Chef Mad Queen

Chapter 1158 Tax Reduction and Exemption
Fanfan's voice came from next to my ear: [Master, you have a chance to draw a lottery, do you need to use it immediately? ]
Feng Qian was drunk, and said lazily: "Smoking!"

[The lottery draw begins! ]
In a daze, Feng Qian only saw the blurry image of the color wheel turning, and finally heard a ding, and then, there was no more, she fell asleep completely.

After waking up the next day, Feng Qian went to the morning court first, and the courtiers started discussing mainly about Tianshui Village.

The Ministry of Criminal Justice believes that once a corrupt official is found, it must be dealt with severely, and after a thorough investigation, all relevant persons involved in the case will be found out and uprooted.

People in the Ministry of Officials believed that the Queen's accession to the throne had not been long, and the court situation was still unstable, and it was not appropriate to involve too many people in this case, otherwise the court situation would be shaken, which would be detrimental to the overall situation.

People from the household department are concerned about how to solve the problem of population loss...

The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Rites have nothing to do with themselves, and they did not make any remarks.

After all the ministers had finished discussing, Feng Qian announced her decision. First, she wanted to exempt the whole country from taxation for three years. The situation of the people on the border is special, and they will be exempted from taxation for ten years...

As soon as the first decision was announced, the entire court exploded, and the ministers of the Ministry of War, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Rites, who had been watching from the sidelines, could no longer hold back and voiced their opposition one after another.

"Your Majesty, there is not much silver remaining in the treasury."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry is building a new bedroom for you, which requires a lot of funding."

"Your Majesty, it's time for the Ministry of War to pay the soldiers again."

"Star Emperor's birthday is approaching, and our ritual department has to start preparing for the selection of gifts for Star Emperor..."

"There are also kings of various countries. Some little princes have just been born, some have just married concubines, and some princesses are getting married. There are many places where money is needed."

"Please, Your Majesty, think twice!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Feng Qian's head is full of black lines. It turns out that when the Star Emperor celebrates his birthday, other princes and states have children, marriages, and daughters. She has to pay for it.

"How much silver is left in the treasury?"

The Minister of the Household Department reported: "Returning to Your Majesty, there is not much silver left in the treasury, which is only enough for Dayan's normal expenses for three years. If there are any natural or man-made disasters, I am afraid..."

The Minister of the Ministry of War immediately answered: "Your Majesty, the army is the foundation of the country, and the military salary must not be cut off!"

The minister of the Ministry of Industry also rushed to say: "The imperial court still has several major water conservancy projects, which will benefit forever, and they must not be stopped!"

The Book of Etiquette did not fall behind: "In previous years, we all lagged behind others in gifts to Star Emperor. This year we can't be sloppy anymore."

After all, everything needs money, and this day is really impossible.

In the past, she only cared about the livelihood of the small family, but now she is asked to manage the livelihood of the entire lord country, she is really Alexander!
However, she must not change the things she has promised to the border people. Even if she is short of money, she can't chill the hearts of the border people and force them to stay away from their homeland.

Therefore, despite the severe situation, she still had to keep her promise, so she made a decision: "I have already decided on this matter, and the tax reduction and exemption is imperative..."

"His Majesty!"

The ministers were anxious.

Feng Qian's voice changed: "However, I have already thought of a way to fill the treasury!"

The ministers looked at each other, puzzled.

Feng Qian then took out a basket of potatoes from the Baiyu Tianfeng bracelet, and ordered her father-in-law to place it in the center of the hall: "Look, everyone, this is the method I planned for Dayan to fill the treasury!"

The ministers looked at the strangely shaped potatoes in the baskets with mud on them. They were just dug out of the soil. The only saving grace was that there was a faint yellowish halo around these potatoes. When it comes out, it is a kind of spiritual material, a third-grade spiritual material. Other than that, there are really no other characteristics. The ministers are all at a loss. They can't figure out how valuable it is, and it can help fill the national treasury. .

Feng Qian guessed everyone's reaction, and took the initiative to explain: "The name of this basket is potatoes. It is a kind of grain that can replace wheat and rice. It can also be used as a dish. It has high nutritional value. At the same time, it is a kind of food. Spiritual materials, if the Ministry of Households can promote and plant them in large quantities, and sell them to other countries, I believe they can earn a lot of money to fill the national treasury, and by then, there will be no shortage of money for military pay, water conservancy projects, and followers!"

The ministers continued to look at each other, wondering if Her Majesty the Queen was joking with them, who could be fooled by filling the treasury with just such dirty things?If you give it to them for free, they won't eat it!

Feng Qian sighed: "I know that it is really difficult for you to accept new things for a while. But I am confident that as long as the Ministry of Finance does what I say, after three months, I will definitely see the results!"

Without giving them a chance to refute, Feng Qian directly made a decision: "Master Zhao accepts the order!"

Mr. Zhao, Shangshu of the Household Department, immediately stepped forward and knelt to receive the order: "This humble minister accepts the order."

"I order you to spread these potatoes within three days, and plant no less than [-] mu. After three months, you will see for yourself!"

Master Zhao didn't dare to resist the order, he bowed his head and said: "My minister obeys the order!"

"Go to the official department!" Feng Qian got up and left the hall.

The ministers froze on the spot, only the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials quickly chased after him, their faces full of panic.

Outside the yamen of the Ministry of Officials, a wooden box was set up, with a piece of red paper pasted on it, on which was written the word "report box". Beside the report box, Feng Qian was sitting on a grand teacher's chair. Two apprentices Tang Chenyu and Feng Qing Yu was separated on the left and right, one held an umbrella for her, and the other served tea and water. The officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs stood in two rows, many of them showed panicked expressions, but some of them sat still like old monks. Standing there with their heads bowed motionlessly, it was only when they looked carefully that they were actually asleep.

The sun in the sky is slowly shifting, and the people below are getting hotter and hotter, accompanied by the singing of cicadas from the tall trees on both sides. Although there are occasional people watching, most of them just glance at it and leave quickly up.

"Hey, don't go away!" Tang Chenyu took the trouble to spread the usefulness of the report box to the people, "This is a report box specially set up by His Majesty. Anyone who has a grievance and wants to expose and report corrupt officials can put the pleadings into the report. Inside the box, only His Majesty holds the key to the report box, and His Majesty will personally review any grievances and complaints you have, and promise to help you solve your troubles."

But before he finished speaking, a group of people had already left, and then another group of people came, and another group of people left. The usefulness of the report box was spread, but no one stood up to use the report box. , Feng Qian also began to be confused, what went wrong.

"Master, it's almost noon, why hasn't anyone come to report?" Tang Chenyu asked Feng Qian's doubts.

(End of this chapter)