"I just mentioned that we need to recalculate the population and then calculate the land. I think it is feasible to exempt Yongye Tian from taxes, but how to exempt it? Will this process take one year or three years? There must be a detailed plan.
He said that we must not cause turmoil in the country. This matter will be discussed by the three provinces and six ministries!"
Tax free!
The expressions of Li Er and Li Yuan both changed. You must know that allowing farmers to pay taxes is an eternal merit.
Li Yuanxing said at this time: "However, some fields still have to pay taxes. For example, the cotton you can see in Longxi, you can't escape this tax. So my suggestion is that the Yongye fields are tax-free.
, Those who can grow grain don’t care about paying taxes. How much money can be earned from an acre of cotton will soon be no longer a secret.”
"Your Highness!" Li Shentong, the governor of Huainan Road, said.
"Captain Li, please speak!"
"In Huainan Road, the Yongye fields are definitely not enough, so how can we pay taxes on the lake fields, paddy fields, and sea fields?"
A minister of household affairs behind Cui Junsu immediately raised his hands and asked to speak. After getting the microphone, the minister loudly said: "Lake fields and sea fields must also be divided. It is not appropriate for fish farmers to treat you as food. You have to pay more or less."
As for the rest, they are not fields, they earn more than mines, and this tax is indispensable!"
Didn't mention it explicitly.
But we are talking about pearls. Pearls are artificially cultivated in lakes and seas. In the eyes of the Ministry of Finance, this is not considered a field.
After talking about Huainan, he also mentioned Liaodong: "There are also sea cucumber fields in Liaodong. Although they are also used for food, they can never be used as grain fields. Not only are they not tax-free, but they also have to increase taxes."
"Nonsense..." A man from Sinong Temple jumped up.
If it's noisy, if it's very noisy, talk about it for a while. At least let people speak out.
Li Yuanxing asked someone to take a chair and sat on the stage to watch the debate. The seven people on the top of the stage and the twelve senior officials also chose to watch in silence and listen, at least what the officials thought.
Always listen.
The Ministry of Household Affairs wants to classify the pearl field into the workshop category. The Ministry of Industry refuses to do it because they won't receive a penny in benefit.
However, the Department of Commerce wants to classify abalone and sea fields into the treasure category and impose a luxury goods tax. The Ministry of Household Affairs supports this proposal, but Sinong Temple does not want to do it, and a separate classification of sea delicacies is required.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has stopped working. If you set up a separate department, you need to increase the number of officials. Whether it is necessary or not, you must first have an explanation.
Suddenly, a person stood up. This person was a fourth-rank official from Yushitai.
"For important matters such as this, whether it is discussing or making decisions, there must be someone in charge. The position of chief official of the three provinces is vacant. If the chief official of the three provinces is not appointed, it will be difficult to make a big decision."
There was another quarrel.
Wang Jishan is the current head of Tianying Pavilion, so he has to speak out.
"In this case, it's better to make a reservation today. I learned a very fair method from King Qin a few days ago, and I can use it today. The people present are all heroes of the Tang Dynasty, and Tianying Pavilion discussed a method a few days ago.
The list has not yet been finalized, so when selecting the chief officials of the three provinces, everyone writes down their name on the paper, and they can sign it or not. "
"It's better to sign and be more open and aboveboard. If you support it, you support it. If you don't support it, you don't support it!"
"Then, I will sing the name of the person in advance first."
When Li Yuanxing heard this, he was somewhat interested. After thinking about it, he stood up and said, "I will avoid this matter!"
"I'll avoid it too!" Li Er didn't listen anymore.
The ministers stood up to see each other off. They hoped that Li Er and Li Yuanxing would avoid it. After all, the power of selecting officials was given to Tianying Pavilion, so they would not be affected by the emperor and the King of Qin.
What's more, the big list has been approved by Li Er, but these people are not excluded in Li Er's heart.
After leaving the meeting hall of Tianying Pavilion, Li Yuan frowned: "Wu Lang, there is no land tax here. Is the food enough?"
"No land tax is collected, and food is bought with coins. As long as the coins are enough!"
"In short, this grain is a big deal. If there is not ten million stones of grain in the official warehouse, I will not be able to sleep well at night." Li Yuan did not ask how much grain there is in the granary now. Li Er said: "Father, not counting potatoes."
, these two types of sweet potatoes. The grain in the Jingzhao, Henan, and Liaodong granaries has exceeded 30 million dan, so my father is at ease!"
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment and nodded heavily: "That's good, that's good!"
"Your Majesty, let's go see the jadeite polished!"
"Okay, let's go now!" When Li Yuan heard that he was going to polish the jade, he happily took Wu Zhao there.
Li Yuanxing's brows also wrinkled, and Li Er asked from the side: "What did Wu Lang think of?"
"Brother Chen thought that this girl Mingyue must be playing some tricks. The look in her eyes just now was so weird. I guess he was either plotting against me or plotting against me..." Li Yuanxing thought about it. Wu Zhao was plotting against Li Lanshan, but he didn't know it.
What will you do?
But little did he know that Wu Zhao was plotting against Li Lanshan.
On the way to the jade workshop with Li Yuan, Wu Zhao acted cute to Li Yuan again, looking pitiful. "Your Majesty, Li Lanshan is my mortal enemy. Her life is not much better than mine. When she comes, I will let her go."
Look at him, we in the Tang Dynasty are not to be underestimated, we have to scare him."
Li Yuanxin said, what kind of mortal enemy?
It's just for Li Yuanxing. The two girls don't look at each other.
But he still smiled and said to Wu Zhao: "Okay, let's use jade to make plates, bowls, chopsticks, etc. We have them in the Tang Dynasty!" Hahaha, Li Yuan laughed loudly, just to make Wu Zhao happy.
Wu Zhao nodded vigorously.
Li Yuan added: "I will go out to sea on a boat in a few days. You said that shark's fin is the first of the eight delicacies. Is it really delicious?"
"Shark is fierce, kill it and eat it." Wu Zhao responded with a smile.
Wu Zhao can talk, and she will pick the words that Li Yuan likes to hear the most, especially those that are so fierce, and kill them before eating them. This makes Li Yuan more ambitious and decides to go to sea to fight the sharks himself.
He took out the photo of the shark given to him by Wu Zhao from his pocket. The three rows of giant teeth in its mouth were really majestic.
Wu Zhao and Li Yuan discussed making shark fins to eat.
Li Er and Li Yuanxing were drinking millet porridge and pickled cabbage in the study.
Pouring the porridge from the bowl into his mouth, Li Er said to Li Yuanxing: "Wu Lang, I am going to let the people of Chang'an know about this discussion, and allow the people to send representatives."
"Brother Huang is right about this matter!"
After picking up an apple that had just been harvested and delivered to the palace and taking a bite, Li Er said again:
"Wu Lang, I've eaten too much meat. It's better to eat something lighter and feel more comfortable. Didn't you say that the stomach-nourishing fruits are almost ready in August?" Li Er is now influenced by Li Yuanxing and doesn't like eating large pieces of meat anymore.
, like to eat exquisite things.
The fruit that Li Yuanxing mentioned as nourishing the stomach is actually pomegranate.
This thing actually existed in the Han Dynasty, but it was not cultivated on a large scale, and most of them were ornamental flowers and plants.
What Li Yuanxing actually used for eating was a variety improved by later generations. This kind has been growing for almost two years and is almost ready to eat.
Hearing Li Er's question, Li Yuanxing was a little embarrassed: "Brother, this thing actually existed in the Han Dynasty, but it was mostly for ornamental purposes. I'm afraid not many people actually eat it as fruit, and the ones originally grown are not very tasty. There are ten more
It will definitely be mature in eight days, so I will send some to the emperor first."
Li Er smiled and said nothing more.
Tianyingge voted behind closed doors, and the vote checking began after the voting.
I got the results that night and submitted them to Li Er for review. If there were no problems, they would be officially released to the public.
However, when the final list was delivered, Li Yuanxing had already returned to his mansion of General Tiance. As soon as he entered the mansion, he heard Zheng He coming to report to Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, the Imperial Security Department sent someone to report that the people of Chang'an are here
The Security Department has sent people to the square party in Le Min Yuan. I heard that there is news coming from the palace that taxes will be reduced or even exempted for the poor."
"So fast!"
Li Yuanxing said in his heart that from the time Li Er made the decision, to the arrangement for Eunuch Gao to go to Tianying Pavilion to deliver a message, and then to his return, Tianying Pavilion should have just finished voting for the chief officials of the three provinces. How come the people have already begun to gather?
Already.
Counting the time, it's only less than an hour.
Not to mention the common people gathering, even the celebrities of Chang'an City were also gathering.
"This matter is a great good thing in the world, and hasty implementation will definitely be a bad thing. We should jointly submit a letter, ask the newspapers to publish an announcement, and ask the whole country to ask questions before implementing it. However, this matter will definitely affect many people, so
We should write again and request that people be allowed to speak, rather than just listen!"
"How can it be that we, the common people, can interfere with the affairs of the official family?"
"Taxation is a matter for the whole world and is closely related to the people. It is a matter for me and other small people!"
Some smart people are discussing that the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is not as good as that of many later dynasties, and private discussion of political affairs is strictly prohibited. Even if Li Yuanxing did not come to the Tang Dynasty, the people of the Tang Dynasty still dared to comment on the government affairs.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as literary prison.
Ordinary people are celebrating because a one-cent tax cut means they have more money and can live a better life.
No common person has ever thought about tax exemption.
Throughout the dynasties, when did the people not have to pay taxes? It didn't happen before, and it was absolutely impossible for the people to believe that it was impossible in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the idea of tax exemption can only be regarded as a misinformation. It can only be a tax reduction or a reward for merit. Taxation must not be made out of thin air.
Exempted.
Li Yuanxing did not send anyone to inquire about these matters. He only proposed the tax matter, he could not make the decision. There were three provinces and six ministries involved, and Tianying Pavilion was considering many details.
Li Yuanxing took time out to spend time with his princess while at Admiral Tiance's residence.
The next day, the Tianying Pavilion meeting started again. This time, Li Yuanxing did not stand at the front desk, but sat on the chair where Li Yuan sat yesterday, with a foot-thick pile of information in front of him.
This was originally going to be used yesterday, but was interrupted by the sudden selection of the chief officers of the three provinces.
"Your Highness, the chief officials of the three provinces have confirmed it and His Majesty has approved it. Please take a look at it!" Wang Jishan placed the seal in front of Li Yuanxing.