After the morning meeting the next day, Japer walked to the palace with the Xue family and his daughter. He had promised to take them into the palace to meet the emperor a few days ago.
On the road leading to the palace, Japer, mother and daughter of the Xue family quickly arrived at the entrance of the palace.
"My subordinate Zhang Xin pays homage to the prince, may he live a thousand years!" Zhang Xin saw Jiapo's arrival at the entrance of the palace and hurried forward to salute respectfully.
He was originally a civilian and had served in the army for many years. He was also a man of extraordinary bravery. He had made many military exploits over the years, but all of them had been dismissed by corruption. If he had not followed Japer to make military exploits and wrote a letter to the emperor to explain to him. In this situation, he probably wouldn't have been awarded the title of Marquis of Yongwu like he is today. He was highly valued by the emperor, and he was even more grateful to Jiapo.
"It's the uncle! How can you still get used to it?" Jiapo was very happy to see that it was Zhang Xin. This guy was a life-threatening leader in the army, and he never discounted his orders.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Everything is fine in Beijing. I have been training soldiers in the army and have not gone to the palace to meet the Prince. Please don't blame me!" Zhang Xin saw that Jiapo cared so much about him, and then thought that he and others had not I went to the palace to see him, feeling very ashamed.
"What did you say, uncle? It's what you should do to be loyal to the king. When you are free, I will ask the emperor for an order for us to get together." The three generals and the royal guard Qianhu Xie Ming were because of the one who destroyed the country. Each of the meritorious officials was granted the title of marquis, and many of the thousands of households, even the lowest of the hundred households, were granted the title of viscount. It can be said that the emperor had killed all the backbones of Japer. Now they are all scattered in the army, and they are strictly following the rules that Japer once had. The soldiers were trained using special training methods, and the results were very gratifying. The emperor also valued them very much. Japer was not able to see them when they were knighted, so he could only send congratulatory gifts to their homes.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. I won't disturb Your Majesty anymore." Zhang Xin's face became even happier after hearing what Japer said. He immediately let Japer's motorcade pass without checking it.
After that, everyone traveled smoothly and almost got off the carriage and walked towards Longde Palace when they arrived at Longde Palace.
"See you, Your Majesty, Thousand Years Old." When arriving at Longde Palace, the eunuch guarding the palace hurriedly saluted when he saw Japer.
"Is Your Majesty here?" Japer asked, looking at the little eunuch.
"Chitose, Your Majesty is here. His Majesty said that when Chitose comes, he can go in without any notification." The young eunuch bowed and said.
"These two are orphans brought to see His Majesty. You take them down to rest first. Take good care of them and don't treat them badly." Japer ordered, and then walked directly into the palace regardless of the shock of the Xue family mother and daughter.
When he walked into the palace, he saw Emperor Longchang frowning and looking at the memorial. It was obvious that His Majesty the Emperor was in big trouble now.
"My lord, see Japer..."
"Okay, kid, stop saluting. Why are you coming to me this time?" Emperor Longchang said when he saw that the person coming was Jiapo, before he could salute.
"Hehe! I heard that Your Majesty is in trouble. I'm here to help His Majesty solve the problem!" Japer said with a smile.
"Oh! Tell me what kind of evil idea you have, I'm all ears." Emperor Longchang became interested when he saw what Jiapo said.
Nowadays, because of the wars in the imperial court for many years, the treasury is currently running out of money. In addition, a large number of soldiers have been killed in battle, and pensions need to be paid out, as well as the resettlement work of the fleeing people. The entire imperial court is very short of money and food.
"Your Majesty! I have brought the mother and daughter of the Xue family of Jinling." Japer said directly without any nonsense.
"Oh! Why did you bring the Xue family's mother and daughter here?" Emperor Longchang asked doubtfully.
"Hehe! Your Majesty, you are short of money, and the Xue family is short of backers. The death of the head of the Xue family has led to the gradual decline of the Xue family, but the foundation is still there. If the Xue family can be used well, it will not only solve the current difficulties of the court, but also have a huge impact on the future court. The benefits." Seeing the emperor's doubts, Japer elaborated.
"Please tell me in detail." Seeing that Japer stopped talking halfway, the emperor frowned and said displeased.
"Your Majesty, this is what I think. The Xue family is originally an imperial merchant, but after the death of the head of the Xue family, the Xue family lacks official power. If the Xue family completely surrenders to the imperial court, there will be imperial power to protect them. In this way, the Xue family We can quickly regain our strength, compete with the Wang and Zhen families, break the Wang and Xue family's trade monopoly, and the court will account for 40% of the Xue family's profits in the future. In this way, the court will have a steady stream of income." Japer He quickly expressed his thoughts.
"Then how to solve the current dilemma?" The emperor was overjoyed at first after hearing Japer's plan, but then he frowned when he thought of the current dilemma.
"I know that the Xue family still has three million taels of silver. The food from various manors can mobilize five hundred thousand taels, which is enough to settle the people, and can also pay out the army's pension." Jiapo told Xue Baochai about his belongings. The emperor, but he was careful and left two million taels to the Xue family mother and daughter.
"Okay, okay! You kid, you have solved a big problem for me! Tell me what reward you want?" After hearing what Jiapo said, Emperor Longchang flew up with joy. As for whether the court would object, yes! Anyone who opposes it will find a way to make money. If they can't do it, they will die!
"Hey! This is what I should do. How can I ask for a reward?" Japer said with a smile, but his eyes were focused on the Four Treasures of the Study on the emperor's imperial desk. His old father-in-law's birthday was coming soon, and the Qin Mansion was not short of money. My old father-in-law was a scholar and wanted to give him a set of Four Treasures of the Study, but he couldn't find anything suitable. This is not based on the principle that everything used by the emperor must be good, hehe!
"You brat, you have a poisonous eye, take it." Originally, Emperor Longchang was quite pleased when he heard Jiapo said he didn't want to give him a reward, and he was ready to open his mouth and give him a reward himself. Then I saw Japer's eyes looking at the Four Treasures of the Study on the imperial desk. I didn't know what he was thinking. Although my body hurt, I still asked him to take it away.
You know, those pens and inkstones are things that you can’t find a second set of in this world. It’s heartbreaking.
"Your Majesty, I have some thoughts on tax issues." Seeing how generous his boss was, Japer felt that he couldn't be stingy anymore.
"Oh! Come on, tell me." His Majesty the Emperor, who was still feeling distressed about the loss of his treasure, suddenly disappeared when he heard what Japer said.
"Your Majesty! I told you not to be angry!" Seeing the emperor's interest, Japer was afraid that the emperor would be angry after hearing this, so he took the vaccination first.
"Your Majesty! Who do you think are the richest people in the world?" Seeing the emperor nodding in agreement, Japer asked.
"Of course they are nobles and businessmen." Emperor Longchang said without any hesitation after hearing Jia Po's question.
"Then why do we only collect taxes from ordinary people and not taxes from nobles and businessmen?" Japer asked.
Your Majesty, have you heard this sentence?
"Jia is not false, white jade is used as hall gold and horses are made. Epang Palace is three hundred miles away.
You can’t live in Jinling for a long time.
The East China Sea lacks Bai Yutang, and the Dragon King comes to invite the King of Jinling.
In good years, there is heavy snow, pearls are like soil, and gold is like snow.
Your Majesty's four sentences correspond to the four major families of Zhen, Shi, Wang, and Xue. The branches of these four major families are mainly engaged in business, and which of the four major families is not rich enough to rival the country. "Japer continued when he saw that the emperor was silent.
"Yubai, I understand what you mean, but since the beginning of the previous dynasty, merchants have been in a lowly business and have not collected commercial taxes." The emperor stood up and walked to the gate with his back to Japer.
Starting from the pre-Daxing dynasty, merchants were regarded as lowly and could not hold office or take imperial examinations, so they did not collect commercial taxes. Most of the taxes they collected were head tax and land tax. In order to do business, merchants would spend money to establish connections with the government, or Simply seek refuge with the major noble families for protection. The four major families in Jinling were already noble families in the previous dynasty, with huge power. Later, they joined Emperor Taizu and became the top noble family in Daxing. After hundreds of years of development, There are many branches, among which those who use family connections to do business are the main ones. This is also the main reason why the four major families are so rich that they can rival the country.
After the death of Mrs. Zhen, the emperor couldn't wait to confiscate the Zhen family on the grounds of depleting the treasury. The Zhen family alone had tens of millions of taels of silver in cash, not counting the others, which showed that the merchants were making huge profits.
"Hehe! Your Majesty, the Emperor Taizu has never said this. What's more, it's not the court that has the final say whether it's a bad business or not." Japo said with a smile.
"Keep talking." The emperor heard the meaning of Japer's words and said with interest.
"Your Majesty! Because of this long-held idea, many businessmen can only become rich and cannot be officials. They can spend a huge price for an official position just to change their status and get rid of their business status. If Your Majesty tells them In the future, you can be officials, and the bigger your business is, the higher your official position will be. Your Majesty, do you think they will obey your Majesty's orders?"
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement this matter, and the civil servants in the court may not agree." Emperor Longchang was very interested in making a move after hearing Jiapo's words, but there were too many obstacles in the court and he could not make up his mind.
Seeing the emperor's move, Japer continued to speak: "Your Majesty, there is no need to implement it immediately. Now we have a chance to try it and see the reactions of all parties." "
"Xue family? You want me to give the Xue family an official position to test the world." The emperor immediately knew what Jiapo wanted to do.
"Yes, in my mind, businessmen cannot participate in military and political matters as officials. They can open up the position of business officials in addition to civil and military affairs. Their biggest role is to make money for the court." Seeing that the emperor understood what he meant, Japer put his true Thoughts spoken.
"Haha, that's it!" Emperor Longchang laughed.
