Although this new tax law seems to be immoral and 'brainless,' it is indeed a 'good idea' written by Li Deng and given to his nephew. Because no matter the outcome of the battle with the Northern Yan Dynasty and the Youbei Third Road, how to end it in the end, the first priority to solve is the 'credibility crisis' that the Youbei Third Road is facing.

Although the four million silver was slaughtered by Yan Day, since he had his own drawing, he naturally had to pinch his nose and recognize it.

In exchange, in addition to Yan Day's need to repay 4.5 million taels of silver with principal and interest within three years, all merchant ships and caravans of the Huayan Merchant Gang should be exempted from paying all taxes and fees in Youbei for three years.

This business seems to be taking what they need, but in fact, the three parties are very clear in their hearts: it is all because of the face of 'Li Deng' that Youbei Third Road has made a big profit.

In addition to wanting to plant elephant valley on the land of Guanbei Road to seek huge profits, the main reason why Nan Kangdi took the initiative to collude with Yan Tian was to use the idea of 'land to pay off debts'. The place they really look at is Anping County, a small county town on Guanbei Road. This small county town is located in Dongyouwan at the southern end of Guanbei Road, backed by the hinterland of Youbei Third Road and facing the Ludong Peninsula across the sea, which is the most important economic and strategic place of Youbei Third Road.

I have to say that the people of Di Tingzhong not only do black work with quick hands and feet, but also have an extremely accurate and spicy strategic vision in business. If they succeed in taking Anping County's 'debt' this time and establishing a super-large-scale wharf port here, then together with the Nankang Shencheng Port that was originally in the hands of Di Ting, and the Ludong Jimo Port that is already cooperating, they can control all the coastal trade routes south of the entire Huayu Continent with one hand. At that time, just relying on these three wharves to collect rents alone will be enough for them to make a lot of money.

And no matter how the scar man Lu Tai repaid Di Ting, but as the so-called affairs of the rivers and lakes are over, although the Xianggu business has officially failed, it has nothing to do with this pure lending business. They finally lured Yan Tian's stupid boy into the trap, and seeing that the net was about to be closed, the Huayan Merchant Gang suddenly stepped in and casually threw 'two dry cakes', completely confiscating the 'treasure' that had been held back for so long, this act itself was enough to commit a taboo;

For Yan Day, although he was still a little dissatisfied with this final result, he had no choice but to pinch his nose and admit it. After all, the 'old man' originally thought about how to 'repay the debt', not how to repay the debt. However, it is better to have a delay than not to slow down, and the time of these three years is not long, and it is not short to say that it is not short. As long as you tighten the belts of the people and want to extort four million dollars of silver, it is not difficult to think about it.

Besides, as long as the people who went to Dongyou and Zhongshan to listen to the news can return to Beijing on time, and can successfully copy the 'honest old bottom' of his Dongyou Li family, then he will immediately 'change his shotgun for guns', and it won't even take three years at all to completely pay off his debts, and he can also change to an obedient Youbei prime minister by the way......

Therefore, after reading the private messages sent to the palace by Li Deng several times, Yan Tian did not carefully scrutinize it, so he promulgated it without any changes, and also stamped a large seal of the Youbei Emperor at the end of the list to show that all decisions were made by himself.

This act of 'impostor' is also so that after all the problems are solved, the people of Youbei Third Road can remember him and Yan Day! Of course, although these calamities are all "small programs" that he himself 'made', even if the people don't think of their own good, they can't be allowed to read Li Deng's "good," right?

Of course, Li Deng also mentioned it in his letter. He said that this kind of sudden increase in taxes is not conducive to the stability of the people's will on Youbei Third Road, and in the initial period of time, it is easy for the people to make trouble. However, in troubled times, the entire Youbei Third Road has fallen into a crisis, so naturally those Star Dou people can't be left out of the matter. Yin Wei Anheng of Fengjing Mansion, his methods have always been soft and steady, and he is not very suitable for managing the order of Fengjing at this time; It is better to let Zhang Huangling, the commander of the Flying Tiger Army, temporarily take over Fengjing. It only needs to win over a group, suppress a group, and then let them all see the blood, and naturally all crises can be strangled in the cradle.

This kind of yin idea that lacks the great virtue of the eighth generation is full of Shen Gui's personal style from the beginning to the end. With this stupid idea of 'taxing without silver', except for Yan Day, the 'emperor's reserve', who can't see what's so greasy in it?

At this moment, Li Deng, who has been prime minister for half his life, is counting him:

"Look at your bad idea, although that Huang Ling is a cowardly and unambitious waste, but those soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army are by no means half of the good ones. Don't look at them on the battlefield, they are all waste, but if you talk about bullying those defenseless old and young women and children, they will immediately become the army of tigers and wolves that dominate the world! Today is the first day, and they have only killed one person who is a sloppy person in the market, and he can barely be regarded as a vain death; But as soon as the two days passed, if those killings really hurt Old Master Ni or injured the students of Sanbei Academy, how should you and I end up at that time! ”

Shen Gui, who 'stabbed the big basket', didn't care in the face of the accusation of the 'future father-in-law'. He was sitting next to Chef Song Xingzhou, studying the newly developed dishes with him. At this time, when he saw Li Deng's face gradually darkening, he immediately stood up, walked behind the prime minister, and explained in a relaxed tone while helping him pinch his shoulders:

"I said, Prime Minister, you have already 'contracted tuberculosis', why are you still so serious? It's really a worrying life! If the prince wants to make trouble, you just let him make trouble! There is a Tao that is 'lost in morality and then virtue, loss of virtue and then benevolence, loss of benevolence and then righteousness, loss of righteousness and then courtesy'. After he, the unsucceeded king, gradually deviates from the 'right path in the world', he will naturally be spurned by people all over the world, and you don't need to worry about it at all. As for what kind of price needs to be paid in the process, there is also a certain number in the dark, how can we ordinary people speculate arbitrarily?

Li Deng was not interested in his words of quoting scriptures, and slapped his backhand, and hit the back of Shen Gui's hand with a slight force:

"Nonsense! Yan Tian has no talent and no virtue, but his father Yan Hunt is not a good emperor! If it weren't for the old man's desire to do his best to avoid the misery of life and the suffering of the people, would he not have started until today? The old man has been a man for the past 20 years, how much easier can he be than being the emperor himself? What's so hard about doing something like yours? If the old man can be so ruthless, will it be your turn to shake this majesty? No, no, I have to think of another idea! ”

Shen Gui saw him turn his face, and hurriedly continued to knock his father-in-law on the back and didn't listen to the big sycophants in his mouth. It wasn't until his old man's anger subsided a little that he changed his flattering tone just now and continued to get down to business:

"For so many years, the benefits that your old man has given to the Dongyou Li family have been taken for granted by them, and now they still want to bite you back; If your own family is still like this, then the people of Youbei Sanlu will definitely not think that the peace and tranquility you gave them are so precious and prosperous. But anything that is not earned by one's own hard work will not be cherished by anyone; Therefore, no matter who is the emperor, if you want to completely settle down the three roads in Youbei, you can only let the people feel the pain in their bones first, and then let them resist and establish a new 'order' in person. No matter how much effort we make for him in private, at least on the surface, we must make them think that all this good life is the result of their own bloody struggle. In this way, returning to the calm Youbei Third Road again can be cherished by every people; In this way, the three roads in Youbei can really get long-term peace and stability for a long time......"

Although Li Deng is a great Confucian in the world praised by everyone on the Huayu continent, he is also a native of Huayu after all. Even though he has traveled all over the world to study and visited Mingxian, his vision and thinking cannot be separated from the fixed framework after all; Now this truth that Shen Gui said does not exist in any classical records, and there has never been any doctrine or school of thought that would uphold such a strange view.

Shen Gui's 'unique' thinking and perspective couldn't help but make Li Deng fall into contemplation.

And Shen Gui saw that his father-in-law seemed to have opened a 'door to a new world', and immediately struck while the iron was hot, pointed to Song Xingzhou, who had just come to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and continued to add in a calm tone:

"Let's make a simple analogy. You and Chef Song are both people who don't leave a grain of rice when they eat. Why? Because your family was originally engaged in the grain business, he is also a master who rotates around the room all day long. Both of you know where this rice and noodles come from, so naturally you are reluctant to spoil things! But ask the young men of the Huiyou Building, how many expensive and gorgeous dishes do the rich children who often go to them eat Haisai waste every day? Even if their family is rich, it can't compare to the Dongyou Li family, right? But why is there such a huge difference between your old man and those who are both from rich families? ”

Li Deng also turned the corner and replied thoughtfully:

"For they did not earn the money, nor did they burn the food themselves......

"Changing to a big event such as a family and a country is actually the same thing! Thinking of me, the three roads in the north are really a new place to take advantage of the general trend. Sudden prosperity, prosperity will be chaos; Chaos and then rule is for the sake of the Tao. This chaos and governance are interdependent and reflect each other. Don't force it, old man......"