I simply dipped my finger in the wine and compared it on the desk: "Every rush, every place, wherever I think it is necessary in Datang, all forts are built, of course, these can not only be stationed in my Datang to move to Liaodong, but also can be used as a market for us to trade with the Liaodong people, even if our grain is sold at a lower price, it doesn't matter, the most important thing is to strictly control their food and clothing in the palm of my Datang's hands." I clenched my fist and sneered darkly.

Uncle Li raised his eyebrows, stood up, and started again, walking around the couch table, while continuing to follow my train of thought: "All the tribes of the Yan people have no fixed residence, scattered sand, no farming, food is extremely limited, my Datang sells grain with them, in exchange for their cattle passes, furs, and mountain goods, the bigger the trade, the more grain and cloth they get, with tea and spirits, who is willing to live the lifestyle of those who have difficulty in food and clothing in the past, in this way, their dependence on my Datang surname is even more, If they dare to have two hearts in the future, hehehehe......" Uncle Li laughed so hard that the corners of his eyes twitched: "A castle built of bricks and stones, is it a wooden fence-type earthen city that these savages can count down?" Hmph, the abundance of my Central Plains products is unparalleled in the world, and the things of each department are dispensable to me. ”

Uncle Li turned around and squeezed his eyes at me: "But what I sold to them in Datang, they will be used to eating it when the time comes, and when they take it in their mouths, they will feel that it is indispensable. Hahaha...... After the long-term assimilation of the people of Liaodong, after a hundred years, will there be any people in the art? ”

I said solemnly: "There must be no more, at that time, whether it is Liaodong and Liaobei, or even on this peninsula, only my subjects of the Tang Dynasty will remain." ”

Uncle Li sat on the edge of the couch table, helped the case and raised the wine cup in his hand: "Come, virtuous son-in-law, drink this cup as much as possible, Ming said, you and the old man together, meet the big leader of the Tatar people, Da Borong, settle him first, and then clean up the others one by one." ”

Bang, a big glass of wine went down, frowned for a long time before spitting out the wine, here Uncle Li seemed to have something difficult to solve, and gently knocked on the table. "Father-in-law, what's the matter?" I asked.

"It's not appropriate, there's something, it's very inappropriate." Uncle Li shook his head and smiled back at me.

---------------------------------------------------- "What's wrong?" I squatted in front of Uncle Li and asked curiously. If it's not appropriate, it's still a matter of land, and the old man is telling you that the land of Liaodong can solve my worries about the land annexation of the Tang Dynasty for more than 100 years. ”

"My father-in-law is very worried." I was stunned for a moment, but then I agreed, it seems that Uncle Li has not lost his mind while being narcissistic, he is very sober, and he understands what he is doing. In a place like Liaodong, if land sales are carried out, there will only be one situation, and that is the rapid emergence of the economy of large landlords and large estates. A large amount of land will be concentrated in the hands of various Guanzhong, Shandong families, and wealthy families through various means. In this way, the people will also have no land to cultivate in more than ten years.

However, one thing I have long noticed is that in the early Tang Dynasty, on the basis of the restoration and development of agriculture, handicrafts and commerce also developed and prospered. Industry and commerce developed rapidly, especially the textile industry, and Chinese silk and other goods were exported to West Asia along the famous Silk Road. The ceramic industry of the Tang Dynasty was famous at home and abroad at that time, especially the splendid and colorful pottery of Tang Sancai and the superb skills of the plastic workers, which are all treasures in the treasure house of art in our country. The Tang Dynasty completed the transition from pottery to porcelain. The porcelain of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, is known as fake jade.

Not only has the government-run handicraft industry made great progress, but also the categories of private handicraft industry have increased, including textile, mining, porcelain, copperware, as well as the manufacture of paper, pen, ink, inkstone, etc., not only forming an industry, but also the production technology has also been greatly improved, such as the silk of Songzhou and Bozhou, the brocade of Yizhou, and the brocade robe of Yangzhou in the textile industry are well-known throughout the country. Due to the unification of the country, the circulation of commodities is said to be active, and many commercial towns have been formed in the country, and Chang'an East City has "three hundred and twenty lines, four hundred residences, and treasures from all directions, all of which are gathered." "The commerce of the late Tang Dynasty has developed in the early period, and the town of Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River has a city of 20 miles and 30,000 rooms. "Due to the multiplicity of commodities and the development of transactions, the foundation for industrial and commercial tax revenues has been laid. After the middle of the Tang Dynasty, finances were tight. At this time, the introduction of salt, tea, and liquor taxes, mining taxes, and intershelf taxes, as well as the adoption of measures such as borrowing merchants, all of them were premised on the development of industrial and commercial economy, and the introduction of taxes on tea and liquor, mining taxes, and intershelf taxes, as well as the adoption of measures such as borrowing merchants, were all premised on the development of industrial and commercial economy...... In addition, the shipbuilding and smelting and casting industries in the Tang Dynasty were also very developed. In line with this, commerce flourished in the Tang Dynasty and foreign trade developed. At that time, there were many commercial cities of different sizes in the country, and cities such as Yangzhou and Yizhou were important commodity distribution centers in the country. Guangzhou was the largest maritime trading city at that time, and between Guangzhou and the Persian Gulf, Chinese and foreign merchant ships were constantly coming. The inland waterway transportation is even busier, and a minister once said to Uncle Li: "The world is full of Jin, the boats and sails gather, bypass the Ba, Han, the former refers to Fujian, Yue, Qize and ten servals, three rivers and five lakes, control and lead Heluo, and cover Huaihai." Hongge giant ships, thousands of ships, trade and return, taste Dan forever".

Due to the development of industry and commerce in the Tang Dynasty, the types of industrial and commercial taxes and tax items also increased, which laid a material foundation for the state to increase fiscal revenue. In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, nearly half of the state's annual treasury revenue was obtained from commercial taxes. Of course, the war reparations cannot be counted, otherwise, the war reparations obtained in the past year or so alone have reached or even exceeded the treasury revenue of Datang in two years.

I remember seeing a review of the ancient economy when I was in school before, I forgot how many years A.D., but it was the Northern Song Dynasty at that time, when the total tax revenue of the Northern Song Dynasty totaled more than 70 million guan, of which the two taxes on agriculture were only a little more than 20 million guan, accounting for only 3 percent, and the industrial and commercial tax was close to 50 million guan, accounting for 70 percent of the total tax revenue of the state. The Song Dynasty has stepped out of the agricultural civilization, and China's agricultural society in the Song Dynasty has begun to move towards an industrial and commercial society.

"Your Majesty, my son-in-law has two strategies to restrict land sales, but the terms and conditions need to be discussed more, and in addition, it will take a long time." I licked my lips and looked at Uncle Li, my heart was pounding, I didn't know if this dose of strong medicine could make Uncle Li agree.

"Oh? Tell me, the old man can consider one or two. Uncle Li was not as excited as Fang Cai, calmed down, and looked at me and said.

---------------------------------------------------- "land endowment system, the main objects of taxation are one is the field, the second is the household, and the third is the ding. The field is the thing, and the household and the Ding are the people. The land rent and oral tax of the Han Dynasty, the field rent and household adjustment of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the rent and Yong adjustment of the Tang Dynasty are all based on the tax on people and the tax on things. I don't know if what my son-in-law said is right? "I racked my brains and began to think back to the various tax systems I had studied, we were not very familiar with them, but when I was in college, I was mixed with all subjects, and I had half a bottle of water to shake around.

Uncle Li groaned for a moment and nodded: "That's the truth." ”

"However, my Datang business is prosperous, and half of the world's taxes are drawn in it, I don't know if it's right?" I blinked.

Uncle Li continued to nod, he must not have understood what I was trying to say.

I gestured in front of Uncle Li with my hand and whispered in his ear for a while, Uncle Li raised his eyes and looked at me for a long time without saying a word.

I nodded: "Father-in-law, you also know that the prosperity of my Datang business is unprecedented, and handicrafts abound, businessmen can sell anything to make a profit, and handicraftsmen, the output of things, to sell the people, can also make a profit, and the farmers, they only have one thing, that is, a field, an acre of field, according to the best paddy field in the Tang Dynasty, one acre can produce three stones, nine out of ten of the people of my Datang are farming, but what do they get?" The taxes paid are only half of the state revenue, and the industrialists and businessmen are probably only about 10% of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the wealth they receive is also nearly half, and it is still increasing year by year. I don't know if what my son-in-law said is right or not? ”

Uncle Li's eagle eyes flashed, he didn't look at me, he squatted on the couch and frowned, as if he was thinking about an extremely difficult puzzle, I sat on the side, took a sip of wine, and continued to conceive, hoping to dig out the most suitable for the current tax system of the Tang Dynasty from memory, which has two functions: first, to control land annexation, second, to encourage the development of industry and commerce, and strive to shift the tax focus of the Tang Empire to industry and commerce, so that for those farmers who have lost their land, they can also have the possibility of survival, and so on, In order to ensure the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty. This is what I need to convince Uncle Li the most at this stage, His Majesty the Tang Emperor who has been trying to find a way to make the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty permanent.

As he can see the benefits, then in the long run, the people will no longer be tied to the land, which can promote the development of industry and commerce, of course, there is one thing that must be noted, that is, to increase the production capacity of agriculture, quality for quantity, at that time, Datang can move towards the broad road of commercial society.

(To be continued)