Daming heir

Chapter 85
Looking at the seven boxes full of money, Xia Yuanji felt suspicious and uneasy.

After hesitating for a long time, he continued: "It's just your highness, this tax money can't be collected by lower officials!"

After finishing speaking, Xia Yuanji puffed up his chest, looking as if he would swear to the death.

He just won the appreciation of His Majesty this year, and was promoted from the Imperial College to be the head of the household department.He didn't want to be driven back to the Imperial College to study just because he had collected the tax money from the King of Huaiyou.

Zhu Yunxi rolled his eyes anxiously.

Paying a tax by yourself is harder than asking for money.

He glared: "Brother Wei Zhe, you have to take the 700 taels of tax money today, or you have to take it if you don't take it!"

This is the first step to foreshadowing my future reform of the tax system. If I don't implement it well, how can I turn it into a sharp weapon in my hands to reform taxation.

Xia Yuanji gritted his teeth, and immediately stopped Zhu Yunxi: "Your Highness, if you really want to pay the 700 taels of tax money today, you must give the lower official a reason to accept the tax money!"

It was the first time in Natsuhara Yoshitoshi's life that he felt such absurd feelings.

What the household department does is obviously to collect taxes from all over the world and regulate the economy of Ming Dynasty.On weekdays, he racked his brains, thinking of collecting a few taels more tax money from the local government to make up for the bottomless pit of the Ming Dynasty's expenses.

But today, Huaiyou County King came with 700 taels of tax money, but in Xia Yuanji's eyes, the money became like a hot potato, and he didn't have the slightest idea of ​​daring to do it.

He had already figured it out, if Zhu Yunxie couldn't give him a reasonable explanation, he would try his best to offend the young emperor and grandson, and he would also reject the 700 taels of tax money without taking any money.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the 700 taels of tax silver like a fierce tiger and beast, loyal and unyielding, and vowed to die, and suddenly laughed out loud.

He waved his hands and said, "Master Xia, let me ask you, has the Guochao promulgated a law on paying commercial taxes?"

Xia Yuanji nodded: "Return to Your Highness, yes."

Zhu Yunxi slapped his hands big: "Since there are, then I sell iced food and ice jade jelly, but I am a merchant? Since I am a merchant, I have to pay taxes."

Xia Yuanji's cheeks twitched for a while: "But there is no regulation, the clan needs to pay commercial taxes..."

"Can't you pay without regulations?" Zhu Yunxi asked back, and then said: "Brother Wei Zhe, you are now the head of the Department of Cleaning Officials of the Ministry of Households. I heard that you usually have opinions on taxation. How can you be so self-sufficient?" ?Since I am a merchant, I have to pay this tax like everyone else. There is a saying that if the prince breaks the law and the common people are the same crime, how can I stay out of it?"

He is deducted, he is engaged in commercial activities, and he has to pay taxes after making profits.

Xia Yuanji let out a long sigh, looked at the seven boxes, and said weakly: "But this is too much..."

Zhu Yunxi hummed and said quietly: "It's the same, the court didn't say that you can't pay more taxes."

Now, Xia Yuanji was completely speechless.

If it were any other merchant in Yingtian City who came to pay with excess tax money, he would definitely think that the other party was crazy.

But Duke Huaiyou is definitely not crazy.

Xia Yuanji let out a long sigh, looked at Zhu Yunxi and said solemnly: "Okay! Since His Highness wants to pay this tax, I will accept it today..."

Zhu Yunxi nodded in satisfaction: "That's the best!"

Xia Yuanji said immediately: "However, Your Highness must leave a voucher, so that the tax bank can be safely accepted by the household department."

In black and white, the tax money was voluntarily sent to the Ministry of Households by King Huaiyou, and it had nothing to do with Xia Yuanji.

Zhu Yunxi was kind and willing, so he agreed.

Here Xia Yuanji has already called the clerk to fetch a pen and paper.

He glanced at Zhu Yunxi, then leaned over to write.

In the summer of the 24th year of Hongwu, the king of Huaiyou County sent 700 taels of tax silver, which was [-]% of the profit from selling iced food, to the household department. This certificate was kept in the household department for archives. '

With just a few strokes, Xia Yuanji put the cause and effect of the incident on paper.

Finally, he dried the ink and sent the ink pen to Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the handwriting on the paper, but he was very satisfied in his heart.

Sure enough, Natsuhara Kichi helped me too!
Zhu Yunxi's three big characters were written by him stroke by stroke.

Looking at Xia Yuanji, who Zhu Yunxie left his name behind, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was finally out of this matter, and even if something happened afterwards, it had nothing to do with him.

However, at this time, Zhu Yunxi suddenly said: "Master Xia, since I left my name, shouldn't the household department also leave a voucher on this paper so that it can be archived?"

Xia Yuanji had no choice but to ask someone to take the official seal of the Ministry of Household Cleaning Department and stamp it on the paper certificate.

After that, he held up the certificate and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "Does Your Highness have any objections to this?"

Zhu Yunxi laughed, and patted Xia Yuanji on the shoulder: "The money is here, and my business is over. Brother Wei Zhe, do you want to give it to me?"

Hearing the king of Huaiyou call his name again, Xia Yuanji twitched his lips, handed the voucher to the small official for filing, and then bowed in front of Zhu Yunxi: "Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off."

After completing this matter, which currently does not seem to have any problems, Zhu Yunxi stepped out of Xia Yuanji's classroom contentedly.

The two walked ahead, and Xia Yuanji was half a step behind.

Sun Cheng and others followed behind.

Xia Yuanji, who was half a step behind, was completely confused at this moment.

He didn't understand at all why Duke Huaiyou did such a thing today.

and……

It was only the first time I met him, and the county king called me so...intimately.

Why is this?

Xia Yuanji, who followed Zhu Yunxi with his head down, kept thinking in his heart.

Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi in front spoke in a low voice: "Brother Wei Zhe, what do you think of the taxation system of the Ming Dynasty?"

Xia Yuanji, who was thinking about why the Duke of Huaiyou treated him so intimately, stopped immediately when he heard this.

He raised his head blankly and looked at Duke Huaiyou who turned around and stared at him at some point.

The problem is huge.

Xia Yuanji saw that Zhu Yunxi didn't want to be anxious, so he pondered.

After a while, he sorted it out before he said slowly: "The taxation system of my Ming Dynasty can be said to have clear regulations, simple subjects, and many benefits to the common people."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, Xia Yuanji's words were true.

Because of the father’s background in the Ming Dynasty, when the taxation was formulated at the beginning of the country, everything was from the perspective of the people, focusing on simplicity and convenience, and benefiting the people with a benevolent government.

"But..." Xia Yuanji hesitated for a moment, and after seeing that Zhu Yunxi had never looked strange, he continued: "If the country has a benevolent government, if there is no clear court and government, and no local officials to perform, my future generations of Ming Dynasty will pay taxes. It's extremely difficult!"

When he said this, Xia Yuanji's heart was almost in his throat.

This is a bold speculation and deduction of his, but it definitely agrees with his expectations.

Zhu Yunxi was also taken aback for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "Brother Wei Zhe, it is a blessing for the household department to have you!"

　Thank you [Emperor Han Tianzi Jianzuo] for rewarding 10000 coins!
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　　Last night until one o'clock in the night, I finally put together three chapters again!I can't bear it anymore, slowly, tomorrow the plot will enter into conflict.

　　
　
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