After deciding on the Grand Canal project, Wang Youkunjin said: "Your Majesty, this year, instead of collecting a grain of tax from the Central Plains, a large amount of grain was transferred from the south to help the victims. ”

"The surplus of grain accumulated in the five years of my Tang Kingdom is less than one percent, just enough for the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops, at least before the summer harvest next year, the imperial court should not have any big plans."

Wen Yi was a little embarrassed, Tang Guo's five-year savings were very large numbers, and they were consumed in a year, which was directly related to his lavish spending.

But it is precisely because of this that it is possible to ensure that more than 20 million people do not suffer from major famines. Only then can we successfully complete the transition of political power and quickly establish a new political power.

This year, the Central Plains has been recuperated, and there is no longer any need to support food from the Tang Kingdom. Next year's summer harvest will in turn contribute to the country's tax revenue.

At that time, the Tang State could be regarded as entering a normal stage of development.

"Then let's talk about our plans for the first half of next year, so that everyone has a number in their hearts."

Wang Youkun retreated, and Chen Xiu stood up and reported: "First, the Grand Canal; the second is the war with the Triple Alliance; 3. Population Migration Plan and Lingnan Development Plan; Fourth, complete the relocation of the capital; 5. Start the ...... of the construction of the school administration system"

He said more than 20 things that needed to be done in succession, almost all of which cost money, and it was no wonder that Wang Youkun complained that the money was not enough to spend.

That is, the Tang country has a thick foundation, otherwise it would have been unable to support it for a long time.

In fact, what the Tang State lacked was not money, but food. In ancient times, grain was the only resource to anchor money, and no amount of money without food was useless.

In the past ten years, the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty has trained thousands of prospectors to haunt the entire South China Sea in search of minerals, and I don't know how many gold, silver, copper and iron ores have been discovered.

Wherever they found, they would capture the local natives, or go to Tianzhu to buy slaves for mining.

The gold, silver and copper in their warehouses are piled up, but there are only so many resources that no amount of money is useless. Putting this money out in a hurry will only cause inflation.

Now that the Tang State has released enough cash into the market, it must wait for the next year's grain to be produced, or to develop industry, increase the variety of commodities, and prosper commerce.

Speaking of industry and commerce, Wen Yi asked: "Pan Yue, what are your plans for the relocation and construction of the factory?" ”

Pan Yue is the secretary of the new Ministry of Industry, and he said: "Your Majesty, the new factory is under construction, and I have discussed a number of cooperation with Jin Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce. ”

"The main thing is that the Ministry of Industry produces technology, and the Ministry of Commerce is responsible for the operation, and a steam mill is built across the country to grind noodles for the people."

"Second, the canned food production technology is civilian, and the canned food is produced and sold to the people, mainly canned fruit and canned fish. There are also wool products...... Provide warm clothing for the people. ”

Wen Yi nodded appreciatively, this is the official with initiative. The previous cabinet members were like echo worms, and he would only do things when he gave orders.

But it's no wonder that those people deliberately created this situation himself. Small countries and widows only need one voice.

And if he wants to carry out reforms, he can only have one voice.

Now it is different, the country is facing unification, the territory is vast, and the population is large, and it is impossible for him to cover everything by himself.

At this time, a group of officials with subjective initiative are needed to come out to help him.

Pan Yue and others were all cultivated by him, understood his ideas, were influenced by new ideas, and knew what direction to go.

The choice of these commodities is also very good, wool cloth is a warm product, canned food is food, grinding noodles is daily life, and people often choose to consume part of their lives when they are good.

Even if you are usually reluctant to eat, you always have to buy some for red and white ceremonies and festivals.

That's enough, consumption habits are cultivated slowly and can't be achieved overnight.

But......

"Why don't you open a cotton mill?"

Pan Yue replied: "First, the northerners are not used to growing cotton, and only rely on the production in the south, which is barely enough for the army's needs and cannot be sold. ”

"Second, even if the people in the north grow cotton, they who are accustomed to self-sufficiency will choose to weave themselves instead of spending money on cotton cloth."

Wen Yi was even more happy, of course he knew the answer to this question, he deliberately asked Pan Yue.

The inertia of the self-sufficiency of the small-scale peasant economy, no matter how cheap things are, they will cost money, and I can do it myself without spending this unjust money.

Unless you can find better opportunities for the people to make money, let them know that they are losing money by weaving.

But it is obviously impossible to do this in the short term, so if you want to activate business, you must create things that people cannot produce on their own, but they need.

For example, canned food, such as clocks, such as wool products.

In the future, there will be more and more such products, such as sewing machines that are already being studied, such as bicycles that have been researched but lack rubber as tires.

Anyone who knows about that era knows the power of three turns and one ring, and there is no way to do that 'one ring' for the time being, and three turns can be made.

The bicycle can also be put away first, and the sewing machine and clocks are not a problem at all.

In order to cut the leeks of the large households in the Central Plains, they set the price of clocks and watches very high. Now there is no need, the price of domestic clocks and watches can be reduced to the extent that the people can afford to spend it.

Of course, when it comes to foreign trade, it's a different price.

As for why the state should lead the construction of these factories, it can only be said that in order to collect more resources to develop the country, it is better to keep these factories in the hands of the state at present.

As for private enterprises, it is not too late to liberalize them when they have a certain industrial base.

When it came to the issue of taxation for enterprises, he turned his eyes to Liang Xian and said, "How is the tax department organized?" ”

Liang Xian, the secretary of the newly formed tax department, got up and replied: "The framework of the tax system has been built, and now we are stepping up the training of grassroots officials so as not to delay next year's summer harvest." ”

Wen Yi said unhappily: "Our positive tax is only one kind of land tax, if we want to collect land tax, why spend so much effort to set up the Ministry of Commerce?" Commercial tax, vehicle and vessel tax, mining tax, etc. are the most important. ”

"Even the taxes that should be paid by the state's ships, mines, and factories must be collected every penny, and private transactions must also be taxed. But in order to prosper business and for the convenience of the people, the tax threshold must be set. ”

"The 10 or 8 eggs laid by the people's chickens cannot be taxed when they are bought on the street, and the fishermen's small fishing boats with a length of three to five meters do not need to be taxed on vehicles and vessels."

"But if you sell 180 eggs, you should be taxed, and a big ship of 30 or 50 meters should also be taxed...... The degree of this must be grasped well. If it is too lenient, it will harm the interests of the country, and if it is too strict, it will exploit the people. ”

"You have to figure out the starting points of various taxes first, and then figure out how to raise these taxes to prevent people from evading taxes. There's a lot of knowledge here, and there's still a lot more to learn. ”

Liang Xian said with some shame: "Yes, the minister must do it well." ”

Wen Yi thought for a while and said, "In this way, transfer Wu Yinzhi to you as a waiter and share some pressure for you." Then some experts from the Ministry of Commerce will be transferred to help formulate a standard. ”

"I'll give you a year, and by this time next year, you must come up with a complete tax standard."

As for next year's business tax...... Naturally, it is not a levy.

Business is like growing leeks, and it is easy to harvest them when they grow tall and fat. As far as the current situation is concerned, there is not much commercial tax to be levied, and it is better not to collect it at all.

Zero taxes, coupled with a certain amount of encouragement, have a great effect on the prosperity of business. When the business has developed a little, it is most appropriate to intervene in taxation.