Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty Chapter 642: Reductions~!

Gu Xiaomao’s dream is so simple, so simple that Li Zexuan only needs to move his lips to help him realize it immediately; but at the same time, his dream is so difficult, so difficult that ordinary people will have a life of poverty. Can't reach a small goal of his dream~!

"Little Mao, I have a long errand here, the less you want to do it~?"

Li Zexuan did not directly give Gu Xiaomao a large sum of money to directly realize his dream, nor did he remain indifferent and let him realize his dream. As the saying goes, teaching people to fish is worse than teaching people to fish. Li Zexuan helped Gu Xiaomao choose A shortcut to success.

Gu Xiaomao was startled, then he was very excited: "My boss, you said~! I am definitely willing to do it~!"

Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile and said: "You promised so decisively, you are not afraid that I let you do murder and arson~?"

Gu Xiaomao grinned and said: "Hey~! Look at the boss, what you said, how can a kind-hearted person like you let me do that murder and arson~?"

Li Zexuan laughed and said, "Hehe~! In that case, let me tell you about this errand~! After Yanhuang Academy, there will be more and more students, Xiao Mao, you can open a small shop in the Academy, ah, No, it’s a shop selling snacks. The monthly surplus will definitely be enough for you to realize your dreams~!"

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Above the court, the early court is now 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 in Chengdu has decreased by about 20%, compared with the harvest in some places. Last year it was even reduced by 30 to 40%. As a result, after the people have paid their food, the food left in their hands may not be able to support the coming year~!"

Fang Xuanling stood in front of the team and reported to Li Er with a bow.

As soon as his voice fell, there was a "buzz" whispering in the court hall. In this age of relying on the sky for food, food is the lifeblood of a country. This is a fragile and sensitive nerve. There is no one. Will not pay attention.

Li Er, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help but sink when he heard the words. At the same time, he couldn't help but think of Li Zexuan's locust plague language in his mind~!

With the reduction in grain production and the locust plague coming to the world, it is difficult for Li Er to imagine how terribly devastated it would be if Datang did not prepare in advance~!

"Then order the states and counties to exempt the people from 20% of taxes~!"

Li Er was silent for a while, then he ordered.

"Your Majesty, don't do it~!"

An old man who is nearly half a century old, heard the words and hurriedly stepped forward and retorted: "Although your majesty's move can relieve the pain of the people, it is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst~! If all localities implement the will of your majesty, it will definitely lead to states The county’s official warehouses were dissatisfied with the grain requisition. Once a famine occurs, the state governments will face a situation where there is no grain available, and they can only wait for the court’s rescue~!"

The speaker is Xiao Yu~!

"Your Majesty, the old ministers also think this is inappropriate~!"

As soon as Xiao Yu's voice fell, Wei Zheng also stepped forward and said, "I am sorry to say that your majesty's move can only solve the problems of a small number of the people. Most of the rest of the people are relying on the rich and powerful. Your Majesty will reduce taxes here. , They don’t feel the favor~!"

Obviously, Wei Zheng Lao Penzi has long been aware of some loopholes and shortcomings in the land equalization system in the Tang Dynasty, but he was unable to create a more complete and reasonable land system.

"The minister agrees~!"

"The old minister also seconded~!"

In a short while, two or three ministers will come forward to agree.

Li Er frowned and said, "This is not to drink poison to quench thirst, but to weigh it~! The princes may have forgotten, count the days, within a month, the fleet that went south should return with full load. At that time, with the food brought back by the fleet, there will be no more food shortage in Datang~!"

The ministers were surprised, they really forgot about this~!

"But your majesty..."

Fang Xuanling thought for a while. After all, he felt that relying on a fleet of unknown harvests was unreliable. He opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but Li Er waved his hand and interrupted:

"Fang Aiqing does not need to say more, I have decided that instead of expropriating more grain and grass, causing famine in various places, and redistributing grain by the court, it is better to keep the benefits for the people, and the troubles of the province cause a lot of waste~!"

In this way, Li Er has made a final decision. This year, all states and counties will reduce the tax rate by 20%. The news spread and the whole country is happy.

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"Oh~? Twenty percent tax reduction~? What does your Majesty think~?"

Li Zexuan, who was in Yanhuang Academy, received the news in the afternoon. Like Fang Xuanling, he also felt that Li Er's move was nothing more than drinking poison to quench his thirst~!

The land tax system has existed in China for more than two thousand years. It was not abolished until more than 50 years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. This shows how deeply the ruling group relied on land taxation. With Datang’s current economic level, The tax reduction and exemption of 20% of the land tax, this is playing with fire~!

Why does Li Er have the confidence to dare to play like this~?

"This...Ma can't guess what your Majesty meant~! But this move can alleviate the people's urgency~IndoMTL.com~It is a test for the disaster-bearing capacity of various states and capitals~!"

Ma Zhou sat opposite Li Zexuan, and said in thought.

"Forget it, don't want to~! By the way, Brother Ma, how about the expansion of the workshop~?"

After thinking for a while, Li Zexuan didn't think of anything famous (after all, this cargo also forgot about the previous large fleet of ships going south), he suddenly remembered the new site of the workshop, so he asked.

In order to expand the scale, Li Zexuan originally planned to move the workshop to Meicun, but because of the shortage of funds in the early stage of the construction of the college, Li Zexuan asked Fubo to suspend the plan. Later, the fairy mirror and the glassware were launched. , Li Zexuan made 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 been busy working on this matter in the past few months.

"Lord, all the venues for the new workshop have been arranged. It is built on the riverside according to your wishes~! Now it is basically set up and ready to start production~!"

Ma Zhou replied with a smile.

"Um~!"

Li Zexuan nodded, and felt a little peace of mind. He has been too busy these few months, and he must not be able to do everything. Fortunately, these people around him can often be alone.

"If this is the case, Brother Ma will be affected in the future. You have to take care of both the "Datang Daily" and the academy's affairs~!"

Li Zexuan said with emotion.

Ma Zhou smiled helplessly: "Lord, Ma told you before~! I'm not a husband, but you..."

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Fifth more~!

(End of this chapter)

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