Emperor Xia pondered: "You can say it now!"
Shen Wansan said: "In today's world, the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. This is all because the rich have mastered the means of production. They took advantage of the years of great disaster and famine to collude with the bully gentry and annex land. This has led to some families hoarding thousands of dollars of land." There are thousands of acres, but you only need to pay a small amount of land title tax to the court."
"Since the beginning of the dynasty, the imperial government's decrees have not been sent to the countryside. The imperial court has no idea how much land there is in the countryside."
"Even if His Majesty orders a census, many farmers will still be induced by the squires and landlords to help the squires deal with the inspectors sent by the court!"
"This has led to the fact that in various parts of Great Xia, even though the weather is good in some places, people still starve to death because those who work in the fields do not eat rice, and those who hold wages freeze to death on the roads!"
"If things continue like this, the country will no longer be a country, and the imperial court will lose its due majesty."
Emperor Xia chuckled lightly: "You old boy, when did you come up with such an idea? Tell me, who said it?"
Shen Wansan paused: "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, this is a gift given to me by His Highness the Ninth Prince. He said that this merit will be credited to me!"
Emperor Xia was slightly startled: "Qin Yun?"
Shen Wansan nodded.
Emperor Xia pondered: "Could it be that he is really a genius!"
Shen Wansan remained silent, but then Emperor Xia thought of something.
"This policy is of course a good thing for the court, but who will implement it?"
"This...I am willing to go!"
Emperor Xia shook his head: "No, go ahead. These people will just keep perfunctory. Qin Yun, the King of Zhennan, cannot be in vain. If you release the news, you will say that Qin Yun proposed this land equalization tax system!"
Shen Wansan was shocked. He had seen his son cheat on his father, but this was the first time that his father cheated on his son.
"Your Majesty, this is not good. When the time comes, the ministers will attack and annihilate him, and the family will hate him. After all, he..."
Emperor Xia pondered: "How can a person who achieves great things be afraid of his hands and feet? You can't feel sorry for him just because he is your son-in-law. He is still my son. Can I harm him? I am training him. The king of a country only knows how to do it. It's not okay to fight. If he has this idea, then he should be allowed to realize it."
"Just in time, counting the days, he should still be in Tongzhou, where the Yuan family's headquarters is. Let him handle this matter! I will provide all support except practical help!"
Shen Wan volunteered.
"I'm worried that he doesn't have enough experience to intimidate Xiao Xiao!"
Emperor Xia thought for a while: "This is not difficult. Is the blank edict from last time still there?"
Shen Wansan paused: "Your Majesty, what do you want to do?"
Emperor Xia smiled and said, "Send someone to deliver it to him. The autumn harvest will begin soon. I want to see the results after the autumn harvest, so go ahead."
"promise!"
After Shen Wansan left, Emperor Xia put away his smile.
"Qin Yun, I hope you won't disappoint me!"
At this time, a secret guard walked in: "Your Majesty, after the little medical fairy demolished Prince Liang's mansion, he went to the Bai family to crack the Zhenlong Pharmacy!"
Emperor Xia's face condensed: "Her master is helpless, can she?"
Emperor Xia then sighed heavily: "Back then, the Bai Army God blocked the Japanese Grandmaster's blow for me, and that's why I was so seriously injured! I hope she can untie it."
"By the way, is there any news about the old medical fairy?"
The secret guard replied: "According to the legend of the sea people, the old medical fairy took a Qi State ship north along the coastline, trying to find the legendary ice wall!"
Emperor Xia's eyes narrowed: "The big ships of Northern Qi! It's a pity that although I, Daxia, inherited most of Zhao's territory, the most important sixteen states of Yanyun still fell into the hands of Northern Qi. How many big ships does Northern Qi have now?"
The secret guard replied: "There are at least three Shenlong ships in the Northern Qi Dynasty that can carry a thousand people. One of them trades with the Japanese country, and the other one has exchanges with the seven countries of Dongjun in Liaobowan all year round."
Emperor Xia snorted coldly: "These barbarians are determined to destroy our great Xia! Send an order to the Ministry of Industry to build the divine machine cannon as soon as possible, and continue to send people to Qi to steal the craftsmanship of the divine dragon ship!"
"promise!"
…
In Tongzhou, Qin Yun stayed for a few more days under the hospitality of the old King of Tongzhou, but when they were preparing to continue eastward and southward from Qichen.
Qin Yun received an imperial edict from the imperial court.
"By God's blessing, the emperor called and said that the strategy proposed by King Liang is in my heart. King Liang will implement the land equalization tax system in Tongzhou. The results must be achieved before the autumn harvest!"
Qin Yun paused, "Damn it, what do you mean by shooting yourself in the foot?"
Before he left, he heard Shen Wansan complain about the court's lack of money. Qin Yun just mentioned it casually based on the knowledge of later generations. This father-in-law is really talkative.
"Eunuch Liu, did your Majesty say anything else?"
Liu Jin signaled Qin Yun to come closer. Qin Yun came closer. Liu Jin said, "Your Majesty also said that the prince is still young and is in a difficult position. I hope King Liang can do his best!"
When Qin Yun heard this, he immediately felt numb. You are trying your best, this is obviously trying to paint a bigger picture for him!
But the imperial edict has arrived, and unless he rebels against the edict, he has to obediently do things according to the edict. But then again, during his journey, although Tongzhou was not affected by disasters, there were also starvation deaths everywhere.
However, some landlords live extremely leisurely lives. After all, the world still belongs to him. Since he has to patch it up, he will patch it up sooner or later!
Thinking of this, Qin Yun felt much better. He was not working for a cheap dad, but for his own future development.
"Thank you, Eunuch Liu. I wonder if Eunuch Liu has brought anything else?"
Liu Jin wrote an imperial edict: "This is your Majesty's support for the prince!"
Qin Yun opened it and took a look: "Empty?"
Liu Jin: "In an emergency, the prince can fill it out at will, but it is only valid in Tongzhou!"
Seeing this, Qin Yun gained confidence. To put it bluntly, Emperor Xia had delegated power and let him do as he pleased.
"Okay, thank you!"
Liu Jin paused: "Your Majesty, if something happens, you can send someone to the capital to take this token to the Imperial City Division to find the old slave. The old slave is fairly well-informed in the capital."
Qin Yun smiled, Eunuch Liu took the initiative to express his goodwill.
"Well, I will have to trouble my father-in-law in the future. Let's do this. My property in the capital is not easy to manage. I will take care of it when I have time. I will give 20% to my father-in-law. Don't be too little for me!"
"Don't you dare, tell the truth to your Majesty, ninety-nine percent of the things the slave took went into His Majesty's private treasury, and the rest is also in His Majesty's purse!"
Qin Yun paused, "Good guy, no wonder this guy is never merciless in accepting gifts. Behind his feelings is the emperor."
Qin Yun smiled and said: "The food shouldn't be put into the warehouse. Come here, bring me two more boxes of instant noodles for my father-in-law. I want braised beef flavor!"
Liu Jin grinned: "I'm sorry about that, but actually I prefer the flavor of Laotan pickled cabbage."
Qin Yun: "My father-in-law has a strong taste. I have made a note of it. In the future, any specialties will be without my father-in-law!"
"Then take your leave, slave!"
"Come here, send Eunuch Liu off."
After Liu Jin left, Qin Yun summoned Wang Muzhi and others to discuss matters. Originally, Qin Yun planned to let Wang Muzhi return to southern Yunnan to take charge, but now it seems that this is far away.
"Everyone, the imperial court has issued a secret decree that I will be responsible for the new taxes in Tongzhou after the autumn harvest. Please take a look!"
Wang Muzhi took it and took a look, but he was shocked: "Your Highness, you must not do this. This matter is a thankless matter. Which minister with enough food and nothing to do proposed it? Tongzhou is controlled by the Yuan family In this realm, it may not be useful for King Tongzhou to speak here. Wouldn’t this push His Highness into a pit of fire?”
Qin Yun said with a dark face: "I brought it up accidentally!"
Wang Muzhi immediately changed his face.
"Well done. Only a good prince like His Highness, who wholeheartedly serves the people, can come up with such a good recipe that benefits the country and the people!"
Qin Yun: "Stop it, stop being polite and tell me your opinions!"
"Continue to give me three updates. I've done it. From now on, it's up to you whether you can update three times a day and add more occasionally..."
