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Qianqing Palace in Beijing.
"Your Majesty~"
¡°They just don¡¯t want to pay taxes, so why are they so angry?¡±
Queen Zhang came to Emperor Hongzhi with a cup of ginseng tea and said softly.
Her two younger brothers have been imprisoned by Emperor Hongzhi for several days. As a sister, she was also very distressed and pleaded with Emperor Hongzhi many times.
¡°If I just didn¡¯t want to pay taxes, I wouldn¡¯t be so angry~¡±
"Did you know that they ordered their men to kill more than a dozen court officials? They were so lawless and daring. This is all the result of your indifference."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Queen Zhang and said.
"I know that they did go too far this time, but they are still young and ignorant. Just teach them a lesson and they will know they are wrong."
Queen Zhang nodded and said.
"Is it okay to just know that you are wrong?"
"If it weren't for your sake, they would be beheading them. I would just imprison them for a few days. This is already a very, very light punishment."
Emperor Hongzhi sighed, there was nothing he could do.
Because of this incident, both the government and the public have no idea how many officials have impeached the Zhang brothers. They have always offended a lot of people, and there are not even many people who can say a good word to them.
"I know~"
"But I have also heard that the people from the tax office have sealed off their shipyards, cement plants, etc. If this continues, there will be no way to continue this business."
Queen Zhang was also helpless. She had pleaded with Emperor Hongzhi many times, but Emperor Hongzhi still did not let go. Obviously, he would not give up unless he was punished properly.
Thinking about it, who asked them to beat the imperial officials to death? In the past, they were ordinary people who bullied men and women, and everyone could just turn a blind eye.
It was different to kill the imperial officials this time, not to mention that this time it was Liu Jin who was leading the taxation work.
Liu Jin is not that easy to mess with.
Even if Queen Zhang is very partial to her Didi, she will not say anything wrong about Liu Jin.
Emperor Hongzhi now has endless money, can take back military power, and can make everyone in the government and the public obedient, all of this is because of Liu Jin.
His Royal Highness also has a lot of money. It can be said that his family owes Liu Jin a lot. The properties Liu Jin bought with them are worth tens of millions of taels of silver every year.
This is all real money.
She, Queen Zhang, can distinguish right from wrong, and she is also a person who knows good from bad.
"You ask them to pay the taxes, and I will issue an order to lift the lockdown."
¡°From now on, I will pay my taxes honestly and be a good person~¡±
"The two brothers earn millions of taels of silver a year, and they don't even want to pay any taxes. I and the prince's properties have all been taxed."
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and said.
"Yes, I will let them pay taxes now~"
When Queen Zhang heard this, she immediately laughed happily.
"It doesn't matter how many days I'm locked up. Anyway, I won't starve to death, nor will I freeze to death. In this palace, I don't have to worry about food and clothing. With her here, nothing will happen."
But the business under his command cannot be stopped. It won¡¯t matter if it stops for a day or two. If it stops for a long time, it will be over.
Watching Queen Zhang leave, Emperor Hongzhi shook his head slightly.
"It's just that the Zhang brothers have always been too arrogant. Otherwise, they would be so arrogant and domineering that even the court officials would dare to kill them. If it were anyone else, they would have to peel off their skin.
"Your Majesty, the Cabinet Minister, the British Duke and others are here."
At this time, Xiao Jing came over and whispered.
"Let them come in~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly.
Soon, cabinet ministers Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang, Hubu Shangshu Ji Zhong, Libu Shangshu Wang Hao, British Duke Zhang Mao and Liu Jin also came in to participate in the daily small court meeting.
"Let's all sit down~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly when he saw everyone coming in.
"Thank you, Your Majesty~"
Everyone sat down in front of Emperor Hongzhi.
"Your Majesty, there are many memorials across the country impeaching tax bureaus in various places, saying that tax agents are brutal and brutal, act wantonly, have no law, and arrest people at will."
After chatting casually and politely, Xie Qian also took out a memorial and said respectfully.
&Is the tax bill too much?
"Your Majesty, gentlemen~"
"The Ministry of Accounts did receive the tax money escorted from Tianjin yesterday. The total amount is indeed more than three million taels of silver."
At this time, the Minister of Revenue, Ji Zhong, stood up and said.
"How come there is so much tax money?"
Emperor Hongzhi shook his head in disbelief. This tax money was too much. This was just for Tianjin. If the entire Ming Dynasty were counted, there would probably be millions of taels of silver this month.
"Your Majesty, gentlemen~"
¡°There¡¯s actually nothing strange about this.¡±
"Tianjin is an important town in the north of the Ming Dynasty and the largest port in the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, there are countless factories, workshops, commercial banks, etc. in Tianjin. The three million taels of tax collected this month is not a lot."
¡°Everyone thinks it¡¯s low, mainly because the court couldn¡¯t collect tax money at all in the past, so they think the number is huge. Now they are serious about collecting taxes.¡±
"Those who evaded taxes and refused to pay taxes in the past are now nowhere to be found, and the amount of tax money will naturally increase all of a sudden."
Liu Jin smiled and explained.
In the past, the imperial court could not collect taxes at all. Governments in various places basically did not collect taxes, because collecting taxes was of no benefit and had a bad reputation. If businessmen did not pay taxes, that would not be called tax evasion, that is, they would not pay taxes. If no one asks you to collect taxes, will you take the initiative to pay taxes? The only tax that can be collected is the salt tax. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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