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Chapter 163 Taxation of the Tang Dynasty

Several members of the aristocratic family yelled for a long time, but when they saw no one was paying attention to them, they all left cruel words, handed over their hands and smirked, bid farewell to the other party, and left angrily!

However, Ding Yi was rushed into the palace by Li Er, accompanied by the secretary Lang Cen Wenwen, the doctor of imperial history and the servant of Zhongshu Wen Yanbo.

As for Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, they have already returned to work!Skipping work with the boss, you have to go back when you're done!
All the way to the Lizheng Hall, Chen Hong ordered someone to brew the Tathagata tea sent by Ding Yi, and several people sat around Li Er.

Li Er had to sigh with emotion, ever since Ding Yi became a Marquis, there were always new things that Ding Yi brought into the palace from time to time!There are so many things to eat, use, and wear!Now he feels that his mouth is tricky, and he can't get used to the food from before!Not to mention the hot pot that Li Tai sneaked into the palace and brought!How exciting is that smell!

"Okay, Ding Yi, tell me now, what's the problem with Datang's taxation?" After taking a sip of tea, Li Er went straight to the topic.

Before, because of anthracite and paper, Ding Yi pulled out taxes one by one, now it's time to talk about it!

Cen Wenwen, who joined in halfway, tugged Wen Yanbo beside him and asked why.

Ding Yi organized his language, and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the current taxation of the Tang Dynasty mainly includes the agricultural tax adjusted by renters, the land tax just set last year, the household tax issued in the sixth year of Wude, and There are various additional taxes, such as foot money, camp cellars, tax grass, consumption increase, bundle bundles, etc., as well as salt tax and mining tax. I wonder if what I said is correct?"

"Go ahead!" Li Er gestured, and Ding Yi was indeed right.

Ding Yi sorted out his thoughts, and said: "Your Majesty exempts customs duties, which I can understand. It's just that why merchants don't have to pay taxes for transactions?" Ding Yi is a wealthy businessman, but he has never paid commercial taxes, which makes him I have been uneasy for a long time, I don't know if there is no one or no one dares to collect his tax!
After hearing this, Li Er understood clearly, and asked, "Then tell me, why did I exempt the tariffs?"

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Is this testing yourself?
After thinking about it, he replied: "I feel that Your Majesty wants to allow a large number of goods from outside the customs to flow into the Central Plains. The exemption of tariffs can reduce the prices of goods. At the same time, it can also promote commercial activities in the Central Plains!"

Li Er nodded in satisfaction, and said appreciatively, "You're right, but there's still one thing you didn't say!"

"I don't know!" What you know is what you know, what you don't know is what you don't know, you must have the courage not to be ashamed to ask!

"Do you know what the Tang Dynasty lacks the most?" Li Er asked again.

"Lack of food? Lack of money?" Last year's locust plague must have greatly affected the court.The first is the cost of disaster relief.Secondly, because of the plague of locusts, the grain in the field was gnawed clean, so it would definitely not be able to collect taxes.

"Jingren, Dalin, what do you think?" Li Er turned to Wen Yanbo and asked again.

Cen Wenwen didn't say a word, he didn't want to steal Wen Yanbo's limelight.

Wen Yanbo replied: "Your Majesty is for the population. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the population dropped sharply. After these years of recuperation, and your Majesty's exemption from tariffs. At least the price of goods will be reduced, people's purchasing power will be enhanced, and the circulation of goods will be improved." It will be more frequent, and the population will gather even more. Today, the population of Datang has increased to 800 million households!"

... After listening to Wen Yanbo's words, Ding Yi thought of this, but Li Er didn't expect that Li Er would have such an understanding!Eliminate tariffs and lower prices.Increase the desire to buy, resulting in population aggregation, which leads to population increase!
But for Datang now, population is indeed more important!In this agriculture-based society, population is the primary productive force and the main driving force of the economy!
"I understand! The population increases and the cities begin to prosper. Although the tariff is gone, other taxes can be increased. From the perspective of the people, the tariff is exempted, and the concentration of people is large. The common people can work and do some small things. Business and life are much better than simple farming. The higher the court tax, the more financial resources, the less apportionment to the farmers through the fields, and the lighter burden on the farmers. The better the living conditions of the farmers, the more the population.” Ding Yi continued Said: "The population increases, and the tax revenue also increases!"

Li Er clapped his hands and applauded, Ding Yi's words made him clear about his desire to be exempted from tariffs!Let Li Er immediately feel that he has found a confidant!

"Hahahaha! I didn't expect you to be able to guess my painstaking efforts clearly! I am so relieved!" Li Er stood up excitedly, walked to Ding Yi's side, and patted Ding Yi's fragile shoulder with his big hand: "At the beginning, when I said that I wanted to exempt the tariffs, Wei Zheng and others tried their best to stop them. They also wanted to not shake the foundation of the country. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I can't just watch the population of the Tang Dynasty not increase at all."

After understanding Li Er's approach, Ding Yi wondered whether the commercial tax he wanted to propose could be implemented!
"Your Majesty, I have a message!"

"Tell me!" Li Er was very happy. He saw Ding Yi grow up today, or he didn't know him at all!
He cleared his throat, drank some water to moisten his throat, organized his thoughts clearly, and said: "Nowadays, the taxation in my Tang Dynasty is mainly based on agricultural tax, while merchants only need to pay household tax and head tax. Salt tax, etc., need three payments. One, I think this tax is very unreasonable!"

Do you dare to think that the household tax of Datang is calculated on a per household basis!
At this time, it is not a future generation, and the proportion of black households is less than 0.00001!
And the black household of Datang, hum!
Servants of princes and nobles, hidden households on manors, and refugees in the mountains!

Just ask if you are afraid of it!
Li Er's face became serious, and he heard that Ding Yi wanted to advise to change the tax!

"Tell me what you think!"

After getting approval, Ding Yi didn't care about the shocked expressions of Wen Yanbo and Li Er beside him.The words have already reached this point, no matter whether you say it or not, others already know what you mean!
"In my humble opinion, all shops and merchants who conduct commercial transactions should pay tax! This is not their household tax, but commercial tax!"

"Of course, this does not mean that we should deny what His Majesty has done for the population. It's just that the current Tang Dynasty is not just about agriculture!"

"Now that high-yielding crops such as corn and potatoes already exist, when they are widely spread, does His Majesty still think it's reasonable to rent two millet stones for every tenth year?"

"In the past, it was the common people who had difficulty growing grain, and the one with the largest yield per mu was only five or six shi. It's different now! With enough grain, there is no need to worry about rations at all. The common people can even say that in three to five years, Every household has surplus food every year! The slight increase in the price of goods can be fully afforded by the common people! Then, will the imperial court still want to exempt this commercial tax? Does Your Majesty know how much these merchants earn each year? And..."

Li Er suddenly became angry, and shouted sharply:
"enough!"

"That's all for today, don't bring up this matter again! You should step down first!"

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(End of this chapter)