The imperial edict regarding the business tax shocked all the nobles who received the news.
Undercurrents began to surge in the entire capital.
The next day, he went to court early.
The courtiers quarreled endlessly because of this edict.
Zhu Di sat at the head of the table and looked coldly at the officials quarreling.
Perhaps because Zhu Di did not say anything, the officials gradually quieted down.
"Who else has objections?"
A cold voice came from the head of the court.
The entire court was silent, and the officials looked at each other.
Zhu Di obviously insisted on carrying out this imperial edict, and at this moment, he was already faintly angry.
There weren't many courtiers who were originally firmly opposed, and most of them were on the Han King's side.
In fact, many of the Han King's followers were just testing the waters.
Most of the courtiers had a wait-and-see attitude.
Although raising the business tax sounded like a plan to shake the country, it was not a good idea.
However, the imperial edict was issued by Zhu Di. Although the emperor was sometimes willful, there was no doubt that Zhu Di was a wise emperor.
Even if he couldn't see the feasibility of this move, he had a vague feeling.
Raising the business tax was definitely feasible!
Otherwise, Zhu Di would not agree.
Since that was the case, it was better to see how effective it was first.
This was what most of the officials thought.
Therefore, after Zhu Di spoke, no one objected.
Xia Yuanji, who knew everything, stood calmly in his seat.
"In that case, it's settled.”
Zhu Di's words were decisive!
The next morning.
Zhu Zhanshi and Xia Yuanji directly issued the imperial edict!
The imperial edict shook the capital!
Almost all the scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen were guessing what Zhu Di's intention was.
At the same time, orders were issued from the central command, and the Ministry of Revenue's department in charge of taxes quickly acted according to the decree.
After Zhu Zhanxin issued the imperial edict, he looked at Xia Yuanji, who was standing behind him.
"Lord Xia, I'll leave the rest to you.”
Xia Yuanji was startled, and then he revealed an excited expression.
This is because His Highness trusts me!
"Don't worry, Your Highness! This old minister will not disappoint Your Highness 'trust!”
Xia Yuanji's loyalty and talent had been tested by history, so Zhu Zhanxin was not worried.
"Sir Xia, you can rest assured.”
After handing this matter over to Xia Yuanji, Zhu Zhanxin became the hands-off manager.
He did not plan to do everything himself.
Dealing with the treasury was only the first thing.
If he wanted to save Da Ming, there were still many things that needed to be done. If he had to do everything himself, Zhu Zhan Xin did not have so much energy.
Zhu Gaochi died in such a short period of time mainly because he was too hardworking and worried about everything. In addition, his original body was still weak, which led to his early death.
After Zhu Zhanxin left, Xia Yuanji stayed in the Department of Education to deal with any unexpected situations.
The Department of Revenue was the tax department of the capital city of the Great Ming Dynasty. It was in charge of collecting merchants, miscellaneous taxes, and so on. The increase in the merchants 'living tax was collected by the Department of Revenue.
The housing tax was levied according to the amount of goods a merchant purchased.
The additional taxes were collected by the various traffic checkpoints.
The tax was levied on the goods sold by merchants. Although the Song Dynasty had implemented the tax, how to collect it was still a problem.
When Xia Yuanji asked Zhu Zhan about it.
Immediately, Zhu Zhanhao thought of the toll stations on the highway in modern times, as well as the customs duties paid at the exit.
"In all the main roads, especially the main roads that cross the city, set up checkpoints to collect taxes.”
"We can get the surrounding relay stations to cooperate.”
"Collecting them at the traffic checkpoints can also avoid situations of missing out.”
"In addition, give documents to the merchants who have already paid taxes, stating when to pay, what goods they have, how much tax to pay, and so on.”
Upon hearing this method, Xia Yuanji couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Your Highness, it's true, Minhui!"
He had always thought that the Fifth Imperial Sun was just an ordinary person, but these consecutive events had shown that the Fifth Imperial Sun was not an ordinary person!
Xia Yuanji, who was guarding the Department of Education, thought that these merchants would hesitate for a few days.
Who knew?
The imperial edict was issued less than four hours ago.
The cold and cheerless Department of Education was already overcrowded with wealthy businessmen who had come to pay taxes!
Boxes after boxes of silver were carried into the Department of Education, counted, and then collected into the national treasury.
The smile on Xia Yuanji's face never faded, and his face was full of wrinkles.
Zhu Zhan came to the Department of Education at noon to check on the situation.
Before he arrived at the Department of Education, Zhu Zhanyu saw a crowd at the door, and Xia Yuanji was standing at the door with a smile.
Zhu Zhanshi had just walked in when he was spotted by the sharp-eyed Xia Yuanji.
"Your Highness!"
After saying that.
Xia Yuanji quickly went up to him.
Immediately, the wealthy merchants at the entrance of the Department of Education looked at Zhu Zhanyu who was approaching.
Zhu Zhanyan was dressed in a black robe with golden threads embroidered on it. He had sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes. The determination in his eyes and his torch-like gaze made the wealthy merchants secretly shocked.
The aura on His Highness 'body was quite shocking!
"Greetings, Your Highness."”
Zhu Zhan Xin ignored these wealthy merchants and only waved his hand.
"Lord Xia, it seems that the situation is not bad.”
Xia Yuanji happily stroked his beard." It's all thanks to Your Highness.”
"Your Highness, please come in!"
Zhu Zhan Xin nodded and took the lead to step in. Under everyone's obscure sizing, his steps were calm.
After Zhu Zhanxin left, the wealthy merchants at the entrance of the Department of Education heaved a sigh of relief.
"Which Highness is this? His aura was so shocking that I was afraid of even breathing a little harder just now!”
"He looks very young. I'm afraid he's not a simple person.”
"That seems to be His Highness the Fifth Imperial Sun, who is also the person in charge of the business tax this time.”
"Fifth Imperial Sun? I thought he was just a pretense, but now it seems that it's really hard to say…"
The wealthy merchants at the door were discussing animatedly, but Zhu Zhan Xin did not know anything.
As soon as they entered the Department of Education, more gazes fell on Zhu Zhanxin.
Although they couldn't hear the noise at the door clearly, they had sensed it.
Xia Yuanji, who had followed behind Zhu Zhanshi, said in a low voice,""Your Highness, shall we talk inside?"
Zhu Zhanshi nodded and ignored the gazes of the crowd. He and Xia Yuanji entered a small room in the Department of Education that was empty.
Even Zhu Di's murderous gaze didn't scare Zhu Zhanyi. These people's gazes were simply not painful or itchy.
Sitting down on the chair, Zhu Zhan leaned back." Is there anyone causing trouble?”
"No, everything went smoothly."
"Moreover, this old minister thought that these merchants would only come to pay taxes in a few days. Now, they have come quickly.”
After all, businessmen valued profits the most. Money was their lifeblood. This was equivalent to them handing over their lifeblood.
Zhu Zhan Xin's eyes were calm. Raising the business tax wasn't a blind suggestion. He had already thought about it seriously.
The current situation was not surprising.
"Although our Ming Dynasty has been in a year of great disaster recently, these wealthy merchants have not suffered.”
Zhu Zhanxin's eyes narrowed, his voice cold.
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