In November of the second year of Wuping, the first snow fell between heaven and earth.

The Jinyang in early winter is covered with a thin layer of snow, and the prosperity seems to be locked in the quiet pure white, and the warm sun after the snow is sprinkled from the gaps between the halls, with warmth to the Taiji Palace, the soft sunlight shines through several tall plum trees in the apse, jumps down from the branches, and plunges into the pool water that has not been completely frozen, stirring up a golden ripple.

The weather was already a little cold, and Gao Wei summoned several important courtiers in the Taiji Hall as usual to listen to the work report.

“…… Your Majesty, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Households, the tax collected by our dynasty this year is one and a half times more than last year, and the income has risen sharply. The total amount of commercial tax on the mutual market income is 20% of the agricultural tax, and it is also a lot of income...... Congratulations, congratulations! ”

Not only did the taxes that came up rise sharply, but the emperor cleared the Buddhism, and the amount of money and grain collected was far more than the taxes.

The waist is not sore, the legs are not painful, and the wind is blowing when walking, and now I am very generous, and I will no longer draw the abacus to count every copper plate. A few days ago, Fenzhou, Luoyang, and Huainan came to ask for money to build military camps, and the bigwigs in the DPRK and China gave them very happily, and even a large budget will be used to purchase military horses. The emperor even convened his courtiers to discuss the need to increase the salaries of officials and improve the welfare of soldiers. The gang of uncles in the household department were so happy that they smiled, and the government and the opposition clearly realized that it was good to have money!

"Our DPRK has only opened trade exchanges between the north and the south, and the income is so considerable, if the whole line is opened, ......?" Some ministers were pondering these things, and after they discussed them one after another, someone shook his head and said: "No, no, no, the opening of the Huainan border trade and the Youying border trade, I took a risk with the court, in order to encircle the southern dynasty, we opened the southern market and sold the war horses to them." In order to envelop the Khitan and Xi people, we opened the North Market again. Merchants are allowed to travel freely on the border of Daqi, in case someone spies on the military situation of our DPRK in the name of trade...... The risk we took was not small, originally according to the old man's opinion, this city is absolutely unopenable......"

"Hey, trade is trade, national affairs are national affairs, one yard is one yard, how can it be generalized? …… Moreover, you have all seen the benefits of opening up trade, and in just a few moments, the economy of our country has been revitalized, and the state has controlled the circulation of money, not only expelling bad money completely, but also eliminating unscrupulous merchants. Not only did the people become rich, but the income of the imperial court also soared. The national strength of our DPRK has begun to rise steadily, which is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, I don't understand why you don't support it? ”

“…… After all, this is a matter between countries, and in the exchanges between major powers, there must be room for everything. Even if the Khitan and Xi people have actually become vassals of our Great Qi, even if the Southern Dynasty and our dynasty have already married, these are nothing...... If a conflict breaks out one day, it will have to be fought. The more open our borders are, the more risks we take. And you people are clamoring for full openness, and the old man asks you, if it is really a war together, can you afford this responsibility? ”

“…… Yes, yes, the Khitan and Xi people were originally barbarians, they didn't know etiquette, they didn't know loyalty, and the pressure on them from the Great Qi was great, so they were attached to the Great Qi, and one day in the future, if they faced the pressure of the Turks, they might immediately switch to the Turks

…… Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. How can you trust them? Even if the Southern Dynasty was a little more credible, it could not behave like this...... Diplomatic relations have always been like this, leave three points of leeway, and tear their faces in the future, so that both sides will not be too embarrassed, lest they ...... in the future Unprepared! ”

"Why is this so, the leaders of the eight Khitan tribes, but all of them are General An Yuan and guerrilla generals on the fourth rank of the Holy Qinfeng, and they each sent protons to Yecheng as hostages, which is enough to show their hearts, at least let them choose, they will definitely not choose to stand on the side of the Turks, right?"

"Hmph, it's just a pedantic scholar's opinion!"

"You're ......!!"

"Okay, don't quarrel anymore, in a few days, the chiefs of the Khitan, Xi, and Jin tribes will enter the Jinyang Dynasty to meet the Son of Heaven, and I will wait and see their reactions, can't we understand their attitudes? It's nothing more than speculation to quarrel here now...... It's not just a guess......"

Gao Wei held a thick stack of notebooks, looked carefully one by one, and the quarrels of several ministers in the distance were noisy, but he just didn't hear them, and the ministers were happy to think about state affairs, not Wen Tian and Wu Xi, which Gao Wei was absolutely willing to see.

As for the quarrel...... As long as they don't fight in front of Cushman & Wakefield, they like to quarrel as much as they want.

After a long while, he finally finished reading it, closed the fold, put it on the table, and said with a smile on his chin:

"Very good, this year, my tax revenue has risen sharply, and the natural disasters and wars in the past few years have broken our muscles and bones, and now we are finally going to make up for it...... It's not easy, all of you are happy. ”

"The ministers don't dare...... I really can't afford it, this is all because of His Majesty's leadership, wisdom and wisdom, so that he can lead the court to do this political achievement. The ministers didn't dare to be shy and take credit......"

Zu Ting immediately put on such a loyal and flattering face, like a lackey under the emperor's knees, and saw that the other ministers secretly rolled their eyes. You old bastard, we want to slap the dragon's ass, too! But Zu Ting, the old bastard, said so, and they couldn't say it even more flatteringly, so he was shameless, why did he always start so quickly?

Gao Wei was in a very good mood today, and he calmly accepted the sycophant slapped by Zu Ting, and his index finger and middle finger alternately tapped a few times on the case, and Zu Ting immediately realized that the emperor had something to say again, and immediately made a look of being ready for battle.

"I plan to open up a military camp in Jinyang and enclose all the fields in the suburbs of Jinyang, you ...... What do you think? ”

"Out of town?" The ministers looked at each other for a long time, and then the minister said in a difficult voice: "Your Majesty, the fields of Jinyang were specially opened up by Emperor Shenwu Gao to grow Changhe and feed thousands of horses, so that it is difficult to calm the Kou...... If this is evenly used as a military tun, it is possible, but it may not be supported by everyone, after all, this is the rule set by Emperor Shenwu, this is the ancestral ......"

"It's okay," Gao Wei waved his hand, his eyes full of smiles, "Emperor Gao opened up this field for military purposes, and I am here for military purposes, so there is no conflict between the two." This time, the liquidation of Buddhism not only seized a large amount of stolen goods, but also obtained a large amount of land and people...... I intend to merge the state to include Jinyang...... Connect the fields obtained by the imperial court into a whole piece, open it up, and train the government army! What do you guys think? ”

Zu Ting hurriedly asked, "Is it the same as Jizhou and Huainan?" ”

Jizhou and Huainan and Youzhou and other states, the emperor also imitated the system of the Zhou State next door, and improved it, becoming a new system of government soldiers, these government soldiers have no half-dime relationship with the nobles, and they all fell into the mouth of the emperor steadily, in Fenzhou, Luoyang, the emperor is also gradually promoting this system, which is equivalent to the coexistence of two military systems in Daqi now, one is the mercenary system of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the other is this kind of government military system.

From a long-term point of view, it is clear at a glance which of these two military systems is superior or inferior. Once the government military system grows stronger, the mercenary system will inevitably suffer a serious impact, and most importantly, the power of the honor will definitely be impacted!

Is the emperor going to attack the nobles? It's not a good time.

Zu Ting hesitated: "Dare to ask Your Majesty if you want to meddle in Jinyang Liufang?" With all due respect, now is not a good time. There are more than 100,000 troops in Jinyang Liufang, and there are about 200,000 soldiers in the entire Jinzhou Province......

Gao Wei glanced at Zu Ting with satisfaction, this old oilman has a loss of personal morality, and it is still reasonable to say it at the festival, "Zu Qing thinks too much, I just draw a piece of land in Jinyang, that's all...... Besides, I don't know the situation of the Jinyang Army, the military discipline is lax, and it's useless to keep this place, it's better to let me make other arrangements, it's better than being taken by someone sneaking in, isn't it? Okay, so be it. ”

Gao Wei hesitated for a moment, and after a while, he said: "I received a few bullet stamps today, impeaching the governor of the Western Capital, Hu Luguang Cao, for killing and injuring many soldiers and civilians when he supervised the construction of the Fenzhou military tun, what do you think?" ”

Zu Ting didn't think about it, and said: "Hu Lu Mingyue has a violent and upright temperament, and her majesty is extremely strict, and she governs the army and supervises the people, but she just relies on coercion. When building the city, he often whipped the people at every turn because the progress did not meet his requirements, which was really cruel and tyrannical......" Gao Wei swept over with a cool eye, Zu Ting immediately paused and turned an angle, "But what Hu Lu Mingyue did was indeed for the sake of the country, and he has repeatedly done miraculous feats...... Just defending the frontier for the country, killing and wounding a few people is a trivial matter......"

Gao Wei frowned and said, "What do you mean by a trivial matter?" It's a matter of human life, is that a trivial matter? He killed my people! ”

"-Yes, yes, the minister is wrong," Zu Ting was sweating profusely, and the ghost sent the gods, and he said: "Do you want him to go to Beijing immediately to hear the trial?" Let him explain ...... about his carelessness for human life? ”

"What are you kidding? He is gone, the king of Lanling is in Hedong, what about the military affairs of Fenzhou? What should Zhou do if he suddenly starts a war? ”

“…………”

Zu Ting can see that the emperor is dissatisfied with him shaking his wit in front of him, and deliberately plucking him, no matter what he says, the emperor can pick out the bones from the egg. He simply hunched over, hung his head, and stopped talking.

Gao Wei snorted from his nose and said: "These are a few lives, you can't just forget it, I will fine Hu Luguang copper 300 catties, and then stop for half a year, and then order someone to pass on an edict, reprimand him well, and order him to pay attention to proportion, so it's almost the same, hurt people's lives, although I am angry, but after all, he is a feudal official, and he supervises the military affairs of one side...... Forget about it and put it lightly, there is no next time! ”

"Also, the queen is pregnant, I originally planned to reward Hu Lu Manmen, but now that this is happening, then forget it, the merits and demerits are offset, so be it."

The snowflakes outside the hall were still fluttering, the atmosphere in the hall was surprisingly weird, the ministers were silent for a long time, and when they reacted, the emperor had already retreated into the apse. The emperor has a queen! The emperor has a queen! This is a major event of the national dynasty, and what is being discussed today is not even worthy of adding to this matter! The big stone that had been calm in the hearts of the ministers for a long time fell to the ground at once!

The emperor has no heir, not only the imperial relatives are anxious, but the ministers are even more anxious, what is the use of the emperor's prestige without an heir? You still have to have your own successor to make the upper and lower levels feel at ease. God is pitiful, the emperor has been on the throne for six or seven years, and he finally has roots!

Zu Ting opened his mouth, and after a while, he woke up in the noisy environment around him, and now he regrets that he just wants to hit his head against the wall......