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Chapter 457: You are waiting for me to record

The ministers at the Xiaochao meeting looked helpless, and Lu Huaishen reminded them.

Your Majesty must have figured out a way to tease us. Isn't it interesting?

Just listen to what Li Yi said, why bother.

Li Yi is not a normal person. He is full of bad ideas. Don’t think we don’t know that the matter of collecting business tax was brought up by him.

From the management fee for canceling the curfew that night, to the sanitation fee.

He began to think about how to make money from businessmen.

He can make money himself and is willing to spend money for the people and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. We dare not target him.

Changsun Xin has no ability and is unlucky.

"Lishi, send it to the ministers to see." Li Longji said to Gao Lishi.

Gao Lishi brought a set of things to the front, where he wrote with colored pencils and put carbon paper on it.

While writing, he said: "The numbers must be written in two characters on the top, which must be consistent. There are numbers below. In the future, every three numbers will be different and can be connected."

Make it in triplicate. The upper part is written with this kind of colored hard pen instead of a brush. The lower part is printed with the same handwriting.

Write the date here, as well as the person who handled it, the product, the price, and the tax.

One for the merchant, one for entry into the account, and one for keeping the stub. The note with the stub cannot be placed in the same place as the note that is entered into the account.

Otherwise, if everything is destroyed in a fire, where can I find it?

Wherever you go along the way, the situation will be recorded at that place, and the number will also be written down.

At the same time, put a seal on the merchant's name. The same seal cannot be used in the same place again.

The same is true for the same number. If a businessman wants to cheat, when collecting accounts, he only needs to focus on a certain businessman to check specifically, and he will be accurate."

As the ministers looked there, some had sweat on their foreheads.

Others muttered: "Li Yi has a dark heart. From local officials to businessmen, no one can escape. Unless the businessmen can open up all the ways."

Otherwise, the price given by this place is too low, and the businessman takes the bill to another place, and if the other party does not acknowledge it, it will be recorded."

Someone next to him said: "Separate the entries and the stubs. If a fire can burn down two places at the same time, the house should be ransacked."

"General Gao, did you write it wrong?" Zhang asked.

"When replying to Mr. Zhang, if I write it wrong, a set of three will be invalidated, but I am not allowed to tear them off. The numbers are consecutive, and missing one is a big problem."

Gao Lishi continued to say that he had finished writing one copy for everyone to appreciate. He had specially practiced this kind of pen, and Lijiazhuangzi had a carbon pen.

"Good thing. This way, local officials and businessmen will not be able to cheat. It's awesome!" One official said as if I was relieved.

"Hmph!" Yao Chong snorted: "It depends on who is the local official and who is doing business. Change it to... hum!"

Yao Chong didn't say who it was, but everyone knew it.

"I don't believe it, there are still loopholes to exploit."

"I think it is indeed possible. If he can think of these, he must be able to think of others."

"Why couldn't I think of that?"

"You didn't even expect this."

No matter how they talked, Gao Lishi put down his pen after writing and stood aside.

He keeps up with the rhythm now, and whenever there is something in Lijiazhuangzi, he promises to learn it first.

"My lords, is it safe to collect taxes like this?" Li Longji's voice sounded softly, echoing around the ministers.

At the same time, he had a speaker in his hand, the one with the recording function, and turned on the recording function.

Everyone was sighing at Li Yi's rigorous design, when they heard His Majesty ask, they all spoke up.

"Okay, I can't run away."

"How much tax is collected by the local government? Once we check the accounts, we are sure to find out whether there are any problems."

"Yes, it turns out that taxes can still be collected like this."

"From now on, Datang will never be short of money."

"Businessmen are the richest people. Someone in my family is in business, I know."

"It would be great if we and the officials at Yushitai could come up with a similar method. This triple tax receipt is simply incredible."

"..."

Li Longji listened with a smile on his face, and the emperor and his ministers were in harmony.

After almost everyone said something about the good taxation, Li Longji turned around and went back.

After everyone studied and admired Li Yi's ingenuity, they all took their places and stood up. There were so many people and there were no chairs.

"Since all the ministers agree to collect business tax, I will comply with your wishes." Li Longji's smile did not change.

"Your Majesty, no, doing business is difficult and there is no output. It just facilitates the exchange of goods from various places. How can we collect taxes?"

The person who agreed just now was the one who had a businessman in his family.

Li Longji turned on the playback switch of the speaker, and sound came from it.

"I got a magic weapon from Brother Yi. It's a real magic weapon. It can record other people's words. Please listen to it. Is it fun?

I have decided that this thing is good. If anyone says something and suddenly refuses to admit it, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor."

Li Longji looked at the officials who were doing business at home.

The man broke out in sweat and didn't bother to wipe it away: "Your Majesty, businessmen have no output, but they buy low and sell high to make profits.

They do not have the hard work of farming, let alone the worries of craftsmen, and they only know about trafficking, which is not beneficial to the country and should be taxed heavily."

"Okay, I listen to your words." Li Longji expressed his appreciation for the officials who had a strong desire to survive and took action immediately.

The others said nothing and looked at Li Longji with resentful eyes.

Your Majesty, you are not a gentleman. How can you do such a thing? What is that thing? It can also record people's voices.

"All ministries are busy, and all your ministers should go and do their work. The Tang Dynasty is counting on your ministers to make the people rich and the soldiers feel at ease."

Li Longji stopped laughing and said it solemnly.

All the ministers bowed one after another, turned their heads and left.

They understand that the matter of collecting business taxes cannot be changed, and His Majesty's recording is just a joke.

His Majesty has said that business taxes should be levied. Anyone who disagrees will be put outside as a petty official.

Yushitai's impeachment is a kind of test. Seeing that His Majesty has produced all the perfect triple invoices, it is known that His Majesty's ambition is unshakable.

Your Majesty raised a total of 30,000 Feather Flying Cavalry in the Forbidden Garden, and also spent "private money" to provide delicious food and prizes to the Sixteenth Guards.

The Sixteenth Guard is practicing every day, trying to eat meat, drink alcohol, and get things.

Your Majesty will discuss it with you and talk to you. If you don't know what to do...

The ministers understood this and began to think about how to spend the extra money in the future.

We need to build roads, build river embankments, make more powerful weapons, and raise our own wages.

The salary on the surface cannot be increased, but you can get extra ice in the summer, charcoal in the winter, vegetables from the greenhouse, and meat-rich rice.

"Your Majesty, the method of printing and manufacturing these triplicate bills and carbon paper cannot be kept in private hands."

The three of them, Yao Chong, did not leave. He advised Li Longji to get it and Li Yineng's seal must be on guard.

"Yao Qing doesn't need to worry too much. Brother Yi will hand him over when the time comes. How can my brother Yi use this method to make money? It's easy for him to make money if he wants to."

Li Longji reassured the minister's heart.

He is not worried about Li Yi using these things for personal gain, there is no need.

He felt that Li Yi didn't even think about making money when he didn't need money. He could accumulate a lot of wealth in a short time when he needed it.

"Your Majesty, I also need to ask if there are any shortcomings in this method."

Lu Huaishen always felt that Li Yi could take advantage of loopholes.

"I'll ask tonight." Li Longji agreed. He was also curious about whether it was possible to cheat given the triple ticket and the records in various places.
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