Zheng Lang's selfishness, just look at Zhao Zhenxing walking ahead with excitement.

I was satisfied with Zhao Zhen's curiosity, let him listen to the people's approval with his own ears, and let Zhao Zhen look at some needy families, and should not be arrogant.

Besides, this is a capital city, not a wilderness, and there are more than a hundred guards guarding both sides. How could something happen? Unless Zhao Zhen has nothing to do, he will come out for a walk every day.

But tomorrow, I will see the impeachment of the minister. I will know that it is indispensable to the people on both sides. I am walking on the street and appearing very vividly. I will be clear in front of me and I will be worshipped in the back. I can't escape the crime of worrying about the people.

After walking east for a while, Shili Street, also known as Tushizi. From Shili Street to south, it is the most lively place in Tokyo Night Market. Going northward, it is the most lively place in the capital, Maxing Street. These two locations are not distinguished from day and night, and there are many people walking day and night. Zheng Lang dared not take Zhao Zhen where to take Zhao Zhen. The front and back can make Yanchen trample on himself alive, although this will satisfy Zhao Zhen's curiosity.

Continue to the east, it is Cross Street. There are many wine shops in this section, but it is still very lively. However, when Zhao Zhen heard that when he saw, Xiaoban, the common people were kneeling, what could they see? After crossing Cross Street, the commercial atmosphere gradually became less and mostly residential areas.

Without taking it forward, Zheng Lang took Zhao Zhen into the residential area. His house was about to the west, and occasionally came and walked with his family. He was very familiar with it. He became advanced in the middle-class area where the people were concentrated, and directly brought Zhao Zhen to several families.

Let Zhao Zhen talk to these people. Over the years, there has been no major civil strife. Although the country has many disadvantages, in general, people's lives have improved. Some people are so scared that they dare not speak, and some are brave, just to thank the emperor for thanking the government and the party.

When Zhao Zhen walked out, he felt a little satisfied.

Not only was he satisfied, but he was also very happy to visit the homes of ordinary people for the first time, even though he only sat for a while.

Then he walked forward, not far from the inner city wall, and further forward was General Shan Temple, which was Shan Xiongxin's cemetery. Han Qi and others changed their eyes and said, "You can't move forward any further."

"Why?" Zhao Zhen asked.

“There is a mixed place ahead.”

Zheng Lang said on the side: "It is not a mixed place, but a residence for real ordinary people."

"Han Qing, don't stop it..." Zhao Zhen—I heard that he was interested and walked forward with great strides. The bosses behind complained to Zheng Lang again.

Finally, I saw the place where ordinary people live and there were poor living areas. After walking away several families, Zhao Zhen’s smile gradually lost. It was during dinner that Zhao Zhen actually saw some families could only eat some millet porridge, wild vegetable cakes, and many people’s clothes were also patched, just like patchwork pieces. I still thank the court, but this thanks was not very comfortable in Zhao Zhen’s ears. He turned his head and asked, “How many people like this occupy the capital?”

Zheng Lang replied lightly: "——Half more than 100%."

"—Half," Zhao Zhen was a little lost.

"Your Majesty, if it weren't for your Majesty, their living conditions would be worse."

Zhao Zhen was silent and refused to answer. He had just come from a family. In order to support the elderly and children in the family, the man was selling hard labor on the dock, and his wife went out to stand on the street to be a pheasant, so he barely allowed his family to survive. Seeing this situation, Zhao Zhen could not laugh.

—The pedestrian walked back unhappily.

Chen Xu and several other Yanchens had heard the news and hurried over. When they met, they scolded Zheng Lang: "Do you want to harm Your Majesty?"

Almost wanted to pounce over and punch Zheng Lang.

"Chen Qing, don't say much. I also want to thank Zheng Qing for letting me see a real capital city, not a capital city that sings and dances before the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival."

After Zhao Zhen said that, he looked gloomy and walked back.

A few Yanchen didn't know what was going on, so he had to follow behind.

After returning to Zheng's house, Zhao Zhen said: "Zheng Qing, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty, I have a way. Now, the country's income has reached more than 100 million yuan per year, but this is the country's income and has not collected all the people's income."

Chen Xu rolled his eyes, isn’t this nonsense? The people came to war and drank the northwest wind.

"I guess in my heart that the levy accounts for about fifteenth part of the people's income, and more than twenty-tenths of the people."

Zhao Zhen was confused and looked at Fu Bi and Han Qi and Pang Ji. The three of them were also confused. Fu Bi said uncertainly: "It's probably about the same."

"Use this to multiply, the total annual income of the people in our dynasty is about 2 billion yuan. More than 10 million households, including hidden households, and the barbarian households and foreign households in various places, most of them will not exceed 15 million households. If these wealth is distributed evenly, the annual income of the people will be 130 yuan, which is enough to keep all the people in food and clothing."

"Xingzhi, do you want to learn from the two traitors Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun?" Han Qi said angrily.

"Xingzhi, aren't you kidding?" Fu Bi also opened his eyes wide.

In theory, Zheng Lang's statement was relatively correct. Later, some people calculated that the average annual income of the Song Dynasty reached 2,500 US dollars, and the households were close to six people, that is, 15,000 US dollars, which was slightly overestimated. Then, under the promotion of Zheng Lang, if all the total income of all the rich and poor families was spread out, the 130 yuan money would not be much different. However, the richer the richer the money, some families would have an annual income of more than one million yuan money, and the poorer the poorer the income would be only twenty or thirty yuan money. After the food was paid, the food and drink were not enough.

Zheng Lang—smiled, and said: "It is inappropriate to say this. If you are really equal to the rich and the poor, and those who do things benefit the same as those who do not do things, who will do things?"

"That's right," Pang Ji also breathed a sigh of relief. If there is a good and poor person, the country will soon be in chaos.

Zheng Lang pinched his nose and said, "Actually, the real fairness is to work harder and get less. Is it okay to say that?"

The truth is this, but there is no personal voice.

Zhao Zhen looked at Zheng Lang in confusion, and Zheng Lang continued, "But I don't understand, then all the rich are diligent, and all the poor are lazy?"

This circle is very circulated, and everyone still doesn’t understand what Zheng Lang is going to say.

Zheng Lang looked at Zhao Zhen again and said, "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. His Majesty did not take charge of the rule. It was Empress Dowager Zhang Xian who was in charge of the rule, and the country was peaceful. There were also several prime ministers who were secretly helped by ancient sages. However, at that time, His Majesty was going to visit the residential areas of the capital. Compared with now, His Majesty could feel relieved. Although there were all kinds of shortcomings, there were not much time in history compared to our dynasty now, either Wenjing or Kaiyuan."

Pang Ji also comforted: "Your Majesty, my family was also very poor when I was young. If there was no court, there would be no day for any dynasty in the past."

Han Qi and others agreed, especially Han Qi, glared at Zheng Langgen and saw what you did.

The dishes came up. Zheng Lang just ordered Cui Xian. His house was not far from Fanlou. The ingredients he brought from Fanlou and the chefs he invited could be said to be the dishes all of which were delicacies from the mountains and seas. Su Xiao and Xiao came over, and looked at these dishes a little dazzled. Even if the emperor came, they could not waste it like this. However, there was no room for them to speak here. There were so many big guys, plus the emperor, after saluting, they sat obediently at the bottom of the head without saying anything. It was pretty good, if anyone else, it would probably not be good to sit here.

Zhao Zhen was also suspicious and said, "Zheng Qing, what is this doing?"

Such a sumptuous banquet is more luxurious than a state banquet, but Zheng Lang is definitely not the medicine sold in the gourd?

"Your Majesty, it's not too much. If you eat such a meal in Fanlou, you will have at least a few thousand knots. If you change it to the palace, it will probably be nearly a thousand knots, but it only takes about two hundred knots to make it at Yuchen's house."

It seems that there are not many, but after seeing so many poor people just now, Zhao Zhen sighed: "That can also feed several households."

"Your Majesty is wrong. If Your Majesty thinks that the people are doing well, it is not like this. In the past few years, Your Majesty has gradually become worse than before. After the defeat of Liutahe, the treasury checked the accounts and the country gradually lost its surplus. There are the mistakes of the ministers and the mistakes of his majesty's negligence. Just this point, the country's tens of millions of dollars will be wasted. What is this meal?"

Big and big Su and a few sing ministers opened their eyes wide. Could this be considered a kind of advice?

Zhao Zhen was silent.

After Concubine Zhang died, Zhao Zhen was hit hard, and Zheng Lang didn't want to say much. Even Zhao Zhen is now unable to be considered a poor emperor. He also said: "Your Majesty, why is it only cost two more dollars to cook for a meal at my home, and the cost is low. When it is done in the palace, the procedures are cumbersome, and the cost has become high. When it is done in Fanlou, all kinds of tableware are made of silver or ivory, because there are many additional costs, so the cost is higher."

"Yes, Zheng Qing, do you want to talk about the rules?"

The habit of not speaking in ancient times is still preserved, and the dishes are still on the ground one after another, but I haven't used the chopsticks, so Zhao Zhen simply asked. Let's eat it after the negotiation is over.

"When I went to Taipingzhou, I often communicated with Sima Guang-Wang Anshi and talked about some disadvantages of the country. I said two points at that time, - it is to reduce expenses and change it is to increase the source. Wang Anshi came up with some methods to increase the source. Sima Guang refuted that this is not to increase the source, but to seize some interests and convert them to other people or countries, which will cause a lot of trouble. Both of them were right, but they were also biased. Of course, including me, at that time, they were not old and had incomplete ideas. This bias was to regard the interests of the country as an unexpandable whole, so a certain group benefited, and other groups must be damaged. But that's not the case? Just like these dishes, in my family, it only costs two hundred yuan, the palace costs thousands of yuan, and the Fanlou costs several thousand yuan."

Only then did I realize that Zheng Lang deliberately prepared this plump dinner, and the meal brought up the topic.

"Yes, this whole can be expanded."

"Your Majesty is also wise. For example, if every household has oxen, good seeds, sufficient fertilizer, and good tools, the harvest will be higher. This is true for farmers across the country. Even if the arable land area does not increase, the total grain output will also increase. For example, business, if the national policies are appropriate, merchants are profitable, workshops are increased, and craftsmen's income will increase. When the income of migrant craftsmen increases, they can buy more wing-spreading products for daily life. Or occasionally go to teahouses and restaurants to consume, which in turn feeds more people. This is a virtuous cycle and a process of expanding the country's economy. If the national economy grows, taxes can be increased, used for military affairs, consolidate borders, and protect the people and the country from invasion. It can be used for water - education - supporting officials - raising poverty-relief - tax relief, or other people's livelihood, and feeding back to the people. As a result, the people are getting richer and stronger, and our dynasty can be used for thousands of years."

"Yes," Zhao Zhen pondered.

It can't be that simple.

"When I left Chongzheng Hall just now, I argued with the rich husband-Pang Gong-Han Gong-Ouyang Xiu for a few words and said two things, the main household and the hidden land, and the second is the tax evasion of the big businessmen. In theory, what Pang Chun said is that our dynasty is getting better and stronger, so that we can defeat the Xixia people at any time in the future.

But is it getting better and stronger? The phenomenon of hidden fields in the fields is increasing, and tax evasion is serious. Can the country become better and better? Let me talk about farmers first. The proportion of two taxes is getting less and less in the country's income. Do you dare to exempt all two taxes? No. Even if Xixia is pacified, there will be Uighurs in the West, Tubo people in the south, Jiaozhi in the south, and Khitan in the north, and the country needs to station troops to prevent some people from ambition. Military expenditure will still not be less. Officials are also indispensable. All kinds of people's livelihoods must be implemented. Can the two taxes be exempted?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head with a wry smile.

This is also the big part of the country's income, so it can only be reduced and exempted as much as possible. If all of them are exempted, it is unlikely. Moreover, the cost of reducing or exemption is higher. Qiongzhou salt is an exception. It is impossible for the country to exempt tens of millions of yuan from taxes, and it needs to be paid one hundred million yuan, but that is also a good example, such as the head money and the additional consumption. In fact, the country's income in these two items will not exceed five hundred yuan, and the income must be reduced at least tens of millions of yuan. I can't figure it out, but it is the fact!

"Your Majesty, not only can't be exempted, but the country's two major expenses are now, the Yellow River, the Second is the future Xixia, and... Six, looking at the north, let's not talk about it, Youyun Sixteen Prefectures! The cost of going to war with the Khitan is even greater, and he said: "In recent years, there is almost no way to reduce the two taxes. However, the phenomenon of hidden fields in the fields is becoming more and more serious. Often, some large families occupy hundreds of acres of land and pay only a few acres or dozens of acres of taxes. However, the two taxes cannot be reduced. What should we do? We can only pay the poor farmers.

Poor farmers, fourth-class households can only barely afford food and clothing, while fifth-class households can only have half-supply. There is no spare money, so officials try to increase their taxes, and it is difficult for them to eat and drink. If you have money to buy cattle, you have to rent them, and you can't afford to rent them, so you have to use manpower to get them. If you have money to buy good seeds or buy good tools? Without them, the grain output will drop even further. Will there be a virtuous cycle? Moreover, it is necessary to prevent natural disasters, and marriage, birth, old age, illness and funeral. What should farmers do?"

Not only that, but Zheng Lang exaggerated it slightly. In recent years, it is unlikely that every household will maintain food and clothing, but the phenomenon of starving people to death is almost impossible.
Chapter completed!