Any emperor who wants his people to live a good life will face hardships and sufferings.
Because of your faith, the destiny of the Great Zhou has risen.
The people's fighting spirit is a good thing.
But I...
I really don't have that much money...
It is really too expensive to support a large number of soldiers.
The military pay alone is a huge sum.
There is also equipment and logistics, all of which cost money.
I want to play in Beizhou, but that will be in two or three years...
I will only take action after I have accumulated some money.
But you have brought about such a fierce destiny for the Great Zhou. If I miss this opportunity, I am afraid that I will lose the best chance to unify the Shenxia Continent.
“Ah~~~!”
Empress Tianning sighed and then said something inexplicably:
"I want to raise taxes, but the Great Zhou has just been unified. If we rashly increase taxes, it will easily cause dissatisfaction among the people."
"People nowadays are so combative, I really don't want to discourage them."
"But if we don't raise taxes, the Great Zhou really doesn't have the money to support an army of millions of soldiers."
The arrogant queen sneered at herself.
"Hehehe."
“When the country doesn’t rise, I worry.”
"The Great Zhou has risen, and I am worried too."
"This Queen of the Great Zhou really makes me so tired."
"I really want to leave with you and never have to worry about these troubles again."
"But I know I can't do that."
Lin Yong saw the silly woman's worry.
That laugh was full of bitterness and helplessness.
An interesting idea suddenly popped up in the mind of this salted fish.
Should I tell that silly woman to make the salt and iron industry a national enterprise and have officials and merchants pay taxes?
If this silly woman implements these two policies, she can solve the money problem in a very short time.
[This way, even if she enters Northern Continent in the future, she won't have to worry about running out of money.]
This time, Lin Yong once again sought advice from the ancestors of the Chinese nation.
If the country runs out of money, how to solve the problem?
There were two Chinese emperors who did the best.
The first one is Emperor Wu of Han.
This great emperor conquered the entire Xiongnu, but the price he paid was extremely high.
The Han Empire at that time was once out of money.
The nationalization of salt and iron was an extremely effective way for Emperor Wu of Han to accumulate wealth.
The nationalization of salt and iron does not only refer to the salt and iron industries, but all industries that are the basis of people's livelihood.
There are huge profits to be made from these people's livelihood industries.
Unfortunately.
These benefits were also taken away by big businesses.
The big merchants got their fill, but the countries that were at the forefront all the way got nothing.
Is this correct?
Emperor Wu of Han used practical actions to tell the Chinese people that this was wrong!
Basic industries related to people's livelihood should be controlled by the state.
Emperor Wu of Han used this to revitalize the Han economy.
Since then, the financial resources of the Han Dynasty have been greatly improved.
Even the big businessmen were severely punished by him.
[The return of salt and iron to the state means that all the basic necessities of life will be completely returned to the Great Zhou.]
[Big merchants and big families have made so much money, it's time for them to hand over this profit.]
[This method not only accumulates a large amount of money, but also controls the prices of people's livelihood industries.]
[After this, sky-high salt prices and noble iron prices never appeared again.]
The country has more money, and the people's lives are more secure. This is a win-win situation.
As for the big merchants, they've made enough money, so let them go into other industries.
[If this is the case, it will also force them to drive the development of other industries.]
Empress Tianning's ears stood up high.
She clung even tighter to Lin Yong's arms.
The purpose is to listen closely to the voice of this salted fish.
This dead salted fish hasn't given me such detailed guidance for a long time.
It’s not that I’m lazy, nor that I don’t want to grow.
Time is really too tight.
I didn't have time to think at all.
This time, I will reluctantly accept the hands-on teaching of this dead salted fish.
I have to praise.
Si Xianyu's move to return salt and iron to the public is simply a miraculous strategy!
Once this strategy is implemented, Da Zhou will certainly be able to quickly accumulate a large amount of money.
This is a strong strategy that does not harm the lower-class people of Da Zhou and only targets core large businesses.
The strike is precise and the effect is obvious.
But another policy made Empress Tianning hesitate.
What about taxes paid by officials and businessmen?
Is this possible??
In this world, officials and big businessmen have many privileges.
In order to take care of them and win their hearts, the country generally does not impose corvee labor and taxes on them.
Lin Yong did not disappoint her, and his inner voice soon came through.
[The payment of taxes by officials and merchants is actually more important than the return of salt and iron to the public.]
[If this step is accomplished, then the problem of the Great Zhou being short of money can be fundamentally solved.]
This time, the salted fish sought advice from a Chinese ancestor who worked extremely hard.
Emperor Yongzheng.
This Chinese ancestor has two advantages.
Able to accumulate wealth, hard work is required.
The original name of this policy was "gentry paying taxes together".
Let officials and businessmen pay taxes together, so that the country's policies can truly be fair.
It also significantly increased the country's fiscal revenue.
【The wealthy class should shoulder more responsibilities for the country.】
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