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Chapter 182

After another two days, Emperor Changxing and Shangshu Qian Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

This morning, a convoy carrying the Xingluo military flag and fully armed guards entered Xingji City without a sound.

The car contained the gold and silver treasures obtained by the Starfall Legion and Zhennanguan when they raided Nanfeng.

Looking at the long convoy and the deep ruts on the ground, the monarch and his ministers who got the news beamed with joy.

Still the Starfall Legion is reliable.

Fighting in other legions is usually a waste of people and money, but Xingluo can mostly drive the enemy out of the country with a single move, and even gain a lot like now.

Do you want them to go elsewhere?
"A warlike man will die, a warlike man will die."

The monarch and his ministers hurriedly recited the motto handed down from their ancestors to drive out all these dangerous thoughts from their minds.

With the money, the grain and grass for the chaos were collected quickly, and the treasury that had just had some stock was quickly removed.

Ugh.

Qian Liang let out a long sigh, and his brows, which had been stretched out with great difficulty, were wrinkled again.

Thinking about it, he raised his head and looked to the south with a deep expression.

According to the rules, the corps and soldiers who participated in the battle can keep part of the spoils captured after winning the battle, and the rest must be turned over to the national treasury.

Although there are rules on how much to keep, the income from war profits is not transparent and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is almost always the leading generals of each regiment who decides how much to keep...

If they were happy and left behind most of the spoils secretly, no one would say anything.

What Xingluo and Zhennanguan wiped out was the richest country in the south, and the gains never stopped there.Why not send an imperial envoy to check...

was thinking,

call out!
Suddenly, a silver light flashed before Qian Liang's eyes.

I don't know if there was a glimmer of light reflected when the subordinates were carrying some silverware.

He shivered suddenly.

It seemed that she saw Princess Yiguang's crested staff whirling and flying towards her head.

Snapped!
Qian Liang secretly smacked his mouth, and the thoughts in his mind disappeared in an instant.

Civil disturbances are usually caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters, which are the responsibility of local parents.There is no reason to disgust the border guards.

After pondering with a few colleagues for a while, Qian Liang gritted his teeth and wrote a letter to raise taxes and entered the palace.

"Let's put it down first."

In the imperial study room, Emperor Changxing was reading the notes sent back by the team from the south.

Hearing that the book in Qian Liang's hand was about raising taxes, he was not interested.

Yunchui has a vast land and rich resources, but the treasury has been empty in recent years.

In addition to the frequent natural disasters and the continuous withdrawal of the national treasury, it is also due to the repeated failure to collect enough taxes.

Tax collection is difficult.

Before the dragon case, Qian Liang, who knew that his trip was for nothing, lowered his eyes silently.

Almost all of Yunchui's land, caravans, and merchants in circulation are controlled by the rich and powerful households and local gentry.

These people are powerful and either pay no or very little tax.

In the past, as long as the Ministry of Household Affairs mentioned tax increases, these people almost all expressed their opposition with one voice, no matter whether they usually deal with it or not.

Therefore, every year, the Ministry of Households submits tax papers, which often end up in the end because of too much opposition.

Qian Liang was in a dilemma, but Emperor Changxing didn't have a headache.

He also knew that an empty treasury was unsustainable.No matter what you want to do, the empty treasury will always hinder you, and there is nothing you can do about it.

"Where is Huchou?" Emperor Changxing didn't want to think too much, and returned his attention to the booklet in the south.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment." Chang Lu first signaled Qian Liang below to be safe.

I quickly found a large-scale Yunchui map, and then spread it out to find the locations of Zhennan Pass and Hushou Pass.

After examining the edge of the map for a while, Emperor Changxing was at a loss: "This Hushou Pass is not far from Zhennan Pass."

The two checkpoints, which are thirty miles apart, are the same dot on Yunchui's map.

However, in the excerpts to the south, both Yuan Xingwen from Zhennanguan and Fang Yinbao, the supervisor of the army, mentioned the same thing.

They hope to move Zhennan Pass south to Hushou Pass, so that there will be no more Hushou Pass in the south.

Emperor Changxing was naturally happy when the country became bigger.But relocating a country's border is no small matter, it is equivalent to rebuilding a border, and it is almost impossible without sufficient reasons.

"General Xuan Xuanwu Ren Ning enters the palace."

Ren Ning has been practicing dragon boat rowing at the Zhen Guogong Mansion these days.

When the messenger saw him, the whole team was still tossing about in the lake, all of them were drenched.

The emperor's order cannot be violated, so Ren Ning had no choice but to apologize to his teammates, changed his clothes and entered the palace in a hurry.

Having seen Li, Ren Ning glanced suspiciously at the Hubu Shangshu with a dark face beside him.Just as he was about to speak, Emperor Changxing had ordered Changlu to move the map in front of him.

"General Ren, in the morning, Zhennanguan and Xingluo Legion sent people to take back the people's fat and people's anointing that Nanfeng had collected over the years and returned to Xingji City..."

The smiling old eunuch talked about the situation.

Ren Ning was stunned.

He silently counted the time.

Escorting dead objects such as gold, silver and treasure is much easier and faster than escorting prisoners in prison cars.This meeting should also return to Xingji City.

"General Yuan now intends to move Zhennan Pass to Hushou Pass. According to his intention, he will be stationed at Hushou Pass in the future." Chang Lu asked with a smile: "General Ren is familiar with the situation in the south, so I wonder if General Yuan's proposal is correct. necessary?"

Ren Ning took a step forward without hesitation, cupped his hands and said, "Return to Your Majesty, from what I see, General Yuan's proposal is very necessary."

"Oh?" Emperor Changxing was noncommittal, "Tell me."

Ren Ning returned to the map.He gave a detailed account of the situation in Guangxin County, Zhennan Pass and Huchou Pass.

To conclude at the end.

"Your Majesty, Hushou Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was originally the northern gate of Nanfeng. Once you pass this pass, the hinterland of Nanfeng is basically safe to defend, and it will be under the attack of Yunchui's soldiers and horses at any time."

"Even if the Ruan family is reborn in the future, as long as Yun Chui firmly controls Hushou Pass, Nan Feng can only submit himself as a minister, even if he wants to, he won't be able to make a fuss."

"Your Majesty forgive me."

Speaking of this, Ren Ning's face was a little embarrassing.

"The map in the father-in-law's hand shows the entire land of Yunchui, and I was in a hurry to enter the palace, and I didn't have time to bring the detailed map of Nanfeng."

"No problem!" Emperor Changxing waved his hand.

He was also called Ren Ning on a temporary basis, and the other party has been practicing dragon boat racing, so it's normal for him to be unprepared.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ren Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

He pointed to the edge of the map again: "Although it is not shown on the map, there is actually a Hushou River north of Hushou Pass."

"If Zhennanguan moves south, this natural moat will also become an inland river in Yunchui."

"It can go directly east to the ocean, and from then on, Guangxin County with high mountains and dense forests can be easily connected with other places in Yunchui through the sea. It will help the peace and stability of the southern counties."

"Really?" Emperor Changxing stroked his beard, and he was refreshed upon hearing the words.

Yun Chui is too big, he has no interest in expanding the frontier; but Emperor Changxing is still very interested in comforting the ancestors of the Chen family after guarding the land for a hundred years.

Ren Ning had only recently returned to Xingji City, so he naturally didn't understand the above's thinking.

He responded first, then pointed outside the map.

"Your Majesty, this place is the sea to the east of the capital city of Nanfeng. There is a small island in it called Giant Turtle Island. In order to prevent the resurgence of Nanfeng, I suggest that you consider stationing troops directly on this small island and keep an eye on it all the time. Close to the hinterland of Nanfeng and even the capital..."

Cough!

Emperor Changxing and the Minister of the Household Department next to Ren Ning coughed a few times at the same time, interrupting his words.

This little general may have a good idea.

Just stationing troops far away from the country, what is most needed?
silver!

As for the huge Yunchui treasury, what is most lacking is money!

(End of this chapter)