Gu Xiaomao's dream is so simple that Li Zexuan can help him realize it immediately with just a few words; but at the same time, his dream is so difficult that ordinary people cannot achieve it even if they spend their entire lives. A small goal in his dream~!
"Xiao Mao, I have a long-term errand here, the more unwilling you are to do it~?"
Li Zexuan did not directly give Gu Xiaomao a large amount of money to realize his dream, nor did he remain indifferent and let him realize his dream. As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. Li Zexuan helped Gu Xiaomao choose a successful one. shortcut.
Gu Xiaomao was startled, and then said with great excitement: "My boss, tell me~! I'm definitely willing to do it~!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but laugh: "You promised so decisively, aren't you afraid that I will let you commit murder and arson~?"
Gu Xiaomao grinned and said: "Hey~! Look at what you said, boss, how could a kind-hearted person like you let me do that murder and arson~?"
Li Zexuan laughed and said: "Haha~! In this case, let me tell you about this errand~! There will be more and more students in Yanhuang Academy in the future. Xiaomao, you can open a canteen in the academy, ah, no, yes Open a shop that sells snacks, and the monthly surplus will definitely be enough for you to realize your dream~!"
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Above the court, the morning court was in full swing.
"Your Majesty, the autumn harvest is now over. According to the reports from the states and counties near Chang'an City, this year's harvest is not good~! The harvest in most places has decreased by about 20%, and the harvest in some places has even decreased compared to last year. The amount is 30 to 40%. As a result, after those people finish paying for the food, they may not be able to sustain the remaining food in their hands until next year~!"
Fang Xuanling stood in front of the team and bowed to Li Er to report.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "buzzing" whisper in the court. In this era of relying on the sky for food, food is the lifeblood of a country. This is a fragile and sensitive nerve that no one will ignore. .
Li Er, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help but feel his heart sinking when he heard this. At the same time, he couldn't help but think of Li Zexuan's locust plague language~!
With the reduction in food production and the arrival of the locust plague, it is difficult for Li Er to imagine what kind of disaster the Tang Dynasty would have suffered if it had not made preparations in advance~!
"Then order all states and counties to exempt the people from 20% of taxes~!"
After Li Er was silent for a while, he ordered in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this~!"
An old man who was nearly half a century old stepped forward quickly when he heard this and retorted: "Although your Majesty's move can relieve the labor pains of the people, it is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst~! If various places implement your Majesty's decree, it will definitely cause the officials of various states and counties to The warehouses are not satisfied with the grain collection. Once there is a famine and natural disaster, the state capitals will be faced with a situation of no food available and can only wait for the imperial court to rescue them~!"
The person who spoke was none other than Xiao Yu~!
"Your Majesty, I also think this move is inappropriate~!"
As soon as Xiao Yu finished speaking, Wei Zheng also stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Excuse me, my Majesty, this move can only solve the problems of a small number of people. Most of the rest of the people rely on wealthy families. Your Majesty's reduction of taxes will not affect them." I can’t feel the favor~!”
Obviously, the old troll Wei Zheng has long been aware of some loopholes and shortcomings of the land equalization system in the Tang Dynasty, but he was unable to come up with a more complete and reasonable land system.
"I second the proposal~!"
"The veteran also seconded the proposal~!"
After a while, two or three ministers came forward to express their support.
Li Er frowned and said: "My move is not to quench my thirst by drinking poison, but to weigh it~! You may have forgotten, count the days, within a month, the fleet that went south should be fully loaded. By then, With the food brought back by the fleet, there will no longer be food shortages in various parts of the Tang Dynasty~!"
The ministers were shocked, they had really forgotten about this~!
"But Your Majesty..."
Fang Xuanling thought for a while and finally felt that it was unreliable to rely on a fleet with unknown harvest. He opened his mouth and wanted to refute again, but Li Er waved his hand and interrupted:
"There is no need for Fang Aiqing to say anything. I have made up my mind. Instead of collecting more grain and causing famine in various places, and the court allocating grain again, it is better to retain it and benefit the people, and save the province from going back and forth and causing a lot of waste~"
In this way, Li Eryi made the final decision. This year, the tax rate for all states and counties will be reduced by 20%. When the news came out, the whole country rejoiced.
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"Oh~? 20% tax reduction~? What do you think, Your Majesty~?"
Li Zexuan, who was at Yanhuang Academy, received the news that afternoon. Like Fang Xuanling, he also felt that Li Er's move was tantamount to drinking poison to quench his thirst~!
The land tax system existed in China for more than two thousand years and was not abolished until more than 50 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China. This shows how deeply dependent the ruling group is on land taxation. With the current economic level of the Tang Dynasty, the two If it becomes a land tax, this is playing with fire~!
What confidence does Li Er have to dare to play like this~?
"This... Ma can't guess His Majesty's intention~! However, this move can be regarded as alleviating the urgent needs of the people. It is also a test of the disaster-bearing capacity of various state capitals~!"
Ma Zhou sat opposite Li Zexuan and said deeply after hearing the words.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore~! By the way, Brother Ma, how is the expansion of the workshop~?"
After thinking for a long time, Li Zexuan couldn't think of anything (after all, this guy had forgotten about the large fleet heading south). He suddenly remembered the new venue of the workshop and asked.
In order to expand the scale, Li Zexuan originally planned to move the workshop to Meicun. However, due to financial constraints in the early stage of preparing to build the academy, Li Zexuan asked Fu Bo to suspend this plan. Later, the introduction of fairy mirrors and glazed utensils made Li Zexuan After making a lot of money, the financial crisis was quickly alleviated, and the workshop expansion and relocation plan was restarted. Ma Zhou and Fu Bo have also been busy working on this matter in the past few months.
"Sir, the site of the new workshop has been completely arranged. It is built by the river according to your wishes~! Now the interior is basically ready and production can start at any time~!"
Ma Zhou replied with a smile.
"Hmm~!"
Li Zexuan nodded, feeling at ease. He had been too busy these past few months and would certainly not be able to cover everything. Fortunately, the people around him could often stand alone.
"In this case, Brother Ma will be burdened from now on. You have to take care of both the "Datang Daily" and the academy's affairs~!"
Li Zexuan sighed.
Ma Zhou smiled helplessly and said: "Sir, Ma told you before~! I am not a gentleman, but you..."
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The fifth update~!
(End of chapter)
