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Chapter 36 The Sixth Prince

Xia Tian was thoughtful when he heard the words, it turned out to be like this.

Chai Jing continued: "Later, when your father succeeded to the throne, thinking of his brotherhood and his ability, he was named King of Zhennan to lead an army of 30 troops. The people have no mercy."

Xia Ling'er was eating beside her, quietly listening to the two of them talking.

After lunch, she took the poem and left the Palace of Compassion, probably going outside to show off the poem.

"Tian'er, are you asking me if this is news from King Zhennan?"

Xia Tian nodded lightly: "King Zhennan said that the Nanman army harassed the border, and he planned to take the initiative to attack and ask the court to provide various supplies."

"The queen mother doesn't understand the situation over there, but Zhennan Wang has to guard against him."

"My child understands."

"The weather is cold, mother, you have to remember to add some more clothes."

Chai Jingqiao showed a loving smile on her face: "I see, the queen mother is no longer a child. It is the queen mother who cares about you. You are the son of a big summer, and your body is the most important thing."

"Baby is a master of martial arts, and his physical fitness is very good. Don't worry about the queen mother."

After leaving the Palace of Compassion, I went to the Imperial Study to continue processing the memorial.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Li asks to see you."

"Let him in."

Li Ren walked into the imperial study room: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"You don't need to be too polite, prime minister, what can you do with me?"

"Your Majesty, the barbarians in the south are ready to move. King Zhennan is guarding the south and needs a lot of material support. I hope His Majesty can approve it as soon as possible."

"Regarding the comfort of the country, I have my own opinion in my heart, so the prime minister doesn't need to say more."

But why didn't I receive your approval letter?

"The minister knows, the minister will leave."

When Li Ren left, Xia Tian said to Xiao Xuanzi: "Call the Minister of the Household Department, Shangguan Aiqing."

Little Xuanzi hurried out, and soon Shangguan Chengye came to the imperial study.

Xia Tian smiled all over his face: "Give me a seat."

Shangguan Chengye is the grandfather of Xianfei Shangguan Qingxue, and they are now considered a family.

Now the purple light above Shangguan Chengye's head became more intense.

"Shangguan Aiqing, what do you think of the current dynasty's taxation system?"

Shangguan Chengye hesitated for a moment and said, "The current taxation system is somewhat complicated."

"I think so too, so I plan to carry out tax reform."

Shangguan Chengye: "How does Your Majesty plan to reform taxation?"

"Reduce various land taxes for ordinary people and increase commercial taxes. Ordinary people have little income, but their taxes are the heaviest."

"On the contrary, those businessmen are very rich, but their taxes are very low."

Like the original world in Xia Tian, ​​the commercial tax is a bit higher, ordinary farmers have no taxes, and there are even various policy subsidies.

Of course, the taxation system should be adapted to local conditions.

At present, most of the tax revenue of the Great Xia Dynasty comes from land tax, which cannot be canceled at once, but can only be done slowly.

"The tax reform you mentioned, Your Majesty, is indeed good, but it is difficult to implement, and it will affect the interests of many nobles."

Xia Tian naturally knows the difficulty.

The princes and nobles all have their own businesses. Raising commercial taxes is equivalent to taking meat from their mouths. How could they be comfortable.

But taxation reform is imperative, only in this way can the dynasty enjoy long-term stability.

Only then can he secure the throne of the emperor.

Anyone who dares to interfere will have their dog's head cut off.

"It's okay, tax reform is imperative. Shangguan Aiqing, you and the people from the household department will formulate a new tax system, and I will show it to you when it is finished."

"Here are some tax reform plans that I have written in the past few days. You can refer to them."

He just briefly wrote about several important parts of the tax reform, such as which common miscellaneous taxes should be reduced or exempted, how much the commercial tax should be increased, and so on.

Xiao Xuanzi took the memorial and handed it to Shangguan Chengye.

"If His Majesty is okay, I will take my leave first."

"Shangguan Aiqing should go and see Concubine Xian. She has been in the palace for a while, and she misses her family."

Shangguan Chengye nodded slightly: "Yes, Your Majesty."

When Shangguan Chengye left, Xia Tian said to Xiao Xuanzi: "Xiao Xuanzi tidy up, let's go out of the palace."

"Your Majesty, why don't you bring more guards this time?"

"No, there are so many killers, not to mention martial law in the whole city."

A quarter of an hour later, a carriage drove out of the palace.

"Go to the sixth prince's mansion."

Xie An and Xiao Xuanzi were stunned for a moment, they thought Xia Tian was going to Wanhualou.

The sixth prince's mansion is not far from the imperial palace. After all, they are directly related to the royal family and have a very high status.

The reason why Xia Tian went to the mansion of the Sixth Prince was because among these princes, the Sixth Prince Xia Jingye had the most business ability and was also the richest prince.

The business of the Six Princes Mansion is spread all over the dynasty, and there are even semi-colon businesses in other dynasties.

Xia Tian wants to carry out tax reform, and there are many obstacles. He wants to see the reaction of the sixth prince.

He is the representative of those princes and nobles.

In half a quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped at the sixth prince's mansion.

Xia Tian got off from the carriage and walked towards the inside.

The guard at the door stopped them: "Who are you looking for?"

Xie An took out the gold medal for commanding the imperial guards: "Take us to find the sixth prince."

The guards took a look and hurriedly led them into the mansion.

The Six Princes' Mansion is very large, covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres. The palaces and corridors inside are extremely luxurious, not inferior to the imperial palace.

Passing through the vermilion corridor, the three of Xia Tian came to the main hall of the Six Princes' Mansion.

"Several distinguished guests, wait a moment, I will go to the back and call the prince."

Xia Tian sat on a chair, looking at the decorations in the palace.

The interior of the palace is very luxuriously decorated, and there are rare treasures, many of which cannot be seen by the outside world.

It was also the first time for Xiao Xuanzi and Xie An to visit the Sixth Prince's Mansion, and they were also amazed by the luxurious decoration in the hall.

A few minutes later, the paunchy sixth prince walked into the main hall.

When he saw Xia Tian sitting there, he hurriedly said, "I greet Your Majesty."

"Uncle Sixth, please sit down."

Xia Jingye: "Your Majesty, take your seat."

Xia Tian sat on the main seat, Xia Jingye sat beside him.

He was a little puzzled, why did His Majesty come to my palace suddenly?

Xia Tian looked at the Sixth Prince with a smile and said: "The outside world says that the Sixth Prince is as rich as an enemy, it seems that the rumors are true."

Xia Jingye's heart skipped a beat, this is not a good word.

"Your Majesty, I just ran a small business and made some money, and I absolutely did not do anything against discipline."

Xia Tian smiled slightly: "Uncle Liu Huang, don't be nervous, I have no other intentions."

Xia Jingye naturally wouldn't believe his words, the little emperor was no longer the little emperor he was back then.

"I came here today to ask Uncle Six for advice on something."

"Your Majesty, you are serious. Everyone knows that I don't understand anything except business that can't be put on the table."

Xia Tian's complexion remains unchanged, and his smile remains the same.

In his opinion, Liu Huangshu is the smartest person, and he can do business in various dynasties and even other dynasties, how could he be a mediocre person.

(End of this chapter)