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But the letter must be true without the experience of the field. From Li Zhi's words and tone, he has a general understanding of the situation in Yangzhou and Suzhou.
He was really surprised by the commercial tax figures collected in less than a month from Yangzhou and Suzhou sent a few days ago.
Li Ke told him before that the agricultural tax can be reduced appropriately in the future, and then Datang's fiscal revenue will be dominated by commercial tax.
At that time, he didn't care about it, thinking that the commercial tax can only collect a few dollars, and the agricultural tax is the fundamental.
But now, this figure tells him that commercial tax is indeed much more than agricultural tax!
Moreover, due to receiving a large amount of commercial taxes, the government revenues of Yangzhou and Suzhou have increased significantly.
There is also money to expand government schools and provide opportunities for more people's children to study.
Coupled with advanced papermaking and printing processes, the cost of books is minimized.
"If business taxes are collected throughout the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't the whole territory of the Tang Dynasty be able to expand government schools?"
"Then how many more scholars will there be? How many talents will Datang have?"
Li Shimin suddenly had an idea in his mind, at that time, five surnames and seven hopes are nothing?
How can such a few scholars compare with the whole world?
As for the bank, Li Ke also told him before, and even gave him [-]% of the shares, just to borrow his name.
However, it is quite miraculous that banks can lend money, save money, and allow people to complete large transactions without copper coins.
"What do you think of your third brother's ability to govern the place?"
Li Shimin suddenly looked at Li Zhi and asked a question.
"My son thinks that the third brother is omnipotent."
"Give the third brother a few years, and I feel that Yangzhou will be more prosperous than Chang'an and Luoyang."
Li Zhi thought for a while, and then expressed his thoughts.
He went to Yangzhou and saw all kinds of magical things, as well as the people's love for Li Ke from the bottom of their hearts.
The admiration for Li Ke is really deep in the soul!
Li Shimin originally wanted to ask Li Zhi who he thought was more capable, Li Chengqian or Li Ke.
But when he saw the admiration for Li Ke in Li Zhi's words, he had the answer in his heart.
"It seems that letting him go to the fiefdom was really the right move."
"How can this talent be displayed in Chang'an City?"
Li Shimin secretly thought that if Li Ke was in Chang'an City, all his talents would be wasted.
"Next, arrange some government affairs for Chengqian."
Li Shimin had an idea in his mind, and he also gave Li Chengqian a chance to show his ability.
Anyway, he gave them all the platforms, so it depends on their own abilities!
PS: The first update! .
Chapter 217All the ministers were stunned!
"Pass the decree, hold the Great Court Meeting tomorrow!"
Li Shimin gave instructions to the little eunuch next to him.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The little eunuch immediately withdrew from the Ganlu Hall slowly, and arranged for people to deliver decrees to various ministers' residences.
"Go and investigate all the babies and children born with defects in Chang'an City, and count the number and proportion of their parents who are close relatives."
Li Shimin then said something to the air in front of him.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Soon, a hidden guard appeared from a corner and left the Ganlu Hall.
Tomorrow's court will definitely not be that simple, because in addition to the five surnames and Qiwang, noble families also like to get closer and marry their cousins.
Even the royal family is no exception. His eldest princess, Li Lizhi, the first daughter born to Empress Changsun, Princess Changle, is married to Changsun Wuji's eldest son Chong.
Li Lizhi and Changsun Chong are cousins. They got married in the seventh year of Zhenguan and had one son.
He didn't think there was any problem before, but after Li Ke said that, he is very worried now.
For Li Ke, he has absolute trust.
After all, no matter what strange things Li Ke did or said all along, Li Ke was proved to be right in the end.
So since Li Ke said this, it must be true.
He also made a decision in his heart, when choosing husbands and son-in-laws for the princesses in the future, he would no longer choose blood relations.
Even the royal family likes to be cousins, let alone the noble families.
It's just that everyone is not as crazy as the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs.
Therefore, if you don't come up with real evidence, I am afraid that many people will object at the Dachao meeting tomorrow.
After all, that's just a sentence from Li Ke, who knows if it's true or not?
For example, Li Ke told him to prepare for what he ordered the dark guard to do just now.
Obviously Li Ke had thought about this scene a long time ago, and had already figured out a way.
All the ministers in Chang'an City have received the decree to hold the Great Court Meeting tomorrow, and they have basically guessed what will be discussed at the Great Court Meeting tomorrow.
It must be a matter of prohibiting the five surnames and seven Wangs from marrying each other.
However, just as Li Ke and Li Shimin thought.
Some people support the prohibition, while others don't care.
After all, if he supports it, doesn't it mean that he is also the same person as Wu Xing Qiwang?
You must know that many of you have married cousins, especially Changsun Wuji. He thought of his son Changsun Chong and his daughter-in-law Changle Princess Li Lizhi.
If they support it, how will Changsun Chong and Princess Changle deal with themselves?
What's more, he wanted the man from the eldest grandson's family to marry the princess again.
If intermarriage between the five surnames and Qiwang is really prohibited, it is obvious that Li Shimin will not marry the princess to the eldest grandson's family in the future.
This is undoubtedly a kind of damage to his interests.
In short, everyone has their own ideas, and the undercurrent is surging.
The time soon came to the second day.
The ministers arrived at the gate of the palace in a carriage, then got off the carriage and started to walk.
Several familiar ministers went together and discussed while walking towards Tai Chi Hall.
"Do you say that what Saburo said is true?"
Li Daozong asked Li Xiaogong and Cheng Yaojin and others.
He naturally saw the newspaper yesterday, and he was still very surprised by what Li Ke said.
After all, I have never heard of such a thing before, and I don't know that there are such rules in it.
"It should be true. When did His Royal Highness King Wu tell a lie?"
Cheng Yaojin pondered for a while, then nodded, thinking that what Li Ke said was true.
Because Li Ke gave him the impression that everything he said was right.
Since Li Ke said it, it must have happened.
"I think it's true too."
Yu Chigong also nodded.
"Whether it's true or not, we support it and we're done."
Li Xiaogong didn't bother to care whether it was true or not.
Now that Li Ke has let him appear in the newspapers, and made such a big battle, it is obviously aimed at targeting the five surnames and seven wang.
Knowing Li Ke's purpose, do we still need to consider the truth?
"Too."
Hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.
In addition to their side, there are other people who are also discussing.
Soon, everyone came to the Tai Chi Hall and sat down according to their respective positions.
Not long after, Li Shimin entered the Tai Chi Hall and sat on the main seat.
"Today's Great Court Meeting is to discuss the prohibition of intermarriage between the five surnames and seven Wangs."
"What do you guys think?"
Li Shimin cut to the chase and asked everyone's opinion on this matter.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Wu and Sun Simiao have made it very clear that intermarriage between five surnames and seven Wangs will cause great harm."
"Every newborn baby is a citizen of my Tang Dynasty, and we must not let people of my Tang Dynasty be born with defects."
Li Daozong was the first to stand up and express his support for the prohibition of intermarriage between the five surnames and Qiwang.
"Your Majesty, the figures in the newspaper are shocking. All the people of the Tang Dynasty are lost!"
Tang Jian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, also stood up and expressed support for this matter.
As the Minister of the Household Department, he himself suffered from the insufficient population of the Tang Dynasty.
As a result, Qiwang with five surnames did such a thing, which obviously made Tang Jian very uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, only parents who are not related by blood are the most likely to give birth to healthy children."
"A healthy body is the root of my Tang Dynasty's strength!"
Li Jing also stood up and expressed his opinion.
"His Majesty"
Next, a large group of people stood up to express their support for this matter.
"Your Majesty, marriage between cousins has always been a way to increase the relationship between relatives, which can better maintain the relationship between relatives."
"Besides, there are countless marriages between my Tang cousins, but the things King Wu said rarely happen."
"The minister thinks that King Wu may be making a fuss out of a molehill and making use of it."
Gao Shilian immediately stood up and expressed his opposition to this matter.
He also directly said that Li Ke was just making use of the problem.
"Your Majesty, the marriage between Changsun Chong and Princess Changle is well-known in Chang'an City. Now they have a son. Everything is normal."
"I feel that His Royal Highness King Wu may have really made a fuss."
Changsun Wuji also expressed his disapproval afterwards.
And he also gave an example of the marriage between his son Changsun Chong and Princess Li Lizhi of Changle.
It seems to imply that Li Shimin, we are also cousins.
Hearing this, Li Shimin's face was expressionless, as if he didn't hear the hint from Changsun Wuji.
In fact, Li Shimin already had an idea in his heart.
Thinking about calling Li Lizhi to the palace after the morning court to explain a few words.
And it will never be possible to marry the princess to the eldest grandson's family in the future.
"Father, my son also feels that this matter is too arbitrary, and I am afraid that just relying on a newspaper will not be convincing."
Li Chengqian also stood up and expressed his views.
Anyway, he knew in his heart that this incident must have been done by Li Ke.
From his and Li Ke's standpoint, anyway, whatever Li Ke wants to achieve, he must be right not to let Li Ke achieve it.