Xu Guogong got the news early in the morning, and the housekeeper and the nurse did not stop Xiao Yu.
He couldn't let the secret guards take action in broad daylight. If no one stopped him in the end, he would be guilty of raising secret guards privately.
There was no other way, Xu Guogong could only welcome him out of the study.
"I didn't know that Your Majesty's arrival would be too far away to greet you." Duke Xu Guogong held his fists in greeting.
Xiao Yu smiled but said, "Didn't you go to Xishan to soak in the hot springs? You came back very quickly. This is much faster than the turtle bastard."
Xu Guogong's face turned green and he smiled apologetically, "I was originally going to go, but I suddenly remembered something happened in the house while walking, so I came back. As soon as I came back, I heard a report from my servants, saying that the prince was here, and I would go out to greet him immediately.
, unexpectedly, it was a step too late.
The housekeeper in the mansion did not know that I was coming back before, so I offended you. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Xiao Yu looked at Xu Guogong.
His eyes seemed to be piercing, and Xu Guogong felt uncomfortable looking at him. He coughed and said, "Your Majesty, please come inside."
Xiao Yu didn't move, still looking at him with raised eyebrows.
Xu Guogong was in a state of confusion. He didn't know what Xiao Yu meant. This man had always had a bad reputation. Could it be that he wanted to kill him out of anger this time?
If anyone else were around, they might still care about laws and reputation, but this man never does things in a systematic way.
"Your Majesty?" Xu Guogong called Xiao Yu uneasily.
Xiao Yu made people look at him, but felt satisfied in his heart, so he turned around and entered the study.
Xu Guogong couldn't figure out Xiao Yu's meaning, raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and followed in.
Xiao Yu calmly walked to the main seat and sat down, leaning on the back of the chair, "I'm here today to do two things."
"First, you arranged for someone to pretend to be my father and collude with my grandmother in an attempt to do evil to the eldest princess's mansion..."
"Your Majesty, these are all fabricated rumors. They are untrue. Your Majesty is aware that I have never done anything so outrageous."
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Whether you have done it or not, it doesn't matter."
Xu Guogong:...Huh?
Xiao Yu rested his elbows on the table and moved his four fingers to make Xu Guogong come forward.
Xu Guogong was stunned and took two steps forward.
Xiao Yu smiled like a big pervert, "As long as I say you have done it, you will do it."
"Your Highness is too domineering. Even if this case is handed over to Dali Temple for trial, it will not be decided directly like this."
"I am not the Dali Temple, and the corpse parked outside is not the grandmother of any official in the Dali Temple. It is the grandmother of my king. Xu Guogong thinks that you can't shed any blood on this matter and just keep silent.
The end?
Stop dreaming."
"What does the prince want?" Xu Guogong asked.
"National alcoholic beverage tax will be reduced by half."
"Impossible!" Xu Guogong changed his apologetic attitude and refused directly. After a pause, his voice became a little softer, "It's not that the official refused to agree to the prince, but the sudden adjustment of the taxation has really great impact and will make the common people feel confused.
Time cannot bear it.”
Xiao Yu burst out laughing.
"Is it that the common people can't bear it, or is it that your Xu Guogong government can't bear it? Taxes have been reduced, and the price of drinks has dropped. What is unacceptable to the common people? Can't you accept that things are sold too cheap? Do you feel that you can't stand it? Or can't you accept that things are sold too cheaply?
It’s cheaper and you actually save a lot of money?”
Xu Guogong said with a sincere expression, "Your Majesty is not in business, so I don't know how complicated it is. Now, the common people seem to have paid a high price to buy drinks, but it saves them a lot of trouble.
Once taxes are lowered, some guarantees on alcoholic beverages will not be able to keep up, and there will be many troubles involved, which cannot be explained in just a few words."
"It's a coincidence that I have a lot of time today and can't explain it in a few words. The Duke of Guo said it in three words, four words, five words, six words, seven words and eight words. He can always explain it clearly. Please give me a list.
What are the disadvantages?"
Xu Guogong said: "Once taxes are reduced, local fiscal revenue will be insufficient, and those who work in the yamen will not be able to guarantee normal salary payments. At that time, won't they be extorting people for money?"
Xiao Yu nodded, "So this is the drawback. It's easy to say that I can handle it. If there is a salary that cannot be paid out, I will pay it out for him. Doesn't this solve it? What other drawbacks are there?"
"Just, just, if taxes are reduced, the income of wine merchants and wine sellers will also be reduced. At that time, some people will inevitably have evil intentions and pass off inferior products as good ones."
'The money collected from taxes would not fall into the hands of wine merchants and wine vendors. Now that the price of wine is high, the higher part has been collected by the government in the name of tax. What does this have to do with wine merchants and wine vendors?
This is not true, continue,'
How could Mr. Xu Guogong say anything else?
High taxes are originally intended to plunder the people's wealth, and the so-called infringement of interests only infringes on the interests of these aristocratic families.
Unable to explain, it is impossible for Duke Xu to give in.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. It's not that Xiaguan won't cooperate with Your Majesty. In fact, if the wine tax is reduced, it means that the price of the raw materials for brewing will be reduced. The price reduction of raw materials means that the interests of other aristocratic families will be harmed. This is not the Xiaguan family.
The one who has the final say.
Moreover, taxes must be paid to the national treasury.”
"What percentage of the tax revenue do you pay to the national treasury?" Xiao Yu asked.
Xu Guogong stuttered, "This depends on local financial statistics."
Xiao Yu was a hooligan, as he was used to doing, he was extremely rude and spat directly on Xu Guogong's face.
"Do you think that I am the emperor? I am at your disposal?"
Xu Guogong had never suffered such humiliation before, and his face suddenly changed.
"I had a good conversation with the prince..."
Xiao Yu interrupted him, "Are you worthy? Talk to me Haosheng? Do I use you to talk to Haosheng? For this matter today, either you reduce taxes, or the three corpses are placed in front of your house.
The king did nothing and forced the emperor to hear the case.
There is a solid confession from the Ministry of Punishment. It was you, Duke Xu, who sent people to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to assassinate him.
The person you killed was my grandmother.
I am a person who always takes revenge. Even if Dali Temple does not try you, can you stop me from finding people to squat on you every day?
I'll put a sack on you and give you a good beating on the way up to the court, and I'll put a sack on you and give you a good beating on the way down. You also have an old lady at home.
You killed my grandmother, and I killed your old lady. Is this considered a reciprocity?
If you find someone to pretend to be my father, then I should also find someone to pretend to be your father. Is it a courtesy?
Peace~"
No one knows about Kyoto.
Once the flute is called peace, nothing good will happen.