Xia Yuanji looked at the seven boxes full of silver coins, and his heart was faintly suspicious and uneasy.

After a long time, he continued: "It's just that Your Highness, this tax and silver can't be collected!" ”

After finishing speaking, Xia Yuanji puffed up his chest and looked like he was sworn to death.

He has just won His Majesty's appreciation this year, and he has been promoted from the Guozijian to the head of the household department. He didn't want to be driven back to his son to study because he had collected the tax money from the king of Huaiyou.

Zhu Yunxi was anxious.

How can it be more difficult to pay taxes by yourself than to ask for money.

He glared: "Brother Wei Zhe, today's seven hundred taels of tax silver, you have to collect it, and if you don't collect it, you have to collect it!" ”

This is the first step related to the reform of the tax system in the future, if it is not implemented well, how to turn it into a sharp weapon in the hands of the reform of taxation.

Xia Yuanji gritted his teeth and stopped in front of Zhu Yunxi at the moment: "Your Highness, if you really want to pay the seven hundred taels of tax silver today, you must give the lower officials a reason to accept the tax silver!" ”

For the first time in his life, Natsuhara Yoshishi has such a ridiculous feeling.

What the household department is doing is obviously collecting taxes from the world and regulating the economy of the Ming Dynasty. On weekdays, I racked my brains, thinking of collecting a few taels of extra tax silver from the local government to make up for the bottomless expenses of the Ming Dynasty.

But today, the king of Huaiyou County came over with seven hundred taels of tax silver, but this silver became like a hot potato in Xia Yuanji's eyes, and he didn't have the slightest idea of daring to do it.

He had already thought clearly, if Zhu Yunxi couldn't give him a reasonable explanation, he would have offended the young emperor and grandson, and he would also turn away the seven hundred taels of tax silver without taking a penny.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the seven hundred taels of tax silver like a tiger and a beast, loyal and unyielding, and swore to die, and suddenly laughed.

He waved his hand and said, "Master Xia, let me ask you, does the dynasty promulgate a law for paying commercial taxes?" ”

Xia Yuanji nodded: "Back to Your Highness, there is." ”

Zhu Yunxi slapped his big hand: "Since there is, then I sell ice food and ice jade jelly, but am I in business?" Since he is a merchant, he naturally has to pay taxes. ”

Xia Yuanji's cheeks twitched: "But there is no regulation, the clan needs to pay commercial tax......

"Can't you pay it if you don't have a rule?" Zhu Yunxi asked rhetorically, and then said: "Brother Wei Zhe, you are now the head of the Department of Household Officials, and you have a lot of opinions when you hear about taxes, how can you be so self-contained?" Since I am a merchant, I have to pay this tax as everyone else. There is a saying that the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, so how can I stay out of it? ”

He is deducted, he is engaged in commercial activities, and after making profits, he has to pay taxes.

Xia Yuanji sighed, looked at the seven boxes, and said weakly: "But this is too much......

Zhu Yunxi snorted and said quietly: "Similarly, the court didn't say that you can't pay more taxes. ”

At this time, Xia Yuanji was completely speechless.

If it were any other merchant in this Heavenly City who came to pay the excess tax money, he would definitely think that the other party was crazy.

But the king of Huaiyou County is definitely not crazy.

Xia Yuanji sighed, looked at Zhu Yunxi and said solemnly: "Okay! Since His Royal Highness wants to pay this tax silver, His Majesty will accept it today......"

Zhu Yunxi nodded with satisfaction: "That's good!" ”

Xia Yuanji immediately said: "However, His Royal Highness must leave a voucher before my household department dares to accept this tax and silver safely." ”

In black and white, this tax silver was voluntarily sent to the household by the king of Huaiyou County, and it was none of his business with Xia Yuanji.

Zhu Yunxi was as good as a stream and agreed.

Here, Xia Yuanji has already called the little official to get a pen and paper.

He glanced at Zhu Yunxi, and then leaned over to write.

In the summer of the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, the king of Huaiyou County gave 700 taels of silver to the household department for a tax of 10% of the profit from the sale of ice food, and made this voucher and kept it in the household department for archiving. ’

With just a few strokes, the cause and effect of the matter were put on paper by Xia Yuanji.

In the end, he blew dry the ink and sent the ink pen to Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the handwriting on the paper, but he was very satisfied.

Sure enough, Natsuhara Yoshisuke helped me too!

Zhu Yunxi's three big characters were written down by him one by one.

Looking at Xia Yuanji, who left Zhu Yunxi's name, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was taken out of this matter, and what happened afterwards had nothing to do with him.

However, at this time, Zhu Yunxi said suddenly: "Master Xia, since I have left my name, shouldn't your household department also leave a certificate on this paper so that it can be archived?" ”

Xia Yuanji had no choice but to let someone take the official seal of the certificate of the Household Department and stamp it on this paper certificate.

After that, he held this certificate and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "Does Your Highness have any objections to this?" ”

Zhu Yunxi laughed and patted Xia Yuanji on the shoulder: "The money is here, my business is done, do you want to send it to me?" ”

Hearing that the king of Huaiyou County called his name again, the corners of Xia Yuanji's mouth twitched, and he handed over the voucher to the little official for archiving, and then bowed down to Zhu Yunxi: "Your Royal Highness." ”

After handling this matter, which does not see any problems at present, Zhu Yunxi stepped out of Xia Yuanji's class room with satisfaction.

The two walked in front, and Xia Yuanji was half a step behind.

Sun Cheng and others followed behind.

Xia Yuanji, who was half a step behind, was completely blinded at this time.

He didn't understand at all what the King of Huaiyou County had done such a thing today.

And......

It's only the first time I've met him, and that's how the king of the county calls him...... Intimacy.

Why is that?

Xia Yuanji, who followed behind Zhu Yunxi with his head down, kept thinking in his heart.

Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi, who was in front, spoke in a low voice: "Brother Wei Zhe, what do you think of the Ming Dynasty's tax system?" ”

Xia Yuanji, who was thinking about why the king of Huaiyou County treated him so intimately, stopped suddenly when he heard this.

He raised his head blankly and looked at the King of Huaiyou, who turned around and looked at him at some point.

The problem is huge.

Xia Yuanji saw that Zhu Yunxi didn't want to be anxious, so he thought about it deeply.

After a while, he sorted it out before he slowly spoke: "My Ming tax system can be described as clear regulations, simple subjects, and many benefits to the people. ”

Zhu Yunxi nodded, Xia Yuanji's words were true.

Because of the origin of the old man in the Ming Dynasty, everything was from the perspective of the people when formulating taxes at the beginning of the country, focusing on simplicity and simplicity, and benefiting the people with benevolent government.

"But ......" Xia Yuanji hesitated for a moment, and after seeing that Zhu Yunxi had no different colors, he continued: "The country is benevolent, if there is no Qingming court and government, and there is no performance of local officials, it will be extremely difficult for me to pay taxes in the future generations of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

When he said this, Xia Yuanji's heart was about to rise to his throat.

This is a bold speculation and deduction of his, but it definitely echoes his own expectations.

Zhu Yunxi was also stunned for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Brother Wei Zhe, it's a blessing for the household to have you!" ”