West Garden, Qinzheng Hall.

In addition to Lin Ruhai, Li Su, Cao Rui, Lu Jia and other major ministers of the Military Affairs Office, there are also six ministers including Zhou Zheng, Liu Chao, Pei Nian, and Li Zhiyan.

The gathering of important officials was not because they became closer and closer to the throne, but because of the influence of the governors of other provinces and the inspectors of the censors, the court officials were very dissatisfied with the current tax collection on commercial matters.

The Dayan commercial tax has always been thirty taxes. Not to mention the current Western countries, even after hundreds of years, merchants can laugh and die.

After Jia Qiang took office, he raised the tax to 10 taxes, and some luxury goods even reached the level of seven taxes, five taxes, and even three taxes.

Moreover, it starts with the Delin number of the Tianjia Interior Ministry.

In this way, no one can "reasonably" avoid taxes under the guise of gentry's tax exemption.

But behind the big merchants in various places, which family does not have scholars?

How can you support the romance and romance that has been through years by farming alone?

There must be a business door shop in the home of a local prominent family.

Now that the court has a policy of the matter, there was no need to pay taxes to make a living, and it would be possible to cut out so much meat at once. How could there be no complaints?

In addition, officials are inevitably taking this opportunity to exploit and plunder those who are conspiring to frame and cause unjust cases. So for a time, this new court policy has almost reached the point where everyone is beating in other provinces.

The opposition was so loud that the center could not ignore it, so the court debate this afternoon was caused.

"The commercial tax strategy will never be shaken, there is no doubt. Don't think that it is my greed and that I have to harvest the silver of merchants all over the world. So, if the commercial tax is not collected, the Delin will take out the silver paid out and expand, and then use the title of the Royal Interior Department, the money you can earn can only be described as horror. At the same time, the wealthy people who scold the court now have their business under their names... in which the Delin can do business will be in. In fact, there are such signs now. So I am not greedy, but self-discipline through commercial tax heavy taxes."

Jia Qiang first decided to set the tone and cut off some officials' proposals to change the new commercial tax policy.

Pei Nian, the Minister of Rites, said: "Since that is the case, the emperor is about to ascend the throne to the emperor, and the emperor is rich all over the world. Why do you still allow the Delin name to expand freely among the people and compete for profit with the people?"

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Fight for profit with the people... You are right, but not completely correct. The imposition of commercial tax is indeed to curb the Delin expansion trend at the current terrifying speed, so as not to make it really compete for profit with the people. Otherwise, not to mention precious goods such as silk and lacquerware, even the firewood, rice, oil and salt of ordinary people can be mixed in, causing the common people to lose. This is what it means to compete for profit with the people.

But you may as well think about it, what would happen to the world without the Delin name?

The local giants and prominent families have a large amount of land in their hands, and with various means of manipulating grain prices, they can exploit tenants and people at will.

The shops under their names, such as rice shops and cloth shops, are another way to squeeze the people.

Such a huge business room has been in business for hundreds of thousands of years, but apart from the huge outdoors that are more extravagant and more greedy, how can you benefit the common people?

The existence of Delin can reduce the grain price first, second, lower the cloth price, third, also lower the price of iron and agricultural tools.

It is not a place of one county and one prefecture, but people in several provinces and even the whole world will benefit!

With these three points, how can we deserve the four words "competing for profit with the people"?

The most important thing is that if there are business geniuses among the people who want to compete with Delin, they have to study how the Delin reduces the rice price, the cloth price, and the iron price?

In this way, they can be forced to study equipment to improve productivity and better benefit the people!"

After picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Jia Qiang stood up and walked down the imperial stairs, stood in the hall, looking at the many ministers who were close to him, and said, "What the local government considers is the interests of the local government after all. How can it be easier to become an official? It is not a crime for the giant chamber. However, the center must adhere to the bottom line and principles of the center. If the right thing is, it must persist. Although it is difficult.

Is it better to collect commercial tax or agricultural tax? Which one is more beneficial to the country? Isn’t it not unaware of it?"

When the important officials heard this, Li Su said slowly: "Emperor, even though he said that, placing heavy taxes on merchants will inevitably greatly improve the status of merchants. Merchants do not engage in production, and are more bold and arrogant. They cannot sell anything, and they must be guarded against it."

These words are definitely not unreasonable, and Jia Qiang has a deep understanding of them.

Not to mention Western capitalism, the entire society is manipulated by capitalists.

Even in the East, there are very straightforward examples, that is real estate.

Too many real estate developers are domineering and rampant to the point of being unscrupulous.

The house was clearly built, but it was just a hooligan who dared to be a gangster.

Why are they not afraid and why are the people unable to do anything to them?

It is because too many local finances rely on land sales to support them, and some people rely on them to enjoy themselves and drink...

Similarly, if one day the finances of prefectures and counties in other provinces rely on commercial tax support, then the large merchants and businesses may be afraid of them and control them backfire.

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "This is the reason why I have always told everyone to rest assured that I will not truly depose Confucianism. Because Confucianism can consolidate the foundation of the country and focus on the people! It will not cause the foundation of the country to be stolen or sold, and can strongly monitor and suppress the greed and expansion of merchants.

As long as there are scholars in the temples of all dynasties, not merchants, you will not be afraid that merchants will not have any bottom line.

Commerce is a double-edged sword. If used well, it can benefit the country and the people, bring vitality to society, benefit the people, and enrich the national treasury.

But if the business is allowed to expand freely and form capital monsters, they will try to challenge the government and the court. They will try to control officials with gold and silver, bribe the army, and eventually rebel and rebellion.

On the Xiyi side, this has happened.

Therefore, as the controllers of the dynasty, we must clearly understand that we cannot give up because of choking and completely suppress business because of fear. Naturally, we cannot let it be lawless because of the word "Price".

The scale here is difficult to grasp, but it is indeed difficult to grasp. It is easy to grasp, but it is actually easy to grasp.

That is, on the issue of principle, you must never take a step back from merchants!

We must use the toughest means to let them know that the majesty of the court cannot be desecrated!

The merchants should understand that at any time, they should not want to provoke the government or trample on national laws, and they should not want to force the court to change national laws!

It's absolutely impossible!"

...

After the important officials retreated, Lin Ruhai left Li Su and Liu Chao, the Minister of Revenue, to report to him.

Many people looked at Zhou Zheng with envy and jealousy, which was quite difficult to say.

However, Liu Chao himself knew that he had a pain in his heart. After Lin Ruhai was confiscated in the palace, the minister who had been obsessed with Lin Ruhai's eyes undoubtedly became the target of public criticism.

Liu Chao did not doubt that the memorials of impeachment of him tomorrow would be more than ten times more.

However, he also understood that the greater the power he wanted to gain, the deeper the hardship he had to go through.

If you have such courage and perseverance, you will never be able to escape the shattered bones...

"Sir, I don't understand. I still need to make a decision on this kind of thing? Who dares to jump and beat them back hard!

It is best to catch the one who dances the most and beat them to death in one go, so that they can know what the majesty of the court is that cannot be violated!

It is really ridiculous to maintain the dignity of the court's laws and regulations so much that I asked me to make the decision!

I think sir, don’t rush to hand over power to train young successors, and they can’t help each one, without any decisiveness and courage!”

In front of Li Su and Liu Chao, Jia Qiang began to complain.

Lin Ruhai was still gentle and calm, and laughed softly, "You must also understand how much do Confucian ministers know about business affairs? It's just that merchants are cheap and do not work in production, and they cannot be trusted. In addition, there are other provincial governors who have submitted memorials to talk about this matter, and the opinions of the chief officials of the border are no longer allowed to be arbitrary. They must ask you for instructions. If you don't report, that's the problem."

Li Su also said in a deep voice: "The emperor, all dynasties, we have always seen whether the politics is clear and clear. The government should always be related to whether the government is relaxed or not. The court should open up a wide range of speeches, and other provinces should also listen to the voices of the people. Too much restraint will inevitably make the government rigid and strict."

Jia Qiang smiled when she heard this, but there was no smile in her eyes. She looked at Li Su and said, "I am not going to be a tyrant, nor did I think of making a sage. But the same thing is said, saying a thousand words and ten thousand words is beyond doubt. The court's laws are not doubted! Especially after the military agreement, it is the laws of good laws!

In addition, the clear and clear governance is not in conflict with the strict and rigorous governance.

But the seriousness of the imperial system cannot be retreated at any time.

Otherwise, there will definitely be a central government order that will become waste paper when it comes out of the Shenjing, and will be a bastard who will listen to the tune and not the announcement."

Li Su's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. What else did you want to say, but Jia Qiang turned to look at Liu Chao and asked, "Shangshu Liu, how do you think about this?"

Liu Chao nodded without hesitation and said, "What the emperor said is very clear and clear, whether the administration is clear or not, whether the speech path is smooth, has nothing to do with the bottom line. The speech path is smooth, whether the emperor and the court can hear the voices of the people. But if you hear some voices of the people, you may not necessarily act according to their wishes. What's more, they cannot represent the voices of the people!

No matter how loud and loud those people shout, can they still be more than the people who benefit from commercial taxes?

The Ministry of Revenue strongly agrees with the collection of commercial taxes!”

...

"Li Su is probably not so reliable. If this storm can arise, it is probably because this person stands behind him. Maybe he doesn't have any bad intentions, but he is still the same thing as before, focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce."

After Li Su and Liu Chao also went there, Jia Qiang said straight to Lin Ruhai: "And this person cares too much about the voice of officials and does not have the courage to be the first in the world. Such a person can be a good official and a clean official, but he cannot be the ruling master of the officials who are not etiquette."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "What Li Boxun said is not without reason. He just didn't see the general trend clearly..."

Jia Qiang said: "People who can't see the general trend should not sit in this position."

Lin Ruhai nodded slowly when he heard this and said, "Then let's take a look."

Jia Qiang said: "If it really doesn't work, let's replace it with Liu Chao. There are still three or five years left, and the gentleman will stay in Jing for a few years later, which is enough."

Lin Ruhai laughed in silence when he heard this, "I think you just can't stand your teacher and want to stay for a few more years."

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "With a gentleman here, I have to read more than a hundred copies a day. If there is no gentleman, I am afraid that I will be overwhelmed by the copies every day. So it is too important to choose a trustworthy Yuanfu!"

Lin Ruhai said quietly: "Even if you are lazy, more than a hundred copies a day are indispensable. Being diligent is always a good thing."

Jia Qiang responded with a smile and said, "Sir, my junior sister invites the host today. Even the imperial concubine in the palace has been invited, Baoyu has also been called into the palace. Do you want to go and sit there?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "It's not appropriate for me to go, it's a waste of people's interest."

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "It's getting more and more inappropriate for the disciple to go. Baoyu saw me and probably couldn't get busy. Forget it, I won't go anymore, so I'll help the host of junior sister."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "When you reach this position, how can you be approachable? But how many people can really withstand the power of the emperor?"

The master and apprentice walked along the embankment of Beihaizi, looked at the vast lake surface, and walked to Yiting Pavilion. After Jia Qiang helped Lin Ruhai sit down, Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Has the letter to invite the chiefs of the Western Yi countries to meet first?"

Jia Qiang laughed funny at the word "chief leader" and replied, "I've sent it out."

Lin Ruhaidao: "The Western Barbarians are thousands of miles apart. Will the Western Barbarians really come?"

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Of course not, but he should send people like the crown prince to come. But it doesn't matter. It's just a trick to show the enemy to be weak and delay time. After several years of drought, the national strength has weakened. I have left too little time for me, and it's impossible to do anything."
To be continued...