba clan, which belongs to the branch of the Northern Wei royal family, and later changed his surname to the eldest grandson because of his special merits. Their mothers are Han and are considered mixed-race.

Don't look at Li Yuan's ability to conquer the Tang Dynasty, to a large extent, it is indeed the support of the eldest grandson clan and other wealthy lords who are rushing to go from the dragon's power to finally ascend to the emperor's throne, but these clans have a big tail.

In fact, it's not surprising to think about it, the previous assistant Li family's superiors clearly went for the huge interests represented by the dragon's work, and after the Li family successfully ascended to the throne, the previous efforts were naturally to be recovered together with the principal and interest.

And in the face of this situation, the best way to do it is to give a big reward. As a result, the entire high-level of Datang is here. People who are really from poor families are too little to use, and basically it can be said that no one meets such conditions.

Don't say it, take Cheng Biting Jin, a fierce general, as an example, his great-grandfather Cheng Xing is the Yanzhou Sima of the Northern Qi Dynasty. His grandfather Cheng Zhe was the Sima of Jinzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and his father Cheng Lou was the Great Jungzheng of Jeju, and later posthumously presented the envoy to the military affairs of Yingzhou and the history of Yingzhou Thorn.

Not to mention from the perspective of modern people, even in ancient times, this kind of biting gold properly belonged to the second and third generations of officials. Although the Cheng family is not as good as the Northern Wei royal branch like the Changsun family. But it's not something that can be compared to those who come from poor backgrounds.

Just imagine, as the king of a country, Li Shimin, every day when he goes to court, he looks at the civil and military generals in his sight. Nine times out of ten, they are wealthy clans. There are even quite a few Founding Father-level existences. It's no wonder that this can be relieved.

It's not that Li Shimin doesn't have room for people to think like this, but the clan should also seek sufficient benefits for the clan itself. When there is nothing to do, everything is naturally fine, but once the interests are touched. In many cases, it is not the emperor who can do whatever he wants.

Let's take the invoice and commercial tax system that was piloted on the commercial street side, after such a long period of trial, we can already see obvious results. Anyone with some business acumen can see how much benefit this new tax system will bring to Datang.

Do you think, this is just such a big place as a commercial street, even if you bring the farmer's market and Gewu Academy, how big is it? But the tax amount that can be generated every month, even if it is not huge, is already considerable in terms of relative scale.

Just imagine, such a small place can produce such a high amount of taxes, once it can be implemented in all places in Datang. Not to mention, the benefits that the household department can generate in terms of taxes every year will be astronomical.

Not to mention that once this tax system is implemented, it will inevitably have a great benign impact on agriculture and industry. To a certain extent, it can be said that it is not an exaggeration to describe this new type of tax system as beneficial and harmless.

For Li Shimin, who was taken down by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, such a good policy is naturally implemented one day earlier, and the Tang Dynasty will be able to benefit one day earlier. However, it is precisely such a good tax policy that has not been able to be implemented all at once.

Even, in addition to the pilot on the commercial street, even the second pilot has not been selected. And the biggest obstacle in this matter is not even how difficult or troublesome it is to implement the new tax policy, but because the wealthy families are hesitating.

That's right, although the benefits of this invoicing and commercial tax system have been placed in front of everyone, but for those wealthy clans, they feel that this system has touched their own interests. In this case, it would be strange to be able to agree.

It's not wrong to think about it, although the commercial tax system proposed by Li Anran is the product of how many people and how long it has been perfected. But the target is that regardless of whether it is a wealthy clan or a poor people, as long as they are in business, they have to pay taxes.

Don't look at the fact that Datang originally had a variety of tax systems, but these systems were basically aimed at the people at the bottom and those businessmen who were engaged in lowly business. As for those wealthy clans, hehe...... How many people pay taxes?

If it's just those who have fame or official positions and don't pay taxes, it doesn't matter, but in fact, from top to bottom, none of them can pay. No, it can't be said that they didn't pay, it can only be said that people have carried out reasonable tax avoidance through other channels.

And these so-called ways are, to a large extent, a compromise under His Majesty the Tang Emperor. For this reason, it even had to introduce some policies similar to the "high salary and incorruptible" in later generations, which made people speechless to the extreme, but useless.

In fact, after Li Yuan ascended the throne, he also had a headache for these wealthy clans. It's a pity that at that time, the Tang Dynasty had just been founded, and the impact of the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty was still very far-reaching, so there was no effort to be sad about this matter.

But Li Shimin is different, in terms of personality, he is much stronger than his father. Otherwise, he would not have made the act of killing his brother and killing his brother. As for what is recorded in the history books, it is just a helpless statement, which is pure in Li Anran's opinion.

Under the circumstances at that time, if Li Shimin was soft-hearted, he could have put his brother and younger brother under house arrest first. However, considering how much danger these two people would bring to themselves if they didn't die, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji could only die.

And this time, the reason why Li Shimin asked for Li Anran's head. In fact, to a large extent, what I really care about is not whether the other party can invigorate Datang's business and economy, but whether I like someone's irreplaceable identity.

Considering that there was still Cheng Yanjin in the room, in the face of Li Anran's answer, Li Shimin did not rush to explain anything, but changed the room, a room where no one else disturbed, and then talked about his thoughts openly and honestly.

Speaking of which, Li Shimin's psychology is actually very contradictory to a large extent. Li Anran's origin is unknown, and he has uncontrollable unpredictable magical powers, and the intention of a series of actions cannot be determined, so it is said that he should stay away.

Seeing the benefits of those behaviors to Datang, Li Shimin had to cooperate with it again and again. Fortunately, although Li Anran's behavior is a little weird, it is still quite good in terms of cooperative relations.

Not to mention the previous moves, just in the matter of conquering Liang Shidu, it invisibly saved Datang's huge troubles and losses. Although there is no direct evidence that this incident is related to Li Anran, Li Shimin is convinced.

It's not strange to think about it, not to mention the fact that Li Anran was indeed in the Liang Bing's camp at the time of the incident has been confirmed by Cheng Chu's heirs, and the mysterious weapon that can cause terrifying lethality alone is definitely not comparable to mortal things.

and after the conquest of Liang Shidu, before Li Anran "retreated" and recuperated, he specially asked Cheng to send to Li Shimin the distribution map of the mineral locations on the road from Chang'an City to Shuofang, which is not an exaggeration to describe it as priceless.

It is important to know that in this distribution map, there are not only ordinary minerals such as iron, copper, and coal, but also precious metals such as gold and silver. Not every point is a specific location, but with a small area, you can always find it if you take some time.

Coupled with Li Anran's previous potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes and many other "auspicious rui", the benefits to Datang are countless. Don't look at Li Shimin, he still has reservations about the other party, but from another point of view, he trusts this real person who protects the country more than those wealthy clans.

After all, if those wealthy clans had these benefits, they would never be willing to take them out...... (To be continued......)