Chu Qing didn't know there were so many twists and turns in the court, but he knew that since he mentioned this matter, he couldn't retreat or give in an inch.
Under Zhai Xiu's close gaze, Chu Qing finally spoke.
First he sighed, and Chu Qing looked at Zhai Xiu: "Master Zhai said that Qianqi Camp is indeed too lenient."
When Chu Qing opened his mouth, Huang Laosi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had a look of disappointment on his face.
This disappointment was not for Chu Qing, but for the deputy commander of Qianqiying.
My emperor is pro-army and the leader of the pro-army. Even the courtiers cannot be persuaded. How can I frighten the courtiers in the future?
The expressions of the courtiers were all different, but it was reasonable. Even though Chu Qing was the deputy commander of Qianqi Camp, he rarely went to court. How could he be the opponent of an old fox like Zhai Xiu.
Zhai Xiu was quite surprised. He didn't expect Chu Qing to give up so easily.
Unexpectedly, Chu Qing shook his head again, looked at the ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, and asked curiously: "By the way, I almost forgot to ask, gentlemen of the Ministry of Punishment, do you know what...the core elements of taxation and the depth of taxation are... ?”
The officials in the punishment department looked at each other, wondering what Chu Qing would say.
Chu Qing looked at the officials from the Ministry of Revenue again: "Masters from the Ministry of Revenue, please tell them what the core elements of taxation and the depth of taxation are."
As soon as he finished speaking, two stewards among the ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs walked out almost subconsciously, saluted Chu Qing first, and then spoke one after another.
"The so-called core element is the category of goods, which cannot be stated in one day. Prices vary from day to day, from year to year, and from year to year. When merchants earn money, there are priorities and quantities. You need to make bold guesses and be cautious. Confirm it and calculate it many times to find the amount of tax money paid."
"The so-called depth of taxation should calculate the purchase price of goods and the selling price of goods. After the amount of money and food earned by merchants is fully calculated, the corresponding amount should be withheld."
The emperor and his ministers were confused when they heard it. Although they didn't understand what it meant, they all felt that it was quite unclear.
Chu Qing smiled slightly, looked at Zhai Xiu, and said calmly: "Master Zhai, we in Qianqi Camp really don't want to interfere. The problem is... even if I give you a chance, your punishment department will be useless."
Zhai Xiu's face was full of anger, and he said bitterly: "The Hu Bu understands morality, so of course I, the Punishment Department, can learn from it. You Qianqiying can learn from it, but I, the Punishment Department, can't learn from it."
Chu Qing looked at the two heads of the household department again and asked loudly: "Excuse me, sir, who taught you this tax inspection method."
The two principals said in unison: "Chu teaches me to teach you."
Chu Qing smiled: "How much have I taught you."
The two principals saluted Chu Qing in front of the emperor and his ministers, and spoke in unison again.
"Two out of ten."
"Teacher Chu?" Zhai Xiu looked confused: "Commercial tax inspection, you teach it?"
"A low-ranking official is not very talented. On weekdays, he also teaches arithmetic at the Ministry of Revenue."
Zhai Xiu was dumbfounded. This was the first time he heard about this.
Chu Qing glanced at all the civil servants, with a somewhat contemptuous look on his face: "My lords, if anyone dares to say that he knows more about merchants and business taxes than I, Chu Qing, just come forward and ask me, Qianqi Camp, how far is it? Get away as far as you can!”
Zhai Xiu pinched his neck and shouted: "Then you teach me the Department of Punishment!"
As soon as he said these words, Zhai Xiu had already fallen into disgrace.
Chu Qing spread his hands and spoke calmly.
"I have taught you the skills of the Criminal Department. I, Qianqi Camp, can go and recover hundreds of thousands more commercial taxes."
"you…"
"What, if you don't believe it, then let's bet on a toaster."
Zhai Xiu gritted his teeth, but he couldn't say a word.
Believe it or not, the facts are in front of you. Qianqi Camp has been struggling for a long time, but the commercial tax has been collected. In just two months, it has collected nearly 200,000 yuan. This is an indisputable fact.
Seeing that Zhai Xiu could not come down, Cao Wu, the Minister of Rites, came out again.
This time, Cao Wu came prepared.
"Deputy Commander Chu, I would like to ask why I listened to what you just said... You seem to have modified the Chang Law, which is the category of goods and the calculation of the incoming and outgoing of merchants' warehouses..." Cao Wusi Xiao Fei said with a smile: "But I don't know when our Dachang Dynasty changed the Chang Law, or you Qianqiying can change the Chang Law at any time?"
This sentence can be regarded as heart-breaking words.
Even the emperor can't change Chang's laws at will, let alone the deputy commander of Qianqiying.
Some people just couldn't bear to see the crowd bullying the minority, especially when several people bullied Chu Qing. When they saw Cao Wu jumping out again, Qiu Wanshan also walked out.
However, Lao Qiu did not attack Cao Wu, but Chu Qing.
Qiu Wanshan looked angrily and shouted: "Vice Commander Chu, you are too foolhardy. Qianqiying's cheap act has actually collected nearly two hundred thousand yuan more. This is nearly the entire year's tax of a wealthy state. This really caught my household department off guard. All the money collected has nowhere to store it. But fortunately, this money can also be allocated to various government agencies for disaster relief and people's relief, and it can also be used to build border walls, and even more... That's all, Deputy Commander Chu , I won’t do this next time, don’t act like this again.”
Not surprisingly, Cao Wu was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Huang Laosi all cast a look of disdain.
Changlu, Changlu is nothing, real money is real, you old fool!
After Qiu Wanshan finished speaking, he looked back at Cao Wu and blinked.
The meaning is obvious, okay, now that you're done, you can go back.
Without saying a word, Cao Wu turned around and walked back to the class, his face red as blood.
Qiu Wanshan also went back, lowering his head again, looking like he was dying.
Qiu Wanshan has always been like this when it comes to quarreling with people. He never goes straight to the point. He just uses roundabout ways to eliminate you, abuse you, disgust you, make you panic, and make Lao Qiu feel disgusted over and over again. The mentality of Cao Wu in the class is about to collapse.
What, what is this? Why didn’t you come out when Zhai Xiu opened his mouth? When I opened my mouth, you attacked me. What should I do? How am I worse than Zhai Xiu? I am old and I still don’t take a shower. , as for treating them differently?
I have to say that Qiu Wanshan really has good intentions.
How can the young eagle not experience a beating when it wants to fly?
Chu Qing was able to deal with a minister with ease, which made Qiu Wanshan very happy.
But when a minister suddenly appeared, Qiu Wanshan couldn't bear it anymore.
Because Lao Qiu understands better than anyone that court debates sometimes rely on numbers.
It's like a pair of two. The person on the other side asked himself, what is eight times eight? He counted on his fingers for a long time. He just said "sixty", but before he could say the four words, another person on the other side asked again. Self, what is six times six.
It's like taking turns bombing. The side with the smaller number will definitely be in a hurry and lose its sense of proportion.
Qiu Wanshan was worried about this, fearing that Chu Qing wouldn't be able to deal with the two old foxes.
You, Zhai Xiu, can gain experience for Chu Qing. If others want to swarm you, then get as far away from me as possible!
Other officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment were originally eager to give it a try, but now that Qiu Wanshan was involved, they all became honest.
Pull him down, let Master Zhai challenge Chu Qing alone, Qiu Wanshan is too scary.
