Chapter 287 Tax Reform
After Zhang Renyi's words came out, many people stood up and agreed.
"I second the motion. I suggest that Xie the hostage be handed over to the Beiliang people in order to appease Beiliang's anger..."
"I second the motion!"
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After hearing what the group of people said, Xie Xunfeng always had a faint smile on his face.
Xiao Wenqin also had a faint smile on his face and did not say anything.
After seeing this scene, Xiao Shentian raised his hand to signal the ministers who kept coming out to second the proposal and said, "Alright, I know all the ministers' opinions! Fourth brother, why are you silent? Do you admit your crimes?"
After hearing what Xiao Shentian said, Xiao Wenqin walked forward calmly, bowed and said to Xiao Shentian, "Father! Of course I can't bear it! If it's treason, it should be the group of ministers headed by Zhang Renyi just now!"
Xiao Wenqin paused, pointed at Zhang Renyi and the others on the side, and then said: "They are the traitors!"
"Fourth Prince, you are slandering me!" Zhang Renyi hurriedly walked out and pointed at Xiao Wenqin and said.
After hearing what Zhang Renyi said, Xiao Wenqin smiled coldly.
"Slander! Didn't you say that Xie Jizi accidentally killed a prince of Beiliang, so you let Xie Jizi be sent to Beiliang. What is this? Are you showing weakness to Beiliang? Are you letting Beiliang know that we are afraid?"
"Do you know why the Crown Prince of Beiliang died? He humiliated our Daxia princess, humiliated our Daxia, and humiliated our delegation! Thank you, the hostage, for coming out to help us maintain the reputation of our Daxia. In my opinion, although Mond's death was an accident... but people like him deserve to die!"
"During the Great Zhou Yuedan Conference, Xie Zhizi took revenge on his own, abused his power for personal gain, and colluded with the Great Zhou. This is ridiculous. If you were there, you would not say this. Xie Zhizi, in order to help our Great Xia, has completely become an enemy of the entire Great Zhou..."
"That's why he was ostracized by the people of Da Zhou. Now, we won the Yuedan Conference of Da Zhou with the help of Xie Zhizi, and now the people of Da Zhou have torn up the agreement! You actually put all the problems on Xie Zhizi! You are even more disgusting than the people of Da Zhou!
"As ministers of Daxia, you don't fight for Daxia! Instead, you think about paying compensation and seeking peace every day! As the leader of the Three Kingdoms, when has Daxia ever bowed its head to others... Now, we are in the right, and you, a bunch of treacherous ministers, still want to deceive His Majesty and let His Majesty punish us, and even charge us with treason! What exactly are your intentions!"
"You are called Xia Chen, but you are actually Xia thieves! Old man, tell me yourself... Who is instigating you, and what evil intentions do you have!"
Xiao Wenqin stood with his hands behind his back, pointing at the ministers and speaking passionately.
The ministers were speechless after being refuted by Xiao Wenqin...
"Anyway, you can use a softer one..."
"Sir Zhang, since you are so resourceful... let's do this! You send someone to the Great Zhou as an envoy, and you go to negotiate! If anything, you can handle it better than us! We accept the punishment!" Xiao Wenqin pointed at Zhang Renyi and spoke before Zhang Renyi could finish his words.
After hearing what Xiao Wenqin said, Zhang Renyi couldn't help but frown, and it seemed that he didn't want to debate with Xiao Wenqin.
Instead, he turned his head and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty... please make your own decision... The Fourth Prince is simply full of sophistry!"
"Father, please judge wisely! If you think we should give in to Beiliang and the Great Zhou and admit our mistakes! Just say... even if you want me to go to the Great Zhou as a hostage! I will never say no! But, has our Great Xia ever bowed its head since its founding? Have we ever given in or ceded an inch of land?"
Every word Xiao Wenqin said hit Xiao Shentian's heart directly.
Xie Xunfeng looked at Xiao Wenqin and wondered why he hadn't noticed that Xiao Wenqin was so talkative before...
Looking at the way Xiao Wenqin spoke passionately just now, it seemed like he was about to have a quarrel with Guan Chong.
Xiao Shentian said to Zhang Renyi, "Sir Zhang, the Fourth Prince is right... You are exaggerating... Although their approach during this mission was a bit radical, which led to the current result... However, as the Fourth Prince said, it is not their fault... It is the people of the Great Zhou!"
"In my opinion, give the Fourth Prince and Xie the prostitute a chance to atone for their crimes..."
Seeing Xiao Shentian say this, the ministers remained silent.
Zhang Renyi said, "I don't know what your majesty means by atonement for sins..."
"Now that the border dispute has broken out, we will send the Fourth Prince, Xie the hostage, and lead troops to attack the Great Zhou. We must defeat them this time... It can also be considered as a merit to atone for the crime... If we defeat the Great Zhou, I will reward you for both the merits. If we fail, you will be punished for both crimes!" Xiao Shentian said.
Xie Xunfeng found it funny to see them singing the same tune...
At this time, Xiao Shentian said to Xiao Wenqin, "Old Four, what you said just now is quite right. Do you dare to accept it?"
Xiao Wenqin said to Xiao Shentian, "Father, all the ministers will agree to the deployment... However, I don't quite agree with what you said about atonement for sins with merits! I think that although we have no merits on this trip, we have no faults either!"
Xiao Shentian heard Xiao Wenqin say this, "Okay, I will take back my words first..."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Shentian looked at Xie Xunfeng, and then said, "Xie Jizi, what do you think?"
Xie Xunfeng bowed to Xiao Shentian and said, "Everything is at your command..."
After Xie Xunfeng and Xiao Wenqin agreed, many ministers present showed a look of triumph...
But I also felt a little surprised.
After everyone finished speaking, they discussed some other government affairs.
At this time, a newly appointed Minister of Revenue stepped forward and said to Xiao Shentian, "Your Majesty, based on the inspection of Daxia's taxation during this period, I found a problem, that is, the tax on merchants is too low, so I have drafted twelve detailed rules for the tax reform for merchants!"
After hearing the words of the Minister of Revenue, Xie Xunfeng couldn't help but frown slightly.
After listening to this, Xiao Shentian raised his hand slightly and signaled the eunuch beside him to bring the documents presented by the new Minister of Revenue.
Xie Xunfeng subconsciously took a look at this chubby man...
This person is not Meng Fengfei's man.
According to the memory of the original owner Xie Xunfeng, we learned that this man was called Xiao Jinshan.
In terms of seniority, he should be the uncle of the current emperor.
He is also an old prince.
This time, after Wu Guozhang was brought down, it was also His Majesty who appointed him.
This Xiao Jinshan, as his name suggests, is not greedy for power, but is quite obsessed with money.
