As soon as Li Yi said "Old Bi," a carriage came over, followed by four guards on horseback.
The carriage stopped, and two servants got out, followed by Bi Goo.
Bi Goo was wearing casual clothes, holding a whole wheat bun in his hand.
He went straight to the place that provided free soup and said loudly as he walked, "I'm poor, I don't have money to make soup. Drink a bowl for free, thank you Li Dongzhu."
Li Yi: "…"
Bi Goo didn't see him, so he said it on purpose, and then let someone pass it to his ears.
"Old Bi, I have free wheat rice, mixed with bran, do you want to eat?" Li Yi couldn't help but ask.
"Huh?" Bi Goo was shocked and turned to look at Li Yi. It took him a while to recognize him.
He scooped the soup and brought it over.
"Xiao Yi, how did you become like this?" Bi Goo looked at Li Yi. Li Yi's mouth was covered with a beard.
"Being the real me for once." Li Yi reached out to adjust the beard.
Bi Goo didn't understand the relationship between the beard and the real Li Yi. He lowered his head and looked at the soup.
"Today's soup is good, there's pickled cabbage in it." He took a sip and found that the taste was really good.
"I made too much pickled cabbage stewed with bones. Everyone found that if they ate it all, there would be leftovers, so they just ate a little and added water to the rest for others to drink."
Li Yi explained why there was pickled cabbage in the soup, then sighed. "The villagers can't even compare to others when it comes to eating."
Guo Ziyi agreed. "They eat too much meat. The people of the Tang dynasty should have time to raise more chickens."
"The Ministry of Revenue plans to add a new department dedicated to collecting taxes. It will be separated from rent collection and transfer, all the way to the county."
Bi Goo didn't study the Li Family Zhuangzi's life. Others couldn't learn how good it was.
He said that he wanted to set up a tax department under the Ministry of Revenue.
From the Ministry of Revenue to the various prefectures and counties, they came to ask Li Yi. If it didn't work, they would think of another way.
"The Ministry of Revenue is directly in charge. It has a lot of power and independence, but does it count if it's linked to the achievements of local officials? Without the benefits of the local government, it would be difficult to collect taxes. "
Now, not all of the taxes collected were handed over to the imperial court. A portion of the taxes would be collected by the local governments, the counties, and the prefectures.
The more taxes they collected, the more money they could spend. At the same time, it proved that the officials were capable.
The imperial court was directly under the jurisdiction of the national tax, not the local tax. How could the local tax be linked to the achievements of the officials?
"The Ministry of Revenue is training personnel to be proficient in the use of triple coupons, as well as the use of red and blue pencils and carbon paper. They …"
Bi Goo asked Li Yi about the arrangements for these people.
"Send them to the state capital and transfer people from the state capital and the counties below to learn from the staff of the Ministry of Revenue. The people of the Ministry of Revenue will be responsible for auditing the accounts and teaching other people how to keep accounts."
Li Yi gave the people currently studying in the Ministry of Revenue an independent position and did not participate in the specific process of collecting taxes.
Bi Goo nodded slightly and looked at the people fighting to buy kerosene lamps and thermos bottles. "We still have to wait for a year. Why are they in a hurry to buy when the prices have increased?"
"Because the prices will increase in a few days." Guo Ziyi answered from the side.
His position was special. He was a sixth-rank official, but he did not need to give face to any officials other than the Emperor.
The other officials usually did not interact with the Winged Knights, much less with Guo Ziyi.
"Keep increasing? In the end, there will be fewer people who can buy them. "Bi Goo asked the same question as Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi answered, "Wait for a while …"
He told them about the right to buy Li Yi's new set of good products. When he looked at Bi Goo, he shook his head slightly. What he meant was, "You didn't expect this, did you?"
Bi Goo: "…"
"Xiao Yi, why don't you be the Minister of Revenue?" Bi Goo said the same thing as Guo Ziyi.
"Old Bi, you can still appoint the Minister of Revenue now? If you resign, it will be up to the Emperor to decide who will be the Minister of Revenue. "
Li Yi observed Bi Goo's expression. He was looking to see if Bi Goo was sick.
According to the information, Bi Goo was going to fall sick and die this year.
The specific time was not mentioned. In any case, it was this year.
Bi Goo felt uncomfortable being stared at and changed the topic. "The promotion of local officials cannot be calculated by taxes alone. Otherwise, I am afraid that taxes will be imposed."
Speaking of this, he was familiar with this. In the past, he had always written to stop the officials who were directly appointed by the Emperor to the Secretariat.
After that, they were removed and appointed again. It was not until Li Longji killed a bunch of people, including Princess Anle, that most of the officials who were previously appointed were dealt with again.
There were also exiled officials who were promoted outside of the ninth rank. In the past, if one was good enough, he could directly promote them to the lower ninth rank.
His suggestion was that exiled officials also had nine ranks. Similarly, they would be tested one rank at a time. Otherwise, exiled officials would become a formality.
Now, he was talking to Li Yi about the evaluation of local officials' achievements. Whoever collected more taxes would be promoted. Did the evaluation of other aspects still need to be done?
Then, there would be cases where goods that could only be sold for 50 cun would be said to be worth 100 cun when taxes were levied. The merchants would be at a disadvantage.
Li Yi gave Bi Goo a thumbs up. "This depends on the population of a place and the amount of taxes paid. The more prosperous a place is, the more taxes it has to pay.
If there are no special circumstances, if the taxes of a lower county and an upper county are more than one, there must be a problem somewhere.
Either the lower county collects more taxes, or the upper county collects less taxes. "
Li Yi gave a way to measure. The lower county had fewer people, and the upper county had more people.
The business of a place with a small population would not be as good as a county with a large population. If the business was prosperous, the population would be higher.
Every year, the amount of taxes paid by each county would be recorded. When the tax was promoted, according to the size of the county and the proportion of the population, there would be a general ratio.
"This is a good idea." Bi Goo thought it would work, and he was relieved.
As expected, he should have come and looked for Li Yi. If there was something, he could ask in person. How troublesome would it be to write a letter?
After finishing a bowl of soup, he asked Li Yi for a basket of vegetables. He left the steamed bun for Li Yi and left happily.
Li Yi looked at the steamed bun. "Can this still be eaten? You played with it like a toy. "
"Yes." Guo Ziyi gave an affirmative answer. Not to mention whether Bi Goo's hands were dirty or not, even if it fell on the ground, it could still be eaten.
"Throw it into the soup pot. Boil it for a while and it will kill the bacteria." Li Yi said. As expected, he threw the steamed bun into the soup pot.
Immediately, someone stood at the side and waited for the steamed bun to soften. This was a steamed bun.
"Don't move. It's mine. I saw it first. My house is far away. I can walk to Chang 'an. I'm hungry."
The person guarding the soup pot stopped the others from taking the spoon.
"No one will snatch your steamed bun. I will scoop the soup. You watch. When will the Li Family Zhuangzi's food be controlled by others?"
The person holding the spoon pulled the person away. Sure enough, he only scooped the soup and did not even take the pickled cabbage.
Bi Goo entered the city. He thought for a while and went to look for Yao Chong. He wanted to ask Yao Chong how to control the price of an item if the price kept increasing.
Yao Chong was receiving people. There was a long queue at the door. Many people were not here to meet Yao Chong. They were here to meet Yao Chong's family.
They were not qualified to meet Yao Chong. But if they met his family and even the housekeeper, they would be able to establish a relationship with him.
Bi Goo alighted from the car and went straight in. He muttered: "There is also a queue at my house. These people are always thinking about other things in order to secure their positions.
They should learn from Li Yi. As long as they are capable, they don't need to worry about their positions. That's right. Li Yi cannot be a powerful official. "
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