To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

Li Yujin went out to work in the middle of the night every day for the next few days. It was a really lucrative job! The emperor had confiscated more than 10 million taels of silver, and he had found more than 6 million taels of property.

Li Yujin, who kept a low profile, made a fortune. As the saying goes, a man cannot become rich without external wealth, and a horse cannot become fat without night grass.

With this sum of money as a backup for the emperor's private treasury, he felt more confident and his next plans were carried out in full swing.

The emperor and his confidants staged a double act in the court. In addition to the salt and iron monopoly, the liquor monopoly would also be implemented. Any restaurant or inn that wanted to sell liquor would need permission from the court. They would also need to pay taxes and obtain a license.

Other business activities are no longer subject to a general tax issue. The imperial court has regulations based on the current situation of each industry. High-profit businesses, such as cosmetics shops and silver shops, pay taxes based on their turnover.

Every time an item is sold, the silver shop will receive a tax invoice from the court. All the tax invoices in hand can be used to participate in a lottery, with the first prize being one thousand taels of silver. Any merchant who does not give a tax invoice can be reported directly to the Inspection Office.

You definitely had a share of the confiscated property of the unscrupulous businessman. It was so simple and crude that it caused an uproar in the court.

The ministers felt as uncomfortable as if their ancestors' graves had been dug up. This was real money. Every family had a number of businesses under their wing. Otherwise, how could they maintain a luxurious life just by relying on salaries?

The commercial tax of the imperial court has always been very low, only a pitiful 15% tax - this is just the tax on primary products, and those high profits are not included.

There was a huge uproar in the court. A group of ministers said that it was unbelievable for the emperor to compete with the people for profit. The emperor was so angry that he trembled all over:

"You are so presumptuous! I am your king and father. Is this what you should say to your king and father?

My father passed away early, and my mother raised me with great difficulty. I dare not say that she is extremely kind, but she loves the people like her own children.

The palaces in the palace have never been renovated since I ascended the throne. Last year, on the Empress Dowager’s birthday, I only made a bowl of longevity noodles for her with my own hands.

The Huai River and Yangtze River regions were devastated and the national treasury was short of money. As their son, I couldn't even hire a troupe of actors for my mother.

The queen's skirt can't even cover her feet, so I'll save as much as I can. I've never treated the people unfairly!

Where does the desire to compete with the people for profit come from? Whose profit are we competing for? The profit of those who drive carts and sell pulp?

It is not that my interest has won the hearts of all the ministers!

You all have beautiful wives and concubines, and you are so extravagant that I am fed up with eating bird's nests and abalone. Even if I eat one more bowl of mutton, you will say it is a luxury!

Don’t think I don’t know where your money comes from!

This Great Yong Dynasty is not just my Great Yong!

It belongs to all of you, and even more so to the people’s Dayong!

Who doesn’t have a business? Who hasn’t taken advantage of the imperial court?

You are used to eating and wearing what you like, and you feel pain all over if you give up even a little bit of your benefits!

What's the point of me having this empty reputation as a benevolent ruler? My people still don't have enough food or clothing!

I would rather be a tyrant and let the people have enough food and clothing!

I would rather let you write about me in history books and smear me severely!

We must also restore peace and prosperity to Dayong. My dear ministers, Dayong is in trouble now!

The northern barbarians are on high alert, watching with eager eyes, and you, the rich and powerful, are annexing the land of the common people.

How many of you took advantage of the disaster in Huaibei and Huainan last year to buy land at low prices?

Don’t think I don’t know. I’ll give you another chance to return the swallowed land to the farmers!

I can still talk to you nicely now, so don't force me to kill your whole family one day!"

The emperor's passionate words were so loud that one could hear a pin drop in the court. The ministers knew that the emperor had broken off relations with them.

The emperor who has been obedient all these years suddenly rebelled. This is outrageous. He has grown too powerful and no longer takes his ministers seriously!

At this time, the representative of the civil officials, Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Secretary and Minister of Personnel Liu Sanxing stood up:

"Your Majesty, I disagree. The commercial tax rate of 15% was the national policy established by Emperor Taizu when he founded the country.

The purpose is to cultivate and prosper the people. A benevolent ruler should reduce labor service and taxes, so that the people are well-off, the emperor can rule with ease, and the people can be educated. When the world is at peace, the Tartars will retreat on their own."

Our Great Yong Kingdom is rich and powerful. Your Majesty's words are too serious. Your Majesty only needs to follow the ancestral system!

The emperor's eyes were red, and he was about to lose his temper when he heard a majestic voice coming from the steps: "What a way of ruling by doing nothing!

Lord Liu, the late emperor placed high hopes on you before his death. I hope you can tutor the young emperor well!

You guys are really good! A group of people use the ancestral system to suppress the emperor when their interests are affected!

I'm not even dead yet! And you're bullying the emperor like this!

What's wrong with what the emperor said? Stop trying to fool me! The court is short of money, that's an ironclad fact!

The Northern Rong are eyeing you covetously. Can you honestly say you didn't see it?

Before the troops move, food and fodder must go first. Wars are fought for money and food!

The soldiers in the front are fighting for their lives on the battlefield, while the food and supplies in the back are not enough! Do you want the Great Yong Kingdom to be destroyed?

I am old and am now spending my twilight years in Ci'an Palace, enjoying the company of my grandchildren. The government affairs have long been returned to the emperor!

But today I must come out. Everything the emperor does and says today is my opinion!

Today I want to see who can use the ancestral system to suppress me!

Someone, strip Liu Sanxing of his official uniform and hand him over to the Dali Temple for trial! You've failed the late emperor's instructions and are guilty of a heinous crime!

The ministers suddenly seemed speechless. How could they forget that there was a giant Buddha in the palace that could not be provoked?

The Empress Dowager was the one who ruled the country from behind the scenes with the Emperor, and her iron-blooded style was not to be trifled with.

After the emperor's wedding, the empress dowager quickly returned power to the emperor. In recent years, she has never appeared in public except for the three festivals and two birthdays.

She just enjoyed her old age in the harem, and people almost forgot her existence over the years.

My goodness, the boss is always the boss. Bullying the emperor is like bullying his own son. The empress dowager only gave birth to one emperor in her lifetime, and the previous emperor was weak and had few offspring.

When the emperor was only five years old, the late emperor passed away, leaving a will that Empress Li would assist the crown prince in ascending the throne and take charge of government affairs.

Empress Dowager Li, the daughter of a military family, managed to protect her son from a group of men and preserve the rule of Dayong.

The empress dowager was definitely not a sick cat if the tiger didn't show its power, and Liu Sanxing's death was definitely not unjust.

His behavior of dancing at the grave of the late emperor completely angered the empress dowager. Today will definitely not end peacefully!

As expected, the Queen Mother then gave the order that the six ministers who had been jumping for joy just now should all be stripped of their official uniforms and each of them should be beaten with twenty sticks in the court.

The eunuch dragged a bench over and started beating him in public.

The ministers were terrified by the beating, and the buttocks of the people being punished were covered in blood.

After the court was dismissed, the empress dowager held the emperor's head and said, "Don't worry, Ning'er, mother is here for you.

I will take all the blame. You have done nothing wrong. I am proud of you and your father will be proud of you too.

You are a good emperor who loves his people like his own children!"

The emperor hugged the empress dowager and cried loudly like a child, "Mother, I have not brought shame to you and father.

My son held back his tears today and didn't shed a single tear in front of others.

Mother, I am sorry for you. When the court becomes more prosperous, I will celebrate your birthday properly with you."