How Did China Use Taxes In The Tang Dynasty

In China, the Tang Dynasty was deciding on what tax system they should use. They had two options: the once a year tax or the twice a year tax. The once a year tax would be collected once a year. The twice a year tax would be collected twice a year. Lu Zhi wrote a memorial against the twice a year tax and Lu Zhi had a good point. The taxes in China went towards anything the government needed fixed or replaced. China’s government depended on the people paying the taxes to get out of debt and get or keep jobs. If China would not have a specific time to collect the taxes, then people would maybe pay all of their taxes. If the government in China had a lot of debt, then your taxes will be raised. But is the government didn’t have any debt then your taxes would probably stay the same. “The way to handle all government expenses and tax collection is first to calculate the amount needed and then to allocate the …show more content…
Why can’t Chinese people just give the money to the Chinese government when they have the money to, but have a certain deadline, not collect it whenever the government is ready. The Chinese government had a lot of ifs ands and buts to the way they ruled. In a way, if the people of China didn’t pay their taxes the whole government would slowly fall apart. Because if the people didn’t pay their taxes, then slowly all the officials would lose their jobs and the government would just drowned in debt. If the government was drowning in debt, then at any time anyone could just invade China and China wouldn’t be the place it is today. So it is important that the people pay their taxes, and the government not to get in debt but to help the people pay their taxes. The government has to be loyal to the people because the people are very important for a government to stay strong and