P.S. I'm sorry, everyone. I sent it wrongly just now. There's a chapter missing in the middle. I've already edited it and reposted it.
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Di Xiaoxu himself was a first-grade Confucian cultivator, and he was close to the peak.
In such a remote small country, most people did not even have the chance to come into contact with cultivation. Many people called themselves cultivators, but in fact, they were not even ranked. A peak First Stage cultivator was already very strong.
Other than a few existences, almost no one was his match.
However, at this moment, the power that appeared above his head actually made him not even dare to have a trace of resistance in his heart.
This was a second-grade, and an extremely powerful second-grade.
His Majesty was actually a rank-two adept?
This…was simply too surprising and pleasant.
Di Xiaoxu was both surprised and excited. In the end, two lines of tears rolled down his face, and his entire body trembled with excitement.
What made him excited was not only the true strength of the young monarch in front of him, but also the scheming of his hidden cultivation.
The Qin country had a ruler who was skilled in both the civil and martial arts. The Qin country was saved.
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[Notification: Minister of Revenue Di Xiaoxu has sensed the Ruler's wisdom. Loyalty 20. Current Loyalty: 90]
Hearing the notification in his mind, Jiang Chen slowly restrained the might emitted by his martial arts second-grade strength.
He asked with a faint smile,
"What about now? Do you think I still need to feign civility with them?”
"What does Your Majesty want to do? Even if I have to die, I will fight to the death.”
Di Xiaoxu once again kowtowed to the ground. He was so excited that his face was flushed red. He felt that something was about to gush out of his heart.
His greatest wish in this life was to change the current state of poverty in Qin.
Unfortunately, after working hard for most of his life, he had achieved nothing in the end and had to pretend to be polite to the enemy.
However, now, the dream that he had once forgotten appeared clearly before his eyes again.
And this time, it was within reach.
Jiang Chen thought for a few seconds and said directly,
"There are three Monarch Orders. First, put up notices all over the city and outside the city, even in some remote towns.
I want to recruit talents. Anyone who feels that they have a skill can come to the capital to take the examination.
Regardless of background, whether you are a noble or not, or even if you are not from my Qin country, as long as you pass the examination, you can be conferred an official position on the spot.
Second, I need you to collect all the evidence and deeds of corruption of all the officials in the court, as well as the status of their family's property.
Third, issue a recruitment order. From today onwards, all men of the appropriate age to join the army in the State of Qin will be rewarded with a martial arts cultivation method as long as they pass the basic assessment.
Recruiting soldiers also did not matter their background, whether they were children of good families or slaves, and there was no upper limit to the number of recruits.
In addition, you are the Minister of Revenue. Immediately withdraw 2,000 taels of gold and 20,000 taels of silver from the national treasury.”
As Jiang Chen spoke, he suddenly saw Di Xiaoxu, who had a gratified expression on his face just a moment ago, suddenly look troubled.
Thus, he asked in puzzlement,"
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Your Majesty, the national treasury has a total of three thousand taels of gold and forty thousand taels of silver.
However, in reality, there was only one tael of silver left in the inventory.”
Jiang Chen was shocked.
One tael of silver?
This was the national treasury, what kind of joke was this?
Looking at Jiang Chen's surprised expression, Di Xiaoxu took the initiative to explain before he could ask,"
"Every time the tax is collected, it will be directly taken away or borrowed by the Prime Minister's Estate, the General's Estate, and the various officials led by them under various pretexts.
If His Majesty needed money now, he could only levy more at the last minute.
It was just that the taxes of the State of Qin were heavy to begin with. If they were to increase it at the last minute, it would probably….. It would probably cause a civil revolt.”
"What is the tax rate in the State of Qin?"
"Your Majesty, two taxes and one tax."
Jiang Chen had only asked casually. The taxes in ancient times were heavy, so there was nothing strange about it.
However, he had never expected that Di Xiaoxu's words would completely shock him.
What was the concept of paying two taxes and one tax? When the grain was grown, half of it had to be handed over to the government without saying anything.
The agricultural tax was collected based on the output, not the net profit, but the income.
If the seeds, farming tools, and so on were thrown away, it might even be a loss if the labor cost was not included.
With such heavy taxes, the commoners had almost no way to survive.
What made Jiang Chen even angrier was that according to Di Xiaoxu's report, officials and nobles did not have to pay taxes in the State of Qin.
As for them, they occupied more than 90% of the fertile land. Ordinary people could only plant low-grade fields.
These people held a large amount of land in their hands and controlled all walks of life. Not only did they not have to pay a single cent, but they also had to take money from the national treasury under various names.
It was too much to describe them as vermin. They were simply vampires who lay on the bodies of the people and sucked their blood.
If this continued, even if Zhao Ping did not make a move, this State of Qin would not be long from being finished.
"Immediately issue a notice. From today onwards, the tax of the Qin country will be changed to one out of ten. Moreover, from today onwards, all officials and nobles will be treated equally. All of them will have to pay taxes.”
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