Those years when I fished in Zhenwu Division

Chapter 396
Western Zhou Dynasty, Danyang Prefecture.

Danyang Prefecture is located in the northeast of the Western Zhou Dynasty, adjacent to the Monster Forest in southern Xinjiang.

Mingyue City, located in Danyang Prefecture, is a city that enters and exits the Monster Forest of Southern Xinjiang. Warriors from the rivers and lakes of the Western Zhou Dynasty gathered here, and then formed teams to hunt in the Monster Forest of Southern Xinjiang.

At night, in a quiet courtyard in Mingyue City, the full moon hung high in the sky, filling every corner of the courtyard like mercury pouring down the ground.

An old man with white hair was meditating in the rain pavilion, with a green gourd in front of him.

When a warrior is promoted to the soul palace realm, he no longer needs Yuan Jing to practice, but instead turns to condensing his own Yuan Shen.

Obviously, the old man already has a very high level of cultivation and no longer needs to continue to use Yuanjing for his cultivation needs.

Suddenly, a ripple suddenly appeared in mid-air in the courtyard, and then quickly enlarged until it turned into a whirlpool.

A piece of flesh and blood, still oozing with blood, was teleported out of the vortex, and then fell downwards.

But before the piece of flesh and blood could fall to the ground, a hand seemed to be holding it invisibly, preventing the piece of flesh and blood from falling to the ground. Instead, it slowly flew towards the direction of the old man. .

The old man opened his eyes from the closed-eye meditation, looked at the piece of flesh and blood in front of him, and his eyes flashed with a strange light: "I really didn't expect that there is someone in this world who can kill you who has two pieces of Tiandao Jade."

"You were even asked to teleport back only one piece of Tiandao Jade."

At this moment, a man appeared in the rain pavilion at some unknown time.

If Su Yu were here, he would be surprised to find that this man is Chu Xuan, who he had a close relationship with before, and he was also the person who once had the Heavenly Dao Jade that held the body-fixing technique.

"Sir, this piece of flesh and blood is"

Chu Xuan looked at the piece of flesh and blood floating in the air and asked tentatively.

"It was written by Song Jingfu."

The old man replied.

"Song Jingfu?"

Chu Xuan's expression couldn't help but change.

He was brought back by Song Jingfu, and he had a rough idea of ​​how strong Song Jingfu was.

In addition, Song Jingfu had his own Tiandao Jade in his hand. He really couldn't imagine whether there was anyone in the world who could be Song Jingfu's opponent except the old man in front of him.

But now that Song Jingfu's flesh and blood appears here, it means that Song Jingfu has encountered something unexpected.

Then what kind of terrifying cultivation level should the enemy Song Jingfu encountered.

The old man's eyes were deep and he said slowly: "Chu Xuan, send a thousand-mile falcon to contact the moon envoys and sun envoys in the Wei Dynasty to investigate what happened in the Wei Dynasty tonight."

Being able to kill Song Jingfu will definitely cause a huge stir. Just by asking a little, you can find out what happened.

"Yes!"

Chu Xuan responded, and then disappeared.

The old man stood up, looked in the direction of Wei, and murmured: "If it is as expected, there are already semi-sacred warriors in Wei's territory, right?"

"It seems that I have to go out and stretch my muscles."

The next day.

Su Yu got up early, washed up, dressed neatly, ate the breakfast brought by the horseman below, and then took the chariot and drove slowly towards the palace.

"Your Majesty, Liangzhou is suffering from a drought this year and the imperial court is in urgent need of relief for the victims."

"Your Majesty, Yunzhou has suffered from floods this year, and there has been no grain harvest. In addition, Wei Zhuan's previous grain collection has resulted in Yunzhou having no food to survive the winter, and it also needs help from the imperial court..."

Wei Lianyi frowned slightly. The treasury was stolen before, but now the court is tightening its belt.

Liangzhou and Yunzhou were in need of disaster relief at the same time, and the court was also in trouble.

She looked around and then said loudly: "Do you have any good suggestions to help Yunzhou and Liangzhou survive this cold winter?"

"Your Majesty, I think we can increase the tax revenue of the other seven states, and then use this tax money to provide relief to the victims."

"Your Majesty, you must not increase taxes. The people are already struggling, and merchants are seeking profits. Increasing taxes will inevitably cause merchants to migrate to the Northern Qi and Western Zhou Dynasties. Not only that, it will take a lot of time to collect this tax, and local officials will also need to After a long period of collection, when the tax money is collected and used to buy food for disaster relief, the refugees in Liangyun and Liangzhou will have already died of hunger..."

"..."

All the civil and military officials in the court offered their suggestions and suggestions, but Wei Lianyi was not satisfied with them.

No matter which method is used, it will take a long time or have great disadvantages.

"I'll put this matter on hold for now. I'll think about it for a day and make a decision tomorrow."

"Retreat!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Wei Lianyi walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in a bad mood and walked towards the Hall of Cultivation of Heart.

"Everyone get out."

Su Yu didn't wait long in Yangxin Hall before Wei Lianyi left the morning court and walked over.

After seeing Su Yu, Wei Lianyi immediately ordered the father-in-law and maids in the palace to leave.

After the maids left, Wei Lianyi couldn't help but ask: "How is the matter?"

Facing Wei Lianyi's gaze, Su Yu nodded, and then said: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life! Song Jingfu has been killed by me."

Hearing Su Yu's words, Wei Lianyi's eyes couldn't help but light up, and her pretty face looked a little excited.

Song Jingfu, as the main person who conspired at the beginning, picked up two transcendental forces one after another, which can be said to have become a serious problem for her.

Now that Su Yu said that Song Jingfu was dead, this was undoubtedly a big surprise for her.

"Why didn't you come over last night and tell me about this?"

Wei Lianyi glanced at him dissatisfied, and then said.

Su Yu couldn't help laughing wryly upon hearing this.

Yesterday, in order to deal with Song Jingfu, he tightened his nerves and did not dare to make any mistakes.

Afterwards, the tense heartstrings finally relaxed, and all he could feel was fatigue.

Even the surprise of the fourth piece of Tiandao Jade that he just got could not suppress his fatigue. He fell directly on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. He had no intention of reporting his victory with Wei Lianyi.

After the huge noise last night, Wei Lianyi was worried and didn't sleep all night.

She urgently wanted to know what was going on and whether Su Yu was in danger.

Now that she saw Su Yu appearing here, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Regardless of the outcome, with Su Yu here, at least there is room for change.

Su Yu explained: "In order to deal with Song Jingfu, I spent a lot of energy. After the battle last night, I felt as if my body had been hollowed out, and then I fell asleep on the bed."

After hearing Su Yu's explanation, Wei Lianyi couldn't help but ask, "Tell me what happened last night."

Su Yu nodded, and then told Wei Lianyi everything that happened after leaving the auction house in detail.

When he heard Su Yu say that before Song Jingfu died, he used the teleportation method in his hand to teleport away the piece of Tiandao Jade with the ability to immobilize people, Wei Lianyi couldn't help but frowned.

"In your opinion, where will Song Jingfu send this piece of Heavenly Dao Jade?"

Wei Lianyi couldn't help but frown and asked: "This old guy didn't forget to give you a stumbling block even when he was about to die."

"If he teleports the piece of Tiandao Jade to some unknown monster forest or into the sea, then if we want to find the piece of Tiandao Jade, we may have to find a needle in a haystack."

When Su Yu heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I have studied the piece in Song Jingfu's hand that can be used to transmit gossip."

"Oh?"

Wei Lianyi raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully, "How do you say that?"

Facing Wei Lianyi's puzzled gaze, Su Yu explained: "The Bagua Ling is a teleportation treasure developed by warriors in ancient times."

"It is very different from the Ten Thousand Miles Teleportation Talisman. The Ten Thousand Miles Teleportation Talisman is a talisman that randomly teleports. Once used, even the user himself does not know where he will be teleported."

"The Bagua Ling is a more powerful teleportation treasure. It can set the coordinates in advance, and then when using the Bagua Ling, no matter where the user is, they can be teleported to the previously set location. coordinate location."

"In other words, when Song Jingfu teleported away the piece of Tiandao Jade, he must have set the coordinates in advance."

"So he must know whose hands the piece of Tiandao Jade he teleported fell into."

"If nothing unexpected happens, that piece of Tiandao Jade should still be in the hands of someone in the Nian organization."

After listening to Su Yu's analysis, Wei Lianyi nodded.

"Then what are you going to do?"

Wei Lianyi couldn't help but ask.

She once heard Su Yu say that he spared no effort to obtain the Tiandao Jade because he wanted to find out the secret hidden after collecting all nine pieces of Tiandao Jade.

Now that a piece of Tiandao Jade in Song Jingfu's hand has been teleported away, he must find a way to find out where the Tiandao Jade was teleported and into whose hands it fell.

Su Yu chuckled and said: "Don't worry about this. If it goes as expected, the person in the Nian organization who got the Tiandao Jade will definitely find a way to find out what happened to Song Jingfu."

"Maybe he will come to you by himself then."

From Su Yu's point of view, it would just take a little longer for him to get the piece of Tiandao Jade.

Song Jingfu sent the piece of Tiandao Jade away, presumably to remind the other party and to avenge himself through the other party.It's just that the other party doesn't know his details or who he is, and he has no clue if he wants to find him.

If the other party was coming to visit, Su Yu wouldn't mind giving him a ride.

Putting this piece of Tiandao Jade aside for now, what Su Yu is thinking about now is how to get the Tiandao Jade in Yuan Xiao's hand.

Yuan Xiao got the Longevity Pill last night, and he thought that in the future he would no longer be as timid about using the Tiandao Jade as before, thereby reducing his lifespan.

And this is in line with Su Yu's plan.

The Longevity Pill can only increase life span by more than ten years. If Yuan Xiao uses the Tiandao Jade in his hand, it will be like digging his own grave.

At the same time, hunting Yuan Xiao is not a difficult task.

He planned to find an opportunity to go to the Western Zhou Dynasty to spread the news, saying that a thousand-year-old medicinal material appeared in such and such a place.

If Yuan Xiao wants to attack the Martial Saint, he will definitely not miss this opportunity.

When the time comes, just sit back and wait.
"Then please remember to be careful during this time."

Wei Lianyi frowned slightly, and then said: "I always feel that things are not that simple."

"Ah."

Su Yu nodded, then smiled and said: "If there is nothing else, then I want to go back."

"and many more."

Wei Lianyi seemed to think of something, and then called him.

"Oh?"

Su Yu asked in confusion: "Is there anything else?"

"Is such that."

Wei Lianyi said: "Liangzhou suffered from a drought this year, causing the people to lose their harvest. The court is in urgent need of disaster relief."

"And this year Yunzhou suffered from floods again, and the people's harvest was not good. In addition, Wei Zhuan led an army of 30 to the north, and the granary of Yunzhou was almost emptied along the way."

"Now that winter is coming, Liangzhou and Yunzhou are all in need of food relief from the imperial court."

"But this year has been so eventful, and the previous thefts from the national treasury have left the national treasury without any money to provide relief to the victims in the two places."

"I thought about increasing the mining of the Yuanjing veins, and then converting the Yuanjing into silver, buying grain in the other seven states and transporting it to Liangyun and Liangzhou to relieve the victims."

"But it will take at least a month to mine the Yuanjing, plus transport it, convert it into silver to buy grain, and then transport it to Yunzhou and Liangzhou."

"After such a long time, at least millions of people will starve to death."

"Not only that, large-scale mining of Yuanjing will also cause a large amount of Yuanjing to flow into the rivers and lakes, causing the martial arts in the rivers and lakes to grow rapidly, which is not conducive to the rule of the imperial court."

"As for increasing taxes in other states and then purchasing grain to provide relief to the victims in the two states, it will also take a lot of time. Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of those nearby."

"In your opinion, how should I handle this incident?"

After hearing what Wei Lianyi said, Su Yu raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled: "This matter is actually quite easy to handle."

"It's easy to handle?"

Wei Lianyi's pretty face was startled.

Regarding the relief of the victims of the two states, there was already a quarrel in the court this morning.

It was also because Su Yu had given her several suggestions before that she came up with the idea now. She wanted to see if Su Yu had any good ideas that could help her resolve this crisis skillfully.

All civil and military officials were troubled by this matter, but Su Yu said that it was easy to handle. Is there any other way that he had not thought of?
Facing Wei Lianyi's puzzled gaze, Su Yu chuckled and said, "The methods you mentioned are all slow-acting. By the time you raise enough money, the people affected by the disaster in the two states will have already died of hunger. No, sending food there has lost its meaning."

"And if you want to raise enough money quickly, you can't get money from the teeth of ordinary people. These people are also very poor. If you tax them, they may become disaster victims next year."

"So if you want to make money, you can only find a way from the gentry and gentry."

Wei Lianyi frowned and said: "But how can they obediently take out the money? If they are forced to be anxious, they will definitely take the money and drag their family to the Western Zhou Dynasty or move to the Northern Qi Dynasty."

Su Yu smiled and said: "Hey, I just want them to hand over the money willingly."

"Think about it, what do you have in your hands?"

Wei Lianyi's pretty face was startled, what do I have in my hand?
Seeing that Wei Lianyi was still puzzled, Su Yu chuckled and said, "As the Empress of Wei, you have the supreme power of life and death. With power, is it not easy to make money?"

"And what do these rich people desire most? If they are not short of money, then of course they are short of power."

"We can sell officials and titles, and clearly mark the price for buying and selling official positions."

Wei Lianyi's pretty face changed slightly, she shook her head and said, "Selling an official position to get a title? Isn't this nonsense?"

"If official positions with clearly marked prices are bought and sold, will the Jiuzhou of Wei become a mess in the future?"

Su Yushang smiled and said: "Selling officials does not necessarily mean giving them real power."

Wei Lianyi wondered: "If we don't give them real power, can they willingly pay for a false official position?"

"Not giving them real power, but it's not completely without benefits."

Su Yu smiled and said: "We can establish first to ninth-level titles."

"Let me give you an example, the ninth-class title can be purchased for only ten taels of silver, and the power of the ninth-class title is to exempt the holder of the ninth-class title from corvee service."

"Every year we repair official roads, build city walls, and build water conservancy projects. These require the help of the people."

"Many gentry and gentry would spend a lot of money to give to local officials so that their children could be exempted from the pain of corvee labor."

"This amount is at least no less than 100 taels of silver."

"Now that the imperial court is selling the ninth-level title, it can exempt him from the corvee. These dignitaries must pay for it, right?"

"As for the eighth-class title, you need 100 taels of silver. You need to purchase the ninth-class title before you can purchase the eighth-class title."

"And the eighth-level title can exempt one from lifelong corvee service."

"As for the seventh-class title, continue to increase the number, and by analogy, the first-class title can even get him a death-free gold medal, which can exempt him from the death penalty he has committed, and even exempt him from all taxes he needs to pay for doing business."

After hearing Su Yu's idea, Wei Lianyi's eyes couldn't help but light up.

The method of selling an official position and getting a title that Su Yu mentioned really opened the door for her to make money.

It turns out that having rights and making money is so easy and simple?
Wei Lianyi's pretty face was a little excited, and she murmured, "Why didn't I think of this?"

"If we use this method, we can let the local gentry in the disaster-stricken area obediently pay for the title, and then use the money to buy food to provide relief to the victims. There is no need to think of ways to raise food from other places and transport it there. This move can be said to kill multiple birds with one stone. have to!"

She looked at Su Yu seriously and said in a deep voice: "Su Yu, thank you. Your words can at least save tens of millions of people in the Wei Dynasty from hunger and cold."

Su Yu smiled and said: "I just drafted a general direction, and you have to implement it in detail. Okay, I'll go back first."

This was just a method thought up by an emperor who knew how to make money in his previous life.

If he was really allowed to think of a solution on his own, he might not be able to figure it out so quickly.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty racked his brains to collect money in order to fight the war.

Selling his official position and getting a title is just one of his ways to make money.

Looking at Su Yu's leaving figure, Wei Lianyi's eyes flashed with something strange.

When she ascended the throne, or even secured the throne later on, she could not do without Su Yu's advice.

If it weren't for Su Yu, she wouldn't even have a chance to succeed to the throne.

Every time he asked Su Yu about a problem that he thought was a difficult problem, he would always immediately find a good way to help him solve it.

"By the way, one more thing. After you go back, find an opportunity to announce to the outside world that you have been promoted to the Hidden Dragon Realm."

Looking at Su Yu's retreating back, Wei Lianyi seemed to think of something, and then reminded him.

Su Yu paused, then nodded and said with a smile: "Okay."

After Su Yu walked out of the Yangxin Hall, Wei Lianyi finally withdrew his gaze.

She asked Su Yu to reveal his cultivation in the Hidden Dragon Realm, so she had her own plans.

As the empress of the Wei Dynasty, ordinary people are naturally not worthy of her.

But in the future, if Su Yu's cultivation level increased, he would do something that would cause a stir in the Jiuzhou of Wei Dynasty.

At that time, she could arrange for her mouthpiece to spread the word and prepare to establish Su Yu as the king, so outsiders would naturally not say anything.

After all, to outsiders, there are not many people in the world who have Qianlong realm cultivation in their 20s.

Wei Lianyi made Su Yu the king, which was a matter of course.

Only in this way can she legitimately give Su Yu the status of a king.

Of course, she is still waiting for the best time.

She believed there would be a day.

"Su Yu, thank you for everything you have done."

Wei Lianyi murmured, and then said loudly: "Come here, hurry up and summon the six tribes to see me!"

(End of this chapter)