Chapter 48: The Pilgrimage
Looking at Feng Ruojin, Lin Zhao finally didn't open his mouth to leave this girl.
To be reasonable, if he personally taught Feng Ruojin, he would inevitably be a thousand times stronger than the Flying Feather family. But after all, he didn't want to meddle too much in this kind of thing. He came to this world and used the full-level system to kill decisively and be at ease, not to lick the dog.
Just like Lin Zhao said before, only when people help themselves can there be heavenly help.
Feng Ruojin can really cultivate to a higher level with his own strength in the future, and he doesn't mind pulling her and letting her really step into the door of cultivating immortals. If she sinks into the sea of suffering, Lin Zhao will look at the most for the sake of the old people and keep her safe for the rest of her life.
Everyone said goodbye to Lin Zhao one after another, but Granny Hu didn't dare to look at Lin Zhao, so she hurriedly pulled Feng Ruojin away.
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In the next few days, Lin Zhao stayed in Fengyang County, on the one hand to get along with his friends, and on the other hand, to discuss with his parents and officials in Fengyang County day and night.
After a period of argumentation, and after the approval of the kings and prime ministers of the national capital, a decision was finally made to immigrate 30,000 from Fengyang County, move to Pansiling, reclaim the land, and immigrate to Shibian.
Lin Zhao personally commanded all this, and every step was carefully inquired about, and even participated in it.
Therefore, in this year-long period, he went deep into it, not only increased his knowledge, refined his skills, but also promoted hundreds of talents from the smallest places.
By the time the migration was over, he had become the leader of 100,000 people.
So, the king of Zhu Ziguo sent a decree to the effect that Lin Zhao's work of relocating the people was almost completed, and he should return to the capital.
Of course, Lin Zhao understood very well that the crown prince controlled 100,000 people, and the power formed was too strong, which made the king instinctively arouse jealousy.
The purpose of transferring the crown prince back to the capital is to regain his power and let the king continue to sit on the throne without worry.
This can be regarded as an imperial mental technique.
Just like the Far East, the Celestial Empire, the King of Qin, who had conquered the country, was summoned by the emperor to the capital to do some clerical work such as Shangshu, and at the same time fight with the crown prince, so that the emperor could mediate and sit on the dragon chair.
Similarly, Lin Zhao entered the capital and became the crown prince, and he also had the power to participate in military affairs.
Lin Zhao didn't care about himself, he happily handed over his errand, and entered the capital to be the prince with peace of mind.
But there was one thing he needed to get done as soon as possible.
After staying in the capital for two months, he got up early in the morning on this day, Lin Zhao put on a new dress, and went to the Wufeng Tower of the Imperial Palace.
It turned out that Zhu Ziguo's court meeting was held in Wufeng Tower every day.
After the ministers expressed the matter, Lin Zhao stepped forward and said loudly: "Lin Zhao, the minister, has something to report. ”
"Oh, the prince has always been silent during the court meeting, what do you have to say today?" King Zhu Ziguo was overjoyed and hurriedly asked.
In fact, King Zhu Ziguo was very satisfied with this crown prince.
The prince is only eighteen years old, and he is so brave and martial, it can be said that he is not only both civil and military, but also his forte at killing monsters.
When such a prince ascends the throne in the future, he will be able to firmly control the military power, and the national security will be stable.
The king restrained his power and recalled him to the capital, in fact, for his throne, but it did not prevent the king from still valuing his crown prince.
Today, when he heard that the prince had a book, the king couldn't help but be shocked.
"Qi Qi my king, my Zhu Ziguo has a fertile land, a large population, all the characters are lofty, neatly dressed, and the language is clear, presumably all over the four continents of the world, and there are also a number of famous countries, but Erchen recently counted the household files, but found that the tax and silver are decreasing year by year, so he reported it. ”
Lin Zhao's words immediately stabbed a hornet's nest, not only the officials of the household department were frightened, but even several scholars and prime ministers were also unhappy.
The reduction in taxes is naturally due to the incompetence of the household department, or the prime minister's corpse vegetarian meal.
Lin Zhao's words were like a slap in the face, which made them happy in their hearts.
Immediately, the household officials complained: "Qi my king, as the prince said, the household tax is decreasing year by year, and there are many reasons, but last year, my king just gave the prince 30,000 acres of fertile land, which are not included in the tax......
"It's really ridiculous, the field tax is only one-fifth of the national tax, the commercial tax is the foundation of our country, the level of China's field tax is stable, and the reduction is the commercial tax, I don't even know this, but I am used to rushing to beat a rake!"
Lin Zhao's face turned red as soon as he spoke, and he no longer continued to deal with the official, turned to the king and said: "Father, the sons are too lazy to take care of the pickled affairs of the household department, and the sons analyzed that the reason why China's commercial taxes are decreasing year by year is because the business travel in the past has gradually decreased. ”
"During this time, Erchen went deep into the people, carefully investigated, and found several major events that affected my country's business travel tax. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and they really couldn't understand what the prince wanted to express.
Hearing the meaning, the prince did not mean to stretch out his hand to the household, and the king felt a little relieved, and asked in his mouth: "Prince, if you have something to say, just say it." ”
"Yes!"
Lin Zhao smiled faintly: "As we all know, far away in the east of our country, there is the Celestial Empire Huaxia, the southwest is the Tianzhu Kingdom, the northwest is the Persian State, and there is the Great Qin Kingdom with a high nose and deep eyes in the distance. These are the four great powers of the time, and between the four great powers, there are countless small states and city-states. ”
"And my Zhu Ziguo is located in the center, for thousands of years of business travel, exchange of knowledge, to provide my country with a steady stream of rich taxes, but in recent years, the past business travel has gradually decreased, my country's tax revenue has naturally decreased. ”
"Then why is there a decrease in the number of caravanserais?" said the king, who hastily asked.
He is a king, and he is naturally well aware of the tax problem, and now that he finds the problem, he naturally asks seriously.
"Back to my father, the decrease in business travel is naturally because the road is dangerous, or the road is blocked and it is difficult to move. ”
"Erchen has inquired that to the east of our country's land, on the border with the Saisai country, there is a mountain called the Seven Peerless Mountains, eight hundred miles from east to west, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, and no one has walked to the deep mountains for eternity. Every year, the ripe persimmons fall on the road, filling up a stone alley, and they are covered with rain, dew, snow and frost, and mildew through the summer, making all the way filthy. This family is commonly known as the persimmon valley. Blocking the road to the East in our country. ”
And in the west, west of our country's borders, there is a lion and camel country, where the king's ministers and the people are all devoured by monsters, and the city is king. Business travelers are afraid, so naturally they dare not pass by.
The traffic between the east and the west is cut off, and the business travelers who come and go have to take a detour, without passing through my Zhu Ziguo, this business tax is naturally less. ”
"Speaking of which, if it weren't for the business and travel between the Wusi Tibetan State in the south and the Tocharian State in the north, I am afraid that the goods flow in our country will be cut off, and the people will not be able to buy things, and they would have already cried and cursed the government!"
"What, that is the case?" was astonished not only by the king, but also by the prime minister and minister.
Because of the vast territory, the monarchs and ministers rarely communicate with other countries, and the high mountains and dangers, everyone Jing did not know much about the situation of neighboring countries, and he was not as good as the eighteen-year-old prince.
When the prime minister looked at the affairs, his face suddenly turned red, and he wanted to hide it, but he didn't know what to say.