Chapter XXVIII: National Debt (4)

After dark, the square was still crowded with people. People dance around the bonfire, a scene that can only be seen in a good harvest year!

Saiya was clearly intoxicated by the moment. She took Gu Shiyu's hand and danced one dance after another. She opened her mouth slightly and exhaled like a blue.

No one had ever seen her so happy. It wasn't until she couldn't dance anymore that she took a curtain call amid applause. Her hot delicate body was still clinging to Gu Shiyu's arm.

"Saiya, you're sweating a lot!" Gu Shiyu looked at her sideburns and said, "You have to go and change into dry clothes, otherwise you'll catch a cold." ”

"What about you?" said Thea, tilting his face.

"I went to Cuthbert to find out what was going on, and then I came back. ”

"Don't stay too late, I'll wait for your ......" Seya's face flushed, and she let go of her arms wrapped around Gu Shiyu, and ran like a fawn, getting into the carriage that had been waiting for a long time.

Gu Shiyu was stunned.

She is indeed a very, very good girl! Gu Shiyu shook her head vigorously to sober herself.

Stop thinking nonsense!

Cuthbert and his aides were counting the day's worth at the Capitol. As soon as he saw Gu Shiyu, he immediately stepped forward.

"Lao Ku, how are today's results?"

"A total of 534,716 gold coins of treasury bonds were sold today. "When it comes to numbers, Cuthbert has a strong memory ability.

"The results are not bad! a city can raise so much, if you run all over Erathia, you should be able to raise nearly 10 million gold coins!"

"Guzi, the money can be raised, but have you thought about how to repay it? After three years, we will have to repay fifteen million of the 10 million national debt!" Cuthbert expressed his inner worries.

"After our daily necessities factory opens, it should be able to make a profit of several million within three years, right?"

"But that's still a big gap. ”

"When the economy is active, we can get more tax revenue. ”

"Speaking of taxes, I looked at Kendall's previous levy provisions, and there were a lot of unreasonable things in them! The taxes that ordinary people had to bear were too heavy, while the nobles had to pay very few taxes. I'm going to revise our tax policy to make it more fair and reasonable. ”

"To touch the interests of these nobles, you will be under great pressure......"

"As long as it is beneficial to the country, what is my personal honor and disgrace?!"

"Well, you do it step by step, don't take too big a step. The people bear so many taxes, so let's reduce them if they don't make it reasonable! Today I have heard their voices. ”

"Yes! I immediately set about getting ready for it. After the new tax policy is announced, this year's collection work will start immediately!"

Gu Shiyu nodded. He admired Cuthbert's mobility. He thought for a moment, and then said, "Old Ku, are the nobles enthusiastic about buying treasury bonds?"

"Only a small number of nobles have acted! but they have not bought much, only a symbolic purchase of 120,000!"

"Make a list of their purchases and post them in the Capitol! and tell them that in a week, I'll post this list on the street for everyone at Tekken to see!"

"Yes, we'll have to put some pressure on them!" Cuthbert paused for a moment, then said ashamedly, "Guzi, I'm ashamed because I couldn't convince my father! But he lent me 200,000 gold coins, and my mother gave me 100,000 behind his back." If you have no objection, I would like to write on the imperial list for my family to buy 100,000 treasury bonds......"

"It's up to you to decide something like this! But since you mentioned it, let's write 300,000! Without your 300,000 gold coins, we would hardly be able to open the pot!"

"Thank you, Guzi!" Kuthbert bowed to him.

"What are you doing here?" Gu Shiyu was startled.

"Because you saved my family's reputation!" Cuthbert's eyes were sincere.

"This reputation was saved by yourself, not me!" Gu Shiyu patted him on the shoulder gratefully and said, "Without you, I can't do anything!"

"I can't do much on my own, thanks to my team!" Cuthbert smiled, "Don't look at Gabriel and Lucifer, they're very young, they're actually very capable!"

"Really?" Gu Shiyu smiled: "Let's go see them!"

Gabriel, Lucifer, Rensa, and Jasmine were gathered around a long table and having a lively discussion. Little Miss Renesa sat on her lap, occasionally writing something on parchment.

"What are you discussing, so enthusiastic?" Gu Shiyu looked at these young boys and girls with a smile.

"Brother Guzi!" the boys and girls immediately stood up and applauded in adoration.

"Brother Gu Zi, your speech today is so wonderful, we just want to record it!" Ressa said embarrassedly: "You have too many things to do, it is impossible to accompany us all over Erathia, maybe we will have to speak to people ourselves in the future!"

"You guys did a good job!" Gu Shiyu nodded and said, "Don't underestimate what you do!" He patted Lucifer on the shoulder and said, "How is it, are you still thinking about fighting the enemy with real swords?"

"No!" Lucifer scratched his head: "I've figured it out, fighting isn't just on the battlefield, we're fighting now!"

"Yes! Let more people support us, let more people join us, and we will win the final victory in the war! Do a good job, do a good job, and I will make you a general, or even a corps commander in the future!"

Oh my God! Boys and girls jumped for joy!

"Guzi, time is tight, I want them to come out tomorrow and go to all parts of Erathia. Tekken Castle continues to retain the subscription agency, and I believe it should be able to sell a lot!"

"All right, you go to Standwick Castle, Princess Catherine...... You should go to Dia!" Gu Shiyu sighed slightly: "The deputy commander of Standwick is Aedrid, I will write her a letter and ask her to send a soldier of the legion to protect you!"

Gu Shiyu stayed in the parliament until late at night, and only rushed back to the palace when the moon was bright and the stars were scarce.

The two maids greeted him, squatted down slightly and saluted, "Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty has instructed us to prepare hot water for you...... Please come with us!"

The bathroom is next door to Sea's bedroom. There is a steaming bathtub in the room. The maids took off their armor for him, and then opened the door.

The water temperature is just right. Gu Shiyu immediately took off his sweat-smelling underwear and plunged into the water comfortably. He relaxed his limbs and let the water soak into every pore of his body.

It was the first bath he had taken in many days. Even on the day he and Sayah got married......

It's not that he doesn't like bathing, it's that he's really not in the mood. Keep it smelly so he has a reason not to sleep in the same bed as Seya.

Leave a beautiful woman in front of you like a flower and jade, isn't this sick?

He had tried not to think of Catherine, and the thought of her ached to his heart. To be honest, he even blamed her a little. He blamed her, why did he take himself to make a deal with Kendall!

Although she did have to do it at the time...... But how can feelings be traded? In your heart, is it the responsibility of your Einfast family that is important, or the relationship with me Gu Shiyu is important?

If you lose the love of your life, even if you get the whole world, you will still lose!

Don't think about her! It's useless to think about it! Maybe she's already married to Roland, and she's in bed now!

Accept Saia! She's a good girl! She's the one who saved her little life, and she's saved it twice!

I can't hurt her anymore!" Gu Shiyu made up his mind and began to rub the skin on his body vigorously.

It's just that every time I rub it, there will be a lot of gray-white dirt in the palms and on the skin, just like disgusting rat droppings!

"Haven't I taken a bath for more than ten days?" Gu Shiyu looked around weakly, but fortunately, no one appeared.

He didn't stop until he rubbed the skin all over his body red. He thought about it for a moment, then turned up the foreskin of the thing and washed it carefully.

This thing may need to be used later! As soon as the thought came to him, he immediately gave himself a big mouth!

Damn, I'm so despicable!

These days, before going to bed, Seya always instructed the maid to turn the fire on the fireplace and then throw him a quilt on the sand.

Come on, let's honestly continue to sleep in the sand!

Hey, hey...... Why didn't they have a change of underwear? Could it be that the maids had forgotten to prepare? He immediately sharpened his ears to hear if there was any movement outside the door.

No! There was no movement at all!

Did they just go to sleep on their own?

Alas, what should I do? Gu Shiyu picked up the underwear he had taken off, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it.

The smell was disgusting, and the collar and cuffs were covered in stains.

The water in the bathtub was already cold. Gu Shiyu stood up tremblingly.

Gotta find something to cover his shame! He looked around, and there was a closet in the existing house.

Open the closet, there are a lot of silk pajamas inside. But it was all Saiya's, and the sleeves were too small for his arms to fit in.

Alas, careless maid, I have to scold you tomorrow! Gu Shiyu picked up a pajamas, tied them around his waist indiscriminately, and then put another one on his body.

He tiptoed open the bathroom door to the bedroom and crept over to the sand.

Oops, why is there no quilt on the sand? How does this make me sleep?

Gu Shiyu was stunned. He looked at the bed, where Thea was facing away from him, his body trembling slightly.

Oh no, did she catch a cold?

The trembling seemed to be getting worse and worse, as if he was trying to hold back his laughter!

Finally, Saiya couldn't help but laugh out loud!

It's so bad! Gu Shiyu immediately rushed to the bed.

Seya turned over, starry eyes like silk, and a shyness on his face, and stretched out his white arm towards him.

Gu Shiyu immediately lifted the quilt and got in......