Before, Zhao Ziliang and several important ministers had already made up their minds about King Teleci's request for annexation and canonization, and when Terretz was on the table just now, Zhao Ziliang did not refuse in person considering the impact, and decided to wait a few days to explain the matter to Terretz. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 On the one hand, it is to take care of Terretz's face, and on the other hand, considering that the two sides were originally hostile, now people take the initiative to call themselves ministers, no matter what the ministers want, they always show an attitude, and it is not easy to make it too embarrassing.

"Alright, let's move on to today's meeting! Does the Zhongqing family have something to play? Zhao Ziliang asked.

Minister of Finance Yang Yan stood up and arched his hand: "King, Minister Yang Yan has something to play!" ”

Zhao Ziliang raised his hand and said, "Accurate!" ”

Yang Yan said: "Yes, according to the investigation of relevant officials such as ministers and households, in recent years, due to China's vigorous encouragement of industry and commerce, a large number of workshops, workshops, and factories have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and even some are large-scale, and they are making money every day, this phenomenon has relatively caused a large number of resources to be grasped by a small number of people and the gap between the rich and the poor has expanded, making the rich people more and more rich, and the people without money are getting more and more money, and many poor people are quite dissatisfied with this, because these businessmen have been supported by the government at the beginning of their business. And the poor people think it's unfair, why are these people supported by the government, but they are not supported by the government? And these businessmen who have been supported by the government have made a lot of money but do not pull out a dime, and the ministers and others believe that this matter must be taken seriously, as the gap between the rich and the poor becomes wider and wider, sooner or later it will cause disaster! ”

The widening of the gap between the rich and the poor will not be too obvious at the beginning of the founding of any dynasty, but after a relatively stable period of development, this gap will widen, and it will become more and more serious, and finally to the point of shock, Datang has experienced this kind of development and change, all the ministers present have had a deep experience, most of them were at the bottom of the society in the Tang Dynasty in the past, until they followed Zhao Ziliang to make a fortune in Western Qin.

Zhao Ziliang couldn't see any expression on his face, and asked: "The problem of the widening gap between the rich and the poor is indeed a common problem in my Western Qin Kingdom today, and it is also a problem that the people of Western Qin are discussing and concerned about, I wonder if you have a way to solve this matter?" ”

Wu Shicong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stood up and said: "Wang, Weichen doesn't think that there is anything to discuss in this matter, we have long recognized that businessmen are an indispensable group in this country, and they have contributed a lot of taxes to the finances of our Western Qin, if they operate illegally, of course the royal court will punish them, but if they operate in accordance with the law, it means that their money is coming from legal, and the government has no reason to do anything to them. ”

Huang Yanzhi, the left attendant of the household department, stood up and objected loudly: "Lord Wu, no one said that they want to borrow businessmen such absurdly, but the gap between the rich and the poor is indeed widening, after all, the world is still poor and the vast majority, the imperial court let a small number of businessmen get rich first, but did not take care of everyone, although this is also a helpless move, but the imperial court always has to have an explanation for this, and the businessmen do not return to the world after making money, but there are many businessmen who always try to evade taxes!" Wang, Wechen suggested that the punishment of merchants who operate illegally and evade taxes should be increased! ”

Wu Linyi, a member of the ministry, stood up and said: "It is understandable for businessmen to run businesses and make money, but the wages for hired workers are generally too low, and the vast majority of hired workers can only barely make ends meet, and the merchants who have made money live an extremely luxurious life every day, and even some businessmen's daily expenses are higher than those of the palace. ”

Fan Chaoyang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, immediately stood up against it: "No, all dynasties and dynasties will never easily raise taxes, and raising taxes is really suspected of competing with the people!" ”

Wu Linyi sneered: "Ha, compete with the people for profit? What is competing with the people? Are those merchants ordinary people? Many of them are backers in the court, and I guess Master Fan is only afraid that one or more of those merchants are also the backers of one or more of those merchants, right? If the imperial court proposes to increase commercial taxes, the merchants behind you will have to pay a lot more taxes, and the filial piety you get will be reduced accordingly, so Fan Dacai is so vehemently opposed, isn't it? Or that there are already people in Lord Fan's family who are doing business, and raising taxes by the imperial court is tantamount to directly causing your family to suffer, of course you don't want to, so you can't wait to jump out and oppose it, right? ”

When Fan Chaoyang heard this, he was like a cat whose tail had been trampled, and immediately jumped to his feet and shouted: "Wu Linyi, you ・・・・・・ you spewing blood!" ”

After speaking, Fan Chaoyang faced Zhao Ziliang and said: "King, Wu Linyi framed Weichen, please ask the king to be the master of Weichen!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, if you don't have this, why are you so angry?" As the so-called purifier cleans himself! ”

"That's it!" Huang Yanzhi echoed and said to Zhao Ziliang: "King, before the founding of the People's Republic of China, before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the king stipulated that officials and family members of the government were not allowed to do business or hoard fields, but as far as Weichen knows, there are now many officials who secretly or let their families do business, and then use their power for personal gain to make profits for their own business!" Wechen suggested that the fields should be re-inventoried, and all officials should report the number of private properties, and if the investigation is not true, they will be dismissed and investigated! ”

Wu Linyi said: "Wang, Weichen suggested raising commercial taxes, according to the size of merchants' factories, workshops, etc., to increase taxes to varying degrees, large scale to increase more, small scale to increase less, and then use these silver money to feed back to the people, build roads and bridges, support orphans and widows, help poor farmers, and subsidize farmers who farm. At the same time, the relevant yamen of the royal court should reach an administrative order to increase the wages of employees, and all localities should stipulate the minimum salary of employees according to the local living standards, and private merchants must implement them in accordance with the regulations, and the relevant yamen should establish a reporting system and set up relevant institutions to deal with disputes between employees and merchants, and if the merchants refuse to implement it, the relevant yamen must immediately impose sanctions! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up and loudly refuted: "You are robbing the rich and helping the poor in disguise!" The king, Weichen does not agree with this approach・・・・・・"

For a time, officials continued to stand up and express their views, some supported and some opposed, and although there were quarrels in the court, there was no chaos in order.

In the end, the people who have something to say are finished, and the people who have nothing to say are still standing still, Zhao Ziliang said: "Just now, a few Qing families raised the common social problems in my Western Qin, we must pay attention to them, these social problems are the main social contradictions in our Western Qin today, we must find a way to solve these social contradictions, if we really can't find a proper way, we must also try to alleviate these contradictions, because the bigger the contradictions, the easier it is to lead to more problems!" This king has long had a rule during the period of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and officials and their children's families are not allowed to engage in commerce and trade! The royal court is responsible for all the clothing, food, housing and transportation of officials, their children can go to school for free, and they can receive a high salary, and their children's families do not have to worry about food and clothing at all, so what do they need so much money for? Want to make money? It's okay, you quit your job and go into business, no one cares how much you earn, no one cares how much you earn, no one will be blushing even if you make more! Today, the king here again emphasizes that if someone in his or her family secretly engages in commercial activities, stop it immediately, and resell it to other merchants within a month, and you take the money yourself, how much belongs to you, and the royal court does not want you, a month later, Jinyiwei conducts an inventory, and then finds out that someone is still secretly engaged in commerce and trade, all family property will be confiscated, and the dismissal will be investigated! This is the last warning, if it is found out again in the future, it will be punished, and there is no emotion to talk about! ”

"As for the issue of the gap between the rich and the poor raised by Yang Yan just now, Wu Linyi and others proposed to increase commercial taxes, the government introduced measures to increase the wages of employees, and stipulated the minimum wage standard for employees, etc., this king needs to consider, and the Zhuqing family should also think more about whether it is feasible! Wu Linyi, these suggestions were put forward by you, you go back and write a specific note to show it, and after writing it, submit it to this king! ”

Wu Linyi immediately agreed: "Yes, King!" ”

"Okay, is there anything else?"

Huang Fuxian stood up and arched his hand: "King, Jin Yiwei was ordered to investigate the case of the relevant officials secretly conspiring against him, and now there is the latest progress!" ”

"Tell me about it!"

"Yes!"

Huang Fuxian said: "According to the confession of the relevant criminals, Liu Renguang, the eunuch of the Beigong, is their important contact, but this person got the news in advance when Jinyiwei sent someone to arrest him and disappeared without a trace, and the minister is currently sending someone to strictly track down his whereabouts." In addition, the relevant criminals also confessed that Mrs. Qianyang played an important role in this matter, but according to Weichen's investigation, Mrs. Qianyang did not know, as if she was being used, but Liu Bingyan, the chief eunuch of the Guishan Monarch's Mansion, had a lot to do with this case, and yesterday Weichen had sent someone to secretly arrest Liu Bingyan, after a day of interrogation, Liu Bingyan couldn't bear the torture and confessed to the instigator behind the scenes, this person is Mrs. Qianyang's younger brother Ziyang Hou Li Xi! Weichen has sent someone to monitor the Ziyang Marquis Mansion, but because he is the younger brother of Mrs. Qianyang, the Marquis of Ziyang, and the King of Huaiyang of the Tang Dynasty, his identity is extraordinary, and Weichen has no conclusive evidence to prove that he is the mastermind behind the scenes, this is just Liu Bingyan's words, so Weichen thinks that if he wants to be arrested and interrogated, he must be allowed by the king! ”

Zhao Ziliang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can't you find Liu Guangren?" ”

Huangfu Xian said: "Wang, there are two clues in this case, the first is Liu Guangren, and the second is Liu Bingyan, now Liu Guangren's whereabouts are unknown, it may be that he is hiding by himself, or he may have been murdered by the mastermind behind the scenes, and it is even more likely that he was kidnapped by someone, no matter which one it is, it is not possible to find him within a day or two, and now he can only send someone to track down Liu Guangren's whereabouts while sending someone to investigate Liu Bingyan's line!" ”

Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, this king has allowed you to take measures to interrogate Ziyang Hou, but if you can't get a result within three days, you must release him!" ”

"Yes!"