Chapter 620
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"Xiao Yi, how are you doing in Zhuangzi recently?" Bi Goo arrived at Li Family Zhuangzi at noon.
Li Yi was eating hotpot accompanied by palace maids and eunuchs. It was a double hotpot.
As soon as Bi Goo arrived, the palace maids and eunuchs stood up.
They took away the big double hotpot that Li Yi ate with them and brought a small one.
"Old Bi, have you eaten breakfast?" Li Yi looked at Bi Goo and asked.
"Yes." Bi Goo sat down.
"What did you eat in the morning?" Li Yi continued to ask.
"Steamed buns, millet porridge, shrimp oil side dishes served in Zhuangzi." Bi Goo answered honestly.
"Did you drink water in the morning? Did you drink much? Did you drink tea? "Li Yi still had questions.
"Yes, not much." Bi Goo recalled.
"Don't eat first. I will check your liver function in the evening." Li Yi smiled.
Bi Goo sniffed. The bone broth and chicken broth in the double hotpot smelled really good.
"Old Bi, go to the study to read." Li Yi couldn't bear to let everyone eat the double hotpot while he read alone.
"No, no need." Bi Goo gritted his teeth. From now on, he wouldn't eat or drink.
Therefore, the small pot was removed and Li Yi sat next to the big pot again.
"Xiao Yi, how much tax did you collect in one month?" Bi Goo couldn't eat, so he chatted with Li Yi.
"It should be more than last year's tax for two months." Li Yi guessed.
"Eh? Yes, more than two months. 1.8 million. The entire Tang dynasty started to collect taxes. One month's tax revenue can't even compare to several years of previous years. "
Bi Goo became excited when he talked about money.
"From next year onwards, the greenhouse vegetables will no longer be taxed at 10%. The commoners of the capital will set aside some land for the purpose of planting greenhouses.
The vegetables in the greenhouse could no longer be sold at a high price, and the cucumbers that cost more than a hundred dollars were out of the question.
Excluding the cost of the greenhouses, the profits earned by the commoners … are still considerable. "
Li Yi wanted to say that it was too little, but he changed his mind. It was impossible for it to be too little.
Bi Goo sniffed again, "It's good that the people are rich. They can buy more things, and there are more people coming to sell things. I collect taxes. What do you mean by collecting taxes from the entire Tang dynasty? "
"The people from the Ministry of Revenue have learned it well. This year, they will be sent to the various prefectures to teach and perfect the details of local tax collection. We can try it out the year after next."
Li Yi was not in a hurry to collect taxes from the whole country. As long as the Governor started collecting taxes, the money would be enough to support the current financial expenditure of the Tang dynasty.
Li Yi thought about how the capital government collected taxes to support the country's finances. He raised the issue of expenditure with Bi Goo.
"The capital office collects taxes, and the merchants from outside have to take the receipts. The imperial court has to give the benefits that should be given.
The capital government will bear the burden of providing taxes for the commoners' consumption, and the Ministry of Revenue has to allocate money.
The main thing is to repair the roads. The main roads leading to Chang 'an from the surrounding twenty counties are not bad … "
Li Yi asked Bi Goo to spend the money to be fair to the other party.
He said that the main roads needed to be repaired again. It was not suitable to build cement roads because it was too expensive.
Apart from the county towns, there were also villages. The roads from the villages to the county towns needed to be repaired so that they could be connected to every village.
A portion of the funds had to be allocated to subsidize the repair and construction of new houses for low-income families.
The money for the repairs would be allocated directly. The imperial court would be responsible for the construction of new houses, and the residents would have to pay for the rest.
The portion that they had to pay for themselves would be paid by the imperial court first, and the residents would have to pay it back slowly on a monthly basis without interest.
The river channels and ditches would still be cleaned up and the small rivers would be widened.
This would ensure that small boats could travel on the canals from the various rivers of the capital government to the villages.
The cement could be used to build small docks to make it convenient for the commoners who did not have livestock to transport goods by boat during the winter season.
Bi Goo was in charge of listening. The two palace maids and two eunuchs next to him put down their chopsticks and took out their notebooks to record what Li Yi said.
"For the commoners who have land in the capital government, don't plant hemp anymore. Plant cotton. This is a strategic demand. Eliminate the mediocre demand. The imperial court will buy it and maintain the price."
Li Yi followed his train of thought and mentioned another matter that would affect the interests of others. Eliminate the mediocre demand.
The commoners would no longer pay extra labor time and hand in hemp and silk. They would no longer plant hemp and mulberry trees or raise silkworms.
They would all be changed to planting cotton. The Li Family Zhuang and Liu Li Village had enough cotton seeds.
Bi Goo looked around and felt guilty. He lowered his voice and said, "According to the population, the cotton has been separated. There are rich families who have more land.
They have already changed to planting grain. This year, 120 families have participated in the greenhouse vegetable planting. "
He was familiar with the data. He had sent people to monitor how many vegetables the greenhouses produced. Of course, he knew who was planting the vegetables.
"Don't worry about the farmers. Everyone will eat the grain they grow. In Chang 'an, the Yellow River freezes and dries up in winter. There will be less grain."
Li Yi temporarily did not deal with the land annexation of the rich families. He would take it slow. It would not run away.
The capital government would no longer have the opportunity to annex land.
The Li Family Zhuang Zi used another method to lend money to others. This included buying clothes, seeing a doctor, buying cooking oil, and so on.
The commoners would pay it back slowly. If there was an accident and they could not pay it back, the loan period would be extended and the interest would be reduced.
He also found work for them. The commoners did not need to sell their land to survive. Their income also increased.
Otherwise, why would the commoners erect a longevity tablet for him? A longevity tablet was not erected for you just because you were good-looking.
Bi Goo sniffed again and swallowed. "Every year, special officials are arranged to oversee Henan Prefecture. I'm afraid that people in Chang 'an won't be able to eat."
He understood the situation. Wei Zhigu had gone to Henan Prefecture to investigate and thus offended Yao Chong.
He had returned from Henan Prefecture last year. Before that, he had been reorganizing Henan Prefecture's warehouses.
When Chang 'an ran out of food, the emperor brought a large group of people to Luoyang to eat.
Luoyang had canals. They did not need the Yellow River to support transportation.
"Old Bi, there are no major wars that require the imperial court's funding. 1.8 million yuan. Tell the commoners that the capital government will invest this much."
Li Yi had not eaten a single bite. He had only been chatting.
"Ah? All of it? "Bi Goo's heart twitched.
"You said that you would use 1.8 million yuan to repair roads and houses. When you really need to repair them, it will not be used together.
This is called earmarking for a specific purpose. If you don't believe me, I guarantee that someone will want to use this money in less than two days. "
Li Yi shrugged and told Bi Goo that if he did not quickly find a way out for the money, everyone would eat it.
Bi Goo's mouth moved. He lowered his head and sighed. The Minister of Revenue was in charge of the money. It was not his money. It was true that others would covet it.
"If you set up the project, no one will be able to touch the money. The land has not been converted yet. If you need money urgently, you can use it. "
Li Yi gave him an idea.
"Didn't you say earmarking for a specific purpose?" Bi Goo found fault with him.
"Find the Workers' Alliance and transfer the money to them. The Workers' Alliance will transfer the money to other places.
The Workers' Alliance will accept the task of repairing roads and houses. As long as the project is completed, the money will be spent in the right place.
The money in other places is not earmarked for a specific purpose. When there is enough money, you can transfer it to the Workers' Alliance. "
Li Yi explained the method of using earmarked funds.
Bi Goo considered it. "What if they ask for a portion of the work to be paid once? How do you transfer it? "
"That is, the Workers' Alliance has a deposit. You transfer the deposit. If there is not enough money, I have it. I can borrow it from the Workers' Alliance to increase the deposit. "
Li Yi still had a way to deal with it.
"The deposit can be transferred?" Bi Goo caught the main point.
"No money can be transferred. Did the Ministry of Revenue transfer too little in the past? If you want to establish a perfect system, the Ministry of Revenue will issue government bonds. I will buy them. "
Li Yi followed the strict requirements. If the money was not transferred, the imperial court would provide the government bonds. Wouldn't that be enough?
"What's a government bond?" Bi Goo heard a new term.
"Accumulating debts." Li Yi gave him an idiom.
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