Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

The first day and the fifteenth day of the lunar new year are the days when Ming Tan goes to court every month.

The Taiji Hall was resplendent and resplendent, and the court hall was full of civil and military officials. The emperor sat upright on the dragon chair, listening to the officials playing for a long time, and finally couldn't help rubbing his forehead.

Right now in the palace, it's He Yushi's turn to play, remonstrance that winter is coming, this year's annual banquet should not be too extravagant.This lord's way of speaking is to quote scriptures and cite a bunch of ancient examples to support his point of view, so he often talks nonsense when he plays, giving the emperor enough opportunities to distract himself.

He used to suffer from headaches when he was young, and now he doesn't know whether it's because he's getting older or what, but it's getting worse and worse, and the pain lasts three or four times a day before he stops... The empress is very worried about his health and urges him to Seeing that Guo Yuansan visited Tianhong Hall several times, but every time he couldn't find any problems, he could only symbolically prescribe some prescriptions for invigorating blood and dredging wind, as a psychological comfort.

Maybe it's because of my age...

After a while, the lingering headache finally faded away, and the emperor was finally able to separate his mind to think about other things.

He raised his eyes, looked at Ming Tan, who was in the crowd of people with his head down, wondering what he was thinking, and sighed quietly in his heart.

The crown prince has not yet been established, and the East Palace is uncertain, and the court has already quarreled many times over this.But the emperor didn't want to make any further troubles to Ming Tan's already difficult road, and every time he used the reason of "I'm in good health" to block it back, up to now.

He didn't take it seriously at first, but the frequency of headache attacks accelerated and the cause couldn't be found out, which really made the emperor himself a little worried.

If one day he drives west... what will Longlin do?

The emperor's fingertips resting on the armrest tightened slightly, just hitting the dragon's head carved on it, causing the joints to ache faintly.

As a woman, if she wants to set foot on this supreme position, she has to work harder than a man.

But now, Mingtan is still young, and although he has done a lot in the court in recent years, his prestige in the court is not enough, and it is far from reaching the level that the people want.

If the East Palace was rashly decided at this time and Ming Tan was pushed to the front of the stage, then the palace might become a battlefield in an instant, filled with invisible blood and gunpowder smoke.

For the current plan, it can only be delayed again and again.

——Whether it is the memorial requesting the crown prince to stand in the court, or his own body...

The emperor thought so much, but there was still nothing unusual on his face.Just at this time, He Yushi finally finished admonishing him, so he nodded as if he was going through a process, and after a few words of condolences, "Ai Qing thinks far away" and "I will definitely remember the virtue of frugality", he looked up and said : "Do you still have a book to play?"

There was a moment of silence all around.

Sheng An looked around, and when he was about to announce his retirement, he saw a slender figure suddenly squeezed out from the crowd—it was Ming Tan.

She took two steps forward, with a slight smile on her face, she bowed to the emperor and said: "Report to the emperor, there is still a book that I have not played."

The nine princesses are always quiet when they go to court, but every time they play the book, they just want to throw a heavy bomb.bomb!All the ministers immediately became alert, and kept looking at it out of the corner of their eyes, as if they were uneasy as if they were facing an enemy.

The emperor also knew very well about his daughter's habit of "not playing in person for any important event". Seeing her come out at this time, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows with great interest, "Just tell me."

"The so-called 'wheat travels thousands of miles without seeing soil, and even mountains without clouds can grow millet', everyone knows that food, money and country are the foundation of the country, and should not be ignored. Since ancient times, farming has been the most important... However, it is generally forgotten that if you want to talk about what kind of The business is the best at accumulating money and making profits, so it is still a businessman."

Ming Tan said slowly: "Although our national treasury is not empty now, we are still unable to make ends meet every year. Therefore, for the sake of the country, I want to ask my father to stop restricting commercial development - cancel the curfew, open markets and expand the market." , so that business and trade flourish, thus feeding back the national treasury, and benefiting us from the sky!"

Before her words fell to the ground, it was like a firecracker being thrown into a fire, suddenly causing an uproar in the hall.Wave.

Many people shook their heads repeatedly, frowned, and kept repeating words such as "absurd" and "unheard of" in their mouths; many ministers came out one after another, bowed directly to the dragon chair, and said anxiously: "The princess is too shallow! The Lord Shang said something early when he reformed, that among the four peoples, scholars are the most expensive, followed by agriculture, and industry and commerce are second! Business is the last trend, and it should be suppressed. How can there be any reason to add fuel to the flames? Absolutely can't do it like this!"

"Confucius said that a gentleman means righteousness, and a villain means profit. Businessmen have valued profit since ancient times, and there are countless cases of breaking their trust! If these people are given a chance to develop, I am afraid that the world will be disturbed and the people will panic!"

"The princess also said that money and food are the foundation of the country, and the food should of course be on the peasants. If commerce is emphasized, then there will inevitably be farmers who will move for profit and abandon their fields for business. Instead, the court will have no food to collect. What will happen then? good?"

"The ministers also think so..."

After quietly listening to their rebuttals for a while, and finding that there were only a few reasons to turn around, Ming Tan rolled up his sleeves, held the wat board straight in his hands, and glanced sideways at the veteran with a goatee. , Said lightly: "Master Liu's words are wrong. The emphasizing business I just said does not mean suppressing agriculture... As long as we take a two-pronged approach and develop commerce while not forgetting agriculture, wouldn't we be able to balance the two and try our best to avoid abandonment?" What about farming and business?"

The goatee who spoke the most vigorously just now was stunned, turned around with a frown, barely maintained respect, and cupped his hands at Ming Tan: "It's easy for the princess to say it, but how difficult is it to actually implement it? Compared with farming and harvesting food in a down-to-earth manner, Trading can be called huge profits, but how many people can be unmoved when they see the white money? How can we ensure that all the farmers will not run off to do business?"

"It's very simple, just start with the taxation body."

Ming Tan shrugged and said: "When we work for the imperial court, we naturally have to consider it from the imperial court's point of view... The strategy of developing commerce is ultimately to enrich the national treasury. Therefore, merchants must be taxed, and they must be more taxed than farmers. It is even more burdensome, so that the common people know that it is not easy to do business, so they will not take risks and abandon their fields and go away, which is what the adults are worried about."

"This……"

Goatee stumbled, his eyes widened, and he felt that what Mingtan said was very reasonable, and couldn't find a suitable word to refute it for a while, and "this" for a long time did not come up with a reason for "this".

On the other hand, no one answered for a while, but the emperor on the dragon chair knocked on the armrest first, and asked: "Then, if you impose heavy taxes on merchants as you said, wouldn't it be the same as before, and it would not make business prosperous? Didn't it work?"

"So, the tax that I want to collect is not so simple." Ming Tan shook his wat board and said with a smile, "No matter what kind of government order, it is the most taboo to 'cut across the board', especially for businessmen—— Just as there are rich and poor farmers, merchants are naturally divided into big and small. It is reasonable that those who have more will be taxed more, and those who are less will be taxed less. The tax law of the Spring and Autumn Period was revived and levied according to the quantitative amount of commercial goods transactions—for example, taking fifteen or ten out of a hundred The second and third classes are clearly stipulated, and there is no loss. This will not only allow merchants to accept it, but also encourage them to trade more, and then pay taxes to the court... It can kill multiple birds with one stone!"

This is actually her conclusion based on the modern tax system.

Tiancheng's current business tax law follows from the previous dynasty, and it is too general. It only stipulates an amount standard for all walks of life, and then let it go, wasting the oil and water that should be scraped off from businessmen for many years.

But if the imperial court is willing to pay more attention and formulate detailed decrees: collect customs duties from the outside, collect market taxes from the inside; There are too many types of taxes. After carefully formulating the proportions and controlling the amount within a range acceptable to the court and businessmen, and supplemented by tax exemption or preferential policies, the farming economy can be taxed with the greatest strength without shaking the farming economy. Develop business and let merchants earn money for the court.

There is nothing wrong with eating meat and being beaten.

Moreover, the benefits of prosperous commerce are countless. It can not only increase social productivity, promote employment, but also strengthen communication with regions, and further consolidate centralized rule...Aren't these benefits eye-catching?

As long as the commercial process is vigorously promoted while ensuring the stability of the small-scale peasant economy, the benefits to the country and the people will far outweigh the disadvantages.

"..."

After the nine princesses finished speaking, the hall was silent for a while.

To be honest, Ming Tan's considerations are detailed enough, and it is impossible to refute it from the perspective of the country...

The goatee next to Mingtan frowned, feeling helpless, so he turned his head secretly, and looked at the second prince Minghui standing in the front row for help.

After all, the extension of the curfew and the imposition of heavy taxes were all proposed by them.Now being blatantly refuted by Ming Tan, if he still doesn't fight back, wouldn't he just obediently send his face up and get beaten?

But the nine princesses are very eloquent, invulnerable to fire and water, which is really a headache...

Even as the full-fledged leader of the Second Prince's Party, Ming Hui couldn't help feeling his teeth ache, staring at Ming Tan's side face with hatred, and cursed in his heart.

It's always her good thing to hurt herself!

Previously, Minghui had made a good plan. First, he adopted measures such as curfew and heavy taxes to curb the business in the capital; One family dominates and thus provides itself with a considerable amount of money.

The one he chose was Jinfeng Bookstore.The boss, Sun Wenliang, is a profiteer, and his methods are ruthless. He is the most suitable oligarch who only has money in his eyes and no friendship.

Unexpectedly, a Shun'an study was found on the way, which made Sun Wenliang, who was already displeased with it, go crazy at once. The books he got were taken into custody by the government, how could he not hate it?

Although I don't know who is standing behind the Shun'an Study, but Sun Wenliang was arrested by the Forbidden Army, and this account was naturally recorded by Ming Hui on Mingtan's head-who made her the ruler of the Forbidden Army?

Besides, I heard that on the day when Sun's accident happened, some people saw Princess Nine beside Geng Jing...

Minghui squinted his eyes, gritted his teeth, and stared coldly at the slender figure not far away, the flames in his chest almost burned his entire heart.

bright!Tan!

Why can't she live in peace like other princesses?Just have to fight against yourself!

However, Minghui, as a prince who knows how to wink, has been beaten by Ming Tan many times, and he knows his father's bias very well.

Every time, as long as Mingtan can give a reasonable explanation and convince half of the officials in the court, her opinion will be approved by the emperor, and then delegated for execution...

It doesn't matter if there are any mistakes, but the most annoying thing is that she actually achieved excellent results every time as she said!

After the training method of the imperial army was improved, it was praised by the capital, and the number of people who passed the martial arts examinations increased to a certain extent; the two imperial envoys who helped the Yuanzhou severe drought complemented each other, and the effect was remarkable. It is said that Yuanzhou has been completely restored. After a period of finishing work, I will return to the capital.

All kinds of things here are all written by Ming Tan.Therefore, some neutral ministers in the court gradually began to look at her with admiration and attached great importance to the opinions put forward by the nine princesses.

What's more, there are still half of the households that Ming Jing holds in his hands also unconditionally support her, which makes Ming Hui feel even more constrained, and almost vomits a mouthful of old blood.

But if you can't beat it, you still have to hold back.

For example right now.

"...Nine Emperor Sister is right."

After all the courtiers of his party members cast their eyes for help, Ming Hui had no choice but to go on the stage in person and said with a forced smile: "But what you said is very different from the current tax law. If it is suddenly carried out in various states, I am afraid that there will be some problems. Is it too hasty?"

Seeing him standing up, Ming Tan was not surprised at all, he only glanced sideways, nodded, and agreed with Ming Hui's statement for the first time.

"Well, Second Brother Brother is right."

She smiled with crooked brows and eyes, and she didn't look deflated at all. Instead, she seemed to be in the middle of her arms, and said to the emperor: "So, in order to give merchants a process of adaptation... I think it's best to implement this method in the capital first." At this point, she paused for a moment, tapped the wat board in her hand, and emphasized again, "Besides, the capital city is also the only place in the whole country that is currently qualified to cancel the curfew and hold more market festivals !"

The daughter handed over the words like this, and the emperor was of course very willing to cooperate.

He let out a long "Oh", and asked with a smile: "Then, tell me, why does the capital have this qualification?"

"Of course it's because..."

In Ming Tan's protracted ending, Ming Hui swallowed the breath he was holding in his throat, followed her outstretched arm with eyes, and looked back involuntarily——

I saw two military officers in thin armor with firm faces standing outside the gate of Tai Chi Hall!

At the same time, the second half of Ming Tan's unfinished sentence also rang out, his tone full of determination to win.

"The imperial guards in our capital are all good officials who are capable and loyal to their duties."