Chapter 698: Cowhide Blows to the Sky

Liu Yunxiang was silent for a moment, and then looked up at the emperor.

"The placement of these people in the camp of good thoughts is really a trivial matter in the eyes of the courtiers. The courtiers entered the palace today, in fact, to help the emperor fill the treasury. ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing, laughing loudly.

"Fill the treasury? Haha, uncle, did you hear what she said? ”

The corners of the old prince's mouth twitched, this is indeed too self-indulgent.

"Does she know how big the gap is in the treasury? Millions of taels, millions of taels! This is still this year's gap, what about next year, and the year after next? ”

The emperor couldn't laugh anymore as he spoke, and his face slowly sank.

"Three years of civil strife have drained the treasury, but Nanzhou is still a mess."

The impact of the war on the country was too great, and it only took three years from prosperity to decay.

"Now that the Southern Jin Dynasty is rising, intending to invade the north, we are adjacent to it, if this battle really starts, do we have enough military salaries, can the soldiers we fight on the front line be fed and clothed, and how long can we resist? Although there is an alliance with Western Vietnam and North Jin, we can't solve the near fire far from water, can we wait for reinforcements? ”

It's hard to say thoroughly, with Darong's current situation, let alone waiting for reinforcements, I'm afraid the news hasn't arrived, and Darong's soldiers have starved to death and froze to death.

A layer of window paper made a little woman pierce, the emperor's face was extremely gloomy, and he glared at Liu Yunxiang, as sharp as if he wanted to cut off her tongue.

The old prince couldn't help wiping a cold sweat, how could he be more and more presumptuous the more he talked, and seeing Liu Yunxiang's calm face, he had to glance at her and ask her to quickly turn the topic back.

"In previous years, a large part of the silver collected by the treasury came from Nanzhou, which prospered in agriculture, ceramics, tea, shipbuilding, brocade and so on, and the resulting tax silver kept the treasury full. With the war in Nanzhou, the industries have declined rapidly, and now the war has subsided, but the recovery of the industries is very slow, and there is no sign of resurrection, have you ever thought about why? ”

The emperor looked at the woman in front of him and sneered, "I want to hear what you have to say." ”

Liu Yunxiang was silent for a moment and said: "The imperial court has not formulated policies to promote the revival of various industries, so the imperial court lacks confidence in the industry. There is no leader, and everyone is afraid. Three years of war, countless casualties, and a lack of manpower. ”

The emperor squinted, "It's just a few empty words." ”

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath and said: "The courtiers want to revive the brocade industry in the south of the Yangtze River, radiate the surrounding prefectures and counties with Yangzhou as the center, build a bazaar for brocade manufacturing and trading, and set up a brocade association. In less than three years, the Jiangnan brocade industry will surely blossom everywhere. ”

After Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, it was quiet in the study.

After a long time, the old prince took a breath, "Your Majesty, in fact, we are here today...... Just come...... Drink tea. ”

It's really not here to brag, it's still a bull to blow the sky!

The emperor waved his hand and signaled the old prince to shut up, "What you say in front of me, word by word, is a pit, and talking big is the same crime as bullying the king." ”

Liu Yunxiang said calmly: "The courtiers didn't say big things. ”

"Filling the treasury, you say?"

"After the establishment of the Jiangnan Brocade Association, the concubines guaranteed to pay no less than 100,000 yuan in taxes to the court in the first year, not less than 200,000 in the second year, and not less than 300,000 in the third year. Moreover, once the brocade industry prospers, other industries such as ceramics and tea will surely prosper. At that time, it will not be these hundreds of thousands of taels, and it will only be three or five years to fill the treasury. ”

The emperor leaned back to the seat behind him, looked at the table with his right hand, and pondered Liu Yunxiang's words with his eyes down.

"I only heard that you will give the treasury 100,000 taels in the first year, 200,000 taels in the second year, and 30,000 taels in the third year, and so on." Speaking of this, the emperor looked at Liu Yunxiang, "I heard you right, right?" ”

Liu Yunxiang pursed his lips, obviously the emperor didn't care about whether the brocade industry could be revitalized, and he didn't care if Jiangnan could restore prosperity, he only saw money.

This pattern is really not a big deal.

"Yes, what the concubine said, the concubine can also guarantee that if you don't have this number, you are willing to go bankrupt to make up for it, please ask the emperor to ......"

"Ouch, headache! Headache! Without waiting for Liu Yunxiang to finish speaking, the old prince held his forehead and shouted, and grabbed Liu Yunxiang's sleeve, "Nephew and daughter-in-law, help me quickly." And the emperor, we will leave the palace first, this head is really painful! ”

"Uncle, I also have a headache!" The emperor lowered his eyes, and then smiled, "But the seventh daughter-in-law sent a good prescription, you can't help but take it, right?" ”

"She's a little woman......"

"It's a big breath, and I'm comfortable to listen to."

Now the old prince has nothing to say, after all, this Haikou was boasted by Liu Yunxiang, and she didn't feel that she was in big trouble at all.

The family is bankrupt, and these two families will only be able to eat bran vegetables in the future.

"The courtiers have some industries in their hands, but they can temporarily scrape together the silver to invest in the Jiangnan brocade industry, and build this brocade market first, but they still face two difficulties." Liu Yunxiang said.

The emperor raised his hand, "You say." ”

"This first imperial court must have an attitude, and the people in the brocade industry can see it and have the confidence to revive their industries."

"What attitude?"

"The most direct and sincere thing is to cut taxes."

"Tax cuts?" The emperor sighed, "Then where did the 100,200,300,000 tax money you said come from, could it be that you smashed the pot and sold iron in the Zhenbei Palace?" ”

Liu Yunxiang smiled and did not refute.

The emperor nodded, "Okay, since you have accepted those taxes and silver, and the tax reduction of the imperial court will not affect it, why not make a gesture." ”

Liu Yunxiang breathed a sigh of relief, "The imperial court has reset the Jiangnan Weaving Yamen. ”

"Yes."

"Jiangnan brocade and West Vietnam exchange market, this policy should be liberalized."

"Yes."

Now there is no conflict between Darong and West Vietnam, and there will be an alliance in the coming year, and there will always be a mutual trade market, and the policy will become more and more relaxed after that.

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "What I want is the attitude of the imperial court, and there is a second dilemma, that is, manpower." ”

"You want someone?"

"I want to remember those people in the camp."

"A group of old and sick?"

"They're so controlling."

The emperor's eyes rolled, "Speaking of which, you just want to exonerate these people, right?" ”

"The courtiers asked the emperor to let go of the Shannian Camp and hand these people over to the courtiers for placement. They are all lowly people, and they can raise silver to redeem themselves by working in the brocade workshop, and become ordinary people after redemption, which can solve the problem of the Shannian Camp and show the tolerance of the emperor. ”

"I think King Suping's proposal is good, and there will be endless troubles after letting the tiger return to the mountain."

"You also said that they are just a bunch of old and sick, not tigers and wolves, and they will not have any troubles. Since it is useless, it is better to let them make some contribution to the filling of the treasury. ”

"But it's tens of thousands of taels."

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes, "If one person redeems one hundred taels, the courtiers can pay the court first to solve the thorny problems at the moment." ”