"No, dad! It's... it's agricultural tax!"
The young man was so surprised that he stuttered.
"Agricultural tax? What? Agricultural tax has been reduced again?"
The couple's eyes suddenly lit up.
The last time taxes were reduced, the lives of ordinary people like them were much better than before, and they all had more money.
If it were lightened a little more, the conditions at home would be more comfortable!
"No! No...!"
The young man waved his hands repeatedly and looked happy.
"Isn't it about lowering agricultural taxes? Then why are you so happy?"
The couple was somewhat disappointed.
"It is indeed not a reduction in agricultural taxes, but a direct reduction! No matter how much land our family grows in the future, we will no longer need to pay taxes!"
The young man took a few deep breaths and finally told the key points in the newspaper.
The couple was stunned for a moment, then looked at each other in disbelief, "Get down quickly, how is this possible?"
"That's right! From ancient times to the present, I have never heard of anyone not charging agricultural taxes! Is it possible that the country's land is given to us for free?"
"Dad! It's true!"
The young man said firmly.
"But pull it down, you kid just bullied us for being illiterate!"
The man thought his son was looking for fun, so he slapped him on the back of the head and turned around to enter the back room.
"Second Brother... Come here, Second Brother, read what's in the newspaper!"
In order to prove that he was not lying, the young man quickly called to his younger brother who was playing in the house.
With the popularization of compulsory education, my younger brother also began to read and read.
Although I don’t know much about it now, just reading the title is enough!
"Here we come, brother...!"
Without saying a word, the younger brother ran over and read the title as the elder brother pointed out, "Exempt from agricultural tax!"
"What's right or wrong? That word means tax!"
The young man frowned and emphasized.
"Oh! Oh! Haha...!"
The younger brother scratched his head in embarrassment and read it again word for word, "Agricultural tax exemption! Agricultural tax exemption? Does that mean you won't have to pay taxes on farming in the future?"
After reacting, he quickly grabbed the newspaper, picked out the words he recognized and started reading.
"Father, mother, have you heard this? I'm not lying to you. The decision has just been made by the court. Now everyone is talking about it outside. It is estimated that it won't be long before the government will notify you! From now on, we will not need to pay for farming. Tax!"
With his younger brother proving that he was not lying, the young man stood straight.
"We really don't have to pay taxes? Are we dreaming?"
However, the couple still couldn't believe it, their faces full of surprise.
"It is true. It has been published in the newspaper and can be seen by the people of the entire Qin Dynasty. How can it be false?"
The young man smiled confidently.
"Oh my god, I never thought that I, Zhang Laosan, would be able to catch such a good thing!"
"Who says it's not the case! We were lucky that we met Mingjun before and reduced the taxes for us. Unexpectedly, we are exempted from taxes now! This was something we would have never dared to think about in the past!"
After confirming that this incident was true, the couple burst into tears of excitement and almost cried in each other's arms.
This is something that has never happened in the Qin Dynasty for thousands of years!
"I owe all this to Your Majesty!"
"Yes, yes, His Majesty has led us to where we are today and has made our lives better and better!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty...!"
The family walked out of the room, knelt directly in the snow outside the door, and kowtowed in the direction of the palace.
Even if their foreheads are covered with snow, their hearts are as warm as a furnace!
Apart from them, almost all the people in Da Qin were discussing this matter.
“Is there really no need to pay taxes on farming in the future?”
"You don't even need to pay for food? Not even a grain?"
"Will the land really be given to us white people?"
"Your Majesty the Holy Might...!"
The news spread, and the people were filled with gratitude to the court and Ying Feiyu.
Especially those foreign races, wishing that the Qin Dynasty could invade a few decades earlier, so that they could catch up with the good time of farming without paying taxes as soon as they were born.
From now on, the food grown at home, no matter how much the harvest, belongs to you, and you don’t have to hand over a single grain to the state treasury.
At the same time, some people also questioned, "If everyone doesn't hand over food, what will happen if there is a disaster somewhere and there is no harvest?"
"Just keep it in mind! We just don't hand over the food, we don't destroy all the food! The annual food output has not changed! If the court needs to store food, it can spend money to buy it from us!"
"Purchase? In other words, not only do we not have to hand over food, but the court also has to spend money to buy food from us?"
The doubtful people showed expressions of disbelief.
"That's understandable!"
The people who explained it nodded firmly.
"Good guy! Times have really changed!"
The people were very excited.
For a time, the exemption of agricultural taxes became the hottest topic in Daqin.
No matter where you go, you can hear the sounds related to it!
Even the business owners were discussing among themselves, "On the first day of the new year, the imperial court exempted agricultural taxes!"
"Yes! I had guessed that His Majesty would make big moves after he ascended the throne, but I didn't expect that it would be such a great thing!"
"Exempting agricultural taxes is a good thing for those farmers, but for businessmen like us, it doesn't matter much at all!"
"You are absolutely wrong! The exemption of agricultural taxes is inextricably linked to us!"
"how do I say this?"
"Think about it! When we open our doors for business, the customers we face are ordinary people, right? When they live a better life, we can have more customers! If they are poor, how can they spend money? Whose money are we going to make? "
"Huh? What you said seems to be true! Only when the people are rich can we be rich!"
"It seems that this exemption from agricultural taxes will have a significant impact on all walks of life!"
"Of course...!"
Some businessmen thought it had nothing to do with them at first.
But after analysis by others, this matter is not only related to them, but also inseparably related.
This time, the joyful atmosphere was pushed to a climax again!
When the guards at Heibingtai reported the news to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng, who was warming himself by the stove, laughed out loud, "This boy really dares to think and do!"
"Brother Zheng, aren't you afraid that after the agricultural tax is cancelled, it will be difficult to collect it?"
Lian'er was quite surprised.
In the past, no matter what his son did, Brother Zheng would always find fault.
But this time, there was such a big movement and the agricultural tax was directly exempted. Not only was Brother Zheng not angry, he actually laughed out loud!
"Nowadays, most of the royal court's taxes come from customs and industry and commerce. There are only a few agricultural taxes. It doesn't matter whether they are collected or not!"
Ying Zheng rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
"In that case, why didn't it be canceled when Brother Zheng was in office?"
Lian'er was puzzled.
"So I said this kid dares to think and do it...!"
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "I did think about it at the beginning, but I was hesitant. I was afraid that something might happen in the future, and I would need to rely on agricultural taxes. The people would have objections if we levy them at that time! Moreover, the old officials in the DPRK are stubborn and will definitely not agree to this. That’s why I didn’t propose it!”
Unexpectedly, after his son ascended the throne, he immediately dealt with this matter in a drastic manner.
"Presumably Feiyu has carefully considered this matter!"
Lian'er definitely believed in her son.
"Well! He was able to get the ministers to approve this decision on the first day he went to court. This guy really has two tricks up his sleeve!"
Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.
Normally, this kind of major matter needs to be discussed with close friends and the pros and cons are weighed. After it is approved, it is brought to the court for discussion.
In this way, these confidants can help them deal with those who disagree.
And this guy was quite capable of taking care of those old guys without any discussion at all!
