"Daddy, you don't need to say it, I still know a little bit about business taxes!" Yue Lingshan said, looking a little meaningful.

Yue Buqun nodded: "Well, you can talk about it." ”

"In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taizu of this dynasty stipulated: 'All commercial taxes, thirty and one will be taken, and those who exceed them will be judged as violating the order', Taizu believed that the Mongolian Tatars imposed commercial taxes were too heavy, hindering the circulation of goods, so he made this decision. Yue Lingshan smiled slightly and continued: "Emperor Chengzu even said: 'In addition to the drought of the army, taxes can still be levied! Now is an extraordinary period, there are natural disasters in the interior, drought into disasters, outside the barbarian constant attack and plunder, if the commercial tax is levied again, the merchant will find that it is unprofitable to give up doing business, resulting in the inability of goods to circulate, the price of goods will surely increase rapidly, the burden on the common people will increase, the consequences are very terrible. ”

"Well, Taizu was born in the people, so he understands the sufferings of the people very well, and the decrees he promulgates are also beneficial to the people, so whether it is commercial tax, agricultural tax or other taxes, they are very light. Yue Buqun said lightly.

"Yes, Taizu is merciful and good to the people, but after Emperor Shenzong ascended the throne, he added various commercial tax items, which made the people complain. And since the current carpenter emperor is in charge of the imperial power, he has only cared about his carpenter work and handed over all government affairs to Wei Zhongxian, a traitorous minister. Yue Lingshan snorted and said loudly: "The plaything is demoralized, so that the eunuchs cause chaos in the government and make this world a miasma, this is the sorrow of my dynasty." ”

"The emperors of this dynasty are actually all good emperors, and you can loudly criticize the emperor here, which is a proof, if it is placed in other dynasties, you insult the emperor like this, maybe you will be beheaded!" Yue Buqun said hehehe.

Yue Lingshan blushed after hearing this, and was silent.

Yue Buqun said: "The opinions you are talking about now are basically from the mouths of literati, who are full of poetry and books, and what they say is indeed easy to believe. But I heard a folk song sing: 'The factory ministers and factory ministers don't love money, but the factory ministers love the country and the people', what is the way to say this?"

Yue Lingshan snorted, a little disdainful, but she didn't dare to show it in front of Yue Buqun, and said softly: "Those who have no cultural cultivation will be fooled as soon as they are fooled. Wei Zhongxian vigorously publicized it, and the effect became even more obvious. ”

"Do you think you're a stupid person if you haven't read a book?" Yue Buqun's expression suddenly changed: "'The bamboo silk smoke disappears the emperor's karma, and Guan He locks the ancestral dragon residence. The ashes of the pit were not cold, and Liu Xiang did not study. Shan'er, have you heard this poem. ”

Yue Lingshan seemed to think of something after hearing this, and nodded thoughtfully.

Yue Buqun continued: "In fact, except for a few natural geniuses, everyone's wisdom is about the same, but sometimes they are bound by their own knowledge, so they have to read books to break free from these shackles. ”

"However, Zhuangzi once said: 'My life has an end, and knowledge has no end.'" With an end to the endless, idle. No matter how people learn, they can't know everything in the world, and they will be bound by their own cognition. Yue Buqun patted Yue Lingshan's shoulder and smiled: "So, Shan'er, you can't judge right or wrong by whether you have read a book or not. Because as long as it is an individual, there will be bias, and the way of looking at the problem may not be comprehensive. ”

"So, Daddy thinks that those Xiucai and Wenchen's views are wrong?" Yue Lingshan pouted and said, "But since ancient times, the eunuch party has not been able to do anything good・・・・・・

"Shan'er, you are wrong again! How can you deny a person because he is physically disabled?" Yue Buqun said earnestly: "Buddhism says: 'The human body is just a stinky skin', although it is extreme, but there is also his reason. The main meaning is to say that the most important thing about a person is the inside, not the outside. It would be unwise to judge one outwardly as good or bad. ”

"Oh!" Yue Lingshan was a little impatient when she heard Yue Buqun say so many truths, so she dealt with it casually.

"Don't talk about other people, let's talk about Zheng He of this dynasty, Shan'er has heard of it. Yue Buqun saw Yue Lingshan looking down and not looking at him, knowing that she couldn't stand anymore, so he stopped talking about the big truth, but just gave such an example.

"Zheng He?" Yue Lingshan's eyes lit up: "Is it the Zheng He who went to the West?" he is also a eunuch, but what he has done is indeed beneficial to the country and the people・・・・・・ well, what Daddy said, I understand it now!"

The people praised Wei Zhongxian, naturally because they personally experienced the benefits of Wei Changgong. No one will joke about their own vital interests, if the people are really not doing well, no matter how much Wei Zhongxian publicizes, it will be ineffective. After Yue Buqun eliminated Yue Lingshan's prejudice, he continued: "For a country to last for a long time, its soldiers and horses must be strong. And in this extraordinary period of constant border disputes, if there is little tax revenue, military spending will not be enough. If disasters and man-made disasters continue today, and the peasants' harvests are not good, it is natural that the peasants' taxes cannot be increased. So, if we don't increase the proportion of other taxes, what will the state do to fight?"

Therefore, in addition to commercial taxes, the imperial court also levied mining taxes and other taxes. Li Zhutou, who was standing on the side, interjected and said: "This must be Mr. Jianyue, the gentleman, his knowledge is really extraordinary." ”

"It's just a coincidence that I have some feelings. Yue Buqun said modestly.

In fact, with Yue Buqun's insight as a 'half-' talent, he would never be able to say these words, and why was he suddenly able to say these clever views?

There are many reasons for this: since he obtained the Quanzhen internal strength, he slowly began to come into contact with Taoist principles. Later, he met the ghost Zhao Tao and the Taoist priest Wuchenzi, although he didn't mean it, but he became more and more aware of the concept of Taoism. Then, he made several confirmations in his mind between Taoist ideas and worldly things, so he said these words today.

"Miss Yue, now that the military budget on the frontier is tight, how can those literati who sit at home and talk about it understand it. Li Zhutou turned to Yue Lingshan and said, "Thanks to Gonggong Wei's efforts to turn the tide, he collected a lot of money from those greedy hands, which alleviated the difficulties of the army. ”

"But he still killed people, and he shouldn't kill people indiscriminately. Yue Lingshan was still not convinced, and pointed to the short official.

"We will handle this matter impartially, and please don't interfere with Miss Yue. Li Zhutou arched his hand to Yue Lingshan.

The tall official next to him suddenly stood up and said to Yue Lingshan: "Yue Nuxia, this rich and fat man's brother-in-law is the current secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and they colluded with each other and secretly did a lot of dirty things. So in my opinion, the fat man deserves to die now. ”

After Li Zhutou heard this, he glared at the tall official, and he was so frightened that he immediately shrank back.

However, when Yue Lingshan heard the high-ranking official say this, she also changed her mind and compromised: "Okay, since that's the case, I don't care about this matter." ”