Gu Bingqian and Zhang Ruitu glanced at each other, and the embarrassment in their eyes swept away.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern for the ministers! It's just an occasional illness, and the old minister is out of the way. ”

Zhang Ruitu also resigned from the offering.

Now that the decision has been made, it is necessary to persevere to the end, and it is definitely not to sit down!

When the time comes, the body can't stand it, so naturally it can't be driven.

Shao Fuzhong, Xu Yunzhen, Xu Hongji and others all secretly scolded these two old guys for being cunning and cunning, but fortunately, His Majesty cared for him and should not have shown any horses.

Zhu Youxiao comforted a few words before revealing this section.

Yang Lian was the first to come out.

"Your Majesty, after consultation with the ministers, the tax rate is finally determined, and all tax rates are one out of ten, and in addition, all other miscellaneous taxes will be abolished, please make a holy decision."

Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly and looked at Shao Fuzhong.

"Shao Qing, a few days ago, you strongly recommended that the commercial tax be thirty taxes and one one, and now Yang Yushi has proposed ten taxes and one tax, I don't know what Shao Qing thinks? Why did you say yes? ”

Shao Fuzhong held a jade wat and went out of the ranks.

"Minister, there is no objection, the old minister has counted some data, although the thirty taxes are lower, but after superimposing other miscellaneous taxes, it is higher than the plan proposed by Yang Yushi and others, and the tax collection is chaotic, there is no rule, the businessmen, the people, the burden will be heavier, and it is easy to breed corruption."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and nodded, just now when Huang Xiao was discussing the tax rate with him, for example, in the future, Huang Xiao said that the agricultural tax was canceled in the future, which made Zhu Youxiao extremely shocked!

However, it is impossible to achieve it in Daming for the time being, otherwise the treasury will be unable to make ends meet, but this can be used as a goal to strive for.

In addition, according to the tax rate of 30 tax 1, that is, 3.3 percent, it is similar to that of later generations, but the Ming Dynasty's harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes are too much, and they have long exceeded the regular tax countless times.

It is better to directly follow the ten taxes and one, and then cancel all miscellaneous taxes, as long as they are strictly enforced, it will greatly relieve the pressure of the people and businessmen, and the treasury will also be full! It is also consistent with the previous agricultural tax, and it can be regarded as a bowl of water.

Zhu Youxiao said: "Shao Qing has a heart!" I'm so pleased! ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your praise, this matter is still Yang Yushi and other plans are appropriate, and the ministers dare not take credit." Shao Fuzhong said.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "The tax rate will be implemented according to Yang Qing's set!" From now on, the whole Ming Dynasty will collect all taxes at this rate, and no official shall collect any miscellaneous taxes, and violators will be punished immediately! And the people have the right not to pay any miscellaneous taxes other than the regular tax! This will be issued to the world and published in the Daming Daily, and must be strictly implemented! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The ministers shouted.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Shao Fuzhong again with a smile.

"Shao Qing, I believe that tax collection is very important, and it is necessary to set up another department, independent of the Ministry of Households, the original Ministry of Household Taxation, after assessment, into the new department, it will be named the Ministry of State Taxation, referred to as the Ministry of State Taxation, Shao Qing thinks?"

Shao Fuzhong hesitated for a moment and said: "The new deal is new, the old minister fully supports His Majesty's reform, and the old minister has no objection. ”

The ministers were all surprised, taxation is an extremely important function of the household department, why did Shao Ge Lao agree so simply!

Zhu Youxiao laughed.

"Shao Qing, I understand the righteousness, the new deal and the new atmosphere, you said it well!"

Zhu Youxiao sneered in his heart.

It seems that Shao Fuzhong still thinks that I don't know anything about it, so naturally he won't be entangled in this place, even if I want to remove him from his official position, I'm afraid he won't have an opinion.

Zhu Youxiao continued: "The head of the Ministry of National Taxation, I am Yi Shi Kefa, he is an honest person, outstanding knowledge, a good candidate, what is your opinion?" ”

The ministers were silent, you said that you were a good candidate, and you praised it, who would oppose it?

And the biggest iron-headed Yushi Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou will naturally not object, let alone others.

Zhu Youxiao said: "In this way, it is proposed to promote Shi Kefa to the post of secretary of the Ministry of Taxation, so that he can set up the Ministry of Taxation on the same day, and select elite soldiers and strong generals from the army to form a tax police, with a total number of 5,000 soldiers, and be fully responsible for tax collection!" ”

The ministers were all surprised, this Ministry of National Taxation can actually have 5,000 soldiers and horses, that is a powerful department!

In the future, if there are officials and gentry who do not pay taxes, I am afraid that they will have to face sword soldiers.

And if the local government dares to raise taxes, this tax police may also be their nightmare!

This Shi Kefa doesn't know what kind of luck he has taken, and he can always be reused by His Majesty.

Zhu Youxiao said: "What else do you Aiqing do?" ”

Li Banghua said: "Your Majesty, today is a day of celebration, but the Jingshi is under martial law, what is the matter?" When did martial law end? Minister, there are many soldiers and horses in Beijing today, but something happened? ”

The ministers all raised their heads and looked at Zhu Youxiao with concern.

Gu Bingqian, Shao Fuzhong, Zhang Ruitu, Xu Yunzhen, Xu Hongji, etc. were also involved, and they were even more curious to know the reason.

They went all the way, and the situation they saw made them feel bad, but they didn't dare to show their heads to ask, and now Li Banghua, the secretary of the Ministry of War, asked what was in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to give Li Banghua a big thumbs up!

Zhu Youxiao looked around and said slowly: "On the occasion of the celebration of the country, there are remnants of the Hakka clan who are trying to spread rumors again, stirring up the relationship between me and King Xian, and vainly trying to block the new deal!" ”

The ministers are in an uproar, this matter has caused a lot of turmoil, the ministers have long forgotten about it, who would have thought that someone would be stabbed in front of the Son of Heaven, this ......

The ministers all glanced at Huang Xiao, Zhang Yan and Zhu Youxiao covertly, but they didn't see anything unusual.

Xu Yunzhen and the others were stunned, they didn't expect that the Son of Heaven would admit it directly at the court meeting, which was completely different from their thoughts!

However, it is also possible that it is to stabilize King Xian, well, it must be so.

Xu Yunzhen and the others had to understand in the direction they wanted.

Zhu Youxiao shouted angrily: "The conspiracy of the traitors has succeeded for the time being!" In order to catch these rebels, I ordered martial law throughout the city, and I must find these people! However, the long-planned celebration was inevitably affected, which is why I ordered the family members of Aiqing to attend the ceremony. ”

The ministers were all stunned.

Zhu Youxiao angrily knocked on the imperial case and made a bang!

"I have already said last time that anyone has to respect the king and the queen, otherwise they will be punished with great disrespect! However, these words are still in my ears, and yesterday, the traitor provoked me again! If I don't catch these traitors and the people behind them, I will not stop! There is no water for a day, and martial law is not lifted for a day! ”

Yushi Zhou Chaorui said: "Your Majesty, but if the time is too long, the livelihood of the people will be cut off, I am afraid it will be inappropriate, and please ask Your Majesty to calm your anger." ”

Zhu Youxiao looked sideways at Huang Xiao.

Huang Xiaodao: "Don't worry about Zhou Yushi, no matter how long it takes, all the rice and grain of the people will be borne by this king, but this king believes that this day will not be too long, at most a day or two, and it will definitely come out!" Maybe today! ”

The ministers were all shocked by Huang Xiao's generosity.

King Xian actually wants to provide for the people of the city with his own strength, he is really rich and rivals the country!

Recently, His Majesty and others have said many times that King Xian purchased hundreds of millions of catties of grain to relieve the Ming Dynasty, but in the eyes of many people, this is just lip service and not truth, and no one has seen it!

Who knows if there is such a thing?

However, now that King Xian is boasting about Haikou in front of His Majesty and in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, it can't be fake.

Thinking that King Xian could get so much rice grain from the immortal realm, all the ministers were shocked.