Ah Tang said with a sad face: "Originally, I wanted to ask to see the Empress of the Great Zhou through the Li family...... Now, we have exposed Mrs. Li's privacy, how can we find Mr. Li......"

Ah Heng pondered for a moment, and said with a sense of justice: "It's okay, Mrs. Li didn't see us, let's sneak down quietly, or go to Li's house to find Mr. Li!" By the way, remind him about Mrs. Li! ”

These two people are the princess Duan Heng of Dali and her attendant Ah Tang who met in the bamboo forest of Langya when Fu Huanqing and Jia Dongfeng were chasing Xiao Hengyuan. After the two finished their discussion, they quietly slipped down the stairs on the other side without waiting for the second act to begin.

After a while, the stage downstairs was already babbling and singing:

"Brother Huang, the mother emperor has gone to wait for you to reunite, so you can go with peace of mind!"

"Imperial sister, if you kill your mother and brother, everyone will be punished!"

……

What a shock!

Jia Dongfeng's xiaolongbao clamped on the chopsticks fell.

Zhen Liancheng turned his face: "Dongfeng Che has made the people of the Great Zhou no longer suffer from the drought every year and become richer and richer, the food is abundant, all industries are rising, and the merchants are prosperous and the people are prosperous, but I don't know that it has also driven many rich and noble idlers." Although Zheng Youwei had less family contacts after his dismissal, he used this small merchant Yaxing to spread disrespectful rumors, which caused endless rumors in the market...... It is important to know that water can carry boats and capsize boats, and that the people's hearts are turned against their backs, which is extremely important for consolidating the world. ”

Jia Dongfeng was silent and shook his head helplessly: "If I want to kill all the people who say bad things about me, I'm afraid that the population of this Great Zhou will be at least half." ”

The voice of the two of them was very low, but first, the space in the building was crowded, second, Jia Huaibi was too prominent before, and third, the two of them were richly dressed and behaved extraordinarily, and the people at the adjacent table inevitably gave birth to a heart of gossip and listened to their conversations.

Zhen Liancheng looked at the inquiring eyes around him, knowing that he couldn't say any more, he picked up Jia Huaibi, took Jia Dongfeng's sleeve with one hand, hurriedly went downstairs, walked out of the door of the South Restaurant, and slipped back to the imperial city from the remote alley.

Because his father and mother wanted to talk about business again, Jia Huaibi was reluctantly coaxed back to the apse to play by the palace people.

"Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people's feelings, but now that the people are rich and the country is poor, with all due respect, even if Your Majesty really builds an improved silk loom, it will not solve the problem of an empty treasury, and it will be more cheap for the rich idlers who spread rumors and make trouble." Zhen Liancheng held his hands and looked at the remnant autumn sun through the window lattice of Rende Palace, his expression was a little wandering.

"Does Zhen Xiang have a solution?" Jia Dongfeng was silent, the war in the north is tight, and the war is too expensive, she doesn't care about the slander of the world, but she has to care about the stability of the country, and if there is a lack of money, the country will not be stable.

"The original method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, but today's method can treat both the symptoms and the root cause." Zhen Liancheng was confident and smiled slowly.

"I want to hear about it." Jia Dongfeng smiled slightly, the first time she heard Xuanweizi's policy of governing the country, she had a faint expectation in her heart.

"Tax increases." Zhen Liancheng calmed down and said leisurely.

"Nope." Jia Dongfeng's smile condensed on her face, she naturally knew about the tax increase, but the tax increase was the real bottom people, and for every extra bucket of rice levied per capita, each farmer might have to eat a mouthful of grain.

"I'm talking about tax increases." Zhen Liancheng's eyes shone with dazzling confidence, and his eyes were burning like fire, "According to the different jobs they are engaged in, the people of Dazhou are divided into four categories: Shinong, Industry and Commerce, and the rich and noble idlers such as merchants are taxed, and other categories of people are not taxed." The richer they are, the more they pay taxes, and they set a progressive tax ratio according to the level of their existing wealth, so why worry about not having money to fight! ”

"Not bad...... Moreover, the world is the same, and it does not suffer from widowhood but unevenness. Such a distinction in taxation does not contradict the purpose of our Great Zhou to rest and recuperate, but also supports the expenses of the north. Jia Dongfeng's eyes flashed slightly, and then he locked his eyebrows again, "But, how can we know the real property of the merchants?" Won't they hide it? ”

"Indeed, there is no business and no traitor." Zhen Liancheng smiled slightly, "However, what if there is another law to encourage businessmen who report and conceal their assets, and the whistleblower can get half of the reward for confiscating the property?" ”

Jia Dongfeng stood up, his eyes were far-reaching: "Zhen Xiang is worthy of being a master disciple on Shouyang Mountain!" "Fortunately, he came back, fortunately he withstood the pressure and didn't kill him, and he reused him regardless of his previous suspicions, Zhen Liancheng came out with this plan, and punished those who had nothing to do and listened to Zheng Youwei's words without blood, and dared to use the drama to arrange their own rich idlers, it's really relieving to think about it!

Zhen Liancheng looked at Jia Dongfeng, her eyes were undisguised with amazement and approval, because of joy, her pale face was slightly peach blossom, indescribably moving, a burst of burning heat surged from her heart, and she couldn't help but laugh slowly, this smile is different from a polite smile, a detached smile, a perfunctory smile, but a real smile to the bottom of the eyes, the original barren heart, suddenly bloomed a large area of tulip flowers, and the face was dyed crimson, but this joy he could only hide secretly, bowed and saluted:" Being able to share your Majesty's worries is a blessing for Weichen. ”

Jia Dongfeng walked quickly to the imperial case, picked up the wolf pen dipped in ink, and wrote the white rice paper for the edict that was as smooth as jade and silk, and said with a smile: "Without further ado, let the household department promulgate new laws and regulations today, it's really fun to think about it...... If Zhen Xiang is not busy, he will have dinner together at Rende Palace in the evening? ”

For Jia Dongfeng, this is nothing more than a grace.

For Zhen Liancheng, this is a light in the hesitation of the darkness, no matter how faint, it is also the driving force for him to move forward...... He bowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." ”

As an emperor, Jia Dongfeng's dinner was extremely simple, even shabby, a plate of salted eggs poked with tofu, a ham and winter melon soup, a bowl of three-leaf cherry meat, and a steamed yellow croaker. It's not even as good as when she was the crown princess.

Zhen Liancheng pursed his lips: "Your Majesty's dinner seems to be simpler. ”

Jia Dongfeng smiled indifferently: "Zhen Xiang has never been to the battlefield, and the soldiers in the frontier eat and sleep in the open, and they eat dry food. Besides, the treasury is not full now, and if it can be saved, it will be saved. Suddenly remembered something, "Ah, I stayed with Zhen Xiang for dinner, but I forgot to add a few dishes, someone is coming-"

"No need." Zhen Liancheng shook his head, he knew that it would be difficult for Jia Dongfeng to encounter the invasion of the Northern Wei Dynasty as soon as he ascended the throne, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.

Picking up the chopsticks, he grabbed a chopstick ham and ate it thoughtfully and absentmindedly.

"Daddy eats this." Jia Huaibi sandwiched a chopstick three-leaf cherry meat into his bowl, his big eyes flickered, "Huaibi likes to eat this dish the most, the sweet and sour is the best." ”

Jia Dongfeng also smiled and said: "Huaibi is the best to feed, a bowl of three-leaf cherry meat for every meal, and this chef is becoming more and more proficient in making three-leaf cherry meat." ”

Tiny cherries are carved into the shape of various animals, including rabbits, foxes, and tigers, and a bowl of clover cherry flesh is about to be made into flowers. Where is the cherry carved by this chef, it is clearly the grievance and loneliness of overkill.