The emperor on the dragon throne frowned and said, "As the king of a country, how can I collect taxes from people in the Western Regions? This is against the dignity of the country."

Su Muyao...

What does face mean in front of money?

"What? You don't even want the silver. Is this the demeanor of a country? The emperor doesn't even care about the silver, so why doesn't he consider the common people?"

"Or does the emperor think that he would rather let his people go hungry than lose face?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the court changed again and again.

This little princess is really cruel. She doesn't even give the emperor face. She almost points at the emperor and scolds him.

The emperor's mouth twitched. This little princess was being sarcastic. He, the king of a country, was actually being taught a lesson by a little girl.

The prime minister below saw the solemn atmosphere and took a step forward, bowing to the emperor and saying, "Your Majesty, I think what the little princess said makes sense."

The emperor said "Oh" and then said: "Farmers pay taxes, shops pay taxes, but who has ever heard of paying taxes when buying things? This is not just trampling on the face of the great dynasty."

Then the Prime Minister said, "Although this is the case, I have heard that other countries not only have to pay various taxes, but even single men and women who do not marry have to pay taxes.

Even if you marry a second woman, whether as a wife or a concubine, you have to pay taxes. The first one doesn't have to pay anything, but the second one has to pay 20,000 taels, the third one has to pay 40,000 taels, and so on and so forth."

Su Muyao suddenly raised her head. If that were the case, wouldn't the emperor be even poorer? Because he had the most wives.

The Duke of Guo also stepped forward and said, "I also think this method is feasible. Each place has its own rules.

Since they want this rare treasure, it is reasonable for them to pay more. Not only can they show disrespect to the people of the Western Regions, but they can also collect money. Why not do it?"

The emperor seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians, and instantly felt that this method was very good. Every country has different rules. Since he has come to the motherland, he should abide by the rules of the great dynasty.

The Prime Minister also struck while the iron was hot and said, “Your Majesty, I heard that the eldest prince of the Western Regions also has a lot of property in the Great Dynasty.

These people have made a lot of money for our great dynasty, and I think it is only right to make them bleed now."

The emperor nodded and said, "Well said. Then let's do as the little princess said. Selling goods to other countries will impose heavy taxes. I want to collect taxes from both sides."

As soon as these words came out, Su Muyao jumped to her feet.

This old bastard not only accepts others, but also wants to accept his own.

"Your Majesty, just put it aside."

When he said this, the last part of his voice trembled a little. Is this the legendary shooting oneself in the foot?

How can there be such a thing?

"Little princess, there is no need to be afraid. I said to charge from both sides, but I did not specify how high the price should be. Just give me some token of your appreciation."

The emperor's mouth curled up when he said this. He knew that Su Muyao had many rare and peculiar things. If he really sold them, considering Su Muyao's greedy nature, they would definitely be sold at a sky-high price.

If you collect a little bit yourself, there will be quite a lot.

Su Muyao heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, but she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Just as he was about to argue with the emperor, he heard the emperor quickly say, "The winter military expenses are still quite high. If the tax revenue is not good, I'm afraid the soldiers on the frontier will suffer.

Although Jiangnan is a major taxpayer, it suffered from severe drought this year, although the drought problem was solved by the young princess.

But there aren’t enough seeds for this high-yield grain, and they haven’t received any yet, so they can’t take out much.”

Su Muyao listened to the emperor's high-sounding tone and his love for the people. If she did not agree, wouldn't she be despised by the whole world?

"Since Your Majesty has made the decision, I have nothing to say. But I hope Your Majesty will not disappoint me when it comes to collecting taxes."

"Don't worry, little princess. It's just a small token of my appreciation. It's probably only one percent. I believe you can accept this small amount of money."

The emperor felt a little pain after he said this, and originally wanted to say 3%.

But he knew that if he said this, the little girl below would definitely get angry.

After the morning court session, the emperor issued an order to lift the curfew, and the city gates would not be closed from that day on.

As soon as Su Muyao returned to the Princess Mansion, she began to take out the solar lights in the space, intending to hang them on Hui'an Street where her shop was.

The entire Hui'an Street can be considered one of the most bustling streets in Beijing.

"Xiao Xia, take some money and rent our door and the doors of the houses next door."

Xiao Xia was puzzled and asked: "Princess, many of our shops are not full, and there is such a long space at the entrance of the shop.

If you want to set up a stall, you can set up several stalls. Why do you have to buy a spot in front of someone else's house?"

"I plan to take the little gadgets from the shop to the stall and sell them, and I plan to put other things in the shop."

“Before buying someone else’s shop, these locations on the street were mainly intended to have a few huge ring-tossing stalls.”

Su Muyao has thought it through. She will put out some rare and unique things that no one has ever seen before, and she will set a higher price for the rings.

Xiao Xia nodded and went downstairs to do it.

Su Muyao began to think about how to make flyers and posters in the space.

After the emperor's edict came down, Hui'an Street became lively.

Soldiers patrolled at both ends of the street, mainly to prevent horse-drawn carriages from passing through, and the entire street became a pedestrian street.

After Su Muyao finished her work in the space and had lunch, she hurried to the shop.

The restaurants on Hui'an Street all have tall lanterns. Some sell dim sum, while others take out buns and steam them at the door.

There are also many vendors pushing carts and peddlers shaking drums.

And the vendors setting up stalls on both sides of Hui'an Street were all shouting.

Overall it looks very lively, but the most eye-catching are the two big shops belonging to Su Muyao's family.

The guys also pulled up a long table at the door, on which were placed soap, perfumed soap, lighters, toothbrushes, toothpaste and some other small items.

Because of Su Muyao's instructions, the prices of these things also came down.

Basically, ordinary families can afford it, and many of the people coming and going on the streets are businessmen from other countries.

Opposite Su Muyao's shop was a restaurant. The emperor and the queen sat at the window of a private room on the second floor, looking at the busy shops downstairs.

"When I said I wanted to give these two shops to the little princess, I said it would be a pity to give them to her, after all, these are the two best shops on Hui'an Street.

Now I see that the business is extremely prosperous.”

The Queen chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, how could you forget that it is not I who want to give away this shop. It is your good son who wants to give it away."

The emperor laughed heartily and said, "Aren't you afraid that you will forget your mother after having a wife? You are so young and want to give away everything.

You haven't even married yet, and you're already turning your back on others. Will you still remember your father, the emperor, and your mother in the future?"

Just when the two were chatting enthusiastically, they saw Su Muyao was surrounded by people coming and going below.

Xiao Dezi also came up at this time.

"What's going on outside?"

When Xiao Dezi heard the emperor calling him, he immediately bowed and stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, it was the little princess who took out that thing called a camera.

It is said that you can freeze a person on paper by pressing a button, and it is said that it can record the good times. "

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