"I will meet your Majesty..."

The members of the officials arrived at the imperial study room and knelt down and saluted.

Everyone felt the depressing atmosphere.

They knew that the emperor seemed very angry at this moment.

Guo Tianyi said bluntly, "Dear friends, the governor of Hedong Road, joined forces with the unscrupulous merchants to occupy land, bully the people, and greed for 200 million yuan, resulting in a significant reduction in the national treasury revenue and a significant reduction in the national grain reserves. What do you think should be dealt with?"

"What? There are such a brave man?"

"Your Majesty, I suggest that the relevant persons involved in the case will be searched for the property of the house and beheaded and displayed in public!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that not only should we investigate thoroughly and strictly, but we should also investigate the governors and officials at all levels in these places..."

"Your Majesty, I will discuss it."

"Your Majesty, I will discuss it."

"His Majesty...."

All the officials agreed and reached a consensus.

To execute Yidao's governors, Jiedu and other territorial officials, evidence is needed.

Now the evidence in Hedongdao is conclusive.

The people complained, but there was no place to seek justice.

You want to ask why you don’t go to Beijing to file a lawsuit?

That is only the movie novels that have such scenes.

The real ancient situation was that some people never left the county town where they lived in their entire lives.

Because the mountains are high and the road is far away, there are many bandits on the road, so ordinary people basically don’t go far.

Those who can travel far are either powerful officials or rich businessmen.

Not to mention ancient times, even people from later generations had great difficulties in petitioning.

Money and power will never be separated.

Now that officials and businessmen are colluding, they are doing what Guo Tianyi hates the most.

"Then do it according to your wishes." Guo Tianyi said murderously, "The governor of Hedong Road and Tang Bo and other related personnel involved in the case were extremely guilty, and the three tribes of Yi!"

The three tribes of Yi can be said to be extremely terrifying punishments.

What’s more serious is the nine Yi tribes.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Tianyi said again, "My dear friends, since I ascended the throne, I have fought south and north, and have also taken the Goguryeo Peninsula into my pocket, opening up the trade routes of the Southern Yi countries in order to enrich the country and the people. But now such a thing has happened, I feel heartbroken!"

"Your Majesty means..." Prime Minister Yuwen Yuan Zhen said, "Want to issue a new policy?"

The other ministers also heard the implicit sound and looked at each other.

"I'm developing business."

"But it breeds evil things like collusion between officials and businessmen."

"They oppressed the people and occupied the land in the hands of the people, and then everything I did returned to the starting point."

"So I decided to collect personal income tax."

As soon as Guo Tianyi finished speaking, the expressions of the ministers were extremely wonderful.

Personal income tax.

This thing sounds easy to understand.

What does it mean, no matter what you do, you have to pay taxes to make money by your own ability?

"Your Majesty." Yuwen Yuanzhen said in confusion, "Is this person's income tax targeting merchants or all the people?"

"Of course it is for all the people." Guo Tianyi said lightly, "For specific details, your cabinet and Hanling Court will summarize. I have decided to let the business personnel pay 10% of their income be personal income tax. If the annual income of the poor peasant class is less than five taels of silver, it is not necessary to pay. If the amount exceeds five taels of silver, it is necessary to pay 5% of their personal income tax..."

Guo Tianyi knew that taxes were the foundation of the country.

The later generations of the Celestial Empire had a particularly serious blow to tax evasion.

There are also some industries that make money quickly, and the tax rates are paid higher.

For example, brothels, restaurants and other entertainment venues.

If the annual income is less than 100 taels, 14% of the personal income tax will be paid.

If it is higher than 100 taels, you need to pay 16%.

If the annual income exceeds 1,000 taels, the payment will be 18%.

If the annual income is more than 3,000 taels, the payment will be 20%.

Of course, there is no need to worry about ordinary taverns and restaurants.

On the contrary, in a place where fireworks are spent in a lot of money like the Red Mansion, the taxes paid are often around 20%.

As for businessmen, it is a fixed 10%.

No matter what business you do.

Once the annual income meets the requirements, pay.

After Guo Tianyi proposed the concept of personal income tax, the ministers were still very uncomfortable.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Now that such a big thing has happened, they must support His Majesty’s policies.

That night.

The governor of Hedongdao was in trouble.

A large number of soldiers surrounded the mansion, and the General of Hedong Road took action personally. In order to clear the suspicion, the General of the General flattered the Jinyiwei.

All the families of wealthy businessman Tang Bo were also arrested.

All the property occupied by the two of them was confiscated and the land was also returned to the public, waiting for redistribution in the future.

After the people of Hedong Road learned that Tang Bo and others were arrested, and many prefectures, prefects and counties related to the case were all arrested, the people sang and danced to celebrate.

This effect is no less than the scene where a corruption person in later generations was dismissed and the people felt secretly happy after dinner.

Immediately afterwards, the Cabinet and Hanling Court revised the Dafeng Rule.

The new tax law has added the regulations on personal income tax.

When the law was announced and the notice was posted all over the government offices of various prefectures, the rich people in the world were panicked.

Except for some serious people who care about the country, most profiteers can't sit still.

They speculate and buy low and sell high, just to make profits?

Why pay the money you have worked hard to earn?

Some owners of fireworks also panicked.

The money they pay filial piety to officials from all walks of life every year is not a small amount. Now that the court has to impose new taxes, how can they be happy?

Since ancient times, hasn’t taxes been a business for ordinary people?

This is also the biggest drawback of feudal society.

The rich people do not pay taxes, but instead work hard to share all the taxes and food and feed a country.

To put it bluntly, it is a group of slaves serving some slave owners.

This is also the essence of feudal society.

As soon as the news spread, it was subject to a sharp rebound.

Where can a rich man sit?

The rich people in Shuntian Prefecture found officials in the court to cry.

Some of them were related to the officials in the court, and this immediately worked.

When it comes to their own interests, these ministers also discuss how to make a desperate advice in the court tomorrow.

Golden Palace.

Today's morning court was particularly intense.

"Your Majesty, I suggest the abolition of the new tax law."

"Your Majesty, if this continues, the country will not be a country..."

"Your Majesty, if the merchants stop doing business, our country's economy will be over..."

"Please think twice..."

"Your Majesty, the new tax law is against the public's opinion..."

"All nonsense!" Guo Tianyi was extremely angry and slapped the table, watching the opposing ministers speak out, "Since I ascended the throne, I have been prosperous. If these borers had not occupied the land and bullied the people, the annual income of the national treasury would have increased by more than ten times! What are you concerned about?"

"Have you wiped your butts clean?"

"I tell you, we will conquer the country and guard the country, and we will guard the hearts of the people!"

"If the people's hearts are not in my Dafeng, that's what we call a complete deity!"

"Now, whoever wants to do it, take off your black hat and get out of here!"

Guo Tianyi remembered all these ministers who spoke out against each other and said majesticly.

This is the first time my own government order has been blocked.

In an instant, the court was silent.

This is what you must do if you want to resolve the financial crisis.
Chapter completed!