"Why did I come here?

"Father, sit down. Weiyu was very pleased, pulled him to sit beside him, and completely ignored Gu Chongqing who was following on the side, "Zhaohua is thinking about how to enter the palace to see his father." ”

"Don't show up in the near future, just wait for my news. Emperor Xun comforted her, and his eyes fell on her ankle, "How is the injury?"

"It's all right, and my father doesn't have to worry. After replying, Weiyu looked at him quietly, and his tone was a little lower, "Erchen heard yesterday that since Jin Ye is pressed by the army, I heard that the treasury cannot transfer soldiers, horses and military supplies, and my father is worried about this matter, right?"

"Yes, I left the palace today, firstly, because I was worried about you, I wanted to come and see it for a long time, and second, there are some things, I want to hear your opinion. ”

I didn't sleep all night last night, and today I heard about the events at the court meeting, and I have been thinking about it all afternoon.

"Erchen has some thoughts about taxation. Without waiting for Emperor Xun to answer, she went straight to the end, "Now that all industries are thriving, and the people who trade are circulating a country's materials and currency, they are the richest people in the country, and for many years, whether their business is losing money or making profits, they have not changed the laws and regulations and the amount of taxes to be paid. The influence of these people on the Wan Dynasty should not be underestimated, if they are used by people with intentions and act in groups, then the economy of the Wan Dynasty will be paralyzed in an instant, and at that time, not to mention the collection of grain and grass, it is the daily needs of the people, I am afraid that it will not be guaranteed. Therefore, the emperor must not force them to donate for the country, otherwise it will be out of control. ”

Gu Chongqing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said in a loud voice, "Your Highness is right, not only these businessmen, but also the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China. Although there are examples of marquis taking the initiative to donate 50,000 taels, there are not many official eunuchs with real family backgrounds, and only the Wangmen clans with hereditary titles have this ability, even if these nobles set an example, it is not enough to share one-tenth of the armament materials. ”

Emperor Xun never thought that he had not yet given the order to fight, but the people around him were ready to fight, as if the people of his ten thousand dynasties should not retreat, and they all had the courage to face the wind and rain.

Seeing that the two juniors were thinking a lot about this campaign, Emperor Xun was very relieved, and then the words of the two continued.

"Your ideas are all reasonable, and I have thought of them. Today in the imperial study, Yu Guozhang also forced Yu Fusang to release Yu Fusang on the grounds of donating materials, and asked him to go to Jizhou with Chengju to lead the soldiers and horses. ”

"Good city!", Weiyu smiled coldly, "It's extremely beautiful, even if you can't control Yu Fusang, you won't let his Yu family go over easily." The Yu family didn't mention it in advance, father, Zhaohua thought, although the likes of businessmen are not easy to mess with, but they are not to be provoked, Zhaohua has some ideas, maybe they can donate gold and silver willingly. ”

Emperor Xun and Gu Chongqing glanced at each other and looked at her with great interest, "Say!"

"The triennial imperial examination day is approaching, over the years, the farmers and businessmen, the merchants are the lowest, and their children are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, so one generation is a businessman, and the generation of businessmen has always been the main reason for the merchant family to make a fortune, but who does not want to improve the status in the eyes of others? The father can open up a new policy in this year's imperial examination, allowing the sons and heirs of merchants to participate in the scientific examination and become officials. ”

"This!", Emperor Xun frowned, thousands of years of tradition made him instinctively resist the merchants entering and leaving the temple later.

His reaction was as expected by Wei Wei, so she didn't force it, but just said, "If my father is worried that the civil and military officials will resist it, Zhaohua has a way." You can change the path, and if you have a special response in extraordinary times, you can turn a blind eye and temporarily allow people below to buy and sell official titles. ”

"Buying and selling official titles is regarded as a crime of bullying the king!", Gu Chongqing sighed and shook his head, this is one of the most taboo in Emperor Xun

Seeing that Emperor Xun was still frowning and not saying a word, he couldn't help but sigh, and said helplessly, "Father, the most important thing now is to prepare for military supplies, those old rules that exist in vain, you can be flexible at this time, as long as we hold this way out tightly in our hands, wait until the war is quelled, and then come to settle accounts after the autumn, and deal with people who are businessmen, if they want to pay anything willingly, they always have to give more benefits to work." ”

Emperor Xun hesitated for a long time, pursed his lips and said, "I will consider this matter." ”

Weiyu Yue's eyes bent, "This matter can be handled by Luo Hou, and my father will be more at ease." ”

When Emperor Xun heard this, he bowed his head slightly, he understood that in the past, there were not a few courtiers who were pulled down for buying and selling official titles, and those businessmen who had a lot of money did not hesitate to exhaust their family wealth to get a job as a sesame official in order to reverse their humble position.

Zhaohua's proposal to him was not impossible, and at this time, only by starting from these businessmen could he complete the military reserves for the campaign the fastest and most effectively.

Seeing that Emperor Xun was moved, Gu Chongqing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise, he had thought of this method before, but he only felt that it didn't work.

In the end, what he didn't say had some weight in Emperor Xun's heart.

Since Emperor Xun was willing to consider trying this method, Gu Chongqing also took the opportunity to put forward his thoughts.

"If this matter is feasible, its behavior, Chongqing has a proposal. ”

Emperor Xun looked at him sideways, "Oh? ”

"Your Majesty, official titles that can be bought and sold without attracting attention are all vain. Although the businessman can not be an official, but there have always been not a few people who spend money to take the road of soldiers, once they enter the way of soldiers, it can be regarded as a disguised departure from the identity of businessmen, if they have real skills, they can also be promoted step by step, although they cannot become a general, but it is not a problem to be a small general of eight or nine grades. It's just that these people are raised with some brocade clothes and jade food, and they don't have the ability to compete for great military achievements, so there are no outstanding people. ”

Emperor Xun raised his eyebrows, "There is indeed no explicit rule in this dynasty, the son of a merchant is not allowed to be put into the barracks, but it is also a reasonable basket to drill." ”

Gu Chongqing smiled faintly and said respectfully, "If Your Majesty thinks it is feasible, Chongqing can also implement this law in the Imperial Forest Army, after all, the Imperial Forest Army only needs to maintain law and order in the city, even if the two countries are at war, there is no need to go to the battlefield to fight, many officials and eunuchs have racked their brains to send the heirs of the clan to the Imperial Forest Army, if the merchant clan has an opportunity, it will definitely not be missed." ”

"Yes, it works, it works. Emperor Xun nodded, and then his face couldn't help but look ugly, "When the Imperial Forest Army is handed over to you, you should be disciplined, these people who are under the shadow of the family have greatly reduced the ability of the Imperial Forest Army to resist the war, if there is really civil strife, do I still expect them to be able to escort it?"

Gu Chongqing smiled dumbly and lowered his head to train, "Your Majesty's lesson is that the ministers must be good students to train the Imperial Forest Army and live up to Your Majesty's expectations." ”