Fu Tang

To be honest, Li Congjia probably wouldn't have thought of collecting dead books from all over the world if he hadn't discussed the records of books in simplified Chinese characters.

Thinking about it now, he immediately prepared to write an imperial edict. Books these days are very precious, but no matter how precious they are, the common people can’t read well, and then they will use the rare copies as table legs and set fires.

There are quite a few such things. Li Congjia thought about it after writing the imperial edict, and then left this matter to the Ministry of Rites. This kind of matter should be left to professionals.

Li Congjia is now thinking about the land issue. It has to be said that the change of dynasties in the past is basically accompanied by the reform of the land issue. Generally, it is precisely because the imperial court’s control over the land gradually weakens, and then warlords appear. This is the chaos in the world. the main reason.

To be honest, the imperial court strengthened its control over the land. All the land in the world should be owned by the state, and then leased to the common people. Perhaps this is the most powerful control. However...Li Congjia thought about it and felt that he would not be able to do this unless he could Abolish all the titles, and no longer can be titled, and then hand over all the sites in his own hands.

However, this method Li Congjia just thought about it for a while, and he refused to even think about it seriously. He is not interested in sacrificing himself to change the world, especially when he may not be able to do this even if he sacrifices himself.

The land reform in the Rabbit Country is based on a foundation of breaking down and then building up. If he can't meet that condition now, don't die.

In this case, how to divide the land is the problem. In fact, Li Congjia really wanted to take back the privilege of being able to be exempted from taxes if he has a reputation, but he was afraid of being bullied. After thinking about it, he decided to change it from the lowest level of scholar. , but it cannot be reduced or exempted from land tax.

But this is a big deal, he can't do it right away, at least he needs to discuss it with the cabinet. When the cabinet heard that Li Congjia wanted to mobilize the interests of scholars, everyone was very calm.

Li Congjia has previously expressed some dissatisfaction with the tax exemption of privileged people.

Increasing the number of places and exempting this part of the privilege are all integrated. Even if the scholars are not satisfied, it is useless. Do they want to be officials?To be an official, you must take the examination of scholar. If you have the ability, don't take any examination.

Wang Pu also accepted this matter well, and just asked: "Your Majesty is not afraid of the world's separation?"

Li Congjia laughed and said, "Centric? Why centrifuge? It's just that scholars are not exempted from the land tax. Nothing else has been changed. If you have the ability, you can continue to take the entrance exam. How can scholars not dream of becoming Jinshi?"

Zhou Zong said helplessly: "These people have sharp mouths."

Li Congjia is very bachelor: "If you want to scold, you can scold. After thousands of years, someone will know the benefits of what I do."

"Are you afraid they will run away?" Xu Xuan couldn't help asking.

Li Congjia asked: "Where are you going? Khitan? Or Southern Zhou? Southern Zhou is in danger. If they feel that they have the talents of the world, they can help Southern Zhou turn defeat into victory in the past. I just leave it to them."

Everyone shut up for a moment. Since Li Congjia was already so determined, they also felt that there was nothing wrong with such reforms. Anyway, the country is now in ruins. Although the country is named Tang, it does not completely inherit the various systems of the Tang Dynasty. Then stand at attention.

It's just not that bad.

Seeing that everyone did not object, Li Congjia was very happy to start discussing tax issues with everyone. First of all, he encouraged everyone to farm, and the land tax of ordinary people could be appropriately reduced.

As a result, as soon as he said these words, he was immediately photographed back. Now that the national treasury is not full, and if the tax is lowered, will life be okay?

The taxes they set are not high anymore.

Li Congjia is very regretful and feels that it is necessary to encourage business. In this era, the whole country is maintained by land tax and some miscellaneous taxes. However, land tax is the main body, so it is difficult to change this aspect.

So Li Congjia began to make a detour. He formulated a series of commercial taxes, but he didn't know much about commercial taxes, so he could only propose a general framework.

It's just that there are too few merchants now. After all, the country has just become a little more stable, and there are not many merchants. In addition, the long-distance business journey is too far away, and there was no guarantee before. Most people choose to do some small business.

But how much tax can a small business pay?The bulk of tax revenue is customs duties and some other handling fees and deed taxes.

Li Congjia stared at his little book, feeling very entangled, Shi Xueting saw him like this and could only say: "Excessive miscellaneous taxes should not be too much, the death of the second emperor of Qin, the death of the second emperor of Sui, this is a lesson from the past."

Li Congjia sighed: "I just don't want to burden the peasants, so I want to engage in commercial taxation, but commercial taxation also requires merchants, which is a headache."

Shi Xueting said: "The road is inconvenient, unless the road is built."

After hearing this, Li Congjia had a flash of inspiration and said, "That's right, road construction, why didn't I think of it?"

Shi Xueting hurriedly stopped him: "Don't be stupid, how do you build roads? How much does it cost? Now we need to recuperate, and the real thing is to let the people have enough food and clothing. Try to avoid spending money as much as possible."

Li Congjia glanced at the account book sent by the household department, and said optimistically: "I saw that there is still a lot of money. Anyway, we should plan first, at least repair the roads from the capital to the more important feudal towns, and then connect smaller ones. The towns are radiating bit by bit, and I don't want to eat a fat man with one bite."

Shi Xueting looked at him speechlessly for a long while before saying, "Did you forget something? The location of the late emperor's mausoleum will be reselected soon. After the construction is completed, the imperial mausoleum will be built for you."

Li Congjia's face was dull for a moment: Shit, forget about this matter.

After he came to his senses, he really wanted to ask Jian what Jian, is Jian so good waiting for someone to rob the tomb?Find a place with good feng shui, and bury a few things he likes, and bury him in it. Why do you make such a grand ceremony?

However, even to Shi Xueting, he didn't dare to say such a sentence, after all, the ancient people's idea that death is like life is deeply rooted, and it is also mixed with the matter of building Li Jing's tomb.

He can't treat anyone badly and can't treat his parents badly. Of course, Li Jing is purely taking advantage of Queen Zhong. If Li Jing is alone, Li Congjia will definitely suppress the size of his mausoleum. As long as it meets the emperor's standard, everything else... …who would give him so many good things.

It's a pity that Queen Zhong is still good, and Li Congjia doesn't seem to treat Queen Zhong badly.

Li Congjia said with some reluctance: "Find a similar location, and you don't need to be extravagant. Well, let's bury it lightly. After all, people's lives are not easy now, so don't want to build it. You also said that the death of Qin II is a lesson from the past." , The Mausoleum of the First Emperor is large in scale, but it also wastes people's money, so let's stop doing it."

Shi Xueting was a little puzzled, generally speaking, the emperor should attach great importance to his own affairs, and even more to the mausoleum, after all, it is a palace in another world.

Why does Li Congjia look a little unwilling?

Li Congjia asked: "Why don't I know about the mausoleum?"

Shi Xueting said: "They are still digging out classics, and the chief assistants still want to innovate, and they don't want to follow the old rules and regulations."

Li Congjia: ...

Well, everyone being so serious is another way to show their recognition for him, he should be happy, but, shouldn't he tell everyone, don't go too far?

So the next day, Zhou Zong and the others received Li Congjia's persuasion: "Don't make it too complicated, I will set an example and bury it lightly. No one in the future emperors can exceed the scale of my mausoleum, nor can the mausoleum be expanded."

Everyone was speechless for a while while discussing the topic of how much to be buried with.

Li Congjia's words are also reasonable. There were emperors who wanted to be buried lightly before, but they couldn't stand the fact that the descendants wanted luxurious mausoleums. Then the descendants expanded all the mausoleums of their fathers and grandparents, making the tombs of their fathers and grandparents look bigger. Be more luxurious, and then be buried with a bunch of precious artifacts with peace of mind.

So he had to put this to death, the emperor in the future would be at the same standard level as him at most, and could not exceed it.

Anyway, no matter how great the future emperor's achievements are, it may not be greater than his unification of the world. As for the next dynasty... then he can't control others.

Yes, he never thought that the Tang Dynasty would last forever. In fact, no regime can last forever. He just needs to do his best to lay a good foundation.

Zhou Zong looked at some spare options in their hands, well, these have nothing to do with Bo Burial, they can be thrown aside, and then they will continue to discuss.

However, Li Congjia wanted to increase their workload by insisting on discussing road construction.

Zhou Zong couldn't help but asked: "Your Majesty, there is no money!"

Li Congjia waved his hand: "Rich!"

Crowd: ? ? ? ?

Isn't it, is your internal library so rich?What is the attribute of a national teacher?The reincarnation of the God of Wealth?The emperor's internal treasury has more money than the national treasury, so where do they put their face?

Li Congjia stroked his chin and said, "Attract investment and build roads."

Merchants to build roads?Everyone digested it for a while before they understood Li Congjia's meaning. Song Qiqiu shook his head and said in disapproval: "Businessmen are chasing profit, even if the court calls, people may not come."

Li Congjia said with a smile: "Why is there no benefit? You can build a toll booth."

Everyone: What is it?

After explaining the concept of the toll station, Li Congjia said: "You can roughly estimate the daily income based on the current traffic on those roads, and then calculate the number of years based on this approximate income. Before a certain number of years, they can continue to collect fees."

Song Qiqiu was quick-witted, and he reacted almost immediately: "Then how can we ensure that the merchants will not lose money? Who will do the business that loses money?"

Li Congjia said: "It's up to them. The more people who go this way, the more money they will charge. Anyway, the contracts we sign are all limited in number of years. If you go back and make a lot of money, the court will not ignore it, but it must be demolished after the time limit is reached, and at the same time, in the process, the maintenance of the roads built must also be left to them.”

This is a very novel idea, but there are too many uncertainties in this matter itself. In this relatively conservative era, they feel that not many people are willing to take risks.

Li Congjia doesn't think so. What businessmen do is inherently risky. Not all businesses are guaranteed to lose money. As long as they are given a possibility to make money, they will take the initiative.

Of course, the road construction is not entirely up to the merchants. At least the roads in each town are repaired by the imperial court, and the other roads are relatively long.

Li Congjia saw that everyone had reservations, so he simply said: "Choose a path, let's experiment."

Li Congjia chose a road from Chang'an to Xianyang. This road is neither far nor near, and it connects two cities with relatively large populations. The direction of the road, wherever it passes, will be given death.

Of course, these are all from the court, and the merchants can only build roads according to the conditions they give.

Many people are not very optimistic about Li Congjia's operation. Li Congjia did not bid publicly this time, and directly operated in secret, asking Shi Xueting to find someone to repair the road, and he used the highest standard, hiring someone to use the best stone to repair ——Cement has not been widely used these days, and Li Congjia will not be able to do it for a while, so he can only build stone roads first.

Anyway, this road is not too long, and he will still be able to afford the money to use cement for renovation in the future.

Li Congjia was even more amazing when he asked Shi Xueting to put up billboards on both sides of the road, with the icon of Wan Lixiang painted on it, and then served with a few signature dishes without words.

There is no way, there are too many illiterates these days, even if the words are written, some people don't know what kind of advertisement it is because they don't recognize it.

The image is much simpler, as long as you have seen it, you can basically have an impression. However, since Wan Lixiang was in the Western Regions, he has been following the high-end route, so in addition to Wan Lixiang, Li Congjia also created a sub-brand Jiangnan, this restaurant It mainly takes the route of civilians, and it is also built on the billboards on the side of the road.

At the beginning after the road was repaired, there were not many people traveling on that road. After all, there were many places to go, so why spend money?

Everyone felt that Li Congjia had failed this time, but only Li Congjia was very calm from the beginning to the end. He said to Shi Xueting: "There will always be people who will eat crabs, don't worry."

He couldn't believe it. In this year when it was so difficult to transport goods, there was a convenient and tidy road instead of taking the time-consuming and labor-intensive small road?And the path is still far away?

Do not make jokes.

I have to say that Li Congjia was probably really blessed by the heavens. Within two days after the road was built, with the arrival of the rainy season, even Chang'an and Xianyang began to receive more rainfall. When it rained, those paths were muddy. Not to mention bringing the goods, even if you don't take them away, it's not easy.

The number of people on that road gradually increased. To be honest, Li Congjia adopted the method of small profits but quick turnover, and the tolls he set were not many, that is, two copper coins. Expensive, the most expensive thing on the whole road is those few billboards!

After people feel the convenience of the new road, those who are not short of money start to take the new road. Li Congjia took the opportunity to launch the monthly card and annual card mode, which can discount tolls, which is very cost-effective for people who often take this road of.

Then he took the opportunity to get back another batch of money. Two months later, Li Congjia did the calculations and found out in a daze that almost all the money he spent on road repairs had been made back. Not bad, after all, the charging period of his road is ten years, and this is only the annual card and monthly card for the most recent year. After waiting for the annual card and monthly card for the next few years, it is basically a pure profit!

Li Congjia took the opportunity to start building some teahouses and restaurants on the side of the road, and Jiang Nan'an drove to the side of the road, and then hired people to clean up the rubbish on the road every day to keep the road clean and tidy.

He even set up a security station there, and directly sent people to patrol back and forth along the road to avoid all kinds of illegal and criminal things.

This kind of road gives people a different feeling, and the whole is a virtuous circle. If it is passed on from ten to ten, there will naturally be more people walking, and Jiangnan's reputation has also been spread, and Li Congjia's wallet has become fatter again. .

Recently, the courtiers could see Li Congjia's kind smile every day. After inquiring privately, Zhou Zong and others were completely convinced and regretful at the same time. Why didn't they think of this?

So, what is in their majesty's mind?

The matter of road construction proved to be feasible. Li Congjia simply asked everyone to continue to delineate the main arterial routes across the country, and then selected some more important ones to attract investment. Of course, it is also possible for his own people to carve up. To meet the imperial court's standards, as for the imperial court's standards - basically Li Congjia's personal standards.

However, building roads and getting rich has been found to be feasible by everyone, so everyone's enthusiasm is unprecedentedly high.

After Li Congjia made a fortune, he completely let go of this matter. When Shi Xueting asked him if he wanted to continue bidding, he shook his head. If Shi Xueting sent someone to continue bidding, everyone knew that they would compete with him. I'm afraid that no one will dare to come when the time comes. Anyway, he doesn't expect to build roads to make money, he just needs to set an example.

Then Li Congjia began to think about military reform.

Of course he didn't tell anyone about this matter, not even Shi Xueting, he needs to think better.

When recruiting soldiers before, basically anyone who was young and strong was recruited. There was never any screening. Now the world is relatively stable. In the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Li Congjia decided that if he could be gentle, he should be gentle. fight.

If he doesn't fight, he can toss about the current military system. First of all, some old, weak, sick, and disabled will be laid off. Of course, the placement of these people must also be considered, and then the team will be streamlined. Bing just dabbles in order to have enough to eat, so let him go home too.

It is estimated that many people can be laid off in this way. After these people return to their hometowns, they will be allocated fields. Now it is not that there is no land in the Tang Dynasty, but that there are too many fields and no one to grow them!

If there are retired soldiers who are willing to open up wasteland in relatively desolate places, there will be various discounts. Anyway, everyone's life must be guaranteed.

After the streamlining is completed, Li Congjia will gradually establish a system of professional soldiers, and then special forces. However, special forces are easier than professionalization.

Li Congjia's idea is to gradually change the Tiance Mansion. After all, if they are all of the same type of troops, the status of the Tiance Mansion is too lofty and it will easily cause everyone's discomfort. Change the arms and make the status of the Tiance Mansion different. is the point.

After all, this was left to Shi Xueting by Li Congjia, and the people in Tiance Mansion also recognized Shi Xueting as their leader. The only thing that needs to be entangled is, who will Shi Xueting choose as his successor in the future?

Forget about Yang Xin as an apprentice, but Tian Wuniang can develop a bit, but Tian Wuniang seems to have begun to pay more attention to her family now, and she has started to care for her husband and teach her children, which makes Li Congjia feel a little regretful.

He also supported Tian Wuniang, and Tian Wuniang also lived up to it. Unfortunately, in the end, Tian Wuniang did not make a choice that was different from this era. Of course, he could not blame Tian Wuniang. After all, everyone has different ideas. Same.

Then maybe you can only choose from the Tiance Mansion, or even... directly let Shi Xueting take Li Zhongyu there to make friends. After all, the Tiance Mansion is nominally under the management of the emperor, and Li Zhongyu inherits Shi Xueting's inheritance... ...It seems... that's okay?

Li Congjia tentatively raised his mouth with Shi Xueting, and Shi Xueting said with a slight smile: "Your son is equivalent to my son, and it is only natural to let him take care of it, otherwise, in the future, who will you give such a powerful team to?" Don't worry? The Son of Heaven must always command a relatively strong army, so that Xiaoxiao can be deterred."

Only then did Li Congjia feel relieved, and then began to let the people below do the work of elite soldiers. After finishing this work, he would put the reconstruction of the border defense on the agenda.

After all, the surrounding area of ​​Datang has never been safe, unless one day Datang can occupy the whole of Asia, so that the border defense can be relaxed a little, otherwise, one must be more careful, at least guard against Khitan and Khotan.

As for Dali in the distance, to be honest, Li Congjia is eyeing Dali, and he really wants to take Dali back. After all, in his heart, this is also the territory of the motherland.

In the end, before he could think about how to win Dali, Shi Xueting brought him a very shocking news: Emperor Pang Qian of the Xiu Kingdom was forced into the palace, and his whereabouts were unknown, and the new emperor had already ascended the throne.

And the candidate for the new emperor was beyond anyone's expectation.