Fan Jingwen knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, although tax exemption is a way to show sympathy and care for the people, it will make officials upset and the court unstable. If Your Majesty feels that the burden on the people is too heavy, you can reduce the three taxes. As for exempting the whole country from land tax for one year... I think it is not possible."
When the other cabinet ministers and officials saw that the chief and deputy chief ministers had expressed their attitudes, they knelt down and begged Chongzhen to give up this idea.
Chongzhen shook his head and said, "Everyone, what you said is very reasonable. I also know that the court is short of money, but there are disasters everywhere, and where there are disasters there are refugees. There are too many refugees, and they can become bandits at any time."
"This is also the reason why the bandits can never be completely wiped out!"
"Do you remember what I said about my grandfather, the emperor, appearing in my dream? He told me that this year will be the last year of the drought, and next year, except for Hunan, there will be good weather and good harvests everywhere."
"So I plan to exempt the entire country from land tax for one year. As for the shortage of silver, I will find a way!"
The ministers were silent, they thought Chongzhen was talking nonsense!
Regardless of whether the dream was true or false, how could the imperial court fill the annual gap of 20 million taels of silver?
What to fill in?
This is not 200,000, nor 2 million, but 20 million taels!
What can he do?
Even if the shit could be turned into silver, it would take several years for all the civil and military officials in the court to do it.
Looking at the questioning ministers, Chongzhen explained calmly: "I have said that there are bad people in the capital! They eat the court's food and take the court's money, but they are secretly doing things to change the dynasty!"
"How can I tolerate him?"
"Li Ruolian!" Chongzhen's voice suddenly changed from lazy to angry.
"I am here!"
"Bring out all the evidence you found!"
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