After Li Yifu left, Li Shimin looked at Ma Zhou and asked, "Prince Bin, do you agree with Li Yifu's proposal?"
Ma Zhouyi was stunned. He brought Li Yifu here. His attitude was naturally very clear, but Li Shimin still said this, obviously not agreeing with Li Yifu's proposal.
"Does Your Majesty think there is anything wrong with this move?" Ma Zhou asked.
He felt that Li Yifu's proposal was very good. Although it had some flaws, it just needed to be improved.
He didn't understand why Li Shimin disagreed.
Li Shimin frowned and said: "I always feel that there is something wrong with this move, but for a while I can't figure out where the problem lies."
Ma Zhou:……
Are you just relying on your feelings?
"Your Majesty, Yifu's proposal does have some shortcomings, but overall it is still very good. I think that as long as it is carefully considered, it will be a good idea." Ma Zhou said.
Li Shimin pondered for a while and said: "It was Lin Xuan who proposed the business tax. I think we should call him here and listen to his opinion."
"Your Majesty, Hou Guang of Jingyang County nearly doubled the income of the Tang Dynasty with just one commercial tax. I really admire you for doing so with such ease. It would be great if you could listen to the opinions of the Marquis of Jingyang." Ma Zhou said with a smile.
He admired Lin Xuan from the bottom of his heart.
Apart from anything else, no one in the Shang and Zhou dynasties has ever realized that the merchants they looked down upon had commercial taxes alone that were comparable to grain taxes.
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In addition to reading information about the grassland these days, Lin Xuan also instructed the villagers to plant potatoes, corn, and cotton.
In fact, these are the days Lin Xuan likes. In his previous life, he was busy running around for money. His biggest dream is to calm down and enjoy life.
No need to worry about three meals a day, food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Although he did not achieve this goal in his previous life, he achieved it when he traveled to the Tang Dynasty.
Now that he is rich and powerful, wouldn't it be good to enjoy his life with peace of mind?
As for whether Li Chengqian can be the emperor or whether Li Zhi can be the emperor, Lin Xuan actually doesn't particularly care.
Lin Xuan was riding on the horse, wondering how he could meet Li Lizhi.
Their wedding is less than a month away, and it's not that Lin Xuan can't wait for this time.
Instead, he wanted to give the special asthma medicine to Li Lizhi.
Originally Li Chengqian was a good candidate, but since Li Shimin asked him to keep a distance from Li Chengqian, he did not want to have too frequent contact with Li Chengqian, nor did he want to owe Li Chengqian any favors.
Lin Xuan saw from a distance a carriage parked in front of his house and a group of forbidden troops. He was a little surprised. Could something have happened?
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan pulled the reins and the horse speeded up a bit.
"My Lord Marquis, you are finally back. I am preparing to send people to find you." Li Mu said in surprise when he saw Lin Xuan coming back.
Lin Xuan dismounted, threw the horse to Qiu Fu, and said with a smile: "Why is Mr. Li so anxious to find me?"
"Master Marquis, Your Majesty has summoned us, let's talk while walking." Li Mu urged.
"I'll go with Manager Li right now. I wonder if I can take a ride with Manager Li?" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Li Mu was startled. After the eunuchs were tortured, they all left with varying degrees of sequelae. Some of them would leak something unpleasant, and some would even suffer from incontinence of urine and feces.
As a result, the eunuchs would smell like urine. Although they used a lot of incense to cover it up, they could not smell it normally, but many people disliked them.
I usually look at them with disgust, let alone ride in their carriage.
"Isn't it inconvenient for Mr. Li?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Mu came back to his senses and said with a smile: "As long as Mr. Hou doesn't dislike it."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Li."
Lin Xuan turned around and told Qiu Fu a few words before getting on Li Mu's carriage.
"Mr. Li, I wonder why your Majesty summoned me suddenly?" Lin Xuan asked.
"It seems to be about the Ministry of Commerce. The Minister of Commerce, Ma Shangshu, is still here." Li Mu said.
Matters with the Ministry of Commerce?
For a while, Lin Xuan couldn't figure out what happened at the Ministry of Commerce that made Li Shimin come to him.
However, he did not continue to ask.
Li Mu may know, but if Li Mu could say it, he should have said it directly just now.
Since he didn't say it, even if he asked, Muye Li wouldn't say it.
After all, Li Mu was loyal to Li Shimin, and sometimes he would deliberately reveal some information to him just to have a good relationship with him.
"Mr. Li, I have a little thing to trouble you with," Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"Master Marquis, just give me your orders. If I can do it, I will not refuse."
"I would like Mr. Li to give me something to Princess Changle."
"This is a small matter. The old slave still has some dignity in the palace. Although he cannot deliver the things to Princess Changle himself, it is still no problem to ask someone to deliver them."
Li Mu can be regarded as the general manager of the palace. If any of the maids and eunuchs in the palace dare not give him face and give him something, it is just a small matter, so he will naturally not refuse.
"Then thank you, Manager Li." Lin Xuan thanked him.
"Master Hou, you're welcome."
The carriage came to a stop at the gate of the palace. Lin Xuan got off the carriage. Qiu Fu quickly stepped forward and handed a small box to Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan took the box, handed it to Li Mu, and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Li."
Li Mu took the box, handed it to the eunuch beside him, and said with a smile: "This is all a trivial matter. Your Majesty is still waiting, but your Majesty cannot wait for too long."
Lin Xuan nodded and followed Li Mu into the palace.
As he walked, Lin Xuan discovered something was wrong.
Although he has not entered the palace many times, he still knows the way to Taiji Palace and Ganlu Palace, and the path he is taking now is obviously not the way to these two places.
However, the palace was so big that even if Li Shimin summoned him elsewhere, it was normal and he didn't ask any questions.
When he arrived at the Royal Garden, Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
At least now it seems that it shouldn't be a big deal.
"I see your Majesty."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Lin Xuan sat down, Li Shimin said: "Someone has proposed a new method of collecting commercial taxes. I called you here because I want to hear your opinion."
After saying that, he motioned Ma Zhou to tell Lin Xuan Li Yifu's suggestions.
Ma Zhou bowed his hand and repeated Li Yifu's suggestion.
Lin Xuan was very shocked after hearing this. Isn't this just a cent tax?
However, the Lijin tax first appeared in the third year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. It was a tax method implemented by the Qing court at that time in order to raise funds to suppress the Taiping Army.
When the entire Jiangnan region was devastated by the Taiping Rebellion and unable to collect taxes, the Lijin Tax supported the Qing Dynasty's finances, allowing the Qing Dynasty to have sufficient military pay to suppress the Taiping Army.
But this is the Tang Dynasty, how could anyone come up with such a method?
Could it be that they are also traveling through the army?
"Master Ma, may I ask who came up with this method?" Lin Xuan asked.
"This method was proposed by my friend Li Yifu," Ma Zhou said.
"Li Yifu?"
Lin Xuan shook his head and murmured in disbelief: "It's impossible."
Historically, Li Yifu did not propose a cent tax.
You can't let him explode just because you didn't catch him, right?
Lin Xuan was puzzled.
In fact, Lin Xuan ignored one point. Historically, the Tang Dynasty did not collect commercial taxes at all, nor did it establish a Ministry of Commerce. Naturally, Li Yifu would not think about commercial taxes.
In fact, in history, in order to get Li Daliang's recommendation, Li Yifu wrote a special article, which was appreciated by Li Daliang.
Later, he was recommended by Liu Ji and Ma Zhou. He also performed carefully and won their approval.
Li Yifu was able to think about business tax matters only because Ma Zhou was the Minister of the Ministry of Commerce.
As for him being able to come up with the method of collecting the cent tax, it only proves that this person is indeed talented.