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Huang Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue was very happy.
Since the sale of the Fountain of Youth, the imperial court has seen a lot of money.
When everyone went to court, they were much less angry, and they started shouting "brother" and so on.
The fights have also subsided a lot.
Carloads of snow-white silver were being driven towards the palace.
Then it is distributed to the Ministry of Finance for use in the form of internal funds.
Fortunately, I met a wise queen mother who did not keep the money in her hands.
There was such a stingy master who was reluctant to spend money to work for the army. As a result, the money was stolen by the rebels and the people were killed.
He really didn't know how much money the wealthy landlords 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 the beginning of this year, the Queen Mother has made 30 million silver from her own money.
For the first time, the border troops had their military pay replenished 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 servants are all aware of the fact that Bian Jiang will take advantage of his empty salary.
The reason why we didn't check before was because the salaries given out were not enough. For 10,000 people, the money given was only enough to feed 3,000 people.
So what can be done?
The general had no choice but to use 2,000 men to pretend to be 10,000, 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.
Thousand Oaks, which was about to make a move in the south, was rubbed once again and finally calmed down.
As long as the court has money, it will not cross.
If the person doesn't work, 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 in the past, these two issues were mixed together.
If the officials are not good enough, they will not be able to collect money; if they cannot collect money, they will not be able to improve the officialdom.
If you want to send censors or dispatch officials to rectify officials, it will cost money and costs.
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 guys 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 it.
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 a disguised form of tax collection, 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 conflicts.
We must know that the rich often occupy more than 80% of the total wealth.
If taxes cannot be collected from them, it will not be able to operate.
"Reincarnation tax? It's true. In this way, our empire no longer has 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 said with admiration on his face.
The Queen Mother is truly the greatest sage, saint, hero, and wise man of all time...
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 to let them find it." Huang Shangshu was very confused.
When the imperial court gives an order, it will be good if you can execute three out of ten stops.
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 can sell hundreds of millions of taels of gold and silver every year by relying on the spring water of youth.
A mouthful of water costs three thousand taels, how many people die every year?
As long as 30,000 rich people buy it, that's enough.
They will definitely try their best to collect this money.
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.
It has long been unable to make ends meet, which is also a shortcoming that will inevitably occur when a dynasty reaches the middle stage.
Expenditures of all kinds have increased sharply, but the basis for paying taxes, the owner-peasants, 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 this 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 do anything because no one could tax the rich.
Now it's better, the rich people take the initiative to pay money to the palace.
There was also a queue to pay, and some officials even called for an auction, with the highest bidder winning.
However, 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 now." Huang Xiong shook his head.
"It's getting late. Many gentlemen 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 comes to ask for grace.
Lu Zhi has a lot of cyanide in his hands.
But giving it to her confidant like this 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-blooded person, and cannot indifferently give poison to Huang Xiong when faced with his pure thoughts.
That's right, the so-called Fountain of Youth is the indescribable cyanide...
Take a drink and ascend directly to heaven.
As for the awakening of memories after reincarnation, that is all an illusion created by the furball...
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 people 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 himself is the Son of Heaven, so that the ignorant people can honestly accept his rule and reduce the resistance to rule.
As for other scams, they are even more commonplace.
The county magistrate deceived the people that he was a parent official, but in the end he only beat the children but did not raise them.
Use deception to counter deception, this is Lu Zhi's method.
The effect is indeed good...
Navigation flourished, money flowed, the court became rich, innovations were smooth, and new learning flourished...
Seeing that the prosperous age is about to 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 should 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.
