Prince of the Tang Dynasty: Signing in began with harming Li Shimin

Chapter 281 Loli Ferocious

Since the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, the economic center of gravity of the Central Plains Dynasty has gradually moved southward.

Decades later, the name of Yang Yi Yi Er will be spread all over the world.

The wealth of Yangzhou and central Shu even far exceeds that of Chang'an and Luoyang.

And because the Tang Dynasty was a big country in the world, there were not many people who went to worship and do business.

Therefore, in the eighth year of Taihe, Tang Wenzong issued an imperial edict. "For the foreigners from Lingnan, Fujian and Yangzhou, it is advisable to observe the Jiedu envoys and keep the news.

With the exception of shipyards, foreign markets, and Jinfeng, they are allowed to circulate and trade on their own, and no heavy taxation is allowed. "

From this point alone, it can be seen that the wealth of Yangzhou is not only due to the salt merchants.

The prosperity of its commerce and trade is far behind even in later generations.

Therefore.

Su Jing was really puzzled.

In the feudal dynasty that emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, why did it still emphasize agriculture and despise business when collecting taxes?

Poor peasant households are taxed relatively heavily, but wealthy merchants only need to pay less than [-]% of the customs and market tax.

Even after Li Shimin ascended the throne, customs duties along the way were canceled and only city taxes were charged.

What kind of weird logic is this? !

Don't people in the world look down on merchants, and feel that their hands are dirty even by collecting taxes?

Or maybe everyone in the imperial court disliked the hotness of copper coins and didn't want to be contaminated with this "disgusting" thing?

But if this is the case, why does Li Shimin's eyes light up every time he hears about money...

Is this the legendary death to save face and suffer?

But it is no wonder that Quan Wanji advised Li Shimin in the tenth year of Zhenguan:

The development of silver mines in Xuanzhou and Raozhou can earn millions of dollars every year.

But he was severely reprimanded by Li Shimin, and then demoted and returned home.

This obviously touched His Majesty Li Er's sadness.

"Jing'er, please speak carefully.

Where did these tens of thousands come from? "

Deep in the attic.

Empress Changsun asked without hesitation.

Su Jing smiled slightly when he heard the words, and replied loudly: "Of course they come from merchants."

"Um?

Where are the merchants?

Jing'er, do you want to steal again? "

Empress Changsun's expression changed upon hearing this.

Su Jing suddenly felt a headache.

Could it be that in the eyes of Empress Changsun, he is synonymous with bandits and bullies?

"The queen mother misunderstood, the baby did not want to rob the merchants of their wealth.

However, if merchants violate my "Law of Zhenguan", the imperial court should confiscate their property. "

"Hehe~"

Empress Changsun smiled lightly and asked softly: "Speak.

What kind of charges do you want to accuse Yangzhou merchants? "

"How can the empress be so innocent!"

Su Jing pursed his lips seemingly dissatisfied, and said seriously: "Since ancient times, there has been no evil or business.

The world's wealthy businessmen in all dynasties must have done illegal things behind their backs.

And the accumulation of primitive capital is always accompanied by blood and cruelty.

As long as the imperial court sends officials to investigate carefully, they will be able to find out conclusive evidence of the crime.

When the time comes, it will be up to the queen mother and the emperor father to decide whether to take it or let it go. "

Take or put?

Empress Changsun frowned.

For a moment, he didn't know what Su Jing meant by this.

Since it is to plunder the wealth of merchants, after searching for evidence, it is natural to investigate and deal with it according to law.

But if that's the case, how can we say whether to let it go or not?

Could it be that what Su Jing drew was not the wealth of the merchant's family?

"Jing'er!

You let off the illegal merchants, do you want to replace them? "

Empress Changsun thought for a moment, then suddenly asked in surprise.

Su Jing nodded when he heard the words, and responded with a smile: "Although the rich merchants in Yangzhou are as rich as an enemy, they can't copy all their families and exterminate their families.

Otherwise, once the merchants feel jealous and unwilling to do business in our Tang Dynasty, the common people will definitely struggle.

And this kind of method can only be done once, and it must not be repeated again and again.

So the child thinks that the steady flow of water is the safest way. "

"There is some truth in what you said.

But how should the imperial court keep the water flowing? "

Empress Changsun nodded thoughtfully, frowned and said, "You should know.

Although the aristocratic family secretly manages merchants and humble businesses, they will never agree to the royal family's doing so.

Otherwise, once the internal treasury is full of food and grass, the benefits of the imperial court soldiers will be far greater than that of the world's aristocratic families.

At that time, the aristocratic families will attack in groups, and our Tang court will remain invincible.

With the wisdom of the aristocratic family, I will definitely not sit idly by. "

"What the queen mother said is very true, and the child also understands the truth here.

That's why Hai'er just said that merchants should not be killed. "

Su Jing smiled proudly.

Leaning against Empress Changsun with a shy face, she whispered in her ear: "The Empress Mother doesn't know something.

Although most of the world's merchants value life and death and value self-interest, the wealthy merchants are completely different.

Once the imperial court finds evidence, he must be willing to give up his family wealth to save his life.

Thinking about today's wharf incident, even if the queen mother secretly pardoned a few people, it would never be suspicious. "

"You are the one who thinks the most!"

Empress Changsun reproached Su Jing, sighed and said: "Jing Er, Huiji hurts your health, you need to learn to delegate power in the future.

Now my Tang Dynasty is not in dire jeopardy, it is better to leave such trivial matters to the officials of the East Palace.

Xu Jingzong's mother has seen it before, and his intelligence is by no means inferior to your uncle's.

Moreover, this person is particularly insidious and cunning, and it is the right time to deal with merchants. "

"Hahaha~"

Su Jing laughed suddenly when he heard the words.

Facing Empress Changsun's concerned eyes, she nodded and said: "Don't worry, Empress Mother, save your child.

As soon as he gained a firm foothold this time, Hai'er handed over all the business affairs to Xu Jingzong to deal with. "

"Great!"

Empress Changsun nodded in satisfaction.

Su Jing smiled knowingly.

Then he turned his head to look at the warrior Xun, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Wu.

There are no outsiders here, so I will not treat you politely.

The reason why I called you here this time is because you have been an official in Huainan Road for many years, and you are familiar with everyone in the government office of Yangzhou.

Presumably, if you check the accounts secretly, it will definitely make Yangzhou officials relax their vigilance. "

"what?!"

The samurai Xun scratched his head when he heard this, and rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

"Don't dare to lie to Your Highness.

Although Weichen started as a merchant, Yu Ming is not very proficient in calculations.

If the account is checked by a humble minister, I am afraid that His Highness will miss important matters. "

"you!!!"

Su Jing glared at Samurai Xun angrily.

If it weren't for the sincerity on his face, he would definitely not believe that people who start a business can't settle accounts.

This old guy almost missed a big deal!

"Master Wu.

Ben Gong will teach you a method today, so please listen carefully. "

Su Jing gritted his teeth, and said in a cold voice: "Master Bengong is in the far west, and he once heard that there is a law called Benford's law.

That is to say, numbers starting with one appear in about [-]% of the total number of accounts.

simply put.

That is, the larger the number, the lower the probability of the number leading to it appearing.

If you find that nine appears more often than one in the ledger, there must be something wrong with the ledger.

You just need to secretly bring back the ledger and hand it over to King Wei for calculation. "

Su Jing's voice fell.

Empress Changsun and the others closed their eyes in amazement and meditated.

The warrior Xun scratched his head again, and looked at Su Jing in a daze.

"Your Highness.

Weichen...

Weichen still didn't quite understand. "

"you!!!

Simply stupid! "

Su Jing looked up and sighed.But there was nothing he could do with the samurai Xun.

Some people are not very sensitive to numbers by nature, and it is indeed difficult for them to be proficient in calculations.

But before he launched an attack, the audit had to be done secretly.

If the warrior Xun didn't know how to do it, he really couldn't think of any other way for a while.

"Daddy is so stupid!"

A crisp milk sound suddenly sounded.

After hearing what was said, everyone looked at the "three-inch" little loli in the center.

I saw him proudly raising his head, pointing his fingers and saying triumphantly: "Brother Prince means:

In terms of singular numbers, one, two, three... nine appear the same number of times.

But after nine comes ten, eleven...

Therefore, the probability of one appearing will greatly exceed the rest.

If in an account book, the number headed by [-] is less than the other values, there must be something wrong with this account book. "

"Great!"

Su Jing and the others looked surprised.

Empress Changsun smiled sweetly.

"Jing'er!

You and Ying Guogong will step back first, and you have to discuss with Wu Sui for your mother's affairs. "

"Mother!!!"

Su Jing was full of sadness.

Empress Changsun looked determined.

"Get out!"

"Oh~

The child obeys the order. "