"This…"
Ying Ziyun's words stumped Ying Zheng!
For so many years, Ying Zheng had spent all his energy on foreign wars and the development of the army.
As for domestic matters such as taxation, he basically arranged for the ministers in the court to do it, and he did not know much about it.
Ying Ziyun's words just now had allowed Ying Zheng to discover the problem of Great Qin.
The nobles and landowners had the majority of Great Qin's wealth.
However, when Great Qin's Imperial Court faced them, they actually allowed them to pay the same amount of taxes as the commoners. This was absolutely unreasonable!
In some places, the government was secretly colluding with the nobles and the landowners, and there was no such thing as paying taxes.
However, after so many years of war, construction, and tax increases, Great Qin's residents had been completely emptied.
The lives of the commoners became more and more miserable, but the nobles and landlords were not affected at all. They even became richer and richer.
Therefore, Ying Zheng asked.
"Are you saying that I should increase taxes on those nobles and landowners?”
Ying Zheng slightly frowned because he could tell that it was not that Great Qin did not have money.
Instead, they had been focusing on the poor people and had given up on the nobles and landlords.
Ying Ziyun nodded and replied.
"That's right, Imperial Father, Great Qin's tax policy has to be changed!”
"If this continues, the people will be oppressed to the extreme. The people will be filled with resentment and will rebel.”
"Moreover, if we maintain the current situation, Great Qin's treasury will not be able to take a single cent from the commoners. The commoners will not have any money left.”
Ying Ziyun was right. On the surface, the Great Qin Empire looked extremely huge, but there were too many unstable factors within.
It was just a spark away from igniting Great Qin's foundation and then burning it down!
Once the people raised the flag, the various regions of the world would respond, and Great Qin would be in danger!
However, Ying Ziyun's suggestion was quickly rejected.
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely inappropriate to change the tax policy.”
"Firstly, the ancestral system cannot be changed at will, especially when it concerns the country's major policies!”
"Secondly, the Nobles and Landlords have great influence and can be said to be Great Qin's foundation.”
" Such a reform is equivalent to letting them bleed. It is inevitable that some people will resist. The resistance of these nobles and landlords is more dangerous than the resistance of the peasants!”
At this moment, Chunyu Yue stood up.
After losing a million gold to Ying Ziyun, he was already in a bad mood. But when he suddenly heard that Ying Zheng was going to attack the nobles, he became even more anxious.
Because he was a noble!
Moreover, among the disciples of the scholarly faction, all of them were landowners, nobles, or despotic gentry. In short, there were almost no poor farmers!
Thus, if the tax system was really changed, the impact on the scholarly faction would be unimaginable!
Seeing that Chunyu Yue had spoken, the other officials in the court all chimed in.
"Your Majesty, that's true. The strength and influence of those nobles cannot be ignored. The current situation is already unstable. If we force them into a dead end, the country will be in turmoil!”
"That's right, even though there are many nobles and landowners in the world, they are all loyal to Great Qin. We can't find a reason to drain their blood just because the treasury is empty!”
"That's right, Your Majesty. In my opinion, this matter is definitely open to discussion. Moreover, even if we really want to implement it, it has to be postponed until after we take down the Xiongnu and the Bai Yue!”
"The national treasury is empty, and when the frontlines need money and food, many of these wealthy merchants and nobles will take the initiative to fork out money and food. If the Great Qin Imperial Court reforms taxes at this time, won't it chill their hearts?”
"Yes, Your Majesty, Madam Ba Qing is also considered wealthy. Every year, she takes the initiative to provide money and food to the Meng family army in the north!”
"There was even Wu Shiluo. When the national treasury was empty, the imperial court bought things from him at half price!”
"The loyalty of these wealthy merchants and nobles to Great Qin is simply too much. His Majesty really shouldn't have treated them like this!”
"Your Majesty, I agree!"
"I also agree!"
……
Seeing the reactions of the officials below him were so strong, even Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment.
Because what the officials said was true.
Great Qin's treasury was empty, and it had been like this for the past few years.
However, the reason why it could be maintained until now was indeed due to the full support of those landowners and wealthy businessmen.
It could be said that Great Qin being able to survive until now was all thanks to them!
Changing the taxes at this time and attacking these people really did not seem to make sense.
"Alright, that's all for today's court session.”
"Right, Madam Ba and the Ninth Prince are waiting here. The rest of you can leave!”
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