Wei Chengmo followed up with Sony and others from the palace gate. Wei Chengmo slowly retreated and bowed slightly towards everyone. Sonny owed a slight owe as a courtesy. Ao Bai and the others looked at Wei Chengmo coldly, their faces full of contempt.

Wei Chengmo didn't notice the expressions of these people, but bowed down and quickly exited the upper study.

Sonny and the others bowed slightly towards Wu Yue, and after a simple salute, they were arranged by Wu Yue and sat in their respective seats.

"Ladies and gentlemen, have you dealt with the affairs of today's dynasty?" Wu Yue slowly walked to the four adults sitting around, and finally fixed his eyes on Sony's body and asked.

Sonny bowed slightly, hugged his fist towards Wu Yue, and said, "Your Majesty, today's dynasty, the reason for this is the emptiness of the treasury, if the treasury is full, any problem can be solved." ”

Hearing this, Ao Bai pouted and said, "The treasury is empty, and that's not caused by Suo Zhongtang, your insistence on refusing to raise taxes?" As long as taxes are raised, the revenue of the treasury will not be higher. When the time comes, let alone repair the river embankment, even if it is another ten or eight years of war, it will not be the same? ”

Wu Yue frowned suddenly, but he controlled himself and did not continue.

At this time, Sukh Saha stood up, bowed slightly towards Ao Bai and Sonny, and finally bowed deeply towards Wu Yue, and said, "Your Majesty, Suo Zhongtang, Ao Zhongtang, the formulation of the country's taxes is related to the long-term peace and stability of our dynasty, and it cannot be arbitrarily raised." ”

"Judging from the current taxes borne by the people, it is already close to the limit. If taxes are increased again, the people will not be able to make ends meet. In addition to paying national taxes, the surplus of the grain grown is not enough for them to live on. Isn't this forcing them to rebel? ”

"Rebellion? Is the court afraid? Ao Bai stood up abruptly, pointed at Sukh Saha's head and scolded, "You soft bones, have you made your bones soft in the past few peaceful days?" How did our Qing Dynasty conquer the world, have you forgotten? ”

"Humph! This parish tells you that it is our iron horseman! We are a strong clan right away, are we still afraid of war? Ao Bai snorted coldly and continued to curse.

"Do you have to rely on those iron horsemen to govern the world? How many years do you think the Qing Dynasty could hold out on to such a rule? Sukh Saha showed no fear, and raised his hand to point to Aobai.

"You're a softass!" Ao Bai was speechless at once when Sukh Saha said it, and cursed out loud.

"Okay, okay, don't quarrel, there is something, let's discuss it slowly, so we can't solve the problem." Seeing this, he hurriedly got up and stood in the middle of Aobai and Sukh Saha, playing a round game.

Wu Yue's eyes were staring at Sony from beginning to end.

I saw Sonny's eyes narrowing slightly, staring at the three people standing in front of him, singing 'big play', the corners of his mouth slanted upward, and he chuckled weirdly.

"Suo Zhongtang, you have something to say." Seeing that the two of them were still glaring at each other, he put on a posture of not giving in to each other, looked at Sony with a sideways face, and said with a look of embarrassment.

Sonny restrained his smile and slowly stood up with one hand on crutches.

"Two, the first emperor handed over the huge court to the four of us, so that we could help solve important matters in the court, not quarrel. If this kind of quarrel continues, how can we solve the embarrassing situation that the imperial court is facing at the moment? Sonny looked at the three of them coldly and said in a deep voice.

Sonny slowly turned around, looked at Wu Yue, and smiled gently, "Master, do you have any way to solve the current urgency?" ”

Wu Yue stretched his waist, stood up from the dragon chair, and slowly walked to the middle of the four. He looked down in contemplation for a few minutes, looked around at the four of them, and finally fixed his eyes on Sony.

"Suo Zhongtang, I feel that the matter of the river embankment does not require too much silver, only sufficient food expenses!"

Sony's eyebrows are raised.

"Master, please make it clear!"

Wu Yue raised his hand and beckoned the four of them to sit down, while he leaned on Sony, sat down, and continued, "I think so. In today's world, because of natural disasters and wars, displaced people are everywhere. The imperial court could send a notice to provide food supplies for the displaced people, beckon them to go to the river, and help the court build the river embankment. In the same way, we can use the same method to gather those displaced people to the quarrying mountain to help with quarrying. After the embankment was completed, the court could exempt the increased arable land from paying taxes for two years and let them farm. And the imperial court provided seeds for free. ”

In this way, the court will save a lot of money. It was used all over the imperial court. It can also reduce some of the problem of displacement. ”

"And those who grow food, the court cannot call on them. Let them serve the dealer with peace of mind and pay the taxes in full! ”

When Sony heard this, his eyes instantly widened, and his face was full of disbelief.

After a few seconds of surprise, Sony hurriedly stood up and bowed down towards Wu Yue.

"The emperor is wise!"

Seeing this, Ao Bai and the others also got up and bowed deeply to Wu Yue.

"The emperor is wise!"

Wu Yue chuckled and nodded.

"Alright, let's all get up. I am just a little bit of advice for your reference. Wu Yue said, turned around, and walked towards his dragon chair.

Wu Yue, who sat back on the dragon chair, lightly stepped on the dragon case with both hands, and then said, "As for the military expenditure of the three feudatories, I think so. The use of the three feudal domains is huge, and if the imperial court does not give it, the three feudal kings will definitely think of other ways to seize it from the locality. In this way, it will bring a lot of trouble to the local government. Therefore, the imperial court can negotiate with them and let them reduce some of the soldiers. In other words, the soldiers under the rule of the three feudatories raised their soldiers in the form of half peasants and half soldiers. The imperial court worked hard to provide soldiers engaged in battle, while soldiers who worked as farmers could reduce the burden on the imperial court through farming. ”

Hearing this, Aobai's face changed slightly, and he stood up with a solemn face.

"Your Majesty, a soldier is a soldier. Soldiers are born to fight, and looking at the whole world, the minions have not heard of it, soldiers are engaged in farming! Since it is farming, it is better to let the three feudatories reduce the number of soldiers. ”

Wu Yue sneered, "Then you can discuss with the three feudal clans and see if they are willing!" ”

Ao Bai was choked by Wu Yue's words, and stood there with a red face. After a few minutes, he sat back in his chair in a rage.

Wu Yue glanced at Suke Saha. Seeing that Suke Saha was looking at Ao Bai with a smug face, that expression of falling into the well, even Wu Yue felt quite uncomfortable.

But Wu Yue didn't say anything, but turned his head and looked at Sony.

"Suo Zhongtang, what do you think?"

Sonny lowered his head, pondered for a few minutes, and nodded slightly, "The use of the three feudal domains is indeed a great burden for the imperial court. In addition to their normal military expenditures, they also received more than one million taels of silver from the imperial court every year. ”

"The master's half-peasant and half-soldier suggests that you can try it." Sonny raised his hand and stroked the gray beard on his chest and said in a deep voice.

Wu Yue smiled and nodded.

"These are some of my premature opinions, just for your reference."

"Our purpose is the same, which is to solve the current situation. At present, I am still pro-government, and the final decision has to be made by the four of you. I have only one request, and that is to adopt the most suitable method to solve the problem based on the current situation of our imperial court! Don't make a big deal out of any problem! Wu Yue slowly stood up again, looked at the four of them, and said.

"Your Ministers obey!" Seeing this, the four people led by Sony slowly stood up and bowed down towards Wu Yue with a fist.

Wu Yue chuckled and nodded.