The questions were simple, and the essay was on the right topic.
Looking at the current affairs policy, one was about the economic and cultural exchanges between the Tang dynasty and Khitan.
One was about the importance of military development to the Military forces of the Tang dynasty, and the other was about the benefits of taxation to the country and the people.
One was about the impact of greenhouse vegetables on the people in the north, and the other was about the necessity of the Tang dynasty's navy.
None of the five current affairs policies involved Tubo.
After the students who came to take the exam in Li Family Zhuangzi finished copying the essay, most of them sat there in a daze.
Some who were not in a daze were wiping tears. It was so difficult to take the imperial examination every year.
In the end, when they arrived in Li Family Zhuangzi, they ate and drank, and their relatives came to pick them up. The questions of the exam …
Were the questions set by Dongzhu himself? Otherwise, why would all the questions other than the Invitation Sutra be the result of his intense practice recently?
"If I had known, why would I practice Tubo's current affairs policy? It's a waste of time. "
A student muttered. He was the kind of person who made his own plans. He thought that because of the relationship between the Tang dynasty and Tubo, the possibility of Dongzhu saying that he could not take the exam was very low.
He regretted it very much. If he had the time, he should have written the essay properly.
"Copy, continue copying. After you finish, you can go back. Don't eat lunch. Hurry up and go back to Zhuangzi to eat."
After being in a daze, the students broke out again and wrote crazily.
Let alone tomorrow, they should finish copying today and leave as soon as possible.
"Xiao Yi, do you know what current affairs policy the exam is about?" Bi Goo knew the questions today, and he also knew where the questions came from.
"Besides Tubo, there are only a few. Young people nowadays really don't understand the situation in the Tang dynasty. "
Li Yi shook his head and sighed.
"Young people nowadays?"
Bi Goo looked at Li Yi's fluffy mouth and really did not understand how the word "young" came out from there.
"Yes! Even if some of the examinees look quite old, it shows that our Tang dynasty's job positions and education are not enough. "
Li Yi saw examinees in their forties and fifties. They still came over, wanting to climb up through the imperial examinations.
It was the same as the civil service exam back then. As long as it was not restricted to fresh graduates, there would still be many people who wanted to take the exam.
The imperial examinations were not for university. The purpose of getting into university was to get a good job.
The purpose of the imperial examination was to become an official. In the Tang dynasty, there seemed to be no other good job except being an official.
Bi Goo looked around and said, "Bring me some tea."
"Who are you looking at? It's just me. Taohong and the others are sleeping in the car behind us. "Li Yi got up to make tea.
Only the Winged Knights were in charge of protecting Li Yi, so they couldn't make tea for Bi Goo.
"Xiao Yi, you always drink Big Leaf tea. Where's the first grade tea?"
Bi Goo found that as long as Li Yi drank tea, it was guaranteed to be the fourth grade, Big Leaf tea.
"I don't like to drink tea. I just drink water when I drink tea. I don't eat the tender buds. I might have something to do at any time. It's better to find a chance to sell the good tea."
Li Yi said with a smile. Although he took out the Kung Fu tea, he usually only made one kind.
If he had something to do, he would not drink it and just throw it away. He would not feel bad.
After the tea cooled down a little, Bi Goo blew on it and took a sip.
"Xiao Yi, I have an idea. I want to tell you. Can you help me see if it's okay?"
"Okay, Old Bi. As long as it's not a rebellion, it's easy."
Li Yi turned around and took out a plate of pine nuts and two small pliers.
Bi Goo ignored Li Yi's teasing. He took a pair of pliers and opened a pine nut.
"The Ministry of Revenue is going to choose a place for the merchants to discuss the price. After the discussion, they can directly collect taxes. Do you think the merchants will agree?"
"Old Bi, you thought of this?" Li Yi looked at Bi Goo as if he was looking at a panda.
"Who else can think of this?" Bi Goo blew his beard.
"Old Bi, don't be angry. I'm just asking. Good, good idea. This is called the commodity trading hall." Li Yi expressed his agreement.
"What does it do?" Bi Goo heard a new term and wanted to understand.
"The place to discuss the price. The officials are responsible for helping the merchants to put the important information on the board and put it in an obvious position.
The purchase and sale are divided into two areas.
When the merchants come in, they will look at the two areas and evaluate their goods and the price of the things they want to buy.
Then, they will negotiate the price. The Ministry of Revenue will provide a guarantee. Without the guarantee of the government to check the goods, this hall has no meaning. "
Li Yi said as he picked up his tea and sipped it lightly, giving Bi Goo time to think.
Bi Goo lowered his head and pondered. After a while, he said: "Good idea. What do the goods look like? If they are not, both sides will have a dispute."
He thought of the role of the Ministry of Revenue. It was very important.
"There is a drawback." Li Yi put down his teacup.
"Old Bi, look. A ship of goods should be taxed with 100 coins. The tax is 30 coins. The total price of the goods is 3,000 coins. If the transaction price is 2,000 coins … …"
Li Yi said another problem.
Some merchants had already agreed on the price in private and came to the hall to discuss. The price of 3,000 coins was changed to 2,000 coins.
The tax was not 100 coins, but 66 coins, 666 coins.
The seller saved more than 33 coins and split the tax with the buyer. It was a bargain.
One jin was worth a thousand taels of silver. Don't look at how the Li family's farmstead often used tens of thousands of jin as a unit to donate money and scam money from foreign countries.
In reality, the Li Family Zhuangzi did not spend much. Including the workshop, 500 coins a day was enough.
What about the luxury goods that cost 20 coins or even 10 coins?
The transaction price would be reduced to 5,000 coins. Both sides would negotiate behind the scenes.
The tax involved would be 500 coins, and the Ministry of Revenue would pay.
Bi Goo started to drink his tea. After a few sips, he started to pinch pine nuts.
He was worried. That's right. If he collected the taxes the way he wanted, both sides would be fooling the Ministry of Revenue.
"What should we do? What should we do? "Bi Goo mumbled.
His follower could not stand it anymore and nudged Bi Goo's leg.
When Bi Goo looked over, he signaled to Bi Goo with his eyes. Wasn't there Li Dongzhu beside him?
"Can Xiao Yi teach me?" Bi Goo understood tacitly. That's right. What's the use of thinking about it?
The person next to him would answer any question he had. Anything was fine.
"Set up the Ministry of Revenue to purchase funds and open a counter. When the merchant enters the hall, look at the agreement first. The Ministry of Revenue has the right to buy at a higher price."
Li Yi gave a solution. He could not directly set the price of the other party's goods, so he would stop them.
Bi Gou revealed a smile and glanced at his follower, expressing his praise. As expected, he was smart.
He understood. If the other party dared to sell a luxury item worth 10,000 coins for 5,000 coins, the Ministry of Revenue would add 100 coins to buy it.
If the other party said they were not selling, then investigate. Which merchant did not want to make more money? There was a problem.
Investigate the other party's purchase price, transportation price, and a series of data.
Once he found it, he would clean it up.
It was the same as Li Yi's punishment when he made customs declarations at a low price.
Including the company's capital flow, private transactions to avoid taxes, issuing low invoices to report losses, and converting costs.
If he wanted to investigate, he could find out. It could not run away.
"Good. Xiao Yi, you have helped the Ministry of Revenue again." Bi Goo reached out and rubbed Li Yi's head.
"Can you collect less taxes from me? Treat it as a consultation fee. "Li Yi felt that he should enjoy preferential treatment since he had helped.
"Xiao Yi, why does this pine nut of yours break so easily?"
Bi Goo retracted his hand and picked up a pine nut. He used a pair of pliers to clamp it and it broke.
"Because his skin is not thick enough. He can't withstand such strength." Li Yi despised.
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