Gongsun Hong was also ready to be demoted, and he knew that such a decision would make Liu Che unhappy.

The prime minister and below civil and military officials can reduce their salaries.

But the emperor's income cannot be less, but this year it is difficult for the treasury and the people.

The princes, kings, and princes had little to no taxes, and they gave only a little of their possessions to the emperor.

If the land owned by these princes and princes and the income of the people were paid to the treasury.

The treasury will definitely be sufficient, if this proposal is made.

That would offend many nobles, and even make his family wipe out the three clans.

Back then, the lord father Yan offended too many princes, kings and princes, and in the end, not only the lord father was killed.

was also wiped out of the three clans, Gongsun Hong is very shrewd, and will never repeat the mistakes of the master father.

"Maybe next year will be a little better, there are too many counties that have suffered natural disasters this year."

Gongsun Hong had made a summary report before, in order to reduce the burden on the people.

It was also Liu Che who personally issued an edict to reduce the taxes of the people, and there was no exemption from taxes in various places.

Gongsun Hong also hoped that Liu Che could be frugal, and the income of the Shaofu would be enough.

Liu Zhang didn't want to persuade either, if he didn't say it well, it would anger Liu Che.

Anyway, the amount of income from the treasury and the Shaofu will not affect his income.

Even if Liu Che found a reason to cut off his title, the copper coins stored in Liu Zhang's hand would be enough to spend several lifetimes.

He sent mining machines to some of the mountainous areas where there were still copper mines to mine and mint copper coins.

It is no exaggeration to say that he now has 21.5 billion dollars.

Not counting the gold and silver collected, the usual spending is the money received from the county government.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to report."

What Liu Zhang wants to say is about pirates, which have seriously threatened the lives of ordinary people.

"Say it."

Liu Che asked him to come and hear it, if his suggestion was feasible.

Then send someone to implement it, Liu Zhang can always put forward a lot of good suggestions.

"There are some pirates that are rampant in the waters controlled by the Han Dynasty, and I ask Your Majesty to exterminate them. Chen discovered some islands, which were also Han territory. ”

"Exterminating pirates is the business of the local government, why don't they exterminate them?"

Gongsun Hong questioned that every year each county would report the local security situation to the imperial court.

"It's not that the local government doesn't want to take care of it, it's that they don't have the capacity to do it. Only by mobilizing the ships and sailors can those pirates be exterminated. ”

Although the county and county commanders have the right to mobilize the local army, they cannot mobilize the building ships and sailors.

Only the emperor sent people with tiger talismans and edicts to mobilize the local building ships and sailors.

"Since piracy is so rampant, who do you think is appropriate to send to exterminate it?"

"Your Majesty can send General Lou Chuan to lead the army to exterminate them, and the strength of those pirates is not to be feared."

This is much easier than dealing with the Huns, as long as you know the situation in the local seas.

can give full play to the advantages of Lou Chuan, and General Lou Chuan and his subordinate officers and men will definitely be willing to take on this task.

To have war means to have merit, although not as much credit as the merit gained from killing the Huns.

As long as there are enough pirates, the other rewards are considerable.

"This matter is scheduled for March next year, and you are willing to assist General Lou Chuan in exterminating the pirates."

Liu Che thought that Liu Zhang was very suitable to exterminate the pirates, and he had killed many Huns before.

That shows that his strength is very strong, since it is his suggestion.

Then let him assist General Lou Chuan to completely eliminate the pirates in the waters of the Han Dynasty.

"Yes."

Liu Zhang is also willing to exterminate those rampant pirates, so that the local people can fish with peace of mind in the future.

He felt that there was something to do, to live too comfortably.

It will make him feel very bored and perform some tasks.

It allows him to accumulate experience, and he has a lot of life-saving cards in his hand.

It may make the family a little worried if they refuse Liu Che's arrangement.

It may bring some bad effects, and Liu Zhang is not worried about his safety.

He is just worried about his family, and he also wants to bring a better life to his family.

He misses his family in the 22nd century even more, but he can't go back now.

"I once thought that pirates were inferior to the Huns, and as long as we found their location, we could easily wipe them out."

"Combat on the water is different from on land, and those pirates are familiar with a certain area. I don't know if the Lou Ship Navy can complete the extermination, and this matter still needs to be discussed. ”

Gongsun Hong listened to Liu Zhang's words so easily, he felt that Liu Zhang thought about some things too simply.

If you fight on the steppe, you can't find the enemy.

That's to eradicate pirates at sea, and the weather at sea is unpredictable.

It could cause a shipwreck at any time, and those pirates found it against them.

Definitely hide in advance, some pirates are good at water.

When they dive into the water, they will gouge through the bottom of the boat, causing some trouble to the ship's sailors.

"On the way back, the minister drew a map and marked the location of the pirates."

Liu Zhang sent a drone to reconnoiter and drew a map of the sea area.

As long as you have this map, it will be easy to exterminate pirates.

Those pirates were nothing more than outlaws who had committed crimes, and they had no military training.

Their ships are naturally inferior to the shippers, and the pirates' greatest advantage is that they are very familiar with some of the islands.

They may be able to lure the boats and sailors to the island and engage in guerrilla warfare with them.

The shipwreckage cannot completely blockade the island, and must be fought quickly.

Liu Che finally decided to let Liu Zhang assist the Lou Ship Navy to exterminate the pirates in the waters of the Han Dynasty in March next year.

"There are also advantages to controlling these seas, sending some people to live on the islands. In normal times, it is possible to go out to sea to fish, and tax collection offices are set up in those places. ”

Liu Zhang thought of customs duties, but not many countries came from the sea at this time in the Han Dynasty.

"Why are there tax offices on some of the islands?"

Gongsun Hong was a little puzzled, there was a tax collection agency in the coastal government.

"If there is a visit from overseas kingdoms in the future, they will do business with the locals on the island, and they will have to pay customs duties."

Liu Che heard Liu Zhang say such a novel idea, if there is really a visit from an overseas kingdom.

If there is trade in the future, it is indeed necessary to set up tax collection offices on some of the islands.

"If there were no visits from overseas kingdoms, wouldn't these tax-collecting agencies have been established in vain?"

Gongsun Hong did not deliberately oppose Liu Zhang, most of the kingdoms came by land.

The Han Dynasty has been established for decades and has never visited the kingdom from overseas.

"Even if there are no overseas kingdoms visiting, some people are doing business on the island, and they have to be supervised."

Liu Che understood what Liu Zhang meant, and trading would inevitably generate profits.

"Tax collection agencies have been set up on some islands to collect transactions from merchants on a regular basis. Increase the financial revenue of the Han Dynasty and let them know that there is supervision within the Han lords. ”

The establishment of institutions on these islands is intended to prevent the smuggling of goods by those merchants.

Prevent them from transporting some contraband to Wei's Korea, or to Xiongnu-controlled territory.

For example, through the Sushen region, strategic materials were sold to the Xiongnu.

"Some businessmen don't have the country in their hearts, they only have interests. They will transport some contraband to this place from land and sea. It was then transported westward and handed over to the Xiongnu. ”

Liu Zhang pointed to the Sushen area on the map, where there was a tribe.

It was vast and inhabited, and it was controlled by the Huns.

The importance of controlling the ocean is self-evident, and Liu Che watched Liu Zhang's fingers slide along the coastal area.

If the Xiongnu obtained the technology to build large ships, wouldn't it mean that they would be able to go south through the mouth of the sea.

Harassing the coastal areas of the Han Dynasty, the problem is serious.

Although it looks inconspicuous in the sea, it turns out that the role is so great.

This made Liu Che have to pay attention, if he can't effectively control the islands in these seas.

Some merchants were able to trade contraband on the island, one of which might be a Huns.

For example, iron, grain, and salt are all strategic materials.

The Xiongnu got these supplies, and their strength would have increased greatly.

This posed a serious threat to the Han Dynasty, and perhaps the Xiongnu had not yet mastered the technology of building large ships.

This matter must be taken seriously, and the eradication of pirates can be postponed until March next year.

But these waters must be kept under control for a short time to prevent traders from smuggling contraband.

"Or you see far and through. With such a large sea area, the building ship and navy can't take care of it at all. ”

This is no faster than patrolling on land, where boats are not as fast as horses.

There are also some bad weather to consider, and the training of the building ship and sailor requires a lot of financial expenditure.

Liu Zhang is not unreasonable, these sea areas have not been actually controlled in the past.

"There are some countries to the east of the sea, if they come by boat. If it harasses the coastal areas of Dahan, it will also be quite troublesome. ”

Liu Zhang pointed to some countries east of the East China Sea, although their strength is not strong.

But they behave like pirates and must be guarded against.

Inconspicuous trivial things cannot be taken lightly, which is related to the security of the area east of the Han Dynasty.