Ying Zheng agreed with Zhou Jia's words very much.
[But there are also many corrupt officials. Every year when there are droughts or floods, the people sent by the court basically don't do anything. All they can do is reinforce the embankments. But no matter how many times they reinforce the embankments, don't they still get washed away every year?]
[Yeah, who cares about our suggestions and adjustments? They just say, "What do those ants know?" We don't understand, but we care more about our own lives than they do. Do we really want to joke about our own lives?]
Many people cried out.
Sometimes it is not that the court is inactive, but that there are too many corrupt officials below. Even if someone knows that they are not good people, for various reasons, they dare not be the first to speak out. What they fear most is that everything will bring disaster to their families.
Zhou Jia felt the same way about their words. Corrupt officials will never completely disappear at any time, and human desires will always be endless.
"See, Your Majesties, these are the matters you have to deal with. Keep going, I'm counting on you! And as for those suggestions you mentioned that no one adopted, now there's a system for that, right? Just create a forum and organize the issues you face with centralized banking.
I believe that as long as the emperor has a little bit of power, he will check on you every now and then and take your suggestions to heart.
This is a good time for you emperors to understand the people. Don't always sit on the dragon throne. When you have time, get up and look at your country. That way you can govern the world better, right?"
Some emperors agreed, while others scoffed.
Zhou Jia was not prepared to ask all emperors to put down their high and mighty airs and get close to the people. As long as they could get things done, nothing else mattered.
"Let's talk about taxes now. Didn't we just say that farmers don't pay taxes now? Actually, the reason is that with the development of industry, few people are farming anymore. Not only do our farmers not pay taxes now, but we also give them extra subsidies. It's because fewer and fewer people are farming these days."
Although she said this, Zhou Jia knew one thing clearly. Now almost everyone's dream is to have a small courtyard of their own to spend their days leisurely, without having to rush around for daily work, sleeping until they wake up naturally every day, and enjoying poetry, wine, flowers and tea all year round.
Experience the comfortable life of picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the southern mountains.
This is also the life Zhou Jia dreams of.
【It would be great if we could be like this. 】
[Yeah, I envy your life.]
Immediately, many people were surprised and envious, and they also wanted to avoid paying taxes and instead have the government give them money.
The emperors' faces changed. What would happen to the national treasury if they stopped paying taxes?
But Zhou Jia was more serious than them. He sat upright, even stopped drinking the beer in his hand, and said righteously, "No, no, no, that's not how it's calculated."
She swallowed and organized her words.
"You say the taxes are too heavy, that's mostly due to the government. Let's not discuss it because what I say might not sound good to the government, but normal taxes must be paid.
I tell you that farmers do not need to pay taxes, but if they have other extra income, they still have to pay taxes. Everything is based on national policies. You can't pay it or not if you want to.
Take me for example, I write novels, so I have to pay personal income tax, and any amount over 800 will be deducted."
She sounded somewhat powerless when she said this.
Her money.
"No matter how much money you earn, you must pay the right amount. Paying taxes according to the law is everyone's responsibility... In short, the money you pay goes into the national treasury, either for infrastructure, your military expenses, or other purposes. If the country has no money, how can it properly protect you and create a better life for you?
Of course, I admit that there are many people in life who evade taxes, embezzle and accept bribes. This situation is indeed difficult to avoid. You can question where the court spends your money, but you must not pay less than you should.
But there are two dynasties here that I really want to say: the money you paid not only failed to protect you, but even became a sword that pierced you."
Zhou Jia swallowed the idea that paying taxes was her obligation. If she said it out loud, she would have to explain to them what obligations were, so it would be better to just pass it.
At the end of her words, obvious disgust flashed across her face.
Qin
Ying Zheng became more and more satisfied with Zhou Jia.
Um.
Very good, well said!
He is now more and more curious about what kind of education Zhou Jia and his friends received when they were young.
Based on the videos they watched during this period, Ying Zheng's evaluation of future generations was:
His mental state is extremely "good", so good that it is hard to understand. He does not accept moral kidnapping. Sometimes he is particularly decisive and ruthless, but he is also soft-hearted about certain things. The most important thing is that he is a unified patriot.
Although there are some traitors, they are generally of good origin.
How are children like this educated in later generations?
Ying Zheng couldn't understand.
He even wanted to go to schools in the future to see and experience the teaching methods there.
Maybe we can learn from it and use it in their Great Qin.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that maybe he couldn't do it, but his self in some dimension could!
Zhou Jia said that they usually start from that kindergarten. He could suggest that he and the young Fusu from other dimensions be sent to kindergarten to learn from a young age.
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