Zhao Xin naturally saw the subtle changes in the expressions of the two of them, but he didn't care.

continued: "Qingyu, Yuyan, think about it, Daqin has a vast territory and abundant products, why does the imperial court have no money and food at all.

Of course, there are reasons for Cui Cen's ineffective governance before, as well as redundant officials and redundant personnel.

But the root cause is that the world's population, land, and even industry and commerce are controlled by the family and the powerful.

And these powerful families are in collusion with local officials, and even those local officials are originally the children of their own clan, no, they are also elected by them, and they are all benefactors.

In this way, who can still collect taxes from them?

If they can't collect it, they can only pass on these taxes and forced labor to the common people.

So much so that a common man has to pay a tax of 500 acres even though he only has 50 acres of land.

If you can't hand it over, you can only throw the land into the hands of those powerful families.

So the people became serfs, and the acres were hidden.

With the passage of time, there are fewer and fewer people in the world, more and more slaves, and the government opens up the land every year, but the acres of land are decreasing day by day, and the tax revenue is also decreasing day by day.

In the long run, where will the imperial court still have money?"

When Su Qingyu and Lin Yuyan heard this, they only felt a buzzing in their heads.

There was also a burst of fear in my heart.

They had never thought about it before.

Even if they see the government getting worse, they only feel that it is a traitor or a problem of corruption and incompetence of officials.

I always feel in my heart that as long as Your Majesty is virtuous, appoint more moral gentlemen in the future, and get less close to those villains and traitors, then Great Qin will naturally prosper in the future.

After all, that's what they've always been taught.

But when they heard the emperor's words at this time, they suddenly realized, as if things were not as simple as they imagined.

It seems that this world has never said that the faint king, the bright king, the traitorous and loyal ministers can be changed.

"Isn't that why they should be punished severely?"

Lin Yuyan couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Xin shook his head and said, "No." ”

"For ......"

Lin Yuyan subconsciously wanted to ask, why can't it?

But then I thought of what Zhao Xin said before, the officials in this world are either from a strong family, or recommended by a strong family.

So asking these officials to severely punish those powerful families is not equivalent to letting them severely punish themselves?

"That ......"

The two wanted to speak, but suddenly they didn't know what to say.

Zhao Xin couldn't help but sneer: "What's even more excessive is that when they squeeze the people, they still use the name of the court and me.

The people did not know that the reason why they had to pay so many taxes and have to serve such heavy forced labor was actually passed on to them by those families.

They will only think that it is because I am a faint gentleman who is extremely poor and extravagant, or that he is so happy.

It's me who is squeezing them!

So I sit in this position, unless I do nothing, do it, and I will be blamed at every turn.

If you don't do it, you're just sitting back and waiting to die.

Because the family not only controls the land, resources, and officials, but also has the right to speak. ”

"If they only have the land and resources, then it will be fine, as long as I still have the army in my hands, it is a big deal to kill them all, and then divide the land and resources among the people.

But because they still have the right to speak, if I want to get rid of them, the first enemies I will face are not the powerful families, but the people who have been fooled by them.

How ridiculous......"

Zhao Xin sneered, but there was not the slightest smile on his face.

"So, that'...... Wouldn't that be beyond their control?"

Su Qingyu couldn't help but turn a little pale.

Lin Yuyan also frowned.

"Of course not. ”

Zhao Xin smiled and said, "If there is really no way, why should I tell you this?"

I say this because there is a way. ”

As he spoke, he reached out and pointed to the books on the table and said, "This is the solution." ”

Then he smiled mysteriously and said: "I knew that I had been back in Beijing for the past two days, and I knew that the drought in Gyeonggi was serious, but I didn't order the courtiers to go to the disaster relief and drought relief.

Instead, do you copy and compile these manuscripts here?"

Hearing him ask, both of them couldn't help but shake their heads.

In fact, both of them had these questions in their hearts, and they also knew that the ministers outside were waiting for Zhao Xin to summon them.

It's just that the harem doesn't interfere in politics, so I didn't ask questions.

But when they heard Zhao Xin say this at this time, the two of them already had some understanding in their hearts.

But it's still a bit of a blur.

But there is one thing they understand, that is, Zhao Xin plans to use these manuscripts to break the game, but how can these manuscripts break the game?

"Don't underestimate these manuscripts. ”

Zhao Xin smiled slightly, and pointed to the loose pages that copied the heavenly creations, "I have already told you about the role of these craftsmen before, so there is no need to repeat them."

And the two textbooks I just gave you, as well as this one, are the weapons of the game between me and them in the right to speak.

Since the current officials are all their people, then I must cultivate talents who are of the same heart as me.

Therefore, Yuyan, you must not only teach those children well, but also teach more such children in the future.

They don't need to be highly educated, as long as they can read and write, and they can settle accounts, of course, if there are talents among them, that's another matter.

Although these are not useful in the present, they have a lot to do in the future. ”

When Lin Yuyan heard this, he suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy, and he was worried and happy.

I don't know if I can do a good job, but I'm happy because I feel that I can also contribute to the emperor and this world.

Immediately nodded solemnly and said, "The concubine will definitely teach those children with her heart." ”

Su Qingyu also said: "The concubine will also try her best to help Concubine Ming's sister." ”

Zhao Xin shook his head and said: "No, Qingyu, you still have to preside over the harem, and in addition, the royal industry will increase in the future, and you also need to manage these."

Of course, there will be Sanniang and them to do it when they show up outside, but you have to take care of the accounts and co-ordination, so it is best for you to go back and learn mathematics from Yuyan. ”

Su Qingyu was slightly stunned when she heard this, she was still a little envious of Lin Yuyan in her heart, and envied her for being able to share her worries for His Majesty.

Hearing Zhao Xin say that she also had a job, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief, although she was also a little apprehensive like Lin Yuyan in her heart, but she nodded solemnly, and she felt a lot more at ease in her heart.

Zhao Xin saw the subtle expressions of the two, and he knew it in his heart, but he didn't break it.

One of the reasons why he arranged it this way was to hope that they could live a more exciting and fulfilling life, not just canaries in the harem.

Seeing that the two of them were very excited and full of energy, Zhao Xin nodded with satisfaction, and then smiled at Lin Yuyan: "I'll give you an idea, if you can't be busy alone, you might as well choose some clever slaves and maids in the palace to be your assistants."

When I go back, I will also let Mu Zhi and them take turns to teach. ”

Lin Yuyan was worried that she would not be able to teach alone, after all, even if those children were only seven to fifteen years old, there were dozens of them.

Hearing Zhao Xin's arrangement, he was immediately relieved.

At this time, Cao Xiong's voice sounded outside, "Your Majesty, Mr. Ning has arrived, and he is waiting outside the palace." ”

"Got it, take him to the North Study. ”

It just so happens that it's almost over here, everything that should be explained has been explained, and everything that should be appeased has been appeased.

After Zhao Xin finished speaking, his eyes fell on the last book left on the table-"The General Manager of Mental Studies", which he prepared for Ning Xun.