my unparalleled way

Chapter 1332 Tax Reform
Lin Si was completely unaware of what happened in the dark room of Yongqiu Palace, and he had already appeared in Yue Luoning's study at this time.

"It's a good time for you to come back this time. I happen to have something for you to do."

Although the two hadn't seen each other for three or four months since the first teleportation formation was successfully completed, she had no intention of reuniting after a long absence and having a friendly exchange of greetings.

"what's up?"

"Look at this memorial first."

Immediately, Ying Fei held a memorial in both hands and presented it to Lin Si.

The memorial is not too thick. Lin Si opened it and saw words like farmland and taxes rushing to his face.

He glanced at it casually, and then closed the memorial.

"For this kind of thing, you can decide for yourself, why bother with me?" His face was already full of helpless wry smile.

Before coming here, he thought that Yue Luoning was going to talk to him about the future war.Unexpectedly, it turned out to be daily government affairs.

Didn't she agree that this kind of matter will be handled by her, and she will not intervene in it?

Facing his question, Yue Luoning just dropped a word.

"You read it carefully before talking."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, Lin Si could only open the memorial and watch it carefully again.

After all, Lin Si had learned these things about government affairs from Yue Luoning, so of course he wouldn't fail to understand them, but he just couldn't arouse his interest.

The content of the memorial is not too much, and it boils down to re-measurement of the land of the Moon Kingdom, and then all taxes and corvees will be collected together and collected according to the amount of land owned.

As for the handicraftsmen's business associations in the city, there is another tax collection plan, which is not mentioned above.

Lin Si knew that this was a tax change.In the past, in addition to the land tax, the Yue Kingdom collected taxes according to the number of people.

For a long time, the life of the common people in Yue Kingdom was not easy, because some people didn't have much land at all, and they hardly had much income, yet they had to pay the per capita tax.

During Yueshan's reign, although he waged wars abroad and spent a lot of money, he reduced and exempted a lot of taxes internally, and the people lived fairly well.

And the reason why he can do this is to get money from other places.

In addition to increasing the amount of taxation on businessmen, the main reliance is to seize corrupt officials and nobles who broke the law, and then confiscate their property.

To this end, he sometimes even fabricates charges out of thin air.

The most famous one was to attack the Qian family where his fourth brother Qian Wuyin lived.

The Qian family was the richest family in Yue Kingdom at that time, and the family assets were astounding.After bringing down the Qian family.The national treasury, which had been running low, could not even hold the dazzling array of gold and silver jewellery, silk and satin, antique calligraphy and paintings, and other property.For this reason, Yueshan had to expand a new warehouse at that time.

And now Yue Luoning hasn't done that yet.

This is also very normal, she has only been on the throne for more than a year, and she is a queen with a bad reputation.If she did what Yueshan did, I'm afraid the courtiers would join forces to oppose her.

Lin Siyi couldn't see any good or bad about this change for a while, so he could only cast doubtful eyes on Yue Luoning.

"Here are some suggestions from Du Qi, what do you think?" Yue Luoning only asked him questions.

Lin Si could only smile wryly again: "Sister, I don't need to study government affairs anymore, why do you use these to test me again? How do I know what is good or bad? Do whatever you think is good!"

Yes, the scene in front of him reminded him of the time when he studied government affairs with Yue Luoning in the palace, and the scene in front of him was the most common scene at that time.

Yue Luoning will cite a series of government orders and measures from various dynasties in various countries and ask him for his opinion.

And the subsequent scenes are almost the same. Lin Si's answer is destined to be full of mistakes and omissions in front of her, and what is destined to be ushered in is destined to be a merciless criticism and reprimand.

Few people like to be reprimanded by pointing their noses every day, and Lin Si is no exception, even if that person is his own sister.

For that kind of thing, he has always been able to avoid it, but he doesn't want to go through it again.

Yue Luoning could see his resistance and resistance.

She sighed secretly, and said lightly: "This matter has something to do with you, you'd better be serious."

"What does it have to do with me?"

"What do you need most in war?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Si replied seriously: "Money."

"That's it, that's how to raise money."

"How?"

"It's not that the Moon Kingdom has no money, but after so many wars, the national treasury...is almost unable to sustain it, because the money is not in our hands, but in the hands of nobles and rich people."

"So? We want to steal money from the rich?" Lin Si was taken aback.

Yue Luoning gave him an angry look: "Where did you go, do you want to imitate your father? We can't raid ministers and wealthy businessmen everywhere like him, and increase the amount of taxes on businessmen. After all, now we are encouraging The chamber of commerce of the Yue Kingdom communicates with surrounding countries. And to be honest, the actions of the king at the beginning also caused a blow to the business of the Yue Kingdom, and many merchants would rather go abroad than stay in the Yue Kingdom."

"What should I do?"

"It's very simple, collect the money that should have been collected."

"According to what is said in this file? To clear the land and collect taxes according to the land?"

"That's right. Regardless of Yueguo Qingchuan or Ganlan, most of the land is in the hands of the nobles, and the common people have very little land. In the past, apart from the land tax, taxes were also collected according to the number of people. Many people with little land lived in miserable conditions. But the nobles who own a large amount of land, the more the better. In addition, the nobles concealed the number of fields and evaded a lot of land taxes."

Only then did Lin Si suddenly realize, and he clapped his hands excitedly: "So do it according to this file, only according to the amount of land you own, not according to the number of people, and the people with less land will pay very little tax. It’s better. Nobles with more land have to pay a lot of taxes, and the income of the treasury has greatly increased?”

Yue Luoning smiled slightly: "Exactly."

"Since it's so good, let's implement it quickly. What are you waiting for? Why are you discussing it with me? I'm sure I'll support it!"

As soon as his words fell, Yue Luoning and Ying Fei looked at each other without a trace, and there was a ray of helplessness in each other's eyes.

"It can't be implemented."

"Why can't such a good thing be implemented? Who is against it?"

"All civil and military officials in the court opposed it, except for Du Qi who made this suggestion." Yue Luoning sighed.

Lin Si exclaimed, with an expression of disbelief on his face: "What? Why?"

"Are you really stupid or fake? Clearing up the land, many nobles who used to hide the amount of land in order to avoid the land tax have nowhere to hide. As for all the taxes that are collected together and only collected according to the number of fields, the common people It's easier, but the nobles with more land have to pay much more than before. Do you think they will agree? Who is not a nobleman in this civil and military dynasty, do you think they will be willing to cut their own flesh?"

"This... But this is clearly good for the Moon Kingdom and the common people, isn't it?"

"But it's not good for themselves, so they won't say yes. Not everything that is good for most people is supported, you should know that!"

"Then what do you want me to do? Help you convince them?"

"I don't need you to persuade me one by one. I just need you to play this memorial to me tomorrow morning. The courtiers don't even know about this memorial."

"Ah? But this is the credit of Mr. Du Qidu. Once it is implemented, he will probably be famous in history in the future. Am I stealing his credit and reputation? How can I do this kind of thing..."

Lin Si couldn't accept it all over his face. For him, he naturally had a guilty conscience.

Yue Luoning shook his head: "I know, but it's unavoidable, and it's also suggested by him."

"Why?"

"If Du Qi plays the memorial, he will be isolated and excluded by the courtiers soon. Even if I try my best to support him in the future, a large number of courtiers will find ways to attack him. And this memorial will definitely not be supported."

"Then I can?"

"You are a top expert, and you have Shifanglou to help you. You took Liangyue's position by force with a single sword. Therefore, they are afraid of you, and they dare not disobey you. Your strength is too strong, and there is no need to rely on anyone You can force them to accept it, and withdraw it if you don’t agree. This, even the father could not do it back then, after all, he still needs the support of noble ministers to maintain his rule..."

"Er, is it? There's nothing wrong with that, is it?"

"No, this country was almost brought down by you alone. What's more, Qingchuan Qianlan has just merged into the Moon Kingdom. It's a good time to push the old and bring forth the new. At this time, the opposition will not be too strong. If it is true When their roots in the court are re-deep, it will be even more difficult to deal with."

"This...well then." Lin Si thought for a moment, and finally nodded in response.

It is true that this is not a good job, and it will almost certainly offend people.

But Yue Luoning said a word correctly, he, Lin Si, is the person who is least afraid of offending people in Yue Kingdom.His prestige in the army and among the people is too high, and to be able to get to where he is today is mostly dependent on his own strength.

Strength is the most reliable thing!

In the past, he was negligent in government affairs, resisting such things, and letting his subordinates do their own thing.But he really wanted to do something, and no one in the Yue Kingdom could stop him.

What's more, this is something that is beneficial to the Moon Kingdom and the common people.

He has no reason to refuse such a thing.

"What if there are still many ministers who object? We can't remove them all!" He still asked a little worried.

After studying with Yue Luoning, he also knew that the king cannot live without the support and support of his ministers. To put it bluntly, he needs the support of the noble class, because the king is actually the biggest noble.

If the aristocracy was removed, wouldn't there be no support for him?
Yue Luoning sneered: "Oh, if they ask to resign, I will agree."

"what?"

"Yue Kingdom has no shortage of capable people, nor is it short of nobles. After subduing Qianlan Qingchuan, what is lacking is a position in the court." Yue Luoning's eyes turned cold, and her voice became extremely sneering: "There are many people now, Just waiting for the opportunity to be in charge. Don't worry, as long as you take the lead, someone will respond immediately."

(End of this chapter)