Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 309 Commercial Street

As for those aristocratic families, even if their own families are lending money, they dare not come out to object at this time, or they will become vampires and be targeted by everyone, so even if they are itching with hatred in their hearts, they still have to agree with a smile on their faces.

"As there are more and more workshops, taxation must be strictly controlled, and the supervision of small officials must also be strengthened. Taxes must not be lost or collected indiscriminately. The Ministry of Commerce must not slacken the supervision of Yushitai." Li Shimin is more concerned about money bags. Adding more importance, now I have tasted the sweetness of having a lot of money, I want to build a palace, I use the gold and silver in the inner treasury, and there is no gossip from the censor, so I feel at ease, and it is impossible to live as tight as before , Even the queen's skirt can't cover the instep.

"I would like to abide by the sacred metaphor!" Fang Xuanling, Yuwen Shiji, who were the chief officials, hurriedly got up to accept the order.

"My minister proposes that the Ministry of Commerce redefine the taxation, and it must be announced to the world every year, or revised every few years, so that all commodities cannot be set according to the tax amount. After all, the profit of each commodity is different. For expensive Playthings should be classified as luxuries and heavily taxed, such as jewelry and jade.

For non-essential and exclusive goods, taxation should also be differentiated from general public demand goods, such as liquor and frosting sugar. " Feng Daiwen suggested.

After all, unlike salted tea, white wine and frosted sugar are necessities for the common people, so naturally they should be taxed a little higher.

"Yes, the Ministry of Commerce will make a plan as soon as possible and notify the whole country. Every time there is an adjustment, it will be announced separately. The Ministry of Law will formulate a law. This is a permanent law and cannot be canceled without reason in the future." Li Shimin agreed after a little thought, because this It is also an obvious thing. It is of course a good thing to increase income without losing the interests of the people. If it is a good thing, it must be implemented immediately.

Feng Daiwen, the landlord, never cared much about offending nobles. Firstly, he himself belonged to half of the royal family. Secondly, the Feng family did not rely on that little money. Finding a way or two at random would be enough to feed the Feng family for several generations. , it is really a last resort, many big mines in the world remember it clearly.

Although some people have lost their interests, many people have followed suit to make a fortune, and it is also a matter of benefiting the country and the people. The Tang Dynasty is stable, and there is endless money to be used. Even if it is to go out to fight, it will be rewarded by Li Shimin There are also many.

"Spring plowing is just around the corner, dear dear ones, please put more thought into it. After spring plowing, the Ministry of War will start to expand the army, and come up with a plan to see how much more it needs. The minimum should not be less than 10 elite soldiers, 30 reserve soldiers, and all ethnic groups in the Tang Dynasty. Join the army when you are young and strong." Li Shimin ordered!
Obviously, even if there was no assassination, for Li Shimin, who has a strong army and sufficient treasury, his warlike heart is not at peace, especially for Tuyuhun and Goguryeo, who have long been coveted.

Tuyuhun is on the Silk Road, threatening safety at any time, which is equivalent to someone peeping into his wallet at any time, and Tuyuhun has offended him many times before.

As for Goguryeo, needless to say, during the three campaigns of the former Sui Dynasty, countless Zhongyuan disciples died.

"Minister obeys the decree!" Li Jing was obviously prepared for a long time, and he got up to lead the decree with great vigor, which also made many generals and his family look happy. If there is a battle, it will be credited. This is where the generals come in. Fighting is the tragedy of generals.

Although it is said that he can go to the martial arts academy to attend classes when he is at home, but it is not easy to lead troops to fight, and now Li Shimin rewards his achievements generously, and he is always a large piece of overseas land, so he can make a fortune by himself.

As for the elite soldiers and the reserve soldiers, this is the distinction after the streamlining of the government soldiers. The elite soldiers are the recruits, who are paid, and the weapons and equipment are the best provided by the court. The reserve soldiers are the eliminated government soldiers.

Now the government soldiers no longer need to provide their own weapons and equipment, and they also have a penny of food, but it is not much. The money and food allocated to local security and other work are calculated separately.

The government military system is still the same as before, and the young and strong are selected for training according to each family's situation, which is equivalent to conscripts.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, not only were the folk customs tough, but Confucianism did not go through Zhu Lixue, and literati and scholars also had good swordsmanship. It is normal to compare the six skills of a gentleman if they disagree.

Before Zhenguan, it would be a very strange thing if there were not a few fights between literati and poets in the restaurants and brothels in Chang'an City that day. This stopped a lot.

Although Chang'an Restaurant has fewer idle customers, business development has also brought more consumers, so not only is it not depressed, but the business is even more prosperous.

In the Chang'an Opera House, five huge gilt characters were created by Chu Suiliang, erected on the outer wall of the gate of the Opera House.

The opera house not only occupies half of the square city, but also is very beautiful. It is oval in shape as a whole. The lower part is made of bluestone, masonry cement, and the upper part and the top are added with a large number of steel frames and double thick glass.

The large and beautiful building has long made the people of Chang'an city itchy, but it has been closed for construction. Except for the workers, no one is allowed to enter, and there are guards guarding it day and night, which makes people even more curious.

The opera house not only occupies Chongyifang, but also connects with Yiyangfang, Dongshi and Pingkangfang. In the future, the five or six squares here will almost become a whole, forming a dense commercial circle, but the purpose of consumption is different. Similarly, Dongshi belongs to the bazaar, and Pingkangfang belongs to Huajie Liuxiang.

Then the Chongyi Square of the newly built opera house, plus a part of Yiyang Square, belong to the commercial street and snack street.

Feng Daiwen deliberately found dozens of different people to come and set up shop, including jade wares, emeralds, rouge gouache, silk cotton clothes, frosting sugar, canned food, everything you expect to find.

I also found the family members of the princess's mansion and the guards of the Hou's mansion, and taught them dozens of snacks, snacks, fried chestnuts in sugar, barbecue, skewers, pumpkin cakes, yam cakes, hemp garden, and twist.

These snacks that Feng Daiwen has seen, no matter whether they taste the same as those of later generations, as long as they are well made, they are all made by these skillful women.

Bean jelly, cold noodles, teppanyaki, glutinous rice Ye Erba, oil jelly cake, rice, wheat fried flowering add sugar water, made into rice flower, wheat flower.

Some hawkers in Chang'an city who used to sell various snacks were persuaded to come and set up commercial stalls.

There are more than 100 stores in the commercial street, and dozens of snack stalls and small toys have been added. The stalls for entertainment are full. Fortunately, it was expected at the beginning that the commercial street is a completely pedestrian street, and no carriages or horses are allowed to enter.

Fangshi has a special place for storage and care, and the street is very spacious, allowing shops and hawkers to place tables and chairs on the street, and there is enough space for pedestrians to pass easily.

(End of this chapter)