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Chapter 1012 The Demon Queen (2)
Xiao Mingyu was very startled, these numbers were too shocking, "The emperor calm down. The most important thing now is to send people to calm the chaos. I don't know if the emperor has a suitable candidate."

Zhou Gan was silent for a while, and then said, "I plan to send Chai Zixiu to quell the chaos."

"General Chai." Xiao Mingyu was stunned, "I don't know what the court's opinion is."

"That's how it is in the court, and you never need to expect them to work together. They spend all day arguing about trivial things. I'm afraid that others will take advantage of it. So I don't use anyone at all, and use firewood for self-study. The Chai family has been for generations. The generals don’t form cliques. If you really want to say which faction you belong to, it’s also your queen’s faction. In this way, I still have nothing to worry about. It’s military expenses, and the old man of the Ministry of Finance is playing Tai Chi with me. Crying about having no money all day long."

Xiao Mingyu smiled and said, "Let Doudou go to his father-in-law to ask for money."

Zhou Gan also laughed, "I can't even pry that old man, let alone Doudou's son-in-law. Forget it, the Ministry of Households is still willing to pay 200 million taels. With these 200 million taels of military expenditure, it is enough for a year and a half It’s just that this year, the household tax will be halved, and I’m afraid it will still be the same next year. Next year will only be more difficult than this year.”

Xiao Mingyu said, "Your Majesty, agriculture depends on the sky, and the burden of taxes on farmers is too heavy. This time is actually an opportunity for the Emperor."

Zhou Qian's eyes lit up, "How do you say that?"

"Your Majesty, you still remember the tax reform and tariff reform I mentioned a few years ago. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it's time to implement these two things." Xiao Mingyu said calmly.

"As soon as this matter was opened, there was a wave of opposition from the DPRK and China. I am afraid it will be difficult to handle."

Xiao Mingyu said, "There is nothing difficult to do. For any business on the surface, no matter who the owner is, as long as it is a business, it will be taxed at a rate of [-]% to [-]%. Whoever dares to object is helping the tyrants and tyranny for the mob." Talk. As for tariffs, sea trade is huge profits, not to mention the tax of [-]% of [-], [-]% of [-], [-] of [-] is not too much. Your Majesty, it is time to make up your mind. Farmers are weak, so since ancient times, the court has sought Farmers and poor people collect taxes. As a result, farmers are getting poorer and poorer. In the end, uprising is inevitable. On the contrary, rich households and officials and gentry do not have to pay a penny of taxes, but enjoy The various preferential policies of the imperial court. Does the emperor think this is reasonable? This is basically robbing the poor and helping the rich, and sooner or later there will be problems. So it is time to change all this. And this time, it is an opportunity. It is best to take advantage of the firewood During the period when the general led his troops to Beijing, he implemented this policy. In addition, the emperor himself must set an example. For example, the business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs should also pay taxes according to the regulations. Even the emperor is paying taxes, who dare not pay taxes. I believe that Hubu Shangshu is very willing to cooperate with the emperor to carry out this matter. Anyway, the old man is not afraid of offending others."

Zhou Gan frowned. What Xiao Mingyu said was very simple, but only Zhou Gan could understand the hardships and resistance involved.

Xiao Mingyu added, "Those who have great ambitions must have great determination. As long as the emperor completes this matter, a new prosperous age will surely start, and the whole country will also have a new look. And the burden on the common people will be reduced. I don’t think about starting an uprising.”

Regarding this matter, Zhou Gan was very cautious, "I have to think about this matter again."

"It's time to think about it. This matter is just a preliminary idea of ​​the concubine. The detailed rules need to be carefully discussed between the emperor and the cabinet leaders. The concubine believes that the emperor will definitely be able to come up with the best solution to the tax shortage. "

Zhou Gan's actions were beyond Xiao Mingyu's expectations.Zhou Gan didn't rush to revise taxes, but first ordered Chai Zixiu to send troops to suppress the bandits, and at the same time let Chai Zixiu's family move to the capital.This is a necessary measure for generals to go on an expedition. Family members staying under the emperor's nose are equivalent to being a hostage.In order to prevent generals from acting recklessly, or even outright rebellion.

Then Zhou Qian made another decree, and made King Duan the crown prince.This did not surprise everyone.Over the years, the courtiers watched coldly, the emperor preferred His Royal Highness Duanwang.As for why he has been reluctant to establish a prince for so long, it is difficult to guess.Now that the crown prince was finally established, the courtiers also breathed a sigh of relief.

Just when Chai Zixiu led the troops and was about to enter Beijing in two days, Zhou Qian suddenly proposed a tax reform plan in the morning.As expected, there was an uproar in the court, and everyone, regardless of their position, stood up to oppose it.These officials, whose family has no property.The emperor's tax reform plan is just touching their wallets, how could they agree.

Zhou Qian had expected that the opposition would be very strong, but he did not expect it to be so strong.What's more serious is that someone has exposed that the reason why the emperor carried out the tax reform is because the empress blew pillow wind in the emperor's ear.For a while, everyone pointed all their spearheads at Xiao Mingyu, scolding Xiao Mingyu for being a demon queen who will bring disaster to the country, and some even suggested that Zhou Qian should abolish the queen.It is unreasonable for a woman like Xiao Mingyu to interfere with the court's policies.Such a person has no qualifications to be a queen.

All of a sudden, the situation in the court suddenly changed, and everyone waited and watched nervously, wanting to see clearly the next development of the situation, and make a choice in advance.Or simply make a fool of yourself.

Zhou Gan was furious, threw the cup, kicked the table, hit people, everything came, but he still couldn't vent his inner anger.

On the contrary, Xiao Mingyu was very calm, "Didn't the emperor already expect such a reaction before making this decision. Why can't the emperor be calm at this time? Could it be that the emperor is upset?"

Zhou Gan took a deep breath and controlled his temper. He didn't want Xiao Mingyu to see his furious side.He was also worried that Xiao Mingyu would be implicated when he was furious.Zhou Gan rubbed his brows, "It's all because I was not careful. If I find out who leaked the news, I will definitely take his skin off."

Xiao Mingyu smiled, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for protecting me as always."

Zhou Gan sighed, "It's because I thought things were simple, I didn't expect the people below to counterattack so fiercely."

Xiao Mingyu said, "Since we can't impress those courtiers with words, let's make a play."

Zhou Qian looked at Xiao Mingyu suspiciously, Xiao Mingyu smiled and said, "I heard that General Chai will arrive in the capital tomorrow. It just so happens that tomorrow I will be outside Zhengyang Gate and put on a good show for everyone to see."

"What are you going to do?" Zhou Qian asked worriedly.

Xiao Mingyu said with a smile, "Those people call the concubines a disaster for the country, and let the emperor abolish the empress. It is really unbearable. Tomorrow, I will have people show all these tax payment books and the credentials of the household department, so that the world can Let's see who is doing harm to the country."

"Are you paying taxes?" Zhou Gan was shocked and couldn't believe it.

Xiao Mingyu raised his eyebrows, "Isn't paying taxes a matter of course? Why is your majesty so shocked? Didn't your majesty know that all the properties under my name are paying taxes, and that it's a matter of course for me, as a queen, to pay taxes? It's no wonder Now, the emperor takes it for granted not to pay taxes, so we can see what the officials below will do. Your majesty, if you want to reform the tax system, you must first change your concept. Otherwise, you will not be able to change the system. "

(End of this chapter)