Chapter 987： where does the money come from

Chapter 987 Where does the money come from?

The ministers below looked at each other.

This, is it too childish for the emperor to really allow a woman to participate in politics?

Although the Queen's suggestions sound reasonable and feasible, men have dominated the world for thousands of years, and no man likes to bow down to women.

Zheng Shangshu glanced at Xiao Yu and found that Xiao Yu's eyes were full of smiles, and he seemed to be very satisfied with the queen's suggestion.

Zheng Shangshu was a backbone member of Su Taishi's party, so he looked at Su Taishi again.

Grand Master Su also smiled and even nodded slightly.

Zheng Shangshu was very depressed. He originally decided to ignore the queen sitting on top, but seeing the attitude of the emperor and Grand Master Su, he had to bite the bullet and continue:

“Report to the Emperor, Queen, and ministers that I have any objections.”

“First, disarmament is a major matter. Now the two northeastern counties have not been recovered, there are Tatars in the north, and the southern border is not peaceful. If we disarmament, what will happen to the security of the border?”

“I believe that we should not talk about disarmament lightly at this time.”

“Second, to encourage people to have children, where does this money come from?”

"Although the taxes from Donghai County are now returned to the imperial court, there is still a war to be fought. There are several counties in the north that are in ruins and need to be revitalized, and the taxes from the Jiangnan areas are only a drop in the bucket."

“It’s really impossible to squeeze out any money.”

After hearing what Zheng Shangshu said, all the ministers looked at Zheng Shangshu as if they were crazy. Did you really discuss national affairs with a woman?

 Gu Fei was a liberal arts dog in his last life, so he didn’t learn history in vain.

She thought for a moment and said, “If I don’t have money, I’ll find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.”

“First of all, we can open more mutual markets in the north, northwest, and southern Xinjiang. This can increase taxes.”

“Secondly, add a treaty port in the south and increase the tax rate for ships going out to sea to ten taxes and two taxes.”

The domestic population market is limited, so engage in foreign trade to make money from foreigners.

Furthermore, she knew how much money a sea-going ship made, and one tax per ten was too little.

In this era, there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor, and wealth is concentrated in the hands of a very small number of people, and these few people are the powerful class. They have grabbed huge amounts of wealth, but they have not provided corresponding taxes to the country.

Xiao Yu heard from the side and the corners of his lips turned up slightly. Xiao Fei became so cruel that he really didn't even let himself go.

You must know that the fleet that once belonged to the Prince of Qi is now the private property of Xiao Yu and Gu Fei. If taxes are increased, it will be an attack on oneself first.

Zheng Shangshu couldn't help but said: "The tax rate for overseas trade is suddenly doubled. Is this too much?"

Gu Fei said calmly: "Even with an additional 10% tax rate, overseas trade will still be huge profits."

“Since huge profits have been made, heavy taxes should be levied.”

“This alone can increase tax revenue by at least one million silver dollars every year.”

At this time, several courtiers below were not very happy.

They also own sea-going ships, or have shares in sea-going ships. If they really do this, their interests will be damaged.

The reason why reforms in the past dynasties failed is because they disturbed the interests of the interest class.

Gu Fei chose maritime trade as a breakthrough point simply because there are still only a few people who profit from maritime trade.

As far as she knew, there were only a few dozen ships used for trade in the country.

The real and fundamental interests of the powerful class are still in the land, and she will not make any big move in this regard for the time being.

If there is a big movement, it will cause a huge rebound.

The only solution is to boil the frog in warm water, step by step, to slowly curb the phenomenon of land annexation and concealment of reporting.

(End of this chapter)