The debate below continued, and Zhou Yu waited until Zhao Teng brought several brochures before he opened his eyes.

When Zhao Teng unfolded the booklet and placed it on the table, Zhou Yu frowned slightly after looking at it for a few times.

Zhou Yu had not paid much attention to this tax issue before. After flipping through the book and taking a quick look, Zhou Yu realized that there were many problems. The money collected from various miscellaneous things this year was indeed a lot, but it was small. It was not even as much as a person.

The savings of a family with a little bit of background.

The taxes that are apportioned to the people appear to be quite severe, but upon closer inspection, they are like a ghost.

It really seems to be very serious. It is much heavier than the previous Han Dynasty. In the simplest terms, it is a tax of one per fifteen, which is twice as much as it was during the Han Dynasty.

The largest single tax revenue comes from a chamber of commerce. The chamber of commerce opened by Liu Yuan and Liu Wei sells various glass products, soaps, soaps, shower gels, etc. that should not have appeared in this era.

thing.

But in fact, that's all. It's just that the current productivity is not developed enough, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to earn every penny. Some things are really hard to compare, let alone say.

Including toll taxes and other commercial taxes, Zhou Yu flipped through the book and quickly came to a conclusion, and then looked at the courtiers in the court.

Zhou Yu said calmly: "Tell them to shut up."

"Quiet!"

Zhao Teng's loud shout made the court quiet, and Zhou Yu looked at the minister who just said he had no money and said: "Then you mean to use the things brought back from Huaibei for emergency disaster relief?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the only money and grain available now are the money and grain that have not yet been put into the treasury."

Zhou Yu asked again: "How much do you estimate will be needed for disaster relief?"

The minister was not as loud as a lion: "The first batch is estimated to require one million taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of grain and grass, but the subsequent ones are uncertain. According to past practice, a few million taels cannot be obtained, and the subsequent batches will also need

Only when the imperial court helps those affected by the disaster can they survive."

"Furthermore, the Huaibei region has withstood the rebellion and needs the court to provide money and food to restore people's livelihood. The arrears of military pay in various places need to be replenished as soon as possible, and the grain depots also need to purchase grains on a large scale. In addition to the floods along the Yellow River, there are also harvest shortages in some places.

What’s more, we should keep the budget of the imperial court for next year, plus the money in the palace for this year and next..."

After saying that, the minister shook his head slightly and said seriously: "Your Majesty, there are still many towns with aging walls and decayed weapons that need to be repaired and replaced. I still need to carefully calculate with my colleagues how much it will cost.

Only by calculating can you know.”

Zhou Yu nodded noncommittally: "In other words, the imperial court is actually short of money now, right?"

"Que." The minister nodded and said: "In addition, the one hundred thousand captives need to be resettled, and the daily consumption of money and food is also huge. I also ask your majesty to decide the whereabouts of these people as soon as possible. I suggest that these prisoners can be distributed to various places for disaster relief.

Farm the land and repair the city walls and buildings.”

Zhou Yu nodded understandingly, feeling like he was about to be amused: "Then according to your opinion, everything acquired in Huaibei must be used for civilian use?"

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, Tao is taken from the people and used by the people."

Zhou Yu asked: "I remember you are from a noble family."

The minister was confused, but he still said: "Your Majesty, although I come from a noble family, I am a minister of the imperial court, so naturally I will only consider the imperial court."

"Mr. Wang." Zhou Yu spat out two words, and then angrily threw a booklet on the table directly at the minister: "Okay, okay, you are a minister of the imperial court. Please give me a good look at Mrs. Wang.

How much tax has been paid to this country in the past five years, and how much profit can the Wang family make in a year?"

"Since you said that you are an important minister of the imperial court and you have to consider the imperial court, I will leave it to you to deal with the taxes owed by the Wang family. If the money is missing, I will blame you. If the money is missing, I will blame the Wang family!"

Zhou Yu slammed the table, and Long Yan was furious: "Everyone else, listen to me. Don't think that I don't know what your plans are. If you want money or people, don't you want me to send out an extra tiger army? Let's think about it.

My inner treasury knows that I may not be able to maintain the Huben Army for too long, and knows that without this money, I will not be able to build another Huben Army."

"Fantasy! I tell you, I remember clearly how much money all the aristocratic families in the world earn every year and how much tax they should pay! When you get back, write a letter to your family immediately and tell them that they will not pay any tax within five years.

Hand over the few to me, and let's forget about the past."

"If you don't pay, then I will personally lead the army from Xizhou Zhongzhou and the Huben Army to collect it in person! Taiwei, come up with a new tax law for me. General, there is no shortage of elites among the 100,000 prisoners.

, select and fill the army, and after drawing 30,000 soldiers from various places, I will establish a new army, which is called the Tax Army. All the treatment, armor and equipment will be the same as those of the Huben Army, and it will be specially used to collect the taxes owed by all the families in the world.

"

"Changshi Zhao, send a letter to Xizhou to ask Taifu Xie to prepare for war and to have the Tiger and Ben army re-equipped. I want to see who will jump out and be the chicken to scare the monkeys! Three months, I only give you three months.

With the time and the disaster in the Yellow River area, I have to see what each family will do."

"Remember, if the dynasty is not stable, the family will not survive! Whoever dares to hold me back, I will cut off his hands and feet. If the dynasty is gone, then there is no need for the family to exist. The 20,000 tiger troops can be here

The entire Huaibei turmoil can be resolved within a few days, and we can even confront an army of two million people head-on. This is what I said. I will leave these words here. Go back and think about it yourself!"

Zhou Yu waved his hand, snorted coldly and left the hall directly. However, as soon as he walked out of the hall, the angry expression on his face disappeared without a trace. In addition to looking a bit cold, it was really hard to tell that Zhou Yu looked like he was there just now.

Such anger in the hall.

"Let Jin Yiwei find out who is dishonest again this time. Their little tricks are ridiculous."

Zhao Teng said: "Probably because they have seen the terror of the Tiger and Ben army, they don't want your Majesty to expand the Tiger and Ben army. One Tiger and Ben army can be invincible in the world, but if there are too many Tiger and Ben troops, they will be invincible. They are afraid of the possibility of floods at this time."

Maybe it’s not an accident or a natural disaster.”

A cold light flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes: "Find it out and kill without mercy. Expand the intelligence agency in your hands. Set up another secret service, called Dongchang. It will control each other with the Jin Yiwei and inspect the famous families in the world."

"yes."

Jin Yiwei has appeared, so how could Dongchang not have it? However, the only difference is that Zhao Teng's Dongchang will not have law enforcement rights, and Zhou Yu will not give Zhao Teng this right. As the situation changes in the future, whether it is Jin Yiwei or Dongchang,

Dongchang will also undergo changes.

It will eventually become a different department with completely different responsibilities externally and internally.

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