After stepping on all the noble families, the empress asked me to marry her?

Chapter 77: I still have to pay after winning the fight?
"Merchants ask the court for help in seeking justice?!"

“Things like this.”

"It's incredible!"

Looking at the future deduced in the Mirror of Heaven, a minister said with astonishment on his face.

To know.

In Chengguo.

Except for those wealthy businessmen who are related to aristocratic families.

The other small merchants all walked with their heads down when they saw officials!
Not to mention asking the court.

They didn’t even dare to report to the police!

"Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans!"

"Business is the lowest and most lowly profession!"

"They buy low and sell high, they cheat, they deceive, they do all kinds of evil! The court is already showing mercy by allowing them to exist! How dare you even dream of asking the court to help them?"

"It's totally a violation of ethics!"

The chief academician of the Imperial College also spoke angrily at this time.

Naturally, he was most resolutely opposed to this matter which concerned the foundation of his life!

Ji Changling, who had already decided not to pay any more attention to him, could not help but retort after hearing this: "Don't be so hasty, Jijiu. Let's not talk about the fact that this happened in the future Yu Kingdom and has nothing to do with our Cheng Kingdom. Let's talk about the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Chen Huaixin has already defined them as the division of occupations!"

"Why do you have to use your own corrupt understanding to judge the identity freedom that Yuguo has given to its people?"

Ji Changling's words.

The chief priest choked directly.

He looked at Ji Changling, and his blood rushed to his heart, making his face look extremely red!

This immediately made Ji Changling understand how to deal with this sour old man!
"Yuguo allows its people to engage in business, and you have the right to comment on it?"

"As for merchants asking the court for help? Isn't this natural?"

"When our people are being bullied, we can only place our hopes on the imperial court!"

"Could it be that the sage country that the chief priest hopes to see is the kind that doesn't even dare to ask for justice for its own people? The kind that makes its own people swallow their anger when they are bullied?"

Ji Changling blinked.

She no longer tried to persuade the chief academic officer of the Imperial College as she had done before, but instead launched a series of attacks targeting the teachings of the ancient sages that he cared about!
And it really works!
The chief priest was so angry that he couldn't even speak!
I could only keep saying “you you you”.

If Ji Changning hadn't been kind-hearted and reached out to pull the Second Princess, the chief priest would have probably been so angry that he became ill!
of course.

Neither Ji Qingluo nor Wang Qianhe cared about this farce.

Whether those merchants requested it or not.

It doesn't mean much to them.

Instead, it is the one-whip system that is to be implemented.

This made Wang Qianhe fall into deep thought!

"The land tax, corvée, and other miscellaneous taxes of each state and county will be combined into one, and the silver will be collected and paid on a per-acre basis! This will indeed simplify the current tax system, make it easier to collect taxes, and make it difficult for local officials to cheat!"

"pity."

"My country doesn't have much money yet."

“It’s useless even if you know the benefits.”

"Unless... you take action against the aristocratic families!"

Wang Qianhe suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He knew very well that the early development of Yu State was basically dependent on the gold, silver and jewelry looted from the powerful families in various places!
More than 90% of the silver and copper coins inherited were hidden in the aristocratic families, while the common people, who made up 99% of the population, did not even have 10% of the money and could only rely on banknotes or barter to survive!

If the current emperor wants to implement the Single Whip Law, he must find a way to get enough silver, and even make it the main currency in circulation!
"And if we want to get so much currency, there is no other way except to attack the noble families!"

Wang Qianhe took a deep breath.

He completely understood that Chen Huaixin hated the aristocratic families so much that he would not give them any other choice except to crush them to the ground! Not only because of the humiliation of Chang'an City, but also because the existence of the aristocratic families hindered the development of the country!

If Chengguo wants to change in the future, conflict with the aristocratic families is inevitable!
Wang Qianhe looked at Ji Qingluo, then at the officials from the aristocratic families, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

"Is there no gentle way to allow me to make a safe transition?!"

……

[In the main hall.]

[After listening to the report from the Minister of Revenue. ] [The Prime Minister, who hurried here, had a look of astonishment on his face. ]

[“Merchants ask us to help them get justice?”]

【"this……"】

[“Is it reasonable?!”]

[The Prime Minister was somewhat confused.]

[During the pre-Cheng period, he had already been an official in the court. Although he was different from his colleagues in that he treated merchants, common people, and the rich and powerful equally and fairly, even so, he had never seen a merchant report to the court, let alone a request from a merchant! ]

【You can say that.】

[This is the first time he has encountered such a thing! ]

[This made him look at the Minister of Revenue, and the Minister of Revenue said helplessly: "Don't look at me, this is the report from the officials of Nantou City. It's the first time I heard of such a thing, so I came to report it to Your Majesty immediately."]

[Merchants doing overseas trade in Nantou City encountered problems that they could not solve. They recalled the provisions in the Commercial Law that would protect the property of their own merchants, so they simply united and tried to report to the authorities in Nantou City.]

【The local officials in Nantou City are well aware of the importance that Your Majesty places on commerce, so they want to handle the issues that merchants encounter in accordance with commercial law.】

【"However."】

【“Those businessmen.”】

[“They were not treated unfairly in Yu Country!”]

[“The ones who cheated them were the powerful people from other small countries!”]

[“Those local officials in Nantou City naturally don’t know how to deal with it!”]

【The Minister of Revenue explained the matter clearly.】

[The Prime Minister rubbed his temple.]

[“Those dignitaries are not from my country, and they live in small countries far away overseas, so it is difficult to reach them. It is really difficult to deal with this matter.”]

[“What’s the problem?”]

【Chen Huaixin's voice sounded at this time.】

[He looked at the two people in front of him, his voice still calm, and said: "If we tell these generals about this, what do you think their reaction will be?"]

What's the reaction?

【Hearing this.】

[The word "beat" immediately popped up in the minds of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Revenue! ]

【“For them.”】

[“What I fear most is not fighting with other countries.”]

【“But there is no war to fight!”】

[They both naturally knew the mentality of those generals. ]

【"But."】

[“If we send the navy to seek justice for the merchants.”]

[“This expense seems a bit uneconomical, doesn’t it?”]

[Even though the national treasury is now full. ]

【But the Minister of Revenue still habitually calculated expenditures and gains. 】

[But the Prime Minister has completely understood what Chen Huaixin meant! ]

[“This war is not only to seek justice for the people of my country, but also for the stability of my country’s overseas trade in the future, and to ensure that the laws of my country are fair to the people!”]

[The Prime Minister spoke with great righteousness.]

【"and."】

【“The expenses.”】

[“When will it be up to our country to bear the responsibility?”]

[“As long as we can win this battle, it will be fine!”]

[“After all, this world…”]

[“How can you pay for the victory?”]

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