Great Tang princess

Chapter 493 Prerequisites for Reforming the Tax System

Hearing what his mother said, Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows. If you think about it in this way, there are too many possibilities.

First of all, if Yuwen really didn't discover Lu's idea, the possibility is not impossible.

Li Yuechen used to have a classmate. One of his parents was a Tsinghua Ph.D., and the other was a top student at MIT. It stands to reason that he could become a generation of top students.

But in fact, his academic performance was very average since he was a child, and he didn't seem to have inherited his parents' IQ. On the contrary, like Li Yuechen, he has a high talent in sports.

So even though the Yuwen family was known as the cradle of geniuses back then, it may not be true that everyone now is a genius.

Then another possibility, assuming that the Yuwen family saw the plan of the patriarch of the Lu family, why didn't they point it out?

If you think about it this way, there will be more possibilities. Maybe Yuwen wants to use his tricks, maybe he is waiting for him to take advantage of the situation to report when he really makes trouble, or he has other plans, etc...

Seeing her daughter frowning and lost in thought, Wu Zetian smiled: "Okay, don't think about that much, everything will be fine as usual."

"But if A Niang's idea is correct, wouldn't it be..."

"You, really don't know yourself well enough?" Wu Zetian said with a smile, "You are known as the God of War, and besides, the fighting power of your army is extremely high. Even if there is an accident, are you afraid that you won't be able to take it?"

After all, Li Yuechen still had a natural fear of insufficient firepower in his thinking.

Although the combat power of the army in her hands has far surpassed this era, when facing possible future wars, she still wants to think about things as seriously as possible.

Wu Zetian didn't have the same idea as hers, but reminded her while drinking tea: "Now there are hidden guards cooperating with Ni's army. If he really dares to rebel, he can get the news quickly, and then he can directly send troops. What's so scary?"

"Uh...that's true." Li Yuechen smiled.

With the army in hand now, if the Lu family really dared to rebel, Li Yuechen would definitely be able to lead people there to put down the rebellion as quickly as possible. With the blessing of grenades and artillery, it is estimated that the battle could be resolved within a day.

Wu Zetian thought it was a bit funny. After all, her daughter's character was too scruples. If she was really allowed to sit on the dragon chair, she would be even more restrained.

This is pretty good now, if you want to do something, let her take care of it, and do what you want to do with peace of mind.

After Li Yuechen figured it out, he stopped entangled in this matter and started talking about other topics: "Aniang thinks, is now the best time to reform the tax system?"

"Don't always ask me, talk about your own thoughts first." Wu Zetian held the teacup, "In the future, I should learn to think for myself, after all, I can't always be with you as a mother."

"Aniang, don't talk about this!" Li Yuechen interrupted, "Aniang's body is still strong now."

Wu Zetian just smiled and shook his head: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are the laws of the world. Don't be taboo! On the contrary, you, this habit of not thinking for yourself, makes me feel uneasy."

"Baby is not good at maneuvering..." Li Yuechen said to himself and lowered his head, as if he didn't want to get entangled in this issue.

However, Wu Zetian suddenly turned his head to look at Shangguan Wan'er: "Fortunately, this girl is pretty good, and she will be able to advise you on this aspect in the future and assist you a little bit."

Hearing this sentence, Shangguan Wan'er who was making tea hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty, Wan'er is only a first-class servant girl, how can she speak falsely about political affairs, please Your Majesty..."

"Okay, it doesn't have to be like this." Wu Zetian interrupted her directly, "You and Chen'er grew up together, and now you live together. She likes you, and I know your ability, but I can be her help !"

"My servant, thank Your Majesty for the compliment!"

"Currently only Chen'er and Xuancheng are in the court. In the future, you can go to the court. With Chen'er's support, relying on your own talents, you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself!" Wu Zetian commented.

Li Yuechen looked puzzled: "Aniang wants Wan'er to become an official in the court in the future?"

Although she is now the commander of the secret guard, the secret guard is an internal institution of the royal family after all, and the power is indeed strong enough, but it cannot be called an "official".

There is essentially no difference between the dark guard and the imperial kitchen, both of which are institutions dedicated to serving the royal family.

Wu Zetian nodded: "Staying in the dark guard is too much of a waste of this girl's talent!"

"What about the dark guard?"

"The system has been established, and the commander of the secret guard is more important than ability, loyalty!" Wu Zetian replied, "As long as you are loyal enough, even a person with mediocre ability will not be far behind!"

Thinking about it carefully, there seems to be nothing wrong with what he said, and the operation method of the dark guard is already very mature.Just like my mother said, in this position, it is enough to be faithful.

It would be a good thing if Shangguan Wan'er can really become an official in the court in the future, at least she can advise herself on many things and at the same time cooperate with herself.

You know, this is personally certified by the current emperor, which is enough to prove that she really has this ability.

"Wan'er, tell me, is it appropriate to reform the tax system now?" Wu Zetian asked.

Since the emperor has spoken, there is no point in continuing to pretend at this time, so Shangguan Wan'er agreed, thought for a while and said: "My servant thinks that the time has not yet come."

"Why?" Li Yuechen was puzzled.

"Although the imperial power is powerful at this time, most people have not yet realized it, and the family's local prestige is still very high. In contrast, the highest prestige in the royal family is only one person. If you forcefully change it at this time The tax system, of course, can be achieved under force and oppression, but it will inevitably lead to disobedience in many aristocratic families. It is true that troops will be sent to suppress the rebellion, but the losses will still be huge..."

Shangguan Wan'er's explanation was very clear and logical, which made Li Yuechen couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

In terms of force alone, the current royal family is not afraid of anyone, and they will beat anyone who dares to move!

The problem is that Li Yuechen does not want to rely on this method to implement the reform of the tax system.

War has never been a troublesome thing, what is troublesome is the series of subsequent results.

First of all, once there is a war, there will inevitably be a loss of life and many people will be displaced.This will easily produce many floating refugees and form factors of social instability.

At the same time, it will also lead to economic downturn. After the war, the imperial court will allocate funds for disaster relief. At the same time, the cost of the war itself is definitely not small...

Coupled with the post-war construction and other issues, it feels overwhelming to think about it.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. In Li Yuechen's plan, although members of the royal family will be military members throughout their lives, she does not want this country to become militaristic.

This point must be thoroughly grasped from the perspective of education, and there must be no such signs.

Once soldiers occupy most of the important positions in the country, becoming a Communist Party is almost an inevitable result.

The reasons for war are generally divided into two types, either foreign aggression or defense of the country, but no matter which one is, the core thing will not change-the soldier is a profession born for war.

Therefore, the way of thinking of soldiers and the way of solving problems are more inclined to adopt means of war to solve them.

As for what to do after winning or losing?That is not what soldiers should think about, it is what the emperor and the bosses of various departments should think about.

Therefore, Li Yuechen is now gradually separating the imperial court from the military and the government, in order to avoid war as much as possible. Even if it is the system reform in the future, he hopes to proceed relatively peacefully.

At least there should be no large-scale war operations. Since ancient times, all military operations have paid attention to the reputation of a division. If force is used to suppress in the process of reform, it means that the time has not come.

Hearing Shangguan Wan'er's explanation, Li Yuechen nodded to show that he understood what she meant.

"Wan'er is right, it seems that we have to wait." Li Yuechen nodded, and then suddenly thought of something, "Speaking of which, the tax method does not need to be changed, but can we make a small change first?"

"Tell me." Wu Zetian took a sip of tea.

"The nobles and gentry also pay taxes!" Li Yuechen said, "People with titles have not paid taxes since ancient times. Can this be changed?"

Shangguan Wan'er added some tea for her, and explained: "Your Highness, this matter is still not done. There are many nobles with titles in the whole country. If such a sudden change is made, it is still easy to cause problems."

"This won't work, that won't work either..." Li Yuechen was a little helpless, "Can Wan'er have a solution?"

"Maybe we can take a step back." Shangguan Wan'er thought for a while, "Only one person can inherit the title, but it is impossible for those who have held the title to have only one heir. Instead, we can find a way from someone other than the heir to the title."

Not to mention, this is indeed a good way.

It just so happened that the continuous seat system was abolished a few years ago, so it is better to use this excuse to propose that clans other than non-heirs pay taxes together.

If it can be done, it can instantly double the finances of the imperial court several times.

The most important thing is, in this way, they may not necessarily refuse, or else they will return to the continuous sitting system?They sure don't want to.

It can be said that since the abolition of Lianzao, the offshoots of the big family have finally hardened and have a little right to speak. If they resume Lianzao again, they will not be able to be hardened in the future.

In order to ensure their right to speak in the clan, most people will agree.

And Li Yuechen suddenly thought of something - even once this law came out, many offshoots of the family would have legitimate reasons to ask for more benefits from the direct line, and they could also get more voice.

Invisibly, it is actually tantamount to dividing these big families one step further.

For them, it's just paying a little tax, and it doesn't have much impact.

Because Li Yuechen didn't intend to set the tax particularly high from the beginning, he would definitely set it at a slightly higher price, but they could still accept it!
You can ask your mother for advice on this point. Among other things, she is definitely a professional in torturing people!
So several people discussed this topic while drinking tea, Wu Zetian was also a little relieved, although it was said that Shangguan Wan'er gave advice, but at least it showed that his daughter could think for herself, which was considered a good thing.

You can take this opportunity to teach her tricks.

(End of this chapter)