Chapter 28 Song Jiu and Zhao Kuangyin's Big Gamble (Part 2)
"Second brother, listen to him," Zhao Kuangyin said. If it is a joke to abandon 990% of the time, this bet will be beneficial to the court, no matter what the winner is, if you win, this kid says that he will serve the court with all his talents. Who will serve the court if he has talent? It seems like a joke, but how many literati and officials really serve the court? If he can use 607 points of strength to serve the court, this man is a good minister. With this kid saying this, he cannot be underestimated.
Losing is also beneficial. It is not to give him land, but it is equivalent to giving him temporary management, which is 100,000 yuan a year. Now, the two-tax, commercial tax and salt and wine in the entire Song Dynasty are combined, which is less than 20 million yuan. Some of the numbers are still calculated by bundles and stones, such as one stone of grain and one bundle of grass. This one can only be equivalent to five hundred cents, not one bundle. If even a small river continent can get 100,000 yuan, wouldn’t the entire capital get 10 million yuan and 20 million yuan? If it is enlarged to the world, how much income will the country have in a year? The two tax roots of the Song Dynasty
According to the 20 taxes in various lands, 10 taxes, a maximum tax of two or three dou per mu of land, a maximum tax of 30 stones per hectare (note), plus various miscellaneous taxes, the tax of one hectare does not exceed two jin of money, if all Hezhou is calculated based on two taxes, the minimum tax of fifty knots a year is 50. It seems that more than a few small wine shops on Hezhou, but it is still mainly vegetable gardens and wasteland. Zhao Kuangyin must not know how much, but the various taxes in a year are combined, absolutely no 100 coins. If it weren't for thinking that Song Jiu was a strange tale in heaven, Zhao Kuangyin would have wanted to sign a 10,000-year contract with Song Jiu!
"Why did it become 60,000 eleven years later?"
"Your Majesty, I bet that our dynasty can unify the world in eleven years, at least all Jiangnan will be taken back. The eleven years are not long or short. If Your Majesty has not been able to recover Jiangnan in eleven years, then Your Majesty will be only a monarch like Liu Yu, not a lord like Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Wen of Sui and Gao of Guangwuhan. The profits of the Bian River are only two Huai Rivers. Maybe because the two countries are in a stalemate, they cannot even rest and rest. This river is not a golden river, but just a white galaxy. At that time, I will only go bankrupt."
"If you take back Jiangnan, you can only go bankrupt," Zhao Kuangyi cursed with a smile. This kid doesn't know how rich the world is, so money is so easy to make!
"There are reasons why the two kings say this."
“Tell me why.”
"I won't mention the matter of the Han Dynasty for a long time. Just say that the Tang Dynasty was a noble family, so I was a little neglected to the people. For example, there were troops in the Tang Dynasty, and our dynasty gradually abolished the Tang Dynasty. Although our dynasty was full of families, our dynasty had no family. Although I was a sacred man, I could see that after His Majesty became the world, he immediately issued an edict to build water conservancy, pay attention to agriculture and sericulture, and attach great importance to internal governance. Raising one seedling per mu of land will certainly thrive, but will there be a higher income for raising ten seedlings, a hundred seedlings, a thousand seedlings? If we take them back to Jiangnan ten years later, our dynasty's economic development will be far beyond everyone's imagination."
"Even if you are right, why give it to the court fifty years later?"
There is a chance!
Song Jiu was ecstatic, and he would make a fortune after fifty years.
"Your Majesty, there are several reasons. In the past, taxes mostly came from farmers. A workshop made a profit of 1,000 yuan a year but was just a small workshop. They could live if they paid 100 yuan acres of land. A farmer had 50 acres of land and harvested 100 stones. Natural disasters and man-made disasters, production costs, and then paid heavy taxes. Even if it was ten stones, plus miscellaneous taxes, the farmers' life was also very difficult. Ten stones were only two stale money! But it was not possible to impose heavy taxes on the small citizens, and the life of the small citizens was also difficult. If the country wanted a good tax, it would encourage the people to get rich and develop business. At the same time, it would be possible to seek taxes from business and tax on the rich. What I did might be a role model."
There is a condition to say this.
Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin are both heroes of the same generation. The one is even more powerful and has their own opinions. But seriously, Chai Rong won the Khitans on the front battlefield without the power to fight back, and was also the pioneer. Relatively speaking, he was a little better than Zhao Kuangyin. Chai Rongqing governed the officials, selected talents, equalized land taxes, rectified the imperial guards, restricted Buddhism, rewarded farming, restored water transportation, rebuked water conservancy, revised criminal laws and calendars, corrected the shortcomings of the imperial examinations, and searched for lost books.
Carving ancient books and promoting culture and education, because they were a businessman, they also attached great importance to business development. These policies were well inherited by Zhao Kuangyin. After Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he also attached great importance to business development. Merchants in the Song Dynasty were no longer the most shameful industry. Some ministers themselves, Zhang Yongde, Zhao Pu and others also did business, and the business was still very large. Later, Song Taizong and Song Zhenzong were not suppressed, so you do it, but you have to pay commercial tax. Where can you pay commercial tax?
However, Zhao Kuangyin saw through Song Jiu's tricks and said, "Don't tremble this one, keep talking about it."
"In fifty years, I will grow old even if I live. At that time, 99% of Your Majesty is still healthy..." Speaking of this, Song Jiu secretly glanced at Zhao Kuangyi. He looked ordinary. Song Jiu was confused. Is the Song Dynasty now under great pressure and Zhao Kuangyi really has not been interested in the throne? Continuing: "I believe that under the leadership of Your Majesty, our dynasty will become more and more prosperous. At that time, even 100,000 pieces will be very few, but it was too far away, and I could not tell the specific suitable numbers. It would be better to set a deadline and hand it over to the court. The court would not manage it. Either reward the meritorious ministers or sell them to the court for money. No matter that, it would reduce the troubles of the ministers. People should be content!"
When they heard Song Jiu say that people should be content, they laughed in anger.
"Although the capital city has difficulty in defense, it has the convenience of a great river, with developed transportation and easy supply. There are still some open spaces in the capital city. Fifty years later, I believe that even if the outer city is expanded, the city is full of crowds. I occupy such a large area. If the ministers do not accept it, the people will not accept it. Moreover, fifty years later, the economy will be developed, and the ministers can still control it, but if the descendants do not have the ability, it is not to give them blessings, but to give them disasters. Therefore, no matter which one, it must be returned to the court in fifty years."
"You think so long... long...." Zhao Kuangyi didn't know what to say.
"Why are you moving the schoolhouse over?"
"Your Majesty wants to use talents. My family is too small. It is easy to find one talent from a thousand people, but it is difficult to find one talent from ten people. If you want to use talents, you must recruit students. Your Majesty wants me to respect Dr. Zhang and Dr. Yan, but they may not be able to respect me. The contradiction still exists. It is better to expand it and simply make a hundred schools of thought. In the future, the population of the capital will increase, and the wharf will inevitably develop outside the city. Therefore, I also said that I would leave a place to serve as a dock and a place for the court to transfer goods."
But Song Jiu was secretly happy. If the land was worth it, it would not only be commercial, but also schools, entertainment venues, and various living facilities. Only then could the land be priced at gold, gems, and diamonds.
"Tao Zhugong and Lu Buwei are not that easy to do."
"Lu Buwei controls the government. When Duke Tao Zhu meets a bad king, they don't want to be a minister. The minister learns from the role model and is Zhao Xianggong."
"Mr. Zhao, your goal is so small." Zhao Kuangyi couldn't help but sarcastic.
"The two kings, the farther one can see, the higher one can fly. When Hanwu saw the northern desert, he had the glory of the rise of the Han people. When His Majesty saw the pain of splitting the people in the five generations, the strongest internal governance country would appear in the future."
"Boy, don't say good things. Tell me, what bets are you making with me?"
"Your Majesty, I admire Zhao Gong very much, but I disagree with the words of Zhao Gong Gong. What is the reason for me to be a lewd trick? Is it possible to use it to create a toy to please Your Majesty?"
"No, if there is, if you weren't sitting here today, you might have gone to Shaman Island."
"This punishment is too heavy."
"Wrong, it's light. With your bad talent, if you lead many people to think about it, the consequences will be worse. Exile to Shaman Island is still light."
"I remember, but I am a lewd trick. Let Your Majesty take a look today. Your Majesty, look at the shops on both sides of the street."
“What are they?”
"These stores with slightly larger ones have an account, which manages accounts, and are all old accountants, and they are extremely familiar with the reconciliation book."
"It's quite normal, what's wrong?"
"I have less than two months of school life, and those students know less than a thousand words, and I still can't recognize the words in a thousand words. But I will make a bet with Your Majesty that the shop is their shop, that is, these accounts are familiar with the shops and their books. I will pick ten students from the school and compete with them, and use the accounts of their respective stores to settle the accounts to see who can calculate quickly. If the students are quick and accurate, then I will win. If the accounts are quick and accurate, then Your Majesty wins. Do Your Majesty dare to bet on this?"
Not only will it be a big bet, but it also proves his arithmetic method, but Song Jiu also considers his disciples. He will only study for two months. If he studies for one year or two years, what will it look like? The court will definitely value it, and even pay attention to a larger academy in the future. It will be beneficial to the country, but it will be greater for himself.
Zhao Kuangyin looked at him suspiciously and said, "How sure are you to beat me?"
"Your Majesty, no matter what you win or lose, the court is the biggest beneficiary."
"Okay, I've bet with you for a last time, but don't publicize this matter, otherwise I'll hang your head outside the Meridian Gate."
Eunuch Liu said anxiously: "Your Majesty, are you really bet?"
"It's okay, I used to bet on property, but this time I bet was different. I lost the bet. I also want to see how this kid makes 100,000 yuan a year."
Song Jiu was shocked when he heard this. It turned out that this Taizu was also an old gambling man. Is the three chess games on Huashan real? Is it probably true that he would not say it. Zhao Kuangyi said: "Brother, do you want me to issue a document for you?"
"Go, don't mix with me. A gentleman's words are as good as a horse, let alone me." Zhao Kuangyin shouted outside again: "Prepare three carriages for me."
I have to pull the students over quickly.
Suddenly he walked up to someone and said, "What is the purpose of preparing a carriage for Your Majesty?"
Chapter completed!