Liu Xie was very unhappy and disappointed with Ding Chong.
Ding Chong has governed Nanyang with great success in the past two years, maintained the stability of Nanyang, successfully suppressed Zhang Ji and his Xiliang soldiers, and prevented them from causing trouble. His reputation among the people is also very good.
But now it seems that the reason why Ding Chong has a good reputation has a lot to do with his policy of appeasement towards the wealthy families.
Nanyang was at peace, Zhang Ji lived very comfortably, the wealthy families of Nanyang lived very comfortably, and Ding Chong himself lived even more comfortably, but the court did not get any benefits and was always struggling with food and clothing.
Such Ding Chong obviously cannot satisfy Liu Xie.
"How much commercial tax can Nanyang collect?" Liu Xie suppressed his displeasure and looked at the list. "They are not even willing to pay the most basic taxes, and they are still willing to pay commercial tax?"
"Nanyang has a large number of household registrations, and the quantity of food is not sufficient. Coupled with the previous system, the sudden and forcible imposition of taxes will inevitably lead to opposition from the wealthy families and even a civil uprising. Although the Xiliang soldiers under General Hussar are good at fighting, they are difficult to restrain.
, Accidental injuries are inevitable. Commercial taxes are different. Although there are many wealthy families in Nanyang, not every wealthy family is engaged in business, and the scale of business is also very limited. The levy of commercial taxes will only affect a limited number of people."
Liu Ba explained his plan in detail.
The silk fabrics from Nanyang were purchased in a unified way to prevent them from vicious competition, lower selling prices and disturbing the market when they were bargaining with the merchants from the Western Regions. The silk fabrics were purchased in a unified way, and then taxes were collected based on their turnover, and the taxes were collected progressively.
The bigger the business, the bigger the business tax you have to pay.
Doing so will help curb big businessmen and support small businessmen. It will reduce the area of attack and reduce resistance.
After this policy is implemented, some people will inevitably think of taking the upper-level route, clearing relationships, and seeking exemptions.
In this way, the initiative was transferred to the court.
Liu Xie nodded slightly and agreed in principle with Liu Ba's plan.
Nanyang was the hometown of the emperor, and there were many outstanding officials, but after more than a hundred years, those outstanding officials were no longer the pillars of the country. They just rested on the merit books of their ancestors, fattening up their brains, but making little contribution to the court.
When Sun Jian went north to King Qin, the Nanyang nobles refused to provide money and food. Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang, was killed. The Nanyang nobles retaliated by killing Liu Xiang, the governor of Jiangxia who was traveling with Sun Jian.
Liu Xiang is Liu Ba's father.
For such a large family in Nanyang, the court must rectify it, but there is insufficient reason to directly use political means, and the impact is too large, which can easily arouse group opposition. It is a good idea to use the method of collecting business taxes to attack individual powerful families and shake off the tigers.
choice.
It is a matter of course that you have to pay business tax when doing business. The reason why those people pay less or not pay is because the government and businessmen collude and use the officials in the government as cover to seek privileges. They are taking advantage of the hidden rules that cannot be obtained on the table.
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But there are very few officials in Nanyang now, and even fewer people can speak for them. And even if someone wants to speak for them, the final decision-making power is still in Liu Xie's hands. As long as Liu Xie himself is not soft-hearted, the Nanyang rich family
There is no other way to think of.
"It's not enough to just control the Nanyang businessmen." Liu Xie further expressed his opinion. "We must also control the Hu businessmen and not allow them to freely discuss prices."
Only monopoly can produce excess profits.
As a luxury product, silk fabrics have the highest profit. They have little impact on ordinary people, but they are of great significance to the imperial court. There is no reason to enrich those barbarian merchants.
"I have this intention. I plan to discuss with Anthony and others to select some businessmen who are willing to cooperate, establish a chamber of commerce, connect with the institutions established by the imperial court, and give priority to supply. However, this matter involves too much, and it is not the responsibility of Da Si Nong.
If we can afford it, at least the young government will need to participate in coordination."
Liu Xie's heart moved.
Liu Ba mentioned the Shaofu but did not mention the Situ's house, which was unusual.
According to the system of Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, Da Sinong is directly responsible to Situ. Although the Three Gongs are gradually being replaced by this dynasty, the Situ Mansion still has to intervene in matters on the scene, even if it does not have the right to make decisions.
In Zhao Wen, Yang Biao and others were bent on promoting the restoration of the authority of the Three Dukes, and even considered the situation of the Taiwei taking charge of the army. Liu Ba deliberately ignored the Situ Mansion. The motivation behind it is worth pondering.
Liu Xie did not believe that Liu Ba opposed the restoration of the authority of the Three Officials.
According to the current situation, Liu Ba's future official career will most likely end with Situ. If he now opposes the restoration of the authority of the Three Officials, wouldn't he be setting himself up for trouble?
Taking into account the close cooperation between Liu Ba and Xun Yu, Liu Xie immediately rejected this unrealistic idea.
Does that mean you have an opinion against Zhao Wen himself?
Liu Xie then remembered that when it came to the sericulture industry, Yizhou was no less powerful than Jingzhou, and even from the perspective of transportation, Yizhou had more advantages. When Zhuge Liang ruled Shu, Shu Brocade was an important pillar of fiscal revenue.
Zhao Wen is from Yizhou.
"Have you asked Situ for his opinion?" Liu Xie said.
"Situ objected, saying that this was competing with the people for profit." Liu Ba said calmly, his face expressionless.
"..." Liu Xie smacked his lips.
It is indeed a familiar smell.
Yang Biao invited Jia Xu to take a seat and ordered tea to be served.
Jia Xu took his seat calmly, sipping tea slowly, and chatting with Yang Biao about the differences in tea from different places.
Yang Biao didn't have the patience. After being polite, he said directly: "Wen He, I want to ask you about your attitude towards peace negotiations."
"I support the peace negotiation." Jia Xu said without hesitation.
"That's good." Yang Biao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Then how do you think we should negotiate for peace?"
"I support the emperor's decision." Jia Xu raised his lips slightly.
Yang Biao's brows frowned again. "If that's the case, I'm afraid Yuan Benchu won't."
"It doesn't matter if Yuan Benchu refuses, as long as the people of Shandong are willing." Jia Xu pondered for a moment, and then said: "If they also refuse, that would be better. Those who commit evil will not survive, and those who are greedy will definitely suffer the consequences."
Yang Biao frowned. "Wen He, is this what you think?"
Jia Xu raised his eyelids and looked at Yang Biao, the smile on his lips getting stronger and stronger. "Actually, this is your master Dezu's idea. I just think it's good. I just borrowed it. Some words have been slightly changed."
"Dezu?" Yang Biao was stunned for a moment and suddenly had a headache.
"Do you still remember the test questions that the emperor gave Dezu?"
Yang Biao nodded, feeling more and more uneasy. Of course he remembered the test questions that the emperor gave Yang Xiu, but he didn't know that Yang Xiu had found the answer, let alone expected that it would be such an answer.
"This is Dezu's answer." Jia Xu said quietly: "Brother Wen has been in northern Xinjiang for two years, so he probably won't object to his answer. Qin can't destroy the six kingdoms, and can't keep the Xiongnu thousands of miles away. The Han can't decide on Shandong.
We cannot make the Xiongnu surrender. Although Xianbei is far away for a while, he will come sooner or later. If we cannot take this opportunity to train troops and gather food, how long can the northwest be stable?"
Jia Xu chuckled and said: "It makes no sense that when people from the northwest are guarding the country's border and fighting for their lives, the Shandong people are not even willing to provide money or food. Furthermore, when the emperor risked his life and risked his life to drive out Xianbei,
Not only did the people of Shandong not provide money and food, but they also supported Yuan Shao to attack the city and seize territory. Shouldn't they be punished as they should? The emperor is willing to pardon them because he is merciful. If they think that the emperor is weak and can be bullied, hehe..."
Yang Biao's scalp was numb and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
From Jia Xu's soft words, he heard a strong murderous intention.