The daughter of the splendid good fortune is respected

Chapter 1013 The Demon Queen (3)
Zhou Qian was ashamed, "You're right, I haven't changed my own ideas, how can I let the people below correct them in a short time. Well, tomorrow I will accompany you to watch this play."

This day is destined to be recorded in the annals of history, a special book.

Empress Xiao has many industries under her name, and she can be said to be the richest man in the country.Today, the richest queen wanted to show everyone something good, which naturally caused a sensation in the city.The courtiers were also forced to watch it. Zhou Gan wanted everyone to see whether the demon queen everyone talked about was doing harm to the country or thinking about it wholeheartedly.

Several boxes of ledgers were placed in front of everyone, and they were opened one by one for everyone to browse at will.Similarly, the tax collection certificates of the Ministry of Households are also placed on the table one by one for everyone to verify the authenticity.

The ministers were in an uproar, and the people were sensational.As if they were facing a formidable enemy, all the ministers asked the Minister of the Household Department, "Is this true?"

Hubu Shangshu wiped his sweat desperately. This, these evidences are naturally true, some new and some old, and they will definitely not be faked.Moreover, he also saw several vouchers signed and printed by himself, with his handwriting clearly on them.While wiping his sweat, the Minister of the Household Department said in his heart, who would have thought that these are all the properties of the Empress Dowager, and who would have thought that the big taxpayers of the Household Department in these years would be under the Empress's name.This, this is true, Hubu Shangshu no longer knows what to say.

Smart people have already started to take tax receipts and count them one by one. They want to know how much tax the empress has paid to the Ministry of Households these years.

From the time Xiao Mingyu first came to the capital to do business more than 20 years ago, until last month, tens of thousands of tax payment vouchers were calculated by dozens of people together.When the final result came out, everyone was shocked.

Someone urged, "Quickly tell me how much tax the Queen has paid."

The household officials were already trembling, "There are, there are..."

"How many, hurry up and tell me. Is it a man, or a woman?"

The official of the household department held his breath and shouted out sharply, "The empress pays a total of 150, 620, [-], and [-] cents in taxes."

Boom—the crowd was instantly blown apart. More than 2000 million taels, what kind of concept is this?All the ministers looked at the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.Hubu Shangshu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "This, this is equivalent to the annual tax revenue of the imperial court during the Jingfu period."

The people were uproarious again, and the courtiers broke out in cold sweat.

Immediately, someone stood up and raised his arms and shouted, "The empress is a thousand years old, the empress is a thousand years old..."

The people echoed: "The queen is a thousand years old, the queen is a thousand years old."

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

Han Xiang was the first to stand up and speak for Xiao Mingyu: "Those who say that the empress is a demon queen who is a disaster for the country stand up. Compared with what the empress did to the court, the country, and the common people, what have you done? Chaos, lest the imperial court take out a penny from your pockets, and you think about getting money from the people's pockets all day long, are you shameless? People like you are ten times more ferocious than mobs and thieves. The losses caused by the rogues are temporary, but the damage you have caused to the court and the common people is decades or hundreds of years. The humble ministers kowtow to the emperor, arrest and punish those who confuse the public with false words and slander the empress. Not severely punished Not enough to convince people."

"Severe punishment, severe punishment, severe punishment..."

Zhou Gan watched this scene with satisfaction, well, the effect was even better than he imagined.Looking at the mournful faces of those courtiers, Zhou Qian really wanted to laugh out loud.Zhou Gan helped Han Xiang up with his own hands, "Han Aiqing, please. This dynasty abandons the bad rules of the previous dynasty, and never punishes people for words. However, those who hide evil intentions and fear that the world will not be chaotic must be severely punished. For those who are connected in private, it will affect the stability of the court. I will not let go of those who are in this situation."

"We can't let it go, we can't let it go..." The people felt like they had been beaten to death.

"Report!" shouted, "General Chai has arrived in the capital, and is now leading a group of soldiers to the capital, please the emperor to review."

"I am here today, reviewing the Chai family's army in front of all courtiers and common people."

The ground seemed to be shaking, and a group of soldiers in black armor, with a serious military look and a murderous look, came with neat steps.At that time, the officials and people present were shocked.Among the people present, few people have ever seen such a murderous army.It seems that everyone is full of blood, which makes people daunting.

"Good!" Zhou Gan applauded loudly.

With a wave of Chai Zixiu's hand, the army stopped immediately.He went up alone to meet Zhou Qian and Xiao Mingyu.Having not seen each other for more than ten years, Chai Zixiu is no longer the handsome boy he was back then, but has become a cold and harsh middle-aged man who has been tempered by wind and frost, baptized by the battlefield.Even so, Chai Zixiu is still a middle-aged handsome man.

"Aiqing please, haha, I have been waiting for Aiqing for many days. Come on, this is my prince, this is..."

The monarch and his ministers are in harmony, making them jealous.Looking at the strict military discipline of the Chai family army, some people are guessing, could it be that the emperor and queen deliberately chose to sing this play on the day when the Chai family army entered the city, in order to give everyone a strong deterrent, so that they would not have the courage to oppose the tax reform?The officials looked around, and sure enough, many people showed hesitation.Looking at Chai Jiajun's eyes were both defensive and fearful.I'm afraid that the Chai family's army will rush to arrest people if the emperor gives an order.

Xiao Mingyu and Zhou Gan are very satisfied with today's results. Although there are still resistance to the tax reform in the future, the resistance is not small.However, compared to the turbulent crowd at the beginning, Zhou Gan and Xiao Mingyu didn't pay much attention to the later resistance.Of course, the reform of the tax system cannot be completed overnight, let alone a decree that can make businessmen and official families pay taxes honestly.The resistance among them was suppressed, and the ups and downs continued, which affected the court situation for several years later.It was not until the 18th year of Guangming that the tax reform was truly accomplished.

At Chai Zixiu's place, Zhou Gan left Chai Zixiu in the palace for dinner.However, Chai Zixiu didn't stay long in the capital. On the third day after arriving in Beijing, he took the army, money and food and set out to quell the chaos.

Xiao Mingxuan also came to the capital with the children.Xiao Mingyu immediately issued an order to announce Xiao Mingxuan into the palace.

The two sisters hadn't seen each other for decades, and when they met again, Xiao Mingxuan was still the same Xiao Mingyu, but Xiao Mingyu became the queen.

Xiao Mingxuan just met Xiao Mingyu, and his attitude was a little cautious, and he greeted Xiao Ming honestly.Xiao Mingyu quickly helped him up, "Sister, what are you doing, why should we sisters be like this?"

"Inappropriate. Although we are sisters, the rules must not be messed up. Otherwise, outsiders will say that our aunts of the Xiao family don't understand the rules."

Xiao Mingyu laughed, "My sister is still so refreshing. Over the years, my sister has not grown old, I am really envious of others."

(End of this chapter)