After hearing Ying Zheng's question, all the officials in the court fell silent.
They had indeed seen Ying Ziyun's answer before, although their gazes were all focused on Ying Ziyun's calligraphy attainments.
However, he remembered Ying Ziyun's answer very clearly.
Because Ying Ziyun's answer highlighted two words: Arrogant!
The matter of money and food had troubled Great Qin for countless years, and everyone was in a terrible state.
Years of war, the construction of the Great Wall, Epang Palace, and the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor had consumed a lot of resources.
How many years has it been? Great Qin's treasury had always been spending more than it received.
It had even reached the point where they had to stop paying the army and the salaries of the ministers from time to time.
The Meng family's army was the most affected. They were guarding the northern side of Great Qin, but they had not received any pay from the Imperial Court for half a year.
Even though their pay had been cut off, the morale of this army was still high and their killing intent was awe-inspiring.
This was the bloodlust that was carved into the bones of the old Qin people!
He was really relying on his willpower to grit his teeth and hold on!
No pay, no fear!
He wasn't afraid of dying at the border!
They could not allow foreign barbarians to take even half a step into Great Qin's territory!
In short, Great Qin lacked money and food!
Such a difficult question was like a piece of cake for Ying Ziyun.
Ying Ziyun pondered for a moment and did not answer. Instead, he asked.
"Imperial Father, I wonder what the source of the treasury's money is.”
Ying Zheng answered without hesitation.
"The source is land rent, population tax, and miscellaneous taxes.”
Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment, afraid that he would not be able to tell the whole story, so he spoke directly to the internal officials who were working on the grain.
"You should know the sources of income for the national treasury.”
"Yes!"
An old official took a step out after receiving the order.
"Your Majesty, land rent, taxes, and miscellaneous taxes are indeed the main sources of income for Great Qin's treasury.”
"The so-called land rent is also a household tax, which is collected by the household as a unit.”
"As for the oral tax, it is a tax based on the population.”
"The money collected from the household tax and the oral tax will be returned to the national treasury.”
"The final miscellaneous taxes are collected by the local governments according to the actual situation.”
"The money collected from miscellaneous taxes doesn't have to be handed over to the national treasury. It can satisfy the daily needs of local officials and reduce the burden on the court to a certain extent.
The internal official explained everything in detail.
After Ying Ziyun heard this, he still didn't say a solution and continued to ask.
"In other words, miscellaneous taxes and oral taxes are the main sources of the national treasury.”
"In comparison, which tax is more important?”
The official continued,"The oral tax is more important. It accounts for 70% of the national treasury's tax revenue."”
Ying Ziyun nodded slightly.
"I understand. You may leave!"
However, Ying Ziyun's casual action stunned all the officials in the court.
Where was this place?
This was Zhangtai Palace! It was the place where all the officials attended the morning court!
It was the hall where the First Emperor was questioning the government!
The First Emperor is still sitting on his throne, and you, a prince, are commanding the important officials of the court with a wave of your hand?
Did he really come and go at will?
This was absolutely disrespectful!
The Ancestral Dragon had a reverse scale, and anyone who touched it would die!
All the officials could already imagine Ying Zheng's thunderous rage!
But when they turned their eyes to Ying Zheng, they realized that they were overthinking.
Ying Zheng's expression was not displeased at all, but even showed a hint of admiration!
"Yun 'er, you understand the situation. What solution do you have?”
Ying Zheng was still looking forward to it.
Ying Ziyun's behavior just now was indeed disrespectful, but not only did Ying Zheng not get angry, he even felt gratified.
In a trance, he saw his own shadow in Ying Ziyun!
If he became the Crown Prince, he would be Great Qin's future King!
One had to have the courage and courage to break the rules. It was a great taboo for a ruler to think about the head and tail and not move forward!
Therefore, Ying Zheng did not feel disgusted by Ying Ziyun's behavior just now, but only admired it.
"Imperial Father, if I may be so bold as to ask, who is the main target of Great Qin's taxes?”
This time, the officials were puzzled. It had already come to this, yet you, Ying Ziyun, were still keeping them in suspense. Why didn't you directly say the method?
In fact, even Ying Zheng was running out of patience.
"Of course it's the commoners.”
"They have to pay household taxes and also pay oral taxes!”
Everyone could see the change in Ying Zheng's expression, but Ying Ziyun did not care at all.
"Then Imperial Father, your son will ask again, who is the richest in Great Qin?”
"It must be the aristocrats, the nobles!" Ying Zheng replied casually.”
But when Ying Zheng said those words, he suddenly realized something and was stunned!
At this moment, Ying Ziyun continued.
"That's right, Father. Those aristocrats and gentry easily hold thousands or even tens of thousands of mu of fertile land, but when they pay the household tax, they are the same as the commoners and only pay a hundred mu!”
"The Great Qin Imperial Court doesn't levy taxes on these aristocrats and nobles. Instead, we squeeze the hard-earned money out of the people's hands. What kind of logic is this?”
"They turned a blind eye to the mountains of gold and silver and kept staring at the money in the farmers 'pockets. No wonder Great Qin's treasury is empty!”
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