Under the guidance of Liu Dan, the Qi Jins of the Five Divisions of Nusushibi walked into the Dudu Mansion just like Grandma Liu walked into the Grand View Garden.
At this time, the Dudu Mansion had completely lost the appearance of the fire-breathing fairy Khan's tooth tent in the past.
It looks like a government office that is both solemn and solemn and has the characteristics of Chinese classical architecture.
"More than two months ago, I came to the fire-breathing fairy Khan's tooth tent.
It was not like this at that time.
I didn't expect that it would completely change in less than two months."
Ge Shushan said to Axi beside him as he walked.
Jie Qianquan whispered.
Axijie Qianquan nodded and responded in a low voice: "The architecture of the Han people is really beyond our comparison."
The other three Qi Jin also talked from time to time.
While they were talking, everyone walked into a large hall.
A large wooden carved chair facing north and south, facing the hall door, was covered with exquisite flower-carved bamboo mats. , a picture of a tiger descending from the mountain hangs on the wall behind the big chair.
There are eight chairs on the left and right sides of the hall.
The chairs are covered with soft cushions, and the cushions are covered with bamboo mats, which are soft and cool.
Liu Dan led the Qin Jins into the hall, turned around and said to everyone: "Everyone Qi Jin, please take your seats and wait a moment.
My general will be here soon."
These Qijins did not come to fight this time, so they were not wearing armor.
They were all dressed in brocades made of more than luxurious materials.
Their hats, belts, and even leather boots were inlaid with precious jewelry.
After the Qinjins sat down, the maids soon brought tea and snacks one by one.
When the Qinjins saw the exquisite snacks, they couldn't help but move their index fingers and eat them with their hands.
Oops, this snack is really delicious.
People in the Tang Dynasty really enjoyed it.
Why can’t we prairie people make such delicious food?
The Qijins were eating delicious snacks and drinking fragrant tea.
They were all intoxicated and enjoying themselves.
They were whispering while eating and drinking.
Not long after, Zhao Ziliang's hearty laughter came over.
The voice arrived before the person arrived.
When the Qin Jins heard this voice, they felt that this person must be a bold and generous person.
With the appearance of Zhao Ziliang, the Qin Jins were all a little surprised.
Although Zhao Ziliang's face looks very young, he gives them the feeling of being a mature and prudent person.
Zhao Ziliang smiled and held his fists in front of Qin Jin and said: "Zhao came late and didn't greet you well.
He is really busy with business.
Please don't mind Qi Jin.
Zhao is here to apologize."
Qijin Axijielin from the Axijie Que tribe in Asibulai City said loudly: "I heard that the Han people are very polite.
It turned out to be good when I saw it today.
The tea and snacks that the maids brought just now were top-notch delicacies.
How could it be possible?
It’s because he didn’t greet you well.
General Zhao was too polite.”
Liu Dan introduced: "General, this is Axijielin Qijin from the Axijieque tribe, who is stationed in Ashibulai City."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Oh, it turns out to be Axijielin Qijin.
I have long admired his name.
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If Qijin likes it, Zhao will ask his servants to prepare some for Qijin to take back later."
A Xijielin was overjoyed, he quickly touched his chest and bent down and said, "Thank you so much, General Zhao."
Liu Dan then introduced several others to Zhao Ziliang, including Axijie Qianquan from the Axijieni tribe, Geshushan from the Geshubanchu tribe, Geshukun from the Geshuque tribe, Qijin Geshukun, and Bussaigandunsha.
Bobu was out of work, and the guards they brought were left to rest in the squad room at the entrance of the Governor's Mansion and did not come in.
After the introduction, everyone got to know each other, and Zhao Ziliang also knew that Ge Shuquebu Qijin Ge Shukun was the cousin of the famous Tang Dynasty general Ge Shuhan, and they had the same grandfather.
When Ge Shuhan's father was still alive, he was Qi Jin of Ge Shuque's tribe.
After his father's death, the position of Qi Jin was taken over by his brother, Ge Shukun's father.
At that time, Ge Shuhan was working in Chang'an.
A minor official.
After everyone sat down, Zhao Ziliang said straight to the point without talking nonsense: "Zhao also knows that you are very busy on weekdays, so inviting you here this time is really a helpless move.
I believe you all know that since the fire-breathing fairy He rebelled against me by setting himself up as a khan without authorization.
After the Tang Dynasty, there were obviously not as many business travelers traveling along the Silk Road from Suiye City to Hengluosi City as before.
Since this year, there have been fewer business travels.
Presumably, your business on your territory has also been greatly affected.
The business travel tax received is also large The traffic volume has decreased, and some business travelers have taken desperate measures to cross the desert in order to escape plunder and increased taxes.
Do you really want to see this situation continue to worsen?
If we don't think of a way, this Silk Road will be cut off from life.
By then you may You can't collect a penny of tax revenue for a year.
How can you support the officials and the army below?
We have no money.
Why should the officials and the army listen to you?
We must find a way to recover it quickly.
Every day of delay will cost us a lot of money.
It’s yellow, orange, and orange gold.”
Bassai Ganye's territory was in the middle of the Silk Road, and his losses were the most serious.
After all, his territory was not a transportation hub and had more than one road.
Business travelers felt that his territory was unsafe and the officials were exploiting it seriously, so they He would take a detour.
If everyone took a detour, he wouldn't be able to collect a penny in tax.
After listening to Zhao Ziliang's words, , it can be said that he felt the same, and immediately stood up and stroked his chest and said: "What General Zhao said is absolutely true.
Our towns are all on the same line.
It is not enough for one family to set the rules and come up with a good solution.
We must all work together."
Work together to formulate corresponding rules, and only if everyone abides by and agrees can the smooth flow of the entire Silk Road be ensured."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and added: "The rules cannot be to drain the lake, so the tax cannot be too high.
There must be hotels and warehouses along the towns under your jurisdiction where business travelers can rest and replenish food and water.
The business travelers should be made to feel comfortable and have Only when businessmen feel at home will they spend money.
When business travelers spend money, you will have more income."
After Zhao Ziliang's introduction and reminder, other Qijin people also started to have their own ideas.
Ge Shukun said: "In order to allow business travelers to walk this Silk Road, our officials in the towns along the way cannot exploit them wantonly.
They should be punished."
You can’t tax a penny less, and you can’t tax a penny more than you should.”
Axijie Qianquan also said: "General Zhao and all Qijin are right.
Ben Qijin also believes that in addition, we should also send troops to eliminate the horse bandits and bandits in our respective territories, and we must not let them endanger us.
For the safety of merchants and travelers on this Silk Road, the existence of horse bandits and bandits is to rob our business and tax revenue, so they must be eliminated."
Zhao Ziliang didn't expect that he only started the conversation.
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It was like opening a chat box with these people.
It seemed that these people didn't want to maintain the smooth flow of the Silk Road before, but they couldn't do it because of too many reasons.
Now that the rebellion has subsided, the Silk Road People from all tribes on the road had to settle down and live a stable life, so the demand for trade on the Silk Road was reflected.
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "You are all right.
It seems that on the issue of maintaining the smoothness and safety of the Silk Road, I, Zhao, and you, Qi Jin, have the same views.
I have summarized the views and opinions you have put forward, mainly divided into For the following points: first, taxes cannot be too high; second, except for the taxes stipulated by the governments along the Silk Road, any individual is strictly prohibited from setting up a card to collect taxes from business travelers.
Third, each town along the way must add facilities such as hotels and warehouses for business travelers to rest, and prepare sufficient supplies of food and drinking water.
Fourth, unite to fight against horse bandits and bandits on the Silk Road, which are available in any town.
It is our duty to provide information about horse bandits and bandits to other towns.
If information about bandits and horse bandits is discovered in time, we must promptly report it to other towns."
"In addition, I would like to add a few points: First, regarding the collection of taxes, Zhao's view is that there are two types of taxes, one is toll tax, and the other is transaction tax.
As for the amount of tax, we have a unified one for each town along the way.
Standards, such as a truckload of goods, no matter what kind of goods, as long as it is a truckload, the same amount of money can be collected in Suiye City, and only the same amount can be collected in Xincheng, Dunjian City, Ashbulai City, etc.
Taxes cannot be raised separately, otherwise other The towns united against him."
"Second, how to collect this tax?
Zhao thinks that the toll tax is collected at the city gate.
Individual travelers are not taxed, only caravan tax is collected.
How much does it cost for each person and vehicle?
After collecting it, the customs clearance document will be issued.
The seal of the local government is stamped on it, which means that the tax has been collected and you can travel unimpeded inside and outside the city.
This is a transit tax.
The second is the transaction tax.
If a merchant wants to sell goods, he must go to the local government to receive a transaction receipt before he is eligible to trade.
No.
Take transaction notes and trade privately This is called black market trading.
Once caught, all goods will be confiscated, and the transaction tax will be collected when the merchants receive the transaction receipts.
The caravan must present customs clearance documents when leaving the city, and only those with a customs clearance seal are allowed to leave the city.
Collect it once, so you cannot collect too much each time, otherwise merchants cannot afford the high customs tax.
Don't look at how little each caravan collects each time.
Only a large number of caravans pass through every day.
Over the years, the amount of tax is very high.
Considerable” "Third, the customs clearance documents for merchants from various countries are supervised and issued by each country.
If some countries do not have the ability to supervise and issue customs clearance documents, they can apply to the relevant government agencies of the Tang Dynasty to apply for them, and we in Suiye City can We issue customs clearance documents to merchants from all over the world, and merchants only need to pay a small production fee to prevent some unscrupulous merchants from making counterfeit goods and harming your interests."
"Fourth, transactions that pass through checkpoints and cross the border without paying taxes are called smuggling, which seriously harms everyone's interests, so we must unite to severely crack down on any smuggling merchants and smuggling caravans."
"Fifth, as long as it is a caravan that has obtained a customs clearance document, and the customs clearance document has a tax payment record along the way, when the caravan passes through your territory, your tribe is obliged to protect the safety of the caravan.
You cannot If someone in the caravan is harmed without reason, the goods cannot be seized without reason, unless the other party has committed a crime such as murder, and the individual crime has nothing to do with the entire caravan.
If the caravan is under the leadership of anyone present, The land has been plundered.
You must send out troops to exterminate the bandits and return the recovered goods to the caravan.
They cannot be detained for any reason.
As long as a merchant reports to other towns that he has been treated unfairly in any of your territories, other Everyone must unite to deal with him, because he is not abiding by the rules, which is harmful to our common interests.
Do you agree with these points?"
Everyone looked at each other and said unanimously: "Agree":