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Ang Lee believed that if he wanted to improve the traffic situation of the Tang Empire, he must have enough financial support. And the premise of having enough financial funds was that there must be enough financial sources, which were agricultural taxes, salt and iron taxes, and a few other taxes. At least, according to the current policies of the Tang Dynasty, agricultural, salt and iron taxes were the most important tax sources of the Tang Dynasty. Love ↑ go △ little ↑ say △ w
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As for merchants, nobles, and bureaucrats, they were only allowed to pay taxes after the Virtuous Sect implemented the two-tiered tax system.
From Ang Lee's point of view, the amount of agricultural tax revenue was dependent on the development of agriculture. If there were good harvests every year, the finances of the imperial court would naturally be more abundant. Of course, as the land annexation intensified, a lot of land was forcefully taken over by the powerful bureaucrats, and the tax system did not catch up in time. This caused the imperial court to lose a lot of financial resources, step by step worsening the financial crisis of the imperial court.
Although Ang Lee had made a lot of contributions to the imperial court of the Tang dynasty and had won the trust of Emperor Li Longji, there were many things that had been deeply rooted and could not be changed easily by Ang Lee. For example, the issue of the annexation of land by the tyrants. Ang Lee hated it, but he could not change anything. He could only watch the people suffer and the economic development of the Tang dynasty be limited.
The improvement of transportation would promote the circulation of goods to a certain extent, thus making a country more prosperous and wealthy. However, the system was also very important. If the nobles were not restricted from annexing land, this prosperity would be greatly reduced, and the results of the improvement of transportation would become insignificant.
As for the system, it was an internal affair that the civil officials were in charge of. Li An was only a general and did not have much of a say in this matter. Furthermore, almost all of the civil officials had vested interests in the annexation of land. It was obviously very difficult for them to make decisions that would benefit the country and the people but also harm their own interests.
People always considered problems from the perspective of their own interests. When something was reasonable but harmed their own interests, they would try their best to stop it.
Just like in the future, the boss always despised the employees for being lazy, doing less work, and getting more money, wishing that one person could work as ten people. The workers also despised the boss for being treacherous and vicious, giving them less pay but making them do heavy work, making them so tired that they couldn't breathe.
This was a conflict of interest. In other words, people never learned to think from another's perspective. They were always forced to think from their own perspective. This was human nature, the selfish nature.
However, since Ang Lee had come to the Tang dynasty, he would try his best to change the unreasonable aspects of the Tang dynasty bit by bit. He would make the Tang dynasty run according to his ideas bit by bit, like boiling a frog in warm water.
Because the six hundred soldiers were traveling light and did not carry too many burdens, the speed of the troops was very fast. It only took them half a month to reach the capital, Chang 'an.
"Big Brother, we've been away for almost half a year. We're finally back. Chang 'an is still so majestic."
"Big Brother, I feel like I'm back home. Oh right, isn't our home in Daye Square?"
"General, we're back. Let's go home first!"
The soldiers were excited to return to Chang 'an, especially the soldiers of the Dragon Warrior Army. Their homes were near the capital, so naturally, they felt like they were back home.
Ang Lee also felt that the imperial court already knew what he should report. There was no need to rush to see Li Longji. The most important thing was to go home and have a good rest. After being away from home for so long, he really didn't know what had happened to his home.
After entering the capital from the Illustrious Virtue Gate, Ang Lee immediately dismissed his soldiers and told them to go back to their homes. As for the hundred brothers from Yuzhou and White Wolf Mountain, they were allowed to wander around the capital and buy whatever they liked. After all, they had plenty of money. Spending money was also a kind of pleasure. Moreover, it would lead to economic development and prosperity.
When he returned to his home in Daye Square, Ang Lee did not feel too familiar. It was just a large house with no relatives. Moreover, because it had not been cleaned for a long time, there were a lot of weeds growing inside, just like when he first bought it. This made Ang Lee feel sad. Did he really have no relatives? The answer was, of course, no.
Ang Lee had relatives, such as Kun Xiong and Fei Yu. However, most of them were not here. Ang Lee's family was in the bitter cold beyond the Great Wall. Zhao Yefu and Tang Er were in the Queen's City in Dongnu Province. There was also Man Man, who he only had fun with for a day, in Xi Cuan. These people were very important to Ang Lee, but Ang Lee could not bring them to his home for the time being. It was even impossible in this lifetime.
If all these people lived in this house and he bought some maids and servants, how lively would it be? Unfortunately, this was only Ang Lee's wishful thinking. It was impossible to realize for the time being.
"Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, Shouyu, Guangcheng, Erniu, don't you want to go back and look at your houses?"
Ang Lee asked softly when he saw them standing behind him.
"Big Brother, it must be lonely. What's there to look at? Let's not look at it. It's annoying."
"Big Brother, you have a lot of rooms here. We'll stay here. Why would we go back and look at our houses?"
"It's fine. It's too messy here. There are too many weeds. It's just like when we bought it. However, this time it's dried grass. It'll be more convenient to burn it. Haha!"
"General, we can't burn it this time. His Majesty will definitely blame us."
Ang Lee smiled gently. "Of course we can't burn it this time. However, there are so many weeds. It's enough for us to clean it up. I'll have to trouble you, brothers."
"Haha! Let's do it right away. Let's do it now! "
Everyone was not afraid to work. They were all in high spirits, as if working was a very happy thing.
It would be the New Year in a few days. At least before the New Year, they had to clean up the yard and tidy up the house. In addition, they had to buy enough New Year goods to cope with the holiday.
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In the northeast of Chang 'an City, a group of more than three hundred people was slowly moving forward. At the front of the group were fifty arrogant cavalrymen, followed by a shining silver carriage and a hundred fully armed elite soldiers protecting the carriage. More than fifty supply wagons filled with goods followed by a hundred and fifty brave soldiers at the back.
This group came from Yingzhou in Liaodong. They were the Pinglu Army of the Tang Dynasty and also the troops under An Lushan's command. Inside the shining silver armored carriage was the Pinglu Military Governor of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan.
This year, An Lushan personally brought gifts to the capital, Chang 'an. First, he wanted to report the situation in Pinglu to Emperor Li Longji. At the same time, he wanted to use this opportunity to gain favor.
An Lushan's military talent could only be regarded as second-rate in the Great Tang Dynasty, but he was second to none when it came to currying favor with the leader and gaining favor. This was something that had to be acknowledged.
If An Lushan wanted to further improve his prestige and official position, he must personally go to Chang 'an City to meet Li Longji and use his unfailing ability to gain favor with Li Longji. Then, step by step, he would gain more power.
This time, not only did An Lushan come himself, but he also brought his favorite general, Shi Yungan. His purpose was to let Li Longji see how powerful his valiant generals were. It was precisely these valiant generals who guarded the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Bringing along his favorite general to take credit could also hint to Li Longji that he was broad-minded and would not suppress the talents under his command, thus gaining favor with Li Longji. In short, it was An Lushan's way of gaining favor.
An Lushan wanted to create an honest, generous, and loyal image. For this image, he did not hesitate to use any means.
As for why An Lushan brought so many soldiers to protect himself and rode in a fully metal chariot, it was naturally related to his guilty conscience.
An Lushan had done a lot of bad things over the years and had offended countless enemies. Many people wanted to kill An Lushan. Of course, there were also many people who had already carried out assassinations on An Lushan. For example, Ang Lee was one of them.
In order to prevent himself from being assassinated by his enemies, An Lushan would never leave his heavily guarded mansion. Even if he left, he would ride in an iron chariot that could withstand crossbow attacks and wear soft hedgehog armor. In addition, he had a large number of elite soldiers to protect himself to ensure his absolute safety.
Of course, for An Lushan who was used to enjoying life, he not only wanted to ensure his own safety, but also not let himself suffer too much. Therefore, the chariot was wrapped in iron chariot, but the inside was covered with very soft bedding. Moreover, there were two young girls who were in charge of serving him. One was massaging his shoulders, the other was massaging his legs.
If An Lushan suddenly got excited, he would press one of them down on the bed and begin a round of 'papapa'. In any case, the people around him were all his trusted subordinates, and no one dared to disturb him.
"Commander, Chang 'an City is less than ten miles away. Should we enter the city?"
A captain rode a horse over and asked in a low voice.
An Lushan was pressing a young girl on the bedding in the chariot and making love with her. When he heard the captain's report, he could not help but feel disappointed. He gently lifted the curtain and said angrily, "Since we are in Chang 'an City, why don't we enter the city? Enter the city."
After that, he put down the curtain and continued to make love with the girl in the chariot.
"Commander, the curfew of Chang 'an City is coming. If we want to enter the city today, we must speed up. Commander, sit tight."
The captain saluted to the chariot and stretched out his arm to order to speed up.
An Lushan was in high spirits, but he was disturbed by the captain again and again. In addition, the chariot suddenly sped up. He angrily pushed the girl under him away, lifted the curtain and shouted, "Slow down. Do you want me to die from the jolt?"
"Commander, the curfew of Chang 'an City is coming. If we don't speed up, we definitely can't enter the city before the city gate is closed."
Seeing An Lushan was angry, the captain hurriedly explained.
"What a bunch of nonsense. Who do you think I am? Which blind fool dares to block me outside the city? Let's go slowly."
An Lushan shouted domineeringly. When he was in Yingzhou, he was used to being arrogant and domineering. In his opinion, the curfew was mainly targeted at ordinary people, because ordinary people had no background and were a symbol of weakness. However, he was the military governor of Pinglu. No one dared to stop him from entering the city unless they were tired of living.
"Yes, Commander."
The captain obeyed and immediately ordered the chariot to slow down and let the chariot return to its original speed.
When An Lushan's chariot was three miles away from the capital city, the city gates of Chang 'an City were closed one after another with the drumming of the curfew. However, An Lushan's chariot did not have the slightest intention of stopping. They continued to move slowly to the city gate and went straight to the Tonghua Gate after crossing the Longshou Canal.
The chariot stopped when it was fifty steps away from the Tonghua Gate.
"Commander, the curfew of Chang 'an City is already in place."
The captain rode his horse to report again.
An Lushan narrowed his eyes and said loudly, "Tell the captain guarding the gate that I, An Lushan, the military governor of Pinglu City, have come. Ask him to open the city gate immediately and let us enter the city."
"Yes, Commander."
The captain rode his horse forward and reported An Lushan's position. The captain guarding the city gate immediately opened the gate.
However, Chang 'an City was the capital city of the Tang Empire and the curfew system was relatively strict. Even a governor like An Lushan could not break the curfew at will, let alone open the closed city gate at night. Otherwise, An Lushan would be happy, but the captain who ordered the gate to be opened might face extremely serious punishment.
The captain guarding the gate was unwilling to open the gate no matter what. Neither coercion nor temptation had any effect, which made An Lushan very angry. He was a military governor of the Tang Empire, and the other party was just a small captain. How dare he stop him outside the city? Wasn't this rebellion?
At this moment, Shi Yungan and the other generals who came with him all gathered.
An Lushan looked at Shi Yungan and said loudly, "These watchdogs are too ignorant. How dare they stop me? Shi Yungan, teach them a lesson."
Shi Yungan did not speak. He drew his bow and prepared to show his skills to frighten the captain of the city gate.
"Stop, General Shi, stop."
Yan Zhuang hurried over and saw Shi Yungan drawing his bow and aiming at the soldiers of the Tang Empire guarding the city gate. He was so scared that his face turned green and he hurriedly stopped him.
Just now, because of a stomachache, he left the team when he was more than ten miles away from Chang 'an City to find a place to relieve himself. Then he hurried back and encountered such a thing, which made Yan Zhuang angry and anxious.
"Commander, this is the foot of the Emperor. What are you doing?"
Seeing An Lushan's angry face, Yan Zhuang was full of resentment and his words were also full of blame.
An Lushan was still angry. He pointed at the captain on the city gate and said angrily, "These blind watchdogs dare to block my way. They must be tired of living."
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