Chapter 120 The amount of tax levy shocked both the government and the public. It was a shocking figure.
Xu Qingxiao’s statement.
There are no visions of heaven and earth.
There is no dark yellow light or rays of light reaching the sky.
However, at this moment.
Inside the Imperial Palace of the Wei Dynasty.
As a bell rang, everyone stood up in shock.
The first person to be startled was Prince Huaining from the palace of Prince Huaining.
In the lobby, King Huaining stood up, with a look of shock on his old face. He looked at the location of the palace and his body began to tremble violently.
"Zhenguo Zhong, this is Zhenguo Zhong. Why does this Xu Qingxiao win the hearts of the people in the world? Who is he?"
King Huaining said these words in an almost roaring voice.
The Great Wei Dynasty had two artifacts to control the country.
Taizu's long sword was the weapon of Emperor Taizu. It accompanied Taizu in his battles across the world, and finally quelled the turmoil, laid the foundation for the Wei Dynasty, consolidated the destiny of the country, and possessed terrifying power.
The Zhenguo Bell is an artifact created by Emperor Wen of the Five Dynasties. Because the Wei Dynasty was extremely prosperous and the country had strong fortunes, the bell was cast to subdue the country. It represents the hearts of the people in the world. If the bell rings once, it means that the people have returned to their hearts. If it rings three times,
It represents the prosperous age. If it rings five times, it means that the Wei Dynasty is at its most prosperous.
If there are seven rings, it means that the Wei Dynasty has surpassed all dynasties in ancient and modern times. If there are nine rings, the Wei Dynasty has unified the world. Of course, there is also a possibility that a saint will be born in this world.
Now that the Zhenguo Bell rings, it means that Xu Qingxiao has won the hearts and minds of the Wei people.
Xu Qingxiao's statement did not cause any strange phenomena from heaven and earth, but it caused the country's bells to ring, which meant that Xu Qingxiao had won the hearts and minds of the people.
For King Huaining, Xu Qingxiao's threat instantly increased by more than a hundred times.
You are a person who wants to rebel. What are you most afraid of in rebellion? Isn’t it just that people’s hearts are not in line with you?
Again, if the people of the world are well fed and well fed, whoever rebels will die.
Unless it is an absolute suppression by force, the problem is that they do not have absolute force and have the capital to rebel, but whether they can succeed is unknown. Before, it was 30-70.
But as Xu Qingxiao made a statement today, the situation turned around instantly.
"I regret handing over the military talisman."
King Huaining let out a groan. What he felt most uncomfortable about now was not Xu Qingxiao's popularity among the people.
Instead, he handed over the Qilin Soldier Talisman himself.
Originally, according to his idea, giving the Qilin Talisman to the Empress would bring trouble to the Empress and make the Empress make mistakes, and then he could win over other hesitant princes to rebel.
There was nothing wrong with the plan, but something went wrong with Xu Qingxiao.
A Xu Qingxiao who won the hearts of the Wei people.
Xu Qingxiao has won the hearts and minds of the Wei people. Once the vassal king rebels, as long as Xu Qingxiao comes forward, I am afraid that the people will not agree at all. If there is no popular support, it will be a big trouble for them.
The combination of the Qilin Soldier Talisman and Xu Qingxiao's speech for the people instantly turned the situation from 30-70 to 50-50.
If this happens, those vassal kings who are already hesitant may become even more hesitant, and those vassal kings who have joined but have not yet made up their mind may also become hesitant.
This is a big problem.
He regrets it.
I regretted why I handed over the Qilin Talisman. I was really stupid, I was really fooled by lard.
Wen Palace of the Great Wei Dynasty.
Chen Zhengru looked at the Wei palace, and the sound of the Zhengguo bell still echoed in his ears.
"I am the only torch."
Chen Zhengru's voice sounded, he murmured to himself, his eyes turned away from the Wei palace, and then fell on Xu Qingxiao.
His eyes were full of approval. Xu Qingxiao stood up for the people, which was somewhat similar to him. He stood up for the Wei Dynasty, hoping that one day the Wei Dynasty could return to its heyday.
Xu Qingxiao's work for the people has the same meaning.
In the Wen Palace, all the great scholars were a little silent. If they looked down on Xu Qingxiao before, it was because Xu Qingxiao was only in the seventh rank.
Before the seventh level, no matter how fast you were, it was just that, it was just because of your talent.
And starting from the seventh rank, the improvement of each rank is a qualitative change, making a speech, writing a book, which one is not worthy of attention?
Especially this person is Xu Qingxiao.
Calculating it carefully, Xu Qingxiao has only been in school for three or four months, and she has already reached the sixth grade.
If this continues like this, won't Xu Qingxiao be promoted to a great scholar within this year?
If this is the case, Xu Qingxiao really has the qualifications to be a saint.
If Xu Qingxiao really writes a book and becomes a Confucian scholar this year, then they will have to admit Xu Qingxiao's talent and have to admit that Xu Qingxiao has the qualifications to be a saint.
There is no such thing as unwillingness. Except for a few great scholars, in fact, most of them don't have much opinion against Xu Qingxiao.
Such as Chen Xin, Chen Zhengru, etc. Even the great Confucian scholars who had opinions on Xu Qingxiao mostly did so because of preconceptions.
Xu Qingxiao, an eighth-grade Confucian scholar, went to anger the great Confucians, which was disrespectful. Then he founded a school and wanted to overthrow the Zhu Sheng lineage. How could they not be angry? How could they not be angry?
But if Xu Qingxiao becomes a saint step by step, then all these opinions will disappear, because Confucianists are recognized by heaven and earth, and it is useless if they do not agree, as long as heaven and earth approve them.
Xu Qingxiao's speech was of great significance. At this moment, the Confucian scholars in the Great Wei Wen Palace had a real understanding of Xu Qingxiao.
And in the palace.
The empress stood up and looked in the direction of the Zhenguo Zhong, appearing silent.
Li Guangxiao stood up with a look of joy on his face.
"Xu Qingxiao stood up for the people. This step really turned the situation around."
Li Guangxiao looked happy. He had been thinking about the affairs of the vassals in various places during this period, but the current situation was not good for the empress.
But things are different now. Xu Qingxiao stands up for the people and has a very high status among the people, which can perfectly contain these feudal kings.
Especially now that the empress controls the Shenji Battalion and the Qilin Army, and cooperates with Xu Qingxiao, the previous disadvantage has turned into a draw in an instant.
This is a great thing.
"Preach my will!"
"Xu Qingxiao stood up for the people and was actually the pillar of the country. He was conferred upon Xu Qingxiao an civilian title and the title of viscount. He was appointed Minister of Household Affairs. He was given a fourth-rank official residence. He built a noble house. He rewarded ten maids, five thousand taels of gold and silver, various types of jades, and noble uniforms. Five sets, two sets of royal supplies.”
When the empress opened her mouth, she directly announced the decree and directly ennobled her.
From the seventh rank, the head of the household department jumps directly to six levels, and directly appoints the minister of the household department. From the fourth rank, the upgrade speed is also frighteningly fast.
But the most important thing is to be knighted.
What is a title? It represents a status. An official position is an official position, and a title is a title. Having a title means that Xu Qingxiao is a powerful person in the Wei Dynasty, not just a viscount.
But Xu Qingxiao was only twenty years old when she was granted the title of Viscount. Even the Prime Minister Chen Zhengru did not have a title in the court.
In the officialdom, Xu Qingxiao had to call Chen Zhengru Prime Minister or Minister.
On weekdays, Chen Zhengru would have to call Xu Qingxiao Viscount.
This is the importance of title.
Completed the identity change.
Outside the Ministry of Punishment.
The eyes of the three ministers could not help but fall on Xu Qingxiao.
Gu Yan was silent. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Xu Qingxiao made a speech today. He not only won the title, was promoted to an official position, but also won the hearts of the people. In the future Wei Dynasty, Xu Qingxiao will be shining brightly.
Zhang Jing and Zhou Yan were silent. They were just amazed. What Xu Qingxiao did was more and more dangerous each time, but he saved the day time and time again. This person was really a monster.
King Zhenxi was completely silent, because he knew that the situation was over.
Bundles of weak light condensed from the people's bodies and entered Xu Qingxiao's body.
This is what the people want.
Each faint ray of light comes from a common person. It seems weak, but when gathered together, it illuminates Xu Qingxiao like a sage.
But at this moment, Xu Qingxiao felt inexplicably that this vast ocean of public opinion could enhance his Confucianism and Taoism.
Yes, the talent I gained from writing An Guo Ce was basically wasted. Later, I also gained a lot of talent by writing the preface to Nanyu Pavilion and Eternal Famous Sayings. However, just now I was completely wasted.
There is even a shortfall, but with the support of the people now, he has reached the sixth level with great momentum.
After reaching the seventh level of Confucianism and Taoism, one level and one heaven, I have now succeeded in establishing my profession, but if I want to become a great Confucian, it definitely does not mean that I can become a great Confucian immediately by writing a peerless book now.
You still need the blessing of talent. If you have talent, you will be qualified to break through the level, and by writing books, you will be qualified to become a great Confucian.
Under normal circumstances, for a staunch Confucian to become a great Confucian, it would take decades, or even decades, just to accumulate talent.
Perhaps Qingxiao discovered that public opinion can actually replace talent and bless her body, eliminating this link.
This means that if you have enough public opinion and the books you read are not bad, you can become a great scholar in an instant, eliminating the need for accumulation.
This is simply a great good thing for myself.
After all, I lack nothing except poems and famous quotes, and writing poems is not a problem. However, it is still difficult to accumulate talents by relying on peerless articles and poems.
Because it will continue to decrease. If you write one eternal poem, you will be very talented, but when you write a thousand eternal poems, you will not have much talent, and it will take a lot of time to accumulate, because your poems will gradually spread.
Talent can slowly increase your talent. Otherwise, by reciting a poem, you can directly become stronger. Is this possible?
But public opinion can, and public opinion is endless. Xu Qingxiao can feel that as long as she does practical things for the people, she can gain a lot of public opinion, and these public opinions can allow her to quickly break through Confucianism and Taoism.
Even sanctification is not impossible.
Although this is a bit exaggerated, there is no problem in theory.
Take a deep breath.
Xu Qingxiao put away all distracting thoughts and bowed to the people, and the people who were watching also bowed to Xu Qingxiao.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Qingxiao looked at King Zhenxi.
"Your Majesty, do you have anything else to say?"
Xu Qingxiao asked calmly.
The King of Zhenxi has nothing more to say. Xu Qingxiao has already made it clear that he is dedicated to serving the people. What else does he have to say? Besides, he will really become the target of public criticism.
"Xu Qingxiao, I hope you really sing all the way."
King Zhenxi spoke, he left an intriguing word, then turned and left.
He has already lost this battle, and he has lost miserably. Continuing to stay here is just making more jokes.
Seeing King Zhenxi leaving, Xu Qingxiao turned her attention to these merchants again.
Feeling Xu Qingxiao's gaze, the businessmen spoke again.
"Sir Xu, we agree, we agree."
"Sir Xu, we are willing to pay any amount of tax."
They shouted hurriedly, watching King Zhenxi leave, and they were relieved inwardly. If King Zhenxi was still here, they really didn't know what the result would be.
"Words are unfounded, but signatures and paintings are proof."
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth, and then asked someone to list the documents that had been prepared. The rules and regulations were clearly written, and the tax for three years would be paid at 30%. At the same time, after the previous year, 40% of the tax would be levied.
The merchants had almost no hesitation and signed directly on it. Not only them, but Xu Qingxiao also required the entire Kyoto merchants and even the entire Wei merchants to sign. However, this major project could only be completed after the completion of the project.
Just let these people sign it first.
An hour later.
After all the merchants signed and signed, Xu Qingxiao continued to tell the third rule.
"Third, from now on, when you do business, all purchases and shipments will be documented. One copy for the people, one for you, and one for the Department of Accounts. Every month, the account books must be sent to the Department of Accounts for thorough investigation. If there are any problems,
, you must cooperate with the investigation as soon as possible. If there are any errors in the accounts and you cannot answer them, it will be regarded as tax evasion and will be severely punished."
"Everyone, please be sure to leave a receipt when buying something from a merchant in the future. If you have a receipt and you buy a fake, the Ministry of Punishment will file an investigation and you will be fined ten for every counterfeit. The store will compensate you unilaterally. But if you don't have a receipt,
, even if you are cheated out of a thousand taels of silver, the Ministry of Punishment will never hold you accountable!"
"From now on, it is not the law to stop women from engaging in business, but it is up to you, the people, to supervise and prevent this kind of thing from happening again."
Xu Qingxiao told the third rule, and also told the people that in the future, when buying and selling things from Fanshang, they must leave a receipt. Even if it is a penny, there must be a receipt. As long as you have a receipt, if you think it is unfair, you can go to the Ministry of Punishment to file a case.
If you don't have a receipt, even if you are really cheated, it is still your own problem and the Ministry of Punishment will not care about it.
As soon as this rule was mentioned, Gu Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, couldn't help but shine in his eyes.
He did not expect that Xu Qingxiao's real killing move would be this.
To be honest, Xu Qingxiao was making such a fuss just to collect taxes and pay taxes. He was not particularly optimistic about it. Paying taxes was okay, after all, it was just a little extra money. But when it came to tax collection, these businessmen were nodding their heads now.
Once the vitality is restored, there will definitely be various ways to exploit loopholes. When the time comes to actually make them pay taxes, it will definitely be a lot of trouble.
But Xu Qingxiao used this trick to block the retreat of these merchants.
You must have three receipts for purchasing and shipping, one for you, one for the household department, and one for the common people. The household department keeps it for accounting, the common people keep it for accounting, and you keep it for accounting, and at the same time, send the account book to the accounting department.
accounting.
Whether you are playing tricks or not, you will know right away. Of course, you can also sell things without giving a receipt, but the question is, will the people agree? Items costing dozens of taels of silver, who can guarantee that there will be no problems?
So this move directly stopped these merchants from playing tricks.
Good means, good means, good means.
And this method can be promoted across the country. After all, many businessmen in the Wei Dynasty will also play these tricks. However, if they cooperate with the strict laws of the Ministry of Punishment, the case will be filed with a receipt, and if there is no receipt, the case will not be filed, even if these female businessmen want to evade taxes.
But when you have receipts, you don't dare to be too presumptuous. It is impossible to completely prevent it, but if you take partial precautions, the national treasury can increase its income.
This Xu Qingxiao is really a talented person in the Ministry of Finance, and I, Gu, have a really good vision.
Gu Yan was a little emotional.
At this moment, the merchants who were kneeling on the ground became somewhat silent. They actually didn't panic when they heard about the tax. After all, taxation can be tricky, but now they have to keep receipts and report it to the Ministry of Household Accounting.
This is very troublesome, and coupled with the hatred of the people, I am afraid that even if they ask them not to issue receipts by offering discounts and price reductions, they probably will not agree.
Sensing Fan Shang's hesitation, Xu Qingxiao became calm.
Slowly say one word.
"cut!"
Xu Qingxiao spoke softly. He didn't have any respect for this group of merchants, and he said "Zhan".
In an instant, the four people were captured directly, and without saying a word, four heads fell to the ground.
In an instant, the foreigners started to scream.
"Master Xu, Master Xu, we promise, we promise."
"Sir Xu, we just thought about it, we don't have any other ideas at all, we agree."
"Master Xu, don't think wrongly. We have no other intention at all. We just thought about it a little more."
The merchants cried loudly, they really didn't know what to say. Is Xu Qingxiao addicted to killing them?
But in the face of Fan Shang's begging for mercy, Xu Qingxiao didn't even look at it. She had just given them a chance, but she still dared to hesitate?
Do you really think you are a paper tiger?
A quarter of an hour later.
More than a dozen heads fell to the ground. Xu Qingxiao took a sip of tea and looked at the merchants. They were all kowtowing crazily on the ground. Their foreheads were bleeding and they were crying and begging Xu Qingxiao for mercy.
They really regretted why they hesitated just now. If they had not hesitated, nothing would have happened.
"Master Xu, we really know our mistake."
The merchants cried and begged for mercy, saying that they were really afraid of being killed by Xu Qingxiao.
"alright."
Xu Qingxiao waved his hand, and the officials from the Ministry of Justice also stopped.
"I will give you one last chance."
"The signature and painting will be postponed, and the tax will be paid within one day. From now on, it will be whatever happens."
"If you don't sign and stamp it, your head will fall to the ground."
Xu Qingxiao said calmly.
As this voice sounded, the group of businessmen no longer dared to be presumptuous, and one by one they began to sign and pledge their names.
Money is important, but life is the most important.
Xu Qingxiao didn't say anything, and it took a full hour to sign and stamp.
However, the first batch of merchants who signed were all relatively large merchants, and the remaining ordinary merchants were detained in the yamen. It would take a day to sign all of them.
Just let the people below do this.
"Common people, this is the end of the discussion about the chaos. I hope you will supervise me in the future. The prosperity of Kyoto depends on you common people. If you have any grievances in the future, please come to the Ministry of Punishment."
Xu Qingxiao bowed to the people again.
Then he walked to the inner hall of the Ministry of Punishment. The three ministers also stood up, bowed to the people, and followed.
Fanshang's matter is over here. As for the next thing, that is the next thing.
No one can guarantee whether these businessmen will regret it later, but what should be done has been done, and it is impossible to kill them all, otherwise it will really cause a big trouble.
Soon, in the inner hall of the Ministry of Justice.
Zhang Jing sat in the first seat, Gu Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, sat on the left, and the Minister of the Ministry of War sat on the right. Xu Qingxiao brought a stool to sit on, which was not polite.
"Shouren, although you succeeded in establishing your authority today, you are still a bit radical. These merchants are probably related to many vassal kings, and there are also many forces in Kyoto related to them. Although they are convinced, they will be convinced later.
I’m afraid these people won’t be convinced.”
Zhang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, spoke immediately. He didn't have any idea and directly pointed out what Xu Qingxiao had done wrong.
"Shouren, I'm not telling you. You killed too many people today, more than 400 people. King Zhenxi is absolutely right. It will really lead to war. Now the Wei Dynasty can't fight a war.
Yes, I wanted to dissuade you, but after thinking about it, you wanted to establish your authority at that time. If we dissuade you, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to you, ugh."
Gu Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, also spoke, feeling helpless.
However, Zhou Yan, Minister of War, was different. He snorted softly.
"You are just too cowardly. It's good to kill these merchants. I think it's good. Qingxiao, you did the right thing. Kill when you need to. If you really want to fight, then fight. I'm really afraid of a bunch of little guys.
A foreign country?"
Zhou Yan sneered.
He didn't think Xu Qingxiao had done anything wrong. Instead, he felt that Xu Qingxiao had done a good job and that the killing was quite right.
"Zhang Shangshu, Gu Shangshu, Zhou Shangshu, I have a comprehensive plan for today's matter. It is not convenient to talk about many things directly, but eliminating Fanshang is definitely beneficial to the Wei Dynasty and the current situation."
"Now that the matter has been resolved, Gu Shangshu please send someone to calculate the account books, Zhang Shangshu please supervise the tax payment, and Zhou Shangshu also needs to be vigilant. Qilin Army and Shenji Camp have been guarding the capital recently, and no merchants will be allowed to escape.
Get out."
"Furthermore, Gu Shangshu, regarding the taxation of merchants, a memorial should also be drawn up so that His Majesty can issue an edict and unify the country, including the receipt, so that the whole country can imitate and learn from it."
The matter was settled, Xu Qingxiao didn't want to say anything more here.
Xu Qingxiao understood what Gu Yan said, but everyone has their own ideas. If Xu Qingxiao dared to do this, he naturally had his own reasons, so there was no need to argue.
After hearing Xu Qingxiao's words, the three ministers nodded and had nothing more to say.
"Then I will resign first. The final tax amount will be handed over directly to me by Gu Shangshu. It will not go through other people's hands. I'm sorry for bothering you."
Xu Qingxiao stood up and resigned. The work was done and he was going back. There was no point in staying here.
"good."
Gu Yan nodded. Now that things have happened, there is nothing more to say. It is better to leave it like this for now. As for the rest of the matter, let's wait until it comes. I can't think of any solution for the time being.
"Nephew Shouren, let's go together, I'm going back too."
Zhou Yan also got up and left with Xu Qingxiao.
Xu Qingxiao and Zhou Yan soon left here.
At this moment, Zhang Jing and Gu Yan were the only two ministers left in the inner hall.
After Zhou Yan and Xu Qingxiao left, Gu Yan's voice sounded.
"well."
"Shouren has a great talent, a great talent in the household department. It's a pity that although he has a great talent, he is too radical and has killed at least 450 people one after another. As long as today passes, I'm afraid that tomorrow will be like a mountain
The usual memorial is coming."
"In a few months, it will be His Majesty's birthday. In the first year of the new dynasty, envoys from all nations will come. At that time, they will inevitably impeach Shouren over this matter. Although His Majesty thinks highly of him, the envoys from all nations will impeach Shouren.
Ren needs to be blamed more or less."
Gu Yan opened his mouth and praised Xu Qingxiao's talent, but he was still a little dissatisfied with what Xu Qingxiao did today.
It's not that Xu Qingxiao can't use his power to kill people, but Xu Qingxiao went too far, killing too many people, and there was no need to do this.
As Gu Yan spoke, Zhang Jing couldn't help but sigh.
"Shouren has a great talent, a great talent in the Ministry of Punishment. He kills people to establish his authority, mobilizes public opinion, and solves the disasters of Fanshang. But there is really no need to be so radical, and there is not much meaning in paying 30% of the tax. As for the tax, I also feel that it is a bit unfair.
Be realistic.”
"What you are worried about is the impeachment of the envoys from all nations, but what I am worried about is another war."
"If a war really breaks out, Master Gu, I would like to ask, can we, the Wei Dynasty, be able to fight or can't we fight?"
Zhang Jing was also a little curious. He didn't know if a war really broke out, whether he could afford to fight or not.
"It's difficult."
Gu Yan sighed and shook his head, you think you can afford it? You can afford it, but you think you can't afford it? You can't afford it either.
Anyway, it’s very difficult and troublesome.
"Well, forget it, the matter has come to this, and there is nothing to complain about. Anyway, Shouren is here, so it will be a little troublesome at worst. I will have a good talk with His Majesty later. Shouren must continue to work in the Ministry of Punishment. I
There are many cases on hand and we need Shouren's help."
Zhang Jing shook his head, it didn't matter, he didn't care about this or that, the water would come to cover him, and the soldiers would come to stop him.
But as soon as he said this, Gu Yan frowned a little.
"Continue to serve as a servant in the Ministry of Punishment? Zhang Shangshu, what do you mean by this? Your Majesty has already said that you want Shouren to come to my Ministry of Husbandry as a minister. How can he have time to go to your Ministry of Punishment? Now that the Wei Dynasty is full of waste, you can't
Come to cause trouble."
Gu Yan spoke.
"Aggravating chaos? Gu Shangshu, it is a fact that the Wei Dynasty is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized, but the Ministry of Punishment also has a lot of things to deal with. Besides, Your Majesty asked Shouren to go to the Ministry of Husbandry, but didn't he say he couldn't come to the Ministry of Punishment? And Shouren was also in the Ministry of Punishment at the beginning.
Are you a person? Didn’t you want Shouren to join your household department before? Didn’t you say that he didn’t have the talent of your household department?”
"Oh? Now that you see Shouren's great talent, your attitude has changed immediately?"
Zhang Jing was a little angry.
"What does it mean to see Shouren's great talent? I have always said that Shouren has the talent of Hubu. When did I say that Shouren does not have the talent of Hubu? You are slandering and slandering."
"In short, Your Majesty gave Shouren to my Hubu, who is a member of my Hubu."
Gu Yan is very popular. He already knows whether Xu Qingxiao has the talent of the household department.
If such a talented person comes to the Ministry of Accounts, if nothing else, at least it will allow the Ministry of Accounts to collect an unknown amount of silver each year. By then, the pressure on the Ministry of Accounts may be reduced, and it will also be a big deal for Da Wei.
Good thing.
Why are you going to the Criminal Department? To judge cases? Just for a few cases, wasting this great talent?
"Gu Shangshu, I respect you and call you Shangshu. If you talk like this, I won't give you face."
"Shouren is a member of my punishment department. It doesn't matter what your Majesty says. If you want to take Shouren away, I will beat you today, I will beat you today! Do you believe that I will beat you today?"
Zhang Jing's temper is also rising. Who is he? The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
Originally, His Majesty asked Xu Qingxiao to go to the Ministry of Husbandry just to help. After all, Xu Qingxiao came from his Ministry of Punishment, and his removal from the post of chief was just an explanation to the vassal king.
Otherwise, Xu Qingxiao would definitely stay in the Criminal Department.
"I'm too lazy to care about you."
Gu Yan didn't waste any time, he stood up and left, ignoring Zhang Jing at all.
"Ah."
Zhang Jing sneered and didn't bother to pay attention to Gu Yan. He had determined that Xu Qingxiao was from his criminal department. Gu Yan, an old man, wanted to rob someone? Just have your dream.
The two ministers cursed and left.
At this time, Kyoto was still very lively, and the people no longer gathered outside the Ministry of Justice, but gathered in various shops.
Watching the Beijing soldiers enter and carry out boxes filled with silver one after another, and then various treasures were brought out.
White jade, coral, calligraphy and paintings by famous people, and some antiques and treasures were all transported out, causing the people to exclaim.
The entire household department was completely busy with accounting, counting, and evaluation.
Not only that, other merchants have also begun to pay taxes in various ways.
They didn't dare to be a little fishy in the tax payment process, so they took the initiative to take out the account books and then calculated it based on 30%.
Although they had to pay 30% of their taxes every year, which would take a total of three years of tax payment, at least they were not completely injured. Compared with those who had their heads chopped off and their homes confiscated, they were extremely happy.
It's equivalent to spending one-fifth of your family's wealth to buy peace.
All in all, the capital of the Wei Dynasty was very busy on this day. In the end, many soldiers from the capital entered the household department and began to count the silver and money. The entire household department was already filled with rare treasures, silver and gold.
Even the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Officials were all overcrowded.
Looking at these mountains of gold, silver and jewelry, all the officials were stunned. They knew that these merchants were making money, but when boxes of silver piled up in front of them, they really didn't know what to say.
There is a gap between people.
Finally, after a busy day, it’s not time for the next day.
All the numbers were completely counted.
A thick stack of account books was immediately delivered to Xu Qingxiao.
Shouren School.
Xu Qingxiao took the account book and slowly opened it. However, he was a little surprised on the first page. The more he turned to the back, the more surprise in Xu Qingxiao's eyes.
Until the end, when Xu Qingxiao saw the total, she completely stopped talking.
[The total amount of property confiscated: more than 258,650,000 taels of silver, the rest of the antique calligraphy and painting, rare treasures, fertile land and property are equivalent to 476,400,000 taels]
This is the entire property of 437 people, and the cash in hand is more than 258 million taels, a small target of two and a half.
As for the real estate, it is close to the five small goals. Of course, it takes time to sell these real estates, and this is just an estimate. You can sell it at this price without saying it, and a 30% discount is enough. If you want to sell it quickly, you can sell it at a 50% discount.
Just half a month will do.
But is this possible?
Xu Qingxiao is not stupid. These antique calligraphy, paintings and rare treasures can be listed together and sold slowly.
As for these fertile land properties, they can be directly nationalized and let the Ministry of Household Affairs send people to run them, or they can be directly handed over to merchants to collect rents and make money. There is no need to sell them all at once.
Let’s look at another one.
Tax backlog.
Xu Qingxiao looked through it carefully, page after page.
Finally, a shocking number appeared.
[Total tax repayment: 438 million taels of silver]
Xu Qingxiao:
Xu Qingxiao fell silent.
Forty-three-eight million taels?
Do you want to be so exaggerated? This damn thing has already caught up with the national tax in the four years of the Wei Dynasty.
Adding in the previous confiscations, the total is 70,000 taels of silver, which is cash silver, plus the real estate assets close to 50,000 taels of silver, which is 120,000 taels of silver.
Twelve million.
It is equivalent to one year's tax revenue of the Wei Dynasty in its heyday, and there is no need to spend any money.
After cutting it with this knife, you are really rich.
At this moment, Xu Qingxiao finally understood why King Zhenxi was so determined to protect these merchants.
They protect these merchants, and these merchants pay tribute and money to them every year. It is estimated that it is an astronomical figure. 40% may be too much, and 30% is definitely not excessive.
Even some ruthless feudal lords directly invest in technology and give you a 50% penalty and you have nothing to say.
According to the 438 million taels of silver, 30% can be taken away every year, which is 10 million taels.
The state tax of the Wei Dynasty was 10,000,000 taels a year, and they siphoned off 10,000,000 taels a year from these merchants.
Rich as a country!
Damn it, no wonder he wants to rebel.
Ask yourself, if you were a vassal king, and the amount of silver collected every year was about the same as the annual income from national taxes, you really couldn't guarantee that you wouldn't want to rebel.
If you have money, power and people, why don't you rebel and wait to be cut off?
"Hurry and inform the Minister of Hubu, the Minister of Punishment, and the Minister of War, and ask them to meet the Holy Spirit together."
Xu Qingxiao asked the other party to inform the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Punishment. After saying this, he left directly and went to the palace to tell the empress the good news.
A quarter of an hour later.
Xu Qingxiao came outside the palace and had someone notify His Majesty.
At the same time, they are also waiting for the arrival of Gu Yan and Zhang Jing.
About a stick of incense later, Gu Yan and Zhang Jing appeared here, followed by Zhou Yan.
However, there seemed to be some distance between Gu Yan and Zhang Jing, and they were not very close.
"Shouren, do you need to call us in such a hurry?"
Seeing Xu Qingxiao, Zhang Jing spoke immediately and looked at Xu Qingxiao curiously.
"Shouren naturally had his own reasons for asking us to come over. It seems that the total tax repayment amount has already been calculated."
Gu Yan looked at Zhang Jing with some contempt.
"Well, the total amount of tax arrears and house confiscations has been released. I plan to meet with the two adults to report the matter."
Xu Qingxiao nodded. This time, the empress reported that Long Yan was very happy. Xu Qingxiao did not want to monopolize such a contribution. Everyone had it.
"How much silver do you have? Do you have fifty million taels?"
Zhou Yan, the Minister of War, opened his mouth and guessed a number.
As soon as he said this, Gu Yan couldn't help but shake his head.
"It's impossible to only have 50 million taels of silver. These merchants are doing evil in Kyoto and amassing money wantonly. I think it may be 10 million taels. Of course, it's only possible. It may be less than 10 million taels."
Gu Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, came up with a bold idea.
When these words were said, Zhou Yan and Zhang Jing were slightly surprised. They were not from the Ministry of Household Affairs, but they also knew how terrifying ten million taels were.
But Xu Qingxiao smiled bitterly, he wanted to say it directly.
At this moment, the eunuch's voice sounded.
"Your Majesty has an oral message, please sir."
As the eunuch's voice sounded, everyone did not dare to stay and quickly entered the palace to face the saint.
A quarter of an hour later.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
The four of them entered the palace, and the empress looked calmly at Long Luan.
"What's the emergency?"
The empress asked.
"Your Majesty, after the case of Fanshang Disaster ended yesterday, the Ministry of Accounts conducted a liquidation and review. Now the account books have been released. I hope your Majesty will check them."
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth and said this.
"Oh!" The empress' tone was still calm, and then she said: "There is no urgency about the account book. We can discuss it tomorrow. But since you are here, just tell me how much silver you have."
The empress is relatively calm. She also knew part of Xu Qingxiao's burning decree before, so she was mentally prepared and not in a hurry. However, because Xu Qingxiao was in such a hurry, she let Xu Qingxiao speak directly.
"Your Majesty! The homes of 437 people were confiscated. The cash in cash totaled about 258 million taels, and other assets were 476 million taels."
Xu Qingxiao spoke.
The voice fell.
The hall was quiet.
Gu Yan's expression changed instantly.
Twenty-five-eight million taels of silver in cash?
Other assets: 476 million taels?
Is there any mistake?
Da Wei's annual income is only ten million taels?
Xu Qingxiao, don’t fool me.
Not to mention Gu Yan, above Long Luan, the empress was stunned when she heard this number again.
Even though she was mentally prepared, she didn't expect it to be so exaggerated.
Doesn’t this add up to seventy million taels?
Taxation in the Seven Years of the Wei Dynasty.
Goo.
In the main hall, the sounds of swallowing came from Zhang Jing and Zhou Yan.
Not to mention seventy million taels of silver.
Even if it is ten million taels of silver, they think it is too much. Seventy million taels?
Are you stealing money?
"Where's the tax payment?"
The empress spoke, but her voice was a little unsteady.
"Forty-three-eight million taels."
Xu Qingxiao took a deep breath and revealed this shocking number.
Empress: "."
Gu Yan: "."
Zhou Yan: "."
Zhang Jing: "."
Forty-three-eight million taels?
pay an overdue tax?
Wrong day???
Everyone was quiet, extremely quiet, and Xu Qingxiao presented the account book.
A long time passed.
The Queen's voice sounded.
"Thank you for your hard work, dear. Please go back first. I will discuss this matter in court tomorrow."
The empress really didn't know what to say this time. The amount was really an astronomical figure. She didn't know how to spend it for a while.
This happiness comes too suddenly, right?
"In compliance with the decree, long live my emperor. Long live the emperor."
Xu Qingxiao spoke. He knew that with such an amount, His Majesty must think about it carefully. Not to mention His Majesty, he himself also had to think about it carefully.
Everyone left.
Xu Qingxiao was okay, at least she calmed down quickly.
However, Gu Yan, Zhang Jing and Zhou Yan were a little stunned.
The astronomical figures Xu Qingxiao said were still in my mind.
Even when Xu Qingxiao resigned and left, they didn't care.
After a long time, Gu Yan came back to his senses. He grabbed Zhou Yan and said with an extremely serious expression.
"No, I felt that there were still problems with some merchants yesterday. Zhou Shangshu, arrest them quickly. You must not let a bad person go."
Gu Yan said seriously.
Damn it, why did you kill four hundred merchants?
Why not kill more?
These damn commentators.
"Stop talking, I'm going back now to check and see if that fan merchant has a criminal record. Zhou Shangshu, please remember to cooperate with me."
Zhang Jing also spoke. When he came to his senses, the first thing he thought of was to overturn the case and check if anyone had a criminal record.
Add some more silver to the Wei treasury.
The three ministers were numb.
And that's it.
A few hours later.
It's a big night.
The moon and stars are sparse.
Inside Shouren Academy.
Kyoto is completely quiet.
The matter is settled, now we have to wait until tomorrow to go to court.
Xu Qingxiao stood under the moonlight and began to think about something.
Now I have reached the sixth level of Confucianism and Taoism.
Counting it all together, almost four months have passed, and the demon seeds in my body will explode in two months.
Although Haoran's righteousness can suppress some of them, the demon species will also increase rapidly.
Therefore, I must also mention the speed of martial arts.
Otherwise, it would be like walking a tightrope at high altitude, and there is no need to take risks.
Just like that, Xu Qingxiao didn't think much and started meditating and practicing, planning to enter the eighth level in the next two days.
In this way, Xu Qingxiao began to practice.
However, after one stick of incense.
Xu Qingxiao opened her eyes.
His brows were furrowed and his eyes were full of doubts.
Because, I just performed some Golden Crow Body Tempering Technique.
But I found that my cultivation speed seemed to have slowed down.
It's not that it's gone down a little bit.
But it has dropped a lot.
Are you unfamiliar?
Xu Qingxiao frowned. He didn't know what happened. After thinking about it, he could only think that it was a little unfamiliar.
I decided to practice it again.
After another stick of incense.
At this moment, Xu Qingxiao's face became a little ugly.