Nangong Shouzhong felt that the Crown Princess in front of him was very unreasonable.
But he couldn't help it.
This is power.
The Crown Princess is obviously overbearing, so what can she do?
Nangong Shouzhong frowned and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the court is in trouble, and it is our duty to help. But since it is assistance, we can't be so unreasonable?"
"presumptuous!"
One of the guards scolded: "Don't be rude to your Majesty!"
"It doesn't matter."
Su Jinpa said calmly: "I have said before that everyone can speak freely."
After hearing this, the guard stepped back.
But his eyes were still fixed on Nangong Shouzhong, as if he would immediately draw a sword if he made any disrespectful words.
Nangong Shouzhong frowned. He bravely raised his head and looked at Su Jinpa, and said in a deep voice: "Please wait for me, so that the world's merchants can find a way to survive."
These words tied all the businessmen in the world to the people in Taishan Pavilion to fight against Su Jinpa.
But Su Jinpa didn't agree with him at all.
"The first thing a businessman needs to make a living is a sufficiently stable social environment. If the country is not in a state and the nation is bullied by foreign enemies, the people will inevitably be in dire straits."
"If the people can't make a living, how can you business people do business and make money?"
Su Jinpa said indifferently: "So the stability and prosperity of the country is not only a matter for the court, but also a matter for all the people in the world and everyone from all walks of life."
"The imperial court has provided you with a sufficiently stable and prosperous environment so that you can have business, trade, and make money."
Su Jinpa's eyes fell on Nangong Shouzhong and said calmly: "What's more, this is the government selling national debt to you, borrowing and repaying it, with interest, instead of asking you to give out a lot of money in vain,
All of these are just excuses. Is it really true that the sword of the imperial court cannot cut down you businessmen who are greedy for wealth and have no mercy?"
Su Jinpa's words were like a loud slap on the face of a certain kind of rich people, making them angry and afraid to speak.
But that's not all.
Su Jinpa's eyes were cold, and his expression became even colder, and he said: "Nowadays, Daqin levies a uniform tax of thirty to one regardless of the level of industry, what kind of business it operates, and regardless of the profit. With such a low tax rate, you have the nerve to say that you are
Has the imperial court made any contribution?"
"If the court significantly increases tax rates tomorrow, what will each of you do?"
For the businessmen of the current Great Qin Empire, it is simply a tax paradise.
The tax rate of thirty to one is much lower than any other profession.
Even for farmers, their comprehensive tax rate has reached the level of five taxes and one, or even four taxes and one, and this does not include those who are forcibly deducted by landlords.
Farmers worked in the fields for a year and had to hand over at least one-fifth or even one-fourth of their harvest as tax.
However, merchants earned thirty copper coins from doing business and only had to pay one penny as tax, and they also tried their best to evade taxes. In comparison, the merchants had indeed taken a huge advantage.
Nangong Shouzhong and others frowned, but no one dared to refute Su Jinpa's words.
Su Jinpa said indifferently: "The share of ten million taels has been carefully considered by me. It will seriously hurt your vitality, but it will definitely not make you bankrupt and go bankrupt immediately. This money is a national debt, and the court will repay it.
