Previously, in the palace.

After the court was over today, Emperor Hongzhi was preparing to take the exam for his son's knowledge before the discussion.

Zhu Houzhao lost her usual complacent spirit, and stood beside her, thinking about how to fool her this time.

The atmosphere between the two father and son was subtle, and Emperor Hongzhi still didn't know it.

He said, "I learned recently..."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a burst of shouts coming from outside.

"His Majesty!"

It is the sound of the Minister of Revenue.

Ji Zhong is quite old and has always been steady and experienced.

Why did he make noise today without regard for his demeanor?

Could it be that something important?

Emperor Hongzhi immediately stood up and hung Zhu Houzhao aside.

"Is there something urgent to do with you?"

Zhu Houzhao escaped and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Jam Zhong running over regardless of his demeanor, he actually felt that this old man looked very cute today.

When Emperor Hongzhi entered the palace, he was afraid that his old bones would disperse there.

He said with concern: "I'm slower, my dear."

The bell stood still and bowed respectfully.

He looked up, with a look of joy on his face.

"Your Majesty, come out!"

"Good news! Great news!"

Great news?

Emperor Hongzhi thought about the recent series of things, and soon locked in the business tax that he had previously explained.

Is this money getting it?

Emperor Hongzhi was also overjoyed: "Your dear, please tell me!"

Wu Zhong was so happy that he was almost dancing.

"Your Majesty issued an order to increase the 10% commercial tax within the Northern Zhili area."

"Now the tax departments of various prefectures have collected commercial taxes and collected them all!"

"Just just go to Beizhili, the commercial tax was only increased by 10%, and then it was levied..."

"How much has been collected?" Emperor Hongzhi asked quickly.

Zhu Houzhao, who was standing beside him, also looked anxiously at the clock, who had just walked over quickly and said a series of words, and was now breathing heavily.

At this age, if you report the matter, you should send a sedan chair to pick it up!

Now that this break made him scratch his ears and foreheads.

Qi Zhong took a breath and finally spoke again in the earnest eyes of the father and son.

"Thirty-five thousand taels of silver were collected!"

"Your Majesty, just the Beizhili area and one commercial tax will be levied, and 350,000 taels of silver!"

Thirty-five thousand taels!

Emperor Hongzhi immediately grinned and laughed happily.

"Thirty-five thousand taels!"

"In the northern Zhili area, we can't even collect so much agricultural tax for a month!"

“The commercial tax is actually levied so much!”

"With this money, all our difficulties can be solved now!"

"good!"

Emperor Hongzhi slapped his thigh and stood up happily.

He took two steps with his hands behind his back.

He also said to Ji Zhong: "Smallpox prevention is the business of all the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"The commercial tax can continue to be collected in the Ming Dynasty!"

He said excitedly: "First divide the 350,000 taels of silver collected to separate disaster relief and military pay."

"The remaining items collected will be transported to the Ministry of Revenue and stored."

Jam Zhong was also laughing from ear to ear.

The Ministry of Revenue has money, and his waist is much straightened.

"I obey the order!"

As he said that, he had to go and arrange it.

"etc."

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly called him again.

"This year, I will give me a list of floods everywhere."

"Look at the disaster area and losses in various places, and reduce local agricultural taxes."

"By the way, if there is too much money, you can also send some seeds to the disaster-stricken areas next spring."

Ji Zhong responded happily: "I will go and do it now!"

As he said that, his steps were windy again and he left quickly.

This energetic look seemed to have disappeared from some of the usual old diseases.

Emperor Hongzhi was also excited after he left.

Zhu Houzhao, who was standing beside him, saw this and said stinkingly: "Father, you said you should not rashly increase the commercial tax at the beginning."

"Now I know what Yongxibo said is not false?"

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at him and cursed with a smile: "How can I not know?"

"But I really didn't expect that the amount after the commercial tax was collected would be so large."

I have to say that this number really shocked Emperor Hongzhi.

Beizhili is not the most prosperous.

If you go to Nanzhili, wouldn’t that amount be calculated in one million taels?

Zhu Houzhao said proudly: "Yong Xibo's policy also wrote that in addition to levying annually, commercial tax can also be established."

“Monthly collection.”

"For some goods that are crucial to the court, commercial taxes can be appropriately reduced and exempted, and production can be encouraged."

These are the contents of Zhao Ce's argument.

Emperor Hongzhi also read it, but he thought it was too presumptuous at the time and didn't take it seriously.

Now that I heard these words, I only regretted that I almost missed the baby.

But it's not too late now.

Thinking about this, if Zhu Houzhao hadn't insisted on doing it, I would probably have put it aside.

Continue to tear down the east wall and repair the west wall.

From this point of view, my son seems to get unexpected results every time when he hears Yong Xibo's words!

I also thought about what I had thought before, asking Yongxibo to teach the prince.

Emperor Hongzhi felt that he was really keen on the jewel.

Now that the autumn examination Yongxibo has won the first place, this is natural.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he felt a little too proud and quickly stood up again.

"The commercial tax matter cannot be increased rashly."

"This time, because of smallpox prevention, these businessmen's business trips may cause dissemination, so they can increase their business taxes."

"What happened next..."

Thinking of the huge amount of real money and silver, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but say, "I have to discuss it carefully with other ministers."
To be continued...