Xie Xunfeng didn't ask any questions when he saw this.
When Cai Shoucai saw that the matter was finished, he handed it over and left.
When Xie Xunfeng saw that he was clean, he locked himself in the room.
He didn't come out until the next morning.
After getting up early and exercising, I went to court.
He knew very well that there would be a lot of excitement in the court today.
...
On the way to the palace, Xie Xunfeng found several people following him.
They should be Liu Mancang's subordinates.
Xie Xunfeng didn't even respond. He felt that it was a waste of his time to deal with such scum.
It's morning time.
Xiao Shentian looked at the people in the palace and said, "My good sons, have you thought of a solution? If this problem is not solved today, everyone should not retreat from the court."
When Xiao Shentian was talking, Xie Xunfeng's eyes were not idle either.
Looking at the princes present.
Only the eldest prince and the third prince had a sure chance of victory written on their faces.
Princes, look at me, I look at you...
However, after the two people looked at each other, no one was in a hurry to speak.
The fourth prince acted extremely restrained at this time, and it was impossible to tell that he had come up with a solution.
"What's wrong? I've asked you to think about it all day, but you're still sleeping! Wen Yan, you are the eldest prince, you have to set an example!" Xiao Shentian said.
Xiao Wenyan glanced around, raised his hands and said, "To report back to Your Majesty, I did think of a way. I don't know if it is mature or not..."
Xiao Shentian smiled and said, "Just say it."
Xiao Wenyan said to Xiao Shentian, "Father, if there is anything wrong with my approach, please forgive me..."
Xiao Shentian said to Xiao Wenyan, "Just tell me, today we are discussing the disaster relief fund. I will atone your innocence."
Xiao Wenyan said to Xiao Shentian, "I think there is no other way now. We can only collect taxes from the people for one year in advance. In this way, the current difficulties will definitely be solved."
Xiao Shentian snorted coldly and said, "You thought about it for a long time and just came up with this idea?"
Xiao Wenyan said to Xiao Shentian, "Return to my father, please listen to my detailed analysis. When I say levy in advance, I don't mean nationwide. Rather, it is divided into batches and regions. For example, in some wealthy places, Jiangnan
The people there are generally well-off. Collecting taxes one year in advance will not cause difficulties to their lives at all. We can also collect taxes from merchants in advance."
"I've heard that in Huamanlou, the wealthy businessmen's families spend a lot of money. In this way, with a small-scale collection, we can collect the one million taels! This is my specific collection
detail..."
Xiao Wenyan said and handed over a memorial.
Eunuch Chang stepped forward to take it and handed it to Xiao Shentian.
After Xiao Shentian saw it, he was still very surprised.
He originally thought that Xiao Wenyan would definitely take out one million taels from the Wu family in the name of fundraising.
However, I never expected that he really thought of a way.
Moreover, this method is indeed feasible.
"Not bad! Not bad, it can indeed solve the urgent need!" Xiao Shentian said with a slightly approving expression.
After hearing Xiao Shentian's words, Xiao Wenyan breathed a long sigh of relief.
This method was given by Yuan Yuan, who thought it was too troublesome at first.
At this moment, the third prince said, "Father, I think that the method mentioned by the eldest brother is unreliable. Taxing taxes in advance is harmful to the people. Although the land of Jiangnan is rich, there are still a large number of people living in poverty.
, if it is collected in advance, some people will be in trouble. Furthermore, although this method can solve the urgent need, what about next year? If it is collected in advance this year, a part of the tax revenue will be reduced next year. If there is a natural disaster next year,
What should I do? Continue to collect in advance?”
"Besides, the wealthy businessmen you are talking about are only a minority after all. Most merchants
They are not living well off. If their funds are ruptured due to early collection, they will have no choice but to go bankrupt. So your approach is nothing more than tearing down the east wall and repairing the west wall, which will provoke a civil uprising.
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"Third Prince, are you talking so lightly? Judging from your appearance, you already have a way to deal with it?" Xiao Wenyan said with an unkind expression.
The third prince smiled lightly and nodded and said, "Of course."
"Oh? Third brother, tell me...what good ideas do you have!" Xiao Shentian asked curiously.
The third prince cupped his hands and glanced at Yan Song subconsciously.
Obviously, this method was proposed by Yan Song.
"Father, I have my own idea. That is to enact a new law so that the princes will also have to pay money to the court." The third prince said.
As soon as the third prince's words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
After hearing what the third prince said, the eldest prince looked at the third prince as if he were a madman.
"Are you mentally ill? Do you want to cause a mutiny? Is this your intention or Yan Song's..." The eldest prince said directly.
After Yan Song heard what the eldest prince said, he stepped forward and said, "First prince, this is what the third prince means! It is also what I mean! Logically speaking, our Daxia has a vast land and abundant resources, and it is also the most powerful country among the Three Kingdoms. But
, only we ourselves know that our Daxia is strong on the outside and weak on the inside! The reason is that there are too many princes who have been enfeoffed. Our best one-third of the land in Daxia has been enfeoffed to various vassal kings! But once each vassal king
When something goes wrong in the territory, they have to ask the imperial court for money. However, the imperial court has never given a penny of their tax revenue."
"Today's prince has become a leech attached to Daxia! We are not trying to cut down the vassal, we are just asking them to hand over part of the tax revenue! I have made preliminary calculations, if the princes across the country are willing to hand over one-third of the tax revenue
, our Daxia treasury can have an income of 120,000 gold in a year."
At this time, Wu Guozhang said quietly, "Master Yan, you are thinking a little too simplistically. If you ask the princes to pay, will the princes obediently do so? Since ancient times, have there been few civil strife caused by cutting off the princes? Moreover,
, those princes are all brothers of the late emperor and His Majesty! What is your intention in proposing this method? I think you just want to provoke a mutiny and put Your Majesty into a situation of disloyalty and unfilial piety!"
Master Yan said with a bad look, "My method is beneficial to the country and the people! The princes will always understand that when the water rises, the boat will be high! As long as Daxia is good, the princes will be good! But you want to go in advance
Collecting taxes from the people is a disservice to the country. Did you come up with this idea with your butt?"
Seeing the quarrel between the two parties, the fourth prince, who had been silent for the whole time, stepped forward slightly and said, "Father, I have a good idea!"