The Han officials proposed all the things that were most beneficial to themselves. They selected the systems of the Han and Tang dynasties, and eliminated the parts that were conducive to the control of the aristocrats in the state, leaving all the things that were beneficial to themselves.
Because this matter was also beneficial to the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, they hid it together from the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom.
After this matter became an ironic fact, the great nobles of the Liao Kingdom would definitely not say it straightforward. The emperor might have found something wrong, but he was unable to make up for the truth.
To put it bluntly, the Han officials of the Liao Kingdom turned the Liao Kingdom system into a state that seemed to be the Han and Tang dynasties, but in fact it was during the Zhou Dynasty.
Yelu Longqing said again:
"In addition, there is a temple. Let's talk about what you know, the value of the spoils your soldiers and horses in this temple is at least 2 million. This temple is in Jingzhou, called Guanji Temple. It has 3,000 mu of farmland, 400 hectares of forest, 9,000 fruit trees, and more than 1,000 tenants. This is only a not-so-large temple."
When Liu An knew about this temple, a group of monks actually shouted to destroy the Song army, but Cao Wei was directly pacified.
As for the spoils, it’s more than two million coins.
The purchase price of the trophy merchant in this temple is five million guan, and it was Liu An's father Liu Lang who personally visited the given purchase price. Because the various precious essential oils in the secret warehouse of the temple are worth hundreds of thousands of guan, and a hundred carts of silk is pulled.
Yelu Longqing added: "My Great Khitan asked you to fix the Han people, and all the civilians are tenants. Even in the northern ranch, ordinary herders with their own flocks are less than one hundred."
There are less than one ordinary herder on average for every hundred sheep, which is too outrageous.
Seeing Liu An's suspicion, Yelu Longqing said again: "I'll count you, kings, princesses, and horses. Only these people all have military prefectures. In addition to the nobles in the north, you Han people in the nobles of our Great Khitan, as well as officials, and small military prefectures."
Liu An understands military provinces, and these are lords of all sizes.
"I know why it has been almost a hundred years since the Bohai people are constantly rebelling, rebelling, and rebelling?"
Yelu Longqing talked about the rebellion three times.
Liu An guessed: "Because the fields and pastures were occupied by the Bohai nobles who defected to you in the early days, and the rest of the Bohai people were all serfs or tenants."
"Yes. So, do you know what Yan Yun's tax is?"
"I don't know."
"Four million a year."
Yanyun's Sixteen Prefectures only have 4 million coins a year. This number sounds ridiculous to Liu An.
Yelu Longqing explained: "My Great Khitan is not very good at commercial taxes."
Liu An asked: "No, I heard that Yan Yun's taxes are very heavy."
"It's not that the tax is heavy, the tax is very light. The heavy is the tax. Moreover, the laws are unclear. The minor officials take the opportunity to make a fortune. The rich households are even worse than the poor. I only knew about these things after the defeat of Youzhou. I used to know only the battle. After losing, I wanted to fight again. After a deep understanding of Yanyun's government affairs, I was powerless!"
One sentence is powerless to express Yelu Longqing's helplessness.
Yelu Longqing said again: "The main tax on my Great Khitan comes from the second tax household. After seeing your new rules on the reform of the Song Dynasty and the gentry to pay food together, I was envious and jealous."
Liu An understands the word "second tax household".
The nobles of the Liao Kingdom did not pay taxes, and they were considered lords of all sizes.
The poor people pay taxes, and they have to pay two taxes, one to their lords and the other to the country, so they are called the second tax household. The tax ratio of the people who pay taxes independently in Liao Kingdom can be ignored directly.
Another source of financial resources for the Liao Kingdom was also taught by the Han government, including salt, iron and wine.
The salt and iron items are all subject to various places, Shangjing is returned to Shangjing, Yanjing is returned to Yanjing, and the alcohol tax is all subject to the finance department.
Liu An rubbed his hands with a little excitement: "This is a good thing, it seems that your Liao Kingdom is over."
Yelu Longqing was not angry at all and said kindly: "You rely on military combat, and you can only die with my Great Khitan within ten years."
"You are the soldiers and the plan, you have written this in the military book."
"I have written it, but you have a plan, and I have it too. In the next five years, you will deal with the Jurchens first. Then, Changbai Mountain is the holy mountain of the Jurchens. Will you give up? If not, you will only live to the death."
Liu An laughed: "Then let the Jurchens die. They don't know what the torrent of steel is."
"Then I wish you a real Changbai Mountain as soon as possible."
Yelu Longqing knew in his heart that they had never really obtained Changbai Mountain, but they had that land and grassland nominally, which was a vassal state of Liao, not a direct territory.
"Thank you."
"Also, before I came to Bianliang, I had ordered that it was strictly prohibited to trade directly with Song merchants on the grassland. All transactions must be under the supervision of the officials of my Great Khitan. The sheep and wool are all purchased by my Great Khitan."
Hearing this, Liu An's eyes changed when he looked at Yelu Longqing.
After appreciating Liu An's expression, Yelu Longqing said: "A surrendered Han official told me that wool will be a very large industry for you, the next time of the Song people, the transportation cost is too high in Xizhou. Dangxiang people have already started farming. The number of sheep flocks is like sturgeons on a cake for the amount of wool you need."
"Your real source of wool is the grassland."
Liu An had a cold face: "The people on the grassland may not listen to you."
"It's good to listen or not." Yelu Longqing did not explain this time.
Liu An thought about this and was calculated correctly by Yelu Longqing this time. He refused to listen on the grassland. Yelu Longqing happened to have an excuse to send troops. The Tatar tribe, one of the five strongest tribes on the grassland, was loyal to the Liao Kingdom.
Then, by using the Liao Kingdom to send troops and the Tatar tribe to send troops, the Liao Kingdom got the most practical benefits, and the Tatar tribe also had the opportunity to unify the grassland.
If the grassland is obedient.
The wool was controlled by Yelu Longqing. Even if he did not raise the price, it was also a means for him to gather a large amount of wealth.
What's more, it is impossible for him not to raise the price, as long as he has not increased the cost control limit of the merchants in the Song Dynasty.
This guy is doing a conspiracy.
Since you have the difference, you can better control the grassland.
Asi Lanhan of Xizhou is at the level of beasts to the surrounding tribes. When facing the Song Dynasty, his power was wolves and leopards, and he was not much weaker, at least psychologically. Now he is at the level of wolfs and tigers to the Song Dynasty, and also at the level of wolfs and tigers to the Liao Kingdom.
Therefore, the Liao Kingdom wanted to not sell wool on the grassland, and he did not dare to do anything. He did not dare to confront the Liao Kingdom head-on.
Liu An gave a thumbs up: "Awesome."
"It's not that you are powerful, but that you are seeking survival. You are amazing. I rode a horse at the age of twelve. Twenty years have passed, and you have power and loyal subordinates. But I have to use your power to fight against the old nobles of my Great Khitan. Isn't this more powerful?"
"If you don't talk about this, barbecue." Liu An laughed and said, "I'm not talking about this."
Chapter completed!