With an inquiring tone and an attitude that leaves no room for doubt, Zhao Huan vividly interprets the essence of the word democracy.

Zhao Huan himself was dressed as a gentry, Zhao Chen, the crown prince of the Song Dynasty, was dressed as a silly son of a landlord, Zhuang Chengyi and Gao Zian, the two ministers, were dressed as officials and followers, and Yang Zaixing was dressed as a servant.

In the courtyard, He Ji and Wu Xin led people from the Imperial City Division and Dongchang to secretly follow and protect them.

As soon as he reached a small gate in the imperial city, there was a burst of cries such as "Cooking cake~" and "Pear~" coming from outside the door, which cheered up Zhao Huan, who always liked to get close to the people.

There is a saying that the imperial city of the old Zhao family is definitely the shabbiest and most people-friendly among all the unified dynasties in the past. Even if the emperor wants to expand the imperial city, he has to consider factors such as the unwillingness of the people in the city to relocate, which also makes the people

The people are willing to get close to the emperor of the old Zhao family.

This can be seen from the fact that ordinary people voluntarily send Lantern Festival lanterns to the palace every year, and they dare to set up stalls under the imperial city without worrying about being driven away.

But those common people didn't know that the officials of the Song Dynasty, whom they admired, respected and were even proud of, were asking a very embarrassing question at this time.

"Those who sell cooking cakes and pears, do they all pay taxes?"

Zhao Huan walked forward and said to Zhuang Chengyi: "In other words, how do they pay taxes? I don't believe that you, an old man, will exempt them from taxes?"

When Zhao Huan said this, Zhuang Chengyi immediately called out to Tianqu: "Ah, hey! I am greedy for money, but their trivial melons and two jujubes are still worthy of Wei Chen's concern? Wei Chen collects their taxes

, but they are all based on the laws of the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Huanzheng walked forward while nodding his head to take a look. Everyone said that Zhuang Pixiu was stingy and greedy for money. When he pulled out a soybean, he wanted to rinse it and eat it back. Didn't this change...???Tax collection follows the laws of the Song Dynasty? This

Don't you care?

Is it me, the emperor, who has some misunderstanding about the three words "not caring"? Or is it you, Zhuang Pixiu, who has some misunderstanding about these three words?

What about the Great Song Code? Wasn’t the Commercial Code in the Great Song Code the result of discussions between your Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment?

Thinking of this, Zhao Huan said with a smile: "Even this kind of hawker does not forget to collect taxes. Zhuang Qing really never forgets his responsibility to collect wealth for the country."

Zhuang Chengyi was a little unsure whether Zhao Huan was praising himself or hurting himself, so he directly regarded Zhao Huan's words as a compliment: "A humble minister should not be praised by officials. As the saying goes, sand can be gathered to form a tower, and earth can be piled to form a hill.

Gathering wealth is basically the job of Wei Chen, the Minister of Household Affairs."

After thinking about it, Zhuang Chengyi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. What if, what if this dog emperor was not praising himself but was being weird?

Then Zhuang Chengyi got angry first: "The officials are worried about the entire Song Dynasty. In recent years, they have often sent troops to fight outside. In the Song Dynasty, they are constantly carrying out major projects such as building new capitals and repairing bridges and roads. This

A mere one or two cents in taxes will naturally not be of concern to the officials."

"There is nothing we can do. Wei Chen, the Minister of Household Affairs, can only dig around and do not dare to let go of any opportunity to get money from the treasury."

"Although I got the name Pixiu for nothing, the money in the treasury was accumulated penny by penny just like this."

Zhao Huan, who was smiling suddenly, suddenly stopped smiling. He turned around and glared at Zhuang Chengyi, then walked forward angrily. This old Pixiu is so strange in Yin and Yang!

But no matter what, walking on the streets of Bianjing City, the bustling crowd still made Zhao Huan couldn't help but nod secretly.

Should I say it or not, my emperor seems, maybe, maybe, maybe a little unreliable. In the nine years since he took the throne, he has been either ruining things or ruining things, and he has not paid much attention to the people's livelihood.

It's indeed a little less.

The fact that Bianjing City can now have such a grand scene, coupled with the fact that the prefectures and counties along the way back from Luanzhou are slightly more prosperous than before, all shows that the court and local officials have made progress, at least in

The people's livelihood aspect still deserves recognition.

It's just that Zhao Huan praised Zhuang Chengyi and other big guys in his heart, and even thought about what kind of rewards he should give them, but Zhuang Chengyi had no intention of letting Zhao Huan go.

"Speaking of the treasury, I have another suggestion. After the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, won't the sealed pile treasury be of little use?"

"If sealing the pile warehouse is of no use, does it mean that a laborer is not worth five thousand dollars?"

"I don't have to buy labor without spending money, but the price of five guan each is too expensive. Otherwise, why don't we just let the labor purchase go and let the people buy it on their own? We will buy whoever is cheaper.

, In this way, the court also saves money, the people also make money, and the labor problem is solved."

Seeing that Zhuang Chengyi was still nagging on the issue of labor prices, Zhao Huan suddenly felt a headache.

Other commodities such as rice, flour, grain, oil, tea, silk, and satin can be obtained through farming and labor. It would be a good idea to let the people buy and contract them, but can labor be the same? This thing does not grow in the ground...

…

If the quotation is too low, who is willing to put their head in their belt to catch laborers for you?

More importantly, there are not many workers around to bring in. If you want to bring in a large number of workers, you can only go back to the Silk Road or take the sea route to Europe.

"If the government is really unwilling to lower the price of labor, Wei Chen has another way, which can not only solve part of the labor problem, but also cost nothing."

When Zhao Huan was thinking about how to reduce the cost of labor introduction and increase the number of laborers, Zhuang Chengyi suddenly said: "Those barbarians who have been living in the Song Dynasty for a long time but do not want to repay their services, why not recruit them?"

To eliminate their corvee work? It doesn’t cost money, and it can also solve the problem of labor scarcity. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?”

Zhao Chen never expected that Gao Zian, a good-natured household minister, would say such a simple word about "recruiting corvee", but what he meant behind it was that countless people in the industry would face the consequences.

Bloody family destruction and death!

But what Zhao Chen never expected was that not only did Zhuang Chengyi feel at ease, but the ministers of the Ministry of Industry, Gao Zian, and Song Dynasty chief Yang Zaixing also looked like they were taking it for granted. It seemed that no one took it for granted.

The life and death of those who give you joy are in your heart.

As for Zhao Huan, he doesn’t care about the life and death of these Jews who want to return to Israel. Why are they raising unfamiliar dogs? Do they have to add a Jewish V to the 56 VIPs?

After some deliberation, Zhao Huan rejected Gao Zian's proposal: "After we destroy the Kingdom of Jin, we will give the people in Bianjing a little more treatment. I still have some left for them."
Chapter completed!