Chapter 439 Father and Son Discussing Wealth and Poverty
but.
Xia Tian did not ask why.
This is not the Tianxia Palace, nor a place for discussing politics.
He is not a regent either.
Next.
All the heroes of the Sirius Kingdom lost their fighting spirit, and the entire banquet was filled with joy.
Of course, Prince Xia Yu drank boring wine.
The admirers of Huyan Duoer drink from the sorrow of lovelorn.
after the end.
Xia Tian was called to the imperial study by Emperor Xia.
The night is deep and the moon has risen in the sky.
The wine tonight made both Emperor Xia and Xia Tian blush, with a hint of drunkenness in their eyes.
Next to him, the historian is still awake, with his big eyes open, waiting to witness what?
Eunuch Wei was waiting carefully beside him.
finally.
Emperor Xia stared at Xia Tian for a long time, and then slowly said: "Xiao Jiu, your talent is unparalleled in the world, and your words are the best songs for the ages. I am proud of you!"
Xia Tian was unmoved: "My son and I are terrified!"
Emperor Xia continued: "I know that we defeated the Sirius Empire in the Battle of Huangzhou, but in the end we had to pay money, which makes you feel unwilling!"
"The new taxes added by the imperial court will definitely put a heavier burden on the poor people in the world and make them suffer more in this year of natural disasters. So, you want to do something for them!"
"So, I know that you have the patience to deal with the literati of the Sirius Empire, and you have the patience to deal with the Sirius Princess!"
"So, you patiently earned one million taels of gold from the Sirius people to offset the compensation from the Sirius Kingdom, and you want me to take back my order to increase taxes?
Xia Tian said bluntly: "Yes!"
"I believe that natural disasters have continued this year and people's lives have been difficult. If taxes are increased again, countless poor families in the world will be broken up and cause countless sufferings!"
"I ask my father to withdraw the new taxes!"
Emperor Xia looked complicated: "What if I say no?"
Xia Tian pondered for a moment and said: "Father, my sons and I went all the way to Huangzhou and saw powerful, aristocratic families and numerous clans. They have money and food. If someone touches their interests, they can resist even the emperor's order."
"Their accounting room is filled with silver and copper coins, and they don't even know how much they have?"
"Their granaries are full of food, and even ten generations can't finish it."
Speaking of this, Xia Tian said with a sigh on his face: "But those poor people on the road have no food at home, so they have to dig wild vegetables, gnaw tree bark, and dig Guanyin soil in the ground to wrap their bellies. If they want to buy a bag of salt, they have to sell their children." That’s all!”
"If this tax is added to their heads, many people will die!"
"So, if we must collect new taxes, can we only levy taxes on powerful people, aristocratic families, and wealthy families?"
"snort"
Emperor Sirius narrowed his eagle eyes and said, "Innocent!"
"Xiao Jiu, you have to know one thing. No matter it is the Nine Kingdoms era, the Pre-Qin era or our country, the pillars of the country are these powerful, aristocratic families, and powerful families!"
"They have money, food, and people. Their interests have been tied to mine for a long time, and they can help me stabilize the world!"
"If you only collect taxes from powerful people, aristocratic families, and wealthy families, you will lose their support and dig your own grave!"
Having said this, Emperor Xia said disdainfully: "And what have those poor and humble people done for me and this empire?"
"No!"
"They didn't do anything!"
"They are just wasting food when they live!"
A chill flashed through Xia Tian's eyes: "Father, you also look down on the poor?"
"No!"
Emperor Xia shook his head and said: "It's not that I look down on the poor, it's that everyone in the world looks down on the poor."
"So, I know there is a saying among the people: laugh at the poor but don't laugh at the prostitutes."
An unknown fire arose in Xia Tian's heart: "Father, people are divided into three, six or nine grades because of their different births. Some are rich and some are poor."
"Poor people, life is really not easy."
"As those in power, can't we give them a path from poverty to wealth?"
"Can't you give them a hope in life?"
"hope?"
Emperor Xia said with a hint of sarcasm on his lips: "Why should you give them hope?"
"There is a lot of wealth in this world. If everyone becomes rich, who will be poor in this world?"
"By the original rich man?"
"That's rebellion!"
Emperor Xia said seriously: "It will take ten years for the poor to rebel!"
"But if there are rich people with money and food in their hands who rebel, it will be a huge disaster."
"If you were me, would you appease the poor or the rich?"
"Of course the rich!"
Emperor Xia asked and answered: "Poor people are like weeds, everywhere in the world. Don't care about their life or death!"
The nameless fire in Xia Tian's heart grew stronger and stronger: "It turns out that this is what the poor in the eyes of my father are like."
Now, Xia Tian finally knows why the world is becoming more and more chaotic?
He knows why the world is getting poorer and poorer as time goes by.
At this time, Emperor Xia said resolutely: "Xiaojiu, there is no need to say more about the tax increase, I have made my decision."
"The national treasury is empty, and now even the salaries of the officials in the imperial court can hardly be paid!"
"Now, taxes must be raised immediately to get the court out of its financial crisis!"
Xia Tian knows that the tax increase is irreversible!
Daxia’s government seems to have been corrupted beyond control!
Besides, it’s all in vain!
The imperial court of Great Xia does not care about the life and death of the poor in the world, so it will definitely starve the world to death and cause chaos in the world!
Xia Tian suppressed his anger: "Father, since the tax increase is a foregone conclusion and the night is already deep, I will leave first!"
Emperor Xia finally couldn't help but ask: "Xiaojiu, you were born into a noble family, why do you want to speak for those poor people?"
Xia Tian raised his eyelids: "My son is in a barren state. Among my father's nine sons, I am the poorest."
"The barren state of Erchen is also the poorest place."
"Now, the lowly people and poor people who are pouring into the deserted state are all the poor people that your royal brothers don't want."
"So, I am also poor!"
Emperor Xia sighed quietly: "The reason why your Huangzhou is so poor is because no rich people have settled in the Huangzhou, and no one has brought wealth with them!"
"do you understand?"
Xia Tian shook his head: "The truth is such a truth!"
"But I don't need to relocate wealthy households to the deserted state of Erchen to still become rich!"
"impossible!"
Emperor Xia was full of disbelief: "This is absolutely impossible!"
"I know that you got a fortune in the Huangzhou Mountains, but it is absolutely impossible for you to want that gold and silver to feed the millions of untouchables and poor people in the Huangzhou Mountains!"
Xia Tian said calmly: "Father, I will work hard to support them, and I will prove it to you!"
Emperor Xia raised his eyelids: "Okay! I'm waiting to see what you're capable of!"
Xia Tian took advantage of the situation and said: "Now, Lan'er has been canonized and the homecoming wine has passed. I have nothing to do in the imperial capital. I want to return to Huangzhou as soon as possible. Please allow me to do so!"
Emperor Xia's eyes were complicated: "Are you really unwilling to serve as regent?"
Xia Tian shook his head: "I don't want to!"
Emperor Xia pondered for a moment and said, "Do you know what Emperor Sirius said in his letter to me?"
Xia Tian shook his head.
Emperor Xia stared at Xia Tian: "Emperor Sirius said you have saint-level wisdom, and he likes it very much!"
"He is willing to trade three states of the Sirius Empire for you to marry into the Sirius Empire. To show his sincerity, he will marry the eldest Princess Sirius and the little princess to you, and also sign a 20-year non-infringement covenant with Daxia. And exempt from this compensation!”
Emperor Xia looked at Xia Tian with a strange expression: "How do you think I should reply to him?"