Song Jing had already heard that someone wanted to erect a monument for him, a monument of love, just like the Ten Thousand People Book and the Ten Thousand People Umbrella.
The monument was erected in Guangzhou. He was the governor there and then came back to be the prime minister.
When the local officials saw this, they thought, Aiya, hurry up and flatter him.
Song Jing didn't want this thing. It was true in history. He just wanted to maintain his image.
Now he didn't want it even more. What's the use of erecting a monument?
Erecting a monument is for everyone to see, and also for me to see.
What about Li Yi? Why didn't anyone erect a monument for him?
Instead, many people erected a memorial tablet for him. Zhang Family Village even handed over the accounts and gave him a page-less account book.
In the capital office, he used a page-less account book to slap my face. Can my monument of love stop him? Of course not.
If he was done, I wouldn't be able to stay in the capital office.
He was jealous. He had worked hard. Why couldn't he get recognition?
"Which county? You can at least praise me in the Book of Ten Thousand People." Song Jing said what was in her heart.
Bi Goo laughed, "Guangping, the Ten Thousand People Book is useless. If you want, I will look for Xiao Yi. Tomorrow, all the counties in the capital office can give you one. "
Bi Goo was bad. He provoked Song Jing. So what if he was the prime minister? In the capital office, would his words be more effective than Li Yi?
"No, the Ten Thousand People Book can be a praise or an impeachment. I can't take it." Song Jing suddenly thought it through.
What was there to compare with Li Yi? How many things did Li Yi do? He threw away skills like they were free.
He thought about finding jobs for the people every day. The people had enough jars to store pickled vegetables. These were the results of Li Yi exchanging mud for pottery.
"Xiao Yi is planning to …" Bi Goo finished joking and got down to business.
"It's feasible. But the desert is barren, and the wind is strong. It's difficult to cultivate. We can only choose a place to plant some things in season."
Su Yi supported the planting of ginger and watermelons. As long as there was water from the well, they could make a small oasis.
However, Song Jing shook his head. "You can only make quick money. It's useless to the local people. You can't go against the will of heaven."
He had never dared to think about using something to improve the desert. Was the desert something that humans could manage?
After dinner, the three of them went back to work.
At noon, the palace sent food over. Everyone in the Hall of Political Affairs carried their own trays and filled them with food.
You can eat as much as you want, but you can't waste it.
There was a sign on the dining cart, written by Li Longji himself: Think of the people who don't have enough to eat!
Everyone only scooped a little at a time. They did not know how much they could eat.
Just as Bi Goo started eating, someone came to report.
"Lantian County's County Magistrate and Deputy County Magistrate have jointly written a letter. The county's mining and processing merchants, who buy and sell their own goods, wish to build roadside sheds for the Imperial Magistrate free of charge. They are willing to pay taxes. Do you agree?"
The content was very simple. Were they going to collect taxes or not?
He had bought his own things, but now he was donating them.
If they didn't collect taxes, there was indeed a business transaction. If they collected taxes, they would be taking advantage of others since they had already donated.
The three Prime Ministers were more confused. What kind of operation was this? They had never seen it before!
"Long Ze, write a letter to Li Yi and ask him." Song Jing did not want to waste time, so he simply found someone capable.
Bi Goo nodded and found a pen and paper. After thinking for a while, he wrote: What's the matter with the people of Lantian County donating things? Do they collect taxes?
With just this sentence, he had someone send it over and continued to eat.
When the letter was delivered, Li Yi had just put down his chopsticks and glanced at the letter.
He did not understand what it meant. Do they collect taxes on donations? How do they collect taxes on donations?
"Song De, what's the situation in Lantian County?" Li Yi looked for Song De.
"Dongzhu, Shopkeeper Liang and the others are buying and selling asbestos tiles to build sheds. They say one person will pay three thousand, but in reality, one thousand two hundred. They have to pay taxes."
Song De knew the situation. Shopkeeper Liang and the others were not in Lantian County. They were in Chang 'an City.
"Stupid. Just say one person is donating three thousand. Why go around and find someone to tell them that they are not paying taxes and not asking for subsidies? It's good enough."
Li Yi felt that there was a problem with the partner's operating method. They did not need to confirm the price and insisted on buying and selling.
Li Yi realized that he should have taught the partner to falsely report the amount of donations. Then … there was no then.
Direct donations were not tax-deductible at that time. They could only be tax-deductible if they were donated to a specific organization.
For example, when a large area's population was sick, a certain company would donate things to the hospital they were associated with through a meeting.
This was quite f * cked up. On one hand, they wanted the benefits of reputation. On the other hand, they wanted practical benefits.
Such a company had no conscience. It would not be too much to punish them to death.
There were also some that were better. Wherever there was a disaster, they would sell their own mineral water and deliver water.
Mineral water that cost thirty cents out of the factory would be directly delivered under the name of two yuan retail price.
They said that they were giving 600,000 yuan worth of water, but in fact, they were giving less than 100,000 yuan worth of water.
However, they did not pay taxes. They advertised the 100,000 yuan out of the factory as the retail price and gave it away for free for the sake of reputation.
The latter was better than the former. The former should be shot, while the latter spent money to buy reputation. The people in the disaster area did get water.
In the Tang dynasty, there were no tax-deductible subsidies for donations. Why did they have to pay taxes? Learning how to give away water?
Li Yi arranged for Song De to find someone to adjust the situation. He wrote a letter: Let's say it again. Not paying taxes. They don't understand. I didn't know before.
That night, Shopkeeper Liang and the others asked for the taxes they paid back. They did not pay. They were directly donating.
Drunken Immortal House sent a lot of food to the yamen, especially chili oil. They apologized for delaying your normal work.
Shopkeeper Liang and the others changed the way they advertised. They said that they donated 36,000 yuan worth of supplies to build temporary roadside huts. The main material was very useful asbestos tiles.
The next day's newspaper was published. The headline was: Don't judge kindness by how much, even if it was 36,000 yuan.
"How shameless! How could Li Yi not know what's going on? Those things cost thirty-six thousand taels? "
Song Jing wanted to vomit blood when he saw the newspaper. The headline said that it did not matter how much money was spent.
But in fact, they went to tell everyone that they donated 36,000 yuan to build roadside free soup huts.
Li Yi … You donated so much but did not advertise it. Others only donated a little, and you praised them.
Bi Goo scratched his head. What's going on? Xiao Yi wrote an article to praise them, but it was not about the amount of money. He felt that something was wrong.
Li Longji, who also found out about the situation, brought his wife and children to Li Family Zhuangzi for lunch.
"Brother Yi, how much did they spend?" Li Longji asked.
"The cost of each person is 1170 yuan. The cost of the materials is 1000 yuan per person. The cost of the labor is 170 yuan per person. In fact, it could be less."
Li Yi knew the data. There were many houses in the capital, and there were three of them.
They had indeed spent money and invested.
"Why do you have to say so much?" Li Longji was a little unhappy.
"A thousand catties of horse bones is to let others see the situation inside. You said that you spent 1000 yuan to build bridges and roads, but in reality, you spent 200 yuan.
Without any subsidies, the two hundred taels would really be spent. He would not be able to get any monetary benefits.
The commoners enjoyed the benefits of the 200 yuan road and bridge.
If there is a policy in the future that can be used to offset taxes, it will be another operation. If you want to do this again, you can't. "
Li Yi explained the situation with a smile. It did not matter how much money you said, as long as you actually spent the money. It could not offset taxes.
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