Although he was not convinced, he had to admit that what Liu Yishou said made sense.Because there is nothing new under the sun, all the foreseeable things are spread out.

"It's impossible to deal with these aristocratic families without a bit of courage and creativity. Tomorrow's meeting, you just need to listen carefully. I've already made arrangements for this matter."

Liu Yishou nodded to Yang Min and said, obviously not very worried, it seemed that he had a plan in mind.

"My lord, this matter..."

Yang Min was still worried, but he saw Liu Yishou lightly raised his hand, signaling him not to say more.Yang Min was in Shangshu Province, so it was inconvenient for him to express his political opinions at court, and Yang Xiuzhi was doing all the work like laying thunder, and there was a division of labor between them.

Of course, they all represent Liu Yishou's will. Without his approval, Chen Yuankang and others would not express their opinions casually.

"I know that you are low-key and practical. You will know tomorrow. This matter is really not suitable for you."

Liu Yishou comforted Yang Min and said that he personally sent Yang Min out of the mansion.

When he returned to the yard, he saw grass sprouting under the jujube trees in the yard, breaking through the ground tenaciously.

"The general trend of the world, those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. You are not fighting against my Liu, you are fighting against the general trend of the world. I am just a helmsman at the helm."

Liu Yishou sighed quietly, he knew very well that tomorrow he would quietly start a new era.Of course, it may take a long time for people at this time to realize this.

All merits and demerits will be handed over to Qingshi, and future generations will judge.For a moment, he felt a little bit downhearted.

……

The next day, the Great Court Meeting was held as scheduled.In fact, there are no major events recently, and the only thing worth mentioning is spring plowing.Then there is the construction of the canal, the water warehouses and post stations along the canal that are mentioned every time.These matters of making the cake bigger generally do not cause any waves.

The Jiangdong rats are still very concerned about building their hometown.

Just as all the officials were drowsy and waiting for Liu Yishou to announce his retirement, Yang Xiuzhi suddenly walked out of the queue, bowed deeply to Liu Yishou and said, "Your Majesty, King Wu, I have something to announce."

"Xuan."

"I report to the King of Wu that since the founding of the country, the people's livelihood has been extremely difficult. Ten families and nine families are poor. Many people can't even afford salt. People can't live without salt. If the country still taxes the salt that people eat every day, it will be inevitable There is the ugly state of knocking bones and sucking marrow.

I would like to ask Your Majesty and the King of Wu to issue a decree to exempt the salt tax nationwide, so that all the people in Liang Kingdom can eat salt!

God has the virtue of good life!How can the son of heaven turn a blind eye to the sufferings of the people when he guards the heavens on his behalf? "

Yang Xiuzhi knelt down and gave Liu Yishou a big bow!

Shocking!

Is it because his brain was trapped by the door that he stepped on the horse?

Except for Liu Yishou's henchmen, everyone else was stunned!Shocked by Yang Xiuzhi's stupidity.

Ever since Guan Zhong opened up private salt, the government and the private sector have developed simultaneously, there have been salt and iron franchises, or the private government has collected taxes on salt.Even the master of great talent and strategy is no exception.

I have never heard of anything that does not collect salt tax. If there is no tax, what will the court eat?

The fine clothes and fine food of these political animals all come from the fat of the people!Among them, the salt tax is a very fat piece of meat!

"Your Majesty can't do it! If there is no salt tax, what is the court's expense? Yang Shizhong (Yang Xiuzhi was appointed as a servant) is wrong. King Wu must not listen to his one-sided words."

A white-haired veteran came out, knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

"Who are you?"

Liu Yishou asked knowingly, with a very contemptuous tone.

How could he not know the name of the courtiers who can enter the Tai Chi Hall to participate in state affairs?Wang Ke of the Langya Wang family is a famous character among the Jiangdong rats.

"The old servant shot at Wang Ke."

The old man replied neither humble nor overbearing, still lying on the ground.According to the "hidden rules", now Liu Yishou should help Wang Ke up, and then Yang Xiuzhi's proposal will be "discussed later", and there will be no more.

For so many years, they have come here like this.

Liu Yishou remained silent, but winked at the palace servants beside the son emperor Xiao Dong.

The palace man handed him a short stick, as thick as an arm.

Liu Yishou was not polite either, took the stick, went to the place where Wang Ke was kneeling, and slammed it down on Wang Ke's back!

boom!

There was a muffled sound, and Wang Ke screamed, lying on the ground and howling!The entire Tai Chi Hall was stunned by Liu Yishou's unexpected behavior, even Yang Xiuzhi and others did not expect Liu Yishou to play such a trick!

It was not arranged like this before!

"The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least! This is beating you for the poor people in the world, are you still convinced?"

Liu Yishou asked coldly.

"Old minister...convinced."

Wang Ke moaned, this stick was really hard, he wants to go back and check if his spine is broken.

"Come here, Wang Ke uttered wild words, deceived the emperor, stripped his official uniform, and blasted him out of Taicheng. From now on, the salt tax will be exempted nationwide, and the detailed rules will be discussed later, and we will retreat!"

After Liu Yishou gave an order, two Imperial Guard soldiers rushed into the Taiji Hall and dragged Wang Ke away. The screams of the other party seemed to remind everyone that Liu Yishou's will now is the will of the court.

They are only qualified to participate in and discuss state affairs, but they have no power to govern!Liu Yishou is the one who promises everything here!

The meeting ended suddenly with Wang Ke's scream.Everyone present didn't bother to pay attention to why this scene happened.He didn't even bother to take care of many details in the court meeting.

There is no other reason. The impact of the abolition of the salt tax is too great. All they can think of now is the reduction of the imperial court's tax revenue, but they have not thought of other impacts.

How exactly, I have to go back and think about it later.

After the dynasty was over, Chen Yuankang, Yang Min, Yang Xiuzhi and others came to the Wu Palace to discuss with Liu Yishou the impact of the abolition of the salt tax and Liu Yishou's motivation for taking action at this time.

The incident happened suddenly, they just cooperated with Liu Yishou in punching, and they were notified one day in advance. The other party did not explain why they did this, and now they also want to hear what Liu Yishou thinks.

With that stick at the court meeting today, venting your anger is venting your anger, but will there really be no consequences?Everyone was a little worried that those Jiangdong rats would fight back.

"The aristocratic family's private salt has been banned repeatedly, it is because it is profitable, and the benefits involved are huge, so there are people who follow it, and there is an endless stream.

It is not advisable to forcibly ban the private salt of the aristocratic family, and it is easy to give excuses to the aristocratic family. "

In the study room of King Wu's Mansion, Liu Yishou looked around at everyone, and continued, "However, you can also think about it the other way around. If the imperial court sells official salt cheaper than the family's private salt, and at the same time lifts all salt restrictions, is it a family?" Will you give up your private salt?"

Liu Yishou asked a soul-torturing question.

This kind of thinking is that if you don’t let me go to the table to eat, I will let all the people outside who want to come in to eat but are stopped to compete with you for the table, and finally make you unable to eat.

Chen Yuankang and the others stopped talking immediately.

Liu Yishou went on to say: "The imperial court no longer collects salt tax. Will we get the general support of the people? If we come to confiscate the salt wells and salt ponds of the family, will the people be on our side or the family's side? "

Understood!

"My lord is saying that the imperial court can increase the production of official salt, plus there is no tax and no salt ban, which will inevitably lead to illegal salt everywhere in the world.

In this way, the advantages of the big families will be gone.Under full competition, it is inevitable that the price of salt will plummet all the way.

And they will inevitably give up some or even all of the salt wells and salt ponds. There is no need to take care of unprofitable salt ponds.

At that time, the imperial court will be able to take over those salt ponds and salt wells in a legitimate manner, and at a very small cost, things that cannot be done by force will be able to be done. "

Chen Yuankang said thoughtfully.

For Liu Yishou's move, dealing with the aristocratic family is second, and the real thing is to win widespread support.This is also creating a public opinion environment and popular support for usurping the throne!It can be said that if you don't make a move, it's all right, once you make a move, it's a killer move!

"However, the salt tax is not a small amount for a year...how can I make up for the central tax?"

Yang Min still felt a little sorry, without this piece, he had to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

"I just said that ordinary salt is not taxed, but I didn't say that special salt is not taxed. The imperial court will set standards now. Processed salt must be taxed according to the grade. Many fine-quality salts are not only taxed, but also taxed. And there are heavy taxes!

Ordinary people eat tax-free salt, and the children of aristocratic families eat high-quality tax-heavy salt, so everyone gets what they need. "

Liu Yishou laughed loudly.

Although there is only one word for salt, if it is subdivided, there are no less than ten kinds of "fine salt" in this era.Green salt, white salt and snowflake salt, this is only a rough classification, and there are more fine classifications for different origins.

Coarse salt is purified into refined salt, and there is also salt added with caramel.

All in all, there are not only many kinds of table salt in this era, but also a lot of them.The aristocratic family regards it as a tool to collect money, and the country regards it as a part of fiscal revenue.

However, what everyone didn't realize, or deliberately pretended not to see, was that there was really too much salt. Calculated according to the output, the whole Liang country was actually not short of salt!Only the Grassland outside the Great Wall is truly short of salt!

Lianghuai salt, the world is salty, these words are not for nothing.Even if new salt is not mined, the current stock is enough for ten years!

In the past, the state collected salt as a "poll tax" and deliberately controlled sales. This allowed the private salt of the aristocratic family to find opportunities to take advantage of the opportunity, which in turn squeezed the space for official salt.

Simply put, none of them are good birds, and no one really regards "salt" as salt.

"We want to build a unified world, and let more people enjoy the benefits of national unification and the benefits of development.

Closing the salt tax is a start.With so little money from the imperial court, it can greatly weaken the financial resources of the aristocratic family, take back most of the salt ponds and salt wells they control, and win widespread popular support. I think the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

In 20 years, there should be no waves.What do you think? "

Liu Yishou looked around at the crowd and asked.

That's a play in the court, just play it casually.But convincing one's subordinates to support it is the first step in implementing a policy.

Everyone looked at each other and had nothing to say. If they really wanted to say it, it could only be "the benevolent is invincible".

Chen Yuankang and the others were all convinced, and bowed deeply: "The lord loves the people like a son, and is far-sighted, and I am far behind."

There is an important background for Liu Yishou to do this: that is, Xiao Yan ignored the government at the beginning, and in fact the aristocratic family had hollowed out the foundation of the country.The imperial court could not collect much salt tax in the first place, and let the aristocratic family continue to expand its market share to squeeze the sales of official salt.

So much so that Liu Yishou has been in charge of the Liang Kingdom for so many years, the population of the country has increased a lot, and the salt tax has not increased but decreased!

The idea of ​​Chen Yuankang and the others is to regain control of the salt production area from the aristocratic family and increase income from salt tax.In essence, they are still playing the game of "two tigers competing for food". The aristocratic family has already prepared for it, and the imperial court has policies and they have countermeasures.

Creating a civil uprising is their grand finale!

Liu Yishou's train of thought is the other way around: you make it difficult for me?That's fine, I'll flip the table and stop playing!I use the administrative power of the government to engage in dumping and tax exemption system!Open the salt ban, so that everyone in the world can make salt!

Magic against magic!Dimensionality reduction strike will kill you!

At that time, except for your family members, all the people in the world are on my side, I see what you can fight with me!

If the aristocratic families don't give in, Liu Yishou has another move: the government will increase the mining of official salt, and even don't rule out subsidizing it to increase production.Then open up new production and sales channels, and we must bring down the price of salt.

The consumption of table salt itself is not high, and a crock of salt is enough for a long time.Countless salt piles in the warehouse can do nothing. When the price of salt outside is unbelievably low, it is enough to make those aristocratic families who use salt as an industry to obtain a large amount of wealth lose their money!

Let's see how long these people can last!

When the salt production does not make money and the big families abandon the key resources such as salt wells and ponds in their hands, the central court can nationalize them, resettle them, and allocate resources rationally.

At that time, it is not too late to formulate a stable salt policy that can be implemented for a long time.

Liu Yishou felt that he had the foresight and wisdom accumulated by future generations for thousands of years. If he couldn't beat those children from aristocratic families full of brains, then he should really commit suicide to thank the world!

Soon, the Jiankang Center promulgated a new edict: the salt tax was exempted nationwide (excluding the fiefdoms of vassal kings), and private cooking and selling of salt was prohibited.Formulate refined salt standards, collect taxes by grade, and then impose heavy taxes on the special salt that is loved by the children of the aristocratic family!

It can be said to be a two-pronged approach, each getting what it wants!

For a while, the people were overjoyed, and after hearing that the court exempted the salt tax, they all shouted long live, and their support for the court increased greatly, winning a large number of people's hearts for Liu Yishou.

Since then, the price of salt has dropped from a slight drop to a sharp drop. In the past few years, many big families who rely on private salt as their economic pillar have suffered heavy losses. There are big families selling small salt wells and salt ponds in various places. Unfortunately, no one takes over. Price took over.

Lianghuai salt was even smuggled to Hebei by sea, causing the price of salt in Hebei to drop sharply, and the government could not collect salt tax, which severely hit the fiscal revenue of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Why is Liu Dudu's brain stronger than that of the ancients?

Let me talk about the digression first, even after the founding of New China, the productivity conditions are extremely limited.The productivity in the heyday of the feudal era has been limited, and most of them are making up lessons, and some places are even missing due to wars.

But at that time, eating salt was not a problem at all.

So I'm here to ask: Did people's lives get better at that time?

The answer is that it did get better, but not because of salt.

The reason why we can afford antibiotics is because the country has lowered the price of each penicillin to less than 3 cents, regardless of whether the salt is taxed or not.

With the development of productivity, the standard of living can be improved, and it is not possible to cover everything by exempting the salt tax.

Because everyone has to eat salt, and salt is easy to store and not easy to damage, this is the natural carrier of "poll tax".But there is nothing unusual about salt itself, even in ancient times, salt is definitely enough to eat!

The salt tax in the Qing Dynasty accounted for a considerable proportion of the national tax. That was because the rulers were helpless in governing the country and could not solve the stubborn diseases of the feudal era. They could only "make mistakes and make mistakes" and inherit the policies of the previous dynasty.

This mistake was patched by the Tang Dynasty after the Anshi Rebellion.Passed down from generation to generation, inherited and improved.

From the first three years of the Sui Dynasty to the Anshi Rebellion, there was no salt tax.That is to say, in feudal dynasties, there is no harm in not collecting salt tax. There are two successful cases of Kaihuang rule and Zhenguan rule.

The Sui Dynasty still perished, and the Tang Dynasty still rose. There was no salt tax, and there were no landslides and landslides. It does not mean that there must be it.

Salt is salt, salt tax is salt tax, and the two are not directly related.

Liu Dudu's way of thinking can often jump out of the framework of the ancients and see the essence through phenomena.

With salt, people's living standards will be better, at least they will not suffer from the lack of salt, but the burden on their bodies will not be relieved much, and the ruling class will make up for it elsewhere sooner or later.

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