Datang Longya

Chapter 591 Everything is ready
"There should be a tax on finished goods, or a tax on profits, shouldn't it?"

Leng Feng nodded to Li Shimin: "That's right, that's it. As for the initial tax rate, I think it's better to pay [-] taxes. However, this tax rate is adjustable. According to the future situation, you can charge more or less. "

Wei Zheng asked: "If this is the case, will it cause future emperors to act recklessly when they are short of money?"

Since the tax law is no longer the same as before, it will not be changed for many years, but if the emperor recklessly increases the tax rate, it will definitely lead to the collapse of the new tax law system.

Li Shimin was very angry: "Are you so worried about me?"

Wei Zheng arched his hands: "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't have confidence in you, but that I'm afraid that the future emperor may not be as wise as you."

Facing the angry Li Shimin, even Wei Zheng had to pat the horse for a while.

Sure enough, Li Shimin didn't have much resistance to the word "wise", and suddenly lost his anger.

Fang Xuanling said: "So, the change of the tax rate should be discussed by all the ministers."

Li Shimin could only nod his head. Although he really wanted to win this right, he was really worried about the future emperor. From this point of view, it would be a good choice to hand over the right to the officials.

Soon, the clerk wrote down the first item:
The commercial tax rate of Datang is one of the twelve, and the profit of the merchant is taken. The change of the tax rate needs to be discussed by the court before implementation.

Leng Feng added: "Business can also be divided into many types. According to profit and cost, it can be divided into ordinary business and profiteering business. For profiteering business, I think the tax can be increased by three times. What do you think?"

Fang Xuanling shook his head: "Three times is too much, this has directly become a [-]% tax, it is inappropriate!"

Fang Xuanling didn't know why Leng Feng was so ruthless, obviously his own Tianxialou belonged to the profiteering industry!Isn't this cutting yourself with a knife!
On the contrary, Changsun Wuji's face became a little ugly, because his family's business suffered a lot because of the establishment of a hydraulic smelting plant by the imperial court.During his absence, after discussing with his retainers, Chang Sun Chong bought the molten iron from the Academy of Arts at a high price, and began to forge sophisticated armor and weapons.

The passivated armor and the weapons made by their exclusive iron-smelting technology are all expensive, but the business is still very good.

This is also a profiteering industry, Leng Feng's request, but he was also involved.

Taking a sneak peek at the emperor's brother-in-law, Changsun Wuji still couldn't help but said: "Three times is too much, let's just double it. If it doesn't work, it's the same as the first one, and it can be changed."

Du Ruhui nodded: "Twice as much, six taxes and one tax, it's already very high!"

His family also has a huge profiteering industry, four taxes and one tax, which makes him feel distressed.

Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji, then at Du Ruhui, understood something, and nodded: "Then let's double it! After all, people make huge profits by relying on their own abilities."

Both Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui are his confidants, and he doesn't want to treat them too badly.

Leng Feng also knew what Li Shimin was thinking, so he didn't say anything more.

Then, Leng Feng said one by one, and the six people discussed and gradually perfected a new business tax law.

When the last item was finished, Leng Feng added: "One last item, the taxpayer's property is protected by the Tang Dynasty, and no one can occupy it privately. This private occupation includes the emperor."

Li Shimin said dissatisfiedly: "This article is superfluous, why did the emperor ask you to be so wary? Which emperor would privately occupy the property of a merchant!"

Leng Feng said helplessly: "If you don't take it, it doesn't mean that the future emperor won't do it. Although the imperial power is supreme, if people pay taxes, you still take their property, which is unreasonable!"

Seeing Leng Feng's insistence, Li Shimin could only agree to this one.

After the clerk entered the last article, he showed the entire law to Li Shimin.

After reading it once, Li Shimin said: "It's almost there, as long as it is announced in the court tomorrow to check the gaps and make up for the omissions, it can be used. By the way, Leng Feng, the bank, shouldn't it be handed over to the court?"

At the beginning of the bank's establishment, Leng Feng said that its final destination can only be the imperial court, and no individual can own it.

"The time has come, this year the bank will be in all the states, it's fully formed."

With the help of the initial support, the bank developed very fast. More than one businessman told Zhang Wei that he had not enough manpower.
It's time for it to join the imperial court's system and realize its full potential.

"It's time to reform the currency, what do you think?"

Leng Feng's words caused everyone to ponder.

As early as six years ago, Leng Feng talked about currency reform, but at that time they thought it was impossible for the bank to develop so fast, so they didn't take it seriously.

Who would have thought that in just six years, the bank almost occupied Datang, even the most remote Lingnan, and established a bank.In such an environment, the reform of the currency is much more convenient than it was at the beginning.

In this case
Li Shimin raised his head and said: "The amount of gold and silver is barely enough, but copper is still a problem. If we want to reform the currency, we must recycle it while recasting it. Where do we get the original copper?"

The lack of copper in the Tang Dynasty was the original reason for the nobleness of copper wares. The reform of the currency required a large amount of copper to support it. If there was not enough copper, the reform could only be carried out with a lot of thunder and a little rain.

Leng Feng smiled slightly: "There is copper in one place, but I just don't know whether to take it or not."

Li Shimin understood Leng Feng's meaning: "You mean foreign country? Where?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Nanban, there are copper mines in the southwest of Lingnan, and there are quite a few. When we arrived in Lingnan, we sent people to have a look."

"Then shoot it down!"

Li Shimin smashed the table without hesitation: "As long as it is not the Turks, what small country can withstand the devastation of our Tang army?"

The so-called ordinary man is innocent but guilty of carrying a jade, and the Nanman has copper. This alone is enough for the Tang Dynasty to start a war against it.

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't hesitate at all, Leng Feng said: "Move quickly, the reform of the currency will greatly benefit Datang's commercial development, and the launch of the new business tax law should be carried out together with the currency reform!"

Now everything is ready, only copper is lacking. Raiding the Nanman, and then mining and transporting copper back to Chang'an, the currency reform and the change of taxpayers have been prepared for almost six years, and it is about to start!
When farmers no longer worry about having enough to eat and no longer have to bear taxes, unless the emperor messes up to a certain extent, it is absolutely impossible for the Tang Dynasty to collapse like other dynasties.

As long as there is no internal fire in Datang, then, at this time, which country on this planet can challenge Datang?
(End of this chapter)