"Moreover, there is no reason for the Emperor to rob the poor to help the rich. In the end, all the money will end up in the hands of wealthy families and high-ranking officials."

The poorest are the common people, and if there is a drought or flood, then it will be Your Majesty who will have to take money from the national treasury.

As a result, in the end, the poorest were the emperor's uncle and the common people.

After Su Muyao finished speaking, she looked at the emperor obediently.

The emperor then realized, "Yes! Although it is a tax that has been passed down for generations, when you think about it, it is ultimately the people who suffer."

Meanwhile, high-ranking officials will become increasingly wealthy, while ordinary people who work hard will become increasingly poor.

Seeing that the emperor seemed to agree, Su Muyao continued, "Farmers have to pay one-third of what they grow, and I've heard that in some places they even have to pay half."

If the weather is slightly bad and the grain production is reduced, after deducting the grain that has already been delivered, there will be no grain left to eat in the spring, let alone any surplus grain.

"From now on, who will want to farm? Most of those who do farm have no other way out."

At this point, Su Muyao suddenly looked at the emperor and asked after a while, "May I ask, Your Majesty, how did the previous dynasty fall?"

The emperor was startled.

As early as the previous dynasty, the people rebelled because they couldn't get enough to eat.

At that time, the border guards in Longcheng treated the people well.

In the midst of the chaos of rebellions across the land, that place was the most peaceful. Later, General Longcheng also raised an army in rebellion and eventually gained control of this vast territory.

The empress was shocked; she never imagined that this little baby would dare to say anything.

"Yaoyao, you can't talk nonsense. There are many reasons for the previous dynasty. Let's not even talk about the loss of the Imperial Seal, which shook the foundation of the country."

Coupled with the misdeeds of treacherous officials in the past, it was natural that the previous emperor's throne was unstable.

Su Muyao shook her head: "Although there is no Imperial Seal, if the people are prosperous, whether there is an Imperial Seal or who is the emperor is not important to them."

The people were filled with resentment because they couldn't get enough to eat. This resentment accumulated and grew stronger. Then, someone suggested that they should join in the rebellion.

Since we're going to starve to death anyway, why not take a chance and kill this dog...?

Su Muyao was startled and almost blurted out the words "dog emperor".

"Why kill the dog?" the emperor asked when Su Muyao stopped talking.

The Empress, standing to the side, turned pale and then even paler. "Your Majesty, you must have misheard."

The emperor then realized that the atmosphere was rather awkward, and seeing the empress's suspicious behavior, he instantly understood that the little princess was probably referring to the emperor killing the dog.

Anyway, it's not about him, so what can we do?

At this point, you can only pretend you misheard; otherwise, you'd be embarrassed if you said it out loud.

Su Muyao looked at the Empress beside her and felt that she was as beautiful as a fairy who did not eat the food of this world, especially her profile, which was absolutely stunning.

Suddenly, I thought of Longyuan, who was far away on the border. He really did resemble the Empress by about 70%.

Although the emperor could only pretend he had misheard, he was still furious.

"What Yao Yao said makes sense, but this matter is of great importance. Those people followed our ancestors to conquer the country, hoping to protect their descendants. If we really don't give them this favor, wouldn't that chill everyone's hearts?"

After the emperor finished speaking, he seemed to think of something and suddenly said, "Many years ago, someone also proposed a similar idea, but at that time all the ministers in the court opposed it, and the person who proposed the idea was later impeached by many ministers."

The person who ultimately proposed this idea retired to his hometown and never set foot in the imperial court again.

The Empress nodded in agreement: "If Yao Yao really does what he did, then the Emperor will truly be roasted on a hot stove."

Moreover, that would inevitably cause turmoil in the imperial court.

Su Muyao sighed. On the surface, she felt that the emperor was also subject to others to some extent, but then she thought that the emperor was not strong enough.

"Yaoyao has heard of a fairyland. I wonder if Imperial Uncle would be interested?"

"Oh, tell me about it."

"I have a master, and I believe even my uncle knows about him. However, this master never shows his face, and I have never seen him since."

My master told me about a country where the people lived in peace and prosperity. The government provided a monthly stipend for the elderly, and medical care and medicine were free for the sick.

"Uncle Emperor, I want to ask, if this is the case, will the people still rebel?"

emperor……

Does such a place really exist?

The Empress frowned and her pleasant voice rang out, "Is there really such a place?"

Su Muyao replied, "I heard that there is so much rice there that it's like the grass on the mountain. There's more than you can eat, and the leftover rice and vegetables can be used to feed a few pigs and sheep."

Everyone can eat whatever they want and have enough to eat, unlike the people of our great dynasty who can only eat two meals a day, and most of them just eat wild vegetable porridge.

They eat three meals a day there, and if they get hungry at night, they can get up and go out to buy some more food.

emperor……

It sounds good, but it's too far-fetched. With so many people, how much money would the imperial court need to feed them all?

The Empress then said in a firm tone, "Your Majesty, I am willing to be the first to pay taxes. Just as Little Lucky Star said, Your Majesty and the ministers own many properties. The money we earn will be paid in taxes much faster than the taxes paid by the common people."

The empress, however, was thinking about the money she had earned, which she had mostly used to subsidize the emperor.

Having taken on this initial role, let alone whether it sounds good in name or not.

With me leading the charge, even if those ministers wanted to cause trouble, where could they possibly go?

Su Muyao never expected that the Empress would be the one to firmly support her in the end.

Since the Empress had said so, Su Muyao naturally wanted to strike while the iron was hot and flatter her, "Uncle Emperor, no wonder the Empress is able to rule the world. Such a magnanimous heart is not something an ordinary woman can achieve."

My aunt, though a woman, possesses a greater understanding of righteousness than many men, which I, your humble servant, deeply admire.

Your Majesty... what's wrong with me? Am I the only one who doesn't understand the greater good?

Sycophant.

Empress…

After much deliberation, the emperor concluded that he should indeed adopt Su Muyao's suggestion.

Take the high-yield grain from Little Lucky Star for example. If it were planted all over the country now, people would basically have no worries about food and clothing.

Because there wasn't enough grain at the beginning, only the people near the capital received grain seeds.

The emperor suddenly realized that this little fox had a sweet tongue, but she treated paying taxes like it was the end of her life. He decided to take advantage of her suggestion and make a good profit off her.

"Yaoyao, if that's the case, shouldn't you set an example?"

Su Muyao had already come up with a solution. She was unwilling to spend money, but she had as much food as she needed in her spatial storage.

The grain that had long filled the entire space could no longer be piled up, and now all planting of grain on the land in the space has been stopped.

There are just too many.

"Uncle Emperor, I am willing to use double the amount of grain as tax money, what do you think?"

The emperor was initially taken aback, then overjoyed; this was even more worthwhile than silver!

After all, if you use silver to buy food, the price of food will skyrocket if there is a natural disaster.

In other words, Su Muyao was actually willing to pay double...