Guo Zongxun has previously demanded that all those who raise problems must write suggestions that they think are feasible to solve the problems, don't just give me problems, the Great Zhou court uses you officials not to be critics and ask questions.

After a period of time, those incapable mediocre officials in the court have almost nothing to hide, and in their positions, they can't do their duty, and if they have problems and can't solve them, they just wait for Jingcha to be demoted and dismissed.

The ministers in the court who only knew that it was difficult for the emperor to ask questions were dumbfounded, and the rest continued to hand the chapters upward, except for those imperial histories, most of them had the ability to solve the problem.

This made Guo Zongxun's ears a lot quieter.

If you want to be promoted, you want the emperor to pay attention to you, and even those with higher emotional intelligence will show themselves, and they will gradually stand out.

It is precisely because of these considerations that Chen Danwang is ready to wait for the autumn tax to come up, and after careful calculation, he finds the problem, thinks of a practical solution, and then plays.

"The minister is ashamed, although he foresaw the imminent shortage of money, he has never been able to come up with a solution to the problem, please ask Your Majesty to surrender."

This made Guo Zongxun a little disappointed, but it was nothing, it was not that Guo Zongxun looked down on the people of this era, there was no macro economic system and theoretical support, and the people of this era put forward the most they put forward was to open up sources and reduce expenditure, or even tear down the east wall to make up the west wall.

"I have an idea, let's talk to Chen Aiqing first, but what I say below, Chen Aiqing must keep it secret first, and it can only be launched under the premise of ensuring safety and thoroughness."

Chen Danwang was excited in his heart, the little emperor could only tell him about this matter, does this mean that His Majesty also trusts himself very much?

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust, and the minister will keep his mouth shut."

"I want to implement the commercial tax policy in the Great Zhou at the appropriate time, and the merchants of the world, whether official or private merchants, must pay commercial tax according to a certain proportion of the trade volume."

As soon as this sentence came out, Chen Danwang immediately understood why the little emperor had to keep his mouth shut.

Merchants are said to be the ninth rate, but for thousands of years, it has always been the family that truly grasps the commercial lifeblood of a country.

There are not no private businessmen, but there are only a handful of people who can become rich in the world by relying on businessmen.

The little emperor said that the collection of commercial taxes was actually snatching meat from the bowls of the big families, which ......

Chen Aiqing, "Historical Records: The Biography of the Officials" said, "Those who eat Lu must not compete with the people for profit, and those who receive the big must not take the small." However, has the eater really managed not to compete with the people for profit? I see them not only competing with the people for profit, but also for the benefit of the world. ”

This sentence is even more heart-wrenching, Chen Danwang his family, in Da Zhou, there are also a lot of shops to buy and sell.

What kind of gentleman does not compete with the people for profit, these bullshit, who the fuck dares to say it, Guo Zongxun will definitely let him and his family go bankrupt and destroy the family in a very short period of time.

Seeing that Chen Danwang was silent, Guo Zongxun didn't care, and continued:

"Chen Aiqing is in charge of the household department, and he should know very well that the business profits are heavy, and there is no formal and perfect commercial tax system for such a profit-heavy livelihood, is this normal for a country?"

According to Guo Zongxun's philosophy, the royal family and the imperial court should at least take the lion's share, so he launched the royal trade with great fanfare.

If those big families are not obedient and do not open their faces, Guo Zongxun does not mind using commercial means to completely defeat them, after all, it should not be too difficult for the emperor who holds imperial power and military power to do anything.

However, what about the future, the future of the Great Zhou, which supports the lifeblood of the country, in terms of economy, must rely on commerce, if the road of the family is blocked, then they ...... There was only one way left to rebel.

Guo Zongxun is well aware of the serious consequences of the introduction of the commercial tax, so he still hopes to solve the matter in a peaceful and bloodless way as much as possible.

But how easy is that?

"Your Majesty, the matter is big, and the minister also knows that business is profitable, but since ancient times, there is indeed no mature and perfect commercial tax law that can be used for reference, and the minister thinks that Your Majesty must be cautious."

Guo Zongxun said with a smile:

"It is precisely because I am very cautious that I will tell you first, you are the head of my Great Zhou, in charge of the world's money and grain, and you are in charge of the treasury for me, I hope you will take the country as the foundation and think more about this matter."

Chen Danwang knew that he couldn't push it over, and besides, the little emperor's methods have been emerging in an endless stream recently, especially after cleaning up Fan Zhen, Wang Pu's two prime ministers, and Bao Junli, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, in one fell swoop, making everyone in the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs at risk.

This is the first time that he has been privately summoned by His Majesty, but he threw him such a big bomb, and he can't do it if he doesn't want to take it.

If you don't accept it, it means that you are cut off from Your Majesty and don't want to be a person who can be entrusted with important tasks by the emperor, so ...... It's better to resign as soon as possible.

Moreover, even if he resigns, the little emperor may not let him go.

What's more, is he willing to resign?

"The minister will do his best to plan carefully, and strive to come up with an implementation plan that is 30% sure of the implementation of the commercial tax."

That's right, Guo Zongxun looked for Chen Danwang in private, in fact, he was really not afraid that he would leak the secret and leak it out, what could cause panic among the people was not the panic of the people, but the panic of those big families.

"Chen Aiqing is calm and serious, and she is the pillar of my Great Zhou, and I am looking forward to Chen Aiqing being able to share my worries."

After the conversation was over, not long after Chen Danwang left, Li Tongjie came to report, and Wei Renpu and Sui Guozhe, the secretary of the ministry, asked to see him outside.

"Please come in with Wei Xiang and Lord Sui."

Wei Renpu and Sui Guozhe walked into the imperial study on their front and back feet to meet the little emperor.

"Your Majesty."

"Wei Xiang, Sui Qing's family, no courtesy, come here, give Wei Xiang a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"The two Qing families came to me, what's the matter?"

Wei Renpu and Sui Guozhe glanced at each other, and Wei Renpu motioned for Sui Guozhe to speak.

"Your Majesty, about this Autumn Festival, the Minister just received a report from his subordinates and found that some scribes from other countries had mixed into Kaifeng and purchased their identities to participate in the Autumn Festival."

When Guo Zongxun heard this, he was happy, did I and my Great Zhou have such a reputation now, and there were literati from other countries who came to buy their identities and wanted to participate in the Autumn Festival.

"This matter can be big or small, let me explain it carefully."

"Your Majesty, this was also discovered by chance's subordinates, because he had relatives in his hometown who wanted to participate in this scientific expedition, so he took the initiative to avoid suspicion and did not participate in any affairs related to Qiuqiu."

"However, he waited at home until yesterday, and still did not find his relatives coming, thinking that the road was delayed, and it should be almost there, so he wanted to go to the city gate to greet him."

"But he didn't want to see a strange literati at the gate of the city, when he entered the city to check, he reported the name of his relative, but the accent was from Taiyuan, he suspected it in his heart, so he followed the man all the way to an inn."

"As a result, this subordinate of the minister discovered a big secret......