After Wang Sheng left, although Emperor Sima Yu did not summon Wang Dun, the minister of Zhongshu, to trouble him, he summoned another person.

Hua Heng.

Hua Heng is responsible for the new land tax. In the eyes of Emperor Sima Yu, this is his biggest financial source. Now that he is about to go to war, it is still unknown how much money this financial source can gather. Sima Yu wants to ask.

Let your heart have peace of mind.

This time Hua Heng was not in the palace. After nearly half an hour, the central leader Hua Heng came in breathing heavily.

"Chen Hua Heng, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will live forever."

Although he had waited for half an hour, the emperor did not feel unhappy at all.

After all, this matter is understandable.

"How did you do with the tasks I assigned you?"

How's it going?

Hua Heng's face showed joy.

He has been working very hard these past few days. In order to implement this new land tax, he has not even entered his home these past few days.

certainly...

The more real reason is that Princess Rongyang refused to allow him to enter the house so that he could work seriously.

The result is the same, but the expression is completely different.

"Your Majesty, the new land tax has been fully implemented in Luoyang. It is now spreading towards Sili. There are already many people coming to pay the new land tax."

In order to get those squires to pay taxes enthusiastically, Hua Heng also racked his brains and came up with preferential tax policies.

As long as you take the initiative to pay taxes, you will receive a 10% reward.

Those rich landowners are all shrewd people. They have already mentioned the serious consequences of violating the new land tax. Naturally, those who are timid will take the initiative to pay the tax.

As for those who were particularly courageous, of course they didn't come.

But if you are caught, the consequences will be very serious.

There are naturally not many squires in Luoyang.

After all, Luoyang was the capital of the Jin Dynasty, the capital of the capital, where the marquis traveled everywhere, and the emperor's new land tax meant that these people did not need to pay the new land tax.

but...

Even so, this new land tax still collected a lot of money.

"It's just that in Luoyang, the land of Sili is not ready yet?"

Sima Yu frowned. This was not the answer he wanted. He thought that the new land tax was almost done, but now it seems that is not the case.

actually...

It was also Sima Yu who thought too much.

In the past few days, Hua Heng has been able to achieve this level because of Hua Heng's sharp mind and exhaustive thinking. If he had been a less diligent official, he might not even be able to solve the problem of Luoyang's squires now.

Of course, this is the truth, and the emperor's dissatisfaction will not change because of this truth.

"too slow."

Sima Yu shook his head slightly, his words showing disappointment in Hua Heng.

"Your Majesty, the new land tax collected in Luoyang alone is already 10 million yuan. This is just Luoyang. There are many titles of marquis and above. If it were other places, I am afraid the tax would be even more."

Luoyang collected 10 million yuan from one place, which is 10,000 gold.

This is already a large number.

Emperor Sima Yu's brows relaxed slightly.

"It seems that Zhong Lingjun is also serious about his work. However, Luoyang alone is not enough. More is needed. Jizhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou, Liangzhou, Youzhou and other places need to speed up. Zhong Lingjun feels that

How long will it take to collect half a million gold?"

Five hundred thousand gold?

My lord, do you think this money is so easy to earn?

Luoyang is indeed a place full of nobles and nobles above the marquis, but after all, Luoyang is the capital of the capital, and there are many people!

In other places, there are fewer people. With fewer people, the money that can be collected is less.

I'm afraid not many counties in the future can receive as much as Luoyang.

At this moment, Hua Heng wanted to slap himself in the face.

Why did he say that the taxes in other places were higher than those in Luoyang? It made the emperor feel that the money fell from the sky and had to be picked up.

"Your Majesty, this may take a long time."

After deliberation for a long time, Hua Heng still did not come up with a specific number.

It's not that he doesn't give a specific number, but he himself doesn't know how long it will take to complete it.

Luoyang is at the foot of the emperor, so there are naturally fewer problems, because this is the place where the imperial court has the most stable control.

As the distance from Luoyang gets farther and farther, the central government's control over local areas also decreases with the distance. For example, Ningzhou, Jiaozhou, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Where do you have to pay the new land tax?

Maybe the local chieftain will directly fight with you.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. In Hua Heng's job, it is easy at the beginning but difficult at the end.

He really couldn't give a specific time.

But Hua Heng couldn't give it, but Emperor Sima Yu wanted a specific time.

"The Central Leading Army is doing this. Is it possible that there is no charter at all and they can't even finalize a specific time?"

There was deep disappointment in the emperor's tone.

Hua Heng also had troubles that he couldn't express, and he felt extremely wronged.

"Your Majesty, we are encountering too many things. I really can't give you a specific time to come out. Our Jin Dynasty has a territory of thousands of miles. Even if we travel all over the world, it will take at least a year."

One year?

Sima Yu frowned even more tightly.

"Three months. In three months, new land taxes will be raised in the six states of Yuzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yanzhou. How do you feel about it?"

Hua Heng lowered his head and did not look directly at the emperor, but his hands and feet were trembling slightly.

He knew that in only three months, he would not be able to collect new land taxes from six states. Let alone six states, he could only receive new land taxes from two or three states in three months.

That's already a high speed.

However, Emperor Sima Yu didn't think so in his heart.

In the eyes of the emperor, I have eliminated the hard-to-gnaw bones of Bingzhou, Youzhou, Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Qinzhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou, and Ningzhou, and specifically asked you to collect the best taxes.

In the land of six states, you are still submissive for three months and can't give me a satisfactory answer?

What do I need from you?

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to accomplish anything in three months. The so-called step-by-step process means that you have to eat this meal one bite at a time. It's impossible to become a big fat man in one bite. Even in Luoyang, at your Majesty's feet, the important land of Gyeonggi Province,

Many problems have also arisen. One example is the collusion between the squire and the marquis. The squire donated land to the marquis's house, and the marquis helped the squire temporarily retain the land. In this case, how quickly does your majesty ask your ministers to move the land to the marquis's house?

Can you only collect taxes from six states in a month?"

Hua Heng now knew that if he didn't tell his difficulties, the emperor would really think that he was a mediocre person who couldn't do anything.

Obviously, I was racking my brains, forgetting to eat and sleep, and thinking exhaustively.

Forget it if there is no merit in this. If he is punished, he will never agree.

“The House of Marquis colludes with the Squire?”

Sima Yu frowned. Here, he also slightly understood Hua Heng.

Hua Heng's title is only marquis.

Facing someone who also holds the position of Marquis, it is naturally difficult to take direct action.

"In this way, I will give you the privilege of killing first and reporting later. You can deal with anyone under the king's title. How about that?"

Sima Yu obviously had a misunderstanding. He thought Hua Heng lacked power.

"Your Majesty, this is not what I mean."

Hua Heng felt a pain in his heart that he couldn't express.

"If you don't mean that, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty indeed lacks the power to terminate your business, but you should not be too hasty in collecting taxes. Moreover, even those who are willing to pay taxes have to prepare taxes. This also takes time. If we don't even have this time,

If you are accommodating, I am afraid that it will arouse public anger."

Public outrage?

"Those who live over a hundred acres are probably only one-two out of ten people in the world. One-tenth or two is anger, so how can it be public anger?"

Two out of ten?

Maybe so.

Although the number of these 12 out of 10 people is small, they have more say and resources than the remaining 80 to 90 percent.

"Your Majesty, although there are some wealthy gentry and rich people who live over a hundred acres, most of them are His Majesty's servants and officials. If Your Majesty arouses the anger of these people, your government orders will definitely be blocked."

The emperor is naturally supreme.

The central government's Taichung Secretariat is naturally extremely powerful.

However, these powerful people or institutions also need someone to carry out their orders.

Those officials are the people who convey and implement the orders of the emperor or Taichung Supervisor.

If the emperor completely offended these people, of course these people would not dare to express their anger directly, but secretly, they did not know what they would do.

For example, when an order from Luoyang comes down, I will delay it for a day or two before passing it on to the next level. The next level will delay it for another day or two and then pass it on to the next level. When the last level implements the order,

, just perfunctory again.

Once this is done, the central government's orders will become ineffective.

At this time, the emperor, you want to punish, who do you want to punish?

Punish the officials of the world?

If you punish me, who will give you a job?

Who helps you run the world?

This is a very serious issue.

As soon as Hua Heng said these words, the emperor fell silent again.

He knew that Hua Heng's words made sense.

Sima Yu's eyes flashed.

"Leading Army, please give me a rough figure. How long will it take to receive one hundred thousand gold?"

One hundred thousand gold.

Compared to the emperor's previous five hundred thousand gold, this was already a huge concession for the emperor.

Hua Heng obviously knew this.

"Your Majesty, maybe a month."

This is already as fast as Hua Heng estimates.

One month?

This month has been too long.

Weijun, Yizhou, Xuchang...

In the future, even in Yongzhou, if these places want to send out troops or recruit troops, they will need money and food!

One hundred thousand gold is certainly a huge amount, but for war, this one hundred thousand gold cannot withstand burning.

One hundred thousand gold a month.

Sima Yu thought for a moment and shook his head.

"On the fifteenth day, one hundred thousand gold on the fifteenth day."

The emperor directly came and folded it in half.

"Your Majesty, these fifteen days may be too short."

time is too short?

Sima Yu frowned tightly.

"Zhong Lingjun, I know this matter is difficult, but the reason why I entrust this task to you is because of Zhong Lingjun's talent. If Zhong Lingjun feels that he cannot complete this task, I can hand it over to you.

Let someone else do it."

Sima Yu has already made his words very clear.

"Your Majesty, my lord...my lord..."

Hua Heng hesitated behind him, but finally hardened his heart.

"My lord, I obey."

Now that he has come down this road, he has no way out, and it is inevitable that he will end up in the dark.

What would the emperor think if he said now that he was not qualified for the job?

He must have felt that he was incapable or cowardly.

No matter which idea it is, it is not good for him.

It took a lot of effort for him to gain the emperor's favor. If he loses this favor, not only the people of Pingyuan Hua will be disappointed in him, but also Princess Rongyang in the family will be disappointed in him.

Since there is no way out, it is better to imitate Xiang Yu, the overlord and the cauldron, and give it a try in a last-ditch battle.

"good, very good!"

Sima Yu nodded heavily.

"I am very happy that you can agree like this. This proves that you can complete this matter. I will not make it difficult for you. How about I give you another five days, twenty days, twenty days, and one hundred thousand gold?"

"promise."

Compared with the 15th, the 20th was naturally much better.

But actually there isn't much difference.

Your Majesty, give me a stick, and then give me a sweet date!

Carrot and stick, a good trick.

Of course, Hua Heng could only dare to mutter this thought in his heart. If he dared to speak it out, Nanfang would end up with his head on the ground.

"Don't worry, do your best, and if you encounter any difficulties that can't be solved, you can come directly, Chief Internal Officer."

"My slave is here."

"Go and prepare a token for the central leader to pass through the palace, just like the Marquis of Guangyuan."

"promise."

Hearing Emperor Sima Yu's words, Hua Heng finally had a smile on his face.

It seems that His Majesty still values ​​himself.

Originally, only one person, Marquis Guangyuan, was allowed to pass through the palace, but now one more person has been added.

certainly...

In fact, speaking of it, this token is of no use to Hua Heng. It is probably just an honor.

After all, the duty of leader Hua Hengzhong is to protect the palace. Since he is the one who protects the palace, he can naturally enter the palace.

"My lord, thank you for your kindness."

Hua Heng quickly bowed to the emperor.

"Get up. It's not a big deal. Time is pressing. I won't keep you here anymore. Just go down."

"promise."

After taking the token, Hua Heng also slowly exited the Tai Chi Hall.

What Sima Yu said was correct. He was indeed pressed for time.

What happened in the palace today, I still need to go back and tell the eldest princess.

After all, Princess Rongyang can be said to be Hua Heng's think tank.

In the Tai Chi Hall, Sima Yu looked at Hua Heng's back and shook his head slightly.

One hundred thousand gold is probably very easy to reach for Majue.

However, if those squire families are not made to suffer first, they will not realize the significance of this new land tax, and naturally, they will not be keen on buying titles.

We need to make these gentry families hate them first.

One hundred thousand gold?

No!
Chapter completed!