Song Gongwen had just finished speaking.
The entire imperial study fell silent.
The three cabinet ministers no longer continued their friendly exchanges.
They all turned to look at Song Gongwen.
Only the cabinet chief, Zhang Zhengming, still sat firmly with his eyes half-closed.
As for Wei Yunyi, he looked expectant.
I was just about to ask you, but you said it yourself.
Father-in-law, you are very sensible.
Of course, what he expected was not that the other party could really come up with a way to increase fiscal revenue.
You know, the other three grand secretaries have been important officials for many years, and they are all quite capable and meticulous, but they can only think of how to save some money.
How long has Song Gongwen been in office? I'm afraid he hasn't even figured out the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue.
In addition, his reputation as a mediocre person was well known throughout the court.
What good ideas can you come up with?
Wei Yunyi totally disagreed with this.
The reason for the expectation is that I hope the other party can come up with some bad ideas.
It would be best if everyone opposed it, but you chose to strongly support it.
In this way, the country's destiny can be ruined even better.
He immediately looked at the other person and said with a friendly smile, "Oh? Father-in-law, please tell me about it."
In fact, although Song Gongwen was the queen's father, his status was not high and his prestige was insufficient. Compared with the title of father-in-law of the emperor, the court officials actually recognized another person more, namely the Marquis of Shenwu.
But he only gave some face to this so-called father-in-law in public and didn't care about him in private.
Wei Yunyi addressed Song Gongwen in this way to tell everyone that he valued him.
Sure enough, when the university scholars present heard this, they all frowned.
But no one dared to say anything at this time.
But Song Gongwen couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and a strange look appeared on his face.
Because since her daughter entered the palace and became the queen, this was the first time she heard the title of father-in-law, and it was from His Majesty's mouth.
What a trust and support this is!
He was deeply moved at the moment, but fortunately he was calm enough not to show it. Instead, he took a deep breath, pulled out a few memorials from his sleeve, and said, "I believe that if we want to increase the revenue of the national treasury, we should start with the tax system."
"The tax system of our Great Wei, inherited from the previous dynasty, has significant drawbacks. Although it has been reformed during the reign of the previous emperor, it still has many imperfections and needs to be further strengthened."
"I have come up with a plan at home these past few days, and I have written it down in detail here. Your Majesty and several colleagues can take a look."
"I believe that if this can be successfully implemented, the court will be able to significantly increase tax revenue and ease the pressure on the treasury."
As he spoke, he placed the memorials one by one in front of several cabinet ministers.
The last one was presented respectfully.
A hint of excitement appeared on his face.
Song Gongwen felt.
This first memorial of mine will definitely get the support of His Majesty!
My father-in-law wants to reform the tax system?
Wei Yunyi heard this.
Suddenly I had a bad feeling.
Especially when he opened the memorial and saw the first four words, his eyes changed.
Is this what I understand?
No way?
Wei Yunyi's expression changed slightly.
Then he quickly read on and flipped through the contents.
Now he really hopes that the two are just the same in name and everything else is completely different.
But after reading it from beginning to end and understanding what was written on the memorial, he was immediately sure that what was written in it was what he knew, and it was exactly the same, the complete abolition of the head tax and the policy of "sharing the land tax"!
At this moment, he had no idea that the other party's first memorial would be to reform the tax system.
And it is a powerful weapon called the land tax distribution!
Immediately, Wei Yunyi couldn't help but raise his head.
Look at Song Gongwen opposite.
My mind is full of doubts.
Father-in-law, how did you come up with this national policy of enhancing fortune?
You should know that my expectations of you are different from those of others.
I worked so hard to promote you to the position of Grand Secretary of the Cabinet because I wanted you to help me ruin the country's destiny and gain the value of being a tyrant.
Where's your tact? Where's your currying favor? And where's your mediocre abilities that made you famous in the capital? Where's it all gone?
What's the point of coming up with a tax-sharing system now? How can this be implemented smoothly?
What are you thinking? You're usually quiet.
This opening means to distribute the tax according to the amount of land?
What is this for?
Do you want to stab me in the back?
He knew that once the national policy of dividing the land tax by land was implemented, not only would the court's tax revenue increase dramatically, but the economy would also grow tremendously, and then the treasury's deposits would continue to increase.
More importantly, the complete abolition of the poll tax will reduce the burden on the people, which will also lead to a population explosion.
When these three factors are added together, it is enough to ruin the country's destiny.
Let’s fast forward to the moment when the immortal descends to the world!
At this time, Wei Yunyi felt a little tired, and his hands holding the memorial were shaking slightly.
No, I absolutely cannot let this happen. The benefits of equalizing the land tax are too great.
I can’t handle it now!
Therefore, it is absolutely not supported!
Not only should we not support it, we should also oppose it, and strongly oppose it.
Let no one mention this matter again!
Thinking of this, he put down the memorial and prepared to say something.
But it was at this time.
Grand Tutor Zhang Zhengming, who had never spoken, suddenly stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Song's proposal to distribute the tax revenue according to the amount of land he occupies will certainly increase tax revenue, but it has significant consequences. I, this old minister, do not think it is suitable for continued implementation."
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