I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 361 Have Fun

Salt tax is an indirect tax, which is levied on salt merchants, not from the actual salt itself.In other words, the salt monopoly was only controlled by the imperial court, not engaged in sales.

Zhao Xi knew this very well.His own decision to open up the debate is equivalent to allowing some salt merchants to participate in import and export trade.This is nothing in itself. In the southeast, a large number of seagoing ships are engaged in import and export trade.

The most tangled thing here is nothing more than the issue of salt monopoly. I worry that once the salt trade is released, it will impact the entire salt tax system of the country.

Sure enough, Zhao Xi was stunned after saying all these words.

What His Royal Highness said seems to make sense, but it seems that what they said is not the same concept as what they think...

"Your Highness, once the purchase of salt is released, the court will not be able to control the total amount of salt in the country, and the salt tax will become a rootless tree."

"Secondly, green salt is cheap and the production cost is low. Guochao's table salt is high because of the cost of salt production. Once the salt trade is liberalized, it will cause Guochao's government-run salt industry to make ends meet."

Alas... After all, there are still limitations!Whether it is Han Qi Fubi or Wen Yanbo Zeng Gongliang Sima Guang, they are all amazing talents today, but their thinking is still solidified.

"My lords, is it possible to control the total amount of salt by liberalizing barter and effective control? Or is it possible to control the total amount of salt by prohibiting the trade of salt and the prevalence of private salt sales?"

"As for the problem of the imperial court's salt industry being unable to make ends meet, the first point, I have already stated that the three envoys will calculate what kind of entry tax can ensure the maintenance of the domestic salt industry, which is the issue of green salt pricing."

"Secondly, it is fundamental to improve the efficiency of the imperial salt industry, expand its scale, and reduce costs."

"One more thing to explain is that in the transaction with Xixia, the imperial court can win with scale, bring price with quantity, earn high profits, use the profits generated to subsidize the imperial salt industry, and improve the manufacturing process of the imperial salt industry..."

"Of course, it doesn't mean that anyone can engage in salt sales. In this regard, the imperial court has to formulate detailed qualification evaluation rules to approve what kind of trading companies are qualified to engage in salt sales."

The imperial court should break away from specific affairs and focus on approval and supervision.

There are some things that Zhao Xi can't tell all at once, it's not that Zhao Xi doesn't understand clearly, it's because no one can accept it.

Just like now, Zhao Xi only talked about the direction, and didn't explain the details of the entire operability in detail.

If the Zhengshitang understands it, if it understands it, then it really understands.

Zhao Xi's is not an imperial decree, it's just a statement made during the meeting. The ministers have no reason to refute it, and there is no refutation.

As long as he has the heart to study, Zhao Xi doesn't worry about the implementation of this matter.

Zhao Xi has never been an emperor, but he has a thousand years more experience than this era, and he also knows how to be a leader who sets the direction.

To put it bluntly, this is not for debate, but just expressing my own thoughts. No one will ignore what the Zhengshitang and even the imperial court will do in the end.This is a major event in which foreign affairs are mixed with internal affairs.

The key is that the interests involved are too great, to the point that no one can bear to pay attention to it.

It is ethical to stand in the perspective of the state and court when discussing, but in private, everyone will carefully care about how they can benefit from this feast.

Even after understanding the benefits, when formulating the rules, some holes will be left without leaving a trace...

Zhao Xi understands the profit-seeking nature of people very well, and he doesn't worry about the final implementation, because he knows that even if it will make some people rich, it will also benefit the court and even the common people.

At this time, no one is going to continue this topic, and there is no debate, because there are differences in the overall situation, and no conclusion can be reached in the debate.

But it’s not easy for the lords to let the officials decide...~
Zhao Zhen was very clear about his role, and after listening to the communication between his son and his husbands, he turned his eyes to Chen Lin.

Good... just one word!

Zhao Zhen was really emotional, his son was different from him.His administration is more determined by collecting opinions from the public, but his son forced the court to accept his own strategy.

A word of kindness also made the husbands temporarily stop thinking about continuing.

"Officials, Your Highness, there is another matter. After the trial of His Highness's assault case composed of various parties, due to the extensive involvement, more than ten officials above rank six have been implicated."

"The law of the ancestors prohibits the punishment of scholars, so it is difficult to progress the case."

This matter involves His Royal Highness, and it is a serious crime of treason.Otherwise, the Political Affairs Hall would have stopped long ago.

Even so, Zhengshitang also has the intention to stop, thinking that enough is the most appropriate way.

His Royal Highness was attacked, and there were no serious consequences.Today, excluding nearly 60 soldiers, nearly [-] civil and military officials have been involved. It is already a situation where everyone is in danger, and there is no need to continue.

Not to use punishment?This should be their greatest strength, right?
Don't say that you won't explain any problems, I'm afraid there is no evidence of involvement in this matter right now?

At that time, using the reason that the confession of the rebel cannot be used as evidence, and then push the six-two-five, at best it is nothing more than demotion... ~ A good plan!
Zhao Xi looked at the husbands-in-law, but no one answered.After Fu Bi stated the status quo of the matter, no one spoke up.

Is it difficult?It should be to push the problem over, right?

If this matter is put aside, with the current situation, it is estimated that the old man should call it a stop.Then, a large-scale demotion will be carried out for all possible related parties to show the prestige of the imperial power, and that's it.

As for now...

Zhao Xi also looked at his father.

Check... is still a word.

How can I check?It is understandable to use the army to attack the prince as an official to help him.

The problem is, if the mouths of these officials can be pried open, there is no need for the Zhengshitang to bring the issue up for discussion.

Zhao Zhen knew very well in his heart that Zhao Zhen knew everything about those officials who committed crimes, those people behind the scenes, and these husbands.

If he was still healthy, maybe it would have passed like this, but now, Zhao Zhen didn't want to leave a tail for his son.This matter must be thoroughly investigated.

As for how to investigate, that is what the court should consider.

"Chen Deban, ask the people in the special case team of the Imperial City Division to find Li Mingzhong in the workshop city, and ask Li Mingzhong to build twenty confinement rooms that are one foot square."

"My lords, there is no need to use torture. You only need to lock up the relevant criminals in a confinement room. Whoever makes it clear will come out of the confinement room."

There is a confinement room in the guard camp. Everyone has tried it and experienced it. No one can hold it for three days.

Zhao Xi really wanted to see how long these stubborn civil servants could last in the confinement room on the basis that they could not use torture?

play with me?Let's have fun then.

"The soldiers of the guard battalion are familiar with the operating procedures of the confinement room, and the soldiers of the guard battalion can take care of the confinement room."

"My lords, the political affairs hall can send people to accompany them. If the soldiers of the guard battalion did not violate the regulations during the whole process, the accompanying personnel must not speak or make any noise, otherwise they will be treated as the same crime."

"No penalty?"

"No torture, just a change of detention environment."

In the end, they will understand that not using punishment is more terrible than using punishment.

(End of this chapter)