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The Emperor was the monarch of a country. Naturally, he should have the best things in the country, the best food, the best clothes, the best horses and carriages, the best residence, and the most beautiful women.
This was the privilege of every emperor, and Li Longji was no exception. In order to obtain the woman he thought was the best, he even snatched away his son's daughter-in-law who had been married to him for five years. Furthermore, he brought her along with him all day long, living a comfortable life of a superior.
But at this moment, Li Longji was a little unhappy. He felt that as the monarch of a country, he had been neglected. Many people had such a comfortable rocking chair, but he, the Emperor, was the only one who could enjoy it. How could this be? Since ancient times, the Emperor had priority. The best things should be enjoyed by the Emperor first.
Ang Lee naturally understood Li Longji's thoughts. Emperors were more arrogant and thought that all good things should be theirs. Thus, he smiled and explained: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This humble subject's rocking chair was just invented not long ago. Its performance is not very stable, and there are still many places to improve. How could I dare to present this to Your Majesty? After the modifications are completed, it can be presented to the palace."
"You're too modest. Such a good thing, I think it's already perfect. I like it."
Li Longji closed his eyes and rocked his body. He seemed to have seen through Ang Lee's excuse.
"If Your Majesty likes it, this humble subject will order the craftsmen to use the best wood to create a better rocking chair and send it to the palace. Moreover, there will be real dragons carved around it. This way, it will be more suitable for Your Majesty's status."
Ang Lee decided to prepare a luxurious rocking chair for Li Longji. This way, it would show the difference between Li Longji as an Emperor and ordinary people. Only the Emperor would dare to make a rocking chair with real dragons carved on it.
Li Longji opened his eyes in satisfaction. He saw a bicycle leaning against a tree and asked: "What is that with two wheels?"
"Your Majesty, that is a bicycle. It is used by servants to go out. Its speed is not slower than riding a horse, but it is a little bumpy."
"Oh, a bicycle? It is as fast as riding a horse. Can I try it? "
Li Longji was interested.
"No, no, no. Your Majesty, that's too dangerous. Let my servants perform for you!"
When he heard that Li Longji was going to ride the bike himself, Ang Lee was frightened. If Li Longji fell down, he wouldn't be able to bear the consequences. After all, as long as one was a novice, when they first learned to ride a bicycle, there weren't many who didn't fall down. Several of the servants in his mansion were badly bruised.
When Li Longji heard that it was dangerous, he did not insist. He nodded and gestured to Ang Lee to find someone to demonstrate.
Ang Lee asked Hei Dou, who was the best cyclist in the mansion, to demonstrate. Hei Dou was one of the four Kunlun slaves that Ang Lee bought. Although he was the thinnest and looked like he didn't have much strength, he was very smart. Now, he could speak simple Tang dynasty language. Since he learned how to ride a bicycle, he was better than anyone else. He even knew how to ride a bicycle, which made Ang Lee feel a little inferior.
Hei Dou came from the distant African continent. Although he learned the language of the Tang dynasty, he didn't have a very high understanding of the emperor's authority in the Tang dynasty. He also didn't understand what an emperor was. He only knew that he was Ang Lee's servant. If he followed Ang Lee's orders, he would have meat to eat and a good life to live.
Therefore, he didn't have any psychological burden to perform in front of Li Longji. On the contrary, it was beneficial for him to show his true ability. He wouldn't mess it up because of nervousness.
"Hei Dou, do your best!"
Hei Dou smiled foolishly. He quickly got on the bicycle and circled back and forth in the open space of the big backyard. From time to time, he would show off his skills. It was very exciting.
"Your Majesty, the Tang dynasty lacks horses. We can't ride horses like the Turks. Only rich and noble people can ride horses. With the bicycle, it will be much more convenient for ordinary people to travel and reduce the time spent on the road."
Ang Lee carefully pointed out the fact that the Tang dynasty lacked horses. At the same time, he explained the reason why he invented the bicycle.
"Good, good! It's a good thing to be able to benefit the people. I support you. If you have a better invention, let me know as soon as possible. Don't keep me in the dark. "
Li Longji's expression was very happy. After all, he was the emperor of the Tang dynasty. He also hoped that his people could live a good life. Of course, the more things that could benefit the people, the better.
"Saburo, hee hee hee!"
Yang Yuhuan couldn't help but laugh. She didn't know what was wrong with her.
"Man Man, what's wrong?"
"Monkey, did you see Saburo? Hee hee hee! "
Yang Yuhuan laughed even more happily.
"Monkey?"
Li Longji looked around and looked at Ang Lee with a confused expression. After all, this was Ang Lee's mansion. Whether there was a monkey or not, only Ang Lee would know.
Ang Lee naturally knew what Yang Yuhuan was thinking. He whispered, "Your Majesty, it's black."
Li Longji was not stupid. He immediately patted his head and laughed, "Hahaha! It really does look like one. Hahaha! "
The monkey that Yang Yuhuan was talking about was Hei Dou, who was riding the bicycle. Africans were originally monkeys, and Hei Dou's body was relatively thin. From afar, it did look a bit like a monkey. Moreover, it was a black monkey wearing clothes.
"Saburo, we've seen everything here. Let's go elsewhere!"
Yang Yuhuan had heard that there were many interesting things in Ang Lee's mansion. Therefore, she was very eager to see all the rare things. She couldn't leave anything out.
Li Longji remembered that he had business to do in Ang Lee's mansion. He looked at Yu Chaoen and said, "Yu Chaoen, accompany my wife to look around. I have something important to discuss with General Li."
Although Yang Yuhuan was favored, she didn't dare to make trouble for no reason. She didn't dare to say anything about many important and national affairs. This was also Li Longji's bottom line. His throne and power were things that even his own son couldn't touch, let alone a woman.
Ang Lee gave a look and asked Zhao Liu to lead the way. He accompanied Yang Yuhuan and Yu Chaoen to other places. Ang Lee accompanied Li Longji and Gao Lishi to the main hall in the front yard.
Li Longji was the ruler of a country. Of course, he had to sit in the main seat. Ang Lee could only sit in the guest seat.
"Ang Lee, do you know why I came to see you today?"
Li Longji took a sip of tea and asked.
Ang Lee knew that Li Longji couldn't have come just out of curiosity. There must be something more important. At this time, other than the two tax laws, there wasn't anything particularly important. Yu Chaoen had already reminded him.
"Your Majesty came for the two tax laws, right?"
"That's right. Prince Xin An has already told me that the two tax laws were proposed by you. I want to hear your opinion in person."
This problem had been troubling Li Longji for a day. If it couldn't be solved smoothly, he wouldn't be at ease.
When the Great Tang was founded, every adult male was given one hundred mu of land, enough to pay the taxes. But now, many commoners have less land, or even completely lost it, but the taxes are still based on the standard of one hundred mu of land. This has left many commoners unable to pay the taxes, forcing them to flee with their families or even become slaves to officials. If this continues, the Imperial Court will receive less and less tax revenue. In the event of a natural disaster or man-made disaster, the tax revenue of the Imperial Court will not be enough. Reforming the tax system is urgent, and this is the way to strengthen the country. Your Majesty, you must make a prompt decision. "
Ang Lee advised without hesitation.
"How can I not know the benefits of the two tax laws? However, this tax law has a wide range of implications. Those who have a lot of land will join forces to resist. When that time comes, it will be difficult to deal with."
Li Longji expressed the worry in his heart.
Prince Xin An and a small number of ministers have already decided to support the two tax laws. In addition, many of those who have a lot of land have violated Your Majesty's ban on land annexation and wantonly bought land. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. If they support the two tax laws and don't pursue it, they must be dealt with severely. If a few more disobedient ones are punished, the people below will naturally be obedient. Moreover, the two tax laws are only a small piece of meat from those who have a lot of land. What's the big piece of meat left for them? As long as we can get hold of their crime of deceiving the emperor, they will have no choice but to submit. "
Ang Lee smiled gently and gave Li Longji an idea.
"Ang Lee, you can actually come up with such a vicious idea at such a young age. I have always wondered if you are really only in your twenties."
Li Longji approved of Ang Lee's plan, but at the same time, he marveled at Ang Lee's formidable methods at such a young age.
"This lowly subject is standing right here. Does Your Majesty think that this lowly subject is only in his twenties?"
Ang Lee faintly smiled.
"Hahaha! Ang Lee, We feel that it is truly a waste of your talent to have you serve as the Lieutenant General of the Right Dragon Army. There is still a vacancy for the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. We will appoint you as Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a fourth-rank official. Do you have the confidence to do a good job? "
Li Longji was not stingy, immediately giving Ang Lee the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This greatly surprised Ang Lee.
"Your Majesty, this lowly subject is worried that I am not up to the task. After all, the Ministry of Revenue is responsible for managing the household registration of the world and managing the income and expenditure. This matter is too complicated, and this lowly subject is afraid that I will not be able to sort things out and fail to live up to Your Majesty's trust."
Ang Lee was truly not up to the task of handling these complicated matters, so he did not dare to easily express his gratitude.
"You worry too much. These trivial matters will naturally be handled by the subordinates. You only need to be responsible for the implementation of the two tax laws. If you encounter any obstructions, do as you said and find evidence of their annexation of land. Threaten them with the crime of deceiving the sovereign and have them obediently support the new policies. Will that do?"
Li Longji asked with a smile.
"Thank you for Your Majesty's trust. This lowly subject will definitely not let you down."
Ang Lee happily accepted Li Longji's appointment. Although he had never worked in the Ministry of Revenue before, the trivial matters were handled by the subordinates. He only needed to force everyone to accept the two tax laws step by step. The task was not very heavy.
Of course, at this time, there was still an assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the Tang dynasty. That was Guo Xuji, who was not famous in history. About Guo Xuji, the only thing that was known by future generations was the epitaph written by Yan Zhenqing himself.
After all, if one wanted to leave their name in the future, they had to either do great deeds that benefited the country and the people, or they had to do evil deeds. Ordinary people wouldn't remember them. Guo Xuji was an honest person who worked hard. He didn't have many achievements, nor did he do anything bad. Therefore, history wouldn't remember him easily. If the epitaph written by Yan Zhenqing hadn't been discovered the day after tomorrow, perhaps even fewer people would have known about him.
According to the official system of the Tang dynasty, from the highest to the lowest, they were divided into three provinces and six ministries. Among them, six ministries were under the jurisdiction of the Minister of State, and the Ministry of Revenue was only one of the six ministries. It was mainly responsible for household registration and tax collection, which meant that it was in charge of finance. It was similar to the national finance ministry in the future.
At first, the Ministry of Revenue was called the Ministry of Commoners, which lasted for hundreds of years. However, the name of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty was Li Shimin. Commoners committed a taboo, so it was changed to the Ministry of Revenue.
The highest executive of the Ministry of Revenue was called the Minister of Revenue, a third-rank official, and there was only one. The official second to the Minister of Revenue was the Assistant Minister of Revenue. There were two people, but under normal circumstances, there was only one person, because a minister and an assistant minister were enough to deal with all kinds of things in the Ministry of Revenue. However, Ang Lee was suddenly appointed as the Assistant Minister of Revenue, mainly because Li Longji needed someone to be responsible for promoting the two tax laws. The original two people were obviously not up to the task. Therefore, Ang Lee naturally did not need to do anything else. He just needed to focus on the two tax laws.
In the main hall, Ang Lee answered all kinds of questions raised by Li Longji. Moreover, he was often able to draw inferences from one case, which made Li Longji very satisfied.
In the inner courtyard of the main residence, Yang Yuhuan, under the guidance of Zhao Liu, visited the toilet with running water and the toilet room, and then looked at the bathroom.
Hearing that the bathroom in Ang Lee's mansion could guarantee the temperature of unlined clothes, Yang Yuhuan was envious. She had already experienced the temperature of the vegetable greenhouse, and the bathroom was also equipped with a fireplace. As long as these fireplaces were all lit, the temperature of the bathroom would be guaranteed.
"Steward Zhao, is this bathroom often used?"
Yang Yuhuan asked casually.
"Replying to Wife, Alang comes to take a bath with Madam every three to five days. Alang is a good person. Sometimes after bathing, he will let us continue to bathe, saying that we can't waste water."
Zhao Liu was straightforward and said it casually, because he could see that the Yang Yuhuan in front of him was not a bad person. There would be no bad consequences for saying these words.
"General Li really knows how to enjoy."
Yang Yuhuan smiled inadvertently. She didn't care about the second half of the sentence. What she was interested in was that Ang Lee and his wife took a bath together. After all, she often accompanied Li Longji to take a bath together and did a lot of embarrassing things. Thinking of these things, her face was a little hot, and an indescribable feeling of excitement rose from her heart. This might be a feeling of resonance!
"By the way, when I just arrived, why didn't I see General Li's wife come to welcome me?"
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