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Li Mu took a deep breath. Just when everyone thought he was going to continue talking, he suddenly looked at Eunuch Gao earnestly and said, "Can you make a pot of tea for a drink? Your throat is a little dry."

Eunuch Gao was stunned. He lived so big. He was a eunuch in the palace during the previous dynasty. He had never seen anyone drink tea during court discussions. He really thought he was his own family.

"Take it for him." Li Shimin glared at Li Mu and said angrily, "Is there anything I want? I'll tell you, take it for you to save you from being too troublesome. I'll finish it in one breath.

"It's gone, I'm not hungry." Li Mu pursed his lips and continued, "This new system is about corvee labor. This is my personal experience. Since I arrived at the Ministry of Works, I have discovered this problem. As we all know, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works are all corvee labor recruited by all directions. They can be assigned to Chang'an, which means that their skills are good. However, when I first arrived at the Ministry of Works, I found that their efficiency was very low. For example, building walls, and the work that could be completed in one day would have to be done for five days. I felt strange in my heart, and just watched them, trying to find out the problem."

"After observing for a few days, I found the reason. These people are all playing tricks. If they do the work, they should be said to have slacked off, and they are all busy, but they are inefficient. Why is this because their corvee service has a deadline, and it is a day to delay it. If they work more and work more, they will not get anything. Why are they so tired?"

"In order to reverse this situation, I have implemented reforms in the Ministry of Works. After the reform, everyone has seen the efficiency of the Ministry of Works. Now there are several construction sites in Chang'an City at the same time, and everything is going on in an orderly manner. Although the Ministry of Works has paid a considerable wage, it is not worth mentioning compared to the value created."

Li Mu said to everyone, "I'm not telling this story to show myself, I want to tell you how to create greater value. Is it undeniable to exploit the people to create value? Yes, because this has been done for thousands of years, but this kind of exploitation is counterproductive and not efficient. As for the same thing, don't be too greedy. Do everything like this, divide the benefits more, and the risks are smaller. It's just that you make less money and the big one is still in your hands, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort. I divide the profits from the factory to the craftsmen, and the craftsmen do their best for me and double the efficiency. Isn't it better to force them to work?"

"Forcing them to work, not only to say how fast they work, but mainly to waste time. Now everyone knows the meaning of an order. One order can be completed in three days, and one month can be made ten orders, but if it is completed in six days, five orders a month, all fools know that ten orders earn more."

"The same principle can also be put on labor service." Eunuch Gao brought the tea over. Li Mu picked up the teapot and took a big sip, continuing to preach, "The former labor service in the Tang Dynasty was still the old road of the previous dynasty. Just like before the Ministry of Works reform, it forced the people to work with more labor service time, which was very inefficient. But labor service cannot be abolished, because it was the obligation of a people in the Tang Dynasty. When His Majesty ascended the throne, he promised light taxes and low taxes. Now the new policy has abolished the capitol tax. In addition to contracting land, in addition to meeting in the past, it was already a low tax, so the labor service has also been reduced."

"So I suggest that Your Majesty reduce the labor service by half. Change it to a twelve-day labor service per male, one day per month, one day per month, one day per month, and one day per leap month, which is the regular service. If the court does not need his service, each officer can pay a hundred coins per day and pay a full twelve-day amount to replace the service. In order to increase the punishment of evading labor service, when the court needs his labor service but does not want to serve, he needs to pay ten stagnant every day, pay a full twelve-day labor service every day, and add a single-day labor service. "Lost mediocre service service". The money paid can be used to hire craftsmen and serve them on their behalf. In special circumstances, if the court needs his additional service, he will compensate 300 coins per day. The annual labor service limit does not exceed thirty-six days. I have calculated based on the records of previous years that even in the year of disaster, thirty-six days of labor service is enough."

After hearing this, everyone analyzed it in their minds. Li Mu's move apparently reduced the labor service, but fundamentally changed the mediocre system. Because the rich did not want to labor service, they only needed to pay a little silk cloth, and the labor service they escaped was all distributed evenly by the poor. However, under the new policy, the cost of the rich people trying to escape labor service increased greatly. They always had money a day, and according to the current price of labor workers in Chang'an City, they could hire ten more than 900 cigarettes. Needless to say, it was the court's investment again.

But even if you are so unreasonable, you can't say anything. Who told you not to do corvee service? The original Tang Dynasty law also stipulated that every male must do corvee service. If you don't want to work, why don't you want to pay for some money, just go to work. There is no unreasonable place.

The labor service that is often served was not paid in the past, and the people worked for free, so they complained. But now, not only has the upper limit of labor service, but also has a one-day labor service, so they will be given a wage of 300 cents. This price is three times that of labor service in Chang'an City, which is basically equivalent to the price of technicians. In the local area, this price cannot be achieved at all. It is conceivable that once the new policy is released, labor service will no longer be a nightmare for the people. Perhaps in some places, the people will rush to perform labor service. After all, a one-day labor service is only 300 cents.

"If there are serious natural disasters such as flood and drought, the harvest of the people will inevitably decrease. It will be too harsh for them to pay taxes. Your Majesty governs the world with benevolence and righteousness, and should solve the difficulties of the people. Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty should exempt rent from the rent when the disaster losses reach 40%, 60% will be exempted from adjustment, and 80% will be exempted from taxes and labor, and the food will be planted in the next year by Changping warehouse. The grain can be borrowed for one year and the harvest will be returned in the next autumn."

"For some special people, special care should be given. Those who are fifty years old are exempt from labor service, military merits are exempt from labor service, and those with disabilities are allowed to replace labor service. The minimum amount of 100 cents per day is calculated or hired to serve on behalf of others."

"As for the military system of the government, I think that as long as the standards for military merit rewards are set and can be properly implemented, the new policy will not have a negative impact on the military system of the government. There is a saying that there must be brave men under heavy rewards. I believe that as long as Your Majesty is not stingy in rewards and demonstrates his merits, the soldiers will fight bravely to fight against the enemy and serve Your Majesty."

Li Mu finished speaking in one breath, bowed deeply to Li Shimin and said, "This is some immature suggestions and omissions that I have come up with in despair. Please correct me and all the masters."

Liangyi Hall is quiet.

It's already so detailed, where is it immature, and it's just a big deal

No one believed that Li Mu thought of it in a hurry. Today's scene was obviously planned by him. Perhaps Li Mu had already started to make arrangements since the assassin appeared. Today is when he closed the net.

He has made every effort to deal with today's emergencies. In this case, who can refute his detailed and close logic? Even if he wants to refute, he will not be able to find any flaws in it for a while.

Li Shimin's eyes patrolled the faces of the ministers, and his smile became brighter. He clapped his hands and praised, "Although Li Mu was in a hurry, these suggestions are not aimless. I have truly seen your talents today. The new policy is very good. After hearing you say it, I am more confident. Go back and write a memorial, I will take a look, and then hand it over to Xiezhiyuan to try to announce it to the world before spring plowing."

"Your Majesty, I have two more requests."

Li Shimin was in a good mood today. He waved his hand and said, "You are very worried about me, so I will naturally be rewarded. Tell me, what do you want, I will accept it."

"Your Majesty, my first request is to ask Your Majesty to separate the math from the regular subjects of the imperial examination this year. Because my Ministry of Internal Affairs, not only the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also the Ministry of Civil Affairs, counting taxes under the new policy, requires a large number of arithmetic talents. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to give a special offer. This year, the permanent subject is independent math, and there is no upper limit for the number of people recruited. I will ask me to give questions. As long as I pass the exam, I can take office. Those with low scores are officials, and those with high scores are officials."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "There must be a number. If you follow your moves, hundreds or thousands of people are possible. Can I let them become officials?"

Wei Zheng also said, "Your Majesty thinks twice. The imperial examination is for national talent, and it is not a joke. The person who gives the question should be the Ministry of Rites. How can Zhulu Hou give the question?"

Li Mu sneered and said, "Old Wei, don't get involved in this. When it comes to mathology, I, Li Mu, are the second in the Tang Dynasty. No one dares to call me the number one. If one person can surpass me, I, can give you my head. If you don't believe me, please ask Li Chunfeng, who can match my arithmetic skills in Li Mu, in ancient and modern times."

"So arrogant"

When the censors saw that their boss was criticized, they all stood up to blame him. Li Mu looked like he deserved a beating and quarreled with the censors with his waist, and he was not at all inferior to the attack of five.

"Okay," Li Shimin stopped shouting, saying, "I know Li Mu's math skills. As he said, no one can beat him. I have no doubt about this, so I agree to this. What is the other thing?"

"Your Majesty asks you to change the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the Ministry of Revenue, which specializes in household registration and taxation. You will also set up a commercial tax department in the Ministry of Revenue, which specializes in collecting commercial taxes."

"Business Tax Household Registration" Li Shimin frowned slightly and said, "What is the reason for reforming the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"

"Your Majesty, this is also part of the new policy. In the past, the population was often not accurate and there were very big differences. Either the black households concealed the report or the fake households who falsely reported it. I came up with a way to greatly reduce this possibility."

Li Shimin returned to the dragon throne and sat down, saying, "Let me tell me."

"Yes." Li Mu said seriously, "This method is simple, to put it in a simple way, to set a number exclusive to every citizen."

"Exclusive number" is related to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Tang Jian couldn't help but speak and said, "Li Mu, why can you say anything else? Many people are illiterate. Even if they have numbers, they won't recognize them."

"How is it impossible?" Li Mu looked at Eunuch Gao again and said, "Please use paper and pen."

Eunuch Gao looked at Li Shimin, Li Shimin nodded slightly. Eunuch Gao turned around and took the paper and pen, and asked the two little eunuchs to carry a table.

Li Mu picked up his pen and wrote nine Arabic numerals from zero to nine on paper, showing them to everyone, and said, "Your Majesty, everyone should be familiar with these characters. Last year, the Tang Dynasty Daily had a special issue that specifically talked about the four algorithms I invented. These are basic characters, representing the concepts of zero to nine. Many people are illiterate, but these characters are much simpler than words, and it is easy to teach them."

After saying that, Li Mu wrote a few more numbers, saying, "Now the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty is divided into ten roads, 360 prefectures, and more than 1,800 counties. We can number it like this. The first two digits are Taos. For example, 01 represents the Guannei Road, and the middle two are the states. For example, there are twenty-seven states in Guannei Road, and the Yuanzhou is numbered 13. Then a person from Yuanzhou is 0113. And so on, two represent counties and two represent counties, and finally it is down to the village. After such a number, there will definitely be no duplication, and statistics are much more convenient. It is a commoner or a gentry to pay taxes, whether a person pays taxes, whether he or she is a civilian or a gentry, or whether he or she is granted land or not, how much land there is, you just need to look at his number."

After hearing this, everyone changed their faces. If it was as Li Mu said, letting the court implement this numbering method, it would be like the court had all the information of everyone, and it would be impossible for the illegal households and fleeing households to be at all.

When he looked at Li Mu again, he seemed to have seen a ghost. How did this man have a head? Why did he have such a desperate plan? It was so scary.

"Business tax will be the top priority in the future." Li Mu said seriously, "Your Majesty, the Office of the Internal Affairs has undertaken many functions now. It is undeniable that the power is concentrated in the Office of the Internal Affairs, and my work will be very convenient. But it will gradually lose constraints. I am a righteous person. When I am the Minister of the Office of the Internal Affairs, Your Majesty does not have to worry about anything. I will handle everything well, but one day, I will have nothing to do with me and go back to my hometown to farm. When Your Majesty needs to change to the Minister of the Internal Affairs,

But I can't find someone as reliable as me, so I suggest to Your Majesty that the system should be set up early and the authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be gradually divided, so that all the departments of the six ministries can be supervised to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so that the balance will be guaranteed without imbalance. Take this commercial tax as an example. The order amount of the Ministry of Internal Affairs this year has exceeded one million guan just after the first month. According to the 30 tax, there will be about 34,000 guan. The tax of hundreds of thousands a year is only the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so Your Majesty must observe it."

When everyone heard this, although they still hated Li Mu's face that deserved a beating, they had to admire him. He could say such words. Who would want someone to divide his authority? Li Mu did this. But after thinking about it, he had to admire Li Mu's intelligence. If he didn't do this, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would sooner or later become a handle for others to attack him. If he did this, he would have turned the crisis into invisible.@B
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