Because the little emperor still had worries and objections to the law of 'trespassing' the ancestors, although he had been grinding his tongue all morning, Lu Xiufu was not able to get a clear attitude, but he also saw that the little emperor's insistence had loosened, and the differences between the two sides were still on the distribution and decision power of the use of funds. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And Lu Xiufu also realized that what the little emperor lacked was not money, but power, and tried to meddle in government affairs.

Now that he had found the location of the root festival, Lu Xiufu met with His Majesty alone again the next day, and after a day of discussion, the two finally reached a 'gentleman's agreement'. The main content is that the salt tax will only be 10% within two years, and it will increase year by year, no more than 30%, and it will become a rule. However, in order to maintain the daily needs of the palace, fifty percent of the city's shipping division should be like the inner storehouse, and the miscellaneous classes and pit metallurgy in response should be returned to the left storehouse, and the rest will remain the same.

Now that the little emperor has made concessions, then Lu Xiufu will inevitably make compromises. He will propose to the Queen Mother in the court meeting that in order to enable Her Majesty to be familiar with government affairs and pro-government as soon as possible, His Majesty should be allowed to participate in the court meeting and participate in opinions, and major state affairs should be jointly signed with the Queen Mother. In addition, the imperial court must ensure that military expenditures cannot be less than 50% of fiscal revenues, and cannot be delayed or withheld for any reason. Of course, the two sides should discuss and ventilate in advance, and they should defend and support each other in the event of an attack.

Zhao Yu is quite satisfied with this agreement, although he lost his money, he gained power. And he knows that power and money can be converted into each other, as long as he has a firm foothold, money is not a problem. In addition, at present, from the construction of the salt plant to the production and production of benefits, it is not achieved overnight, which will take at least a year to gradually see the benefits. Tariffs look pitiful now, but he knows that this is the bulk of the current money and a stable source of income.

Three years later, he received 30% of the salt tax and 50% of the customs duty, plus miscellaneous income, Zhao Yu knew that he could still control 30% of the kingdom's financial revenue and choke the economic lifeline of the empire. But these are all later words, how to survive the current economic crisis in front of him, after the battle of Yashan, he can be said to have put the treasury of the dynasty into his pocket, but even if he adds his family background in Qiongzhou, he calculated that food and salary are enough, but the military expenditure can only maintain training, but it cannot withstand a war of the same scale as Yashan.

However, in the current situation, even fools can see that war is inevitable. Zhao Yu understood that with Kublai Khan's character, he would never swallow this evil breath, and if he relieved this breath, he would definitely come to attack Qiongzhou, and the scale of the troops would only exceed the Battle of Yashan. And Zhao Yu knew very well that the most important factor why he was able to win these wars against the enemy was that the weapons and equipment of the Shuaifu Army were ahead of the opponent, so that the weak could defeat the strong and the less could win more. The next step is to face an even more powerful enemy attack, and he has to build more troops and keep the equipment ahead.

But fighting a war is to burn money, and now several projects have a good prospect, but Yuanshui can't quench his thirst, he must make another fortune as soon as possible, and the fastest way to make a fortune is, of course, to rob, which is faster and easier than running a salt farm. Rob! Since Zhao Yu came to this world, he has never broken this idea, and unconsciously embarked on this road, and his strength is to grab a big one. At first, he only got three ships of Tartar, and from this he started his home and raised an army; and then grabbed Guangzhou, which made his strength a big step forward and strengthened the Shuaifu army; After printing counterfeit money, he robbed Kublai Khan of a large sum of money in disguise, helped him equip an army that entered the age of firearms, and defeated Zhang Hongfan and cured his heart disease.

Zhao Yu is a marrow eater, although he became the emperor, but he has not changed his thief's heart, once he has no money, the first thing he thinks of is to rob, and the more he robs, the more he is above board. But where to rob, he also thought about it, the two neighbors of Zhancheng and Yue Li Chao are close, but they are very poor, and they have not been lifted out of poverty in modern times, and they still reach out to ask for food; Robbing a caravan is one way, but it is drinking to quench thirst, self-destruction of the future, and a bad reputation, he is the emperor anyway, he still has to worry about his reputation, of course, if he can really raise the needs of the country, he is not afraid of infamy, but the 'sheep' is not fat enough!

The ones who are easy to grab are too thin, so they can only aim at a few coastal cities, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, and Chaozhou are not small, but now they are not as good as before after several wars, and they have just suffered hardships, and they have strengthened the troops on land, and the cost of fighting is too high, at most they will have a reputation but no benefits. Of course, Zhao Hao is not willing to do this kind of loss-making thing, and he can't do it, this kind of battle will only get poorer and poorer, and he will die faster.

Picking and choosing, Zhao Hao's eyes fell on Quanzhou, which can be said to be a 'peaceful handover', basically not to the impact of the war, and as early as a few decades ago, its commercial status has surpassed that of Guangzhou, the largest port in the past, and now it is the world's first commercial port. And there is also Pu Shougeng, who ranks second in Zhao Yu's wealth list.

And the reason why he let go of the first place, mainly because of Kublai Khan, who lives far away in the capital, if you want to take a boat to get there, you have to wait for the Grand Canal to be repaired, and it is too far to take the land route, and he can't beat it for the time being, so he has to let it go first, and pinch the soft persimmon of Pu Shougeng. This kid's family has been a maritime merchant for several generations, and he has controlled the city for many years, and it is said that the family's property is not much worse than the inner treasury of Lin'an, and he is the one who is rich and rivals the country. I robbed it myself, and I guess I can lie down and spend a few years. Not to mention that now is the time when overseas merchant ships are arriving one after another, and all kinds of materials are extremely abundant, and there is nothing lacking after a while.

In addition to money, of course, Zhao Yu also has other considerations, which used to be Zhao Hao's fief before he became the emperor, and there are many Quanzhou officers and soldiers in his confidants and pro-army, so the mass foundation is good and can respond to every call; Then Quanzhou is also the sad place of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is also a thorn buried deep in the hearts of the ministers.

The most important thing is that the Yuan army and navy on the coast have just been wiped out, and it is difficult to form combat effectiveness in the reconstruction, and Quanzhou cannot get reinforcements from the sea, and they will be spared from being exposed to the enemy on their backs, and they can retreat even if they can't do anything. In addition, Quanzhou was only defended by Pu Shougeng's private army and the renegade left wing army, and the troops were weak, and the closest to Quanzhou was the enemy's Fuzhou Xingtai's instigation capital, although the combat effectiveness was strong, but the troops were not many, as long as the planning was appropriate, it should be able to block its reinforcements and capture Quanzhou...... (To be continued.) )