Guiding people to consume is the key to making the court wealthy.
This concept was too advanced for Jia Shangjie, but he also captured some insights from Xia Shang's words.
Naturally, I also knew that what Xia Shang said was not unreasonable.
In the past, the Ministry of Household Affairs used a single method of increasing taxes to increase revenue, until it felt that the resentment among the people was getting worse, and then it gradually relaxed taxes.
In this way, wealth may only be short-term gains, and relying on the money gained from exploiting the people will lead to many potential problems. Therefore, the current disunity of the people of Dahua and the disputes in the world are traced back to the current policies of Dahua.
It is also because the method of increasing the revenue of the imperial court has existed for a long time. No one in the past dynasties thought of making changes in the direction of increasing the imperial court's income, and no one dared to change it easily.
The first is that one does not know whether the consequences of the change will be good or bad, and the second is that making changes will cause harm to the interests of other people.
Therefore, for a long time before this, no one thought about making any major reforms in Dahua's finances.
But Xia Shang was different. He was a time traveler. He knew how to learn from the modern economic system and knew that making similar changes would indeed bring better changes to this era. He didn't have to worry about the final results being bad.
Moreover, Xia Shang does not belong to any current interest group, and he is not afraid of touching someone's cake, so he dares to think and speak without any scruples.
After Xia Shang finished speaking, Jia Shangjie thought for a long time, and then nodded: "What you said is indeed somewhat feasible, but this matter is of great importance, there are too many changes, and the risks involved are immeasurable. The key... The key thing is still
One person is needed to act as a pusher, and this method needs to be reported to the court. Only after the court agrees can any changes be made."
Xia Shang looked at Jia Shangjie and said, "Besides your lord, who can report this matter personally, who else can I ask to do it for you? Although the official dares to say it, he is still just a principal after all and cannot reach the threshold of entering the court. Even if he wants to, he is powerless."
Jia Shangjie had a troubled look on his face, and it was clear at a glance that he had a guilty conscience and did not want to stand out in the court.
After all, the method mentioned by Xia Shang changed the system too much. Changing the revenue structure of the imperial court was tantamount to shaking the foundation of the imperial court and affecting the interests of everyone in the court.
Now the imperial court's revenue methods have become popular among many officials.
It has become a tacit understanding, and there have long been unwritten rules about who will eat how much at which stage.
If the idea of Xia and Shang is proposed, this balance will be broken, and the person who proposed the idea will become a public enemy of the court!
Seeing that Jia Shangjie was silent for a long time, Xia Shang sneered: "This matter is already under your control, and in your current situation, you don't have to worry about offending anyone, right? If you can't find a way to close the hole in the household department, wait until the Dong Chuang incident happens.
, it’s your entire family who are suffering.”
What Xia Shang said is true. Although the problem of the Ministry of Finance is not a secret, when it comes time for someone to take responsibility, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is absolutely the best choice. He is not worried about who to offend now, but wants to
How can we save the lives of our whole family?
Xia Shang's words reached the ears of Jia Shangjie and his wife, and the eyes of the two women changed.
The eldest lady immediately grabbed Jia Shangjie's hand: "What's going on? Why is it related to the lives of our whole family?"
Jia Shangjie's fat face was covered with fine sweat, his brows were knitted together, and he didn't answer.
Mrs. Jia rarely saw her husband showing such an expression, and it was even rarer that he dared to ignore her. She felt even more uneasy and held her husband's hand harder.
"Jia, please tell me what's going on? Why does it involve the lives of the whole family? Did you do something secretly? Did you take advantage of others and raise vixens outside?
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The woman beside him was making a fuss, and Jia Shangjie felt annoyed for no reason. He suddenly threw away his wife's hand, stood up and said angrily: "That's enough! It's not appropriate to make noises. I'm already annoyed enough!"
Jia Shangjie had gained enough momentum and thought he could suppress his wife. Unexpectedly, the lady of Shangshu was much stronger than he thought. Seeing Jia Shangjie being cruel to him, his face turned red with anger and he burst into tears for a while. He burst into tears and cried.
He also yelled curse words and told about his difficulties, and the food on the table also suffered.
Seeing his wife running away violently, Jia Shangjie sensed that something was not going well and hurried to comfort her, but it was too late. The whole street could probably hear the cries of the lady of the minister.
Xia Shang didn't expect to see such a big show when he came to Lord Shangshu's house for a meal. He quickly stood up from the table and looked at the side opposite to him.
Fang, had been hiding far away for a long time, and seemed to be used to such a scene.
"Xia Shang, stay away." Li Youlan called to Xia Shang from the side. She seemed to be very used to this situation.
Xia Shang then pushed him to the corner of the room and watched the drama from a distance.
Li Youlan looked helpless and said to Xia Shang: "My adoptive mother has a bad temper, but she actually has a good heart."
Xia Shang looked at the lady holding Jia Shangjie's hair and twitched the corner of his mouth: "It's indeed good."
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Half an hour later, Jia Shangjie sent Xia Shang to the door of the house.
At this moment, Master Shangshu's face, in addition to a little embarrassment, the redness and swelling of his left eye and the bruise on his chin are very conspicuous, and there is also a dent in the top of his head that has been removed. With a nonchalant face, he looks like he can say no.
Very funny.
"What your lord said today made me enlightened. I will consider everything your lord has said carefully. When the time is right, I will naturally make suggestions to the court."
Xia Shang smiled, cupped his hands towards Jia Shangjie, and said nothing more.
Inside the house, Li Youlan looked at each other with a smile, and after meeting Xia Shang's eyes, she just nodded.
News came from the Ministry of Revenue that the people of the Japanese mission wanted to improve the living standards within the mission. The reception minister had agreed and money would now be allocated from the national treasury.
Xia Shang was in charge of this matter, so he had to rush back to see the situation.
When I returned to the Zhengbu Yamen of the Ministry of Hubu, I saw several Japanese people guarding the door and looking around. When they saw Xia Shang getting out of the carriage, they immediately gathered around them.
The leader, Xia Shang, a Japanese man, couldn't tell his name, but he looked familiar. He should have been seen often during Japanese missions.
The other party also recognized Xia Shang at a glance. When he came in front of Xia Shang, he looked up at the sky with arrogance and said in a mouthful of Chinese: "Master Xia, you are really as leisurely as you are no matter where you are on errands! Here you are!
When we were on the mission, we didn't see anyone all day long, and when we came to the Ministry of Revenue, we still didn't see anyone for a whole day. I really don't know what the plan of your Dahua court is to allow such an unreliable official to occupy such an important position.
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Xia Shang looked at the other party with a dull expression: "It's so confusing to appoint officials in your country. How can you become a representative of a mission even if you raise a bunch of pigs?"