Waste prince: Why do you force me to be emperor?

Royal Palace.

In Tianxia Palace.

Emperor Xia sat on the dragon chair, and after all the ministers kowtowed, they began to discuss matters.

This is the central place of the Great Xia Dynasty. Under the dragon chair, the people standing are all important ministers of the Great Xia Dynasty, and they are all people who can determine the direction of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Emperor Xia's eyes swept away: "My dear friends, what are you going to do today?"

Before the words were finished, the Minister of the Household Department came out with a sad face and said: "Your Majesty, please resign!"

Emperor Xia was taken aback: "Why?"

The Minister of the Household Department knelt down with a face full of headaches and said, "Natural disasters have continued this year. There are many tax and silver arrears in various places, and a lot of things that cannot be paid. As a result, the national treasury is now empty, and the military salary and salary are almost unable to be paid!"

"What's more urgent is that the money to compensate the Heavenly Wolf Empire has not yet been settled. I have little talent and knowledge and cannot share your worries. I would like to resign from the post of Minister of the Household Department. I beg Your Majesty to approve!"

Now, the emptiness of the treasury is a well-known thing!

Now, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs is the same as the position of Minister of the Ministry of War at the beginning. It is a hot potato.

Emperor Xia was noncommittal, and asked with a deep expression: "Prime Minister Zuo, if there is no money in the treasury, the world will be in chaos!"

"What do you say?"

Zuo Prime Minister Sima Jian came out and said, "Your Majesty, [-]% of the tax revenue in the national treasury comes from land tax, [-]% comes from business tax, and [-]% comes from others."

"In recent years, due to the annexation of land by tyrants, aristocratic families, and powerful families, the amount of land has been concealed, and the number of talents handed over to the national treasury has been decreasing year by year. This has led to the emptiness of the national treasury and the inability to make ends meet!"

"The veteran believes that the imperial court should re-measure the land of the powerful, aristocratic families, and powerful families, and increase the land tax for those with more than ten acres of land per capita to relieve the pressure on the national treasury."

Emperor Xia nodded, what did he just want to say?

suddenly.

Cao Wei, the prime minister on the right, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's impossible!"

Emperor Xia frowned slightly: "What good strategy does Cao Aiqing have?"

In fact, Cao Wei didn't come up with a good solution!

However, as long as it is the method proposed by Prime Minister Zuo Sima Jian, he must oppose it!

Cao Wei thought for a while and said: "When the country was first founded, the imperial court had the support of powerful people, aristocratic families, and powerful families from all over the country, so that it can smoothly pass through the transition period of power!"

"Back then, the imperial court also promised to treat them kindly!"

"This year's catastrophe, it will be difficult for them to support their own people. If heavy taxes are imposed on them again, it will inevitably be said that the court is ungrateful and ungrateful, and it will inevitably make them alienated from morality. Therefore, I think it is not advisable!"

Emperor Xia sighed softly, as if he was a bit afraid: "Then what should Cao Aiqing say?"

Cao Wei's eyes brightened: "Your Majesty, I think that taxes can be increased. For example, we can increase the birth tax. If you give birth to a child, you will pay a birth tax of one or two taels of silver. When you marry a wife, you will be charged a wedding tax."

"If you die, you will receive a coffin tax, you will receive a wood planting tax for planting trees, you will receive a pig tax for raising pigs, and you will receive a cattle tax for raising cattle, etc. In this way, there is no difference between common people, powerful people, noble families, and powerful families, and everyone has nothing to say. .”

"In this way, the national treasury will be filled!"

As soon as Cao Wei said this, the eyes of all the ministers in the hall brightened...it sounds good!

Most of those who can stand here are powerful, aristocratic families, and powerful people, and they are all the spokespersons of the nobility.

Naturally, it would be uncomfortable if taxes were only levied on the powerful, aristocratic families, and powerful families, that is, on them.

Now, regardless of whether the rich or the poor are taxed together, they will be much more comfortable!

Moreover, these new taxes are just a drop in the bucket for them, it doesn't matter!

As for whether the lowest level of civilians can bear it?

Can they have a choice?

The Sima family is the biggest clan in Great Xia. When Cao Wei said this, although he disagreed, he did not object!

If he objected, he would oppose his own family and provoke the world's powerful, aristocratic families, and powerful families!

Seeing that Cao Wei was safeguarding his own interests, a large number of important ministers agreed: "Second ministers!"

at this time.

Only Taiwei Li Jian and a group of censors in red official robes did not move.

Emperor Xia looked at Li Jian with a gloomy face, his eyes filled with curiosity: "What do Li Taiwei think of Prime Minister Cao's proposal?"

Li Jian came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think it's very inappropriate!"

There was a gleam in Emperor Xia's eyes, and he was interested!

Didn't Li Jian and Cao Wei wear the same trousers?

OK?

Li Jian said seriously: "This year, there have been many natural disasters. Snowstorms, floods, and droughts have caused no grain harvest in some areas of Daxia, and reduced grain production in most areas. refugee."

"If taxes are added, those civilian families who can barely hold on will surely collapse, and there will be more and more refugees in this world."

"In the end, those refugees who can't survive will riot!"

"By that time, all living beings will be ruined, and Great Xia will be in chaos!"

"Therefore, I believe that instead of increasing taxes for ordinary families, taxes should be reduced so that ordinary families can survive this year of natural disaster!"

The new crown prince Xia Yu and the right prime minister Cao Wei are a little confused!

Isn't Li Taiwei one of his own?

Why openly sing the opposite in the court?

Is this also the doubt of many ministers?

A gleam of splendor flashed deep in Li Jian's eyes.

It's time to raise the flag for the prince!

It's time to formally form the Huangzhou team in the imperial court!

"Your Majesty, when I was in the barren state, the Ninth Prince once said something, and I thought it made sense!"

Emperor Xia became more interested: "What did Xiao Jiu say?"

Li Jian said seriously: "He said, if the imperial court is regarded as a big ship, the captain at the helm is His Majesty, who determines the direction of the ship and also determines where the ship will go?"

Emperor Xia nodded.

This analogy is apt.

"And the people of the Li people are water, which determines whether there are waves?"

"If there are no waves, the boat can travel fast and far!"

"If there are small waves, the boat can only travel slowly and get close!"

"If there is a violent wave, it will capsize the boat!"

"The Ninth Prince said that water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. The king is the lightest thing, but the people are the most important. Therefore, treat the people of the world kindly!"

Li Jian's words had light in his eyes, and the echo lingered, which surprised all the officials!

Emperor Xia murmured: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!"

"Xiao Jiu is right!"

"but......"

Emperor Xia sneered and said, "Prime Minister Cao thinks that taxing the powerful, aristocratic families, and powerful families will make them alienate us from me.

"Li Taiwei believes that if more taxes are imposed on ordinary families, the world will be in chaos!"

"What the two lovers said makes sense!"

"So, no matter who is taxed, it is the court's fault!"

"Then tell me, who should the court collect taxes from?"

"You tell me, how can the treasury be filled?"

"Tell me, where can I get money to compensate the Heavenly Wolf Empire?"

"Who can tell me how to make money?"

"What do you say?"

"Pfft..."

The king was so angry that all the officials in Tianxia Palace knelt down in fright: "Your Majesty calm down, I will die!"

Emperor Xia was furious: "Tell me?"

"What else can you do but die?"

"You tell me, what is the correct way for the court to do?"

All the ministers are speechless!

suddenly.

Xia Tian's eyes full of wisdom appeared in Li Jian's mind!

Perhaps, only the prince can do this kind of thing well!

At this time.

Emperor Xia cast his eyes on Xia Yu: "Prince, you are the future prince of the Great Xia, do you have a way to solve the emptiness of the treasury?"

The new prince Xia Yu was taken aback!

Why ask him?

Things that can't be solved even by court council... What good solution can he have?

But, if he can't answer, the prince's image will plummet, right?

How to do?

At this moment, Xia Yu's eyes flashed brightly, and he raised his head and said, "Father, it was the humiliating treaty negotiated between the Nine Emperor Brothers and the Sirians. My son thinks that this matter should be made by the Nine Emperor Brothers!"

"The disaster was caused by him, and it should be resolved by him!"

"What should I ask him?"

Emperor Xia: "..."