"This Ruixue is the most mega year, and next year's harvest will only be good and not bad. You only solve the problem of their grain seeds, and next year you will raise a tax of one or two percent, and they will pay it. ”

Mu Ling's eyes were full of confidence, and although it sounded strange, it didn't look like nonsense at all.

Liang Chu couldn't help but be surprised: "You think like this, ......"

"Folk proverbs say like this, and the boss's surname must be understood in his heart. The common people who still have food seeds hidden at home are afraid that they are secretly happy in their hearts at this time! ”

It has always been the law to reduce taxes after a catastrophe.

This year's snow disaster is so serious, but the people naturally know it in their hearts. I look forward to surviving this winter, the next year the court can reduce taxes, and it is still a bumper harvest year, and I can stock up on some more grain, so that my family can live a richer life.

Every year, the officials of the county come to the court to complain like this, but they don't want to call taxes.

After all, who would want to hand it over in their own pockets?

If it was in previous years, Mu Ling would definitely turn a blind eye and not remind him, but this year he can't.

After this year, the border must have to move, the mainland has spring, but the border is still cold. The cold supplies and food and grass for the army cannot be broken.

The national treasury has already allocated a lot of grain for the snowstorm a year ago, and if the grain cannot be collected in the coming year, what will the soldiers on the border eat?

Rather than letting the common people take advantage of it, it is only right to let the soldiers who fought bloodily be fed.

Liang Chu never expected it to be like this, and the surprise in his eyes was even worse: "Snow disasters are actually not common, but they are really a very tricky problem. This year, the imperial court can handle it so properly, it is the credit of Ah Ling, but if the edict is issued at this time saying that taxes will not be reduced, it will inevitably be——"

"The emperor is afraid that the people will be unstable and will have grievances against the court, right?"

Mu Ling looked at him clearly, of course she had already thought of such a question.

Most of the people have never read the books of sages, and they do not have the noble sentiments of understanding the righteousness and the country and the world, and they are the most simple and direct group of people, good is good, and bad is bad.

But such people are also the most ignorant, they often only see what they have lost, but never think of what they have gained.

They would take it for granted that they would be exempt from paying taxes due to disasters, and that the supplies distributed to them by the imperial court would also be taken for granted. But they never felt that it was natural for them to pay taxes at this time, nor did they feel that the court did not treat them badly.

Especially in this difficult time, I hope that the harvest of the coming year will be a little better and live a good life, if the court pours a basin of cold water on the head, I am afraid that all the help given to them before will also be ignored by them, and only remember this 'evil'.

"This tax reduction or non-reduction does not need to be announced so prematurely. In the spring of the next year, the grain seeds distributed by the imperial court will reach the victims, and when the autumn harvest is harvested and the officers and soldiers go to collect taxes, no one will remember the snow disaster at this time. It is reasonable for the imperial court to collect taxes, and they happen to have a lot of grain to pay, so naturally there will be no rebellion. ”

Liang Chu suddenly realized at this time.

She's right! The collection of taxes by the imperial court was originally a law, and the reduction of taxes after the snowstorm was only a convention in the hearts of the people, or this was the expectation of officials in various regions.

But if the imperial court does not open this mouth for a long time, and does not say that it will be reduced or reduced, at this time, the people's minds are on fighting the cold, who has the heart to deliberately care about these? There is really no need for the imperial court to start this on its own.

Thinking of this, Liang Chuchu felt a lot more relaxed: "In the end, Ah Ling is still smart, and he actually came up with such a method." ”

"Where is the question of whether you are smart or not, it's just that I know more about the people, and it's much better than you sitting in the palace with black eyes and giving orders."

This is a matter of people's livelihood and public opinion, and it is normal for the emperor sitting in the high hall not to have such a deep understanding.

A trace of shame flashed in Liang Chu's eyes: "In the past, Ah Ling always clamored to go out of the palace to see, it turns out that there are such benefits to going out of the palace, I am really ignorant." It's just that what Ah Ling said is true, if you don't send more grain seeds in the coming year, you can simply take advantage of the harvest to collect a few more layers of taxes. ”

"Have you ever heard the truth of 'too much' and 'overflowing'?" Mu Ling glanced at him.

Everyone is greedy, and the people are greedy when they think about taking advantage of this, so why is it not greedy for Liang Chu to take this opportunity to collect more taxes?

Liang Chu frowned slightly, and then heard Mu Ling say again: "If the imperial court only accepts the part that should be collected in previous years next year, then even if the people are a little uncomfortable in their hearts, they just think that this is what they should have paid, and there will be no complaints." But if the court collects too much, then this discomfort will turn into complaints, and even cause public indignation. ”

At that time, any matter of the old sesame seeds and rotten grains will be pulled out, and at least they will complain and complain, and at worst they will gather people to make trouble.

She said it very bluntly, and she was more afraid of offending him than the counselor, because she could understand this truth once, and it was very frightening to hear.

Liang Chu felt more and more that he was right to keep her by his side.

Such a shining pearl, fortunately, he did not let her be buried.

hugged her a little excitedly: "Ah Ling is really unique in heaven and earth, you must be a fairy from the earth in the nine heavens, and you are sent by God to assist me." ”

"Not really." Mu Ling couldn't help but roll his eyes, "I want to kidnap you and stop being the emperor, drink with me and talk about Sangma!" ”

"When Qian'er grows up, I will accompany you! I always don't have time to take a good look at the country of this big beam, and when the time comes, it can be regarded as for Qian'er, and I always have to go around. ”

Liang Chu was slightly stunned, then seemed to have made up his mind to take a deep breath, and then slowly spit it out.

She always thinks about the outside world, and he can't always trap her in this deep palace. Although he gave her the only one this time, if she was always trapped like this, she must not be happy.

Simply wait for a few years later, when Qian'er grows up, when he can take on this great responsibility, he might as well give up this position to Qian'er, and he can travel with her in this thousands of miles!

Besides, he also thought that in the future, it would not be bad for Qian'er to have that person by her side to tutor.

Mu Ling never thought that he would have such a thought, and a joy welled up in his heart, and his eyes immediately looked at him brightly: "Really? ”

"How could I have lied to you?"

The promise he gave was naturally true.