The matter of the letter of the country has passed for the time being, and then Xiao Yu has gone out. Xiao Yu has been reinstated yesterday and is now in charge of the money shop. Xiao Yu is deeply trusted by Li Er, and several people who are familiar with the matter know it in their hearts, but those who have shallow eyes can't see the situation clearly. They used to sneer at the Xiao family, but now they see Xiao Yu recovering, and they regret it and come to flatter.

"Report to Your Majesty, everyone has already discussed the money house yesterday, and will there be a result today?" Xiao Yu said in a deep voice. Although this matter was first submitted by His Majesty the Crown Prince, Li Er was worried that the people in the world would think that the royal family wanted to get everyone's money, so he did not let Li Chengqian intervene, so Xiao Yu and Changsun Chong were fully responsible for the matter. After everything was safe, they would be transferred to him.

As soon as Xiao Yu's voice fell, a civil servant stood up and said, "This money house is prepared for merchants. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the basis for governance since ancient times. If there is a money house, then business will develop rapidly and will shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Weichen feels that it is inappropriate. The right way to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce is to suppress it."

Oh, the money shop is something that Li Er and Li Chengqian are thinking about. Now it is said that it shakes the foundation of the country and has to be taken seriously.

Wei Zheng also stood up at this time and said, "Your Majesty, the money house matter can indeed promote the development of business. In the long run, merchants will overtake farmers and workers. Many people will do business and make all the money in the hands of the people. Then the society will become chaotic and will indeed shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty."

Although Fang Xuanling thought that money houses would promote the development of business, he said that it was a bit exaggerating and said: "I think Mr. Wei's words are inappropriate. Promote the development of business, from south to north, and communicate with each other. People can buy things that they used to spend a lot of money before, which is for the benefit of the people. As for shaking the foundation of the country, it is a bit exaggerating. If you can't even eat your stomach, who will buy things? People are not fools, and they will know how to distribute the money they have in their hands."

"Master Fang, if you develop business as you say, a large amount of wealth will be gathered in the hands of a few businessmen. But most of the people in the world farm for a living. In this way, the businessmen's property will be greatly superior to the farmers and workers." Wei Zheng refuted, "With money, you can collude with officials and businessmen; with money, you can do evil!"

Changsun Chong felt that Wei Zheng had a typical hatred for the rich. Is it a bad thing to have money, and he would commit crimes when he had money? It was obviously irrelevant.

Fang Xuanling calmly explained: "What Mr. Wei said is that this can indeed widen the gap between the rich and the poor between merchants and farmers and workers, and become one of the willingness to shake the foundation. As the saying goes, it is better to clear the business taxes than blocking them. In our country, the business tax merchants are very low. Thirty taxes are one, which is much less than the taxes distributed by farmers and craftsmen. Therefore, Weichen thinks that opening a money house is beneficial and can communicate with each other. Prosper the economy, and at the same time we can increase the tax ratio. This can play a regulating role, inhibit the development of business and increase the treasury income. Why not do it?"

After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, everyone fell into deep thought. After a moment, Du Ruhui stood up and said loudly: "I will discuss it!"

Fang Mou Duan, and the two joined forces, the situation in the court had already shown an overwhelming tilt, and eight out of ten people agreed with Fang Xuanling's statement.

Changsun Chong and Li Yexu also followed the crowd. Anyway, this is a foregone conclusion, so there is no need to go against His Majesty. Li Er had already thought about it before. Now, several large cities are piloted, and even if it is not good, it is better to stop at any time.

Li Er sat on the dragon throne and heard the people below say that the trade tax could be increased, so the money in the treasury would be much easier for him to start a war, and he smiled.

Wei Zheng felt cold when he saw everyone falling to Fang Xuanling. It seemed that the commercial tax would be levied. He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, now I would like to decide whether to build a money house and whether to increase commercial tax?"

Li Er nodded and said, "Well, my Tang Dynasty commercial tax is indeed too low. The taxes generally account for only 10 to 20% of all taxes. Private merchants are getting richer and richer, and it is urgent to increase commercial tax. As for money houses, what Zhongqing family said makes sense, so I decided to pilot it first in more than a dozen larger cities. If the effect is very good and there is no threat to the country's foundation, then continue to promote it; if the effect is not good, then stop, and this will not have a big impact. I wonder what Zhongqing family thinks?"

Seeing this, Wei Zheng said respectfully: "It's so good!"

The other ministers shouted that His Majesty was wise and that so far, the matter of opening a money house has been finalized.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Li Er continued to ask: "Since all the beloved ministers think it's very good, let's decide on this matter today. What else do you have to do with all the beloved ministers?"

As soon as Li Er's voice fell, he saw a person standing up. This person was Wang Wenyuan, a third-rank official from the Ministry of Revenue. He came from the Wang family in Taiyuan. He said: "Your Majesty, the north is stable and resting, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. I heard that the white folds from Dingzhou, also known as cotton, can be spun into threads and weave them into cloth. I beg you to promote them throughout Hebei to benefit the people in Shandong, Hebei and other places."

When Changsun Chong heard this, he said, "Damn it, there is really someone who wants to make cotton. For rice seeds and cotton seeds, Li Er first met the needs of the civilians. As for the aristocratic families, the foundation of the aristocratic families is that if they get such good things, they will be more prosperous, so they are always on guard against it. But the basis of the rule of the Tang Dynasty was that these aristocratic families and the officials in the court came from several major families in China, including their Changsun family.

If it weren't for the fact that these things were all created by Changsun Chong, Li Er would never have allowed Changsun Chong to plant so much rice and cotton.

"This matter is all done by Changsun Xiao Aiqing. I have also seen the huge benefits brought by cotton and rice. If cotton and rice can be promoted to the entire Hebei and Shandong, I am happy to see it." Li Er said in a deep voice. He didn't have much to say about this matter, so he pushed everything to Changsun Chong. Anyway, Changsun Chong has many ideas and can definitely find an excuse to refuse. If he can't refuse, he will distribute it to the great families two years later.

Suddenly, everyone in the court turned their heads and looked at Changsun Chong, Changsun Xiao Aiqing, and the Lord Changsun Xiao was referring to Changsun Chong.

Changsun Chong gritted his teeth, "My mom, I'm going to be cannon fodder again." Fortunately, he is popular in the court on weekdays and is proficient in investigating things. The new agricultural tools used now, as well as rice seeds and cotton, are all from his hands. Even Li Er can't touch him at all, let alone some jealous court officials, who are just lice and scratching the itch."

"Lord Wang is worried about the country and the people, which is a blessing for the people. I admire him, but cotton seeds are short of, so the soldiers still cannot take care of all the people. The top priority is to settle the refugees first. Our Tang Dynasty is vast, but the population is only three or four hundred households, so we must find a way to attract those hidden populations. This is one of the important ways to increase the population at present." Changsun Chong said with a tough needle. Anyway, these things will not be taken out in vain. Even if the families of future generations want them, they must buy them.

Wang Wenyuan received a secret letter from his family, hoping that he would obtain cotton seeds and rice seeds no matter what. This is the key to the Wang family being able to go further.

"I don't agree with the words of Mr. Changsun Xiao. Since this north is suitable for cotton planting, it is impossible to get profits as soon as possible! However, this year, there are a lot of cotton seeds. Why don't you share a little with others? You actually use good cotton seeds to squeeze oil, and the oil cannot be eaten, so you can only use it for lighting."

Damn, it's endless, and it's just two years. If a large family of aristocratic families planted cotton on a large scale, the price of cotton would inevitably drop. How can this attract proletarian vagrants, and how can it attract the people of Guanzhong to replace land to Dingzhou and Youzhou?

"If you choose cotton seeds, you must have full grains, so some small, shriveled ones are used to press oil and can be used to illuminate it. A pound of cottonseed oil costs only a few cents. People will never slander it at night and are willing to light the lamps." Changsun Chong explained, "I, Changsun Chong, sit up straight, without any private message." Changsun Chong made a sound, "Now your Majesty has entrusted important tasks to me, and you should devote yourself to it until you die. If you want to promote cotton, then wait two years later and wait until the situation in the north stabilizes."

"You, you, you are just an official sent by Your Majesty. How can you make a three-year agreement? Don't you even take Your Majesty seriously?" Wang Wenyuan trembled in anger and pointed at Changsun Chong. This old man probably was in his fifties in his few years, as if he was about to faint at any time.

"Mr. Wang is slandering me. I would like to ask Your Majesty to distinguish right from wrong and put the overall situation first." Changsun Chong said sternly. He knew that the tenant farmers in the Guanzhong major families had many fields that did not grow them. They took them to sell their relatives and soft houses to settle down in the north, buy big houses, and also get free land. In Guanzhong, five taels of silver per acre of land, only two taels of silver in the north, but each person can only buy ten acres.

Those aristocratic families wanted to buy land, but Li Er did not let go, and was worried that the land of the aristocratic families would become lower and lower, which would intensify land annexation.

"Wang Aiqing cares about the people and is a model for all officials, but this cotton was only a trial planting year. At that time, I and Changsun Xiao Aiqing discussed secretly. After three years, the harvest and output and precautions will be determined, and then it will be implemented nationwide. Therefore, Wang Aiqing misunderstood Changsun Chong." Li Er said with a smile. Changsun Chong had already set up the ladder, and Li Er hurried down.

Seeing that Wang Wenyuan's words did not take any advantage, Cui Yuanming instead made Li Er disgusted and did not dare to continue to speak. He gave Wang Wenyuan a wink and asked Wang Wenyuan to return and make a long-term plan.
Chapter completed!