"Master, I just went out to inquire. After those people entered the palace, they seemed to be reprimanded by the prince, and then they came back."
"What I heard was not a reprimand. It was that they were threatened by His Highness the Crown Prince. Now they are all staying behind closed doors in their respective offices. They are probably discussing how to deal with the Crown Prince."
"Haha! This dog prince has his day. Those officials are not easy to save money. Why don't we take the opportunity to win over those officials!"
"Hehe! We have people, and those officials can provide us with conveniences. If we work together internally and externally, can those people still be our opponents?"
"That's so right!"
…
The nobles of the aristocratic families are discussing in private. They all have evil intentions and want to occupy this huge imperial city!
These people can be said to be very smart or very stupid. Now, the army of the Ming Dynasty is under Lin Fan's control.
Even if there is chaos in the court, they can enter the palace and kill Lin Fan, but the army will not be controlled by them. They will only be destroyed by the incoming army in the end.
These people went to contact the officials of various ministries with their own thoughts, but the officials of each ministry had no time to pay attention to them and each dealt with their own affairs.
"Tsk! What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said today gave me a lot of inspiration. We must reduce the profits of those noble families and let the money they earn become the money of my Ming Dynasty!"
"How about this? Let's increase taxes. For example, our Ming Dynasty's current tax collection is more than 10%, so we can directly charge 70%. What do you think?"
"Wrong! I think we should do it once and for all and charge them 50% of the tax!"
"A 50% tax... haha, those noble families can support it, but those small traders cannot support such a tax."
"What if we only tax nobles from aristocratic families like this?
How feasible is it?”
"My lords, don't you think that doing this would be too obvious against the nobles of the aristocratic families?
Not only will they not agree, I am afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince will also not agree."
"That's true. Let's do this. Let's change the taxation to a progressive system. For example, when the profit reaches a certain amount, we will pay a certain amount of tax."
"Haha! This is a good idea. It will allow noble families to pay more taxes, and the small traders will also have a chance to survive!"
"There is something wrong with this. What if nobles from aristocratic families try their best to hide their income?"
"Haha! This is even simpler. We will check every once in a while. As long as we are found, it will be a fine of five times. They will not dare to evade taxes themselves."
"Haha! This is an excellent idea. I have another suggestion. Didn't His Highness the Crown Prince say that industry monopolies are not allowed?
We can introduce laws to severely punish those industry monopolies."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement this. After all, how to define those industry monopolies is another problem."
"Haha, this is easy to solve. Every item has its corresponding value. For example, if a certain type of item increases in price in a short period of time, and it is a family industry, everything in the market will rise accordingly.
price, then this is undoubtedly a manifestation of industry monopoly."
Officials worked hard and wrote thousands of laws and regulations in one day, as well as specific implementation measures for the new tax law.
When these things were presented in front of Lin Fan, Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh, who said these officials were all idlers?
This is really useful when something happens!
Moreover, this new tax law is quite similar to the tax collection policies of later generations. If we continue to pursue improvement, it will be difficult to implement it.
"Okay! Very good! Just implement your tax law!"
Lin Fan said with a smile.
"Yes! Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
The ministers said one after another.
Their strategy was approved by Lin Fan, and he was very happy. With a look of aloofness on their faces, they all turned around and left the palace. The tax law was then announced.
When the nobles of the aristocratic families saw the new tax law, they were all dumbfounded. This was completely aimed at them!
"This! Are these officials stupid?
Why is such a tax law suddenly introduced?”
"Master, the information we got is wrong. Those officials were not scolded by the prince, but were persuaded. Now they are all the prince's lackeys!"
"This new tax law was re-enacted by them to deal with us, especially the ban on industry monopolies. It is simply going to kill us!"
"Master, please think of a solution quickly. Many of our properties have been investigated by them. If this continues, we may not be able to survive!"
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The nobles of the aristocratic families were all anxious and began to move around to make connections. However, no matter how they moved around, it was of no use. Officials from all ministries were unanimous in not communicating with them too much.
These people could only give up and watch their property shrink continuously. Lin Fan was also preparing to go to sea at this time, and the gunpowder factory had already produced enough cannonballs.
"Father, I'm going to sea. The Ming Dynasty will be left to you and my third brother to look after. Don't let any accidents happen. We must be ruthless in dealing with those nobles from aristocratic families!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Fan'er, you can go with peace of mind. My father and Jiong'er are here to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
Lin Fan turned around and left. The nobles of the aristocratic family originally thought of rebelling, but it was completely child's play. They could no longer even afford to support their servants.
Arriving at the navy headquarters, Lin Fan had people check whether all the cannonballs met the specifications. After confirming that they were correct, all one thousand and one warships were dispatched.
This time, they not only brought enough food, but also enough oil, and the people in the country were also well prepared.
Toyotomi Hidetake looked at the kneeling ronin below indifferently, and said in a deep voice: "Are you sure?
The prince of the Ming Dynasty is coming to attack my country?"
Toyotomi Hidetake was the ruler of the Kingdom of Wo. He sent people into the Ming Dynasty several times in an attempt to occupy the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
However, every time he failed, this time it was better. The prince of the Ming Dynasty directly led an army to attack his country.
"Dear Lord Xiuwu, this is absolutely true. People from the Ming Dynasty should be arriving soon!"
Ronin said in a deep voice.
"Hmph! This prince of the Ming Dynasty really underestimates our country. Does he think that he can defeat Jiannu and King Chuang and then cross the sea to defeat us?"
"Our country has purchased a large amount of weapons from the British country, including a lot of cannons. They are all deployed near the coastline at this time!"
"We must hide it well, and wait until the prince of the Ming Dynasty logs into our country, and give them the most painful blow!"
Toyotomi Hidetake said coldly.
"Sir! There won't be many people coming from the Ming Dynasty this time. Do we want to capture their prince alive?"