What does this make them think? Isn't this kind of behavior the opinion of my people who are a great cadre? ”

This time it was Li Yan's turn, Jiang Siwen's right-hand man was obviously not an opponent of the Minister of Criminal Affairs, so he could only come forward by himself.

“...”

As soon as these words came out, the princes and commoners of the Daqian prefectures were immediately taken captive, and the Lingnan prefectures were antagonized against the Daqian prefectures.

How vicious this is.

If Pan Feng stood up for Lingnan again and prevented them from collecting taxes, he would think that King An was higher than other kings.

That is, the people who support Lingnan deserve more rights.

As an official of the imperial court, Pan Feng naturally would not refuse this proposal.

After all, the prince is right, and Lingnan Mansion also has to pay taxes, which is consistent with taxes in other places.

"The people of Lingnan are not making a living, even if they collect taxes, they will not gain much, and besides, the silver collected from taxes will be spent halfway before they are transported back to the capital, is it necessary for you to do this?"

Pan Feng saw that he couldn't refuse to pay taxes, so he wanted to politely refuse the government and let Lingnan Fucheng pay taxes.

"Mr. Pan doesn't know, now there are rumors outside, saying that there are countless businessmen coming and going in Lingnan Mansion every day, and there are countless vehicles coming and going here in Lingnan Mansion, where is the word 'poverty' in Mr. Pan's mouth?"

The eldest prince retorted.

"Yes, your subordinates can make decisions for you, a few days ago, a relative came to Lingnan and confirmed your words, the county seat of Naling County is now wealthy."

It was Jiang Siwen who spoke, he said very convincingly, and he wanted the imperial court to agree to collect taxes from Lingnan, so he said the two big words "rich".

"In the past, according to Mr. Pan, Lingnan was poor and had no taxes at all.

Since Lingnan has been transformed under the rule of King An, it is also appropriate to collect taxes from Lingnan.

In today's country, I don't know what to do if I don't have income. ”

This time it was Zheng Kun, that is, the great Sima of the Criminal Department.

He was not a member of the prince, and it was only for the sake of the overall situation that he proposed to levy taxes in Lingnan.

Originally, the finances of Daqian could still maintain a relatively stable situation, but before, due to the invasion of the demon clan on the border, they spent a lot of money, compensated for a lot of losses, and repaired the damaged city.

The current Daqian is already at the end of the strong crossbow, and there are still six months before the bumper harvest, and in the past six months, Zheng Kun has been struggling with how to ensure the country's economic operation.

Since Lingnan City has undergone earth-shaking changes, as long as all the taxes accumulated in the past three years can be paid, it may be possible to maintain the city until the summer.

Seeing Zheng Kun speak, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all bowed to Emperor Qian.

"The minister begged the emperor to order Lingnan to pay taxes."

Pan Feng saw that the prince was in charge of the overall situation, and knew that he couldn't refuse, so he closed his mouth and couldn't say a word.

"Let's go and invite King An into the palace and listen to what he has to say." Deep down, he also had the idea of collecting taxes from the Lingnan Prefecture, and he was also very aware of the current state of the national treasury.

However, the current Li Su is no longer the arrogant and domineering emperor of the past, and he must be notified of such a major event as asking him to pay taxes, so as not to make the princes hostile to him, which will be troublesome.

That's the good news.

As a prince, Li Su didn't have to attend the morning meeting, so when he was stopped by a little eunuch, he was still in a daze.

After dressing up, in more than an hour, under the wailing of a little eunuch, he was taken back to the palace.

"The bad habit of getting up early before dawn will be broken in the future."

Li Su sat and secretly complained in his heart.

Auditorium.

"It's King Xuan'an!"

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Li Su entered the lobby and bowed.

"Flat!" A cold voice rang out.

Hearing Wang Chong's words, the civil and military officials in the court couldn't help but sigh, more than three years ago, Wang Chong was just a little prince that everyone shouted and beaten.

Now, however, he asked the imperial court to discuss how to collect taxes in the Lingnan region under his jurisdiction.

It's only been a few days since he saw him, and his face has changed.

"King An, now the imperial court is discussing whether to levy taxes on your Lingnan Prefecture. The heroes unanimously agreed to let you pay all the taxes in the past three years, what do you say? Emperor Qiandi asked.

Everyone rolled their eyes in their hearts.

You have to collect taxes yourself, but you don't say a word, and you directly throw the responsibility on us, you are really a heartless guy.

"What? Oh, that makes up for it. ”

Li Su smiled lazily, not caring at all.

"King An, pay tribute, this is the rule of my Daqian Dynasty, the reason why I didn't accept it before was for the sake of your southern Xinjiang.

Isn't it blatant to ignore the rules of my big man by not paying taxes at this time? ”

Jiang Siwen opened his mouth and scolded Li Su, and was about to use the rules of the ancestors to suppress Li Su, but as soon as he said this, he realized that he was wrong.

"Oh, you have no objection! Why don't you have any objections? ”

Jiang Siwen's mind was blank, and he couldn't speak.

Jiang Siwen was like waving his fists in nothingness, looking like he wanted to suppress the other party with a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude, but found that the other party had no intention of resisting at all.

Why did Li Su agree so happily?

This is your feudal official, are you crazy?

"Really? Do you want me to refuse to pay my taxes?

The collection of taxes is a rule set by my boss, do you want me to break the rules? ”

Li Su smiled at Jiang Siwen and said.

Jiang Siwen didn't know who it was, but for this kind of person who scolded directly, he naturally wouldn't have a good face.

Jiang Siwen was speechless when Li Su said this, and his face turned red.

"King An, has the tax revenue of Lingnan Mansion been recorded?

The subordinates let people check it and see how much tax they have to pay, so that they can calculate the tax in Lingnan Prefecture.

Zheng Kun saw that King An agreed so happily, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute Li Su.

The sooner you receive the taxes paid by the Lingnan government, it is better to solve the financial problems as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late to regret if something happens.

"Well, it has been recorded, but what has been recorded is only the situation in Lingnan Prefecture, and I don't know how many days it will take.

Moreover, if you want to pay with grain, grass or other currency, I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be required to transport it from Lingnan here.

Why don't Mr. Zheng do the math for us?

There are more than 700,000 people in my Lingnan Prefecture, and there are more than 100,000 people living in the city, and there are 70,000 people.

I will have someone go to Lingnan to inform you, and you will have someone take these two things to the nearest place, exchange them for money, and then give them to me. ”

Named "Wae".

Li Su thought about it and thought of the easiest way, he has always been like this, if he can cause less trouble, he will cause less trouble.

"Lord Wang, do you really want to tax Lingnan like other princes? Are you sure? ”

Zheng Kun looked excited.

Li Su said that Lingnan Prefecture was only a middle-level prefecture and county at best, and King An's willingness to sit on an equal footing with the high-level prefecture was a great benefit to him.

A medium-sized mansion has a tax revenue of 300,000 taels of silver a year.

And those top-level mansions have an annual income of about 500,000 taels, which is 200,000 taels of silver!

Based on the taxes paid by the Lingnan government for three years, even if it is only three points, it will be taken by the state as a major responsibility

180,000 taels of silver is not a large amount for Daqian, but it is enough to last until the summer harvest.

"If it is a high-level mansion, with a tax of 30% a year, can the prince pay 450,000 taels?"

Zheng Kun reported a number, and then looked at Li Sudao expectantly.

The implication is that even if Li Su can't afford it, he can talk about it.

“...”

"Four hundred thousand taels of silver? But..."Li Su hesitated.

"Lord Wang, if you really don't have any money, then 400,000, no, 300,000, let's make up the rest."

Zheng Kun said anxiously, he didn't want King An to feel troublesome, and when the time came, he wouldn't give them money like other mansions, and they would lose more than they gained.

The tax gap between the middle-level mansion and the high-level mansion is as much as 180,000 taels, which is better than not paying it once.

"A first-class mansion can have a tax of 500,000 taels of silver a year? Li Su looked at him with a puzzled face.

"What? Oh, yes. Zheng Kun was confused by this sudden question.

"I was still thinking about how to ask for more than a million taels of silver, it turned out that I was a person in the feudal era, and the productivity was too low." Li Su muttered.

In the past, Li Su turned a blind eye to the affairs of the court, did not know anything about the situation of the state treasury of the great cadres, and even less did he know anything about local taxation.

As far as he knew, even if it was the best mansion in the Great Qianxian Dynasty, it could not be compared to the Lingnan Mansion.

But what he didn't expect was that according to Zheng Kun's estimate, the annual tax revenue of a mansion was only 50,000 taels.

In the states where there was no feudal king, in addition to paying mainly tribute to the central government, three of the taxes were used by the state.

In this way, the annual tax revenue of Daqian will be an astronomical amount.

"In this way, I will take out 10 million taels and give it to the government, and it will be regarded as an integer." Li Su said.

This decision has also been carefully considered.

The Lingnan Mansion is not bad for money, but because of the development, in the past two years, the commercial tax alone has exceeded one million taels.

Over the years, because of Li Su's arrangement, the surrounding kingdoms, and even other kingdoms, have begun to do business with Lingnan Prefecture.

Anyone with a little brain, such as the prince, will understand after a little thought that the taxation of the Lingnan Mansion is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary mansions.

And now, as the empire collects taxes from Lingnan, there will inevitably be tax officials sitting in Lingnan to oversee Lingnan's taxes.

Therefore, Linzhou's annual tax payment cannot be concealed, and it is better to directly say a large amount of money than to be reported later.

Moreover, as long as you have wealth, you can ensure the safety of the border, and you will not be attacked by the demon clan again.

Only Qianguo has a stable and peaceful country, which is also very beneficial to the development of Lingnan.

"Ahh

"1 million!"

"Am I dazzled, ten million taels?"

As soon as Li Su's words fell, everyone gasped.

They had only heard that Li Su could turn stones into gold, and they had also received some information in the south before, but they did not have a direct feeling.

Now that he heard it, there were 10 million taels, and he realized that Lingnan was so rich.

"Lord Wang, do I have a problem with my ears, you said you want to give me 10 million taels?"

Zheng Kun was a little unconvinced, and hurriedly pulled Li Su's arm, at this time, he didn't care about any etiquette.

10 million taels accounts for almost 10 percent of the annual financial income of the great cadres, which is enough to enable the great cadres to survive the summer and autumn harvest in peace.

A large number of the salaries of the five major employees can also be paid for in large quantities.

"Of course, in the shortest time, in the shortest time, 10 million taels of silver can be transported to the capital."

Li Su slapped Zheng Kun's arm away, looking confused.

Just when everyone was lamenting the pride of His Royal Highness King An and the wealth of Lingnan Mansion, a discordant word came.

"King An, thirty percent of your Lingnan Prefecture's tax revenue in the past three years is 10 million taels of silver?

I heard that there are a lot of businessmen in your Lingnan Province every day, and if you sneak around, it is a big mistake. ”

The prince stepped forward.

"You think I'm lying to you?"

Li Su hates this kind of NPC who comes to make trouble for no reason.

"Father, I think that for the sake of fairness, it is better to summon Wang Fu of Anwangfu, testify in person, and then find out the taxes of Lingnan Mansion for a year.

Don't let people think that King An is deliberately lowering the taxes that should be paid. ”

Wang Fu was already responsible for supervising and controlling the movements of the vassal king, so he was naturally qualified to inquire about the taxation and accounting of the vassal state.

His Majesty Emperor Qian's order did not attach much importance to Liu Ji's order at first, so he did not carry out any monitoring of Li Su.

However, since Wang Fu is the person in charge of taxation and accounting, he is also well aware of the taxes of Xiaoling Lingjun.

"Exactly." Emperor Qiandi was upright and looked at all this.

Although there is a bit of competition for the throne in this sentence, it is understandable from the position of the imperial court.

It is also a felony for the princes to embezzle taxes.

Not long after, King An and Fu Liulin were invited into the main hall.

"Meet the prince."

During this time, Liu Lin often came into contact with the merchants in the capital to promote the goods of Lingnan Prefecture.

was called into the palace by a little father-in-law today, and he was also confused.

"Liu Aiqing, do you know what money you have paid in the past three years?"

Emperor Qian said.

Liu Lin's eyes fell on Li Su's body, and when he saw Li Su nodding at him, he immediately said:

"Your Majesty, in the past three years, the commercial tax revenue of Lingnan Mansion City has been: 320,000 taels, 890,000 taels, 1.63 million taels, a total of 2.84 million taels ......"

"Wow~!" The people around were stunned.

The crowd burst into discussion.

When he heard that Li Su took out 10 million taels of silver, he was stunned.

And at this moment, when he heard these detailed figures with his own ears, the shock in his heart was even stronger.

"I said, 10 million taels of silver, it's already a lot, what more do you want?"

Li Su asked the eldest prince.

"You're talking about commercial taxes, but what about agricultural taxes and poll taxes? In Lingnan Prefecture, all you grow are high-yield grains such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes, and the tax revenue from cultivation will definitely not be less.

Even if it is 10 million taels of agricultural taxes, it may not be enough!

You really concealed it, father, and I told the King of Security that you were guilty of concealing taxes! ”

The eldest prince realized something and hurriedly saluted Emperor Qian.

"Emperor Qi, since King An became the ruler of Lingnan Prefecture three years ago, all taxes have been abolished."

This time, Liu Xi said.

"Ahh Even agriculture is exempt! ”

"What our Han family has not succeeded in for thousands of years, the emperors of all dynasties have actually completed it in our Lingnan!"

"What a rich place this is, it can be exempted from agricultural taxes, King An is really favored by the sages!"

Listening to the sighs of the civil and military officials, Li Yan was also bitter in his heart.

"Not bad, not bad!

His Royal Highness King An, from now on, will announce his merits to the entire continent! Emperor Qian said happily, "His Royal Highness King An, tell the entire continent about this matter!" ”

He can't do it himself this time to abolish the agricultural tax, but his own children do, so it's no wonder that he can't do it.

No matter how strong he is, his father taught him well, so Emperor Qian naturally remembered this matter on himself.

Emperor Qian's appreciation of Li Su made him stumble and almost fall to the ground.

1 Thinking of his performance today, he felt that he was a clown who jumped off the beam, and was played around by Li Su.

Wedding dresses.

Li Su had long forgotten all about the morning meeting, and he redevoted himself to the investigation of the entertainment industry.

As long as things can be settled with money, they are only a trivial thing for him, and perhaps this is the benefit of being wealthy.

"Fat Powder Mill".

"Girl, we are sneaky, and we are here again, if we are discovered by our master, we will be in trouble."

A young man who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in elegant clothes, whispered to his peers beside him.

"What are you afraid of, we just came to take a look, and we didn't make any excessive moves."

This person is none other than Pan Feng's daughter, that is, Pan Wanyi.

At this moment, she came to this place with Xiao Cui, a maid dressed as a man.

He didn't have any resistance to this family business, so he had to figure out what kind of person Li Su was.

If Li Su is still as arrogant and domineering as before, then Wang Chong should make it clear to him, lest he have bad thoughts about himself, and the two can live in peace, which is what Wang Chong wants.

She had long heard that Li Su had nothing to do and often went in and out of the Qinglou in the capital.

Moreover, today is when Xie Shishi is performing on the head of the Rouge Building, and Li Su is likely to appear there, so she decided to come over and try her luck.

If he can be caught doing something hurtful, I am afraid that Li Su will no longer be able to face him, and his life will become more peaceful.

"Hmph, I'm about to get married, and I still go to a brothel, I'm just a hooligan!"

But when she thought of her fiancé, who came here before the wedding, Pan Wanyi felt very unhappy.

The two sat down at a table, munching on snacks while looking for Li Su.