I rely on gossip to save the country

Let's leave the matter alone. After all, Xie Chuyue and the others don't have enough evidence in their hands, so they can't do anything to the Prime Minister.

And the morning court continued.

The people who were robbed by Xie Chuyue yesterday were feeling miserable and always wanted to make some money from various sources.

So all the talented people began to give advice to the emperor. The prince's tutor was the first to step forward and said to the emperor with great sincerity, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty. Why don't you think of a way to start from other places to enrich the treasury?"

All the civil and military officials had the same idea at this time: they had to replenish the national treasury first, otherwise if money was always taken from them, they would become paupers sooner or later.

They have elderly parents and young children to take care of, and they have to support a whole family of old and young. Doesn’t this cost money?

If all the money is used to help the country, will they be left to starve?

"Your Majesty, the little princess forcibly collected taxes yesterday. I am now so poor that I can't even afford underwear." Seeing someone stand up, the general also felt that he needed to express that he was really too poor now.

He had been planning to save some money to buy himself nice clothes, but before he could even warm up the silver, it was robbed by the little princess, and he had to wear tattered underwear for several months in a row.

System: [Hahahaha, host, let me be honest. This great general is really poor! Most of his money was used to help the soldiers in the army. As a result, you robbed them yesterday. They have to tighten their belts for a few months. Tell me, are you immoral? ]

When Xie Chuyue heard this, she felt a little guilty, because she didn't mean it.

Xie Chuyue: [You can’t blame me for this. Yesterday I went to the houses of all the civil and military officials to collect silver. If I didn’t accept their money, I would be attacked by the officials. And I accepted so little from him. Others started with 100 taels, but he only accepted 50 taels.]

Civil and Military Officials: Okay, okay, we have harvested all the leeks from them, right?

They suddenly realized that it was better to be poor, because if they were poorer they wouldn't have to pay so much money. Hehe, this was just their thought, they didn't want to be really poor.

Emperor Mingde suppressed his smile and said to the civil and military officials below, "Since you are so poor, do you have any other good ideas to fill the national treasury?"

As Xie Chuyue thought about it, her thoughts went astray and she smiled obscenely, [Hehehehehe, if father could kill fourth brother, the national treasury would definitely be full. ]

Civil and military officials: How can this little troublemaker be so cruel that he doesn't distinguish between friend and foe? He is my brother after all, why should he be so cruel?

They observed a few seconds of silence for the Fourth Prince at this moment. How desperate must he be to have a sister who was always thinking of killing him.

Prince: The fourth brother is so pitiful that his sister actually holds such an idea. Who knows, maybe one day in the future she will kill him too?

Suddenly it felt like the lives of the five brothers were in danger!

If it were to fail someday, it would definitely be at the hands of my younger sister.

Fortunately, Xie Chuyue couldn't hear the prince's inner voice, otherwise she would definitely roll her eyes. Even if she was in a terrible situation, she wouldn't be so cruel as to kill her own brother.

Now Xie Chuyue felt a little pity for the Great General from the bottom of her heart, and decided to help him when she had time.

Xie Chuyue: [I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that our family's general is a real man. I thought he was poor because he had spent all the money in the mansion, but I never thought that he spent all the money for the soldiers at the border. I have to talk to my father when I have time and give the general some money. Look, he is working for the country and the people, even spending his own private money. ]

Everyone: Is this great general stupid? If he didn't have money, he could ask the emperor for it, but he actually used his own money to supplement the military camp.

Emperor Mingde was so moved that he almost burst into tears. As an emperor, what more could he ask for with such a loyal minister!

The general felt uncomfortable under the gazes of the crowd. The soldiers at the border were all his brothers. The court couldn't afford to support them, so couldn't he support them? He couldn't let his brothers go to the battlefield hungry.

If the brothers don't have enough to eat and drink, how can they have the strength to defend their country? He didn't do anything wrong, so why should he be looked at like this?

Although the civil and military officials heard Xie Chuyue's voice, they still had to deal with the emperor. After all, it was impossible to confiscate the Fourth Prince, so they could only find someone else.

The Minister of Finance was in charge of the financial power. Naturally, he wanted to fill the treasury faster, so he stood up and proposed to Emperor Mingde, "Your Majesty, I think that our Nanyue country should strengthen the development of commerce and let the people do business. Those who have business acumen should be allowed to do business, and those who don't should be allowed to plant the land and then transport the products produced in our country to other countries for sale."

After Emperor Mingde heard this, the frown on his face relaxed a little. The court had always forbidden officials to do business, but it did not say that ordinary people could not do business, so it might not be a bad thing.

The Minister of the Imperial Household was in charge of finances and trade, as well as the grain stored in the national treasury, so he agreed with what the Minister of Revenue said, and he also stood up and agreed, "Your Majesty, I second the proposal. You can use the Minister of Revenue's method."

After listening to the opinions of the two, Emperor Mingde nodded.

The Minister of Industry also stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can collect more taxes from the people, in addition to the head tax, field rent tax, land tax, tribute tax, business tax, etc., so as to fill the national treasury."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Revenue immediately stood up and opposed it. He was a tax collector himself and knew how hard the people suffered. How could he add more taxes to them?

"Your Majesty, please don't do that. In recent years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued. The people have suffered a lot and it's been very difficult. If you increase taxes again, they will have no way to survive. Please think twice."

Xie Chuyue: [My uncle is really a good official who understands the righteousness of the cause. However, Er Gouzi, I can understand the head tax. One person is counted as one. When it comes to land tax, it is their home address, right? Then what is the land rent tax? What are the tribute tax and business tax? ]

Civil and Military Officials: A little troublemaker is still a little troublemaker after all. He only knows how to be arrogant and domineering. He is not even familiar with these. That’s it. Don’t expect too much from this little troublemaker.

Emperor Mingde: It seems that when I have time, I have to educate this annoying thing about these things. As a princess of a country, she doesn't even know how taxes are. It's shameful, shameful.

Crown Prince Xie Yunqi: I must tell my sister about this after leaving court. I am afraid that all the civil and military officials will laugh at my sister now.

System: [Host, the head tax is indeed one per person, the land tax is their property, the field rent tax is the tax they have to pay after renting the land belonging to the royal family, and the tribute tax is the tax they contribute to the emperor, because the emperor works very hard, and the business tax is the business tax paid by the merchants in every country. In addition to the above, they still have to pay business taxes. ]

Xie Chuyue: [I see, so they are all harming the people. Instead of harming the people, it is better to harm others.]