Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 36
Naturally, the imperial censor would not have guessed that Zhao Dezhao's [-]% deed tax rate was based entirely on reference to later generations. It had been verified in that era and was confirmed to be reliable and feasible.

But the censor reacted very quickly. He immediately turned his gun and fired from another angle, and began to accuse the deed tax of being useless:
"Only take one out of a hundred, which is low enough, but how much tax can you get by collecting taxes like this? The court has spent such a large amount of money, and the income is only a small amount! Your Highness's so-called deed tax is actually just a sensationalist, and it is useless! "

Seeing that this guy had to bring a meal of "ginseng cock" every time he opened his mouth, Zhao Dezhao didn't want to bear it anymore, so he took the opportunity to retaliate unceremoniously:

"Although the deed tax is very small for each transaction, the total amount of hundreds of thousands of merchants in various provinces and provinces and nearly one million large transactions per year must be quite a lot!"

"Gather sand to form a tower, gather armpits to form a fur, and gather streams to form a vast ocean! Fortunately, you are also a scholar, don't you even understand such a simple and simple truth? You are so ignorant, so stupid and stupid, how can you stand in front of the court?" Your Majesty, before the Son of Heaven? How can you accuse me of being a sophistry and grandstanding?!"

Zhao Dezhao's counterattack was extremely violent, like a machine gun with a rate of fire of [-] per second. One shot after another made the censor's eyes turn white and he gasped.

"Gudong!" The censor held his breath in his chest, but he didn't slow down, and fell to the ground on the spot. Fortunately, a colleague helped him to sit up immediately, and hurriedly patted his back.

Zhao Dezhao didn't care about the life and death of this cheap-mouthed censor, he turned sideways to face the officials in the palace, his eyes slowly swept across the audience, and he raised his voice:
"According to my preliminary estimates, if the deed tax law is implemented in all provinces and prefectures in the world, it can increase the annual revenue of the imperial court by at least 500 million guan, and Kaifeng alone will never be less than 100 million guan every year! "

As soon as these words came out, there was a "buzz" in the hall, and almost half of the courtiers could no longer calm down.

This is 500 million guan!

You know, in order to increase the imperial court’s income by a mere 100 million guan, the ministers of the two factions quarreled over the issue of whether to levy a small amount of summer tax, but now the Tianshui County King publicly declared that he could increase the imperial court’s annual income by more than 500 million guan. At least!

During the process of Zhao Dezhao overthrowing several censors who relied on lip service alone, the courtiers had gradually learned the details of the deed tax, and gradually realized that this matter was completely feasible.

At this moment, no one thinks that the exaggerated number of "500 million guan" is Zhao Dezhao's nonsense.

Because this is above the imperial court, if the Tianshui County King is not fully sure, he must not dare to openly set a benchmark on such an occasion!
To be able to increase the income by 500 million guan is a huge benefit for the imperial court!

With this large amount of extra income, many thorny problems currently facing the court will be easily solved!

The ministers of the Ministry of War can ask the frontier army to build more fortresses so that they can get a good night's sleep; the officials of the Ministry of Industry can refresh themselves by building the Yellow River water conservancy project and make the dams stronger; Officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs who are in charge of budgetary expenditures don’t have to always look bitter when they are making calculations.

What's more, maybe the ministers themselves can get a little salary increase, right?

All of a sudden, all the courtiers in the hall were all smiling, except Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi and his hardcore henchmen.

"Among you, is there any one who thinks that the king's deed tax plan is not done properly, please stand up and enlighten me!"

Zhao Dezhao looked around the audience, his eyes slowly swept across the faces of the courtiers, and asked in a deep voice.

No one dared to answer.

Zhao Dezhao paused for a while, and asked twice in succession.

Still the whole room is silent, no one dares to stand out and stab himself, to bring shame on himself.

Well, that's it.

Zhao Dezhao couldn't help snapping his fingers, with a smug smile on his face.

He turned to face the throne, and was about to say a few words to the emperor's father, and to settle the matter while no one objected.

But an old and loud voice suddenly sounded from behind, rushing ahead of him:

"Your Majesty, I have a book to play!"

Zhao Dezhao didn't need to look back, just by hearing the voice, he could tell that this was Yu Bai, a veteran of the two dynasties, minister of the Ministry of Rites, and great scholar of the great dynasty.
The emperor's father still did not allow him to retire, as if he wanted to confess him and put him in the relatively leisurely Ministry of Rites as a sign.

"Mr. Yu, please speak." Zhao Kuangyin's attitude was amiable, and his address was also very respectful.

"The veteran thinks that the king of Tianshui County is dangerous and his moral conduct is not right. He is a noble man, and he does not think of the righteous way of benevolence and love for the people. Instead, he advocates evil tricks in order to carve out the common people and think of his own achievements!"

Although Yu Bai is old, his voice is not small, his voice is like a torrent echoing in the hall, piercing into everyone's ears:

"The old minister is planning for the community and for the king of Tianshui County. I implore the holy majesty to cut down his king's title and make him retreat and think about his mistakes!"

It can be said that Zhao Dezhao's "ginseng rooster" is very harsh.

The previous sentence of accusation means that this person's disposition is crooked, and his moral character is also crooked, which is equivalent to negating Zhao Dezhao from the root.

The latter sentence roughly means that your son does not go on the right path, he likes to engage in crooked ways in order to exploit the people better, and he has the face to regard this matter as his own merit!

As soon as Yu Bai's words fell, the hall was silent, and even the sound of a needle being dropped could be heard. Everyone looked at each other, and even Zhao Guangyi was stunned. He didn't expect that the old man would be so violent when he spoke. The firepower is stronger than all the officials and thugs under him combined!
Zhao Dezhao himself opened his mouth wide in surprise, and it seemed that he could stuff two eggs into it.

Immediately afterwards, there was a surge of resentment and anger in his heart:

"You old man doesn't talk about martial arts, you sneak attack on me, a young man! You don't dare to argue with me directly, you directly pressure and sue my father, and you don't talk about right and wrong, just use the moral hat to pressure me, and get angry He even said it was for my own good—is that good? This is not good!"

Zhao Dezhao hated this guy in his previous life. If you presented facts and reason with him, he would talk about morality and standpoint with you; If there are any advantages or disadvantages, he will say that your intentions are not righteous, and your motives are not pure... With this set of words, this person can remain invincible forever!

"Mr. Yu, you don't have to worry too much when you're old. Let's go back and rest first."

Zhao Kuangyin said in a harmonious voice with a sullen face, he was holding his breath just like Zhao Dezhao: "You scolded my son in public for being crooked everywhere, isn't that slapping me as a father?"

(End of this chapter)