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Chapter 534

534 Chapter [-]

After Li Yifu left, Li Shimin looked at Ma Zhou and asked, "Your Majesty, do you agree with Li Yifu's proposal?"

Ma Yiyi was taken aback, he brought Li Yifu here, his attitude was naturally very clear, but Li Shimin still said that, obviously he didn't agree with Li Yifu's proposal.

"Does Your Majesty think there is anything wrong with this?" Ma Zhou asked.

He felt that Li Yifu's proposal was very good, although there were some flaws, it only needed to be perfected.

He didn't understand why Li Shimin didn't agree.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "I always feel that this is a bit inappropriate, but I can't figure out where the problem is for a while."

Ma Zhou: ...

Are you just feeling it?

"Your Majesty, Yifu's proposal does have some deficiencies, but overall it is very good. I think it is a good idea as long as it is carefully crafted." Ma Zhou said.

Li Shimin pondered for a while, and said: "The collection of business tax was proposed by Lin Xuan. I think he should be called to hear his opinion."

"Your Majesty, the Hou Guang of Jingyang County has almost doubled the income of Datang with a single business tax. I really admire how easy it is. If you can listen to the opinions of the Houhou of Jingyang, then it will be great." Ma Zhou laughed.

For Lin Xuan, he admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Among other things, no one in the Shang and Zhou dynasties realized until now that the merchants they look down upon, the commercial tax alone can be compared to the grain tax.

……

In the past few days, apart from reading information on the grassland, Lin Xuan has been working as a farmer to instruct the villagers on planting potatoes, corn, and cotton.

In fact, this is the day Lin Xuan likes. In his previous life, he was busy running around for money, and his biggest dream was to calm down and enjoy life.

There is no need to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation for three meals a day.

Although he failed to achieve this goal in his previous life, he achieved it when he traveled to Datang.

He is rich and powerful now, wouldn't it be nice to enjoy life with peace of mind?

As for whether Li Chengqian could be the emperor or whether Li Zhi would be the emperor, Lin Xuan didn't really care much about it.

Lin Xuan was riding on the horse, wondering how to meet Li Lizhi.

It's less than one month before their wedding, it's not that Lin Xuan can't wait for this time.

Instead, he wanted to give Li Lizhi the specific medicine for asthma.

Originally, Li Chengqian was a good candidate, but since Li Shimin asked him to keep a distance from Li Chengqian, he didn't want to have too frequent contact with Li Chengqian, and he didn't want to owe Li Chengqian any favors.

Lin Xuan looked at a carriage parked in front of his house and a group of imperial guards from a distance. It was a little strange. Could something have happened?

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan pulled the rein, and the horse under his crotch sped up a little.

"My Lord Marquis, you are back. This old slave is about to let someone find you." Li Mu said in surprise when he saw Lin Xuan came back.

Lin Xuan dismounted, threw the horse to Qiu Fu, and said with a smile, "Mr. Li is so anxious to find me?"

"Hou Ye, Your Majesty summoned us, let's talk as we walk." Li Mu urged.

"I'm going with Manager Li. I wonder if I can ride with Manager Li?" Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Li Mu was stunned. After the eunuchs were tortured, they all left behind different degrees of sequelae. Some people would bleed out some unpleasant things, and some even had incontinence.

As a result, the eunuchs would have a smell of urine. Although they used a lot of incense to cover it up, they couldn't smell it normally, but many people disliked them.

I usually look at them with disgust, let alone ride in their carriage.

"Could it be inconvenient for Manager Li?" Lin Xuan asked.

Li Mu came back to his senses, and said with a smile, "As long as Lord Hou doesn't dislike it, that's fine."

"Then thank you, Mr. Li."

Lin Xuan turned around and told Qiu Fu a few words, and got into Li Mu's carriage.

"Director Li, why did His Majesty call me suddenly?" Lin Xuan asked.

"It seems to be about the Ministry of Commerce. Ma Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce is still there." Li Mu said.

About the Ministry of Commerce?

For a while, Lin Xuan couldn't figure out what was wrong with the Ministry of Commerce that Li Shimin actually came to him.

However, he did not continue to ask.

Li Mu might know, but if Li Mu could say it, he should have said it directly just now.

Since he didn't say it, even if he asked, Li Muye wouldn't say it.

In the final analysis, Li Mu is loyal to Li Shimin, and sometimes he deliberately discloses some information to him, just to form a good relationship with him.

"Director Li, I have a small matter to trouble you." Lin Xuan smiled.

"Your Lord Hou just asks you to do whatever you want, and this old slave will definitely not refuse what he can do."

"I want Mr. Li to send me something to Princess Changle."

"It's a trivial matter. The old slave is quite respectable in the palace. Although he can't deliver things to Princess Changle himself, it's okay to ask someone to deliver them."

Li Mu can be regarded as the head of the palace, those palace ladies and eunuchs who dare not give him face, a gift is just a trivial matter, he will naturally not refuse.

"Then thank you, Manager Li." Lin Xuan thanked.

"Your Excellency is polite."

The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, Lin Xuan got out of the carriage, Qiu Fu hurriedly stepped forward and handed a small box to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan took the box, handed it to Li Mu, and said, "Please trouble Manager Li."

Li Mu took the box, handed it to the eunuch beside him, and said with a smile: "This is a trivial matter, His Majesty is still waiting, but His Majesty can't wait too long."

Lin Xuan nodded and followed Li Mu into the palace.

As he walked, Lin Xuan found something was wrong.

Although he didn't enter the palace many times, he still knew the way to Taiji Palace and Ganlu Palace, and the way he was taking now was obviously not the way to go to these two places.

But the palace is so big, even if Li Shimin summoned him elsewhere, it was normal, and he didn't ask much.

When he came to the Imperial Garden, Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

At least for now, it shouldn't be a big deal.

"I see you, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin waved his hands and said, "Sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Lin Xuan sat down, Li Shimin said: "Someone proposed a new method of collecting business taxes. I called you here just to hear your opinion."

After finishing speaking, he signaled Ma Zhou to tell Lin Xuan Li Yifu's suggestion.

Ma Zhou bowed his hands and repeated Li Yifu's suggestion.

Lin Xuan was very shocked after hearing this, isn't this the lijin tax?

However, the lijin tax first appeared in the third year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. It was a tax collection method implemented by the Qing court in order to raise funds to suppress the Taiping Army.

When the entire Jiangnan was stirred up by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and could not collect taxes, the lijin tax supported the Qing Dynasty's finances, allowing the Qing Dynasty to have sufficient military pay to suppress the Taiping Army.

But now it is the Tang Dynasty, how could someone come up with such a way?

Could it also be through the army?

"Ma Shangshu, may I ask who proposed this method?" Lin Xuan asked.

"This method was proposed by my friend Li Yifu." Ma Zhou said.

"Li Yifu?"

Lin Xuan shook his head, and murmured in disbelief, "Impossible."

Historically, Li Yifu did not propose a lijin tax.

You can't let him explode just because you confiscated him, right?

Lin Xuan couldn't understand it.

In fact, Lin Xuan overlooked one point. Historically, the Tang Dynasty did not collect commercial tax at all, nor did it establish a Ministry of Commerce. Naturally, Li Yifu would not think about commercial tax.

In fact, in history, Li Yifu wrote a special article in order to get Li Daliang's recommendation, which was appreciated by Li Daliang.

Later, he was recommended by Liu Ji and Ma Zhou, and it was also his meticulous performance that won their approval.

Li Yifu was able to think about business and taxation because Ma Zhou was the Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce.

As for him being able to come up with a method of collecting lijin tax, it can only prove that this person is indeed talented.

(End of this chapter)