The first court session ended very quickly.
However, Xia Ji was still in the main hall.
However, there were still some matters that had not been dealt with.
It was those aristocratic families.
Don't think that just because the aristocratic families don't have any power, they can do whatever they want.
They controlled almost all of Great Xia's economic lifeline. If they could not be convinced, Great Xia would still be in a very dangerous situation.
After dismissing all the officials.
"Bring those people from the aristocratic families here," Xia Ji said.”
Ever since the crowning ceremony began, they had been watching from the side.
Now that the court session was over, he was still waiting outside.
Very quickly.
Under the summons of the guards, those people from the aristocratic families were brought up.
Zhao Shen, Jia Changyi, Lu Qian, and Qian Tongtian.
These four people were the clan heads of the four largest aristocratic families in the Grand Xia Imperial City.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The four of them bowed respectfully.
Whether it was the might displayed by the Human Emperor or the foundation behind him.
It was enough to earn their respect.
But the most important thing was that the Human Emperor had agreed to their request for an audience.
This meant that there was still room for discussion.
"The few of you are here because of the law that was issued last night, right?”Xia Ji said calmly, clearly explaining their intentions.
Zhao Shen, Jia Changyi, Lu Qian, and Qian Tongtian were all stunned.
Then, he nodded.
"That's right. We're here for the law that was announced last night.”
"I can see that Your Majesty wants to restore Great Xia to its former glory. However, isn't this targeting the aristocratic families a little too much?”
"After all, taxes alone account for 30% to 40% of net profit every year.”
At this point.
Jia Changyi, Lu Qian, and Qian Tongtian also said,""That's right. If this continues, we can only wander in a foreign land.”
The reason why aristocratic families existed was because they had connections with many officials.
However, they did not expect Xia Ji to capture all the officials they had relied on.
Now that they had lost their support, coupled with the increased taxes.
Not long after, the power of the aristocratic families would wantonly weaken.
At that time, it would be impossible for him to control many trading companies and control the economic lifeline of Great Xia.
"Do you think the taxes are too heavy?”Hearing this, Xia Ji chuckled.
It seemed that they did not realize his true thoughts.
It was true that they would weaken the power of these aristocratic families and take back the economic lifeline of Great Xia.
However, most of the time, they wanted to use this opportunity to break the situation where the aristocratic families were the only ones.
One had to know.
The current officials of Great Xia were all from aristocratic families.
This was a very bad situation.
After the royal court was monopolized by the aristocratic families, it would only lead to the aristocratic families gaining more and more power. In the end, they would begin to interfere with the royal court.
After weakening the economy controlled by the aristocratic families, the number of people in the world who were in control of the aristocratic families had increased.
Xia Ji planned to start the imperial examination system and establish schools.
But before that, the problem of the national treasury being empty had to be solved first.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have the spare energy to do these things.
Xia Ji looked at the people at the bottom of the stairs.
"Right now, it's just a tentative draft. There will be changes in the future.”
"In my plan, the taxes that the aristocratic families will bear will be 50% of the total income.”
Fifty percent?
Hearing this.
The faces of Zhao Shen, Jia Changyi, Lu Qian, and Qian Tongtian turned ashen.
A 30% tax was already equivalent to digging their flesh.
50% of the total profit.
What was this Human Emperor trying to do?!
Could it be that he really had to force them all away?
But what benefits could he get from doing so?
The family heads were confused and couldn't understand what Xia Ji was thinking.
" Your Majesty, Great Xia's treasury is empty. We can borrow a sum of money for the time being, but 50% is not giving us a way out." Zhao Shen said directly.”
If it weren't for the fact that Li Chungang, who had defeated Sword Demon Dugu with a single sword strike, was still by Xia Ji's side.
They were definitely going to curse at this moment.
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty." Jia Changyi, Lu Qian, and Qian Tongtian also spoke.
Xia Ji ignored their ashen faces.
Instead, he continued,"Of course, this money is not for you to pay for nothing."”
Hearing this, the expressions on the four people's faces became much better.
He quietly waited for Xia Ji to continue.
"As compensation, you can go to the Minister of Works to receive some official plans from Great Xia.”
"For example, repairing the canal or building a wonder. You can do all of them. If you complete them well, I will give you a considerable reward.”
"What do you think of the benefits compared to the 50% tax?”
Hearing this.
The few of them could no longer remain calm.
These aristocratic families all had noble titles in Great Xia.
But now, they were basically developing in business.
It was very difficult for them to enter the royal court.
However, Xia Ji's words showed them a shortcut to becoming an official.
Now, those officials who had been relied on previously had all been arrested.
They urgently needed someone who could stand firm in the imperial court.
Only then could he rest easy.
"Can you really leave it to us?”Zhuo found it hard to believe, and his face was full of surprise.
The other three did the same, looking at Xia Ji with hope.
" Of course," Xia Ji said calmly." Now, there are many things that need to be done in Xia. Moreover, I am a man of my word."”
The plan he mentioned.
It was nothing more than an outsource of state-owned enterprises in the future.
Among them, the country could get the profits of the competition, and these aristocratic families could also get a share of it.
Moreover, he didn't need to worry about the things that came with the project.
For example, manpower, money, and food.
Great Xia would provide a portion of these, while the aristocratic families would be responsible for the majority.
It sounded very tempting.
However, in reality, the profits they received in the end were not as great as they had imagined.
At most, it would be similar to the taxes before the law was changed.
However, these family heads were thinking the wrong thing and did not notice the loophole in Xia Ji's words.
Moreover, although it was for the country.
However, plans were not always made.
"In that case, thank you, Your Majesty.”The few of them left the hall excitedly.
Instead, he went to find the Minister of Works, Wang Anshi, to ask for some details.
Regarding these details.
Xia Ji had already discussed this with Wang Anshi.
There would not be any loopholes at all.
At this point.
The problem of these aristocratic families had finally come to an end.
Xia Ji began to sort out the power in his hands.
After this court meeting.
The Great Xia Imperial Court was under Xia Ji's initial control.
Moreover, this control would deepen with the officials.
Next.
What he needed to do was to deal with all the messy government affairs left behind by the previous emperor.
With Cao Changqing's help, Xia Ji didn't need to worry too much about these things.
"Everything is finally getting better."
Xia Ji said lightly with a smile on his face.
He called Cao Changqing over and began to rearrange the officials in the court.
In a few days, they would be able to change their positions.
Xia Ji did not intend to move.
They were still quite obedient now.
Moreover, they could also stabilize the court.
Very quickly.
Several days passed.
The administrative affairs accumulated by the previous emperor had almost been dealt with.
A large number of people were mobilized and began to rush toward the disaster relief area.
If this disaster relief went smoothly, Xia Ji would be able to obtain a large amount of national fate.
The fate of a country was the fate of a country.
It was not something illusory, but was closely related to human luck.
In other words, it was because of the large amount of human fate that the national fate was born.
However…
Would the seven vassal kings watch Great Xia successfully overcome all these natural and man-made disasters?
You know, these people have been eyeing you for a long time.
"The Imperial City is really lively today.”
Just as Xia Ji was deep in thought, Wu Zhao's voice rang in his ears.
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