The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Prince Zhongshun curled his lip and said, "If it were before, I would never have agreed to it!"

"But for now, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the focus of the Prince's Mansion is no longer on the Great Qian Dynasty, so it doesn't matter if we pay taxes to the government every year!"

"The key is that as long as the salt production project is approved, the astonishing profits will easily wipe out the Prince's expenses. That's the real money to be made!"

Jia Huan smiled and said leisurely, "I've come up with the idea; now it's up to Your Highness to implement it!"

After saying that, he picked up the teacup in front of him, took a small sip, and adopted the posture of 'serving tea to see the guest off'.

"You kid..."

Prince Zhongshun was displeased, but he couldn't really lash out. He simply pointed at Jia Huan and turned to leave.

"hey-hey……"

Seeing Prince Zhongshun's angry departure, Jia Huan was in a very good mood.

If the Great Qian Dynasty were to actually implement the two policies he proposed, the nation's fortunes would be boosted for at least a hundred years, and that's no exaggeration.

In fact, one of the fundamental reasons why dynasties collapsed was the collapse of their finances.

Of course, the resistance to implementing the "fire loss tax to the public" and "officials and gentry paying taxes together" would be unimaginable. If we didn't have the courage to burn our bridges, we probably wouldn't even dare to bring it up.

But this matter is truly extremely beneficial to the Great Qian Dynasty, a great thing that can prolong the nation's destiny!

Just think about it, how many troublesome issues could be resolved if the national treasury had an extra ten or twenty million yuan in revenue each year?

At the same time, Jia Huan can also gain a considerable amount of luck income from it!

He hadn't checked his cheat system's virtual panel for a long time, and the cloud of luck within it hadn't changed much in a long time.

The major factor in bringing good fortune is the change in the fate of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, who are at the heart of the Dream of the Red Chamber.

As for what he did, even if he repeatedly defeated the nomadic cavalry beyond the Great Wall and changed the landscape of the northwest frontier, the fortune he ultimately gained was no more than the sum of the fortunes he brought to Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai.

Furthermore, by stabilizing the situation in the southwest and extending its reach to the Kingdom of Qianxiang, the resulting fortune is roughly the same.

At this moment, the total amount of luck on the virtual panel of the Golden Finger has not yet reached three thousand!

He wasn't sure what level of luck he had!

However, considering that everything they've done since their rise to prominence has gone smoothly, their level of luck is quite remarkable.

Unfortunately, without a cross-sectional control group, Jia Huan was still completely baffled.

However, the expansion into the outer seas provided him with a continuous stream of good fortune.

Although the luck is not much each year, it is steady and consistent, with a certain amount of income every year.

This time, the gift to Prince Zhongshun can be seen as a suggestion for reform proposed to the current emperor. Naturally, he also wants to gain some good fortune, since he knows the more good fortune the better.

It's a bit of a pity, though. I don't know if the martial arts level in the Dream of the Red Chamber world is really too low, but so far, the progress bar of the breathing technique he figured out and researched himself has not reached forty percent.

Even so, his body seemed to have entered a new state.

He could do with ease what the top masters in martial arts novels could do.

If placed within the system of Chinese martial arts, his current strength has already reached the astonishing peak of "divine enlightenment," and it would not be easy for him to improve further.

He hoped that by spending a lot of effort to mobilize martial arts figures to fight overseas, he could attract the attention of established martial arts forces, and even Buddhist and Taoist sects.

At that time, he will be able to use this as an opportunity to engage in in-depth cooperation and exchanges with these forces.

As for further improving his physical fitness, he has some ideas and directions, but he doesn't know if he can do it. It will require the cooperation of both the monk and the Taoist.

In short, Jia Huan is quite satisfied with his current situation!

It is no exaggeration to say that he has already reached the pinnacle of martial arts in this world, and has also gained enough power to make any future actions merely icing on the cake.

But he is still very young and has no intention or thought of retiring.

He also wanted to see more of the wonders and differences of this world.

Of course, Jia Huan also hoped that as he worked hard to improve himself, the Great Qian Dynasty would also become better and better, instead of falling rapidly after reaching its peak like previous dynasties.

Wouldn't that make him, this transmigrated and reborn person, seem too incompetent?

In short, he was really hoping that the current emperor would be more capable and not disappoint him.

Otherwise, whether Daqian can still get the greatest benefit when they want to do something in the future is another matter entirely. He's not a philanthropist without principles, is he?

Fortunately, Jia Huan's expectations were not disappointed; this year is destined to be an extraordinary year for the Great Qian Dynasty.

It's unclear how Prince Chungshun conveyed the plan to the current emperor, but in any case, he acted with considerable enthusiasm and initiative.

Chapter 395 Master, Don't Be Used as a Pawn (Please Subscribe)

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As summer draws to a close and autumn begins, the weather remains hot, inevitably causing restlessness.

The emperor's sudden and frequent summons of his trusted ministers for private meetings immediately attracted great attention in the court.

The cabinet leaders were quite dissatisfied. "What is the current emperor trying to do?"

Why can't things be said openly and honestly, and instead have to be 'planned' in a secret meeting?

Do they have a problem with these cabinet seniors, that's why they're not being included?

It is unclear whether the current leader sensed the dissatisfaction of the cabinet leaders, but he did indeed include them in the group of people having small meetings.

Then, the shocking news came out.

They actually want to sell their private salt quotas directly to a group of royal relatives for two million taels of silver per year.

According to current accounts, members of the royal family have mastered the method of sun-drying sea salt, enabling them to provide a massive amount of low-grade sea salt, making salt affordable for all the people of the Great Qian Dynasty.

This alone is a great deed of immeasurable merit!

Most importantly, the sea salt provided by the royal family was priced at an outrageously low level, even cheaper than the smuggled salt currently being sold everywhere—it was simply outrageous.

How could the cabinet leaders possibly agree to that? It's ridiculous!

The reason is easy to find: how could a member of the royal family be competing with salt smugglers for business? Did we mishear, or has the world become completely unrecognizable?

In short, this matter severely damages the royal family's reputation and is absolutely unacceptable.

At the same time, such news spread far and wide among the powerful and wealthy, naturally causing a huge uproar.

Are you kidding me? The royal family wants to get involved in the smuggled salt business. Are they crazy for money?

Even someone like Master Zheng, who had no connection to smuggled salt, shook his head and sighed repeatedly upon hearing the news, saying to Jia Huan, "It shouldn't have been like this, it shouldn't have been like this!"

Anyway, one stone stirs up a thousand waves!

Many officials involved in salt-related matters were prepared to do everything in their power to obstruct it.

Unfortunately, this matter is not being discussed publicly today.

Seeing the current emperor's reaction, many court officials breathed a sigh of relief, clearly aware that he was also aware of the situation. Knowing that the chances of approval were slim, they simply didn't bother with the proposal.

Otherwise, there would definitely be a bloody storm in the imperial court!

The interests in the salt trade are deeply intertwined, and a single misstep could trigger political turmoil—this is no joke.

However, before the court officials could fully breathe a sigh of relief, another, even more explosive piece of news broke.

The current emperor still harbors resentment regarding the quota for smuggled salt. This time, however, he seeks to increase the national treasury's revenue through other means.

All losses incurred during the fire season shall be returned to the public treasury!

Officials and gentry alike pay taxes!

Whichever one is implemented, it will be a momentous event!

It can be said that it has the power to directly shake the foundations of the nation!

Of course, the current emperor also did not bring it up for discussion, but only leaked it through certain channels to see the reactions of his court officials.

As a result, the court officials reacted fiercely!

What a joke! If these two policies are implemented, the court officials will really suffer a loss of fundamental interests.

Why were the local gentry families so powerful at that time? Wasn't it because they were eligible for tax exemption?

Not to mention, it is only natural for officials to be exempt from taxes, but now the emperor wants to break this tradition. Which vested interest group can stand it?

As for the matter of returning the lost firewood to the public treasury, that is also quite troublesome.

That touched the fundamental interests of the officials; who knows what serious consequences it would cause?

Not to mention others, even within the Ning and Rong mansions, there was much discussion about this matter.

The masters could remain calm, but some of the servants couldn't hold back and started making sarcastic and strange remarks.

Recently, Jia Huan has been frequently coming over to talk and discuss matters due to his marriage to Lin Daiyu and the request of Master Zheng. Upon hearing the rumors circulating in the mansion, he immediately informed Master Zheng.

"Master, these servants in the manor are far too audacious!"

"The current emperor has only made some pronouncements and has not yet issued any official decrees. Yet the servants in the manor dare to make such sarcastic and unfounded comments. If the emperor's spies were to overhear this, wouldn't you, sir, end up taking the blame? That would be truly unjust!"

"Besides, shouldn't we powerful and wealthy people who own vast amounts of land be the ones anxious about this? Who are they trying to impress with their frantic behavior?"

These words caused Master Zheng's face to darken, and a rare coldness appeared on his face.

"Huan-ge'er, you're right. Some of the servants in the manor really do need to be disciplined!"