The prime minister laughed twice and didn't speak!

Then he turned his head to look at his wife and said, "Madam, haven't you been thinking about your daughter all the time, you take Linlin and Lian'er down to talk!" ”

When the prime minister's wife heard her husband's words, she glanced at him suspiciously, and then immediately understood, and said, "Yes, Linlin, Lian'er, let's go out and talk, my mother misses you very much!" ”

The Prime Minister's wife walked out of the lobby with Yu Linlin and Lian'er, she knew that the Prime Minister was going to talk to Li Yao about big things, and it was not for them to get involved!

Li Yao watched his mother-in-law leave the lobby with Yu Linlin and Lian'er, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, how are you doing now?" ”

The prime minister shook his head and said, "Yao'er, you are now a marquis, you have been absent from the capital for a long time, and now the eldest prince and the second prince are almost in dire straits!" ”

Li Yao also sighed: "How good our three brothers were back then, but now we feel more and more estranged!" ”

The prime minister said, "Yao'er, did the eldest prince and the second prince invite you to their house as guests?" ”

Li Yao nodded and said, "Well, I will be in control, now is not the time for me to get involved in their affairs!" ”

The prime minister said 'um' and said, "Yao'er, you are doing the right thing, but you can still be more ambiguous, so that you can get the greatest benefits!" ”

Li Yao asked, "Why did my father-in-law say that?" ”

The prime minister smiled and said: "Yao'er, the eldest prince and the second prince are your own brothers after all, and it is a fact that blood is thicker than water, so as long as you behave ambiguously, your eldest brother and your second brother will give you appropriate benefits to maintain your neutrality, if, I mean, if King Qi dies one day, then you will be the warlord with the most troops in Qi country, and they will not underestimate you!" ”

Li Yao stared at the prime minister and said, "Father-in-law, why do you say that King Qi doesn't care about the affairs of the eldest brother and the second brother, they are fighting each other so much, will there be a drain on the national strength of the Qi country?" ”

The prime minister smiled: "Yao'er, you think too much about this, King Qi is a monarch who is very good at royalty, he knows how bad the consequences will be if one side is dominant, now although the eldest prince and the second prince are two forces, but they are all working hard for the development of Qi country, they are trying to show their most perfect side to King Qi, so the current Qi country is thriving!" ”

Li Yao nodded and asked, "Father-in-law, according to what you say, it is estimated that it will be a long time before the eldest prince and the second prince can form their own complete forces!" ”

The prime minister smiled and said: "It depends on King Qi's body, if King Qi continues to be well and has no intention of retreating, the power of the eldest prince and the second prince will never become a climate!" ”

Li Yao asked again: "Prime Minister, do you think your father will always occupy the position of King Qi?" ”

The prime minister shook his head lightly and said: "When King Qi was young, he fought for a long time in the south and the north, and he fought thousands of battles, and there are countless scars on his body, although King Qi is only in his fifties now, but his body has gradually failed, it is estimated that in a few years, King Qi will definitely give up his position!" ”

Li Yao hurriedly asked, "Prime Minister, how many years do you estimate it will take for King Qi to give up his position?" ”

The prime minister shook and didn't speak!

Although Li Yao didn't get an answer from the prime minister, it can also be estimated that King Qi will not be able to retire within three or five years, so these three or five years are the period of Li Yao's development, and when his strength is strong enough, no matter who ascends the throne, he can only slap himself!

The purpose of Li Yao's trip was to ask the prime minister for talents, so he said: "Father-in-law, how much do you know about my fiefdom? ”

The prime minister nodded and said, "There is a trace of understanding!" ”

Li Yao sighed and said slowly: "Father-in-law, although I seem to be extremely beautiful, with more than a dozen county fiefdoms and millions of people under my jurisdiction, I am very afraid now, father-in-law, do you know what I am afraid of?" ”

The prime minister said lightly: "Are you afraid that you won't be able to govern the people in the fiefdom?" ”

Li Yao nodded and said: "My father-in-law really deserves to be the prime minister of Qi State, I can see my weakness at once, the people under my command are all talentless people, if you say that you can lead troops to fight, they may be okay, but when it comes to governing fiefdoms, they are really not that material!" ”

The prime minister asked, "Yao'er, I remember if you founded some academies in your fiefdom?" ”

Li Yao nodded and said: "Father-in-law, you also know that I am short of talents now, so I want to cultivate some talents by myself, although this project costs a lot of money, but I think its effect will definitely not be low!" ”

The prime minister thought for a while, and said slowly: "Yao'er, you can be regarded as setting a precedent, education for all, this is not something that ordinary people can do, although you have established a good academy and can provide you with a lot of talents, but you are not afraid that those talented people will do things that are not good for you?" The education of the foolish people has always been followed by our ancestors, and there is no need for the people at the bottom to study, otherwise it will be difficult to manage! ”

Li Yao does not agree with the set of prime ministers, if a country wants to develop, agriculture alone is not enough, a large agricultural country will eventually lag behind, Li Yao said: "Father-in-law, I know what you mean, but I want to try, if everyone has culture, will it be easier to manage!" After all, the quality of literate people will be higher, and in my philosophy, although farmers are worthy of respect, but I don't want everyone to be farmers, as long as we have enough strength, what can we not get? ”

The prime minister listened to Li Yao's remarks, and replied lightly: "Yao'er, you are still young, although you are already a prince, but you have not recognized the cruelty of reality, farmers are the foundation of a country, without farming, a country will collapse immediately, if you want to make the people under your jurisdiction more comfortable, it is best to take agriculture as the foundation, after all, this is the truth passed down by the ancestors!" ”

Li Yao said: "I don't mean not to be agriculture-oriented, I attach great importance to farmers, so in my fiefdom, the tax of farmers is the lowest, and now it has reached 15 taxes and 1, and I will adjust it to 20 taxes and 1 and 30 taxes until it is canceled!" ”

The prime minister exclaimed: "Yao'er, if you do this, then who will your army rely on to feed?" ”

Li Yao said lightly: "My current tax has gradually biased towards commercial tax, although many big businessmen are big families, but I want to reform, no one can stop me, now my power has not yet been completed, reform is easier, if the future force has been completed, if you want to reform, there are a lot of things to touch, so I must now carry out the intensity of commercial tax collection!" ”

The prime minister thought carefully about Li Yao's words, and did not dare to comment without authorization, "There is no tax on farmers, which means that the peasants will not rebel", businessmen collect heavy taxes, but businessmen make heavy profits, no matter what, they will not lose, this kind of thing The prime minister has never experienced, and it is not good to say much, so he said: "Yao'er, you can try this idea of yours, but no matter what, you have to prepare for the worst!" ”

Li Yao nodded and said, "I naturally know this!" ”

In fact, in China a thousand years later, the agricultural tax has already been abolished, and the collection of commercial tax and personal tax is definitely enough for the normal operation of a country!

(To be continued.) )