Li Mu's original intentions were naturally good, but some government decrees were reversed, and even changed overnight.
Just like Li Mu's reform of Hangzhou's taxation system.
Originally, it was intended to save the government and the people some trouble, and convert the silk and hemp in the annual tax into money, so that it was convenient to count, and the people who did not have silk and linen at home did not have to go to the market to buy.
The government can also save a lot of manpower to measure and collect.
This is undoubtedly good governance, but it can be put into practice.
Li Mucai discovered that the people of an era have a way of living for people of an era.
In this era, there is hardly a family that does not spin.
As soon as Li Mu's decree was made, the prices of silk, linen and other fabrics immediately plummeted.
This affected every household, and their wealth was rapidly shrinking.
And copper coins became scarce.
Households began to hoard copper coins, which directly affected the circulation of the market.
Fortunately, Li Mu still knows his mistakes and can change them.
It was immediately ordered to revert to the original tax collection method, but there was still a gap in the back.
That is to pay taxes in a voluntary way.
There are many such examples.
Of course, Li Mu's reaction speed is very fast, and with only one state, Hangzhou, it is not difficult to turn the situation around.
In addition, after experiencing a major drought and flood, the people of Hangzhou have a blind worship of Li Mu.
Basically there was not much damage and confusion.
However, those who have good deeds in private have given Li Mu a nickname.
Such as "three changes in a day", "changing the king at night" and so on.
After Li Mu heard this, he also laughed and did not pursue it.
In his opinion, a good name is far less important.
And the nicknames taken by the people of Hangzhou still reveal their love for Li Mu.
But in any case, people's lives are changing with each passing day.
The cement road ordered by Li Mu to be built crisscrosses Qiantang City, connecting eight counties, which can be described as extending in all directions.
The time spent on the people working in the fields and walking through the streets and alleys was saved.
What used to take an hour to walk now only takes half an hour.
From the Xintian on the shore of Qiantang Lake, the method of intensive farming has gradually become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Naturally, the people began to learn this way.
A large number of people who planted tea mulberry in Baobao Mountain and Wushan began to go to the market to buy food and daily necessities after receiving their monthly salaries, and a large amount of money and goods began to circulate.
Slowly, vendors from surrounding states and counties began to flock to Qiantang Mansion.
Where there are crowds, there will be a tide of money, and the tide of money will attract crowds, and so on and so on, and prosperity will not stop.
The infrastructure of water conservancy and roads has been solved, and the separation of agriculture, commerce and industry has been guided, filling the stomach.
These three events have made Hangzhou begin to show a thriving scene.
These days, Wei Zheng puts his posture very low.
He has an almost doting mentality towards Li Mu, although he has different opinions on many of Li Mu's decrees.
But Wei Zheng always suggested rather than blocked, and in the end he signed and sealed obediently.
It is more appropriate to say that Wei Zheng is not so much a thorn as a staff member.
Of course, Wei Zheng did also hold the position of the governor of the Governor's Mansion.
But today, Wei Zheng really couldn't help but speak out against it, because Wei Zheng knew very well how much there was left in the treasury.
If Li Mu is allowed to do this, at most two months, the government's grain and surplus money will be exhausted.
"The minister knows that His Highness is a good deed, but now is not the time, and it is not too late to implement it after three or five years.
Please also think twice, Your Highness.
Wei Zheng's attitude was firm.
But Li Mu's will is even more resolute, "Governing the world needs talents, I want to fight against the imperial court, and I need a large number of talents who are loyal to me, time is not waiting for me, Duke Wei." ” "But His Royal Highness implements free enlightenment with the power of a state, how can this treasury afford it, now there are 80,000 households in Hangzhou, and each household has more than 150,000 people according to the number of children, and each person needs 150,000 yuan a year in terms of consistent tuition fees.
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This accounts for almost half of the state capital's annual revenue, how to explain it to the imperial court.
The minister still asked His Highness to postpone this policy for three years. ” "Nope.
I just seize the day, I don't have enough money and food, I can collect taxes. ” Wei Zheng was shocked, "Just after the natural disaster in Hangzhou, if taxes are imposed, public opinion will be turbulent."
Moreover, the power to pay taxes is in the hands of the imperial court, and the imperial court knows that impeachment is a trivial matter, and it is a major matter if His Royal Highness is held accountable for his irregularities. ” "Don't worry, Duke Wei, I have no intention of taxing the people."
"What does Your Highness mean?"
"Didn't Wei Gong find that Hangzhou's commerce and trade are developing very fast now?"
Wei Zheng suddenly understood Li Mu's intentions, now that Hangzhou has a population of more than 160,000, the increased demand for eating, drinking, and Lazar every day has caused a large number of traders from surrounding states and counties to gather in Hangzhou.
As a result, the daily volume of goods entering and exiting is rising rapidly.
"Your Highness means to collect taxes from the merchants" "Yes, I have already learned from the Lord Bo that these days, the volume of goods entering and leaving Qiantang Mansion has been more than 10,000 yuan, not counting the entry and exit of the remaining seven counties.
If a 10% tax is levied on vendors, it will be enough to meet the needs of the eight counties for Mongolian education. ” Wei Zheng estimated in his heart that it was indeed enough, and there might be a surplus.
But Wei Zheng still persuaded: "Your Highness, the merchants are profitable, so they will gather in Hangzhou, if Your Highness suddenly levies taxes, in case the merchants don't come, it will be troublesome." ” Li Mu said with a smile: "The world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit."
As long as it is profitable, how can businessmen stop because of a mere commercial tax I said, where there is a crowd of people, there is a tide of money, Yangzhou has become Xiongzhou, because it is the hub of the North-South Grand Canal, densely populated, it has become a place where businessmen gather.
Hangzhou, well, will soon surpass it. ” Wei Zheng hesitated: "But although the merchants are taxed, the prices caused by the soaring prices will eventually fall on the people." ” Li Mu said: "There is nothing wrong with this, but there are more businessmen, and the competition will be fierce, whoever has a low price, the people will naturally buy whom."
Besides, I have already figured out that when the decree is issued, it is necessary for the students to publicize the purpose of the commercial tax, so that everyone understands where the tax will be used in the end. ” Wei Zheng was silent, although Li Mu was not familiar with government affairs, he could always get to the point.
And Wei Zheng also found that any mistake that came to Li Mu would always get a satisfactory result in the end.
It is not so much that Li Mu is good at the mistakes of his subordinates, but that the people prefer or accept Li Mu's approach.
Wei Zheng didn't know that all of Li Mu's practices were not thought up by Li Mu patting his head.
It is the slow precipitation of thousands of years of history.
Each of these has been tested by history, even at the cost of blood.
Li Mu was involved in local government affairs at the beginning and seemed immature, but the decrees he used came from later generations.
Although it needs to be run in by the people and continuously improved, it is undoubtedly aimed at the maladministration at this time
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