Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

what!

Let Du He replace Hou Junji?

When everyone present heard what Li Shimin said, they were all stunned.

Li Chengqian spoke first, "Father, Du He is now shouldering the heavy responsibility of reorganizing the Ministry of Revenue. He can't leave Chang'an for a long time."

"Whether it's the implementation and distribution of fertility rewards or the various reports that will be released soon, without Du He's leadership, all kinds of problems will definitely arise!"

There was a pause.

Li Chengqian continued, "Besides, in terms of command ability, the battle-hardened Hou Junji is superior to Du He. There's no need to send Du He."

Judging from his tone, he seemed a little anxious.

Come to think of it, the fight for the throne is now at its most intense stage, and big problems will arise if we are not careful.

If Du He stayed in Western Turkestan for a year or two, and his father's health had problems by then, he might not be able to defend against Zhangsun Wuji's crazy counterattack.

In addition, he now has to discuss many matters, big and small, with Du He before implementing them.

Du He was not in Chang'an, and he had no idea what was going on.

Changsun Wuji, who was sitting in the first seat on the left, moved the corners of his mouth slightly, but in the end he did not speak.

Changsun Wuji wished that Du He could go to Western Turkestan immediately so that he could speed up the implementation of his plan.

However, His Majesty was suspicious of him, so he didn't dare show it too obviously.

Fang Xuanling glanced at Zhangsun Wuji thoughtfully, and he also advised: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. The many national policies currently implemented by the court are all under the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue."

"If you send Minister Du to Western Turkestan, the effectiveness of these national policies will be greatly reduced."

Immediately afterwards, Ma Zhou, Xu Jingzong, Xiao Yu and others stood up to advise.

Among the ministers present, except Zhangsun Wuji, all the others supported Li Chengqian's ascension to the throne.

They all knew Du He's role. If Du He was sent away, the consequences would be unimaginable.

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Du He, are you confident that you can quickly defeat the Western Turks?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Du He.

Du He stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, my commanding ability is far inferior to that of General Hou and Commander Su, and I was unable to play a significant role in the past."

"Besides, General Hou had just recently been to Western Turkestan. I believe he will be able to adjust quickly."

In fact, Commander Hou Junji's battle was not a big defeat. After all, he was ambushed and wiped out 7 elite Western Turks with only 2 casualties.

Under normal circumstances, this victory could be celebrated with a banquet.

It was only because the recent wars of annihilation went so smoothly, with each time achieving significant results with minimal losses, that the standard of a great victory was raised.

Moreover, Du He couldn't understand why Li Shimin thought he could defeat the Western Turks?

Could it be that someone praised Li Shimin for his strong command ability in front of him?

It shouldn’t be!

Who is so bored as to praise him to death?

Li Shimin's deep eyes swept across Du He, Zhangsun Wuji and Li Chengqian, with a helpless look on his face.

He knew very well what these people were thinking.

"Hey!"

Li Shimin sighed secretly.

He forced a faint smile and said, "Since the Crown Prince and all the ministers believe that Du He cannot leave, then let Hou Junji continue to be the commander."

Call ~

Li Chengqian, Du He and others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone bowed and shouted.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

When Changsun Wuji saw that His Majesty did not continue to insist, he felt a little regretful.

It would be great if Du He was sent to Western Turkestan. Without this insidious and cunning troublemaker, he would definitely be able to reverse the current predicament.

What a pity!

After everyone quieted down, Li Shimin began to talk about the third thing.

"My dear ministers, the current tax system in the Tang Dynasty is chaotic and contains many unreasonable phenomena."

"I intend to reform the tax system."

what!

Tax reform?

Except for Du He and Li Chengqian, the hearts of the other important officials trembled violently.

You must know that the implementation of financial statements is only related to the officials of the Tang Dynasty and has no impact on the aristocratic families and the common people.

However, tax reform affects the interests of people all over the world and may even cause unrest.

Fang Xuanling asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, do you have any ideas in mind?"

The others did not speak out to dissuade him, but instead wanted to see how many people's interests would be affected by His Majesty's idea of tax reform.

"Ok!"

Li Shimin nodded solemnly, then spoke in a deep voice.

"In view of the current serious problems of land annexation and population concealment and tax evasion, I intend to implement a tax system based on the land area!"

"At that time, people will only pay taxes based on the amount of land they own, and no other miscellaneous taxes will be levied."

Divide a small family into an acre?

Pay taxes only according to the amount of land?

After hearing the new method proposed by His Majesty, everyone once again turned their attention to Du He.

This method should have been proposed by Du He, right?

Du He quickly waved his hands and said, "Everyone, please don't look at me like that. Do you think I have such ability?"

Li Jing said with a smile: "Du He, don't be modest, you definitely have it!"

The others nodded in agreement.

When His Majesty mentioned the tax system of equalizing land tax, they had already guessed in their hearts that those financial statements must have been written by Du He.

As for the person His Majesty was referring to, he must be referring to the genius Du He.

After all, ordinary people simply cannot come up with such a major national policy.

Even Fang Xuanling, the most virtuous prime minister of all time, couldn't figure it out.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand Du He. This method was not proposed by him, but by someone else."

"As for who it is, you don't need to ask."

The group of people nodded, with a tacit understanding expression on their faces.

They all knew the reason why Du He did not acknowledge it, because once these two national policies were implemented, they would inevitably offend officials and aristocratic families all over the world.

By then, this kid Du He will become the target of public criticism.

Li Shimin then asked, "Tell me what you think of the tax system based on the amount of land used for land taxation, and when can it be implemented?"

No one answered immediately, but instead lowered their heads to think about the question raised by Li Shimin.

After a long time.

Fang Xuanling said, "Your Majesty, adopting a tax system based on the land tax can not only prevent aristocratic families from evading taxes, but also solve the problem of unclear household registration."

"In addition, we can also measure all the land owned by the Tang Dynasty!"

There was a pause.

He changed the subject and said, "But once this national policy is implemented, it will inevitably harm the interests of those officials and gentry families. I'm afraid they will lead the way in causing trouble."

"One move can affect the entire body, so we must be fully prepared before we can implement this national policy externally."

"I suggest we first measure the land of the Tang Dynasty and then implement it after the war with Western Turkestan is over!"

He served as Shangshu Zuo Pushe for more than ten years and had a relatively clear understanding of land issues.

This is the most important point of the conflict!

Land is the lifeline of those aristocratic families. Now that the imperial court is touching their lifeline, isn't that asking for their lives?