Three hundred and sixtieth chapters five big and three rough
Tai Chi Palace, Morning Morning
"Winter is coming soon. We must pay attention to strengthening the border fortresses. Although Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks are unlikely to invade the border this year, they must be on guard." Li Shimin said.
If before, Li Shimin would still have a headache of not having money to repair the border fortress, but now he doesn't have such worries.
"Yes." Li Daozong responded.
Li Shimin said: "Ma Zhou, how is the business tax collection going now?"
"Back to Your Majesty, so far, all the major cities in the Tang Dynasty have set up points to collect commercial taxes. So far, a total of 5.31 million yuan of commercial taxes have been received." Ma Zhou said.
"How can it be?"
"The big cities alone have collected more than 5 million yuan. If all the counties start collecting it, how much will it cost per year?"
There was an uproar in the court.
Those small counties are definitely not as good as big cities, but there are so many small counties in the world?
Taken together, it will definitely be no less than those in big cities.
And it’s not the new year yet.
If all the cities in the Tang Dynasty started to collect commercial taxes, how much could they collect in a year?
Ten million strings?
Or 20 million dollars?
You must know that the entire income of Datang in a year is more than 30 million yuan.
The commercial tax alone would have caught up with the entire Datang’s income the previous year.
"Haha, there will never be a shortage of military spending in the future."
"That's right, those old equipment should have been replaced a long time ago, but the Ministry of Revenue keeps saying that they have no money. Let's see what excuses they have in the future."
Compared with civil servants, military generals are happy that future applications for military funds will no longer be rejected.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Yes, I intend to add a business department in addition to the six departments. What do you all think?"
Tang Jian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world's money and food. Business and tax matters should be merged into the Ministry of Household Affairs."
The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world's money and food. Apart from the Ministry of Personnel, which manages the promotion and evaluation of officials, it has the highest status.
If business and tax matters are brought under the Ministry of Revenue, then the Ministry of Revenue will not be said to surpass the Ministry of Personnel, but at least they will be on equal footing, right?
Gao Shilian came out and said: "No, the commercial tax affairs are very heavy. It would be better to add a new one."
The status of the Ministry of Personnel is higher than that of the other five departments. As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Shilian naturally did not want the Ministry of Husband and the Ministry of Personnel to be on an equal footing.
Others had no stake and did not say anything.
On the contrary, many people agree with the new addition of the Ministry of Commerce. Although they do not have the opportunity to serve as ministers, they still have opportunities for other official positions.
When the time comes, I'll transfer it and upgrade it to another level.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, if commercial and tax matters are merged into the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Household Affairs will be too bloated. Let's set up a Department of Commerce."
"Fang Qing will draw up a charter as soon as possible to establish the Ministry of Commerce. Ma Zhou will be the Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce. You can draw up a list of other officials and submit them to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for evaluation. If there are no problems, report them to me for approval." Li Shimin said.
"I obey the order!" Fang Xuanling came out of the queue and responded.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Draw up the decree and confer the title of Shangshu Zuopushe Fang Xuanling as the Crown Prince and Grand Master. In addition, Princess Yuzhang is gentle, courteous, thrifty, and has outstanding appearance. Fang Xuanling's second eldest son, Fang Yiai, has noble character and dignified appearance.
And I have no family, so my marriage to Princess Yuzhang is a match made in heaven, and I am very happy. I hereby send Princess Yuzhang to my beloved wife, and all etiquette will be discussed by the Minister of Rites and the Qintian Supervisor."
The whole court was silent. Princess Shang was okay. With Fang Xuanling's status, it was normal for the second son to be taken care of by Princess Shang.
But adding Fang Xuanling as the Crown Prince and Grand Master is worthy of discussion.
There is no rank for the Crown Prince or Grand Master, but once Li Chengqian succeeds to the throne, Fang Xuanling may be named Grand Master.
The Grand Master is of the highest quality.
Regardless of whether the prince is of the first rank or the prince of the county is of the first rank, he thinks that the first rank is worthless.
A title is a title, and an official position is an official position.
Shangshu Zuopushe is called the prime minister. He has a high status, right?
But in fact, it is the third rank. In terms of level, the six ministers are also the third rank, which is the same level as the prime minister.
The Tang Dynasty was not the Qing Dynasty, and there were many first-grade and second-grade ones.
In the Tang Dynasty, the maximum number of actual positions was the third rank.
First-grade and second-grade, there is only a false position.
Although it is a false position, not everyone can get it.
Moreover, things are not that simple.
Before, many people felt that Li Chengqian's position as crown prince was not stable at all.
But Li Shimin's current approach dispelled their thoughts.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling saluted and thanked him.
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"Ding~, the host has signed in successfully, and the reward is: How to make soap."
Lin Xuan was so happy that he was given this when he signed in on October 1st.
The shower gel that was previously rewarded by the system was used up even though he used it sparingly.
In addition to being used for bathing, soap can also be used for washing clothes.
In ancient times, wealthy people used something called pancreatic to wash clothes.
Pancreas is made from pig pancreas and plant ash, and its decontamination effect is not good at all.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan's clothes are not dirty usually, and the soap is enough.
But ordinary people cannot afford it.
Ordinary people wash their clothes by pounding them.
Li Bai wrote in a poem: Chang'an is covered with a moon, and thousands of households are pounding their clothes.
It’s talking about people washing clothes.
Although soap is not as good as soap for washing clothes, it is still better than soap, right?
There are no flowers now, so soap production will have to wait until next year.
However, although there are no flowers, you can produce non-scented ones, which are also good for washing clothes.
He doesn't have time to do any of this now. He can wait until the Wang family and his son are sorted out.
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"Sister, I heard that Fang Yiai is tall, thick, and a bit naive. My father actually asked me to marry such a person." Princess Yuzhang looked depressed, with the corners of her eyes slightly red.
"Yu Zhang, these are all rumors. Think about it, which of the Lord's children doesn't have some bad rumors? Compared with other dandy children, Fang Yiai's reputation is pretty good." Li Lizhi comforted her softly.
What can she do? Ordinary people are very particular about their parents' orders, let alone royal princesses like them.
"But there is no smoke without fire. Since it is said so, even if there is a discrepancy, it shouldn't be big." Princess Yuzhang said.
A tall and thick man appeared in her mind, with a sinister face and a silly smile at her, which made her shudder.
Li Lizhi wanted to say that no matter whether Fang Yiai was like the legend or not, her father had given the decree and there was no possibility of changing it.
But thinking about Princess Yuzhang's current mood, she still didn't say anything after thinking about it.
"Sister, the Marquis of Jingyang County should know Fang Yiai. Can you help me ask him if Fang Yiai is what people say?" Princess Yuzhang said with expectation.
Li Lizhi wanted to say that it didn't make much sense, but seeing Princess Yuzhang's expectant eyes, she said, "Okay, let me ask for you."
"Thank you, sister." Princess Yuzhang burst into laughter.
Li Lizhi smiled and said, "Okay, don't think about it too much."
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"Sir, according to the investigation by my subordinates, the Datang family is divided into three groups, namely the Shandong clan, the Guanlong family, and the Jiangnan family. In addition, there are some smaller aristocratic families." Bai Gangshun said.
Jin Benyang nodded and said: "You don't have to think about the small aristocratic family. Which one do you think is easiest to convince?"
Bai Gangshun was prepared and said without thinking: "The Shandong clan has been inherited for thousands of years and is the strongest. Moreover, my subordinates heard that the Shandong clan is at odds with the royal family."
"You should investigate the news about the Shandong clan as soon as possible, and then I will go and visit in person." Tsumotoyo said.