"The palace serves Shi Jingwen, and the public is loyal to the country,...... Specially canonized as a man in Dingxiang County, 300 households are sealed! Chin this! ”

The eunuch read the decree slowly, and added the long and smelly good words before it, but only before the last sentence. The meaning of the last sentence is that Jingwen will receive the title of baron of Dingxiang County in the future, and there will be 300 fiefdoms. These 300 fiefdoms will belong to them in the future, and they can be a parasite and get tax benefits from them. And the feudal households of these fiefdoms are equivalent to their subordinates, as long as it does not involve life and death, Jingwen can decide their fate very much. Of course, they cannot be executed at will, because they are not slaves, but only feuds.

"Lord Jingwen, aren't you still grateful?" The eunuch said.

"Thank you for the emperor's grace!" Jingwen immediately said with a smile.

Jingwen was happy in his heart, because when Jingwen went out in the future, he would be able to call himself a lord openly. With a knighthood, the status is very high, and the whole family is honored. With a knighthood, it belongs to the nobles, and this is to become a political group. Xungui, all dynasties have been a political group, and the emperor is a family.

"Okay, Lord Jingwen, the emperor also said that this time about your title, you can only be exempted from agricultural tax, but not from commercial tax. Therefore, in the future, Lord Jingwen will also have to pay commercial tax! The eunuch said.

Jingwen was speechless, this emperor is really, he didn't exempt himself from commercial taxes? According to ancient practice, people with titles or official positions can be exempted from the corresponding taxes. Jingwen was actually made special by Emperor Li Shimin this time, and he also had to collect his own business tax. This emperor really wants money, and he actually stared at Jingwen's commercial taxes. However, several industries in Jingwen are all industries that make a lot of money. Although some industries are in the stage of development, the future is limitless, so Li Shimin wants to keep an eye on his taxes. No, it is specifically said that it can only be exempted from agricultural tax, not commercial tax.

"Okay, Lord Jingwen, if there is nothing to do, I'll go." The eunuch said.

"Father-in-law, I have some tea money here, you can take it!" Jingwen said.

Jingwen took out a small piece of gold and handed it to the eunuch. And that eunuch had gold stars in his eyes, obviously he didn't expect that there was still gold to take! Now he has heard that Jingwen's industry is envied even by the emperor, so he specially came to announce the edict. And Jingwen did not live up to his expectations and rewarded him heavily.

"Lord Jingwen, thank you so much!" The eunuch hurriedly thanked him.

And after the eunuch left, Jingwen took the edict and laughed. But Du Wei looked strict, as if he was not happy for Jingwen!

"Brother Jingwen Xian, there is something wrong with this edict!" Du Wei said.

"Yes! Brother Jingwen Xian, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this edict! Fang Zhizhi also said.

Jingwen asked, "What's the problem?" Could it be that the emperor can still trick me? ”

"This, maybe eighty percent possible!" Du Wei also replied a little embarrassed.

"What? The emperor pits me? Jingwen said angrily.

Du Wei hurriedly replied and said: "Brother Jingwen Xian, the title on this edict, Dingxiang County male, did not add the four words hereditary replacement, so this title represents that every time you inherit, you have to be lowered by one level." ”

"Every inheritance has to be lowered? So what title will my son inherit? Jingwen asked.

Du Wei immediately continued to explain: "The titles of our Tang Dynasty have nine levels: prince, county king, national prince, county prince, county duke, county prince, county prince, county uncle, county son, and county man. And the prince and the prince are for the royal family, and the prince below is for the hero of the opposite sex. And the county man is the lowest grade, Brother Jing Wenxian, you get the county man. And since the county man is the lowest level, what do you say your son can integrate into? ”

"Damn, does that mean my son can't inherit it?" Jingwen complained.

Jingwen understands that this so-called inheritance cannot be inherited at all. Because the county male is already the lowest, if the son inherits, it will not be inherited at all. In other words, this title is actually given to Jingwen for life, and once Jingwen burps, Jingwen's descendants will not be able to get anything. It's sad in this way, and I finally got a knighthood, but it's only for life.

"Are there any hereditary titles?" Jingwen asked.

"Yes, my father, and some important founding heroes, all of whom are hereditary titles, and they will not be lowered after inheritance. However, there are only more than a dozen such heroes, which is not much. Fang Yi said directly.

Jingwen understood that the title of the Tang Dynasty was actually slowly decreasing. The vast majority of titles are inherited once and then lowered by a notch, until finally they are gone. And this is to ask the descendants of those meritorious heroes to continue to make meritorious contributions, and then get the promotion of knighthoods, so as to ensure that the group of honors and nobles becomes flowing water. Flowing water can not be corrupted, this is a method for the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to maintain his rule. If there are too many nobles, it will threaten the emperor's rule, which is not good for the emperor. Therefore, this kind of title that cannot be hereditary can not be replaced, which can not only reward meritorious heroes, but also ensure that he can rule, this abacus is really shrewd enough.

"I thought I could get a good thing, but it was only for life, not hereditary. It's just exempt from agricultural taxes, not commercial taxes, and this title is useless! Jingwen complained in his heart.

After all, Jingwen is a person from later generations, and he attaches more importance to practical interests. This title does not bring any benefits to himself, the so-called three hundred feudal towns, I am afraid that the income is not enough to eat every day. Therefore, this Fengyi Jingwen does not attach importance to it. Jingwen thought that he could be exempted from commercial tax, but Li Shimin's calculation was not bad, and he actually did not exempt Jingwen from commercial tax, so Jingwen still had to continue to pay commercial tax!

"Forget it, it's an honorary position, and it's a nobleman. Anyway, the county man is nominally in the position of the fifth grade, and it can be regarded as a promotion. It's a pity that I, a fifth-grade knight, is only a seventh-grade official, which is a bit of a loss! Jingwen complained.

Jingwen really doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks, and others can't even get a knighthood! Many officials have worked all their lives without ever receiving a knighthood. But Jing Wen has only been an official for a few days, and he has a knighthood, this is not to envy them!

"Brother Jingwen Xian, there is still a problem with this fiefdom!" Fang Yi said directly.

"There's a problem with the feud? Isn't it a fiefdom of 300 households? What's the problem? Jingwen continued to ask.