Chapter 296 My humble opinion

"As for this small virtue, it is necessary to start with small things. Saving a dying person today and forgiving someone's unintentional mistake tomorrow are all small virtues that can be done within one's ability. These small virtues can naturally be called virtues, but as I said, they are still a little small. If they are accumulated over a long period of time, it will take several years to achieve the effect that the emperor wants. Therefore, in my humble opinion, in order to achieve the emperor's goal as soon as possible, we need to accumulate great virtues."

"Does Minister Qin have any advice?" the emperor asked with a frown.

Tang Zhichuan said, "I think that the people are the most important in this world. If you can do something good for the people of the world, the people will surely be grateful to you. The people of the world are numerous, so the emperor's merits will naturally be like the endless flow of the river."

"Go on." The emperor suddenly felt interested.

"Most people make their living from the land. Their daily food, drink and even survival all depend on the land. However, there are many taxes on the land at this time, which makes it even more difficult for the people. It would be better if the emperor issued an order to abolish the green seedling tax. The people will definitely be grateful to the emperor."

Tang Zhichuan said as he looked at the emperor's face, "In this way, in addition to the great merits that the emperor will gain, the people will definitely worship the emperor, burn incense and pray every day. With more people praying, the voices will surely reach the heavens. If the immortal world knows about it, they will definitely remember what the emperor has done and help him ascend to immortality as soon as possible."

"That's right." The emperor was delighted to hear that and nodded heavily. "According to what Minister Tang said, we can issue an edict to abolish the Green Seedling Tax. Minister Song, you should immediately draft an edict according to my opinion and go to the Ministry of Revenue to announce it immediately."

"Yes." Song Jingyun agreed, and then did as he was told.

"After the abolition of the Qingmiao tax, tax revenue has been greatly reduced, and the national treasury will probably become even more empty." The emperor was also quite worried.

He didn't care whether the treasury was empty or not, but if the treasury was empty, how could he dig through mountains and walls to seek immortals?

"This is the wisdom of the immortal. He gave the emperor the last four words." Tang Zhichuan reminded.

Be self-disciplined and frugal.

The emperor thought of this and nodded hurriedly, "You are right. The immortal is indeed very thoughtful. I am rude. What do Minister Tang and Minister Song think about frugality?"

"I believe that the path to immortality requires pure cultivation. The word pure means quiet and light. There is a lot of waste in the palace. We can eat more vegetarian food, or eat chicken, fish, etc. We should not be extravagant and eat abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin, and fish maw."

Tang Zhichuan said, "The clothes and attire should also be kept simple as much as possible. This will not only greatly save the expenses of the harem, but also prevent the emperor from being contaminated by the foul aura, which will be more beneficial to the emperor's practice."

"I think what Lord Tang said is very true." Song Jingyun echoed, "In this way, the people will surely follow the emperor's lead and learn from his self-discipline and frugality. They will eat less and kill fewer lives, which is another merit."

Merits accumulate, and there are many benefits! When the emperor heard the two say this, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise, "That's right, then I will follow what you two dear ministers said, and issue an edict immediately to do it according to this method."

"Yes." Tang Zhichuan and Song Jingyun bowed in response, then said goodbye.

The message of abolishing the Green Seedling Tax and practicing frugality was quickly spread from the palace through imperial edicts.

(End of this chapter)