My lord, she is beautiful and good at fighting

Chapter 18 New Officer (Story Chapter)

"Zheng Guo's move is not aimed at the king. The minister was originally the governor of Chaoge. Before he took office, he heard that Song Gong was ready to attack Wancheng, which shows that the alliance between Jin and Jin was already weak. Importantly, the state of Song is in danger, and the inequality among the allies will easily lead to dissatisfaction over time. If our king does not go to the appointment, King Zheng and Duke Song must understand the principle of cold lips and teeth. If we accidentally reach a consensus and plunder our country’s land, the gain will not be worth the loss.”

"If you send someone to go, you may be suspected of neglecting the two countries. Why don't you go as soon as possible to win over Duke Song and be hostile to Zheng Guo? I'm afraid that when the country of Wei loses its innate opportunity and loses the right to speak, it is the most important time to appease the country of Song. The country of Song is small and has little resources, so it can only rely on our country for survival. Although the city of Ye is far away, But in the territory of Song State, although Song State is not rich, it still knows how the allies have turned against them and what kind of eyes they will receive in other countries, and my king will come to strengthen the alliance. The country attaches great importance to it, and I think I have found a backer, and I have the confidence to stand up to the Zheng country, so that I can protect my king even more, so my king can't be safer in the Song country, and the Duke of Song will definitely enshrine my king on the high platform and respect him as a living ancestor!"

This remark echoed across the floor, everyone was taken aback, even King Wei thought for a moment.

Finally, it was Li Qin who came to his senses first, frowned and said, "Who will supervise the country when the ruler leaves the capital?"

This is also the hesitation and concern in King Wei's heart, he immediately raised his eyes and looked at the new official Zuo Siguo.

Wu Shizhi raised his hand towards King Wei and bowed: "In the royal city, everyone keeps their duties. The Zuo Shi has the responsibility of being in charge of the state affairs. He reports the Zuo Shi's memorials every day, and they rush to report to our king within [-] miles. Since it is the same as usual, why use others to oversee the country? According to my ministers, the name of overseeing the country should not be given.

These words touched the heart of King Wei.

King Wei's gaze was no longer gloomy, he nodded affirmatively, and knocked down Zhen Shanhe: "What Wu Qing said is reasonable, so let's do it like this."

"Your Majesty!" Li Qin exclaimed in surprise, "The country must not be left without a master for a day, Your Majesty! The country must not..."

"Enough!" King Wei swept over Li Qin with an oppressive voice, "I'm determined."

"The second is the issue of military supplies and military pay at Yanmen Pass and Juyong Pass in the north when early winter is approaching."

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was silent, no one dared to say a word, some lowered their heads, some raised their heads, and most of them looked at each other.

"Why don't you talk anymore, Master Zuo?" Wei Wang touched the pattern on the chair and asked a few times, "Yunyanghou?"

"Your Majesty, at the end of last year, tens of thousands of bamboo arrows, armor shields, spears, halberds and swords were made. In winter and February, we will relieve the snow disaster in Puyang and celebrate our birthday in May," Li Qin said with a trembling voice, "It's really hard."

King Wei was sitting on the high platform, laughing, leaning forward and back, and patted the armrest, pointing his index finger at Li Qin, and looked at Qian Youde aside: "Master Zuo said we are in a tight situation, did you hear it?"

That smile, like icy rain wrapped around autumn leaves, swept across every corner of the council hall, making everyone's hair stand on end.

With a sound of "pop," King Wei knocked down Zhenshanhe, and suddenly shouted: "Trouble, what a pinch!"

King Wei bypassed the desk, walked down the high hanging jade steps, spread out his arms, strolled in front of Li Qin, squatted down halfway, and twisted Li Qin's cuff with his big palm: "Is this silk from Qilu?"

"Heh, Hong Luo Peixiang, Nei Shi is very affectionate."

King Wei circled around, walked in front of Zhao Zeng, knelt down, and patted his fleshy face: "Tsk, the food in the uncle's house is probably better than that of the widow. I heard that your good girl was in Hong Kong a few days ago. Throwing a big banquet all over the building?"

"Struggling, hiss, what a tight squeeze." King Wei stood with his hands behind his back, not like he was mocking just now, but there was a dark wind in his words, and the whole hall was blown like ice, "Can you give me some advice?"

King Wei put his eyes on Wu Shizhi. Although the newly appointed Zuo Siguo was very handsome, he was wearing a Gessine cloth that most people in Jinyang would not wear. , do you have an idea?"

Wu Shizhi knelt up straight, neither humble nor overbearing, in the eyes of King Wei, he was extremely honest: "Increase taxes."

"No," Zhao Zeng shouted angrily, "This is a way to waste people and money!"

King Wei also frowned. It is not that he has never thought about raising taxes, but it is not a long-term solution. If you lose money every year and increase taxes every year, it will shake the foundation of the country for a few years, so it is not advisable.

"Tax increase, but not labor tax increase. When I first arrived in Jinyang, I did a little research. It was clear that the same fine grain was three times higher than that of Chaoge in Jinyang. Since the establishment of Weiguo, the People treat people equally, and if this happens for a long time, there will be an imbalance, the rich will have their own way to get rich, and the poor will only become poorer, so the tax increase proposed by the minister is to increase land tax and business tax."

"The land tax is divided according to the middle of the state, the surrounding suburbs, Bundian, and the counties of the state. Those who are widowed, widowed, lonely, disabled, or sick are exempt from tax. This will not only ensure the supremacy of our king in the hearts of the people, but also allow the wool to be produced accurately in sheep. body." As soon as the last sentence fell, Wu Shizhi's eyes searched around the scene, and his smile gradually spread.

Following him, King Wei swept his gaze around and sighed inwardly:

Yes, every inch of land in Jinyang City is precious, and no matter whether it is a merchant or a handyman, no one is closely related to the imperial court!Which one is not closely related to Wang Zong!
At that time, even if they continue to embezzle money from the imperial court, they will eventually have to pay it back with tax, and then they will truly have an inexhaustible supply of money.

King Wei nodded and was about to appreciate it when he heard Wu Shizhi say again: "I hope your Majesty will pay attention to the misuse of money and take back all the public surplus and confiscate it into the national treasury."

A thousand waves were stirred up for a moment. Not only Zhao Zeng but also Li Qin's eyes were full of coldness. The courtiers even whispered to each other and expressed their dissatisfaction, which seemed to imply that they were trying to stop it.

While King Wei was making calculations in his mind, he heard the sounds of noisy noises, like a bustling market, sweeping across the hall with pressure. He frowned and cursed in his heart this group of trash that only eats but does not spit out, barks and bites.

Qian Youde watched King Wei's expression and shouted at the right time, "Quiet!"

The hall was silent for a moment, and Zhao Zeng knelt and moved forward: "Your Majesty, the Jinyang Shangfang is connected to the officials of the family, and this affects the whole body!"

At this time, the people in the main hall didn't know at all that what King Wei wanted to touch was that family!The first to bear the brunt is him, Marquis of Yunyang.

"My lord, the aristocratic family is tyrannical, with important affairs in their hands, and the consequences of the first Jin king's reform are still in front of us!"

When King Wei heard this, he glanced at Zhao Zeng with a cold light.

Wu Shizhi turned his head, with a smile on his lips: "What does the Marquis of Yunyang mean? No matter how tyrannical the family is, it is the family, not the Wang Zong, so it's possible that you still want to rebel under my king's nose! Or, This change not only touched the aristocratic family, but also the evil intention of Marquis Yunyang hidden under Jinyang City, so he wanted to coerce the emperor to make the princes."

When Zhao Zeng heard Wu Shizhi's rebellious remarks, his eyes widened instantly, and he stood up ignoring the rules, pointing at Wu Shizhi with trembling fingers: "You...!"

In fact, it is no longer a secret in Jinyang that Zhao once harbored evil intentions. Even King Wei knew it, but few people moved to Mingtang and passed the Ming road like Wu Shizhi.

Whether it is the newborn calf that is not afraid of the tiger, or the helmsman who can control the wind from all directions, it is not known.

Wu Shizhi bent his brows and eyes, and his figure stood tall: "The former Jin was able to be completely overthrown, nothing more than the aristocratic family's military power, and everyone is united, but now the military power is gradually taken into the hands of my king, and occupies the supreme position in the hearts of the subjects. , which aristocratic family is willing to die."

Zhao Zeng pursed his lips tightly, and had to admit that what Wu Shizhi said was correct, and it was also the reason why he had kept secret until now.

King Wei raised his head with satisfaction. Thanks to his efforts to suppress military generals since he entered politics, this shows his foresight: "In this case, I will leave it to Wu Qing to take charge."

"Sir, take orders."

Wu Shizhi hugged the moon with both hands and bent over to bow, his brows and eyes were shrewd and calculating.

The most miserable person today was the Marquis of Yunyang. First, he was shunned by Zuo Shi when he was admonishing King Wei to go to Yecheng. Then, he was secretly betrayed by a new official from a remote place regarding the reform. Sarcasm contains evil intentions.

After the court was over, Zhao Zeng flicked his wide sleeves and stepped out of the hall with a figure of eight ahead of everyone.

Wu Shizhi followed closely behind, standing alone on the jade steps, overlooking the palace, with a clear expression on his brows and a smile on the corner of his mouth.

A group of civil servants surrounded Li Qin.

"You are an arrogant child, and you must remember to make yourself angry by arbitrarily tampering with government affairs."

Wu Shizhi stretched out his wide sleeves, clasped his fists and saluted, the autumn wind from the high platform poured into his wide sleeves wantonly, and his robes made his whole body loose, saying, "Thanks to Master Zuo's advice, I will definitely remember it."

Li Qin put his sleeves behind his back, snorted coldly, and walked off the platform.

Wu Shizhi pursed his lips, brushed off his sleeves, and walked behind everyone.

　First of all, King Wei is not a faint king in the traditional sense. He has his faintness, such as being suspicious, plotting to kill loyalists, or having some other hobbies, but he will also devote himself to political affairs.

　　No one is absolutely positive or negative, and no one is absolutely good or evil. Both loyal and treacherous people have two sides, and there is no black and white truth.

　　For the official position of Zuo Shi, Shi Jian Chulong said that he was the queen mother.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)