Chapter 387: Family, Country, World (Seven)

In December of the first year of Zhide, all officials appointed Li Yi, the great-grandson of King Ning, as emperor, and changed the year name to Daye. The former emperor Li Yu and the former crown prince were buried in Xingping County, with the posthumous title of Daizong.

There was no queen in the palace, and Li Qing asked Li Yu's concubine Hui Changsun Lanyu to temporarily take over the position of empress dowager and take charge of the harem. Changsun Lanyu then appointed Li Qing as King of Shattered Ye, actually the King of Shattered Ye Wanhu, and was also granted the title of Taiwei, with the title of "Shangfu", and continued to serve as the right prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and the Prime Minister of Military and National Affairs.

At the beginning of the second year of Daye, the imperial court reformed the monopoly law. Except for salt, iron, tea, wine and other monopoly goods were abolished, and the salt and iron supervision was renamed the tax supervision, responsible for the collection of other taxes except field tax, and established the Maritime Administration, which was fully responsible for national commerce.

At the same time, business registration was reformed, and the past practice of using merchants to register household registration was abolished, and instead used business activities to create individual household registrations. Merchants with a capital of 50 cents were ordered to set up commercial banks and register with the Maritime Administration.

In this way, the identity of the merchants in the Tang Dynasty was no different from that of the civilians. The commercial tax was reduced from ten taxes in Tianbao to thirty taxes in ten years, and promised that they would not change for ten years to encourage merchants to invest.

The Cold Food Festival (Qingming Festival) of the second year of Daye (i.e. Qingming Festival) quietly came in a warm spring rain. Peach blossoms and apricot blossoms bloomed at the same time, and purples were blooming. According to custom, every household must not make fires and eat the food prepared the day before yesterday. Despite this, today it still excited the people of the Tang Dynasty, because from this day on the whole country will have seven days off.

Therefore, more people chose to go out for a long distance. In the spring rain, carriages in Chang'an City formed a formation and drove out of the city in a steady stream.

Early in the morning, Li Qing's family mobilized, packed up boxes and prepared food in tents. More than a dozen carriages were already set up, and hundreds of cavalry had also been rectified. After just one order, they escorted the Prime Minister and his family to Zhongnan Mountain for a trip.

This was what Li Qing agreed to on the night of the Yuan Dynasty. The lantern festival was grand, and Chang'an citizens went out to watch the lanterns, and there were crowds of people. However, Li Qing discussed with the new Minister of Works and the two Huaihe Rivers and Gao Shi, the garrison commander of the two Huai Rivers, to discuss the construction of official roads and expand the canal transportation. The three of them discussed until midnight and forgot to watch the lanterns with their family. In order to ease their family's dissatisfaction, he agreed generously that on the Cold Food Festival, he led his family to Zhongnan Mountain for two days, and let his wife, who had been bedridden and recuperate, go out to relax.

Everything was packed up, and the maid was put into the carriage. Even Luo Lan, who had just come to Beijing from Dayuan, boarded the carriage with great enthusiasm, regardless of the fatigue of the journey.

Everyone was ready, but unexpectedly, the owner Li Qing disappeared. There was no in the study room, no in the reception room, and even searched the back garden, but he still couldn't see his shadow.

Finally, I learned from a family member guarding the side door that the prime minister was picked up by a carriage early in the morning, and his whereabouts were unknown. Before leaving, he left a sentence and said he would come back soon.

At this moment, not only was the sky covered with clouds, but everyone's faces were as gloomy as water, but after all, after waiting for a few months, they could not give up easily. Everyone restrained the anger in their hearts and did not dissipate. Most of them sat in the carriage and waited patiently, waiting for his promise: "I'll be back soon."

Li Qing was taken away by Miao Jinqing, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Today is the day when the Yinfang Main Store in Dongcheng City is opened. Li Qing received a temporary notice and left with Miao Jinqing.

Yinfang is the former cabinet shop. In order to distinguish it from private cabinet shops, the official cabinet shop was renamed Yinfang. It has been built in various states across the country since the beginning of the year. In principle, each county needs a silver shop, and the scale may vary. The temporary function is to save private copper coins and gold and silver. However, almost all officials know that once the system of land tax is trialed in Hanzhong area, Yinfang will be the place where the people pay the land tax, and no longer hand over the land tax to local governments.

This will be a major financial change, and it will eventually change the way of paying taxes in kind in the past, and paying taxes in currency. It will no longer be collected by local governments, but will be collected by Yinfangs all over the country. However, the most important thing is to deprive local tax collection rights, but to local expenditure budgets, and submit them to the Ministry of Revenue for review and approval, and the court will arrange expenditures based on the fiscal situation of that year. In this way, the local government will be firmly controlled by the court from the financial power.

However, the introduction of any system is very cautious and careful, first piloting, then slowly promoting it to the whole country, and constantly modifying it in practice.

The carriage drove into the East City and stopped in front of a huge building complex. The Yinfang General Store covers an area of ​​about ten hectares and was rebuilt from the former Changping Office of the East City. It is mainly managed by account books and documents, and does not accept gold, silver and copper coins. All the money and goods are sent to Zuozang for storage. The Yinfang General Store is under the Ministry of Revenue and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Jin.

Although the Yinfang Main Store opened today, it was deserted in front of the store, and there was no ordinary beating and drums, singing and dancing when opening the store. Only a few carriages were parked at the gate, and there were many soldiers patrolling the city, and entering and leaving needed strict verification and the guard was very strict.

There were several officials standing on the steps at the door, looking forward to the carriage of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and they hurried forward to greet them. Miao Jinqing got off the carriage and bowed to the officials and said, "I'm still annoying to you on the Cold Food Festival, thank you for your hard work!"

Yang Yan, the doctor of the Jin Dynasty, hurried forward and said, "The Right Prime Minister hopes that the head office will start operating before the Cold Food Festival, but the preparations are complicated and it is still a day late. I have to ask the Minister to give more good words in front of the Right Prime Minister, don't blame us!"

"Why do you ask Minister Miao to plead with me? You just tell me the minister directly, isn't it enough?" As he said that, Li Qing smiled and came out of the carriage. Several officials were surprised and happy, and hurried forward and bowed together, "See the right prime minister!"

"No need to be polite!" Li Qing waved his hand to them, and then said to Yang Yan: "I said I hope to complete it before the Cold Food Festival, but I don't want to delay your rest. Since it cannot be completed, I will just put it after the Cold Food Festival. Besides, I'm just talking verbally, and there is no deadline for the following text. Do you understand the meaning?"

Yang Yan thought about it for a while, shook his head, indicating that he did not understand Li Qing's meaning. At this time, Miao Jinqing next to him said, "The Prime Minister means that he will do his own responsibilities. Although he is the Prime Minister, he only considers major issues and will not interfere with the opening time of the Yinfang. He is just paying attention to it, so he does not leave the document deadline. Since there is no formal document, you can arrange the official operation time according to the preparation situation and report it to the Ministry of Revenue for filing. There is no need to insist on opening the Cold Food Festival to delay everyone's rest."

Yang Yan suddenly realized and apologized to Li Qing and said, "It was because his subordinates were not considerate and delayed the rest of the prime minister!"

Li Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head. Although he had paid great attention to his words and deeds, tried not to interfere with the independent governance of various ministries, and institutionalized all matters, and issued formal documents to the competent authorities to issue and sentence them, from this small matter today, we can see that figuring out the intentions of the superiors are still unspoken rules in the officialdom, and his own institutionalization construction still has a long way to go.

Thinking of this, he had to sigh secretly and said helplessly: "Since it has been opened, just be simpler! Let everyone go back and rest as soon as possible."

After taking two steps, he turned back to Miao Jinqing and said, "This is my responsibility, and I have to trouble you to make up for a document to clarify the opening time of Yinfang."

Miao Jinqing nodded and said, "I understand. I will handle it after the Cold Food Festival."

After attending the opening ceremony, more than an hour had passed. Li Qing hurried back to the mansion. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw a carriage full of yards. His family members on the carriage all looked gloomy and stared at him with a cold face.

He touched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly: "A little thing has delayed everyone. Let's go now! Let's go now!"

"Master! Come here." The car curtain was halfway open, and his wife Zhao Lian was waving to him.

Li Qing hurried forward and saw that she was the only one in the carriage. He couldn't help but look at both sides and said in surprise: "Where is Tingyue and Huan'er? Why don't you follow you?"

"Dad, we are here!" The voice came from a carriage behind. Li Qing leaned his head and looked back. He saw his daughter Li Tingyue and son Li Huan sitting in Xiaoyu's carriage, waving his arms at him.

Lian'er smiled gently and said to Li Qing: "Li Lang, my carriage is spacious, so come and sit with me!"

"Mrs. I have the will to obey it!"

Li Qing got on the carriage and waved his hand. The door of the mansion opened wide. More than a dozen carriages drove out of the mansion and drove towards Mingde Gate under the protection of five hundred personal guards.

The spring rain outside the city was fine and it was pouring in from time to time through the cracks in the car window. There was a fragrance of mud and grass in the air. Li Qing lay comfortably on the soft couch, staring at the birds and grass outside the window, the fields were busy farming, and there was a thriving scene everywhere. Since he took office at the end of last year, he has never been able to relax like today.

"Li Lang!"

Lian'er screamed softly. After a while, Li Qing heard that she had no more words and couldn't help but turn her head to look at her, and saw a little worried in her eyes.

Li Qing smiled, reached out to touch the back of her hand and gently stroked it: "What are you worried about?"

Lian'er raised her head and said worriedly: "I'm worried about Yi'er and Huan'er. If they knew the truth when they grew up, would they...?"

"No! They won't have a chance of conflict."

Li Qing smiled faintly and said, "When Huan'er grows to fifteen years old, I will let him go to Shiguo and let him become an adult there. In the future, he will inherit my mantle and lead the Iron Cavalry of the Tang Dynasty to the west to establish a new empire. And Yi'er, I will personally educate him and cultivate him to become an adult."

"Li Lang!"

Lian'er suddenly heard the profound meaning of his words and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Do you still want to go back to Shiguo?"

Li Qing smiled slightly, then hugged her in his arms, gently pulled the curtains, and let the warm drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle on their bodies and faces. The misty rain outside the window was hazy and the country was picturesque.

Li Qing hugged his wife tightly in his arms, pointed to the beautiful scenery outside the window and said, "When I build the Tang Dynasty into a powerful empire, I will go to the Western Regions to build a country that belongs to us. In one day, its territory will be as wide as the sky!"

Li Qing looked up at the boundless sky, and his heart was suddenly full of heroism. The curtain was staring at her husband who was laughing at the world. Suddenly, she remembered the years when they were in Yilong and went to bed late. A bitter and sweet taste poured into her heart. Before she knew it, her eyes were already fascinated.

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Chapter completed!