Lin Daiyu smiled faintly: "Why?" Why did he have to say yes? Is there anything else at stake?

"Lin Ruhai is the imperial history of Yangzhou salt patrol appointed by me, Miss Lin, you may not know the importance of this Jiangnan salt tax." Zhao Yu shook her head, she is a boudoir lady, no matter how smart she is, it is difficult to understand the state affairs.

"I know!" Unexpectedly, Lin Daiyu chuckled indifferently, "Salt and iron are the foundation of a country's stability. ”

Salt - a very ordinary little thing, seemingly insignificant, but in such an ordinary thing, perhaps because it is too ordinary, too common, and even easy to be ignored by people, but people's lives are less than not seeing, since it is indispensable, then it is very important.

The country's Jiangnan salt tax, which is simply a huge profit, has always accounted for a quarter of the country's main income, ancient commerce is relatively weak, tax administration is not complete, the focus of income is agriculture, salt and iron.

Iron ore is not as dazzling as gold ore, not so much temptation, but it is the ancestor of the world's blades, if the country wants to be strong, it must arm the army, so iron ore must also be controlled in the hands.

This point, for Lin Daiyu from the twenty-first world, is naturally familiar with it.

"The revenue from the Jiangnan salt tax accounts for almost a quarter of the country's total revenue, and in the years not long after I ascended the throne, there was a big problem with the Jiangnan salt policy." Zhao Yu said coldly.

"What's the problem?" Lin Daiyu asked curiously, why have I never heard of this.

Zhao Yu thought about it, anyway, this matter has already begun, and he doesn't want to hide anything from her, no matter what, the girl in front of him has a life-saving grace for him, and if he wants to know the cause of Lin Ruhai's death, he has already done everything back then, and now he must break through from the girl in front of him.

"For five years in a row, the revenue from the salt tax in Jiangnan has been reduced by 50%." Zhao Yu took a deep breath, it was not easy for him, he finally ascended to the throne, and he had not had time to enjoy the joy of being the king of a country, but he got such a mess

If nothing else had fallen, but the country's total income had plummeted, he knew better than anyone what that meant.

He was anxious and angry - but there was nothing he could do, when he first ascended the throne, the national government was unstable, there was a queen mother in politics, and there were ministers in power outside, he didn't want to be hollowed out, he had to work hard for his own survival.

And the two salt inspectors he sent to Jiangnan came back with fat brains, and the income from the salt tax not only did not increase in the slightest, but was still decreasing year by year anyway.

So he thought of Lin Ruhai, and appointed him to patrol the salt imperial history of Jiangnan, and Lin Ruhai seemed to live up to his expectations, and soon things were eyebrow-raising.

When Lin Ruhai's last piece of money was secretly sent to the palace, he had already made it clear that he could control the Jiangnan salt tax, and there was also the whereabouts of the salt tax silver that should have belonged to the treasury a few years ago.

However, Zhao Yu was not given the slightest respite, and the news of Lin Ruhai's serious illness came to the capital.

Zhao Yu sent his henchmen into Jiangnan, wanting to see Lin Ruhai for the last time, as well as to track down the whereabouts of the silver, and by the way to take Lin Ruhai's so-called daughter into the palace, but - the person he sent, not only did not see Lin Ruhai, but even the Lin Ruoyu girl who he had promised to be the imperial concubine died on the way, and the only living mouth was not able to say anything, so she died of hatred.

Things have developed here, no matter how stupid Zhao Yu is, he knows that these black hands behind the scenes must have eyes in the officialdom palace, otherwise, they will not be so clear about his every move.

But as soon as Lin Ruhai died, all the clues were interrupted here, and Zhao Yu wanted to investigate again, but there was no way to find out. Fortunately, the salt tax in Jiangnan rose the following year, although it was not high, but at least it was much better than the original.

If it weren't for the matter of Yuan Chun, this old case that had been silent for five years, Zhao Yu wouldn't want to come out again.

However, Yuan Chun died, was strangled to death in his own dormitory Fengyu Palace, Zhao Yu didn't want to lose face to the royal family, Yuan Chun's death he wanted to avenge, originally wanted to secretly appoint Jia Zheng to investigate, but in the end he found out - this person is too pedantic, really unimportant, think about it, in desperation, I had to come to Jiangnan by myself.

But even he didn't expect that not long after he arrived in Jiangnan, he was frequently attacked by assassins, and the most dangerous one was almost lost to his life.

Fortunately, Lin Daiyu helped, otherwise, this time, he, the dignified emperor supreme, would have to put his life in Jiangnan and never go back.

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she finally understood a little, it turned out that the cause of Lin Ruhai's death was really not simple, it actually involved the Jiangnan salt tax, and such a large-scale action could never be done by someone alone.

Officials and businessmen collude, Jiangnan's salt tax is bound to be like an iron bucket, so that the emperor can be played between applause, and knowing that His Majesty has come to Jiangnan, he actually dares to openly assassinate, then-such intentions are natural and rebellion.

If Zhao Yu really died in Jiangnan this time, who would be the biggest beneficiary?

Lin Daiyu frowned and thought about it carefully, but the original genuine Lin Daiyu was not familiar with the dispute between the palace and the palace, and one of her hearts was used on that playboy Jia Baoyu, where could she care about anything else?

Lin Ruhai's death seems to have been forgotten in her heart, and the only thing she thinks about her parents is thinking about the benefits of having her parents to protect her, so as not to send people under the fence and look up to others.

Thinking of this, Lin Daiyu could only sigh, Zhao Yu, the emperor, had worked hard enough.

"It's just that I don't understand, how can this matter have anything to do with my big sister again?" Lin Daiyu asked, after five years, who would dare to risk the world's condemnation and kill a noble concubine in the palace? Why, is it to extinguish the mouth? However, what did Yuan Chun know?

"Five years ago, Yuan Chun has been waiting by my side, she did not enter the palace in the draft, but as the nature of the prince's companion, following me, when I ascended the throne, she has been following me, helping me sort out the folds and so on, Ling Zun's secret folds back then, she also knows." Zhao Yu smiled bitterly, to be specific, he killed her, if she didn't know this, maybe she wouldn't have to bear such a fate.