mtlumby2d Chapter 312 The yellow robe is added to the body
Chapter 312 The yellow robe is added to the body
The ministers in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment.
In this situation, the An Dynasty was completely defeated. They had been immersed in the court for many years and knew how to change their attitude according to the situation. Even if there were some upright people, they had long been dissatisfied with Emperor Jichang.
The An Dynasty is doomed. If the court officials cannot see the situation clearly at this moment, won’t they be liquidated by the imperial master?
Then they all knelt down.
"The country cannot be without a ruler for a day, please ask the national master to take the throne!"
Gu Xi was stunned!
Are these people crazy? When did she ever say she wanted to be the emperor?
Is that a job for humans?
"Get up, all of you, the candidate for emperor still needs to be discussed!" Gu Xi went to support Lin Xiaoxuan, who was in the lead.
But everyone knelt on the ground, motionless.
Lin Xiaoxuan said firmly:
"Until the Imperial Master ascends the throne, we will not be able to rise!"
This is even more forced!
Others forced the emperor to become emperor, but now she is being forced to become emperor.
At this moment, Chu Zhao got a bright yellow cloak from somewhere, threw it over Gu Xi's shoulders, and whispered:
"Time is tight, there is no time to make a dragon robe, so let's just wear it as it is. At least it has some sense of ceremony."
After saying this, he also knelt down and shouted:
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Others followed suit and shouted:
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Gu Xi stared at Chu Zhao:
"Are you joining in the fun?"
Chu Zhao said seriously:
"Master, besides you, who else in this world can be qualified for this position? No matter who becomes emperor, they will be afraid of you, so only you can take the throne."
"And they—"
Chu Zhao pointed at Li Tieniu and others and continued:
"If the Imperial Master doesn't ascend the throne, they will all be guilty of treason. Can the Imperial Master bear to watch them being confiscated and exterminated? Only when the Imperial Master ascends the throne, they will be considered as meritorious officials who have served the Emperor!"
Gu Xi paused, as if she had no choice. This was really forcing her to do something she was not prepared for.
Alas, she should change her name to Gu Kuangyin.
The 256th Prince and Gu Yunze's family of three were dumbfounded.
They desperately want to reach that position, but have no chance. Looking at the bitter and resentful expression of the national teacher, he is still unwilling to do so?
Are you pretending?
Gu Yunze shrank back, fearing that the Imperial Master would come after him.
Gu Xi looked at the three "eldest sons" kneeling in front of him and said with despair:
"Okay, you don't have to argue anymore. This burden will be taken by this national teacher. As for you, it is too expensive for the court to support you, so you will be demoted to commoners. The same goes for other royal family members. Those without official positions will no longer enjoy court salaries, and their original properties do not need to be handed over."
In short, she won't kill the An family members, but they will have to fend for themselves in the future.
The three brothers in trouble look at each other. I told you to compete with me, and now, the country has changed!
Fortunately, if one of the three of them ascended the throne, the other two would surely die, but if the national teacher became emperor, they could all survive.
The rest of the royal family were originally trembling with fear, thinking that they were doomed, but now they saw that the imperial teacher had let them go, they all breathed a sigh of relief. They were already lucky to be able to keep their property and lives, and they didn't dare to hope for titles or anything like that, after all, the dynasty had changed.
If someone else ascends the throne, he will never let go of the former royal family to prevent them from rebelling to restore the country.
But Gu Xi didn't care. These royal family members could be crushed to death with just one finger.
Therefore, there is no need to commit the sin of killing. If too many people are killed, the whole country will be in turmoil and its development will be affected.
She can also create the image of a benevolent monarch.
Gu Xi ordered Li Tieniu to take the Northern Army to clean up the scene, take the fainted secret guards, as well as the dead and surrendered imperial guards out of the hall, and keep them under temporary custody.
The crowded hall was instantly half empty.
She walked towards the dragon throne and sat down slowly.
It is spacious enough, but too hard and hurts my butt. The sofa at home is more comfortable.
All the ministers kowtowed and shouted "Long live the emperor".
Gu Xi was filled with emotion and said in a deep voice:
"Stand up! I ascend the throne today. The new emperor has three things to do. First, I will exempt agricultural taxes and all corvée labor. From now on, farmers all over the world will no longer have to pay taxes or serve in the army, and all the grain they produce will belong to them."
"Ah!" Everyone raised their heads and looked at the person on the dragon throne.
Are their ears damaged? What did they hear?
When a new monarch ascends the throne after a new dynasty, shouldn’t the first thing he do be to change the country’s name?
How come all agricultural taxes and corvee labor were exempted?
Today, the rice yield per mu is 2,000 kilograms. They were originally thinking about whether they should collect 1,000 kilograms in tax, or more, because after all, the farmers cannot finish eating all the rice.
If all of them are exempted, then these farmers will have to fly away!
Even the farmers and common people couldn't believe it and opened their mouths in surprise.
Exempting all agricultural taxes and corvee labor is unheard of!
They would be grateful if they could collect less taxes.
Chu Zhao was also stunned.
Did Axi say something wrong?
I've heard that a wise ruler would impose light taxes and levies on the people, but isn't it too radical to exempt them all?
The expressions of Lin Xiaoxuan and other modern people did not change much. After all, in modern times, these have long been exempted. Farmers no longer have to pay public grain, and they also receive subsidies for farming.
A young official from the Ministry of Revenue bravely asked:
"Your Majesty, if all agricultural taxes are exempted, the national treasury revenue will be reduced by half, and it will not even be enough to pay the officials' salaries."
Someone started the conversation, and others became bolder and joined in:
"Yes, Your Majesty, please think twice. Agricultural taxes account for the majority of the country's taxes. In the past, agricultural taxes accounted for 50%. Now that the new rice varieties have high yields, even if the tax is reduced by 10% or 20%, it can still guarantee the expenditure of the national treasury. This is already a great grace."
"Yes, there is also corvée labor. If corvée labor is exempted, who will do the work in the future?"
……
The ministers who dared not utter a word were also whispering to each other in private, and the hall was filled with noise.
Gu Xi waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said:
"Your Majesty, be serious! The people are suffering too much, this decree must be implemented."
"As for corvée labor, we will implement a recruitment system in the future, and all types of work will be paid wages, that is, salaries, and wages will be distributed according to work."
What? You get paid for doing corvée labor?
The farmers were even more shocked.
In the past, when people performed corvee labor, not only were they paid, they even had to bring their own food.
The ministers were extremely shocked.
Where does their treasury get the money to pay the corvée wages?
Seeing that everyone looked like they were struck by lightning, Gu Xi smiled slightly:
"As for the salaries of officials, you don't have to worry. Anything that can be solved with money is a small matter! Think about it, what is my status? How can I not make money?"
Everyone thought, yes, the national teacher is the messenger of God. Can't the gods turn beans into soldiers and turn stones into gold?
If this is true, perhaps the treasury will never be empty again.
"Okay, now let's start the second phase. We should vigorously develop industry, encourage business, break down the class distinctions between scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans, so that merchants will no longer have a low status, and in the future they will also be able to participate in the imperial examinations."
What the hell?
Can merchants also take part in the imperial examinations?
No class distinction anymore?