"Ye 'er, you said that money and food are a small matter. Could it be that you already have a good solution?”
The First Emperor picked up the paper that Ying Ziye had used to answer the questions and asked in surprise.
At the same time, all the officials in the hall fell silent.
Just now, they had also looked at the answer sheet. Although their attention was all on the calligraphy, they still remembered Ying Ziye's answer.
There was no other reason. He was too arrogant!
He actually called the problem of the lack of money and food that had plagued Great Qin for many years a small matter!
After all, all the officials in the court had racked their brains for so many years, but they still could not solve the problem of the treasury being empty.
Years of war, the construction of the Great Wall, Epang Palace, and the emperor's tomb had cost a lot of money!
In fact, the treasury had long been unable to make ends meet!
The salaries of the officials and the army were distributed intermittently.
In fact, the Meng Army in the north hadn't been paid for half a year.
The reason why it did not affect the morale of the army was because this army was made up of brave and good at fighting old Qin people!
They had placed the defense of the border first!
Even if there was no pay, they were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the country!
Therefore, when the First Emperor asked Ying Ziye, all the courtiers listened attentively.
"May I ask, Imperial Father, what are the sources of income for the treasury?”
Ying Ziye cupped his hands in front of everyone's eyes and then asked instead of answering.
"Of course it's land rent and taxes!"
"Oh right, there's also miscellaneous Fu!"
Ying Zheng seemed to be worried that he might have missed something. He turned to look at the internal history of the grain management in the hall." Tell the Ninth Prince about the tax revenue in detail.”
"This subject will obey!"
An old man received the order and quickly stood out from the ranks.
"Your Highness, Great Qin's taxes are divided into land rent, oral taxes, and miscellaneous taxes!”
"Land rent is also known as household tax. No matter how much land you own, it's all levied according to the number of acres per household!”
"The oral tax is to collect taxes according to the number of people, which is also the head tax!”
"These two taxes belong to the imperial court's treasury!”
"As for miscellaneous taxes, they are a type of tax collected by the local government.”
"The taxes collected do not need to be handed over to the imperial court's treasury. The local officials can spend them themselves!”
"The main reason for setting up miscellaneous taxes is to reduce the burden on the Imperial Court!”
The internal historian explained Great Qin's tax system in detail.
"In that case, the main source of income for the Great Qin treasury is the household tax and the oral tax!”
"Then, which of these two taxes is the most levied?”
Ying Ziye still didn't say his own solution, but continued to ask.
"The taxes collected according to the number of people are the highest, accounting for 70% of the total taxes!”
"The land rent collected according to the household, which is also the household tax, accounts for about 30%!”
Zhi Su Neishi held a wooden board and reported truthfully.
"Alright, you can leave now!"
After asking, Ying Ziye waved his hand and let him return to the queue.
This action left the other officials dumbstruck.
One had to know that this was Xianyang Palace, the main hall where the First Emperor held his morning court!
The emperor is still here, how can a minister like you dismiss important ministers?
This was a crime of great disrespect!
If he angered the First Emperor, he would definitely lose his head!
However, when they saw Ying Zheng's expression, they instantly realized that they were thinking too much.
Not only was Ying Zheng not displeased, but he even showed an expression of admiration!
"Ye 'er, can you tell me your solution now?”
The First Emperor asked again with anticipation in his eyes.
The reason why he wasn't angry at Ying Ziye for overstepping his authority and giving orders in the imperial court was because he saw a trace of himself in this son of his.
As the Crown Prince and the future Emperor of Great Qin, he had to be bold!
If he was timid and cowardly, he would definitely not be able to take on such a great responsibility!
Therefore, not only was he not angry, he even admired it!
"May I ask Imperial Father, who are the main targets of Great Qin's tax collection?”
What made the officials puzzled was that Ying Ziye was still keeping them in suspense and hadn't proposed his own solution!
"The commoners who farm the most, of course, it's them!”
"Other than the land rent, we can also collect taxes from them!”
Ying Zheng was slightly impatient.
He had already asked for a long time, but this kid actually still did not get to the point.
"May I ask Imperial Father, who are the richest and wealthiest people in Great Qin?”
Ying Ziye pretended not to see his father's expression and continued to ask.
" Of course it's the aristocrats…"
Ying Zheng said casually.
However, as soon as he spoke, he seemed to have suddenly realized something and was stunned.
"Imperial Father, the aristocrats have ten thousand hectares of fertile land, but they are the same as the ordinary poor people, only paying a hundred mu of household tax!”
"They are so rich, but the Imperial Court doesn't levy taxes. Instead, they exploit the poor people. Isn't this neglecting the essentials and pursuing the trifles?”
"Instead of mining gold mines, you pick up small stones by the roadside. No wonder the treasury has been unable to make ends meet!”
Ying Ziye had been laying the foundation for a long time and finally got to the point.
"This…?"
Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, was stumped!
In the past, he only cared about the military and put his energy into the war.
As for taxes, he handed them all over to his subordinates to handle, so he knew very little!
After hearing what his son said today, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be a problem.
The aristocrats controlled most of the wealth in the world, but the taxes they paid were the same as the ordinary people!
Even those who colluded with the government did not have to pay!
In the past few years of war, there were many places that needed money, and taxes were constantly being raised.
The burden on the commoners had reached its limit!
However, those aristocrats were still living comfortably!
Since the common people could not collect taxes, why not collect them from the aristocrats?
"In your opinion, how should we collect taxes from these nobles?”
After pondering for a moment, the First Emperor suddenly frowned and asked.
After hearing Ying Ziye's words, he suddenly realized that Great Qin did have money!
It was money!
It was just that he had never collected taxes from those rich people.
"Your son believes that this tax system needs to be reformed!”
"Otherwise, not only will the people be angry, but the treasury will also become more and more empty!”
Ying Ziye cupped his hands and said.
He planned to solve the problem of the court's lack of money and food from the root.
The current Great Qin seemed to be as stable as Mount Tai, but it was already riddled with holes and was on the verge of collapse.
If they didn't reform as soon as possible, it would be too late if the peasant uprising broke out!
"Your Majesty, this old minister feels that this is inappropriate!”
"Even though the aristocrats are rich, they have great influence and can be said to be the foundation of Great Qin!”
"If we force them to a dead end, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos!”
Chunyu Yue, who had just lost money, was anxious when he heard that they were going to attack the aristocrats. He quickly stood up to oppose it.
He was also a noble!
The disciples of the scholarly faction that were spread all over the world were either aristocrats or tyrants!
If they were to use these people as an example, it would be the same as using their scholarly faction as an example!
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