Datang: Beat Tang Taizong violently at the beginning

Chapter 235 Gather 5000 people for me!

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the land was reclassified, and the tax rate for the common people was [-] per [-], which was already a lot less than the [-] per [-] of the Han Dynasty, let alone compared with the exorbitant taxes of other dynasties and dynasties. It is already much easier!
It's just that Changwu County is close to Zhongnan Mountain. There are many mountains and forests, and the fields are scarce. The number of acres allocated to the people is not much. Coupled with such a small tax rate, the annual tax revenue of the entire Changwu County is less than [-] guan!It is equivalent to the same amount of tax paid by a household for one year!

This kind of political achievement is indeed not very outstanding in Datang, no wonder Zhou Qing has worked in Changwu for several years and has no intention of promotion!
"Wei Zheng, are there many cases like Changwu County in Datang?"

Li Mo asked immediately, he really didn't know much about Datang's situation, but judging from the book income alone, it was indeed quite poor!
Moreover, Changwu County is still close to Chang'an City, so the situation is so bad, needless to say, it is a prefecture or county in other places!
"His Royal Highness, it's not good, but it's not too bad either!" Wei Zheng said in a deep voice, he should be praised for such a situation. It's true that there are no bright spots, but there is nothing too wrong!

"Wang Peng, Hu Sandao, how many people did you two gather in Daqingshan?" Li Mo immediately asked Wang Peng and Hu Sandao again!

"His Royal Highness, the two of us gathered more than 800 people in Daqing Mountain. If Your Highness has any orders, we can gather [-] people!"

Wang Peng said in a deep voice, with a look of complacency on his face. After all, there are more than 8000 men in Changwu County, and the roster on Daqing Mountain has gathered as much as one-tenth.

And if Wang Peng had any appeal, one-third of the men in the entire Changwu County could be gathered together. No wonder Zhou Qing had nothing to do with Wang Peng before.

There are only so many people in the county government of Changwu County. Isn't it a joke to deal with such a Qingshan thief? What's more, Wang Peng and Hu Sandao really didn't do anything to fight and rob houses, which is unreasonable!

"Okay, Zhou Qing and Wang Peng, you two go back to Changwu County first, and gather the men from Changwu County. Within ten days, you must gather at least 5000 people!"

"Your Highness, it's not difficult to recruit people, but I don't know what His Highness wants to do?"

Zhou Qing suddenly asked with trepidation, since Changwu County is now divided into the fiefdom of the King of Yan, then to put it bluntly, almost all of the 5 households and more than [-] people in Changwu County have become the King of Yan His Highness's servant, and Zhou Qing, the official official of the imperial court, is nothing more than a steward of Yan Wang's mansion.

The problem is that this is a county in Changwu County, with more than 5 people. His Royal Highness King Yan suddenly wants to summon [-] men. Who knows what to do?
"You two don't worry about doing it. There can be no less than 5000 people. Don't worry, I won't harm them. On the contrary, I will give them a big benefit!"

Li Mo immediately vowed to start a big project, how can it be done in this era without relying on the number of people?

Don't you see how many civilians Qin Shihuang used to hook up the Great Wall,
Didn’t you see that Emperor Sui Yang excavated the Grand Canal and used the power of millions of people to complete these two major projects!

Although Li Mo just opened a coal mine, but with the productivity of this damn feudal society, without thousands of people, I am afraid that it will not be able to do it at any scale!

"Yes!" Zhou Qing and Wang Peng were helpless immediately, but they could only take orders to go. Changwu County has now become the fief of King Yan, and King Yan is the biggest official in Changwu County. It can even be said that within the fief What King Yan said was almost the same as that of King Tang,
"Wait a minute!"

But before Zhou Qing and Wang Peng planned to take orders and leave, Wei Zheng directly stopped them.

Then Wei Zheng said to Li Mo with a serious face, "I don't know what your Highness plans to use 5000 people for?"

At this moment, Wei Zheng said with a serious face, as if Li Mo did not give him a reasonable explanation, Wei Zheng would not agree no matter what!
However, Wei Zheng's persuasion is not unreasonable. Although Changwu County is Li Mo's fiefdom, it is definitely not a small number to use 5000 people in Changwu County. It's going to be a big trouble, the current king of Yan can't stand such a toss!
"Master Wei, if I say that I am sure to quadruple the tax revenue of the entire Changwu County within three months, would you believe me or not?"

Li Mo suddenly smiled and said, the power of coal is developed at this moment, even if it cannot directly push the Tang Dynasty into the steam age, but even if it can exert a tenth of the power of coal, its productivity will also advance big***!

Quadruple!
Wei Zheng was taken aback when he heard this, including Zhou Qing, Wang Peng, and Hu Sandao. The annual income of Changwu County is only less than [-] yuan. If it is doubled, it will be [-] yuan. consistently, and this must be done within three months

In other words, His Royal Highness King Yan intends to achieve the tax revenue of Changwu County in four years within three months. How is this possible?

"Your Highness, now that I was established at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the tax is one forty to allow the people to recuperate. If Your Highness raises taxes rashly, it may cause dissatisfaction among the people!"

At this moment, Wei Zheng hastened to persuade him that the annual tax revenue would be quadrupled within three months, and Wei Zheng couldn't think of any other considerations other than tax hikes.
And to achieve such a terrifying tax, I am afraid that the tax rate of one forty taxes in the entire Changwu County will instantly become four taxes for one, or even three taxes for one!
If things go on like this, not to mention the tax revenue of Changwu County will be doubled within three months, I am afraid that if it is done in two months, all the people in Changwu County will run away!
"Haha, Master Wei, you have misunderstood me. I won't let people charge Changwu County's tax, and I even want to exempt Changwu County's agricultural tax!"

Li Mo smiled immediately, but we can't blame Wei Zheng, although Wei Zheng is also a celebrity-level boss in Double Ninety, but in this era, if you want to increase taxes, the only way is to increase taxes!

However, once the tax is increased, the pressure on the people will inevitably increase greatly, especially at the end of the dynasty, the tax will usually become four taxes and one, three taxes and one, or even more terrifying. At that time, peasant uprisings will be set off. When the king rises up, the dynasty will come to an end!

(To explain, farmers in ancient times were basically on the line of food and clothing. If the tax was [-] for [-] or [-] for [-], it would mean that you would be hungry for half a month in a year, and it would be over evenly. It is equivalent to your hungry stomach for a month, and you can even it out evenly. If you pay three taxes or one tax, it is equivalent to your hungry stomach for three or four months!)

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