Chapter 369: Recovering Blood
Everyone thought they had misheard. Free the food tax for all the poor for ten, ten years?
This Enshi thing is too exaggerated, no, this, this Enshi thing is simply a bit ridiculous!
If a country does not collect grain taxes for ten years, it will cause enormous harm to the country. Money and grain, sometimes grain is more important than money. If the country does not collect taxes, how can the country function? Besides, if it does not collect taxes, what will people eat?
All the civil and military officials in the court stared with wide eyes, their faces full of shock and resistance. Although no one spoke, their eyes all turned to Ning Cuo.
But the latter raised his lips, as if he was very happy that his woman was participating in government affairs. He smiled with his beautiful eyes and glanced at everyone, "Look at what I am doing. Do you have any objection to the Queen Mother's decree?"
The ministers: "..."
What you said is so dangerous. Anyone who dares to speak out and express his objection is seeking death, isn't that it?
Xiao Tu was not as dictatorial as Ning Cuo. She glanced at the courtiers who dared not speak out, then put down the memorial in her hand and said with a smile on her red lips, "My dear ministers, you may think that what I said is a bit ridiculous, but since the emperor's ascension to the throne requires mercy, why not show him a big favor? Besides, do you think you can collect taxes this year without exempting them for the past ten years?"
Her snow-white fingertips casually pushed out the memorials she had just read. "Take a look at them all. I just flipped through a few and saw that there are floods in the south and droughts in the north. Many people are living in dire straits. Nine out of ten houses are empty. The people are starving and displaced. The world is already in chaos. What do you think, my dear ministers, should this tax be waived?"
Everyone picked up the letter and passed it around for a while, then everyone fell silent.
The news from the East Factory must be true. They have lived in the imperial city for a long time, and some of them have even ignored state affairs for many years. They had no idea that the people outside had suffered so much!
What the Queen Mother said makes sense. There are already signs of chaos in the world. If we don’t take advantage of the new emperor’s ascension to the throne to let the people see hope, I’m afraid that even greater trouble will arise in a short time!
The ministers said in shame, "It is my humble servants who are shortsighted, the Queen Mother is wise!"
Xiao Tu smiled and said, "Actually, I know what you are worried about. The national treasury has been ravaged by disasters over the years and there is nothing left. However, the ten-year tax exemption only applies to the grain tax of the poor people. Taxes from other people must still be collected. Moreover, it is unrealistic for the country to rely solely on the taxes of the people. We still need to find ways to make money in other ways."
Scholar Ji's expression changed, and he hurriedly asked, "But what good ideas does the Queen have?"
Xiao Tu curled her red lips. "Other things aren't easy, but I do know a few ways to make money. I'll write a few down for you. You can make things according to the methods, and then sell them to the wealthy and powerful everywhere. Let's make some money first to make back our losses."
Having said that, Xiao Tu didn't say anything to them. He picked up the red brush on the table, took the rice paper handed to him by the evil man with a smile, and quickly wrote a few prescriptions and gave them to everyone.
The court officials rushed to read it, and many of them showed expressions of shock and confusion after reading it!
"Diva, these cosmetics are what women need for makeup. Can you really make money by making these things?"
Xiao Tu curved her red lips and said, "My dear ministers, please do not underestimate women's ability to spend money. Moreover, these things of mine are not ordinary cosmetics. They can make every woman who loves beauty more beautiful with their naked eyes. Once I teach another group of women to learn this makeup technique, I guarantee that all the beauty-loving women in the world will chase after you to buy them!"
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