For this problem, Pu Xiruo and the others really studied it, and even said: "Your Highness, according to Weichen's view, this matter should not be delayed sooner or later.

In general, the Ming Dynasty really has the situation it has today, but in fact, it was only after His Royal Highness defeated Murong Fuyun last year, and it took only half a year to complete the battle.

Now that the tax reform has begun, the common people can understand, after all, everyone knows what happened before, and it is not impossible for the imperial court to collect these taxes, but it is just unbearable.

As for the old people in Chishuiyuan at the beginning, although they enjoyed not paying taxes for a longer time, they were not many in number, and they all survived with Daming and His Royal Highness, so they didn't have to worry too much.

They are different from the ordinary people outside Chishui, as long as it is the policy of the imperial court and explains it to them, they are still very willing to support it.

And the people outside the Chishui source, if it drags on for a year or two, it will be difficult to collect taxes in this area in the future, after all, it will be difficult for them to develop the habit of not paying taxes, and it will be difficult to take a child out of them.

That's why Weichen said, sooner rather than later.

It just so happened that everyone had just come out of the scourge of war and had survived a difficult time, and now they began to reformulate the tax policy, they could understand, and even they might be grateful for the fact that the imperial court did not collect taxes before.

Suffice it to say, this is an excellent timing. ”

Hearing this, Li Chengqian nodded.

I have to say that Puxiru has really used his brains in this matter.

Li Chengqian even suspected that in Puxiruo's sleeve, he estimated that there was also a piece of music lying quietly inside.

"Your Highness, what Pu Shangshu said is reasonable." When he heard this, he also said, "When they are in trouble, they do not collect taxes, which is the benevolence of His Highness, even if they start collecting taxes now, they will only be grateful for His Highness's great kindness."

But if they still delay collecting taxes after they have passed this hurdle, and when they get into the habit of collecting taxes again, they are afraid that they will think that someone is robbing them of their money and food. ”

Li Chengqian pondered slightly, and then nodded after a while: "The two servants are reasonable, indeed, the reform of taxation must be put on the agenda.

The people of Chishuiyuan are okay, they have all followed us through the hard days step by step, but the people outside Chishuiyuan, to put it mildly, they may not have a particularly strong sense of belonging to this article and the imperial court. ”

When everyone heard this, no one dared to pick it up.

The main reason is Li Chengqian's later sentence, and few people really dare to take it.

"However, the restructuring of taxation is not so simple." Li Chengqian said, "Now my Ming Dynasty mainly relies on commercial taxes, well, the main word is the king's improper wording, it should be said that all taxes are dependent on commerce."

It's not that it's bad, it's that our taxes are too one-dimensional.

This is not a healthy development trend, if one day in the future my business suddenly has a problem, then my Ming tax revenue will not collapse directly?

And this land, for many years, has been dominated by animal husbandry, and animal husbandry is also an indispensable part of us.

After all, for this land, animal husbandry can also be planned in the agricultural tax.

Therefore, the collection of agricultural taxes is indeed a top priority.

As for the poll tax......"

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "From now on, completely stop, the Ming royal court, from now on, there will be no poll tax." ”

"Huh?" As soon as they heard Li Chengqian's words, everyone was dumbfounded.

You know, this poll tax is a big head in the entire tax system!

"Don't be so surprised, a poll tax isn't a good thing in the first place." Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "It's okay for a big family, but if you meet a large family, with seven or eight or ten children, but there is only one old cow at home, a few acres of thin fields, and collect their poll tax, wouldn't that be a crime?" ”

"What Your Highness said is very true." As soon as they heard Li Chengqian say this, Pu Xiruo, Yi Yuanfeng, Yi Yuanxi and others immediately stood up to express their support.

They had hated the poll tax before.

But Qi Bi He Li, Ashina Ni, Murong Xiaoyong, and Changsun Chong laughed as if they didn't understand.

They were a little skeptical, the reason why Li Chengqian gave up the poll tax would be similar to a slap in the face and then a sweet date?

Not to mention, this is really not a small possibility?

"Also." Li Chengqian continued, "In the future, the agricultural tax will no longer be levied on a per household basis, but on the basis of the cultivated land actually owned, and the number of cattle and sheep.

In other words, those who have more arable land will pay more for those who have more cattle and sheep, and those who have less arable land or less cattle and sheep will pay less.

The purpose of taxation was to make the dynasty run healthily, and the taxes collected were meant to serve the common people, so taxes must not become a burden on the common people. ”

"More arable land, more cattle and sheep? Conversely, pay less? ”

Hearing Li Chengqian say this, everyone immediately began to mumble.

Li Chengqian's words made them a little unexpected, you know, there is a lot of arable land, a lot of cattle and sheep, can it be an ordinary person?

"Your Highness, if this is the case, will those who have a lot of land and livestock have any ideas?" Eldest Sun Chong immediately asked.

You know, now in the Ming Dynasty, the most arable land and the most livestock are all on this hall?

Li Chengqian sneered and said, "Tell me, what will they think?" ”

"But it's a bit unfair to them after all." The eldest grandson Chong said with some concern, "There is nothing wrong with taxes, but arable land or livestock are what they have worked hard to accumulate.

Why do you have to pay more taxes than others?

Could it be that there is nothing wrong with working hard to accumulate family business? ”

After the eldest grandson finished speaking, everyone nodded.

That's what they really thought.

Don't talk about them, the whole world, including Datang, the vast majority of people think so! And even did it.

"Hmph......" Li Chengqian snorted coldly, and sneered with disdain, "I didn't expect the eldest grandson to have such a clever tongue, why didn't this king see it before?"

Why, not long after the eldest grandson joined my Ming Dynasty, he began to buy a family business? ”

Listening to Li Chengqian's tone, and then looking at Li Chengqian's cold and disdainful expression, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately panicked.

But the reason why he said this just now was not because he had a family business in Daming, but because he wanted to sell well among the ministers.

In the final analysis, there are also many forces in this court.

If the circle is divided according to the order and geographical differences, in the current situation, the strength of his eldest grandson Chong's circle is the lowest.

Among those present, except for Murong Xiaoyong, who is not a Shangshu?

Therefore, Changsun Chong also wanted to take advantage of this to sell everyone a favor, after all, most of the people present were family and business, and it was really difficult to say this in person.

But when Li Chengqian came like this, Changsun Chong was also a little flustered, but he was also taught by the old fox of Changsun Wuji, and even said: "Your Highness, Weichen is definitely not saying this because of his own selfishness, if he ......"

"Alright." Li Chengqian waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Changsun Chong, and then glanced at everyone and said, "That's what everyone thinks?" ”

As soon as Li Chengqian asked this, everyone more or less expressed their approval, and no matter how bad it was, they did not object.

Of course, some people did not object, not because of this tax problem, but because they did not dare to offend so many people at the same time.

Moreover, this is not to say that they do not support Li Chengqian's work, the point is that it has been the case since ancient times, and they are used to it.

"Humph!" Li Chengqian snorted coldly, "A group of rat-eyed guys! ”

"Your Highness reprimanded." Puccira said with her head buried in her head.

You say, anyway, your boss, you can do whatever you say!

Li Chengqian was really angry with everyone's words, as if he was punching out, but it hit the cotton.

That's a gas!

Just as Li Chengqian was about to find something to spread his anger, he happened to see that the eldest grandson Chong was still there like a pestle like a piece of wood, and even said: "The eldest grandson squire was originally a dignitary of the Tang Dynasty, and was born in Chang'an and other most prosperous cities in the world.

Is it more, or is it less? ”

The eldest grandson was stunned.

How could this be less?

Although the eldest grandson Wuji has retired over the years, the title is still there, and the eldest grandson is still there, besides, even if there is no salary from the imperial court, his eldest grandson's family still has nearly half of the Tang Dynasty's folk iron business, and his annual income is quite a lot.

And in this era, it is better to have a thousand acres of fertile land than to have a lot of money.

Therefore, as long as there is an opportunity, not only the eldest grandson's family, but also every family is buying land.

This is also known as family business.

"Back to Your Highness." Changsun Chong said, "The land of the eldest grandson's family in recent years has indeed increased slightly compared to the early years, but this is all purchased through tooth shops, black and white, signed and pledged, there is nothing wrong with it, right?" ”

"There's really nothing wrong with that." Li Chengqian said, "As far as this king knows, over the years, all the nobles and nobles in Chang'an have also purchased a large amount of land through tooth lines, white paper and black letters, signatures and paintings.

If you take many nobles as an example, the acres of land they own now are at least more than fifty percent more than the acres they owned at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty! ”

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian said with a smile, "It's really a good housekeeper!" Don't steal or rob, you earn it with your ability, indeed, no one can say a word.

But the king was curious, where did the acres they bought come from? ”

Hearing Li Chengqian's question, Eldest Sun Chong was suddenly startled, he seemed to understand what Li Chengqian meant.

"Your Highness is talking about land annexation?" Changsun Chong said that he was also afraid, this is indeed a problem, and it is a problem that has not been solved in a good way since ancient times.

Dynasties and dynasties have almost never avoided this problem.

"Land annexation?" Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "No, no, no, this king is talking about the Juntian tax."

In fact, we can use the Tang Dynasty as a negative teaching material, as far as this king knows, the land annexation in the Tang Dynasty that the eldest grandson Shilang said just now is very popular.

It is reported that some families in Datang, with a few members of the family, have more than 10,000 acres of fertile land.

And some ordinary people have a population of more than 10 people, and only less than 10 acres of cultivated land.

But the most ironic thing is that this only 10 acres of arable land has to pay more taxes every year than a large household with only a few people but owns 10,000 acres of fertile land.

Over time, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and finally, when these poor people can't survive anymore, they have to sell these lands to the rich.

Without land, the better ones became tenants, and the bad ones became homeless people.

But in this way, the poor lose their land, the court loses their taxes, and only the rich lose nothing, but they also ......"

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian subconsciously shook his head, "Forget it, this king just wants to ask, is it fair that the annual tax of this family with 10,000 acres of fertile land is not as much as that of people with less than 10 acres of thin land?" ”

This is the status quo of successive dynasties, and everyone wants to change this status quo, but it has been unsustainable.

Land in ancient times, that was hard currency.

A symbol of wealth and status!

However, Li Chengqian's words were so straightforward, and everyone understood at this time.

"It's not fair!" At that moment, Wang Xuance stood up and said.

Wang Xuance didn't dare to express his opinion before, because he was still too young.

The youth here does not mean that he is immature in mind or mind, but really in terms of age alone.

There is no doubt that today's Wang Xuance is the youngest book in the world!

Climbing to this position at a young age, others may be ecstatic, but Wang Xuance does not dare.

The position is too high, and there is no way to rise in the future!

Wang Xuance, who understands this truth, has never said anything.

He had already made up his mind that in the future, unless Li Chengqian personally arranged the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, he would hand over everything to Changsun Chong to do.

But standing up at this time also shows that the fire in his heart has not been extinguished.

Although it is only three words, it represents his thoughts at this time.

"yes, it's not fair!" Li Chengqian took the opportunity to say, "Whether it is for the people or the court, it is not fair!"

There are more such things, the state receives less taxes, and the common people have less arable land, but there are more and more arable land in the hands of those rich families!

To use the simplest analogy, the Ming Dynasty, which can be fed by eighty percent of the country's land, has increased with the number of similar things.

You will find that even 10% of the land cannot be sustained.

Therefore, it is imperative to pay the tax on the same land, and in the future, the tax will be levied on a per mu basis, which is the real fairness!

If you don't want to pay so much tax, then you should annex less land and encroach on less pasture! ”

Li Chengqian still remembers that in order to implement his policy of apportioning the land into the mu, Yongzheng didn't know how many people he killed.

And the so-called apportionment into the mu, and his average land tax, in fact, have the same work, and even, it can be said that his average land tax is almost copying Yongzheng's apportionment into the mu.

It's just that he caught up with the good times, the beginning of the founding of the country.

First, even if it is a big family and a powerful person, there is not much land and pasture.

Second, Li Chengqian's prestige at this time is enough, and he can get twice the result with half the effort.

Of course, the main purpose of Li Chengqian's use of this land tax is also to curb the land annexation of the Ming Dynasty!

There is nothing more reassuring to cut off from the source.

"Your Highness." "The poll tax was abolished and the Junda tax was introduced...... In this case, wouldn't the landless people not have to pay taxes?

But if they don't pay taxes, will the people who own the land have anything to think?

After all, it's everyone who wonders, why don't these guys pay taxes!

If in order to emulate, everyone stops farming and grazing, then I am in danger! ”

"It's okay!" Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "This king wishes they would do this!" ”

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned.

Why is that?

(End of chapter)