Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

If it is said that His Majesty and His Highness have already passed the gas, it means that this matter is very likely to be true. As long as this matter is true, it means that there will inevitably be great conflicts among the ministers in the court , and this wave of conflict depends on how big your Highness and His Majesty's initial actions are.

But no matter how big it is, none of the ministers above the court can resist this huge temptation, which means that this business tax has to be collected!And it is definitely easy to pass the court.

Now, His Highness made a move to take advantage of his strength and directly threw the problem to the aristocratic family himself. As the representatives of the aristocratic family, the ministers should choose when their own interests conflict with the interests of their own representatives?

In fact, there is no need to guess the answer to this question.

Think about it, a sharp increase in power, or just pay some money, which one do you think you would choose?From the perspective of court officials, who would care about that little money?Isn't it just to pay some money?They have paid all the money, if His Majesty can really give up some rights.

This means that Datang will enter a new stage, when the powerful family feels that they will get greater benefits in exchange.

The problem is, what problems they can think of, His Highness can't think of?

With His Highness's current methods, he must have carefully considered these issues.

It’s just that Wei Zheng couldn’t think of how to do it later. What he can predict now is that if the commercial tax is collected, according to the current level of commercial trade near Chang’an City, Datang’s treasury will increase by at least [-]% after the commercial tax is collected!

And this kind of income will increase with the continuous increase of Datang's commerce and trade. In the future, the national treasury may not even need agricultural tax, or reduce agricultural tax to an extremely low level. In this case, people will naturally keep more money in their hands. Food, and at that time, maybe food would not be a problem.

Wei Zheng also had some imagination in his mind.

While Wei Zheng was thinking about it here, Li Ke hesitated for a moment, and walked directly to the palace. He felt the crisis!

Dad wants to make trouble!So Li Ke felt that he had to find an excuse to go out quickly.

He hasn't traveled yet this year, so he has to go out.

When he arrived at the palace, Li Ke easily found Li Shimin in Liangyi Hall.

"Sit down, it seems that you have already understood the business and taxation." Li Shimin asked.

"It's actually not difficult. When I told you, Father, in 19, you might have been skeptical, but this year, Father, you discovered that the people near Chang'an have money, and when they become rich, the people will Buy some daily necessities that are beneficial to life."

"For example, kitchen knives, iron pots, and even some ordinary people who earn a little money will buy some meat during major festivals."

"And these are all changes. According to the latest data provided by the firm under my name on the sales of salt produced in Xizhou, the sales of salt in 50 Wen wooden boxes have increased a lot this year, which means that many people have money and started Consumed."

"And the money will flow into Xizhou and become the funds in the hands of the people of Xizhou, and the funds in the hands of the people of Xizhou will enter my hands through my property in Xizhou, and the money that enters my hands will be started by me. Hire common people in all parts of the Tang Dynasty, hire retired government soldiers, and return to the hands of the common people."

"Now father, you should have a more intuitive feeling." Li Ke said with a smile.

"Indeed." Li Shimin nodded. No matter how gaudy Li Ke told him before, it was not as true as what he saw. The most ingenious thing is that everyone seems to be benefiting during this process?When the people are rich and their lives are better, the country becomes stronger, and even if the commercial tax is collected, the funds in the treasury will also increase.

With the increase in treasury funds, the treasury can spend more military expenditures and start professional military reforms. At that time, the military system of the Tang Dynasty will gradually become history, and it will become a recruitment system plus a professional military system.

Li Shimin can now find a complete context in Li Ke's 21 articles.

"In the barracks before, you said you had something to talk to me about, what was it?" Li Shimin sat up straight.

"I'm going to Lingnan Road, I will go there in person, and I may need to lead a navy, and I may even have the right to use force at any time." Li Ke said.

"Oh, then you just take the soldier talisman and jade seal with you." Li Shimin grumbled, without expressing anything special.

Li Ke: "..."

"You went to Lingnan Road just for the grain-producing areas of Zhenxue and Linyi?" Li Shimin asked.

"Yes. It also includes the acquisition of a large amount of porcelain from the Tang Dynasty, as well as silk, linen, silk, etc." Li Ke said.

The main trade materials of the Tang Dynasty were silk, linen, silk, tea, and porcelain.

Although the porcelain of the Tang Dynasty was not as famous in the Western Regions as it was in the Song and Ming Dynasties, it was actually already very famous.

"I leave it to you." Li Shimin nodded.

"In addition, I want all of your possessions." Li Ke said again.

"Why?" Li Shimin immediately became vigilant, "You have tens of millions of funds in your hand, and you still give your father and me a small amount of money? I have no more than 100 million coins in my hand."

"To become a shareholder, we want to establish the Datang Royal Foundation." Li Ke was a little helpless.

"What do you mean? You and those who painted cakes with the clan?" Li Shimin was a little surprised.

"It is to use the funds in your hands as the capital, and then invest in some industries to make profits. That is, the Datang Royal Foundation. To put it bluntly, it completely separates the royal private property from the national treasury." Li Ke said with a smile .

"Oh? Can you earn as much money as you have?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

"Yes." Li Ke nodded calmly.

"Then I will spend the money as I want, right?" Li Shimin was completely moved. He is afraid to spend any money now.

"No." Li Ke looked calm.

"Why?!" Li Shimin widened his eyes.

"You are the emperor of a country, you are the symbol of the Tang Dynasty, and the most noble existence of the Tang Dynasty. Your daily expenses and consumption should be provided by the treasury." Li Ke said in a strange tone.

"What do you mean?" Li Shimin looked unkind, and looked at Li Ke with a frown. You told me that the royal family assets are separated from the treasury, and that the treasury provides my daily expenses and consumption?What's the meaning?

"It means that you are the emperor, and all your expenses are paid by the treasury, but you, as the emperor, have no right to inherit the royal property fund, or to put it another way, you automatically gave up the right to inherit when you inherited the throne. In the future, all those who inherit the throne in the Tang Dynasty The emperor will automatically give up the right to inherit the royal family assets, of course, you will still have children, except for the next emperor." Li Ke said with a smile.

Li Shimin: "..."