" Fire consumption, return to the public…" The Water Empress's face stiffened. She suddenly reacted and her breathing quickened. She muttered in her heart," I see, I see…Fire consumption, return to the public, the ultimate solution. I see. Why didn't I think of this before?"
It wasn't just the empress. Chief Wang also sighed in his heart. Why didn't he think of this before? Instead, he put all his effort into stopping them and warning them…instead of being so decisive.
His train of thought was wrong.
Sighing in his heart, the fire was consumed. Initially, it was to let the officials have more income. However, time revealed the heart of the people. The heart of the people could not withstand the test. Now that the fire was consumed, he still remembered his original intention and never thought of cutting off his roots. This was indeed a different way of thinking.
The officials also widened their eyes, as if they instantly understood.
" It doesn't seem to be that powerful…After hearing it, it's just like this…" A young official who had just entered the court muttered softly. Then, he was glared at by an old official beside him." What do you know, you bastard?" Scholar Mu said that you would only say that. However, if you go, you won't even be able to figure out the fire consumption or the hidden disease on it, and that's all…"
The old official kicked him in disappointment." Bastard, this is the thinking of the chief assistant. This is a problem that only the chief assistant could have noticed back then. Don't think that this problem is simple. The current archdukes can only be inferred from the dossiers and clues. Do you think they are the common people? I know what I'm doing."
The young official understood.
There were so many things in the world, and there were so many affairs. To be able to find it from countless complicated problems and situations, paying attention to this problem was an inconceivable talent in itself.
"The solution is even more unimaginable. It's fine to say it, but who would have thought of it before saying it? Bastard, talk less and listen more in the future, lest you lose your head."
The young official did not react in time, but it was not as if he did not understand. At this moment, he was already intimidated. When he thought about it carefully, his face was filled with shock.
"Dear minister, how to sever the roots and how to return the fire to the public? Tell me your thoughts one by one." The empress's heart was filled with joy, but her small face was calm as she pretended not to care. She didn't dare to be too happy, nor could she be too happy.
Especially when he was facing Mu.
His heart was set on the world, and he was watching her even more closely than Chief Wang and Wei Ge. She couldn't give him any hope. If she gave him hope, she would persuade him not to concoct pills. She had to grasp the limits. If she went too far, she would anger him away. If she ignored him too much, she would anger him away. She had to give him some hope, but she couldn't let him despair and give up on me…
" Your Majesty..." Mu Yu did not hide his anger, nor was he afraid of offending the officials of the world and bringing disaster upon himself. He directly said,"" Forgive me for being blunt, but the fire consumption comes from the commoners, causing most officials to fill their own pockets and falsely report the fire consumption to collect more taxes. This has created a heavy burden on the commoners. If His Majesty returns the fire consumption to the public, he will request that all future fire consumption be counted on the court. By making the collection of fire consumption silver public and rational, changing the hidden collection to the open collection, and changing the chaotic collection to the regulated collection, the burden on the commoners can be reduced, and the corruption of local county officials can be prevented. It can also establish the might of the imperial power and weaken the local financial power."
Mu Yu made it clear. Countless officials in the court turned pale. They thought to themselves that this person was really not afraid of death. How many officials would he offend if he said that? However, Marquis Mu was really not afraid of death. If he was afraid of death, he would not be Marquis Mu and would not dare to berate the current Emperor.
In the next moment, the officials 'eyes lit up.
The local governments had only dared to secretly collect more money, and the commoners had complained endlessly. However, the Imperial Court had been the one to take the blame. Now, however, it had become an open collection, and the money had been put into the treasury. Under the leadership of the Imperial Court, it had been made public and streamlined, and the amount was as much as it should be. The commoners understood at a glance. Sigh, they would only pay so much and not much. The officials had no chance to take bribes. If they were really greedy, the commoners would drown them in their saliva and even complain to the capital.
Secondly, the fire was returned to the public. No matter how greedy the officials were, it was useless. If they collected more, they would still have to hand it over to the imperial court. If they did not have any benefits, why would they go against their conscience and harm the people? In the end, it was still the benefits that moved the hearts of the people.
"I love you very much." The empress smiled bit by bit, and she could no longer suppress it.
She had thought a lot. For example, if this matter was successful, the people of the world would be relieved and call her a wise ruler. They would be grateful to her. Other than the person surnamed Mu who would take half of the credit and reputation, she would also take half. In this way, the rumors that the disaster in the northwest and the earthquake were all caused by the Emperor's anger would all be destroyed.
"Your Majesty, you can try it out in one place first and then implement it in the whole world. Once this is done, the pressure on the people will be reduced by 30%... In addition, a portion of the silver that is returned to the public will be taken to make up for the deficit in the national treasury. After deducting other public expenses, the rest will be given to the officials in various places as additional income other than their salaries." Following Mu Yu's words, the officials in the court were completely convinced.
He even sucked in a breath of cold air and took it from the beginning to the end.
In the end, it was not the officials who were greedy for the fire consumption silver. However, the initial reason was also because the officials in various places worked hard. The fire consumption silver was just a good subsidy. Later on, they were greedy for taxes. The fire consumption silver subsidy that Mu Hou mentioned was to use the fire consumption silver that was openly collected to increase the wages of the officials in the world.
If it was tested and the officials of the various regions benefited, this plan would be feasible and could be easily implemented throughout the world.
Scholar Mu's thinking was too perfect.
What they didn't know was that Mu Yu wasn't perfecting it, but was destined to succeed.
In the memory given by the system.
Back then, Yongzheng tried it out in Shanxi.
In that year, Shanxi paid a total of 430,000 taels of fire silver: 200,000 taels to make up for the deficit, more than 90,000 taels for public expenses, and the rest as the government's honest silver. Among them, the county magistrate level officials received 500 to 1500 taels of silver.
As long as the trial was successful, the officials would benefit, the court would make up for the deficit, and the people would be relieved. This was killing three birds with one stone. Why not?
The eyes of all the officials in the imperial court lit up.
At this time, Mu Yu described the details one by one, how to deal with it, how to arrange it, how to try it out, and how to distribute the benefits of the officials.
The more the officials listened, the brighter their eyes became.
" This plan is wonderful and perfect…Lord Mu is really talented. He only studied at night and thought hard for a few days, but he was so clear. I am ashamed." The prime minister lowered his head slightly to signal to the latter.
"Wonderful…Lord Mu, you're amazing."
"This method is good. The people of the world will have good news again." The officials were all very happy and did not hide their praise.
Mu Yu laughed and felt a little embarrassed. But then he thought about it,'I'm also studying hard in the Ministry of Works and working tirelessly day and night, right?' In any case, he had already done his best for Baixing, so what was there to not accept? It would be a waste not to use the system reward.
"I see…My dear minister, your way of thinking is indeed unique." At this moment, the empress spoke.
The officials were silent.
Mu Yu smiled.
However, at this moment, the empress frowned and said,"However, I feel that there is something inappropriate.".
"Your Majesty, is there anything wrong?" Mu Yu frowned. This shouldn't be the case. It was so obvious! Could it be that the empress really had the talent to perfect this method of governing the world?
However, in the next second, Mu Yu knew that he was thinking too much. The dog Emperor was still the dog Emperor. He was thinking too much.
Because the dog Emperor had said," My dear minister, I feel that everything is good. It's just that it's not appropriate to use the surplus silver to subsidize the officials. If we take this silver out, it's better to keep it in the national treasury…"
Mu Yu's vision turned black.
His face darkened.
"It's better to leave it in the national treasury for me to use…"
As the empress spoke, her voice became softer and softer. In the end, she didn't dare to speak anymore because she saw that the current Marquis was already clutching his chest. It was as if he had been angered to death by her words.
At the beginning, it was still alright. The Marquis seemed to be very expectant of her. However, when she was about to finish speaking, the Marquis's handsome face had completely darkened. She really did not dare to say another word.
If she continued talking and really angered him to death, what would she do?
Mu Yu almost died of anger.
He had thought that the current Emperor had some brilliant idea, but it turned out that he was f * cking reluctant to take out the silver. It turned out that he wanted to save this silver to refine pills in the national treasury?
Mu Yu really wanted to roar and ask," What the f * ck are you thinking? Can you tell me? It's really difficult for me…I'm just a Rank-4 official…Why is it so…" Mu Yu really wanted to roar.
The more Mu Yu thought about it, the angrier he got.
She couldn't help but cover her chest…
Before he came, he had thought that after the fire consumption method was over, the Empress would be happy and he would take the opportunity to persuade the Heavenly Lord to come back. Now, it seemed that he was thinking too much. The dog Emperor didn't wait for him to persuade him. He immediately did something shocking and killed off all of his intentions to persuade the Heavenly Lord.
Are you trying to persuade me to be barren?
" Your Majesty, you can't…Marquis Mu's words are reasonable. The fire should be returned to the public and some should be distributed…" The officials of the imperial court were shocked.
"Your Majesty, this matter should be handled according to Marquis Mu…"
" Your Majesty, please think twice…" All the officials advised him, but they were speechless." Your Majesty, please be kind and be a human. Don't anger Scholar Mu anymore. He has worked hard for the Great Luo. He has spent a lot of effort and vomited a lot of blood. It's not easy. Once you open your mouth, you really want to anger someone to death. Scholar Mu didn't die on the road of exhaustion. He died of anger because of you."
" My dear minister, you seem to be very angry…" The empress looked at Mu Yu and said weakly.
" Your Majesty, you, you better be your Majesty!!" Mu Yu's words implied that he was referring to His Majesty! You can be a human.
Normally, the empress would have been furious. However, today, she couldn't get angry. She said weakly," I'll listen to you, my dear. I was just asking casually. If you don't agree, then forget it. I won't be stubborn."
It would be strange if Mu Yu wasn't angry. However, after hearing the empress's submission, he suppressed it with great difficulty and said," Your Majesty, do you know that the monarch is the boat, the people are the water, and the officials are the oars? This action is the water, the oars, and also for Your Majesty."
"I understand, I've allowed it. I've allowed it, I've allowed it." the empress said.
" You understand my ass." Mu Yu was furious. He could tell that the empress didn't care at all. He was just afraid that he would be scolded and agree to her request.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Mu Yu had planned for a long time. He had planned to use this sentence that he had prepared in advance to persuade the empress to attend the morning court session more often. If the empress couldn't change her mind, he would change her mind bit by bit. He didn't believe that he couldn't change this fatuous ruler.
" You want to refine pills? Fine, I'll let you refine first. I've paid so much, so why don't you go to the morning court first? I don't have a high request. I'll change it from an hour to two hours."
I don't believe that I can't change your cultivation heart, you fatuous ruler. I don't believe that I can't stop your addiction to cultivation.
However, he was really thinking too much.
The Empress's stupidity was truly rare, indescribable, and unprecedented. She was the kind that could make Mu Yu so angry that he could not speak.
The kind that was rare.
She wasn't a tyrant, but her stupidity had already reached a level that Mu Yu couldn't imagine. Her showy actions had completely surprised Mu Yu. He felt despair and his limbs went weak.
Her stupidity was that kind!
At this moment, he clutched his chest and his throbbing head. His heart was filled with helplessness.
Just how weird was this person to be able to say that?
You're an emperor, a wise ruler that even the Duke of Wei and the King of Wei were willing to serve. Do you really not understand? You're the one who helped me back then, the once-in-a-lifetime empress!
Dog Emperor, you know.
If you know, why can you still say such things?
The man with the surname Mu had explained it clearly. She could actually say such words later on, and even said that there was something wrong with it and that she wanted to leave the silver in the national treasury.
The more Mu Yu thought about it, the angrier he got. He almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
" Your Majesty, I'm fine now. Your Majesty, you can withdraw from court. Your Majesty, I beg you to withdraw from court quickly…" Mu Yu pressed his hand on a military official beside him and said weakly. He wanted to withdraw from court, and he wanted to withdraw from court now. He never wanted to see the dog Emperor again. He was angry just by looking at her. He thought about it, and if he stayed any longer, he would really be angered to death by her.
He still wants to live a few more years
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