Chapter 1491 Scam
Huang Shangshu from the Ministry of Revenue was very happy.
Since the Fountain of Immortality was sold, the court has seen money.
When the big guy went to court, he was much less angry, and he started shouting about brother and other things.
The fighting has also eased a lot.
Carloads of snow-white silver were being pulled toward the palace.
Then it is distributed to the Ministry of Finance for use in the form of internal funds.
I'm glad I met a wise queen mother who didn't keep the money in her hands.
There is such a stingy master who is reluctant to pay to work for the army. As a result, the money is taken away by the rebels and the people are killed.
He really didn’t know how much money the landlords and wealthy people had before.
His family purchased some land, but not much. After all, the Huang family only became prosperous after he passed the Jinshi examination.
Since this year, the Queen Mother has made 30 million silver from her own money.
For the first time, the border troops made up their military pay and had enough to eat.
For this reason, he specifically requested the Queen Mother to issue an order to send people to patrol the border to monitor the actual amount.
Civil officials all know that Bian Jiang is taking advantage of his free wages.
The reason why we didn't check before was because the salaries given out were not enough. For ten thousand people, the money given was only enough to feed three thousand people.
What can be done?
The general had to use 2,000 people to pretend to be 10,000 people, leaving a thousand vacant positions to support his family.
It is written in the book that there are 10,000 places, but in fact there are only 2,000 soldiers and horses in the camp.
This kind of combat effectiveness can be imagined.
Now that all the money has been distributed, the quota of 10,000 people must be 7,000, right?
Battles that were not fought before can be fought now.
The Thousand Oaks Kingdom in the south, which was about to make a move, was rubbed again and finally calmed down.
As long as the court has money, it will not cross.
If someone doesn’t work, just replace him.
If the officials are too greedy, change them.
The money is gone and you have nowhere to look for it.
The problem is that before, these two problems were mixed together.
If officials are not good enough, they cannot collect money; if they cannot collect money, they will not be able to reform the official system.
If you want to send a censor or an official to rectify the officials, it will cost money and cost.
So it entered an infinite loop, and finally everyone finished playing together.
Well now, the Queen Mother has solved this problem directly from the top.
I don’t care how greedy you are or how you play tricks, but when you get old, you have to give me all your money.
Unless you don’t want to be reincarnated and continue to enjoy.
Is it possible?
It's impossible. Why do many people build luxurious tombs and bury them with luxury goods after they die? Do they just want to continue enjoying themselves?
"The Queen Mother is smart, this is collecting taxes in disguise, and no one can escape the reincarnation tax." Huang Xiong taught his son Huang Tong at home.
The inheritance tax that the wealthy people of later generations had to pay appeared in the feudal dynasty hundreds of years in advance, and its power can be imagined.
The reason why modern society is relatively stable depends on the ability to steadily collect taxes from the rich to cover various public expenditures, feed the bottom class, and prevent the accumulation of social contradictions.
You must know that the rich often occupy more than 80% of the total wealth.
If taxes can't be collected from them, it won't work.
"Reincarnation tax? It is indeed true. In this way, our empire will no longer have to worry about not being able to collect money, pay military salaries, and suppress the four parties. In this way, the imperial court can last for thousands of generations." Huang Tong's face was filled with emotion. Admired.
The Queen Mother is really the greatest sage, sage, hero, and wise man in history...
He thought sincerely.
"Yes, so the key is to keep the secret of the Fountain of Youth from outsiders." Huang Xiong continued.
"But how to stop this? The Queen Mother said before that she would launch a large-scale navigation. Many people originally just watched the joke, but now they have invested in maritime merchants, built large-scale ships, and studied astronomy, all preparing to find the Fountain of Youth." Huang Tong said worriedly.
"Oh, this is a troublesome matter. We cannot change the order overnight. It is impossible to ban others from going to the sea now. I have already reported it, but the Queen Mother said, let them find it." Huang Shangshu was very confused.
When the imperial court gives an order, it will be good if it can execute three stops out of ten.
If it’s related to silver, it won’t work even if you don’t use the knife.
Now he wants others not to go to sea, how is that possible?
The Queen Mother, relying on the spring water of youth, can sell hundreds of millions of gold and silver every year.
How many people die every year if a mouthful of water costs three thousand taels?
As long as 30,000 rich people buy it, it will be enough. They will definitely find ways to get the money together.
Hundreds of millions of taels of silver!
In the past, the Ministry of Household Affairs ran a deficit every year, with an annual income of more than 10 million and an expenditure of more than 20 million.
Having been unable to make ends meet for a long time, this is also a shortcoming that will inevitably occur when the dynasty reaches the middle stage.
All kinds of expenses have increased sharply, but the basis for paying taxes, the owner-cultivators, has plummeted.
The deficit is getting higher and higher. If there is no money, there will be no elite soldiers. In the end, it will naturally be destroyed.
Don't worry about it now.
The poor do not look forward to the afterlife, only the rich dare to think about it.
The rich gave their money to the court, and the court provided relief to the poor. With relief, the poor would not take desperate risks.
All kinds of big projects are started.
Food can also be bought from outside.
It’s not that there’s not enough food to eat, it’s that the court has no money to buy or provide relief.
This routine is actually very simple.
The previous imperial court couldn't function because no one could tax the rich.
It’s okay now, the rich people take the initiative to pay money to the palace.
And there was a queue to pay, and some officials even called for an auction, and the highest bidder would win.
But the Queen Mother was kind and did not hold an auction.
Otherwise, the price will be higher, but it will also make people unstable.
"Dad, when do you want to be reincarnated?" Huang Tong suddenly asked.
"Well, I can live for another thirty years, but it's too early to think about it at this time." Huang Xiong shook his head.
"It's getting late. Many gentlemen have bought the spring water of eternity early and kept it at home. If they get seriously ill, they drink it quickly." Huang Tong continued.
"That's right. I'll go and ask the Queen Mother for a favor tomorrow. Our family doesn't have to queue up." Huang Xiong said confidently.
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The yellow bear came to ask for grace.
Lu Zhi has a lot of cyanide in his hands.
But giving it to her confidant in this way really made her a little embarrassed.
Although she wants to destroy the world and restart the universe, and although she often stabs people with a knife, she is still not an evil and cold-hearted person. She cannot indifferently give poison to Huang Xiong when faced with his pure thoughts. to each other.
That's right, the so-called fountain of immortality is the indescribable cyanide...
Drink a cup and ascend directly to heaven.
As for the awakening of memories after reincarnation, it is all an illusion made by Maoqiu...
The real reincarnation can only be achieved by Mr. Zhao relying on blood connections and breaking through the ethical bottom line.
Lu Zhi doesn’t have that ability yet.
But she doesn't think there's anything wrong with lying to others in this world.
One of the biggest characteristics of feudal society is deception...
Even the position of emperor is the biggest deception. What does it matter if Lu Zhi tries another reincarnation scam?
The emperor said that he was the emperor every day. Only in this way could the ignorant people accept his rule honestly and reduce the resistance to rule.
As for other scams, they are even more common.
The county magistrate deceived the people that he was a parent official, and ended up beating the children instead of raising them.
Use deception to deceive, this is Lu Zhi’s method.
The effect is indeed good...
Navigation has flourished, money has flowed, the court has become rich, innovation has gone smoothly, and new learning has flourished...
Seeing that the prosperous age is about to begin Appear.
Faced with Huang Xiong's request, Lu Zhi thought over and over again and finally came to the true realization of the Queen Mother...
From this moment on, she was no longer the secondary personality of an ordinary high school girl, but a court animal.
“Since I have begged you, I will give you this bottle of the Fountain of Youth, but remember, you will only use it when you are old enough to be in bed. The Ai family does not want to wait for you to grow up for another twenty years.”
"Thank you, Queen Mother, I will keep it in my heart." Huang Xiong burst into tears of gratitude.
(End of this chapter)