Yang Peng smiled and thought: "The country cannot rely on the spoils of war to maintain normal operation, the most fundamental solution is to develop the economy and achieve a balance between revenue and expenditure!" At this annual meeting, we should discuss the development issues of various places! Han Bing felt that what Yang Peng said made sense, but she couldn't think of where to start with this economic development, after all, this is not what she is good at.

Unconsciously, the group came to the gate of the palace, entered the gate, and came to the main hall. Yang Peng walked to the top, stood at the bottom of the steps and turned around. Everyone saluted Yang Peng, separated the civil and military, and stood on the left and right. Yan Yun respected the left, so the generals led by Han Bing stood on the left, and the civil officials stood on the right.

Yang Peng glanced at everyone, "All of you have done a good job of eliminating a rebellion that is not quite strong, and has not caused great damage to the entire Ningxia!" I came all the way from Xiliang and saw that the people were living well, the social atmosphere was quite stable, and this Yinchuan seemed to be more prosperous than it was at the beginning! Very good! When Li Tongren and other civil officials heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and Li Tongren hugged his fists and bowed: "This is all caused by Yan Wang Weide, how can we wait for an inch!" Other civil officials hurriedly said together: "Yan Wang Weide is everywhere, and the people of Ningxia are bathed in the glory of Yan Wang Weide, and their natural life is rich and better!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "I'm not an immortal, where does the glory come from!" Don't say that again! "All the civil officials uh, it feels like a horse's fart has slapped on the horse's leg, and they are submissive. Yang Peng looked at Li Tongren and asked, "How is the implementation of various policies?" ”

Li Tongren hugged his fists and said: "Back to King Yan, the implementation of various policies is basically smooth, and all eligible people have basically received the land allocated by the government. The people are grateful to King Yan, and they all say that King Yan is a living bodhisattva who saves suffering! Speaking of this, he hurriedly said: "The subordinates are just narrating things!" Yang Peng smiled, "Go on." ”

Li Tongren replied and continued: "At the same time, the first batch of excess land taxes has been collected, and his subordinates are preparing to send people to Tianjing New Town. "The so-called excess land tax, is a unique land tax formulated by Yanyun, when you own more than a certain amount of land must pay land tax, with the increase of land in hand, the tax to be paid will also increase accordingly, divided into multiple stages, similar to the ladder electricity price in modern society, the highest grade of land tax is 100%, that is to say, all the food and materials produced by the land in your hands must be paid, and a year's hard work is equal to a complete contribution to Yanyun.

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Is there anyone who doesn't want to hand it in?" Li Tongren said: "Yanyun's law is like a mountain, and no one dares to defy the law." Yang Peng nodded. Li Tongren took out a booklet from his arms, presented it with both hands, and said: "This is the total number and details of this year's excess land tax, as well as the total number of taxes such as customs duties and commercial taxes and various details, please look at it by King Yan." ”

Yang Peng glanced at Yan Ji, who went down, took the booklet, and forwarded it to Yang Peng. Yang Peng picked up the booklet, opened it and read it. After a long while, Yang Peng nodded, put down the booklet, raised his head and said with a smile: "It's better than I expected, the amount of various taxes actually exceeds four million taels of silver, which is very good!" When Li Tongren heard Yang Peng's praise, he couldn't help but feel happy, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "This is a matter within the subordinate's responsibility, and I finally lived up to the trust of King Yan!" After a pause, he said, "There is one thing that needs to be asked to King Yan." Many nobles came to inquire about the sale of land, and their subordinates did not know what to do. ”

Yang Peng glanced at everyone and asked in a loud voice, "Where is the person in charge of the State Department?" When even a woman in her thirties came out, she bowed down and said, "My subordinate Zhao Yan is the person in charge of the State Ministry in Ningxia, and I want to meet His Royal Highness King Yan!" ”

Yang Peng glanced at her and said, "I seem to have seen you." Zhao Yan showed excitement and hurriedly said: "My subordinate was originally a shopkeeper under Lord Meng, and I have seen King Yan a long time ago!" Yang Peng thought about it, remembering that this Zhao Yan was the shopkeeper of a shop under the name of Meng Yulou back then, and the were quite attractive, and they were very famous on the whole street at that time.

Yang Peng said to Li Tongren: "Lord Li, you can tell those nobles who want to sell land, and if you want to sell land, you can find Lord Zhao Yan." Li Tongren glanced at Zhao Yan, hugged his fists and promised, and then said to Zhao Yan: "This matter will bother Lord Zhao." Zhao Yan replied: "Lord Li is polite, the lower official is also a subordinate of King Yan, and dealing with this matter is also within the responsibility of the lower official!" Then he asked Yang Peng: "May I ask King Yan, at what price will you buy those lands?" ”

Yang Peng said: "Just buy it at the usual price, I don't set restrictions for you, you can do whatever you want." Do you understand? Zhao Yan bowed and promised: "My subordinates understand." Yang Peng asked: "How is the operation of the state-owned sector?" Zhao Yan said: "King Qiyu, our state-owned department has been mainly sorting out various industries during this time, and the profit is very limited, and we can only hand over a profit of more than 100,000 taels of silver. Yang Peng nodded and said: "Xixia can be said to be in ruins, and your performance is commendable!" Zhao Yan said gratefully: "Thank you King Yan for your understanding!" ”

Yang Peng asked, "Do you have anything to ask for?" I can go and talk to Zhang Ping and his wife for you. "Zhang Ping and his wife are the current heads of the Ministry of State-owned Operations, and all the government-owned properties under the control of Yanyun are all under the control of Zhang Ping and his wife. Zhao Yan shook his head, bowed down and said, "Thank you King Yan for your kindness, your subordinates can deal with the current situation!" Yang Peng smiled and nodded, and asked, "What industries are your state-owned departments mainly engaged in in Western Xia?" Zhao Yan said: "There are all walks of life, and they are all the industries of the original Western Xia royal family and nobles. Among them, animal husbandry accounts for the largest proportion! There are more than 2 million cattle and sheep in stock, and more than 300,000 horses of all kinds! ”

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Do you have any views on the economic development of Ningxia in the future?" ”

Zhao Yan couldn't help but get excited when she heard Yang Peng's inquiry, she knew that this was a rare opportunity to show her talents to King Yan, thought about it carefully, bowed down and said: "My subordinates think that there are two major advantages over other regions here, the first is the location advantage, which is the only way on the Silk Road, and merchants who trade through the Silk Road must pass through Ningxia, so my subordinates think that we should take advantage of this to establish a material distribution center in Ningxia. Let our merchants from the Central Plains and the South be able to buy goods from the Far West here, and merchants from the West can buy goods from the whole Central Plains and the South here; ”

Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile: "Very good, you want to build Ningxia into a logistics base, it is indeed a good idea to adapt measures to local conditions!" ”

Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel excited when she heard Yang Peng's praise, and continued: "For this reason, my subordinates think that in order to better promote trade, too many checkpoints in Ningxia should be removed so that the circulation can be smoother; Tax incentives could also be introduced to encourage trade. ”

Li Tongren frowned and said: "It's just a matter of removing too many checkpoints in the territory, and you also need tax incentives, isn't this just a reduction in the government's taxes, how can this work?" The civil servants chimed in. Now under Yan Yun's rule, the economic and tax situation can be said to be one of the two most important political achievements, so Zhao Yanyi proposed to abolish the checkpoints and reduce taxes, and all civil officials were unhappy and expressed their opposition.

Zhao Yan said: "These methods I proposed, although the tax will be reduced in the short term, but in the long run, it will be able to greatly promote trade, as long as the trade volume goes up, the tax revenue will not only not decrease, but will also increase significantly!" ”

Li Tongren said angrily: "This is impossible!" There are only so many people who need to buy things, and there are only so many goods that need to be sold, and the abolition of checkpoints and the reduction of taxes will only reduce income! How can I increase my income? Lord Zhao's suggestion is only beneficial to those merchants and the people who have bought the goods! But there is not much benefit to the entire Yanyun! His view reflects the thinking of many traditional civil officials, who have not been broad-minded enough to reduce taxes on the people's livelihood and the economy due to the long-term influence of Confucianism.

Zhao Yan frowned, and she didn't know how to explain it for a while, for these civil officials, she had a depressed feeling that the mouse pulled the turtle and had nowhere to start.

At this moment, Yang Peng spoke: "Lowering the tax guess level will greatly reduce the cost of trade, and the substantial reduction of trade cost will inevitably lead to a significant reduction in the final price." When the price comes down, the people's willingness to buy will naturally be different, and the people who are not willing to spend money will naturally be willing to spend money, for example, the luxury goods that were only consumed by the rich may enter the homes of ordinary people, and the people who were originally unwilling to buy furniture will naturally want to buy new furniture when the price of furniture has dropped. In this way, the consumption of the whole society will increase by a large margin, and consumption will increase by a large margin, which will inevitably promote the expansion of production in related industries. In this way, from the lives of the people to all walks of life, all will be further active, and this will inevitably lead to an increase in taxes! ”

Zhao Yan looked at Yang Peng very excitedly, she didn't expect that King Yan would have such a thorough understanding of economic matters; Li Tongren and other officials listened to Yang Peng's words, and only felt that they were enlightened, and felt that what Yan Wang said was a field that he had never thought of before, but it was very reasonable.

Yang Peng pondered: "The abolition of checkpoints can be implemented immediately, but the reduction of taxes involves too much and will be put aside for the time being." All the civil officials and Zhao Yan bowed together: "King Yan is wise! ”

Yang Peng looked at Li Tongren and said, "From now on, only the Yumen Pass and other checkpoints connected to foreign countries will be retained, and all the checkpoints inside will be removed." The surplus personnel were assigned to the local government offices. Li Tongren hugged his fists and promised.

Yang Peng said: "On my way to Yinchuan, I met a merchant from Tibet. According to them, the Western Liao has already rescinded the blockade of the border? Han Bing said: "That's the case, about half a month ago, the Western Liao side revoked the blockade order. Strangely, however, although they lifted the blockade, they did not come to contact us, and the border passes, although caravans were allowed to pass, were still on high alert. ”

Yang Peng frowned and said, "That's the case!" This is a little strange! Li Tongren said: "Xiliao's approach is very puzzling, since the caravan is allowed to pass, why don't you come to contact us?" It seems that we want to gain from trade, but we don't want to improve our relationship! The officials were talking, and the hall was buzzing for a while, which seemed a little noisy. After a few moments, the hall fell silent again.

Li Tongren hugged his fists and said: "King Yan, my subordinates think that Xiliao has bad intentions and should be careful!" Yang Peng nodded and said, "The military affairs of the entire Ningxia region are still in charge of General Yang Yanzhao, he knows what to do, you don't have to worry." The crowd agreed in unison.

Later that day, Yang Peng and Han Bing sat in the garden of the palace facing Mingyue, drinking and talking. As the saying goes, 'a little don't win a newlywed', after a period of separation, the hearts of the two are full of tenderness and sweetness. After three rounds of drinking, both of them are already drunk and drunk, Han Bingjiao's face is red, and her beautiful eyes are flashing with moving colors, it is the most charming scenery in the world, Yang Peng's soul can't help but sink into it, and can't extricate himself!

Yang Peng said: "Little sister, it's not early, let's rest early." Han Bing looked at Yang Peng affectionately and did not speak.

Yang Peng was itching, so he hurriedly got up, walked to Han Bing's side and pulled her up. Han Bing looked at Yang Peng, panting with excitement, his towering chest rising and falling violently, which could really be said to be turbulent; The delicate face is as red and bright as grease, radiating an impulsive glow. Yang Peng couldn't bear it anymore, and picked Han Bing up by the waist, Han Bing exclaimed, hooked Yang Peng's neck with both hands, and looked at Yang Peng with strange and charming eyes.

Yang Peng walked into the dormitory with Han Bing in his arms, the red candle was feverish, rolled by the waves, and the heart-wrenching music rippled away, lingering all night, and the endless romance was beautiful; The night was silent, and Yue'er hid behind the clouds.

Han Bing was lying on Yang Peng's chest, his hair hung down on Yang Peng's chest, the skin of his whole body was glowing with a rosy luster, his delicate face showed a tired, lazy and satisfied look, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, his red lips were lightly spitting orchid incense, and his slender jade fingers drew circles on Yang Peng's chest.

Stopped drawing circles, raised his head, and asked curiously, "Does that Yan Ji have a leg with you?" Yang Peng rolled his eyes, gently patted Han Bing's pink back with his palm, and said angrily: "What do you mean by having a leg?" Han Bing was very tired, "Knowingly asked!" I look at her look like a mouse has seen rice! Yang Peng smiled, stroked Han Bing's pink back and smiled: "Do mice love rice?" Hehe. ”

Han Bing glanced at Yang Peng, put his cheek on Yang Peng's chest, and muttered, "I don't want to care about these things of yours." Anyway, as long as you have me in your heart. This Yan Ji is really beautiful, our sisters, when it comes to gorgeousness, Zhao Jinxi should be the leader, but compared with this Yan Ji, it is also inferior! Such a beautiful woman is naturally only available to the eldest brother! Then he said teasingly: "But I think you haven't been able to succeed yet, big brother!" Yang Peng sighed, "This can be said to be King Xiang's dream, and the goddess has no intention!" Han Bing pursed his lips and smiled, rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Little sister can help a group of big brothers!" ”

Yang Peng's eyes lit up, he lowered his head and kissed Han Bing's forehead, and said with a smile: "It's really a good wife of the eldest brother!" Han Bing glanced at Yang Peng and said angrily: "I must have owed you in my last life!" Not only will I want to be your wife and be bullied by you in this life, but I will also help you chase other women! Yang Peng smiled, and his other hand also came over, wrapped his arms around Han Bing's waist, shrank his head down, and kissed Han Bing's red lips. Han Bing glanced at Yang Peng charmingly and lay back on Yang Peng's chest.

The two hugged each other for a moment, and Han Bing said, "There's nothing going on here, I want to go back with my eldest brother." Yang Peng nodded, "Okay!" I can't ask for it! Han Bing raised his head and glanced at Yang Peng, thinking, "This rebellion is not entirely bad. After this rebellion, the rebel forces that were originally hidden in Ningxia society were completely exposed, and then we wiped them out! Although there are still a few remnants, it is impossible to make any waves! ”

Yang Peng nodded sympathetically and said, "Yes, after this time, Ningxia should be able to get rid of the constraints of the past and enter the track of rapid development!" Han Bing's eyes showed a wise look and said, "I have a feeling that Ningxia will become a wedge for our Yanyun to expand its territory and move towards a powerful empire!" ”

Yang Peng nodded, and couldn't help but think of some words that Wang Laozhi had said, he once said that there will be four countries to dominate the future of this world. Yang Peng now knows three of them, namely Yanyun, Liaoguo and Waren, but for the fourth country, it is still like seeing flowers in a fog, and it is difficult to understand. Yang Peng stroked Han Bing's slippery skin and said, "Those countries in the West, I don't know which one will become our enemy?" ”

Han Bing pondered: "The first to bear the brunt is, of course, Xiliao. However, I feel that the Western Liao has developed with the remnants of the remnants of the Great Liao enemy entering the Western Regions, and now it has reached its limit, although the strength should not be underestimated, but to say that it can fight against our Yan Yun alone, it is not necessarily. ”

Yang Peng nodded, and thought: "Today's Liao State, Western Liao, and Imperial Court, even if they are all annexed by us, it is just a restoration of the territory of the heyday of the Han Dynasty, and it is not a great achievement. ”

Han Bing was taken aback, looked at Yang Peng, and asked curiously, "What is the ideal of the eldest brother?" Could it be that the eldest brother wants to be the whole world together? Yang Peng smiled, "I don't necessarily have to unify the whole world, I just want to do my best!" In the end, if you can do that, you can get to that step, and I don't force it! ”

Han Bing pondered: "Big brother's ideal will be accompanied by endless wars!" ”

Yang Peng nodded and said, "Actually, I want to unify the whole world, but it's not entirely because I want to realize my personal ideals," he glanced down at Han Bing, "Peace is good, but it is the deadliest poison for a country and a nation!" Peace will wear down our fighting spirit, it will corrode our hearts, and I will make our nation gradually lose its enterprising spirit, and finally become the object of enslavement in the fierce competition! Therefore, I will use constant war to maintain the enterprising spirit of the whole nation and maintain this fighting spirit! Only in this way can our nation continue to develop and become stronger! Survival is cruel, only by constantly fighting can we win the opportunity for dignity and development, and the price of temporary comfort must be the ultimate destruction! ”

Han Bing nodded, sighed, and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, I can't help but say that what the eldest brother said is very correct!" Life in the world should continue to strive for progress, otherwise it will become someone else's servant, the country is naturally the same, what is the future of a country that is content with the status quo and unwilling to compete and fight with others! The reason why the Song Dynasty fell to the point of being invaded by foreign enemies and almost the entire country was overthrown was precisely because of the consequences of their lack of fighting spirit! He glanced at Yang Peng and said with a smile: "But in this way, those Confucian literati are afraid that they will say that the eldest brother is reckless!" ”

Yang Peng sneered: "If they want to say it, let them say it, I'm afraid there will be no more Confucianism in this world in thirty years!" Han Bing frowned and said, "I'm afraid that's not the case!" Yang Peng showed a puzzled look and asked, "Why did Han Bing say that?" ”

Han Bing glanced at Yang Peng and said, "Big Brother is a hero, he just wants to build a powerful empire, what he needs is to think that naturally it will not be the self-destructive thinking of Confucianism!" But a character like the eldest brother is rare to appear in a thousand years, and the successor can't be like the eldest brother nine times out of ten. Most of the people with mediocre qualifications think about how to maintain their rule, and to maintain their rule, the most useful doctrine is Confucianism, so once the mediocre person comes to power, nine times out of ten they will pick up Confucianism again and reuse Confucianism. ”

Yang Peng nodded, "You're right! Then he smiled and said, "But this situation will definitely not happen!" Han Bing's heart moved, and he said, "Is the eldest brother talking about the education of his children?" That's useful, but I'm afraid it won't work all the time! It is impossible to guarantee that every heir is the kind of person who the eldest brother wants, as long as there is a wrong thought, everything may be overturned! ”

Yang Peng looked at Han Bing and asked, "Han Bing, if you have our child in the future, will you want him to be the emperor?" Han Bing shook his head, "I don't want to!" Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Why?" ”

Han Bing said: "I just want my children to live happily. And to be an emperor, to be a good emperor, to be tired like a big brother, and to be a bad emperor, I don't like it either, not to mention that being a bad emperor is only afraid that it will be difficult to die well! All in all, it is difficult to live this life happily as an emperor! So I hope that our children can become ordinary people, marry a beautiful wife, give birth to an obedient and lovely child, and spend their lives peacefully, which is actually a rare happiness! ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.