The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 628
"That is, Weichen's parents often taught me when Weichen was young. Everything is inferior, but reading is high. Study hard, and when you become an official in the future, you will be able to see the real dragon emperor."

"Oh? Your parents asked you to study hard just to come to see me?"

The emperor was successfully pleased by Gu Chengyu, so he couldn't help being excited.

In fact, Gu Chengyu also felt that he flattered her too much, but who made the emperor really like this?

"My minister's family is just a farmer, and my parents have little knowledge. However, even if they have little knowledge, they often chatter at home, saying that this dynasty is under your rule, the emperor. The people's family is not rich, but there is no shortage of food and drink. This dynasty Taxes are not heavy, and the people are very grateful to you, the emperor."

Gu Chengyu felt that it was really shameless for him to compete with the treacherous ministers of the past.

"Your parents are quite clear."

The emperor was very happy at the moment, so he no longer cared about Gu Chengyu's mistakes before.

Gu Chengyu can be regarded as laying the groundwork for what he will ask for later, this matter is not a big deal, the emperor is satisfied, this should be able to promise him, right?
"However, don't think that you can escape punishment by talking about him."

Although the emperor is in a better mood at the moment, it is not something that Gu Chengyu can coax.

"I know that I have made a mistake, so I dare not seek the emperor's forgiveness, please punish me!" Gu Chengyu said with a bitter face.

Anyway, in the early court just now, the emperor's face was indeed damaged.

Although those ministers often refuted the emperor's words, who called Gu Chengyu still a little official?And the situation today is indeed different, especially since the emperor has other plans in mind.

The emperor snorted coldly, "It depends on your performance. I asked you to introduce the salt, and the regulations will come out. If you satisfy me, then I will remember it for you first. Next time you make a mistake, you will be punished." Punishment for several crimes. If you dissatisfy me, don't blame me for being merciless."

When Gu Chengyu heard this, he was immediately relieved. He was planning to let him go.Regarding Yan Yin, he already had an idea in his mind, which would surely satisfy the emperor.

"You have to remember that if I can promote you, I can also make you lose this black hat."

The emperor knew that Gu Chengyu had ambitions, but that did not prevent him from using Gu Chengyu.If he is unambitious, he still looks down on him. Most of such people are mediocre.

If someone like Gu Chengyu uses it well, he can certainly save himself a lot of effort.But Gu Chengyu's talent is also a double-edged sword, and he is afraid that his ambition will be too great in the future and he will not be able to take it back.

Therefore, Xia Qingna should not be too weak if he had to beat him every few days.He often asks Gu Chengyu to suffer and make some obstacles, so that he can sit back and relax.

Of course it's not now, after all, Gu Chengyu is fledgling, without his own support, he can't beat Xia Qing.

Gu Chengyu understood that this was the emperor's warning to him, and it seemed that the emperor was clear about his own thoughts.However, he wasn't afraid, anyway, he didn't get close to any prince, so he was still a pure minister.

But he has been too high-profile recently, and it seems that he has to stop for a while.Anyway, he will start compiling the canon soon, so he should keep his own place.

Besides, he will visit relatives in a few days, and it will take about two months to come and go.When he returned to the capital, the limelight he made before must have been almost forgotten.

"I thank the emperor for his kindness, and I will do my best in the future to share the emperor's worries!"

The emperor nodded, believing that after this time, Gu Chengyu would think twice about doing things in the future.

"What do you think about Yanyin?" The salt tax is the most important tax in this dynasty, and there is no room for the emperor to be dissatisfied.

Seeing this, De'an hesitated to speak, it was almost time for lunch, and if he continued talking, he was afraid that the emperor's body would not be able to bear it.The emperor didn't have a good appetite for breakfast, so he didn't need to eat much.

However, he also knew the importance of the salt tax.Therefore, he didn't dare to intervene, so he could only worry on the sidelines.

"Your Majesty! Salt Yin is similar to tea Yin, and the process is roughly the same. However, I have a few suggestions on how the salt merchants can obtain Yan Yin."

When the emperor heard this, he immediately sat up straight.

"Oh? Tell me!"

"Your Majesty, are the grain and grass we send to the border all sent by the imperial court?" Gu Chengyu pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked about the grain and grass at the border.

The emperor was a little puzzled, not knowing why Gu Chengyu asked this.However, this question touches on the emperor's heart disease.

"Of course it was sent by the imperial court! The state capitals near the border are not rich in food and grass, and the annual taxes and grains are not enough for [-]% of the needs of the soldiers. It is bound to rely on the imperial court to collect taxes and grains from other state capitals to subsidize."

This is also a major headache for the emperor. Not to mention the manpower consumed every year, the escorts and officials who escort the food and grass also consume more than half of the food and grass on the road.

Gu Chengyu nodded, this is still not a war.Otherwise, the soldiers at the border would need more food and grass.Jiangnan is an important place for grain production. If there is not enough food and grass, you have to go to Jiangnan to buy or collect.

However, Jiangnan is far away from the border, and it is necessary to send a lot of people to escort the grain and grass to the border.It would take at least two or three months on the road, and those escorts also needed to eat and drink, so of course the loss was not small.

"Your Majesty, what if the matter of escorting grain and grass is handed over to those salt merchants? Wouldn't our court be able to save a lot of worry? The court will not need to bear the loss."

The emperor suddenly realized, yes!If Yanyin is launched, then the salt merchants will naturally agree to escort grain and grass to the border in order to buy Yanyin.

"Talk about it in detail!" It's not that simple, will those salt merchants agree?He had to see what good idea Gu Chengyu had.

"Your Majesty! Regarding the matter of escorting food and grass, I thought that those salt merchants could do it voluntarily, and only give some subsidies to those who choose to escort."

This was what Gu Chengyu thought of last night, and he originally planned to say it later.

After all, he has been promoted to an official now, and he will not get any real benefits if he speaks out these things.

However, if the emperor is not satisfied today, his life will not be easy.Besides, he has other plans in mind now.

The emperor frowned when he heard the words, and raised his own question, "Then how do you know whether those salt merchants are willing to escort? If they are not willing, what should the court do?"

Gu Chengyu smiled, "Your Majesty, this is actually a saying. Salt quotation can be divided into long quotation and short quotation. The salt merchant who has been cited by Changyin can escort the grain and grass to the border, and his salt can also be sold to the border."

"These salt merchants will not suffer a loss. If they are interested, they can relax in terms of weight and money. There is a shortage of living supplies at the border, but there are a lot of furs and medicinal materials. Even if there is no mutual market, it is only in our Dayan territory. The supplies are also extremely rich. Those salt merchants can also exchange or buy such goods and resell them to other state capitals.”

　Thanks to book friend Qiangwei and book friend 'lzsirjrl' for their rewards!
　　
　
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