"Xin Lang, the newspaper says that the people are donating money to buy things for the soldiers at the border." In Lantian County, Zhangsun Xin's wife found her husband with the newspaper.
"I saw it. It's definitely Li Yi's idea to limit the amount of money donated. He loves the people like his own children." Zhangsun Xin was practicing calligraphy.
"We will donate 500 liang." Zhangsun Xin's wife reported a number.
"Isn't that too much?" Zhangsun Xin was a little reluctant. It was hard to make money.
"We have a lot of business and the scale is big. It's only half a month's income. The people are watching. We have to show our face to my sister. "
His wife talked about reputation and relationships. She was Empress Wang's sister.
Empress Wang was now stable because of her son, so she had to show the attitude and bearing of a member of the imperial family.
"1000 liang, one month's money." Zhangsun Xin doubled the amount when he heard his wife mention her sister.
It's just money! Yes, I still have to pay taxes. With my identity, I don't have to pay taxes.
Donate 1000 liang and tell the Lantian County yamen that I don't have to pay taxes for a month. One-tenth of the tax will save 100 liang.
"Xin Lang, we will donate 80 liang of flour according to the market price."
His wife saw that her husband supported her and quickly thought of a way to save money.
Donating 1000 liang to buy flour is the same as donating 1000 liang of flour, right?
In fact, it saves time to sell the flour. 1000 liang can buy a lot of flour and save money on taxes.
"Don't just donate for free. There are also canned food. Calculate according to the market price." Zhangsun Xin drew inferences. The profits from canned food were high.
In this way, it was equivalent to donating less than 600 liang. No one objected when he said he would donate 1000 liang.
After discussing, he took out all the canned food in the warehouse and asked people to continue making it to make up the number.
The flour needed to be shipped for a long time, so many bags were emptied.
The next morning, the first batch of canned food and flour worth 500 liang was loaded to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Zhangsun Xin knew who would be in charge of moving the supplies. It was the Li Family Zhuangzi's stewards.
Moreover, Empress Wang was in the Li Family Zhuangzi, and His Majesty went back almost every day. There were also the retired emperor, Noble Consort Lu, Princess Yongmu, Anxi Protector Li Tan, and Longyou Protector General Li Jianyao.
Li Jianyao was a young fellow. He was Longyou Protector-General, so he didn't care about anything.
The Shang King was named after the Shang Province, which was located to the south of the capital.
The sources of Ba River, Luo River, and Dan River were all in Shangzhou.
Zhangsun Xin considered directly sending the items over. Everyone knew that she could donate a thousand taels of resources.
Seeing so many things being moved onto the ship, the commoners were curious. What was Patrol Inspector Zhangsun doing?
After asking around, he found out that the original donation of 1,000 cutlasses to the soldiers at the frontlines was now 500 cutlasses.
For a time, the people of Lantian County spread the news, praising Zhangsun Xin.
Look at them. Not only did they help the commoners, but they also gave them free bread and soup.
At such a crucial moment, he took out a thousand goats. That was amazing.
Before the sun reached the middle of the sky, canned food and flour worth 500 cutlasses on the market arrived at Li Family Zhuangzi.
The steward of Zhangsun Xin's residence shouted out how much Dongzhu had donated so that others would know.
Song De quickly arranged for people to find people from the imperial court. Li Family Zhuangzi didn't accept the items directly.
Even if the items could be placed in Li Family Zhuangzi, the person who handed them over had to be someone from the imperial court.
The commoners were donating money for the soldiers of the country. Was the Li Family Zhuangzi going to accept it on behalf of the Tang dynasty?
The imperial court sent people over to count the items and hand them over. They weren't going to be transported elsewhere and were going to be left in Li Family Zhuangzi.
"That's right. According to the retail market price, it's worth 500 cutlasses, which is slightly higher." The person who counted the items gave the answer.
They were also quite speechless. They knew that Zhangsun Xin's family had such a business.
On the list, the person who counted the items wrote 530 cutlasses. This was the retail price.
The people in Zhangsun Xin's residence happily took the items and left. Song De reported the situation to Li Yi.
Li Yi nodded to show his approval.
Empress Wang, who wanted to give birth to a princess, frowned slightly. "Zhangsun Xin is lying. He said that the items were worth so much money even though they weren't worth so much."
"If the commoners bought canned food to donate, you can't say that the commoners donated the cost of the canned food." Li Yi was open-minded about this.
He thought that Zhangsun Xin was right. The data was correct. If the items were still 530 cutlasses, Zhangsun Xin would have donated 1,060 cutlasses.
After Li Yi finished speaking, he added, "At least Zhangsun Xin did donate something. Even if it's just 500 cutlasses of noodles and canned food, it's still a great help to the soldiers."
"That's very thoughtful." Empress Wang nodded. She thought about it herself. Indeed, it should be calculated according to the retail price.
According to the cost, Li Family Zhuangzi's cost was lower. The small workshop cost more than Zhangsun Xin's workshop.
When the imperial court collected taxes, it was based on the sales price, not the cost.
Li Yi nodded. "I'm just afraid that other officials will follow suit and blame each other. For example, the officials living in the southern part of the city.
They were still renting houses without subsidies. Their families are nearby, and their ranks aren't low.
If they donate too much, it will affect their lives. If they donate too little, they will be looked down upon. So, it's necessary to limit it. "
Li Yi knew that not all officials were rich. There were various reasons for this.
For example, Lu Huaishen had a high salary when he was the prime minister, but he didn't have much money. He gave it all to others.
The officials who used to rent houses were now allocated by the imperial court. They were worried that the imperial court would take the houses away.
Naturally, they wanted to save money and prepare to buy their own houses and land.
The key was that the officials of the imperial government were working hard, including the bailiffs. No problems were allowed to happen.
They were doing their job to such an extent. If they had to bear the burden of other donations, it would affect their quality of life. It was unfair to the officials.
"How much should be appropriate?" Empress Wang couldn't estimate how much money each family had. She only knew how much money she had.
She had shares in some of Li Yi's small businesses. She knew the amount of money from Li Longji's large businesses, but she didn't worry about it.
She now had more than 160,000 taels. There was no place for her to spend it.
She took the things she needed directly from the Li Family Zhuangzi. There was a fixed amount of money from the imperial palace, the imperial court, and the Minister of the Treasury.
She wondered if she should donate tens of thousands of taels. After all, it was to buy things for the soldiers.
As someone who came from a family of generals, she understood military matters the best. If they could eat meat and warm rice during breaks in battle, their fatigue would disappear quickly.
If they fought for a long time, their fighting strength would decrease. It wasn't that they didn't have morale, but that they didn't have enough meat.
"The bailiffs have a limit of 100 taels. The officials have a limit of one tael. They should be able to donate at the top. "Li Yi drew a line in the sand.
Moreover, he decided that after everyone donated, he would give extra allowances to the bailiffs and officials in their daily lives.
When there was enough money for the war, the imperial court and the Li Family Zhuangzi would provide it together. If it weren't for the people who insisted on donating, he wouldn't have promoted it at all.
He agreed to take the money from the people because he wanted them to have a sense of participation and share the fate of the Tang dynasty.
When the Tang dynasty won the war, their good mood couldn't be bought with money.
When the Monument of Heroes and the Cemetery of Martyrs were built, the people would go and worship them.
The living soldiers would be encouraged. They would fight for the country, and the country would have incense.
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