The Human Emperor

“Grandpa, there are elders, there is one more thing. ”

At Ye Lao's side, Wang Chong did not sit down immediately.

“Oh?”

The old people looked surprised.

“Go Young Master, just say what you want. ”

“Hu Gang" Dao beside him, he is now very fond of the youngest grandson of Ninth Duke.

“With regard to the matter of salt and iron, all the folds were left untouched, although the court did not have a project. But there are other ways to deal with the eastern and western Turkic Khan States and reduce the amount of iron they acquire, and this method will surely be quickly adopted by the court. ”

Wang set his mind to it and said.

Wang Chong's cousin Wang's face was ugly, and all the wind was snatched away by Wang Chong. Now he's talking about the iron apparatus that he just talked about, and it's dripping water all over his face.

Isn't that humiliating his face?

“Young Master Chung, what are you talking about? ”

A bunch of people were curious. The Holy King has made it clear that trade and other things are absolutely impossible to prohibit. It is absolutely impossible to block trade links between Datang and all nations in order to ban iron weapons.

This is why all the folds are left untouched.

Wang Chong actually said that he had a way to pass his resolution in court, which should not be curious to the elderly.

“Go, don't be ridiculous! You don't understand what's going on in the chapel, don't talk nonsense! ”

Wang Chung's uncle was standing beside him at this time, reminding him.

For Wang Chong, Wang's heart is complicated. On the one hand, the better Wang Chong performs, the less hope he has of succeeding to his father's status and influence the more he becomes the heir to his family.

But on the other hand, with so many old fathers, Wang Chong represents not only himself, but the entire Wang clan. Wang Li is no longer hopeful, Wang Ru is not good enough, Wang Qi is ruined, if Wang Chung fails, it will make his father's old men and those doors look down on the entire royal family now.

They say "tiger father dog son”, that's what it means.

Hundreds of Beasts will bow to Tigers, but never to Dogs!

Wang Chong has performed well before, even his uncle can't say. Wang Zheng is now afraid that he will lose his word. He does not know what is going on in the court, but he makes a "high opinion” here. By then, his previous efforts will be wasted.

“Big Brother, Young Master Zhang has ideas, which is a good thing. Let him speak!”

“Ma Lao" beside him also said.

All present were human elites, and Wang Zheng's refreshments were not hidden from them. Wang Chong was only fifteen years old, and he was still out of touch with what was happening in court. And the majesty was a sidekick, much less a teacher.

That's why the elderly want to know more about how many pounds this 15-year-old has.

“Go, it's okay. You're wrong, no one will blame you! ”

In the lobby, Grandpa also raised his hand.

He treats all children and grandchildren equally. Sit in as much position as you can. Rarely a bunch of old brothers are here today. Wang Chong suddenly starts a head start, and then he can't handle it.

This test, which will now have to do with his future accomplishments, is already getting a lot of help from his old men.

And how capable Wang Chong will be, will be the key!

“Yes, Grandpa! ”

Wang bowed for a while and went on:

“Actually, it's easy to suppress the output of iron. Just raise the price of the iron. ”

“It doesn't work. Iron apparatus involves all aspects of production life, small side pots, shovels, hoes, large side, many weapons, armor, weapons… Raising the price of iron apparatus will increase the living burden of the people and increase the financial expenditure of the court on military matters. And the big families that produce iron, the local hawks, the small workshops, the mines, will be supervisors…, and so on, all have a lot of repercussions and a lot of opposition. ”

“This kind of thing is absolutely impossible! ”

At the end of the hall, a skinny, small, not tall, white-haired old man. Wang Chong recognized that this is "Zhao Lao”. Grandpa's old men, he's kind of the worst martial arts.

The reason is simple, he's a military food officer.

When Grandpa was young, he had to be a military food officer, responsible for logistics, arranging all aspects, dealing with the court, and the local area.

As everyone knows, the Logistics Officer has the most complex tasks. But as long as there is "Zhao Lao” in, all the trivial things, piecemeal, miscellaneous, all Zhao Lao can handle well organized.

Wang Chong said the method, he just listened and immediately knew that it was basically not feasible. In order to curb the eastern and western Turkic, it is absolutely impossible to make a big mess of yourself because of the small loss.

In the council room, people thought Wang Chong would have any opinions. One is disappointed to hear this. After all, you're still young. You're only 15 years old. How do you know anything about the Chapel?

Raising prices can suppress the output of iron, and if things were so simple, they would have solved it a long time ago, and where would they be used to discuss it here?

“Ha, of course not if you simply raise the price...”

Wang Chung smiled confidently, his eyes swept the whole scene, no discouragement at all:

“But what if we use tariffs? ”

“Tariff? ”

Old Zhao was surprised, frowning for the first time. Other old people are also novel, look at each other, and are also very interested in looking to Wang Chong.

They've never heard of this thing.

“Ask Young Master Chong, what is the tariff? The old man has been exposed to finance, taxation, logistics for half his life... Da Tang's tax husband doesn't know, but with his stupidity, what is this tariff? ”

Old Zhao Zhengzhengdao put up an impetus to ask for help. This is also one of his strengths. If you encounter something you don't understand, you will definitely keep asking, even in old age.

This is also why the old man trusted him for half his life and greatly appreciated it!

Watching the old people look at themselves, Wang Chung couldn't help but laugh. East and West Turkic Khan, he has thought about it for a long time in his last life, in fact it can be solved with a tariff!

Although in another place, tariffs have long been well known. But in this world, no one knows what tariffs are!

Datang Imperial Household Tax, Ding Tax, Personnel Head Tax, Entry Tax, Commercial Tax…, but there is only no “tariff”.

A large number of cannibals, protagonists, Turks and Gojuli come to the interior to buy things, and enjoy the same prices as the Chinese.

Therefore, even if the court cut off trade with the eastern and western Turkic Khan countries, these nomadic Khan countries can still get continuous iron input from the Great Tang Empire.

And for a big country that does business all over the world, it's really not normal. Da Tang has been doing business internally for a long time, and many people have yet to realize that there is such a thing as a "tariff”.

If you don't realize it, then Wang Chung feels it is necessary to remind them of the existence of this kind of thing!

“Grandpa, you have seniors. Salt and iron is a special industry, especially iron. In the opinion of my grandson, when trading inland, there is no tax. This will give everyone access to discounted prices and will not cause confusion. ”

“But if someone is going to take these iron tools, leave Datang, leave Shenzhou, enter the strip, the big meal, or the eastern and western Turkic Khan countries of the north, they can set up checkpoints at the border to collect taxes. It's called tariffs! ”

“As these iron machines are no longer in circulation inside Da Tang, it is certainly not possible for the price to be the same as inside. Tax rates can be double, even double, triple… to five times the price! ”

“In this way, the price of iron and salt inside has never been affected. Second, it can also bring an extra, huge financial income to Da Tang. ”

“Because iron is carried in a large number of national and political factors, often in large quantities. So if we levy iron tariffs, there are only two situations, the first is that the East and West Turkic Khan countries still buy in large quantities for the sake of their overall strength, regardless of price. That way, while we can't stop them, we can at least get a lot of money from it to subsidize the Empire. ”

“Secondly, the price is too high. Eastern and Western Turkic Khan States renounced their purchases. That would be better! Thus, although we have lost a great deal of money, we have completely suppressed the iron input to the eastern and western Turkic Khan countries, intangibly suppressing their fighting power. Isn't that what we're here for? ”

“Moreover, tariffs are limited to the salt and iron industry, and other industries will not be affected. So the Holy King doesn't have to worry about hindering East-West trade. ”

“Tariffs, of course, are not limited to iron and salt, and other things can be taxed as long as the rates are appropriate. These, of course, need to be discussed by the court. Instead of the grandchildren alone here, just say it, and you can fix it. ”

Speaking of which, Wang glanced at his great-uncle.

In the Chamber, everyone listens carefully. At the beginning, the more people heard Wang Chong, the brighter their eyes were. At the end of the day, they had rejected Wang Chong's “Zhao Lao” and looked at Wang Chong. His eyes were already amazing.

If he hadn't heard it himself, he couldn't believe it was coming out of the mouth of a 15-year-old.

Tariffs, tariffs..., a bunch of them old guys just think about the North East and West Turkic Khan State, the threat is getting bigger, the iron is getting bigger and stronger, so the most direct way is to ban iron, close down and trade between East and West Turkic.

Or like the eldest grandson of the Ninth Duke, "Leaving the Young Master”, fought East and West Turkic, severely deterring them. But no one ever thought that they could use something like "tariffs” to silently castrate the eastern and western Turkic Khan countries without a blood blade, banning their iron input.

Moreover, as an elderly man in the political and logistical aspects of the Great Tang Empire, he was almost certain that His Majesty would agree there.

Without even too much consideration, the group in the court will quickly adopt the resolution. The ministers of finance, in particular, will certainly do their utmost to move the matter forward.

“Hahaha, Xue Zizhen's finance ministers can find some ropes and commit shameful suicide. They think about fame every day, how to collect taxes from the people and suck blood money. But the tariffs are so good, they didn't think of it! Didn't the merchants always say they had money? So many taxpayers, so many years, they didn't even think about it! ”

Old Zhao patted his thighs and laughed hahaha.