Chapter 483: Twenty Million Taels
This is a problem that the empress has to consider.
She had just ascended the throne and declared a general amnesty for three years.
However, at present, the treasury is empty, and in fact, the imperial court does not have much money.
Although Su Xuan can make money, he also has a lot to do, and he can't just make money for the imperial court.
The issue of taxation is also a top priority.
"I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few days ago, and I found that taxes are complicated, and the more messy things are, the more likely they are to have problems. This may be the reason why the treasury is getting poorer and poorer after many years of reign by the first emperor." The empress said.
"It's not hard." Su Xuan said with a smile.
It's not that hard again!
The question of military power and royalty is not difficult for you.
But this issue of taxation involves the livelihood of the people in the world!
You can't even say it's difficult!
"Tell me about it."
"Change the object of taxation. For example, the land tax is levied on the land, not on the peasants. The land endowment is levied on the basis of the number of acres, and the more land there is, the more taxes are levied, and the less land is levied less. If there is no land, it is exempt from taxation. In this way, we can not only alleviate the living pressure of landless or landless peasants and ease social contradictions, but also stimulate the enthusiasm of agricultural production and promote production." Su Xuan said.
The Empress nodded as she listened.
Exemption of the tax on persons and change the object of taxation......
Originally, the Great Yan Dynasty was taxed according to the number of people, and it was directly taxed on the peasants.
Many landlords, and even the aristocracy, had ways to evade taxation.
Because the previous tax collection was too messy.
Now the switch to a direct tax on the land is equivalent to a tax on the landlord.
As a result, the land tax, which was originally borne by the common people, was transferred to the landlords.
In addition, those who did not have to bear taxes in the first place, and even the royal family, who owned a lot of land, also had to pay taxes.
"There's a problem with that, it's the equivalent of taxing the nobles. They eat what they put in their mouths and don't want to spit it out. Then, they will use the power in their hands to forcibly conscript. The minister suggested that the conscription be exempted! All labor must be done for a fee."
After saying this, the empress was silent.
"You have a lot of things today, and I have time to write down these three things you mentioned, and the more detailed the better, and I will look at them." The empress said.
"Yes."
There is a long way to go in governing the country......
The empress's brows furrowed.
Su Xuan looked at the sparkling water and began to bleed again......
Three days later.
Above the court.
The Empress announced a new policy.
The military power and the restructuring of the royal family, the ministers have no opinion.
However, the last reform of taxation was opposed by the vast majority of courtiers.
They all have vested interests, either they own a lot of land, or their relatives have a lot of land.
The taxes, which should have been borne by the common people, have now been put on their heads, and no one will be happy.
The empress finally stopped the ministers and only said one sentence: Whoever dares to obstruct the implementation of the new policy will be beheaded all over the house, and will leave angrily.
All the civil and military officials in the court threw angry glances at Su Xuan.
Su Xuan also left a word.
Ladies and gentlemen, you can't chew too much.
He left the Yingwu Palace.
Subsequently, Su Xuan left the palace and came to the gate of General Tiance's mansion.
There were many young eunuchs who were busy repairing the mansion inside.
The empress has already given this mansion to Su Xuan.
Not anymore here
The General's Mansion, but his Great General's Mansion!
"Dead eunuch!"
Suddenly, someone rushed out and punched Su Xuan in the back.
Good guy, this almost didn't smash Su Xuan's back.
Su Xuan bared his teeth in pain
Mouth.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Su Xuan's painful appearance, Zhu Yu didn't look like he was pretending at all.
Could it be that his skills have risen?
It's not right, she didn't use any internal force just now, she just patted Su Xuan lightly.
"Grandma, I want someone's life!" Su Xuan didn't have a good airway.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhuyu asked.
"I have a wound on my back!" Su Xuan's face was angry.
"I don't know, I'm sorry!"
Su Xuan was hit by eight or nine arrows in his back, how could he be so fast?
"We're the general, Chitose Master! Don't die a eunuch in the future, we also want to save face." Su Xuan didn't have a good airway.
"What about you!"
Zhu Yu hadn't seen Su Xuan for a while, and the last time he saw him was before Su Xuan set out on the expedition.
She just stared at Su Xuan and smiled.
"Why are you laughing so evilly?" Su Xuan asked.
"Looking for you two things, it's not convenient to say here, go to your household yamen, or go back to Fuyao Tower?" Zhuyu asked.
"Oh, then let's go to the Yamen of the Household Department, near."
"Let's go."
"Hold me off, it hurts."
Zhu Yu immediately stepped forward to help, and asked in a low voice, "Is it really that painful?"
"Nonsense."
"Wounded in battle?"
"Nonsense."
"So what do you do? Can't help you...... Don't put your hands around, behave badly! What kind of system is it in broad daylight?"
Because the empress was afraid that she would be charged with plotting to usurp the throne, her influence would not be very good, so
suppressed the change of the Yingwu Gate.
In the eyes of the people in the world, the empress obeyed the edict of the first emperor and successfully ascended the throne.
So Zhu Yu thought that the injury on Su Xuan's body fell when he was in Qingzhou.
"It's not serious, is it? It won't make any difference, right? Harm, you are a dead eunuch, and there is nothing you can affect......
"Do you think I'm a human being, you who asks yourself?"
Zhuyu rolled his eyes.
"It's your honor that this girl has personally supported you!"
"Yes, it's an honor! Then when are you going to marry me? General Yipin, is worthy of your Miss Fuyao Lou?"
"It's still the same sentence, if you have the ability, you will propose it yourself. If you don't have the ability, don't be quick to talk!"
Su Xuan: "......"
Not long after, Zhu Yu helped Su Xuan back to the household yamen.
The two entered the side hall and sat down.
"Say, what two things? Will you marry me, or will I marry you?" Su Xuan asked.
"It's not serious! The first thing I did was that my father asked me to bring two thousand taels of silver, saying that it was to be presented to the new emperor as a congratulatory gift. I'll send this money to the Yamen of the Household Department another day, and you will hand it over, no problem?" Zhuyu asked.
"Two thousand taels? And the one who asks for food?"
"Slip of the tongue, it's 20 million taels!"
"I'll ...... it"
This is probably what the owner of Fuyao Tower meant.
Twenty million taels of silver worship the mountain, the shot is really generous!
It is worthy of the existence of the uncrowned king!
"What about the second thing?" Su Xuan asked.
"Iron things. In the past few months, every batch of iron I have transported to the capital has been robbed by bandits."
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