"Old fox!"
Li Si cursed in his heart!
He didn't usually get along with Feng Quji, and the two of them often disagreed.
If it wasn't for the Crown Prince's deadline for tax reform, the two of them wouldn't have worked together to collect taxes and kill.
This time, seeing his flowery words forcefully turn the advice to impeach the Crown Prince into words of praise for the Crown Prince, he felt somewhat regretful.
It seemed that this old fellow's death tribulation today could be considered to have passed smoothly.
"Who else has something to say?"
Sure enough, Ying Ziye didn't get angry. He just glanced at the ministers and asked indifferently,"
"This humble official believes that although His Highness the Crown Prince is wise and decisive, and has fought against public opinion to collect heavy taxes from the aristocrats and gentry.”
"But if one doesn't think far ahead, there will be immediate worries!”
"For the long term, Your Highness should be prepared to open up the source of income in advance!”
Right Prime Minister Wang Wan also stood out.
With Feng Quji as a living example, he didn't have any pressure dealing with them.
With his sharp mouth, he forcefully turned the words of attack into words of praise.
It sounded very useful!
However, he, who had always been known for his honesty, was actually not blushing or his heart beating when he was flattering the Crown Prince!
This surprised Ying Zheng and all the ministers!
"His Highness the Crown Prince killed the despotic gentry, divided the land, implemented a benevolent policy, and embraced the world. He is truly a saint through the ages!”
"Such a great achievement will definitely go down in history!”
"You will also be revered by the people!"
"However, I am worried that if the news of the extermination of the Xianyang nobles and gentry spread out, the nobles and gentry everywhere will feel insecure and desperate. At that time, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos!”
However, compared to Chunyu Yue, Wang Wan was child's play and not worth mentioning.
The great scholar who was once known for his pedantry and stubbornness was now praising the Crown Prince in a serious manner!
That was called being eloquent and righteous!
He did not feel ashamed at all!
And what made Ying Zheng and all the other ministers dumbfounded was that the words of praise from this old man could be described as 'nauseous'!
The Crown Prince that he had criticized in words and in writing previously had now transformed into a saint through the ages, his name going down in history!
How shameless!
Everyone looked at him with disdain!
"Humph!"
However, Chun Yu Yue seemed to feel good about himself.
When he returned to the line, he looked like a general who had won a battle. He held his head high and looked valiant!
What integrity!
What reputation!
In front of Crown Prince Ying Ziye, they were all nothing!
Oh no, not even a fart!
His dignity and face in his later years were nothing compared to his family!
"The Crown Prince's achievements can be compared to Yao and Shun, but there are internal and external problems…!”
"The Crown Prince is concerned about the common people…"
"The Crown Prince abhors evil…"
……
Following that, all the ministers 'repeated' what they had said earlier.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng felt a little embarrassed and wanted to cover his face!
The retelling of the past had also turned into a large-scale bootlicking scene!
The Great Qin that everyone had been talking about was in danger and was on the verge of destruction.
At this moment, it had become a peaceful and prosperous world again!
What a bunch of shameless old foxes!
"My dear ministers, what you say makes sense. Ye 'er, do you have any good ideas?”
After the ministers 'repeated' the words, Ying Zheng suppressed the urge to curse them and asked in a clear voice.
"Replying to Imperial Father, money and food is a small matter. It's not worth mentioning!”
Ying Ziye slightly cupped his hands and said disapprovingly.
"Money and food is a small matter?"
Ying Zheng blinked his eyes, thinking that he had misheard.
After the abolition of the oral taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the court had almost no source of income.
Once the money collected from the aristocrats was spent, the treasury would be empty again, and the court would be short of money and food!
Moreover, all the ministers were helpless against such a thorny problem.
When it came to his son, it actually became a small matter?
Not even worth mentioning?
For a moment, he was both curious and skeptical!
At this time, not only him, but all the officials below also looked at each other after hearing what Ying Ziye said!
Everyone was shocked.
After the taxes were spent, they didn't know where this kid could get the money without tax revenue.
The aristocrats had all been raided, and almost all the rich people were dead.
It was unlikely that he could get money!
However, if this kid really had some way to make money, then it would show that they were too incompetent!
After all, they had raised a lot of questions just now, but none of them could come up with a solution!
"That's right!"
"Imperial Father, please take a look at this name list!"
Just as all the civil and military officials were puzzled, Ying Ziye presented a piece of silk cloth.
"This is…?"
Ying Zheng glanced at it and found that it was full of names.
Among them was Ba Qing's name.
"This is the list of Great Qin's wealthy merchants!”
"The top six are all salt merchants, and all of them are as rich as a country!”
"Father, do you know why they have such great wealth?”
After Ying Ziye finished introducing the names on the list, he asked a question that everyone thought was easy to understand.
"Since you are a salt merchant, of course you earn from the salt business!”
Ying Zheng said without hesitation.
Since Shang Yang became prime minister, the Great Qin Dynasty relaxed the control of salt and iron and allowed private ownership.
"No!"
"The reason why these six great salt merchants are so rich is not because they manage salt!”
"It's because of the word 'monopoly'!”
"Even though Great Qin has relaxed the control of salt and iron, allowing the people to make salt and sell it!”
"However, they colluded with the government to prohibit other competitors from doing salt business. Only their salt was allowed to enter the market!”
"So, as time passed, the situation where the six big salt merchants monopolized the salt business was formed!”
"After these six salt merchants monopolized the salt business, they raised the price of salt and wantonly amassed wealth!”
"That's why I have such amazing wealth!"
Ying Ziye told him in detail how the six great salt merchants made money, which made Ying Zheng frown.
Actually, he had learned this information from Purple Dress.
Ye 'er, do you have any good ideas?"
Looking at his son's proud face, Ying Zheng did not express his opinion, but asked curiously.
"Very simple!"
"First, raid the homes of the six great salt merchants, and then take the salt and iron under the monopoly of the Imperial Court!”
"And after the salt and iron are monopolized by the imperial court, the annual profits will be enough to support the imperial court's annual expenses!”
"In addition, the Xuan paper business will also be profitable!”
"With just these two things, the treasury will no longer have to worry about money and food every year!”
"Other than that, there's also the land tax collected according to the number of fields.”
Ying Ziye briefly explained his money-making plan to Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng couldn't help but nod his head.
He was still skeptical just now!
Now that he heard it, he felt that money and food were really a small matter!
It was really not worth mentioning!
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