"Greetings, Zhao Xuan." Liu Zhuo laughed.
"Eunuch Liu…I…I'm not a servant…Don't talk nonsense.”Flying Sparrow Zhao hurriedly waved her hand.
Liu Zhuo smiled."His Majesty asked you to serve by his side. If you're not a servant, then what are you?" Congratulations!"
Flying Sparrow Zhao was stunned, her heart thumping.
She looked at Jiang Chen's back as he left. Even though it was painful, she was extremely excited. She even found it hard to believe. She suspected that she was dreaming and kept reliving the beauty of last night!
She knew that her fate had changed since last night!
On the other hand, Jiang Chen didn't have any lingering feelings!
He knew very well how many kings in history had been unable to extricate themselves from their harem, resulting in the destruction of their countries.
Therefore, Jiang Chen was very clear about his private and public life. In his free time, he could indulge himself.
However, as long as there was something important to do, he would immediately recover and focus on handling state affairs!
…
At the same time, in Purple Mansion Hall.
Liu Yuan had been waiting at the door for a long time with the six ministers and the assistant minister.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
From time to time, Liu Zhuo's voice came from afar.
"Your Majesty!" Liu Yuan and the others trembled. They hurriedly cupped their hands and bowed.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Beloved ministers, please do so!"
Jiang Chen nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Yuan and the others obediently agreed and consciously retreated to the sides to make way.
It wasn't until Jiang Chen walked past them that they followed him into the Purple Mansion.
In the Purple Hall, Jiang Chen didn't speak, and Liu Yuan and the others didn't dare to ask. They just waited obediently.
Jiang Chen took a sip of tea and said slowly,""Everyone, I have something to announce.”
"Your Majesty, please speak." Liu Yuan hurriedly said.
"I want to change the tax!" Jiang Chen said.
Hearing this, Liu Yuan and the others were stunned and asked,"Your Majesty, do you have any plans?"
Jiang Chen took a sip of tea and said,
"The taxes are too low. The phenomenon of tax evasion by the aristocratic families and officials is common. This has caused our national treasury to be on the verge of deficit. This cannot continue!”
The main source of a country's economy was taxes!
At present, the country was short of money and the national treasury was empty. It was not a solution in the long run!
Therefore, Jiang Chen's next step was to change taxes!
"Your Majesty, what is the plan?" Liu Yuan asked.
"Divide the taxes into civilian taxes, clan taxes, and official taxes!”
"Levy more taxes. The current taxes are 15%?，Zhen wants to change it to 25%!"
"The taxes of the Shi family clan will be changed from 50% to 30%!”
"The official tax will be adjusted from the original 10% to 20%!”
Jiang Chen said his thoughts.
Liu Yuan and the others were shocked by his words!
"Your Majesty, you must not!”
"That's right! This…this is too much!"
"I'm afraid that it will damage the hearts of the people!”
"Those aristocratic families will definitely be dissatisfied, and the civil and military officials in the court will definitely raise objections!”
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
"Your Majesty, this matter will only bring you harm!”
For
a moment, Liu Yuan and the others began to persuade him.
However, Jiang Chen had made up his mind. He immediately ordered the Ministry of Revenue to execute it and let Liu Yuan draft an edict to announce it to the world!
Of course, Jiang Chen knew that it would lose the hearts of the people, but he also knew that raising taxes and categorizing them was imperative!
Only in this way could they solve the country's urgent need for money, fill the national treasury, and avoid tax evasion!
Moreover, even if he didn't do it now, he would do it in the future!
If they waited until the country became rich, the more people gained, the more they would lose. They would be more dissatisfied and the country would lose more!
Therefore, it was better to cut the Gordian knot. When people had less, they would lose less, and the country would lose the least. As the country developed and became richer, everyone's income would increase, and the incident would gradually be forgotten by everyone!
Moreover, these aristocratic families really did not know how to appreciate favors. They only asked for 5% of their taxes, but they still wanted to cheat. As a result, some aristocratic families were even richer than the country!
Jiang Chen had no choice but to make a move, otherwise, he would only fatten up this group of people!
Of course, Jiang Chen had his own considerations regarding the decline of the people's support!
He changed the morning court session from one in a month to five in the morning. He would solve the problem of the decline of the people's hearts tomorrow!
At this moment, he still had one more thing to do, which was to check on the construction progress of the Great Ming Palace!
According to the time, the construction was almost complete!
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