Chapter 403: Convincing the Ministers
"Ben Gongzi has recently studied the drawings of the hair-colored gun, and he will hand it over to the arsenal for development in the next two days, and it is estimated that it will not be long before it will come out! Although the power of this thermal weapon is not as high as that of the cannon and the ground bud, it is more accurate, almost instant death, and can fire thousands of bullets per quarter of an hour! ”
Ying Feiyu stood up, but did not rush to explain why he proposed to reduce taxes, but planned to take it step by step and let the ministers understand it themselves.
"Sizzle......! Thousands of rounds fired every quarter of an hour? Shoot and die? ”
With such a powerful weapon, the ministers did not even dare to imagine.
Doesn't it mean that a team of 100,000 people, under the attack of the fur color gun, can be eliminated in a quarter of an hour with only a hundred people?
Even if there is a miss, or a repeat, half an hour is enough!
It's horrible, it's horrible!
"That's right, in the future, with the combination of wool guns and artillery, it will be easier to siege the city, that is to say, there will be more and more land in our Great Qin in the future!"
Ying Feiyu first drew a big pie for the ministers.
The reason why it is said to be a big cake is because although the hair-colored gun is powerful, it is impossible for the enemy army to line up and wait for you to fight.
And there are also reasons such as misalignment, changing bullets, poor line of sight, etc., which lead to the speed at which bullets are fired!
In addition, the troops of each country are very scattered, and it is impossible for them all to gather in one city, so it is still very time-consuming to clear up, and it is not possible to clean up an entire country in a few days!
But the mortality rate of the war will definitely be greatly reduced!
In the past, if the enemy army had 100,000 people, Great Qin had to send at least 80,000 or more people to have a chance of victory.
Now it's only 10,000!
"Little boy, you also said that there will be more and more land in Daqin, and the land that the people can grow will also increase, and the output of grain will also be more, so why should we reduce their taxes?"
An old minister questioned.
"The area that can be cultivated is indeed getting bigger and bigger, but there have to be so many people to farm!"
"Nowadays, our industry and commerce in Daqin are constantly developing, and the salaries of workers are also increasing, and the merchants sit in the house and easily make money, who is willing to farm, let alone increase the cultivated area, just enough to eat!"
Xiao Zhengtai analyzed for it.
"How can that work? Food is the foundation of the country, what do we eat if we don't cultivate it? ”
The ministers suddenly showed a hint of panic.
"That's why Ben Gongzi said that it is necessary to reduce the people's taxes, so that the people can plant the land for a year, and they must have a lot of harvest, so that they can be motivated!"
Before that, the people harvested grain in the autumn, and most of it had to be handed over to the imperial court, and only a small part of their own families remained, which was only enough to make ends meet.
If there is a natural disaster that reduces production, it will not even be enough to make ends meet.
Not to mention the extinction, then you can't even live!
"Well, there's some truth to that!"
Some of the ministers nodded approvingly.
"With the development of industry and commerce, the imperial court can collect more taxes, and the people who farm can remove the taxes, and the remaining grain can be sold to the people who have no land at home and only do business ...... business, so that everyone can trade with each other and make progress together!"
Speaking of Xingtou, Xiao Zhengtai jumped on top of the main hall and walked back and forth among the ministers, "Of course, this is not the most important thing!" The most important reason why this son proposed to reduce taxes is to increase the population of Daqin! ”
"Increase the population of Great Qin? What does this have to do with reducing taxes? ”
A minister asked suspiciously.
"Smack......
However, his question was slapped by another minister next to him.
"You seem to be stupid, the people have reduced their taxes, don't they have money in their hands? What do you do when you have money? Have a baby! ”
"Uh...... It seems to make some sense! ”
When the people have money in their hands, they can feed more children.
If you can't keep any of them, you will be able to come out, and you will be glorious!
"That's right! The most important thing for Daqin now is to develop the population, if you wait until the soldiers defeat the whole world, and then start to develop the population and develop immigrants, it will be too late! ”
Xiao Zhengtai returned to his position and made a final summary.
"Well, what the little boy said is right, after laying the land, if you want to completely assimilate the people of foreign countries, it is not enough to set up an official government alone, you must have people immigrate, go to garrison, and gradually intermarry, after several generations of development, you can completely assimilate them!"
Feng Qujian nodded, feeling deeply reasonable.
"It turns out that the little boy proposed to reduce taxes, not only for the benefit of the people, but also for such a far-reaching plan!"
The ministers were impressed.
A doll less than eight years old can think about things so far-reaching, they are ashamed of themselves!
"If the news of the tax reduction comes out, the people will definitely be grateful to Your Majesty, and those things that rebel and establish themselves as kings will no longer exist in the future!"
In Ying Feiyu's words, as long as the people of the six countries are fed and drunk, what else will they rebel against?
Now not only do they have enough to eat, but they also reduce their taxes, so that their lives are getting better and better, and they have no reason to rebel!
Even if there is a rebellion, no one will respond!
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Already a large part of the ministers nodded their heads and agreed with this strategy of Koshota.
"Although Xiao Gongzi's suggestion is good, once the tax is reduced, what should I do if there are any natural disasters, floods, and people reduce or even stop production, and need the help of the imperial court? There are also paving roads, repairing bridges, and building embankments, all of which cost money! ”
Although Feng Quji agreed with Xiao Zhengtai's opinion, he was still worried.
"Didn't Feng Shangshumo forget the three billion gold that had just been credited to the treasury?"
However, Xiao Zhengtai's words made him speechless.
Yes, such a large amount of money, the household department took a whole day to pull it out, and took everyone in the household department to count it overnight before estimating an approximate value!
Before this, Daqin's annual tax revenue was only 30 million gold, and these 3 billion were equivalent to Daqin's taxes for a hundred years.
In other words, even if Great Qin does not collect a penny of taxes from the people for a hundred years, it can still operate as usual!
"Besides, what Ben Gongzi is talking about is reducing taxes, not not collecting taxes at all, plus the conquest of other countries will also bring a lot of income and booty, and each country has a lot of mineral resources that can be mined, which is equivalent to a cash cow, which can continue to bring benefits to Daqin!"
After speaking, Ying Feiyu sat back in his position and waited for the decision of the ministers.
"Hmmm! What the little boy said makes sense! ”
"According to Xiao Gongzi's analysis, let alone reducing taxes, even if taxes are completely exempted, there is no problem, haha!"
"No, no, no, the little boy is thoughtful, once the tax is exempted, the risk is too great, but if the tax is reduced, the risk will be relatively small!"
"Well, that's right, the people will be grateful to Your Majesty for reducing taxes, and the effect is similar to not collecting them at all, but if the people are used to not collecting taxes at all, and if they want to collect taxes in the future, the people will complain!"
"According to a certain point of view, the little prince's idea is the best, not only does it not pose a threat to the imperial court, but it can also benefit the people and increase the population of Great Qin!"
……
After some consideration, the ministers nodded their heads in favor of the proposal.
Ying Zheng also put down his sleeve robe at the right time, raised his head, and glanced at the ministers with a smile, "What's wrong?" Do you have any opinion on reducing taxes? ”
"No objection!"
After the ministers reached an agreement, they gave up one after another.
"Haha! Good! That's it! ”
Ying Zheng waved his hand and decided the matter.