Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 698

Liu Yunxiang was silent for a moment, then raised his head to look at the emperor.

"Arranging these people in the Shannian Camp is really a trivial matter in the eyes of my wife. My wife entered the palace today, in fact, to help the emperor fill the treasury."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing, and laughed very loudly.

"Fill the treasury? Haha, uncle, did you hear what she said?"

The corner of the old prince's mouth twitched, it was indeed too presumptuous to say this.

"Does she know how big the gap is in the national treasury? Millions of taels, millions of taels! This is still the gap for this year, what about next year, and the year after?"

The emperor couldn't laugh anymore while talking, and his face slowly sank.

"Three years of civil unrest have drained the national treasury, but Nanzhou is still a mess."

The war had a great impact on the country. It only took three years from the prosperity of the prosperous age to the decline of the national fortune.

"Now that the Southern Jin Dynasty is rising and intends to invade the north, we are adjacent to it. If this battle really breaks out, do we have enough military pay, can our soldiers fighting on the front line have enough food and clothing? How long can we fight? We have Xiyue and Beijin allied with us, but we can't solve the fire at a distance, can we wait for reinforcements?"

It's hard to say clearly, given the current situation of Da Rong, let alone waiting for reinforcements, the news probably hasn't reached, the soldiers of Da Rong have already starved to death and froze to death.

A layer of window paper was pierced by a little girl, and the emperor's face became extremely gloomy. He stared at Liu Yunxiang, as if trying to cut off her tongue.

The old prince couldn't help but wiped his cold sweat. Why did the conversation become more presumptuous, but seeing Liu Yunxiang's calm face, he could only wink at her, telling her to quickly change the topic.

"In previous years, a large part of the taxable silver from the national treasury came from Nanzhou. Nanzhou's agriculture, ceramics industry, tea industry, shipbuilding industry, brocade industry, etc. were very prosperous, and the tax money generated from this kept the national treasury full. With the During the war in Nanzhou, various industries declined rapidly, but now that the war has subsided, the recovery of various industries is very slow, and there is no sign of recovery, Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why this is?"

The emperor looked at the eloquent woman in front of him, and snorted lightly, "I really want to hear what you have to say."

Liu Yunxiang was silent for a while, and said: "The imperial court did not formulate policies to restore the vitality of various industries, so it lacks confidence in the imperial court and the industry. There is no leader, and everyone is timid. Three years of war, countless casualties, and lack of manpower."

The emperor narrowed his eyes, "It's just a few empty words."

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath, and said: "My wife wants to revive the brocade industry in Jiangnan, radiate surrounding counties and counties around Yangzhou, build a market for brocade manufacturing and trading, and set up a brocade association. Within three years, Jiangnan brocade Karma will surely blossom everywhere.”

After Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, he went to the study and fell silent.

After a long time, the old prince took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, in fact, we are here today...to drink tea."

I really didn't come here to brag, but to brag!
The emperor waved his hand and signaled the old prince to shut up, "What you say in front of me is every word and every word. Talking big is the same crime as bullying the emperor."

Liu Yunxiang said calmly: "The minister's wife is not talking big."

"You said filling the treasury?"

"After the establishment of the Jiangnan Brocade Association, the courtiers and concubines guaranteed to pay taxes to the court not less than 20 in the first year, not less than 30 in the second year, and not less than 10 in the third year. Come to think of it, other industries such as ceramics and tea will surely follow suit. By then, it will not be the few [-] taels, and it will only fill the national treasury for three to five years."

The emperor leaned back on the seat, looked at the table with his right hand, and pondered Liu Yunxiang's words with downcast eyes.

"I only heard that you will give 10 taels to the treasury in the first year, 20 taels to the treasury in the second year, and three hundred thousand taels to the treasury in the third year, accumulating year after year." Speaking of this, the emperor looked at Liu Yunxiang, "I Did you hear me right?"

Liu Yunxiang pursed his lips. Obviously, the emperor didn't care whether the brocade industry could be revived or whether Jiangnan could restore prosperity. He only saw money.

This layout is really not big.

"Yes, what the concubine said, and the concubine can also guarantee that if she doesn't have this amount, she is willing to go bankrupt to make up for it. Your Majesty, please..."

"Ouch, headache! Headache!" Before Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, the old prince yelled while holding his forehead, and grabbed Liu Yunxiang's sleeve, "Nephew and granddaughter-in-law, help me quickly. And the emperor, we will leave the palace first. This head really hurts!"

"Uncle, I also have a headache!" The emperor's eyes darkened, and then he smiled, "But the seventh daughter-in-law gave me a good prescription, you can't let me take it, right?"

"She's a little girl..."

"The tone is quite loud, and I feel comfortable listening to it."

Now the old prince has nothing to say, after all this Haikou was boasted by Liu Yunxiang, and she didn't feel that she was in big trouble at all.

Bankruptcy, the couple will only be able to eat bran swallowed vegetables in the future.

"The minister's wife has some property in her hands, so she can temporarily gather money to invest in the brocade industry in the south of the Yangtze River, and build this brocade market first, but there are still two difficulties." Liu Yunxiang said.

The emperor raised his hand, "Say it."

"This first imperial court has to have an attitude. Only when people in the brocade industry see it can they have the confidence to revive their industry."

"What attitude?"

"The most direct and sincere thing is tax cuts."

"Tax reduction?" The emperor snorted, "Then where did the 20 tax money you mentioned come from? Could it be that you are trying to get rid of the pot and sell the iron in the northern palace?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled and did not refute.

The emperor nodded, "Okay, since you promised the tax money, the court's tax reduction will not affect it, why don't you make a gesture."

Liu Yunxiang breathed a sigh of relief, "The imperial court re-established the Jiangnan Weaving Yamen."

"can."

"Jiangnan brocade and West Vietnam trade each other, this policy should be liberalized."

"can."

Now there is no conflict between Darong and Xiyue, and there will be an alliance in the coming year. There has always been a mutual trade market, and the policy will become more and more loose in the future.

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "What I want is the attitude of the court, and there is a second dilemma, which is manpower."

"You want someone?"

"I want to be kind to those people in the camp."

"A group of old, weak, sick and disabled?"

"They're easy to control."

The emperor rolled his eyes, "Speaking of which, you just want to exonerate these people?"

"The courtier's wife asked the emperor to let go of the kindness camp and hand over these people to the courtier's wife. They are all humble people, and they can raise money to redeem themselves by working in the brocade workshop. After the redemption, they will become ordinary people. The question of reading camp, secondly, it also shows your tolerance, Your Majesty."

"I think King Suping's proposal is good, and there will be endless troubles after letting the tiger go back to the mountain."

"You also said that they are just a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled, not tigers and wolves, and they will have no future troubles. Since they are a bunch of useless people, it is better to let them contribute to filling the national treasury."

"It's only a few thousand taels."

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes, "If one person redeems 100 taels, the minister's wife can pay the court first to solve the current difficult problem."

(End of this chapter)