Chapter 387 Anyone who can become an emperor has a black heart!

Lord Deng was still thinking about how Princess Yunshu could deal with them.

Then I heard Yun Shu's clear voice in front of me, which instantly spread throughout the entire hall -

“…Therefore, I think that the existing Ding tax should be abolished and no longer be collected per head, but should be levied according to the area of ​​land, fertility, etc.

Those who have more land pay more taxes, those who have less land pay less taxes, and those who have no land pay no taxes.

In addition, the extra money collected by local officials on the grounds of loss when collecting taxes can also be changed to be collected uniformly by the central government, and a system of silver for maintaining integrity can be established to combat the arbitrary levying of taxes by local officials.

This will not only reduce the burden on the people, but also reduce the number of people abandoning or even drowning their children after giving birth in order to pay less taxes, thus promoting the population growth of Tiansheng!"

Instead of dealing with them, the government wants to give the people tax reductions and exemptions in disguise, and at the same time rectify the problem of corruption among local officials?
Lord Deng was stunned for a moment, and after exchanging a glance with Lord Qian and the others, he took a decisive step forward:
“I second the motion! Your Majesty, I believe that the national treasury is now full, and even if some taxes are reduced or exempted for the people, it will not cause a fiscal deficit.

But this will benefit the people, making them more grateful to the court, to His Majesty and His Royal Highness,
Especially promoting the population growth of Tiansheng will be of great benefit to the development of Tiansheng!"

Although I don't know whether His Highness really let them go today, or whether he didn't mention them because he wanted to implement the policy of allocating taxes to each acre and returning the fire consumption to the public, which was more important,

But they have all spoken for His Highness now!

I wonder if Your Highness could show some mercy to them for the sake of this matter?
It’s not a big deal after all!
Lord Deng and the others each had their own plans in mind.
But this scene looked a little different in the eyes of others——

Lord Deng and his men, who normally had a relationship with Her Highness the Princess that could not be described as “close” at all, seemed to have known about this for a long time and immediately stood up to second the proposal...

Could it be that these people had completely become Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess's people without anyone knowing?

Thinking about it more carefully, it seems that the princess did greet Lord Deng and the others when she entered the palace today.

In addition to Lord Deng and Lord Qian, there is also...

In his mind, he quickly went over all the big guys that Yun Shu had greeted today.
Soon, people came forward one after another to express their opinions:

"I second the proposal!"

Emperor Xuanwu: “?”

His kid's prestige in the court is so high now?
For a major issue like tax reform, she only needs to mention it once, and so many people are willing to stand up and agree with her, without even having to argue a few more words?

Emperor Xuanwu, who was unaware of the truth, was somewhat shocked, but on the surface he remained calm and handed over the follow-up issues of the tax reform to the relevant departments.

Lord Deng and his men were relieved to see that this matter was handled so smoothly.

Just as I was about to return to my original position,
Then I heard Yun Shu speaking again:

"Father, I have something else to report."

besides? !
Lord Deng looked startled, and he hadn't reacted yet.

The sigh of Yun Shu in the front row had already reached the ears of everyone present—

"I am ashamed to say that a few days ago, when I was thinking about how to reduce the burden on the people and collect taxes reasonably, I suddenly had an idea and asked someone to check how much tax I would have to pay if I paid taxes on the land under my name according to normal circumstances.

The result... not only shocked me, but also made me feel extremely ashamed.

As your daughter, I have been raised by the people since I was young, enjoying all kinds of generous treatment and privileges.

I am already extremely lucky, but I don’t even have to pay this little tax... I really can’t feel at ease.

I think that the people in the court who have taken the world as their responsibility and vowed to serve the emperor wholeheartedly, to plead for the people, to cultivate virtue and to make the world peaceful, should have the same idea as me. Therefore, I think that the Tiansheng Dynasty can implement a system of tax payment for officials and gentry.
I, your son, am willing to set an example and pay the additional taxes that have not been paid in the past ten years to show my sincerity!"

Officials! Gentry! All! Pay! Grain!

Lord Deng took a deep breath and almost fainted!
He just knew that Her Royal Highness might not let them go easily.

But I didn't expect her appetite to be so big. As soon as she opened her mouth, she wanted to abolish the privileges that people like them who have made great achievements have enjoyed for a thousand years.

From now on, they will have to pay the same taxes as the common people!

Who can agree with this?
Even if Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess praised them all, it still wouldn't work!
As expected, almost at the moment Yun Shu finished speaking,

Someone immediately stood up to express his opposition:

"Your Majesty, I think it is good that Your Highness has this intention.

If this matter only concerns my colleagues in the court, then as Your Highness said, I am also willing to pay taxes, and there is no problem even paying an extra ten or twenty years in the future.

But this move involves scholars all over the world!
His Highness himself has said before that if a country wants to develop well, it absolutely cannot do without scholars.

However, once the system of taxation by officials and gentry is implemented, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the willingness of the people to send their children to school, which is really not conducive to the development of Tiansheng!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! The national treasury is now full, why should we bring hidden dangers to Tiansheng's future for these taxes that are already sufficient?"

"Your Excellencies are right."

Yun Shu calmly continued the conversation:

“I have also considered this issue before.

so……"

She raised her hands again towards Emperor Xuanwu who was sitting at the top of the table, and said righteously:

"I propose that the extra money collected after the implementation of the unified tax system between officials and gentry be used to build academies in various parts of Tiansheng.
All school-age children at Tiansheng can attend school for free for three years!"

"it is good!"

Emperor Xuanwu did not give his ministers any chance to object, and immediately clapped his hands and cheered loudly:

"As expected of my princess, you can come up with such a good plan.
You are thoughtful and considerate, and you deserve a reward! "

Ministers: "!!!"

No, you have decided on this matter now?
At least listen to them...

"What do you think, my dear ministers?"

"…Your Majesty is wise!"

Did you first explain that it was a good idea before you pretended to ask them and gave them a chance to give other opinions?

Those who can become emperors are truly evil-hearted!

This is especially true for some princesses!