"Your Highness, are you really going to exempt all the taxes?" Zheng Qian hesitated and said, "Lingnan has to submit taxes to the court every year. If you exempt all, what will be given to the court?"
"I meant a complete exemption only for Swamp Prefecture, not other places," Zhao Yao replied with a smile. "It's just for this year; taxes will resume tomorrow. However, taxes for the next two years will be reduced by half."
After hearing this, Zheng Qian felt relieved.
"I understand."
"As for distributing according to population, consult with Prime Minister Wen," Zhao Yao provided Zheng Qian with a general direction, while the specific details were for Zheng Qian, the Minister of Revenue, to draft. If even the details were to be decided by him, Prince Han, then what were officials for?
"Yes, Your Highness." Zheng Qian thought about the lands of the tribes and asked, "Your Highness, should the lands of each tribe also be distributed according to population?"
