When I left the palace and returned to the palace, it was already dark.

After dinner, Zhu Yunxi locked himself in his room.

The night was getting darker, and the melodious chirping of cicadas could be heard outside.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the candle flame and began to think.

Lao Zhu asked him to do two things, the first was to write a recital about collecting business taxes, and he had to write it himself.

The second is the case of the father and son of the divination family.

Zhu Yunxi thought about it and felt that it was wrong.

These things are not the turn of a seven-year-old child to do.

I'm afraid no one will believe it.

What is Lao Zhu's intention?

"Wait!" Zhu Yunxi felt a flash of lightning suddenly flash in his mind: "Could it be ......?"

In an instant, an idea welled up in his heart.

Could it be that Lao Zhu wants to make himself the emperor's grandson?

Want him to come out and do something for others to see?

Otherwise, how could it be......

"No, it can't be." Zhu Yunxi hurriedly shook his head and quickly denied the idea.

It should be unlikely that Lao Zhu wants to make him the crown prince.

On the one hand, he also has a group of uncles.

Even if Zhu Fan is not suitable, there are Zhu Li, Zhu Di, Zhu Hu......

In addition to this, there are two older brothers.

Whether it is Zhu Yunwen or Zhu Yunxi, in the eyes of Lao Zhu, they should be more suitable to be grandsons.

Whether it is a son or a grandson, it will not be his turn.

What's more, Zhu Yunxi was only seven years old at this time.

And Lao Zhu is sixty-five years old this year, and he is already a candle in the wind, and he may die at any time.

At least that's what everyone thinks except for him, who knows history.

If that day, Lao Zhu suddenly traveled west with a crane, and the seven-year-old grandson succeeded to the throne, how could he suppress the ministers and how could he suppress those vassal kings?

Although it is possible to set up auxiliary ministers to help the young emperor manage the dynasty.

However, that is also a helpless move, and there is no one else to stand on, so it will be done.

That is a very high risk for the imperial family.

If one is not good, the auxiliary minister will become the auxiliary emperor!

And now, there are actually several candidates for the crown prince.

There is no need to let the older one stand and set up a small child.

Who knows if the auxiliary minister will blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes?

Finally, even if Lao Zhu really wanted to do this, the court would not allow it.

Standing long or not virtuous is a rule recognized by the whole court.

Although Lao Zhu is an emperor, it is by no means easy to break it.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi are both teenagers after all, and they are not young!

If they were only a few years old, they would really not have any imperial grandsons, but would only be selected from the kings of Qin, Jin, and Yan......

Zhu Yunxi thought about it, and didn't believe that Lao Zhu would risk the world's disapproval and make himself the emperor's grandson.

Ruling this out, it was decided to start with the analysis of two tasks.

Gradually, his thoughts slowly became clearer.

The first is the collection of business taxes, which is very understandable.

Maybe it's really as Lao Zhu said, but it's just to test him and see what he will say.

Anyway, it's just a letter, not a holy decree.

Lao Zhu also said that it doesn't matter if you write it wrong.

It's like a parent assigning an essay to a child about a national event.

I don't really want the child to be involved in this, but I want to take the opportunity to see what the child thinks.

And the second one is more interesting, he was asked to handle the Bu family's case.

Historically, cases were handled at the age of seven, and such cases can be said to be almost non-existent.

What does Lao Zhu mean?

Zhu Yunxi thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of a reason.

Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi thought of the identity of the Bu family,

They are doing things for Sappy.

Sapphire?!

The Blue Jade Case!

Zhu Yunxi's eyes widened suddenly, as if a door had suddenly opened in his mind.

The Lanyu case involved tens of thousands of people.

Among these people, there must be many corrupt officials, and the water is very deep.

Could it be ...... The affairs of the Bu family are involved a lot?

Zhu Yunxi knew that the reason why Lao Zhu did not move the Bu family was definitely not connivance, and a person like him who was discerning would definitely not know the actions of the Bu family's father and son.

The only possibility is that the father and son of the Bu family are involved in too many people.

Lao Zhu has never had a suitable opportunity to do it.

And now, here's the opportunity.

The reason why Lao Zhu asked him to handle the case was that he wanted a child to muddy the water.

In this way, Lao Zhu can watch coldly from behind, and finally catch them all.

Yes, definitely.

The more Zhu Yunxi thought about it, the more it made sense.

How could Lao Zhu not know that a seven-year-old child could not try the case?

He just wants to let himself mess around, and he just wants this matter to be cut and messed up.

Zhu Yunxi breathed a long sigh of relief, as if a big stone in his chest had suddenly been put down.

As long as Lao Zhu doesn't want him to inherit the unification, everything is easy to say.

Zhu Yunxi didn't want to be an emperor.

The good years are confined to a dragon chair, working hard for the country every day, endless performances, endless political affairs, what's so good.

Life is in the world, and the grass and trees are in autumn.

It's just a journey.

To be tired and tired is to be a fool.

Wind and snow, playing in the mountains and rivers, this is life.

After figuring out Lao Zhu's thoughts, Zhu Yunxi probably knew how to do it.

The first is the collection of business taxes.

Although Lao Zhu may just want to test him, Zhu Yunxi knows very well that as long as this matter is done well, he will have a greater say in front of Lao Zhu in the matter of establishing the prince.

So not only do it, but do it well and beautifully.

"Merchant Tax...... Hmm......" Zhu Yunxi held his chin, his brows twisted slightly.

This is no small matter, and there are many difficulties.

Shinong Industry and Commerce.

In ancient times, although the status of merchants was not high, they had absolutely no small amount of energy.

In fact, the beneficiaries of low commercial taxes were those wealthy businessmen represented by Su Yang.

And they have tremendous energy in the entire Ming officialdom.

If you want to increase the business tax, you will offend these people.

This matter affects the whole body, and it must not be sloppy.

However, this is something that Lao Zhu has a headache for.

This peasant emperor, who held up a butcher's knife at every turn, must have his way.

As for him, he only thinks about how to raise the high commercial taxes.

This is not just determined by imperial power.

A merchant is not the same as a farmer.

As long as the peasants' fields are clearly measured, they can be harvested after apportionment.

How much land each household has and how much tax should be collected, as long as they follow the rules.

But businessmen are a different story.

In addition to the fixed shops, there are many merchants, but they are running around.

How much business did they make, how much money did they make, and how much did they buy and ship......

It is also impossible to say how many goods are sold in the store every day and how much income there is.

These things are very complicated, and it is all up to them to say, the real situation, who can know?

Even if you are a regular businessman, it is not difficult to cheat on the ledger.

In the past, it may not have been, but with high taxes, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will take risks.

In later generations, the tax system was perfect, science and technology were developed, and it was not easy to collect business taxes.

Under such conditions, there are still many businessmen who take advantage of various loopholes to evade taxes.

Not to mention the current era?

It's not that easy to solve this problem.

The commercial tax of Daming is very low, but even so, this very low commercial tax is actually not much.

Many of them were collected indiscriminately.

To put it bluntly, it is to rely on apportionment and coercion.

Some merchants overcharged, others undercharged, and it was a mess.

Anyway, the businessmen who overcharged can't afford to provoke the government, so they can only pinch their noses and admit it.

Merchants who earn less are naturally more willing.

But in Zhu's view, this is always a serious problem.

Chaotic taxation has a great impact on the development of business.

"What should I do?" Zhu Yunxi muttered to himself while holding his chin.

Time was ticking, and the night was getting quieter.

But Zhu Yunxi's brain was spinning rapidly.

"If you want to collect a lot of business tax, you have to have something to prove the ...... of the merchant's income."

Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh: "There is!" ”