The officials in the small court meeting looked helpless. Lu Huaishen had reminded them.
His Majesty must have a plan. What's the point of teasing us?
What do you think Li Yi said? We'll just listen. Why bother?
Li Yi is not a normal person. He's full of bad ideas. Don't think we don't know that he was the one who suggested collecting taxes.
From the night when the curfew was lifted, to collecting management fees, to collecting sanitation fees.
He began to think about how to get money from the merchants.
He can make money himself and is willing to spend money for the people and soldiers of the Tang dynasty. We don't dare to target him.
Zhangsun Xin has no ability. He's unlucky.
"Lishi, bring it to the officials." Li Longji said to Gao Lishi.
Gao Lishi brought a set of things to the front. He wrote with a colored pencil and placed carbon paper on top of it.
As he wrote, he said, "The numbers must be written with two different characters. They must be the same. There must be a serial number below. In the future, every three pieces of paper will have different numbers and can be connected.
There will be three copies. The upper part will be written with this colored pencil. There will be no writing brush. The lower part will be printed with the same handwriting.
Write the date here, as well as the person who handled it, the goods, the price, and the taxes.
One copy will be given to the merchant, one copy will be entered into the account, and the last copy will be kept. The receipt for the record cannot be placed in the same place as the receipt for the account.
Otherwise, a fire will burn it all. Where will we find it?
Wherever we go along the way, the situation will be recorded and the serial number will be recorded.
At the same time, a seal will be placed on the merchant's receipt. The same seal cannot be used in the same place.
It's the same for the same serial number. When the merchant wants to cheat and collect the accounts, he just needs to keep an eye on a certain merchant and check. "
The officials looked on, some sweating on their foreheads.
There were also some who muttered, "Li Yi is evil. From local officials to merchants, no one can escape. Unless the merchant can open up all the channels.
Otherwise, if the price is too low, the merchant will take the receipt to another place. The other party won't admit it and will record it. "
Someone next to him said, "The receipt and the stub should be separated. If a fire can burn both places at the same time, the house should also be confiscated."
"General Gao, what if it's wrong?" Zhang Shuo asked.
"Replying to Prime Minister Zhang, if it's wrong, the three pieces will be invalid. but you are not allowed to tear them down... If the numbers are connected, missing one will be a big problem. "
Gao Lishi continued to speak. He finished a copy for everyone to admire. He had specially practiced this kind of pen before. The Li Family Zhuangzi had a carbon strip pen.
"Good stuff. In this way, the local officials and merchants can't be faked. Amazing!" An official said with a look of relief.
"Hmph!" Yao Chong snorted, "It depends on who is the local official and who is the merchant. Change it to … Hmph! "
Yao Chong didn't say who it was, but everyone understood.
"I don't believe that there are still loopholes to exploit."
"I feel that it is indeed possible. If he can think of this, he must have thought of something else."
"Why didn't I think of that?"
"You didn't even think of that?"
Gao Lishi didn't care what they were talking about. He put down his pen after he finished writing and stood to the side.
He was now keeping up with the pace. If the Li Family Zhuangzi had anything, he would definitely learn it first.
"Everyone, is it safe to collect taxes like this?" Li Longji's voice rang out softly beside the officials.
At the same time, he had a loudspeaker in his hand, the one with a recording function. He turned on the recording function.
Everyone was lamenting Li Yi's strict design. When they heard His Majesty's question, they all spoke up.
"Good, it can't run away."
"How much taxes are collected? Once we check the accounts, we can definitely find out if there is a problem."
"Not bad, so taxes can be collected like this."
"In the future, the Tang dynasty will no longer lack money."
"Merchants are the richest. My family has a merchant, I know."
"If only we officials of the Censorate could come up with a similar method. This three copies of tax receipts is simply amazing."
"…"
Li Longji listened with a smile on his face. The monarch and his officials were harmonious.
When almost everyone had praised the tax collection, Li Longji turned around and left.
Everyone studied and lamented Li Yi's ingenuity for a while before returning to their seats. There were many people, but there were no chairs.
"Since everyone agrees to collect taxes, I will follow your wishes." Li Longji's smile did not change.
"Your Majesty, you can't. Merchants are difficult and have no output. They only facilitate the transportation of goods. How can we collect taxes?"
The person who agreed just now, who was a merchant in his family, jumped out.
Li Longji turned on the loudspeaker, and a voice came out.
"I took a magical weapon from Brother Yi, a real magical weapon. It can record the words of others. Everyone, listen to it. Is it fun?
I think this is a good item. If anyone says something and suddenly denies it, it will be a crime of deceiving the monarch. "
Li Longji looked at the official who had a merchant in his family.
This person sweated profusely, but he did not bother to wipe it off. "Your Majesty, merchants have no output, but they buy low and sell high to make profits.
They do not have the hard work of farming, and they do not suffer the hardships of craftsmen. They only know how to trade and do not benefit the country. Heavy taxes should be levied. "
"Good, I will listen to you." Li Longji praised the official who had a strong desire to survive and immediately took action.
The others did not say anything. They looked at Li Longji with resentment.
Your Majesty, you are not a gentleman. How can you do something like this? What is that? It can even record people's voices.
"Everyone is busy. Please go and work. The Tang dynasty depends on you to make the people rich and the soldiers at ease."
Li Longji stopped laughing and said seriously.
All the officials bowed one after another, turned around, and left.
They knew that the matter of collecting taxes could not be changed. His Majesty's recording was just a joke.
If His Majesty said that he wanted to collect taxes, anyone who did not agree would be demoted to a small official.
The censorate's impeachment was a test. Seeing that His Majesty had taken out the perfect three copies of invoices, they knew that His Majesty's will could not be changed.
His Majesty raised 30,000 Winged Knights in the Forbidden Garden, and also used his "private money" to provide the 16 guards with delicious food and prizes.
The 16 guards practiced every day. They wanted to eat meat, drink wine, and take things.
His Majesty was talking to them nicely. If they did not know what was good for them …
The officials understood and began to think about how to spend the money in the future when the court had more money.
They had to build roads, repair river banks, make more powerful weapons, and increase their own salaries.
They could not increase their official salaries, but they could take extra ice in summer, charcoal in winter, vegetables in greenhouses, and rice with more meat.
"Your Majesty, the printing and manufacturing methods of the three copies of invoices and carbon paper cannot be kept in private hands."
Yao Chong and the other two did not leave. He advised Li Longji to get it. Li Yi could print, so they had to be on guard.
"Minister Yao, do not worry. Brother Yi will hand it over when the time comes. My Brother Yi will not use this method to make money. It is easy for him to make money. "
Li Longji comforted the officials.
He was not worried that Li Yi would use these things for personal gain. There was no need.
He felt that Li Yi did not even think about making money when he did not need it. When he needed it, he could amass a large amount of wealth in a short time.
"Your Majesty, we still have to ask if there are any flaws in this method."
Lu Huaishen still felt that Li Yi could take advantage of the loopholes.
"I will ask tonight." Li Longji agreed. He was also curious if it was possible to cheat with the three copies of invoices and records of various places.
If it was a local official, how to gain benefits; if it was a merchant, how to avoid paying taxes.
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