"Also, Mr. Li, your daughter has a bad temper, and you don't care about her." Bai Meng complained.
Li Gefei was cursing secretly in his heart: Well, Li Qingzhao, you are promising, just wait for me, wait until you come back home and see how I deal with you.
Hearing this, Li Gefei hurriedly said: "Is there still such a thing? Don't worry, virtuous son-in-law, I've assigned you to talk to her carefully and ask her to restrain herself."
Bai Mengpi smiled but had no good intentions. He suppressed his desire first, and then added more anger to the angry Li Gefei. Then he stopped talking and said: "I am very satisfied that Mr. Li can say that, and she also He is still young, ignorant and always loves to make mischief.”
Li Gefei was eager to ask Li Qingzhao to apologize to this "good son-in-law" immediately. Li Qingzhao, Li Qingzhao, you are very capable. You can actually make a "virtuous son-in-law" so angry that he comes to complain to me. This "good son-in-law" is really reasonable and blames the problem on your young age. However, you are not too young anymore. You are a girl that makes people both love and hate you.
"My daughter, she should," Li Gefei agreed awkwardly.
Bai Meng smiled, turned around and waved goodbye. Li Gefei was not in a hurry to settle accounts with Li Qingzhao. Instead, he summarized what Bai Meng said, wrote a memorial, and went to the palace to meet Zhao Guan's family.
On the one hand, Li Gefei did this because he was afraid that the old and new party conflicts would break out and he would be implicated, which would in turn implicate his girlfriend and suffer as well. On the one hand, he also wanted to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun and even unify the nine states.
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Zhao Guan's family had not yet reached the age of crown ceremony. After ascending the throne, he was forced by the Queen Mother and court officials to handle government affairs all day long.
He had no time to write calligraphy or painting, and he had to sneak out even when leaving the palace. Imperial power was too scattered, and the world of Zhao and Song Dynasty was actually the world of literati and officials.
He was depressed and missed his days as King Duan. When he heard Li Gefei's visit, he thought: Could it be that he is here to put pressure on me again? This is not the treatment that an emperor should have. This is not an emperor, but an official.
"Li Aiqing, what do you want from me?" Zhao Guanjia thought to himself, you'd better be fine.
"In the official family, I have my own memorial." Li Gefei picked up the wat tablet and held it in his hands as a salute.
Zhao Guan's family feels so aggrieved. You officials are busy every day. You have to pay so many memorials one by one. When can I see you?
Li Gefei said righteously: "The officials and ministers believe that it is not advisable to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Liao Dynasty. The gold thieves are ambitious, and being with them is no different than seeking the skin of a tiger."
Zhao Guanjia heard this and replied: "Why did Aiqing say this? Shouldn't our government take advantage of the decadence of the Liao people to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun?"
Immediately, Li Gefei explained the stakes to Zhao Guan's family, and the Song Dynasty secretly instigated the internal conflict between Liao and Jin.
Li Gefei explained Bai Meng's plan to destroy Liao and Pingjin in detail to Zhao Guan's family, analyzing the victory or defeat of both sides, as well as when the Song Dynasty would send troops and what excuses they would use to send troops.
The Zhao Guan family greatly admired Li Gefei's talent, insight and courage, and praised him for his great talent. Li Gefei proposed the idea of unifying the world, which opened the eyes of the Zhao Guan family.
In addition, most of the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government supported the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Liao Dynasty and regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. This was a knot in the mind of the Song people. Li Gefei not only wanted to regain the land of Yanyun, but also wanted to unify the nine states and regain the Han Dynasty, showing extraordinary courage.
Zhao Guanjia praised Li Gefei's brilliant strategy: "To fan the flames between Liao and Jin, give verbal support to Jin, and make the two sides fight fiercely. The Song army waited and watched, encouraging the Jin people. When signs of a truce appeared, they borrowed money from the weaker party and sold scrap metal. The main force was Waiting for the opportunity to make the northern expedition."
Since the Later Jin Dynasty lost the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, everyone in the Song Dynasty wanted to regain them, and they worked hard for a hundred years to do so.
Now that the trajectory of reincarnation has been corrected, it is no longer the track of the "Sea Alliance", and the memory of reincarnation has disappeared, as if it never happened.
Zhao Guanjia questioned Li Gefei's solution to the military expenditure problem: Wang Anshi's reform aimed at increasing military expenditure, but failed to solve it. As a member of the Ministry of Rites, how does Li Gefei respond?
Zhao Guanjia frowned and said: "Li Aiqing, I also have the ambition to unify the Nine Provinces, pacify Liao, destroy Xixia, and even annex the Kingdom of Jin. But now that the border army is defeated, why do we do it?"
Wang Anshi's reforms proposed the Young Crops Law, the Recruitment Law, the Farmland Equalization Tax Law, the Farmland Water Conservancy Law, the Market Change Law, and the Equalization Law, but they failed to significantly change the decadent situation of the army, and there were many negative effects. There was strong opposition from the old guard to the new law.
Li Gefei proposed increasing commercial taxes to replenish the national treasury. Large businesses would be taxed according to the standard of ten taxes and two taxes, while small businesses would be taxed less; hospitals and pharmacies would be tax-free.
The imperial court checked the prices of medicines and medical treatment to ensure that they were affordable for the people. This policy wins the hearts of the people and increases tax revenue, which is the best policy.
Sacrificing tax revenue from hospitals and pharmacies in exchange for market tax revenue growth will win the hearts of the people and fill the national treasury. Purchase more war horses, rectify the border troops, and make the country rich and powerful.
At the same time, Li Gefei proposed Bai Meng's new commercial tax system, and asked the Forbidden Army to form the Bianjing Commercial Tax Army to cooperate with the internal affairs eunuchs and Ministry of Household personnel to collect taxes door-to-door. Officials and the royal family's properties also had to pay taxes.
Li Gefei also summarized and proposed tough methods and buffer methods.
Tough law: It is stipulated that no business can be opened without paying business tax. Merchants will not shut themselves down to avoid losing money to their opponents. Bribery payments must be reported truthfully, with 70% going to the treasury, 20% going to internal funds, and 10% going to official welfare. Those who accept bribes need to deal with tax collection.
Buffer law: The imperial army pretends to be gangsters and collects huge amounts of protection fees from business taxes, several times a day. If they refuse to pay, the taxes will be increased. The government cooperated with the imperial army to "catch thieves" and increased protection fees if taxes were not collected.
Taxation reform: Bianjing business tax rate was levied first, and part of the tax revenue was used to increase the salaries of tax officials. Court officials supported the new tax law in order to increase their salaries and turned a blind eye to the actions of the imperial guards.
Military reform: Li Gefei proposed that the emperor send internal affairs personnel to monitor weapons manufacturing and prevent cutting corners. Commercial tax revenue was used to purchase large quantities of war horses from the Dali Kingdom to strengthen the army.
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Zhao Guanjia was overjoyed and said: "Li Aiqing, this business tax collection is very good. In this way, the national treasury will be enriched and the officials' welfare will be improved. Then we can buy war horses from Dali Kingdom, strengthen the armament, and promote some generals, and then..."
Zhao Guan's family couldn't talk any more, and seemed to have found another difficulty. Zhao Song valued literature over military affairs. If he promoted generals, he would definitely encounter opposition from the officials. What should we do?
"Li Aiqing, now the court officials are not happy to promote generals. Why?" Zhao Guanjia asked Li Gefei. He, Li Gefei, had the vision to help the Song Dynasty unify the Nine Provinces. Presumably he should have taken this situation into consideration.
"In the official family, I think we can make the emperor's eldest son the mighty general and the marching commander of Qin Feng Road and Yongxing Army Road." Li Gefei said with a smile.
"My dear, what are you talking about? I don't have any heirs yet. Where did the emperor's eldest son come from? I don't have any illegitimate children outside. My dear, please don't talk nonsense." Zhao Guanjia's face turned dark. This is a complete slander of the emperor.
