Three Kingdoms: The rebellion was eavesdropped by Cao Cao

Chapter 223 Strengthening the National Power!How much tax?
Being called by Cao Cao under the watchful eyes of many ministers, Cao Su looked a little unnatural, then cleared his throat, and bowed his hands in a dignified way!
"Meet Prime Minister Cao!"

Cao Cao was taken aback suddenly, as if he didn't expect Cao Su to call him that!

But then he glanced to the side from the corner of his eye, then glanced at Xun Yu and Guo Jia, and instantly understood what!
Immediately felt very satisfied with Cao Su!
This kid... is really a clever ghost!

If he didn't think about rebelling every day, it would really suit his appetite!

[There is no father and son in the court!What's more, today is my first morning morning, so I can't make things difficult for Boss Cao! 】

[Otherwise, when the meeting is played, others won't be able to accuse me of special treatment? 】

Cao Cao frowned, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes!
play?

There is a memorial to report for the first time this guy goes to court?

It seems that forcing him to make such a choice before was really the right one!
This hermaphrodite wasn't so motivated before!

Originally, Cao Cao wanted to express his attitude towards Cao Su's courtship in front of many ministers and ministers, so as to give those Han officials who are not good-looking!
But he never thought that Cao Su would be business-like, which surprised him a bit!

Not enough. Since this is the case, it also saves the trouble of others saying that Cao Cao is unfair. He immediately put away his smiling face, nodded to Cao Su and said:
"Lord Cao is going to court for the first time today, pay attention to your own etiquette!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Seeing this, Cao Su hurriedly bowed respectfully, his face was as usual, neither humble nor overbearing!

【Ugh!Going to court is more annoying than meeting!There are so many thieves! 】

[But the nature is almost the same, one is flattering the boss!One is flattering the emperor! 】

Cao Cao was taken aback!
meeting?What is it?
Although Cao Su calls him the boss in his heart every day, he still doesn't understand what the boss means!
Before he could think too much, he heard the chief eunuch on the dragon platform shouting loudly:

"Open ~ Chao! Kneel!"

Cao Cao and Cao Su stood side by side, bowed and knelt down!

Immediately afterwards, everyone shouted in unison:
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

After kneeling, Cao Cao got up immediately, without any other etiquette, shrugged the saber at his waist, and strode up the dragon steps, and walked into the hall!
After Cao Su and the others finished the etiquette and met Liu Xie, it was already several 10 minutes later!
Since the last time Concubine Dong Gui was thrown into the cold palace and Empress Fu was evacuated, he also lost his former vigor, and he looked a little sluggish!
But when he saw Cao Su coming to the morning court today, he immediately regained his energy, his eyes filled with infinite gratitude!

Cao Su felt his gaze, and immediately moved his gaze down a bit to show respect!

At this moment, Cao Cao stood up from his chair, and said straight to the point:
"Everyone, I think you all know that Xuzhou is an important place for our dynasty, and some time ago, in order to solve the famine, a large amount of treasury food was invested in digging canals, but now it is occupied by the thief party headed by Liu Bei, so Your Majesty Longyan is furious !"

"Besides, some time ago, Yuan Shao from the north destroyed Gongsun Zan. Now he has his own strength and is eyeing His Majesty. If they want to annihilate us in one fell swoop, we have no power to resist now!"

"So His Majesty called you here today just for one thing!"

"How to solve the recent emptiness of the national treasury, and solve it quickly, we must quickly increase the national strength and military strength before Yuan Shao sends troops to attack Xuchang, and wipe out the bandit army for Your Majesty!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Liu Xie with a half-smile, "Your Majesty, is that what you mean?"

When Liu Xie was suddenly asked, his whole body trembled, and he nodded quickly:

"What the prime minister said is absolutely true! I... that's what I mean!"

Only then did a slightly cunning smile appear on Cao Cao's face, he turned his head to look at the crowd and said nothing!
His words are not scaremongering!

After Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan, he claimed to have an army of 70 troops. Even if it was not such an exaggeration, it would definitely not be much different!
Although he also has 20 soldiers and horses, facing such a powerful Yuan Shao, he still feels a little powerless, and he has no confidence in his heart!
What's more, now that the national treasury is almost empty, when Yuan Shaozhen calls, will he let his illness go to war with a tree pole?
After hearing this, the ministers below immediately became heated discussions!

Looking at the noisy hall, Cao Su couldn't help stretching!
[Boss Cao's pretense is so perfect!Originally, I wanted to fight Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, but after saying this, they turned into traitors! 】

[Don't worry a hundred times!Boss Cao!Sooner or later, Xuzhou will be yours! 】

【Yuan Shao!There is no doubt that he will lose! 】

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard what this guy said!
Sooner or later, Xuzhou will belong to Cao Cao?Yuan Shao must be defeated?Does this guy already have a countermeasure?
Haha!

Wouldn't it be better to keep this kid than kill a few big men and monkeys?
Cao Cao's heart was extremely excited at this time, and it was extremely itchy. He wished he could go up and catch his head empty now, and catch all the tricks of this kid!
At this moment, an old minister with white hair came out and played to the emperor Liu Xie:
"Your Majesty, I believe that Yuan Shao's family is famous all over the world for four generations and three princes. His younger brother Yuan Shu failed to usurp the Han Dynasty and was punished by us. Yuan Shao must have resentment in his heart and he has to guard against it!"

This person Cao Su can be regarded as having eyes and ears, but Situ Zhao Wen, who belongs to the lineage of the old officials of the Han Dynasty!
Liu Xie nodded after hearing this, and said in a panic: "Zhao Aiqing's words are reasonable, so according to what you see, how should I take precautions? How should I solve the problem that the Prime Minister raised just now?"

Hearing this, Zhao Wen bowed slowly, "I think that if you want to quickly increase the treasury's food and payment in a short period of time, the only way to go is to increase taxes. There is no other way!"

"My minister agrees!"

As soon as Zhao Wen finished his words, he saw a handsome man walking out of the crowd, it was the director Yang Xiu!

"To Your Majesty! To the Prime Minister! What Mr. Zhao said is very true, but I would like to add a few more points!"

"Oh? Tell me?"

Seeing that it was Yang Xiu, Cao Cao sat back!
With a proud smile on his face, Yang Xiu cupped his hands at Cao Cao and said:
"I have the guts to say that after Yuan Shao eliminated Gongsun Zan, he is already the biggest vassal in the world, and his wolfish ambitions have been revealed. If he wants to develop further, his next target must be Xuchang, and it must be you, the emperor!"

After hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but trembled, showing horror!

"I... I just want to stay here, and I don't want to be coerced by Yuan Shao anymore..."

Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Cao Cao with a look. The latter showed a stern look on his face, and said to Yang Xiu:

"You keep talking!"

Yang Xiu nodded, "Prime Minister! I can say for sure that within three to five years at most, and as little as one or two years, Yuan Shao will definitely have a war of the century with us!"

"We must take advantage of this gap to recuperate and strengthen our national strength and military strength, but this is nothing more than two points, one is food and the other is money!"

Cao Cao interrupted coldly, "Get to the point!"

Yang Xiu's face froze, and he laughed dryly, "This minister suggests that not only should the tax be increased, but it must be increased to more than [-]%, not only the farmer's tax should be raised, but also the merchant's tax should be raised. Will recover in the shortest possible time!"

"Ninety percent?!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed...

(End of this chapter)