My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 3764 The Clown

"Your Majesty, I understand."

When Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye heard Young Master Liu's question, they immediately answered in unison.

Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, then looked at Zhang Kuang and the other man with some hesitation and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"My two uncles, since both of you understand this truth, I will not say anything more.

So, what were the two of you doing when you were preparing those supplies?"

Seeing Young Master Liu's slightly narrowed eyes, Zhang Kuang took a deep breath with a very calm look, then smiled and bowed to Young Master Liu.

"Your Majesty, please put it aside. All the food and fodder that I have prepared were collected bit by bit through regular channels, and I have never used any means of robbery.

Regarding this, I am willing to guarantee it with my own head."

As soon as Zhang Kuang's powerful words fell from his mouth, Nangong Ye immediately cupped his hands and echoed them loudly.

"Your Majesty, I am the same as Brother Zhang. All the food and fodder were obtained through legitimate means. I guarantee that no illegal measures were used.

In this regard, I am willing to guarantee it with my own life."

After hearing Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye's resounding looks of assurance, Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he first took a puff of his pipe, then slowly stood up from the chair with a smile on his face.

  "That's great, that's great!

My two uncles, as long as the food and fodder are collected through legitimate channels, I can rest assured."

When Young Master Liu said this, he chuckled and glanced at Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye.

"My two uncles, when I asked you this question just now, I didn't mean to question you.

Mainly, the issues concerning people's livelihood and administration in the two countries of India and the Arab Empire are too important, so I have to take them seriously.

Therefore, my two uncles, please don't take this matter to heart!"

"I understand, I understand, this is human nature.

Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never think too much about it."

"Old minister seconded the proposal!"

Young Master Liu smiled faintly and nodded. He took a deep puff of the tobacco from the pipe in his hand, then leaned forward slightly to knock out the half-burned tobacco from the pipe at his feet.

Then, he stepped on the smoking tobacco on the ground, turned sideways and picked up the herbal tea on the table to rinse his mouth.

Young Master Liu walked to the threshold and spat the tea in his mouth out of the door, then turned back with a smile on his face.

"One is enough food for an army of one million for about two years, and the other is enough food for an army of one million for about one and a half years.

About two years, about a year and a half, that adds up to more than three years of food and fodder!"

After Young Master Liu muttered to himself and sighed softly for a while, he seemed to have thought of something and frowned involuntarily.

"Oh, by the way, my two uncles."

"Is the old minister here, Your Majesty?"

"Is the old minister here, Your Majesty?"

"Uncles, are the food that the soldiers are eating now consumed by the grain and grass in the warehouses of various cities?"

"Your Majesty, the food, clothing and other expenses of the soldiers in various departments are provided by the quartermasters of various departments from the taxes paid by the people in various places."

Young Master Liu lowered his head and spat out the tea leaves between his lips and teeth, then he let out a silent sigh.

"Uncles, what tax ratio have you set?"

Hearing Young Master Liu's question, Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye immediately clasped their fists together.

"Your Majesty, after careful discussion, we dare not arbitrarily set the tax rate for the people in the two countries. However, it is not a good idea to not collect taxes from the people in the two countries!

If this is the case, we and the nearly one million soldiers from various departments can only watch helplessly as our resources are depleted.

Therefore, we had to get together again to discuss this issue.

Finally, we worked out a compromise.

That is, according to the tax rates set by your Majesty and our Great Dragon Court, taxes will be levied on the people in the two countries of India and the Arab Empire.

As for some specific circumstances, we have ordered people to record them in detail.

  Your Majesty, do you need to review it again?

If necessary, I will immediately order someone to go to the study and bring those files to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, I second my opinion."

After Young Master Liu pondered for a moment, he smiled faintly and waved at Zhang Kuang and the other man.

"Forget it, forget it, this young master believes in your abilities.

Since you are collecting taxes from the people according to the laws formulated by our Dalong court, there is no need for me to review it again.

By the way, how do the people in the two countries react to the taxes you set, and what is their attitude?"

“Your Majesty, we have sent a large number of people to investigate the reactions and attitudes of the people in various cities in the Arab Empire both openly and secretly.

According to the survey, the people are very satisfied with this tax rate.”

As soon as Zhang Kuang finished speaking, Nangong Ye immediately echoed him loudly.

"Your Majesty, the situation in the country of Tianzhu, which I am responsible for, is roughly the same.

It’s just…it’s just…”

Seeing that Nangong Ye suddenly seemed to be hesitant to speak, Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows and chuckled a few times.

“Hehe, hehehe.

Uncle, just what? You can tell me what I am talking about. "

Nangong Ye looked at Young Master Liu with a smile on his face, raised his hand and gently stroked the gray beard on his chin, and sighed softly with a slightly sad expression.

"Ugh."

"Your Majesty, it is like this. The people in the two countries are very satisfied. We are following the tax rate set by our Dalong Law Firm.

However, the famous families, wealthy gentry, and the high-ranking officials and nobles under the rule of the two countries' courts in the past.

These important figures who have both status and position have great objections to the tax rates set by our ministers.

Of course, they certainly wouldn't dare to say anything openly.

However, they complained a lot in private!"

Young Master Liu walked slowly to the table, picked up the kettle and poured himself a cup of cold tea, then turned sideways to look at Nangong Ye.

"Uncle, what's the reason?"

"Your Majesty, of course, it's the new decrees and laws you issued in recent years.

We, the ministers, have formulated the tax rates according to the laws of our Great Dragon Dynasty, which naturally harms the interests of those in power.

How could those people not complain when they saw their own interests being damaged? "

Young Master Liu gently stroked the tea lid in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then sneered twice with a look of disdain.

"Haha, haha, just a bunch of clowns."