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    Coming out of the palace, Liu Mingqi let out a long breath.

    The starry sky in the sky is dotted with stars and looks particularly beautiful.

    It¡¯s really difficult to be born in this feudal era!

    It is difficult for ordinary people and emperors alike.

    ¡°Well, it¡¯s equally difficult even for those clans and nobles who were designed by him.

    They must always be on guard against being ripped off.

    Of course, this is not Liu Mingqi¡¯s own original creation.

    The person who did this most proficiently in history was the old man Shiquan.

    Qianlong often called on everyone to make "voluntary donations", and every time the businessmen responded "positively", even shouting "long live the emperor's father" even after losing their entire family.

    And the princes, county princes and other clans of Qianlong's dynasty also paid a lot of filial piety to Qianlong.

    For example, according to historical records, a prince once directly contributed treasures worth more than five hundred thousand taels of silver.

    If those clan nobles want to get privileges, the best way is to donate money and give things to Qianlong.

    So this is why the Qianlong Dynasty seemed to be particularly wealthy and prosperous.

    But it also planted the seeds of great disaster, which led to the fact that although the Emperor Jiaqing was a very good emperor, he could only barely support this dilapidated country.

    After all, Qianlong was more profligate than his grandfather Kangxi, but Jiaqing, a moral gentleman, could not compare to his own grandfather Yongzheng who turned the tide in times of crisis.

    Therefore, many historians said that the Qing Dynasty actually fell under Qianlong. Liu Mingqi thinks this is absolutely true.

    Now it¡¯s Liu Mingqi¡¯s turn. Of course, he only learned from Qianlong¡¯s method, rather than copying it completely.

    For example, it is definitely impossible for Liu Mingqi to reach out to businessmen.

    Once businessmen develop a sense of distrust in the imperial court, the blow to the entire business will be very heavy, which is not conducive to the emergence of a more dynamic economy, and there will be no innate conditions for the germination of the industrial revolution.

    He could only reach out to the clan and nobles.

    Unlike the Qing Dynasty, the clan and nobles of Dakang are really a bit pitiful. They cannot participate in government affairs, let alone bully others. At most, they only have some commercial convenience.

    ¡°It¡¯s such a miserable situation, it¡¯s really unkind for Liu Mingqi to still want to make money from them.

    But if you compare their misery with the misery of ordinary people who live in poverty, have their wives and children separated, or even exchange their children for food, not only will Liu Mingqi not be embarrassed at all, but even a good man like Emperor Jinghe will not feel guilty.

    No matter how miserable the clan and nobles are, they can still receive salaries from the court, enter the palace to receive rewards from the Queen Mother, and do some business with ultra-low commercial taxes.

    This is much better than the poor who can¡¯t even find wild vegetables to eat.

    Of course, Liu Mingqi also had another purpose that was impossible to tell to the emperor's uncle.

    He wanted to further reduce the influence of the Dakang clan and nobles on business.

    Once they want to get more and better titles for their sons or daughters, they will inevitably consume a lot of their accumulated business wealth.

    On the surface, increasing the salaries of these people will increase the burden on the court, but in fact, these salaries are bought by others.

    Moreover, when they consume their business accumulation time and time again, their business capital is not enough.

    Can doing business with 10,000 taels and doing business with 100,000 taels be the same?

    When you have accumulated one hundred thousand taels, you will want to buy titles for your children.

    Once the capital of the clan and nobles is reduced, their influence on business will be very small, so their low tax rates will not be able to crush those serious businessmen.

    In other words, Liu Mingqi wants to offset their privileges from this aspect.

    As long as the capital is strong enough, the privilege of low tax rate is terrible. You only need to look at how the foreign companies that came to do business in our country in the early days of reform and opening up squeezed out domestic enterprises.

    In a mature business society, the fewer privileges, the better.

    Although Dakang spent a lot on supporting the clan and nobles, he had already recovered it by selling these titles.

    In addition, merchants continue to develop business, and the taxes received from them are definitely greater than those given to the clan and nobles.

    It¡¯s like killing three birds with one stone.

    Therefore, Liu Mingqi must do this.

    Not for others, but for yourselfThe key to King Su.

    Who wants the stability of the country most?

    Of course the emperor comes first.

    But the second one is definitely the clan, because they rely on the great prosperity for their livelihood. Once the great prosperity is over, they are also over.

    King Su frowned: "Is the snow disaster serious?"

    Zhong Chang on the side replied: "It's much more serious than we thought. The information just came this morning, two passages leading to Sichuan have been completely covered by heavy snow. There is really no way to predict the situation there."

    "Look, your highness, the emperor's idea this time can bring at least more than 10 million taels of income to the court. This income is just like what was received from the temple and Taoist temple before. It can be used as life-saving money." Ma Haoqiu  He said, "With such an amount of income, we will have a fixed income starting next year. You should know how important this is for a country that suffers disasters every year."

    Among the four prime ministers, the three deputy prime ministers all spoke, and King Su looked at the eldest and steady prime minister Cao Yi.

    Cao Yi nodded slowly: "Your Highness, I think all my colleagues are right. We must solve the real problems first, and we can only talk about future problems slowly. There is no way, but there must be trade-offs."

    King Su was silent for a moment and said: "If the price is too low, it won't work, but if the price is too high, will you be scared off?"

    Seeing him change his mind, Emperor Jinghe was overjoyed: "Prince Su, please don't worry. I came to you today just to discuss the price. I pointed to a higher price. If I don't have money, I want to inherit a high title. This is not a dream."  Really? If it¡¯s so easy to get, wouldn¡¯t it mean that our Dakang title is no longer worthy of its title?¡±

    Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Zhang Xiang responded with a flattery: "Your Majesty's idea is really great! Not only does it not harm the interests of ordinary people, but it can also benefit millions of people affected by the disaster.  Even those clans and nobles who spent money to buy titles will also be grateful for His Majesty's grace.

    Counting it down, no party is dissatisfied at all!  This is so admirable for Wei Chen!  Our emperor is wise and gifted by heaven, and he is often able to turn the tide and save the people from danger. He is truly worthy of being a saintly king respected by all!  "

    Even Nangong Ji shuddered after hearing Zhang Xiang's flattery, but Emperor Jinghe smiled broadly, "Tao Shan, what you said is a bit exaggerated. This method is not the best, at least it's a bit contrary.  The decree of the ancestors.¡±

    "It's not that they won't be demoted and inherited, it's just an opportunity for them to pause for a generation." Feng Yuqiang also said at this time: "In short, your emperor's method is the best so far. Otherwise, where will we find it?  Several million, or even tens of millions of taels of silver?"

    Feng Yuqiang never flatters anyone, and what he says is what he thinks.

    King Su on the side had no choice but to agree with the emperor's idea, no matter how much he thought about it.

    As for violating the laws of our ancestors, there is no need to weigh it against the lives and deaths of tens of millions of people.

    Cao Yi was the head of the ministers. When he saw this, he suggested: "Okay, now that the idea has come out and everyone agrees, let's discuss the price."

    The ministers nodded one after another.

    Seeing them seriously starting to calculate the price, Emperor Jing He felt satisfied, but suddenly felt a little worried.

    ¡°Everyone thinks that they can get millions or even tens of millions of taels of silver, but what if those guys don¡¯t buy it?

    Don¡¯t buy it all.

    There are so many people who are crying for food. If the money and food are not in place, I don¡¯t know how many troubles will happen!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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