Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

Shen Lanxi angrily slapped the table in two.

All the officials shuddered.

"He can afford concubines and mistresses, but he can't pay taxes. Don't you want to pay taxes? I will make him pay more."

"The Ministry of Rites drafted it, the Ministry of Revenue supervised it, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple approved it, and today I will add one more article to the laws of our Great Zhou."

All officials were confused!

Didn't they talk about dyeing workshops? Didn't they talk about reducing taxes? Why did they talk about revising the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

Shen Lanxi said angrily: "Didn't the Minister of War just ask where the money to support our Great Zhou Army comes from? Now listen carefully."

"If you can afford concubines and mistresses, and give birth to illegitimate sons and daughters, then your family must not be worried about money. Then start collecting concubine taxes, which will include concubines and concubines, as well as illegitimate sons and daughters raised outside."

"If you take a concubine, you must pay ten taels of silver to the Ministry of Revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty every year. For the children born to her, you must pay five taels. After that, the children born to the concubine must also pay five taels."

"If you take in a second concubine, you must pay 20 taels of tax, and if you have children, you must pay 10 taels."

"The third place winner will pay thirty taels, and their children will pay fifteen taels, and so on, with no upper limit..."

The ministers in the court felt as if they were struck by lightning, and their heads were only buzzing.

Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "There are many people in my Great Zhou who take concubines and keep mistresses. Most of those who can afford to keep concubines are rich families. The increase in the concubine tax will definitely help to supplement the military funds of my Great Zhou."

Not to mention others, just look at the officials, there are very few who don't take concubines.

This is a bad idea!

This must have been discussed between the Ministry of Revenue and the Regent!

The Ministry of Revenue should be executed!

For a moment, all the court officials stared at the Minister of Revenue with flaming eyes, as if they wished to tear them apart alive.

Shen Lanxi: "As for the Ministry of Revenue's suggestion to restore the tax rate from ten years ago, I think it's feasible!"

"After that, the Ministry of Revenue and the six ministries and nine officials will jointly negotiate an appropriate tax rate and report it to this king within ten days!"

She said I glanced at Wang Bao.

The latter: "If you have something to report, report it early. If you have nothing to report, leave the court!"

Shen Lanxi turned on her heels and slipped away.

After three breaths, the court was in an uproar.

"Ministry of Revenue, you are simply a scourge among my officials..."

"Ministry of Revenue, you are just trying to curry favor with the powerful..."

"The Ministry of Revenue should be executed..."

"The Ministry of Revenue offers sacrifice to the heavens..."

"Ministry of Revenue, if you have the guts, don't run away..."

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"His Majesty Xiang Zhuang is dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong. How clever, really clever!" Che Mingyuan.

Shen Lanxi disagreed: "This is called throwing a brick to attract jade and killing someone with a borrowed knife!"

It was such a relief to achieve what she wanted through the hands of others, especially her political enemies!

Che Mingyuan and others trotted to catch up with Shen Lanxi.

The express report was arranged first and was unanimously finalized by the two masters Mei and Liu. The first express report was three parts recruitment, three parts entertainment, three parts family matters, and one part the court’s announcement of policy.

The government's policies are in the most prominent position, followed by people's livelihood, entertainment, and family matters.

After the first express report came out, it was sent to Shen Lanxi first.

"The concubine's tax payment is ranked first, which is really eye-catching. If I saw it on the street, I would definitely buy a copy." Shen Lanxi praised.

Che Mingyuan: "It can be seen that Masters Mei and Liu are not pedantic people."

Shen Lanxi nodded and continued reading.

"The students of Bailu Academy competed in poetry yesterday. A young woman fell in love with one of the students and secretly climbed through a dog hole to express her love. She was expelled by the other students. Afterwards, the woman turned the tables and said that all the students were in love with her... Tsk tsk..."

Che Mingyuan said with a smile: "This version was written by a young official named Gao Run from the Ministry of Rites, who is a student from Dongchuan."

Shen Lanxi: "This is a talent. Let's transfer him to write express reports."

"Yes!"

Shen Lanxi: "We should also write more recruitment information. After the people see the power of Express Report, we will let the people in the Ministry of Households use their brains more and make money from it."

Che Mingyuan wondered, "Your Highness, aren't you already selling the Express? How else can you make money from it?"

Shen Lanxi taught patiently: "For restaurants, workshops, and various small shops, if they want to become famous by word of mouth, it will probably take a long time, right?"

Che Mingyuan understood.

With express news, you can advertise widely and help it become famous in the shortest time!

"Hurry and report good news."

Shen Lanxi closed the express report and said, "The express report is not the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is to revise the laws and tax rates to reduce the burden on the people."

Che Mingyuan nodded, his eyes full of admiration.

The impact of the concubine tax did not fade away because of Shen Lanxi's hasty departure from the court. Instead, it quickly spread to all parts of the country due to the influence of the express news.

Although the Express was only piloted in the capital, traveling merchants from all over the country would smuggle some copies back with them, and before long, the Express was delivered to all parts of the country.

Concubines and their children felt threatened by the men's impatient attitude.

Five days later, when all officials went to court, the drum for hearing the news was struck loudly.

Wang Bao screamed, "Go and see who is beating the drum to report the incident."

Soon the Royal Guards sent back the news.

"Reporting to the Regent, it's not just one person, it's many people."

Wang Bao frowned and asked sharply, "How many are there?"

Royal Guards: "About a hundred people."

Shen Lanxi stood up and said, "Come on, everyone, let's go and see what's going on."

In the blink of an eye, Shen Lanxi and all the officials arrived at the palace gate, and what they saw was a sea of ​​people kneeling on the ground.

Wang Bao raised his voice sharply: "The Regent has arrived..."

After a brief chatter among the crowd, they soon began to speak out.

"We are all concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters. The concubine tax promulgated by the court simply leaves us no way to survive..."

"Concubines can be bought and sold, but the wife doesn't want to pay the money, so she wants to sell us off!"

"Please, gentlemen, give us a way out..."

"If you continue to implement the concubine tax, you will force us to death..."

These people didn't say a word against Shen Lanxi, but they were accusing Shen Lanxi of driving the concubine tax to drive them to death.

Many officials looked at Shen Lanxi with accusing eyes, and many people were watching the fun.

Taking concubines has been around since ancient times and is in accordance with the laws of nature. What does a woman like Shen Lanxi know? She wants to change the ancestral system right away. Today, I must make her infamous for eternity and she will never be able to redeem herself!

Shen Lanxi stepped forward and began to call out names: "All the officials from the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Justice, come out and speak!"

The people kneeling on the ground were all frightened when they heard Shen Lanxi's words.

Then, when she thought about the fact that there were so many people here, Shen Lanxi couldn't possibly lock them all up.

"Your Majesty."

The three officials in charge, please stand up and take your positions.

Shen Lanxi: "I am a polite and law-abiding person. What I do is worthy of the hearts of the people and the world!"

"You said that the concubine tax implemented by the imperial court is forcing you to death? This is injustice!"

The officials became nervous when they saw Shen Lanxi's reaction.

Shouldn't she be furious and smash them to death like she was smashing a table?

Shen Lanxi: "I have said before that if there is a grievance, I will appeal!"