Not long after.
Zhu Yuanzhang's personal eunuch, Hou Ying, slowly walked out of the hall.
Looking at the crowd outside the hall, Hou Ying raised his voice and said loudly,
"His Majesty has issued a decree to summon the Xiang King, Dai King, Liao King, Grand Sun Xiong Ying, and Imperial Sun Yun Wen into the palace!”
The Crown Princess looked at Lu Ben and asked,
"Father, aren't you going in now?"
Lu Ben clicked his tongue and said,
"No, father will wait for Yun Wen to finish speaking before impeaching that brat. This way, Yun Wen's impression in His Majesty's heart will be even deeper.”
Lu Ben wasn't stupid. If he went in to impeach Zhu Xiongying, he would probably ruin the West Park exam today.
Then wouldn't Zhu Yunwen's recitation be in vain?
After saying that, Lu Ben pointed at a small yellow door at the entrance of the hall.
"Father has already discussed it with that eunuch. As long as Yun Wen is done speaking, he will send me a signal.”
……
……
Wait for the princes and grandchildren to enter the hall.
Prince Xiang, Prince Dai, and Prince Liao moved as far back as they could.
Naturally, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Xiongying stood out.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked meaningfully at Li Shanchang and said,
"Good sir, let's begin."
Lee Shan Chang stood up and bowed slightly before looking at Zhu Xiong Ying.
"Your Highness is the crown prince of the country. Since that's the case, let's start with Your Highness!”
Zhu Xiongying woke up early today, and it was obvious that he was still a little sleepy.
He suddenly asked her to take the exam.
Zhu Xiongying was also extremely unhappy.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying's sleepy appearance and couldn't help but cough twice to remind him.
"Ahem, Ying 'er, get ready to answer the questions.”
The Xiang King, the Dai King, and the Liao King were dumbfounded.
"Damn it! Why was Imperial Father so gentle? Who is Zhu Xiongying?"
"Zhu Xiong Ying is Big Brother's son. Father is so biased!”
"Stop arguing. Imperial Father is looking over.”
The three of them lowered their heads.
Seeing Zhu Xiong Ying gradually perk up, Lee Shan Chang looked at Zhu Xiong Ying and clicked his tongue.
"This year, the various prefectures in Jiangnan suffered from floods. The Ministry of Revenue's finances are in dire straits.”
At this moment, a system notification sounded in Zhu Xiongying's mind.
The sudden arrangement of an exam is too infuriating. Host, please remember these people who set the questions and let them remember it well!
Zhu Xiongying was stunned when he heard the mission.
Then, he raised his head and carefully sized up the examiners in front of him.
It was as if the one taking the exam was not Zhu Xiongying but the group of people in front of him.
A moment later, Zhu Xiongying had an idea.
He looked at Li Shan Zhang.
Zhu Xiongying blurted out,
"Reporting to Imperial Grandfather, only four words are enough!”
"Four words? Which four words?"
"Raise the business tax!"
At most, they would just look for similar items. Zhu Xiongying did not recognize all of them.
The only thing he could confirm was that they were all civil officials.
Moreover, they were all from aristocratic families. They were either already people who benefited from it or were preparing to become people who benefited from it.
"No!"
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Huang Zicheng blurted out from the main hall.
"Your Highness Taisun, merchants are the last of the world. If we raise the merchant tax, the court will first have to compete with the people for benefits.”
"Moreover, merchants are the lowest. If the merchant tax is raised, wouldn't merchants be able to advance?”
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression turned ugly.
Obviously, what Huang Zicheng said was what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking.
"Ying 'er, why don't you think about it carefully?”
Think carefully!
The acting king standing in the back row was about to cry!
Father, we also want to think about it. Is there still a chance?
However, Zhu Xiongying didn't think much of it.
"Sir, do you think that farmers must earn more than merchants?”
Huang Zicheng snorted coldly and said sanctimoniously,
"Of course!"
"Shen Wansan was born in poverty, and when he raided his house, his assets were huge. Not to mention ordinary farmers, even if he was a landlord in the world, who could compare to Shen Wansan?”
"You!"
Huang Zicheng never expected Zhu Xiongying to drag Shen Wansan out.
"One more thing, according to the laws of our Ming Dynasty, the business tax is 30:1. May I ask this lord, how much tax is allowed for Shen Wansan's family property?”
Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually darkened.
Da Ming's business tax wasn't as simple as a 30% tax.
This was because Da Ming's business tax had also taken into account the operating costs of the merchants.
In total, even with Shen Wansan's assets, using Da Ming's business tax, the tax would not exceed ten thousand silver.
"Shen Wansan is just a businessman with assets of tens of millions. He only needs to pay ten thousand taels of tax, but the farmers in the thirteen provinces of Ming have to pay millions of taels of tax.”
Huang Zicheng was rendered speechless by Zhu Xiongying's words.
"Enough! My Great Ming's business tax was set by His Majesty. Can't His Majesty see this?”
Huang Zicheng kicked the ball to Zhu Yuanzhang's feet.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was extremely ugly.
However, Zhu Xiongying still did not have the posture to shut up.
"Can't Your Majesty be deceived? If I were a businessman, the first step would be to let my children and grandchildren study and live in the court. When the court needs money, I can bewitch the emperor with some righteous and moral nonsense such as collecting next year's tax from the farmers first, suffering the people, and responding to emergencies. After all, they won't pay the money. Secondly…"
Without waiting for Zhu Xiong Ying to finish, Lee Shan Chang's face turned pale and he couldn't help but remind him.
" Your Highness, that's enough. Stop talking."
Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and stared at Zhu Xiongying.
"Continue!"
" Secondly, if I have rivals that I can't compete with in business, I can accuse them of bewitching nobles and people for profit…"
Zhu Yuanzhang slammed his palm on the table.
"Ying 'er, in your eyes, am I a bad ruler?!”
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