Seeing that Wu Yuan seemed to be really angry, these ministers kept silent in disappointment.

Prime Minister Wen also hurriedly smoothed out the situation and looked at Murong Haitang very politely and said, "To put it bluntly, this matter involves Dawu's national strength. The Minister of Revenue has the most say. I wonder if he has any good suggestions?"

In fact, Murong Haitang did not expect that Tian Wenxing would have a problem as soon as he started.

There is actually no qualitative answer to this question, and Murong Haitang cannot guarantee that what he said must be right.

"Prime Minister Wen is polite. If you don't talk about the good suggestions, just say I know what I know. If you don't say it well, please forgive me."

Murong Haitang's voice is very soft and makes people feel comfortable, and it feels like bathing in the spring breeze.

At least it sounded much more comfortable than Yan Fei's tone just now, and they responded with smiles.

Yan Fei felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at it. The treatment was much worse.

If these people were so polite to her just now, she wouldn't have started to argue.

This made Yan Fei unable to help but look back at Wu Yuan again, and Wu Yuan turned his head and pretended that he didn't see it.

Murong Haitang was also a little surprised that these people were so polite and directly admitted her identity as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Murong Haitang immediately did not dare to neglect and said, "You know my previous background, there is nothing to hide. What I want to say is that during the time I was performing in brothels, I have seen all kinds of things.

There are all kinds of people, but do you know what these people feel the biggest feeling to me?"

Everyone was very curious, and when Murong Haitang talked about his experience frankly, he was even more impressed.

Murong Haitang also thought that instead of asking people to gossip behind their backs, it would be better to admit it openly.

"What is your biggest feeling?" Prime Minister Wen asked on behalf of everyone.

"My biggest feeling is that there are really many rich people in Dawu. They spend a lot of money on beauties every day." Murong Haitang said in a humorous tone.

It also made everyone laugh. If I saw this scene in the brothel, I would be quite impressed.

But if you change the occasion and change your identity and listen to these behaviors, you feel quite stupid.

"Sir, in my opinion, brothels or tramways are like mirrors, where they can reflect the ugly appearance of a person, the most real side of a person, and even more so that they can see a person's worth."

Speaking of this, everyone vaguely understood what Murong Haitang was going to say.

Prime Minister Wen even said bluntly: "Dawu is located in the Central Plains, with abundant real estate and abundant supplies. There are many merchants in his country, and foreign merchants also come to go to business, so there are indeed many wealthy merchants and gentry."

Tian Wenxing also spoke, "So what Lord Shangshu meant is to increase the taxes of merchants?"

This is indeed a good idea, and many people nodded secretly and looked quite agreeable.

All the money was earned by merchants, and some people even had more wealth than the national treasury. To be honest, there were still some big families whose wealth, after several generations of accumulation, could be said to be rich enough to rival a country.

Moreover, even the Tianxia family may not be able to compare. Although the Tianxia family has made a lot of money by relying on the franchise model, it is gradually becoming weak.

In other words, although the franchise fee can allow the whole family to quickly accumulate a considerable amount of wealth, it is a bit like a one-time transaction.

In other words, by next year, there will be no more such huge amount of money, and there will be no success.

However, those merchant families have always controlled a huge amount of resources and have a long history of business.

For example, cloth merchants, salt merchants, and more mysterious underground money shops.

These must be monopolies controlled by the large family, which have grown downward and formed to a certain extent.

But these people often value money very much and are easily envied by people. There are many officials present, hoping to find opportunities to exploit their wealth.

Therefore, I strongly agree with the increase in taxes.

But Murong Haitang denied this proposal, "Taxes cannot be increased easily, and His Majesty had reduced taxes before. If they increased suddenly, it would probably cause a lot of sensation and would be extremely unfavorable to my current Dawu.

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Murong Haitang understood clearly, and the others frowned when they heard it.

Tian Wenxing agreed with Murong Haitang's words, but he didn't understand that since he did not increase taxes, what's the use of Murong Haitang saying these?

Murong Haitang did not keep it in hiding and said bluntly: "I think we can find a way to let them voluntarily give the money to the court."

"How is this possible?" Someone immediately stood up and retorted.

"That's right, this is simply impossible. It's harder to get them to take out the silver in their pockets than to reach the sky." Someone echoed.

Murong Haitang did not argue, but asked back: "Then please tell me why did those people not even blink when they spent a lot of money in the brothel?"

"this?!"

"That's because of being confused by beauty and to satisfy one's own desires, he spent money on money." Someone gave an answer that most people thought of.

After hearing this, Murong Haitang nodded, "This lord said it well, I think so too."

"Then let me ask you if you can understand this way. It's not that these people are unwilling to pay, but that these people are unwilling to spend money where they don't want it? But when we go out, our court can give them something to satisfy their desires.

Are you willing to pay for it?"

Everyone, including Prime Minister Wen, was stunned.

Murong Haitang's way of speaking with retreat to advance can easily make people fall into deep thought.

But there are still people who are not smart, "What's this? Could it be that our court opened brothels for them and captured beauties in the world?"

This caused a burst of laughter. If this was the case, what would Dawu's court look like?

But it is obvious that Murong Haitang doesn't mean that at all.

Murong Haitang also laughed silently, not angry, but instead chuckled: "Of course not. I think these merchants and gentry are not only interested in women, and pointing at women can make them take out more money.

Woolen cloth?"

"It's better for you to think about it carefully. If you have huge wealth, what do you want most?"

The man who was just smart was also a little blushed, knowing that he had misunderstood.

The others also started to think about it carefully.

Many of them are from ordinary families and have participated in the imperial examination and became officials in the court. It is indeed difficult for them to be included in the role of merchants and gentry.

I couldn't think of any reason for this for a while, but there were also some children from aristocratic families here.
Chapter completed!