Chapter 424: The Qiang People Disorderly Discuss Taxes in Chang'an
Chapter 424 The Qiang people negotiate tax in Chang'an
Although Taishi Ci and Liao Li once opposed Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang's generals also admired them very much, especially Taishi Ci. People who had fought with him admired his martial arts. As for Liao Li, Zhuge Liang was there.
, he would not be lonely, even if he was not an apprentice in Lumen Mountain. At the banquet, the scribes exchanged wine, and the scribes made witty remarks, and the generals fought with each other, the atmosphere was high. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the joy was great.
It will cause sadness
"The report" was just when Liu Zhang's mansion was filled with joy, a junior high school student rushed in with a bamboo tube held high. On the bright red mud seal on the front of the bamboo tube, there was the word "Emergency" stamped on it. At a glance, it was clear that it was an urgent report before the army. It is still
Where there was a war, only the Qiang people and Rong Di from Liangzhou saw the bamboo tube, and the hall suddenly became quiet. Liu Zhang, with a pale complexion, took the bamboo tube, opened the sealing mud, and took out the battle report inside.
"Bang..." After reading the battle report, Liu Zhang slapped the small case in front of him with his palm. The small case shook violently and split into several pieces. All the dishes and wine utensils on the table fell to the ground with a clatter, making a loud noise.
Knowing that Liu Zhang was angry, they all stopped the banquet and waited for Liu Zhang's order.
"It seems that God doesn't want us to be idle." Liu Zhang sat on the main seat with a dark face. Someone had already taken away the scattered small case in front of him.
"May I ask, my lord, what happened to make you so angry?" Guo Jia and Jia Xu are in charge of intelligence. Liu Zhang has asked them to set up a department, which is named after the intelligence department. However, they are not necessarily better than Liu Zhang in terms of military intelligence and war reporting.
Know it early.
"See for yourselves." He threw the battle report to Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Liu Zhang sneered: "I thought that after defeating the Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuwan, subduing the Southern Barbarians, and killing Liu Bei, those foreigners would live in peace, but no.
Thinking that there are still people who are not afraid of death, the Qiang people united with the Rong and Di tribes to attack Liangzhou. Lu Xun, the governor of Liangzhou, was in distress, and Zhang Ji, the general of Liangzhou, was seriously injured. The people of Tianshui, Wuwei, Jincheng, and Zhangye counties suffered, and Tianshui and Ji County unexpectedly
How do you feel about being slaughtered?"
"Hit him!" Zhang Fei held the wine jar and took a swig of wine: "A mere Qiang person dares to be so presumptuous. As long as the big brother gives the order, I will lead my troops to level it."
"Shut up and drink your wine." Since the expansion of Bawang Cavalry, Pang De has joined. Zhang Fei's command can be regarded as rich and powerful. Eighty thousand cavalry is really not a joke, but war is a dangerous thing, and Liu Zhang doesn't want to
If you get used to Zhang Fei's bad temper, it will be very dangerous if he gets too arrogant.
"How can you drink when you close your mouth?" Zhang Fei muttered in a low voice, but when he saw Liu Zhang glance at him with a vicious look, he quickly blocked his mouth with a wine jar.
"Lord, according to this information, I found that the Qiang people and Rongdi tribes seem to be very familiar with the terrain of Liangzhou." Liao Li was originally a man who was greedy for power and fame. When he came to Liu Zhang's command, he was unwilling to be ordinary. After reading the information,
He immediately discovered an omission
"Are you familiar with the terrain?" Liu Zhang's eyes narrowed and he asked, "Is there a Han jiān?"
"I don't know if there is a spy, but I am sure that some of the Qiang people are familiar with the terrain of Liangzhou and can use the terrain of Liangzhou to deal with our army." Seeing everyone looking at him, Liao Li seemed to have returned to Liu Bei when he first arrived.
When he was under his command, he expressed his opinions with confidence and arrogance on his face.
"Check" Liu Zhang sneered and said: "Fengxiao, Wenhe, I want to know who is betraying the interests of the Han people. For such a Hanjiān, his body must be cut into thousands of pieces, and he must be infamous for thousands of years."
"My subordinates understand." Guo Jia and Jia Xu immediately bowed and accepted the order. They are Liu Zhang's most trusted advisers and understand Liu Zhang's thoughts best. There is no need to say more. What's more, they also want to give opportunities to newcomers, such as
Zhuge Liang
"My lord, what should we do about the Qiang invasion?" Taishi Ci newly joined Liu Zhang, so naturally he wanted some credit. Attacking the Qiang and Rong Di was definitely a good opportunity for gold plating.
"Of course we have to fight." Liu Zhang sneered and said, "You dare to kill our Liangzhou officials and people, and also injure General Zhang Ji. Is it tolerable, but who is intolerable? Yide, Zilong, Meng Qi, Wen Yuan, you
The four men immediately mobilized their troops to prepare for the rescue of Liangzhou. Yuanzhi, you are resourceful, so I will make you the commander-in-chief."
"Nuo" rescuing troops was like putting out a fire. Xu Shu and the other five immediately stood up and left the table. After all, it would take some time to mobilize the troops.
"Kong Ming, Gong Yuan," Liu Zhang said with a smile, "Kong Ming is a talented prime minister, and Gong Yuan is not bad either. I will leave it to you two to handle the matter of grain and grass dispatching. Is there any problem?"
"Of course there is no problem." Zhuge Liang came under Liu Zhang's command. Liu Zhang gradually handed over all the government affairs under his rule to him, and he handled them quite skillfully. He had no idea of rewarding and punishing twenty people in history.
In fact, it is not without reason that Zhuge Liang had to interfere with every detail in history. Just imagine, the Shu Han was the weakest among the Three Kingdoms, and before Liu Bei died, the Shu Han had damaged its foundation. Zhuge Liang could not afford to pay the reward and punishment of twenty. It may seem that
Not much, but one piece is twenty, and one hundred pieces is two thousand. If you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach a thousand miles. Without careful accumulation, how could Zhuge Liang persist for more than ten years with the weakness of the Shu Han?
Many people say that the defeat of the Shu Han in history was due to Zhuge Liang. He could not train talents or employ people, but who could use the Shu Han? A country cannot be sustained by one or two people, even if Jiang Wei and others
After experience, what can be done? Facing the huge population base of Cao Wei, Shu Han will have to weaken
As for cultivating talents yourself, in the Han Dynasty, if you wanted to cultivate talents, you not only had to have methods, but also had money and just books, which required a lot of costs. You know, most of the books in the Han Dynasty were concentrated in the hands of aristocratic families, because those books were
They are bamboo slips. Although Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty had invented Caihou paper, it was not easy to preserve, not durable, and not cheap.
Historically, Liu Bei was poor all his life. With Zhuge Liang, he became slightly richer. However, his defeat in Yiling destroyed Zhuge Liang's more than ten years of hard work. He himself was ashamed and died in anger, leaving only Liu Bei.
After all the internal and external troubles, it can be said that the situation when Liu Bei was left alone was not much better than when he asked Zhuge Liang to come out in Xinye.
It's hard to make a meal without rice. Zhuge Liang also wanted to be majestic, but the foundation of Shu Han was there. He couldn't be majestic. He could only accumulate bit by bit, and then use the method of fighting to support war, so that the Shu Han could linger. Of course, some people say that since the Shu Han
If you can't hold on any longer, surrender early and let the world unify. This is a complete lack of understanding of the Confucian idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism and the ancient people's emphasis on orthodoxy. It is exactly the same as those who clamor all day long for Wuhuluànhua to be a great integration of nationalities.
After Zhuge Liang died, Jiang Wan became the prime minister. Originally, Zhuge Liang could not finish what Zhuge Liang had done in one day, but Jiang Wan could not finish it in three days. It was not that he lacked experience, but that he was not capable enough. The Han people had five thousand years of civilization, and how many Zhuge Liangs did they produce? Everyone.
I only saw Zhuge Liang doing it easily, but who knows how much effort Zhuge Liang put into this ease? However, under Liu Zhang's command, Zhuge Liang does not have to worry. With Liu Zhang's family fortune, let alone twenty, it is a thousand
Twenty, I can afford to pay. The magnanimity of the prime minister emerged spontaneously in Zhuge Liang
"Okay." Seeing Zhuge Liang nod, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Gongyuan, I know you are very talented, but Kong Ming's talent is above yours. As long as you work seriously and complain less, I will not treat you badly, otherwise..."
"I understand." Before Liu Zhang could finish speaking, Liao Li smiled and said, "How can a minister not be self-aware? It's not long since I arrived in Chang'an. Although I spent a lot of effort to get into the inner city, I didn't know what to do in the outer city."
At that time, I already had a clear understanding of the general situation of the lord's subordinates..."
"I would have forgotten it if you didn't tell me." Liu Zhang was horrified and immediately remembered the assassination of Cai Yan a few years ago. He couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Gongyuan, it's not just about food and grass, there is one more thing I need you to do."
From today on, I don’t want outsiders to enter the inner city through any means."
"Yes" Liao Li was overjoyed. He was not afraid of being busy, but was afraid of having nothing to do. When he heard Liu Zhang arranging tasks, he said loudly: "I will definitely live up to my lord's trust. Not even a mosquito can enter the inner city."
"Stop talking big words." Liu Zhang said coldly: "Zhang Ren, from today on, you will assist Liao Li in managing Chang'an. If there is another assassination incident, only you two will be responsible."
"Yes." Zhang Ren was also shocked. Liu Zhang handed over his lair to him. Last time, assassins were recruited. This time, Liao Li, a scribe, was hired. It was like a slap in the face. How could he not?
care
"Okay" Liu Zhang waved his hand and said: "I think everyone is not in the mood to drink anymore. Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Zhou Yu and others will stay, and the others will disperse."
"Yes" Except for the people named by Liu Zhang, everyone else left Liu Zhang's mansion. Knowing that Liu Zhang was going to discuss important matters with Guo Jia and others, someone prepared to change refreshments for them.
"Lord, why are you staying here?" Seeing that the hall was full of people who were either close to Liu Zhang or resourceful people, Taishi Ci didn't understand why he was also left behind. In fact, the people Liu Zhang named were all wise people.
People like Zhang Fei, although close to Liu Zhang, had nothing to do with him when discussing important matters.
"Don't be impatient, Ziyi." Liu Zhang said with a smile, "Everyone here is a wise man, or a general with great talents. I will keep you here, not only to deal with the Qiang people, but also to have more important things."
"Your Majesty, please give me your orders." After hearing this, everyone immediately sat upright, waiting for Liu Zhang to give the order.
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Young men, you don't have to be like this. I stayed here to let you think of a way to solve the problem of food and grass. As we all know, since our army fought with Yuan Shao, we have lost a lot of food and grass in order to defeat Yuan Shao. Now,
My subordinates are short of food and grass and cannot make ends meet. I wonder if you have any good ideas?"
Not only Cao Cao is nervous about food and grass, but even Liu Zhang's subordinates are in short supply. The only one who is not nervous about food and grass is probably Jiangdong. But Jiangdong and Liu Zhang are separated by Cao Cao, not to mention that Cao Cao cannot let Liu Zhang transport grain from his territory.
However, even Jiangdong could not sell grain to Liu Zhang. After hearing Liu Zhang's question, everyone fell into deep thought.
"Lord, I heard that the people under our rule hardly pay agricultural taxes. Why don't you increase the taxes so that we can collect more food?" Liao Li came up with the most common and most versatile method. All princes will use it when there is not enough food.
Every time, they will exploit and rule the people
"This plan is impossible." Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Tax law is the most important thing for the country. Although we are short of food now, we cannot change my ideas day and night. Starting from me, all taxes will not be increased under the rule of the Han Dynasty, only transaction taxes will be collected.
and income tax”
"What is income tax?" As for the transaction tax, Liu Zhang's men are already collecting it, and everyone understands it. However, everyone does not understand the income tax.
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Income tax is the general term for taxation based on income. To put it simply, no matter what occupation, there will be income, which is taxed according to personal income. For example, a craftsman helps others to work and earns a thousand dollars.
This thousand dollars is his income, and he needs to pay taxes. Of course, the extent of this tax needs to be controlled, and a fixed ratio needs to be set."
"According to what my lord said, not everyone in the world has to pay taxes?" Officials from aristocratic families are often the biggest culprits in tax evasion. If Liu Zhang did this, he would definitely offend the aristocratic family, and everyone was shocked when they heard this.
"That's natural." Liu Zhang sneered and said: "The wealthy families used various excuses not to pay taxes, and in the end they became so rich that they could rival the country, and gradually developed ambitions. Who is the unlucky person? It's not the country, the people, so they can't be too rich. If it's peacetime, think about it.
It is indeed difficult to do these things. But in today's world, whether it is a system or a policy, it can be changed without breaking it or establishing it. Those who refuse to obey will be killed without mercy."
"This..." Everyone heard a chill from Liu Zhang's words, but people like Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Zhuge Liang heard that it was different. If you pay taxes according to Liu Zhang's method, the more people earn, the richer the country will be.
As the saying goes, wealth lies in the people, and the people become rich and the country is strong.
"My lord's plan is very good, and my subordinates admire it." Zhuge Liang is well versed in internal affairs, so he can naturally see the benefits of income tax. He smiled slightly and said: "It's just that there are some omissions and difficulties in it, so he can't implement it in his eagerness."
"Of course I know," Liu Zhang said, "Kong Ming, if you are familiar with internal affairs, I will leave this matter to you."
"I accept the order," Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "Actually, we can find a place to try out the policy, please let me know."
"What you said is true." Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Let's just Bingzhou. Bingzhou has a small population and few aristocratic families, so the force of the rebound will be much smaller. Moreover, the governor of Bingzhou is your good friend Meng Jian. He will definitely help you. Don't worry about Yang Feng."
"Yin violation"
"My lord, I am still a little worried that most of the officials from various places come from aristocratic families. How can they be obedient and let my lord implement new taxes?" As the saying goes: There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below. Liao Li is a humble man, so he naturally knows the current situation of the big man.
, although he dislikes aristocratic families, most of the court officials are children of aristocratic families, especially the lower-level officials, who are easy to deal with. If these lower-level officials are troublesome, the harm will be even greater than that of high-ranking officials.