But the two dragon princes in the original book were not so lucky, perhaps to muddy the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire, or out of bad taste.

They're still being killed.

This also made Xue Qinghe successfully ascend to the throne and become the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.

But the disadvantage is not small, because he is the biggest beneficiary of the death of the two princes, including Prince Xuexing and Avalanche, there are many people in the Heaven Dou Empire who suspect that he did it.

And he himself is like mud falling off the crotch of his pants, not is, he can't tell at all.

But he also has suspicions.

That is this Emperor Uncle Xuexing, who is friendly with the Soul Master Guild and can be called the Emperor Xuexing.

He has been secretly thinking about supporting Avalanche to ascend to the top.

Once he falls, then the beneficiary is him and Avalanche.

This also caused Xue Qinghe, Xuexing, and Avalanche to be suspicious of each other.

The Snowy Night Emperor said angrily, "How can I not be impulsive. The ambition of the Martial Spirit Hall is obvious. We're about to pull on our Heaven Dou Empire. The widow decided, and two years later, the army was expanded by two million to resist the Wuhun Palace. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present changed greatly, and the minister in charge of the Heaven Dou Empire's finances stood up for the first time to object, "No, Your Majesty, the million army that the empire is raising now accounts for almost one-third of the empire's annual financial revenue, plus the subsidies that have to be paid to the soul masters by the Wuhun Hall every year, and the various expenses of the empire, it is really impossible to support an army of three million." ”

As the words fell, another minister stood up, with a round face, a mustache, and an appearance of being in his early forties.

His name is He Shen, and he is a 'talent' discovered by the Emperor of the Snow Night from the people ten years ago, although he is not a soul master, he knows how to please the Snow Night, and whenever he encounters a problem, he can solve it for the Emperor of the Snow Night.

Take the first national policy he proposed, the "Guilty Silver" system, for example, which not only increased the income of the Heaven Dou Empire, but also made the Snow Night Emperor gain the hearts of the people, and won unanimous praise from all the nobles of the empire.

Almost in a short period of time, he became the most trusted favorite of the Snow Night Emperor, and even the Prince of Snow Star had to befriend him.

"Is money important, or is the safety of the empire important? If you don't expand the army, what will you do to resist the soul master army of the Wuhun Palace? Besides, Your Majesty didn't say that the army would be expanded immediately, we could prepare food and ordnance first. Is the minion right, Your Majesty? ”

After saying this, He Shen saluted the Emperor of the Snowy Night.

The Snowy Night Emperor nodded slowly, "He Aiqing has won the hearts of widows. ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer's nose was almost crooked, "Then I don't know how Lord He plans to raise the food and ordnance of the three million army in just two years." Isn't there going to be a tax increase? The first few tax increases have been increased to seventy percent, causing the people's resentment to boil, and the people have reached the point of not having enough to eat. ”

He Shen smiled: "What are you talking about, my lord, the income from the tax increase did not go into my pocket and someone's pocket, but into the treasury." It is the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect that protects our most loyal ally of the Heaven Dou Empire. I believe that once the Martial Spirit Hall starts a war against my Heaven Dou Empire one day, the Seven Treasure Glazed Glass Sect will definitely stand on our side. ”

As soon as these words came out, Ning Fengzhi suddenly showed an embarrassed smile on his face, in the twelve years of the Suoshan River Treaty, because of the suppression of the Wuhun Palace, the business of the Seven Treasure Liuli Sect plummeted, almost to the point that he could not pay a huge amount of compensation for a while, and it was He Shen who took the initiative to stand up and solve this problem for him.

The Heaven Dou Empire repaid part of the compensation for the Seven Treasure Glazed Glass Sect.

And that money was naturally obtained through tax increases. Speaking of which, the Seven Treasure Liuli Sect also owes He Shen a huge favor.

Although it has been repaid as soon as possible, this favor cannot be written off just by repaying the money. Otherwise, if you encounter difficulties again, who is willing to help you, it will be good if you don't fall into the well.

Listening to He Shen's words, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly smiled and said, "What Lord He said is extremely true. ”

"So, do you still have to raise taxes with adults? Don't forget, Your Majesty promised last time that he would never give more. "The Minister of Finance does not give He Shen any face, he is the elder of the three dynasties of the Heaven Dou Empire, and he has served three generations of emperors.

No one was more loyal to the Heaven Dou Empire than him.

Because of this, he has long been unaccustomed to the courtier of He Shen. Since entering the dynasty, he has created a system of discussing crimes and silver, which has made the Heaven Dou Empire greedy up and down. Officials and nobles have no scruples when they act. Wantonly trample on the laws of the Empire. After committing a crime, pay some money and you're done.

He himself is even more corrupt and perverts the law. It is rumored that He Shen's own family property is even more than the national treasury.

"Your Majesty, since you said that you will never give more, then naturally you will never give more, but we can pay taxes in advance." A mysterious smile appeared on Heshen's round face.

"How?" When the Snowy Night Emperor heard this, he instantly became interested and hurriedly asked.

"Advance taxation, that is, the early collection of taxes, we can collect the taxes of the common people in the next two, five, or even ten years in two years. That way, they won't have to pay taxes for the next 10 years. He Shen said.

When the words fell, the Minister of Finance directly pointed at He Shen's nose and scolded, "You minister, you will force the people to rebel and ruin my Heaven Dou Empire." ”

was repeatedly despised by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and He Shen's fiery temper also came up all of a sudden, and he said coldly: "My lord's words are serious, just a pariah, and there are not even a few people who have awakened their soul power, how can they be the opponents of the army of my Heaven Dou Empire, besides, doesn't the Martial Spirit Hall like to be a good man?" Then let them continue to provide relief. Maybe it can also weaken the strength of the Martial Spirit Hall in disguise. Or do you want my Heaven Dou Empire to sit back and be wiped out by the Martial Spirit Palace? ”

"You, you" The Chancellor of the Exchequer was already in poor health, plus he was old, and he was so angry with Heshen that he suddenly spurted blood mist from his mouth and passed out. There was chaos in the dormitory for an instant.

"Why don't you help the Chancellor of the Exchequer down and summon the imperial doctor for treatment." The Snowy Night Emperor waved his hand impatiently.

After a while, two guards walked in from outside the main hall and helped the Chancellor out.

As soon as the Minister of Finance left, the dormitory was quiet again, and the Snow Night Emperor glanced at everyone, his voice majestic and calm, "All of you present are the pillars of my Heaven Dou Empire. Let's discuss it, how about Aiqing's proposal? ”

"The royal brother is in favor of the proposal of the lord." Prince Xuexing was the first to stand up and express his support, he couldn't know much about his royal brother, and it was obvious that he was already moved.

And agreeing to Heshen's proposal is only good for him, and there is no harm in it.

First, he can befriend Heshen and provide assistance for his nephew's future competition.

Second, he can also make a profit from it.

Take the previous tax increases as an example, every time he gets benefits from He Shen, it is no less than tens of millions of gold soul coins. It is several times more than the annual benefit of his prince's fortune and fiefdom.

ps: The second update, ask for a monthly pass

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