After Zhou Bi's incident, the truth of the eldest lady's year came out, Ruan Tao went to Ruan Di, and the father and daughter talked to each other.

So Ruan Tao also knew what had happened to Ruan Di during this time, but Ruan Di told him that she was only grateful to Qi Xiaoxian, and it was not to the point of falling in love, although Qi Xiaoxian was a good person, but she only had a faint liking for him at most, not so exaggerated.

But Ruan Tao can't care so much at the moment, for Ruan Di's happiness, in order to get a guarantee from the emperor, he has to say this.

I had to pull Qi Xiaoxian in, and I would talk to Ruan Di about it when I went back later, but if Qi Xiaoxian was helped, he couldn't help it.

For the time being, he can only take one step at a time, Ruan Tao has a lot of thoughts in his heart, and the whole person is in a trance, and he doesn't know if the emperor believes it.

After a long silence, the emperor and queen did not speak, looking at Ruan Tao, his eyes stared at Ruan Tao.

Just when Ruan Tao thought that he was definitely finished, the emperor and queen must not believe it, what should he do, the emperor suddenly spoke.

"You go down and rest first."

Ruan Tao thought that the emperor was talking about himself and was about to leave, when the queen suddenly spoke.

"The concubine will go back first, and you will talk slowly."

The queen got up from her seat and left the pavilion with the maids.

She was still a little moved by what Ruan Tao said just now, and after weighing the pros and cons, she should have called Xiao Xian into the palace and asked him about it.

But now that the emperor and Lord Ruan have something to discuss, she won't bother them.

After the queen left, the emperor and Ruan Tao continued to talk.

"Okay, I already know the cause and effect of the whole thing, and I promise you that no matter what Prince Na says tomorrow, I will not agree to marry your daughter to Huang Bangwei."

"But I gave you that promise, and now you can talk about the tax."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, and as he spoke, he picked up the teacup on the table next to him, took a sip, and looked at Ruan Tao.

When Ruan Tao heard the emperor say this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Regardless of whether the emperor will go to Qi Xiaoxian to verify this matter, at least for a while, Di'er is safe, and he will not have anything to do with Huang Bangwei, since this is the case, he is relieved.

"Thank you Emperor Longen, the minister will definitely do his best to solve the tax matter, does the emperor want to listen to it now, or will he talk about it tomorrow morning?"

Ruan Tao looked at the emperor and asked for his opinion.

"Say it now, I want to hear what you have to say, but you remember, if you can't settle the tax, then I won't give you a guarantee that your daughter won't marry Huang Bangwei."

"The minister knows."

Ruan Tao nodded hurriedly, feeling relieved, and then spoke, giving advice to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, in fact, when it comes to taxes, I don't think our workers, merchants, or poor people actually pay much taxes, but many of them are unwilling to pay. Of course, there are some people who are not unwilling to pay, but most people are very poor and can't pay at all, for example, in poor families, this year's tax is to pay ten grains, but after they hand it over, the family will be hungry and have no food to eat, so they will naturally be unwilling. Another example is the small traders, who also owe this large amount of silver, because they do not make much profit, and after paying taxes, they cannot make ends meet, so they are naturally unwilling to pay taxes. ”

Ruan Tao talked eloquently, saying the key points of the tax matter, and the emperor nodded, and also agreed with what he said, without interrupting him.

"You go on."

The emperor waved his hand and motioned for him to continue, willing to listen to him.

"Actually, this matter is very easy to solve, and the whole country is divided into three equal parts, and the lowest class is the poor, who are the most ordinary people, who live by growing food or fruits and vegetables. Then there is the medium, and the medium is the merchant and hawker, who do small business, selling rouge gouache, beef noodles, or rock sugar gourds, etc., to support the family. ”

"Finally, there are the superior people, this kind of people are either rich or expensive, and the family is either rich or important ministers of the court. They are either in business or working for the imperial court, and each of these three people lives differently, has different incomes, and of course pays different taxes. Therefore, the emperor can formulate three plans to formulate a tax on income according to their lives. ”

Seeing that the emperor did not interrupt him, although Ruan Tao was cautious in his heart, there was only this way now, so he tried his best to solve the tax matter with the emperor Zhou Xuan.

"The lowest class of poor people, the things they pay taxes to the state are grain, vegetables or fruits, and the emperor can decide how much tax they should pay according to their production. For example, a family's annual grain production is 2,000 catties of grain, and their production is this amount for five or even ten years, except for their family's food and clothing, the rest is the taxes they should pay, of course, there are special circumstances, such as floods and droughts, the amount of grain production will be greatly reduced. For example, they should hand over 200 catties of grain a year, but in the second year because of insufficient production, they can only hand over 100 catties, and the emperor can give them a privilege to make up for the 100 catties of grain they owe in the third year, and pay 300 catties. If it is only a hundred catties of food less, it will not have any impact on their family for a year. The same is true for the common people who grow vegetables and fruits and raise poultry, so that the tax of the lowest groups is solved. ”

"Then there are the middle people, the merchants, the people who do business, who pay taxes on silver, and can have the same policy as the common people. If the income this year is not much, you can only pay a part of it, and make up the rest in the second year. All the formalities must be signed and signed in advance, just like a written note, so that they cannot go back. ”

"The last one is the upper class, the rich and the noble. They are the richest and enjoy the highest life, and some local officials even collect other people's taxes behind their backs. For example, the oppression of middle-class merchants, and the food or other things of the inferior poor. For such people, the emperor can change the policy, for example, the inferior and the middle people pay 100 taels of silver a year, then the high-ranking officials and merchants need to pay 150 taels or 200 taels a year, and the greater the rank, the more money they pay. It can be a little less at the beginning and a little more later. Thus a balance is created, so that the taxes of the lowest and middle classes are less collected in the first year, and they are recovered from the upper classes, and the treasury is not emptied. The lowest and middle class will not be in arrears or even non-payment of taxes because they can fill the vacancy of the first year in the second year. ”

Ruan Tao talked eloquently, and after saying what was in his heart, this is the method he came up with, and of course he also summed up a lot of things he learned in modern times.

Remember the daily life of the spelling father: the permanent address of the Buddhist girl in ancient times