Looking away from the dark water under the ice of the pond, Zhang Yang looked at his daughter who was playing with the children in the palace and his wife who was still greeting the queen.
Zhang Yang leaned against the pillar and said, "When a person has a conscience, he can easily fall into a dilemma."
"Your conscience?" Li Shimin snorted coldly, "Do you have such a thing?"
"Yes, I do!" Zhang Yang nodded seriously.
The ancients were all about conscience. If you don't have a conscience, your reputation will be bad.
Being stared at by the emperor with a look that looked like a bastard, Zhang Yang cleared his throat again, "I would like to take the liberty to ask how the government plans to restrict businessmen."
"Merchants do not have land allocated to them. If they are not farmers, they will not be able to get official positions in the future, which will increase the tax on merchants entering the market."
According to the current rules of Chang'an City, if you are a businessman and want to sell things in the East Market or West Market, you need to pay a certain tax when entering the West Market.
Generally, this tax is related to the type of goods.
If the goods are more valuable, the tax paid will be more.
On the contrary, the transaction tax is relatively loose.
The East Market in Chang'an City is a fertile land, and the more people circulating in the East Market, the more tax revenue there will be.
Various state capitals also have such regulations.
Zhang Yang whispered: "I think taxes can be paid according to the transaction volume of goods, for example, 30%. I plan to increase more commercial taxes in the Hexi Corridor."
"I will discuss it carefully with the Ministry of Education."
The emperor felt that businessmen should accept exploitation, especially those big businessmen.
After the emperor exploited him, he would not feel any psychological guilt.
Through what happened in Luoyang, the emperor had a reason to deal with the merchants.
The name is justifiable and more in line with the image of Holy Tomorrow Khan.
This made Tian Khan even more willing to do so.
After a long silence, Li Shimin sighed: "Everyone in the court knows that it is not easy for the Minister of Finance, and they also know that you are in trouble, but you don't have to put the words "no money" on the door of the Minister of Finance."
As he spoke, Li Shimin sighed again, "It's okay for the officials in the court to see it. I entertained guests at a banquet on New Year's Eve and heard jokes about this matter. I feel embarrassed."
"Then I'll write more tactfully next time."
Now we hope that after the food is sold, the tight cost situation between the DPRK and China can be solved.
It would be a pity to kill Zhang Yang. His value should be fully utilized and let him become the wealth of the Tang Dynasty and contribute to the country.
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The emperor didn't like the existence of the emperor.
Not to mention that the growth of Buddhism is useless to the country.
It’s just that I haven’t started yet.
As with Luoyang, the emperor needed a reason to act.
If there is no reason, create one.
I’m here to pay New Year’s greetings today, so it’s hard to talk too much about state affairs.
At noon, we were ready to leave.
Zhang Yang said to Li Zhi: "After the new home in Lishan is built, you can come and live in Lishan for a while."
"good."
Li Zhi couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
The children watched reluctantly as the imperial sister and brother-in-law left with little Qingqing.
Leaving Lishan and staying in the palace is like leaving happiness for the children.
It was very happy to follow the imperial sister and her brother-in-law in Lishan. This happiness came from the freedom in Lishan.
In the palace, there are no companions to play with, nor are there as vast fields as Lishan, nor are there so many novel toys.
Zhang Yang and Li Yue have gone far.
Li Zhi was still looking at the backs of the couple, and Li Shimin whispered: "Are you so reluctant to let go?"
"Father, I still have many unanswered questions that I would like to ask my brother-in-law and sister."
"Don't trust your brother-in-law in everything. You should also read more books and go to the Imperial College to monitor classes."
Li Shimin whispered, looking at the child with a worried expression, "Don't trust your brother-in-law too much."
Li Zhi was very puzzled and asked: "My father arranged for my brother-in-law to be in charge of the affairs of the imperial court. Doesn't it mean that my father doesn't trust him?"
Li Shimin said with a smile: "There were people who believed in your brother-in-law at first, after Tuyuhun died. Furthermore, the King of Gaochang and his son also trusted your brother-in-law. Later, the King of Gaochang and his son were hanged to death by their own people at the city gate. Those who believed in your brother-in-law None of them ended well."
Li Zhi was silent for a long time.
Zhang Yang's crimes are too numerous to mention, and what happened in Luoyang caused those children of aristocratic families to lose their wealth and be imprisoned.
All the deeds have shown that I believe Zhang Yang will end badly.
Others may not see through it.
But Li Shimin knew very well that beneath that harmless face was a very sinister face.
Moreover, there is another devil's face hidden under this face, and there is a black heart.
As the Khan of Heaven, he would naturally not allow this monster with three faces and two hearts to cause trouble.
But not only should he be used to contribute to the country, but he should also be used as fuel for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty to burn, and his value should be used up.
As for the long-collapsed Shengguang Temple that Zhang Yang told Li Chengqian, he probably hoped to build a new family on the ruins of Shengguang Temple.
Let Shengguang Temple have no possibility of recovery.
It is enough to see that his heart is vicious and his intentions are sinister.
The couple returned to Lishan with their children. Today, the aunt made steamed rice cakes, which were mixed with yellow rice and glutinous rice, plus red dates.
Li Yue took a piece of steamer cake and gave it to her daughter to eat.
Putting the affairs of the court behind him, Zhang Yang can concentrate on making furniture for his new home in the coming days.
Work is still suspended in the village.
The entire Lishan Mountain celebrated New Year's Eve, and the village entered its most leisurely time.
With nothing to do, Zhang Yang used iron rivets to fix the bed frame in order to make the new bed stronger.
Li Yue put the remaining steamed cake on the table and said, "Husband, eat the steamed cake."
Zeng cake is a very traditional food in Guanzhong. It is a pastry made with a kitchen utensil called a Zeng.
A piece of rice cake can satisfy you and is very nutritious.
On the fifteenth day of the year, envoys from various countries reported to the Ministry of Rites their loyalty to the Khan in the new year and their expectations for the coming year.
In addition to making furniture and hugging his daughter every day, Zhang Yang would also listen to Li Tai talk about things in the DPRK when he had nothing to do.
Luoyang City is still very tightly guarded, and the clans from all over the country still do not give up on rescuing their own children.
Both soft and hard methods were used.
However, both Sun Fujia and Ma Zhou refused to accept the hard words, and the charges were confirmed one after another.
After being locked up in a dungeon and tortured day after day, these children from aristocratic families have almost collapsed for so long.
Zhang Yang is not too interested in these things. Li Shan's interests have been achieved, and then it is left to Li Shimin to end it.
The DPRK was happy to serve as a referee at this time, and began to think about how to use this to blackmail the clans in various places.
It is also necessary to impose heavier taxes and controls on merchants.
However, there was one incident. Li Ji led troops to attack Xue Yantuo, and the surrender of Gaochang and the Western Regions made Tian Khan even more sage.
The Turkic Little Khan once again sent his credentials to Chang'an City, hoping that Tian Khan would worship the Turkic Great Khan, so that more than a hundred Turkic tribes would submit to the Tang Dynasty.
After years of growth, the little Khan Heluo'u became more and more aware of the fate of Jieli and his father Khan Tuli Khan.
He did not dare to disobey the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty's military force was so powerful that no one could stop it. Xue Yantuo Yinan Khan, who had bullied the Turks in the past, was restored to power.
The young Khan still remembers the Yinan Khan killing, burning and looting on the Turkic pastures.
At that time, the shadow in my heart emerged again.
Being weak, he wanted to keep the peace and was unable to resist the Yinan Khan who was now restored. He was worried that he would attack the Turks again. After the Foreign Affairs Council lobbied for many pastures in the north and south of the Yinshan Mountains, the young Khan was willing to give up all the territory of the Turks. Dedicated to the Tang Dynasty, hoping that Tian Khan can always protect the Turks.
With the surrender of the Turks, Gaochang, the Western Regions and Xue Yantuo decided to build a Tiankhan Avenue east of the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.
This was the respect paid by the various countries to Li Shimin and a determination to submit to the Tang Dynasty.
Xue Yantuo's Yinan Khan was able to agree because the Tang army helped him reset last year and also hoped that the Tang Dynasty would come to his aid to attack the Uighurs.
This Khan, who was still counting money for others after being sold, could only surrender to the Tang Dynasty even if he came back to his senses.
Under the majesty of Tian Khan, Xue Yantuo Khan, who had his own arrogant time at the beginning, could only lower his head.
Various tribes in Mobei and Monan surrendered one after another, and the Tiankhan Avenue was also the main road for envoys from various countries to worship the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
This historic Tiankhan Avenue has finally arrived.
Li Tai paced back and forth while narrating, "It has set up more than fifty post stations to facilitate business travel from various countries, so that people of all ethnic groups can put aside their swords and grudges, talk with each other, and worship the Khan together."
"Brother-in-law, now all the tribes in the Western Regions and all the tribes in the northern and southern Mobei have submitted to the Tang Dynasty. My father is the Khan of Heaven, and many of the tribes that have surrendered are also his subjects. The leaders of all the countries have to pay tribute to my father every year. The emperor reports on the people's livelihood and taxation."
Zhang Yang drank tea with a troubled look on his face, "Yes, everyone is rushing to recognize your father as their father."
All countries love him, and in the Central Plains concept of king and father, there seems to be nothing wrong with calling him father.
Li Tai nodded slightly.
This Tiankhan Avenue accelerated the unification of all ethnic groups in the Central Plains, and also allowed Li Shimin to command the power of various countries to become more stable. This emperor who has been on the throne for ten years is shining with his eternal achievements.
In mid-January of the tenth year of Zhenguan, the name of Tiankhan Avenue spread throughout the country.
Another civil strife broke out in Tubo. This time the civil strife was caused by Songtsen Gampo's plan to replenish his troops. In the past two years, Tubo had been infiltrated by lobbyists from the Foreign Affairs Council and was riddled with holes.
As the name of Tiankhan became more and more popular, Songtsan Gampo, the Zanpu of Tubo, also declined.
Finally, someone proposed to this Tubo Zanpu that all the tribes and territories of Tubo should be dedicated to the Khan of Heaven to ensure the safety of Tubo.
Now the Tang Dynasty has built the Protectorate of the Western Regions. In time, if Tubo does not surrender, the countries in the Western Regions will attack Tubo with an order from Tian Khan.
Songtsen Gampo did not accept this argument and decisively refused.
In the tenth year of Zhenguan, the imperial court had not yet begun, and decrees left Chang'an City one after another.
Li Tai continued: "Father, the soldiers and horses of each guard mansion will be changed to Zhechong mansion, and the commanders of each mansion will be changed to captains. There will be 634 mansions.
There are 260 mansions in Guanguan alone, and the children who join the army must be twenty years old before they can join the army. Every winter, Captain Zhechong leads his own troops to teach battles. They rotate every five months, and there are 600,000 soldiers in the country! "
The Tang Dynasty changed the age threshold for children to join the army to twenty years old.
Throughout the ages, those who joined the army were as young as thirteen or twelve years old.
But now Datang dares to have the confidence to change the age to twenty.
This is the moment when Tian Khan shows his majesty, and these actions are nothing more than demonstrating to the world the power of the Tang Dynasty's military.
Raising the threshold for joining the army to twenty years old also shows that the Tang Dynasty has no shortage of soldiers. This confidence also gives the army absolute confidence.
It all shows the great power of the Tang Dynasty at this moment.
Thirty years have passed since the Sui Dynasty. Li Shimin took over the Tang Dynasty from Li Yuan, which had just learned to stand up.
From the forbearance when he ascended the throne to the ten years of Zhenguan, Li Shimin has used the strength he has accumulated for many years.
At this moment, the Tian Khan showed his sharpness.
Zhang Yang frowned and thought, there were reasons for all the measures, and they were also done to consolidate the emperor's power and to deter the clans from all over the country who had been complaining since last year.
Li Tai's fat face was filled with pride and pride.
Now is the time when the emperor has reached the peak of his power, and Li Shimin, who is in his prime, has also ushered in the most peak moment of his life.
Zhang Yang was worried, "How much will this cost?"
"Brother-in-law, don't spoil the fun."
Li Tai is very happy now. He also knows that the government is short of money, but he cannot raise it.
Zhang Yang looked at the scenery in front of him. It was half a month after the New Year, and the weather finally showed signs of getting warmer.
The weeds in the fields were the first to grow.
Niu Chuang came in a hurry, "An urgent report from the Foreign Affairs Commission of the County Marquis."
Zhang Yang took the report, opened it and looked at it carefully. When Dashi attacked the strait to the west, he hit a wall.
Dashi failed to attack the ancient Greek city this time, but he will attack again in the future.
The weird feeling in my heart emerged again. If Datang didn't take action, Greece would fall into the hands of the cannibal.
And Persia will also perish at the hands of the cannibals.
This day is not far away.
Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan, stood at the pinnacle of power, and the national power of the Tang Dynasty would continue to rise.
During this period, dramatic changes were also taking place in Central Asia to the west of the Central Plains.
After the initially weak Dashi initially took control of the structure of the power system, the pace of expansion continued.
Even in Western eyes, cannibals are demonized.
However, the parliamentary system dominated by ancient Rome and even the Greeks was ultimately not as advanced as the centralized system. This difference in power structure was often reflected in war.
"Dad." Xiao Qingqing came with short legs, "Mom said... count the money."
Her words were still slurred and her speech was choppy.
