What is it like to be lectured by a three-year-old and not be able to refute him?

Anyway, the county lady and several big bosses were completely speechless. The silence in the hall was a little scary, which made people feel terrified and suffocated.

Isn't the Fourth Princess' child too clever and wicked? He hits the nail on the head the moment he opens his mouth. Wouldn't that make the Fourth Princess even more powerful? How else could they achieve their goals?

A county lady stepped forward, "Young Master, what you said is absolutely true, but as the Princess of the Eastern Kingdom, you can't just leave the citizens and the taxes unattended, right?"

As citizens of the East Country, adult females have to pay a head tax and a labor income tax. The amount of the first tax is extremely low, and generally no money or materials are collected.

Basically, the main taxes in every place are labor income and commercial taxes, and commercial taxes are the top priority.

For example, in one county, people used to go out to sea to fish, and had to pay 30% of their catch to the government as taxes, so they could make ends meet.

Later, many city dwellers were gradually forced into slavery by the Southern Kingdom and the government, and taxes had to be paid by their masters.

No one knew how much they paid, and no one knew whether Kyoto received any taxes. In any case, the slaves were not well fed or clothed, and had no place to get treatment when they were sick. The mortality rate was the highest in history.

Now that Jiang Changle has arrived, all the citizens of the city have been taken away, and the government can only collect the head tax from males. As for labor income, the income announced by the Jiang family workshop is very low. Even if the government receives 30% of it, it will not make much money.

Not to mention commercial taxes. As soon as Jiang Changle arrived, he blocked trade with the Southern Kingdom. It was considered lucky that the merchants did not go bankrupt.

Anyway, the Jiang family produces a lot of things themselves, which is more than enough to supply the city residents. Few people go to the market to buy things. In fact, no one is producing anything. Old goods are not produced or sold, and they cannot be circulated in the South.

This has disrupted the market to a great extent, making it turbulent. Many businesses are almost unable to hold on, especially large businesses with huge cash flow, which have been cut off and suffered heavy losses.

If they had known this would happen, they should not have opposed Jiang Changle in the first place. Who knew they would be unable to defeat him at all?

They have lost their bargaining chips and are now in a difficult situation where they can barely survive, so they have no choice but to seek help from Jiang Changle, the culprit.

As soon as the First County Lady finished speaking, Erbao retorted, "Sir, you are wrong. I have seen on the streets that the people in the city are living well.

They have access to medical treatment, jobs to do, and food to eat, and their mental outlook and morale are very good.

Naturally, we actively cooperate in paying taxes truthfully and on time. Why do adults say that there are no taxes?

As for the development of the city, isn't that the adults' responsibility?

Are you coming here to tell my mother that you are not qualified for this position and that you want to resign and make way for someone more capable?"

The childish voice rang out in the hall, and it made the county lady breathless. She almost fell to her knees, sweating profusely.

"Of course not. What I meant was that the princess's actions weren't necessarily right. After all, we can't collect even 1 or 2 percent of taxes, and it would be difficult for me to explain this to the court."

Dabao chuckled, "Isn't it all a matter of the county lady's ability? We in the Jiang family are just doing business according to the formal procedures.

Everything is for the country and the people, so what's wrong with that? Why does the county lady bully us young ones?

Or we could ask the Empress Dowager for permission to conduct a thorough investigation of the county's political achievements and tax revenue. At a time when the county lord was oppressing the people and the death rate among the city dwellers was extremely high, how much tax revenue did the Ministry of Revenue actually collect?"

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