didn't have much effort, Zhang Chuchen, who was originally preparing for the New Year in Chang'an, arrived first, then Liu Ruyu, then Ma Zhou and Ye Siniang.

After the four of them sat down according to their identities, Tang Jian of the Ministry of Rites said: "Let's mention a small matter first, the court has decided that Liu and Ma will enter the Duke of Wu Guogong, and the Lord of the Captain of the Horse will still not be restored. Huating served as his fief, and seventy percent of the fief income was handed over to the treasury. The next thing to discuss is to invite the king of Yijun. ”

Qin Qiong hadn't spoken yet, but Liu Ruyu changed from kneeling to sitting upright.

In the court, this is a request to speak.

Xiao Yu said: "Since Chief Liu has something to say, then please wait for the time being." "Xiao Yu, as the left servant, is equivalent to the chief host of the meeting here, and he is responsible for presiding over the meeting.

Liu Ruyu first saluted Emperor Li Yuan and Emperor Li Shimin, and then gave salutes to the ministers.

After finishing the ceremony, Xiao Yu said: "Chief Liu's salute is not wrong, in order to save time for important meetings, you only need to salute the saints. Chief Liu is invited to speak concisely and concisely. ”

"Sage, Huating has given Liu Juma too much."

"How much is appropriate?" Cui Junsu, as the secretary of the household department, is qualified to ask questions at this time.

"5 parts per 1,000 is the upper limit, and the minimum can be 8 parts per 10,000." Liu Ruyu said a number that stunned countless people, not even one percent.

After Liu Ruyu became an official, the first virtue he learned from many important ministers was that the country was important.

Take Cui Junsu, the head of the household department, for example, Cui Junsu is an extremely important person of the Qing He Cui clan, but when he encounters anything, the first thing he thinks of is his own position, as the position of the head of the household department, not the identity of the Qinghe Cui family.

Of course, if the imperial court wants to destroy the Qinghe Cui clan, he will definitely be on the side of the Cui clan.

If it is only for some interests, he will definitely choose justice, which is his pride as a celebrity, the food of the king, and the loyalty of the king.

Therefore, Liu Ruyu also made her own choice in the Liu family and state affairs.

Of course, as a woman, she wants to protect her younger brother Yanagi.

Cui Junsu asked Xiao Yu after asking: "Why is there only such a little, or is one percent a big amount?" ”

"Cui Shangshu, maybe nothing in two or three years. Ten years later, Huating's annual income exceeded 10 million guan, and 30 years later, Huating's annual net profit was at least 100 million guan. Of course, this is under the premise that Huating has become a fief of Liu Juma, and the minister even thought that he would not give him this fief. ”

"Well spoken, I am very happy." Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

He was not mistaken, Liu Ruyu is indeed a talent, Li Yuan, who is loyal to the monarch or something, has not thought about it, after all, he is just a woman. But as a woman, since she has become an official, Liu Ruyu is worthy of her current position in terms of responsibility and ability.

Li Shimin also asked: "100 million? ”

"Saint, he can do it. Thirty years later, 100 million is just a conservative estimate. In the unofficial and informal conversation, the minister heard Liu Juma comment on the Xigang Shipping Division, and thirty years later, the annual income of the Xigang Shipping Division was 300 million. There's another change in that. ”

"Elaborate. Recording. Li Shimin has never heard Liu Mu's prediction of the future of the Westport Shipping Division.

Even if he could ask Liu Mu separately afterwards, he also needed Liu Ruyu to tell the important ministers at this time.

Liu Ruyu looked at the little eunuch and said after setting up the pen and paper: "This change is that there will be some changes in the value of coins, for example, the price of rice in Chang'an City this year is six wen yuan a bucket of ordinary rice, and after thirty years, it may be twenty wen a bucket of rice, or even thirty or forty wen a bucket of rice." Liu Juma called it inflation, and the mainstream coins of the Tang Dynasty would change from copper coins to silver coins. ”

"Inflation, explain!" Li Shimin made a request.

"Saints, recorded in history. Wang Mang reformed the currency system three times, the Yellow Turban Uprising, the Shu Han Dynasty Zhi 105 baht, the Southern Dynasty abolished the emperor Liu Ziye 2 baht coin, and the Northern Wei Emperor Xiaoming ...... These are all malicious inflations. ”

Liu Ruyu has not studied in vain over the years, and these truths are clear and clear.

Cui Junsu said: "Chief Liu's reasoning is reasonable, but he just avoided the period of Emperor Yang of Sui, and privately minted evil money to flood, and the money ...... It's not worth the money anymore. ”

"Yes, what Cui Shangshu said is very true."

Liu Ruyu wisely avoided the matter of private minting, because many of the people present were relics of the former Sui, and even the Liu clan had privately minted coins in the former Sui.

Li Shimin waved his hand: "This past matter, these evil policies, how could Datang appear, not to mention that thirty years later, I believe that Datang will not have such evil policies." ”

"Sage, and benign currency. In the case of Datang, in fact, it is already changing. In Chang'an, the average income of the people of Chang'an in Wude for six years is less than one-fifth of the current one, while the income of excellent craftsmen is still rising, and the price of rice has not changed, but a chicken is two cents more expensive than Wude for six years. ”

Chickens have become more expensive, and most of the famous ministers of the Tang Dynasty understand the truth.

Liu Ruyu added: "Sage, under this change, the farmers who farm the fields will have an unfair income compared to the craftsmen, so when the difference is relatively high, the farmers will let the price of grain rise by about three percent per stone, and it is estimated that the people of Chang'an will gladly accept it." ”

"Yes, that makes sense."

"Sage, if wages are rising, then the cost of purchasing farm tools and hiring short-term laborers will also increase, which will also increase the price of grain. But as long as it is within a certain range, there is only good and no harm to Datang. Even thirty years later, Datang may be exempted from the land tax. ”

This sentence exempted the field tax, but it shocked countless people.

In all dynasties, there was no land tax, what the imperial court ate, what to drink, what to take to support the army, and so on.

However, Cui Junsu, the head of the household, said: "Maybe, there is really such a possibility." It's not that they don't collect taxes, but they don't need field taxes, and the artisan households in Chang'an City don't have fields, but they pay the household tax, according to the craftsmen of Chang'an and the farmers around Chang'an, the same hundred households, and the tax of the artisan households is higher than that of the farmers. ”

"At this time, there is no need to discuss it for the time being, and the household department will have an opinion on the matter of Huating."

Li Shimin said that he would be exempt from land tax, and it was estimated that he would be great until a thousand years later, but at the moment this is a matter of no score, so he does not plan to discuss it, Liu Ruyu's words are very clear, I believe that the important ministers will seriously study and study this inflation, and this matter is really related to the fortune of the Tang Dynasty.

Cui Junsu just thought for a moment and came up with an opinion: "The minister thinks that it depends on five thousandths." In the first few years, the saint refers to a fixed number, or it is not too late to observe the previous two years and then three years. Huating still has only a small wharf at the moment, and the household department is not short of tens of thousands of dollars. ”

"That's it." Li Shimin made a final decision on this matter.