The mad doctor who is the evil king chasing his wife is not easy to mess with

Chapter 1917 Am I Complimenting Him?
Shui Lingyue pondered and said: "This is feasible, but it cannot refund the grain from the treasury."

"Why?" Xiao Yichen looked at Shui Lingyue suspiciously.

Shui Lingyue said: "Based on what I know about Chu Yi, although he is ambitious, he will not be so stupid as to kill a chicken to get its eggs."

"What do you mean?"

Shui Lingyue spoke for Chu Yi, and Xiao Yichen felt uncomfortable immediately, but he didn't dare to show it, so he could only hold back, turning his face from purple.

Shui Lingyue took a look at Xiao Yichen, sneered, stretched out her hands to pinch his slumped face, and said, "Let's have a good talk, why are you suddenly unhappy?"

Shui Lingyue's smile instantly dispelled the anger in Xiao Yichen's heart, he sighed softly, and said a little aggrieved: "Yueyue, in front of me, can you stop praising other men?"

"Ah?" Shui Lingyue looked at Xiao Yichen incredulously, and said, "Am I complimenting him?"

Xiao Yichen nodded, and said, "If you say he's not stupid, then you're admitting that he's smart."

Shui Lingyue directly supported her forehead, and warned seriously: "Xiao Yichen, if you continue to behave like this, we won't be able to talk properly!"

Xiao Yichen hurriedly took her little hand, scratched her palm, kissed, kissed, apologized, and said, "Yueyue, don't be annoyed, I can't speak well."

Shui Lingyue calmed down and said: "The reason why Chu Yi charged such a high rent from the common people, I guess, there are two reasons. First, he was fighting a civil war with Yi you at that time. You know, the war It burns the most money, so he needs money as well as food."

As soon as Xiao Yichen was reminded by Shui Lingyue, his mind immediately came alive, he nodded repeatedly, and said: "The second point is that I brought people to fight from the east, and quickly occupied most of the city. It was too late to collect land rent from those cities, so he raised taxes on Qidu under his jurisdiction, as well as nearby Lingcheng and other cities."

Shui Lingyue nodded and said: "That's right, now is an extraordinary period, so the food in the treasury cannot be moved, we can spend money to buy food in other cities, and then in the name of the imperial court, open charitable halls and distribute rice porridge widely , this will not only solve the problem of people’s hunger for food, but also save a lot of money.”

When Xiao Yichen heard this, he was overjoyed, and said: "It's better for Yueyue to be thoughtful, so let's do it this way, and then Dongfang can be in charge of this matter. I can rest assured of his character."

Shui Lingyue smiled and said: "In terms of employing people, I trust the emperor's vision, but I have another important matter to tell the emperor."

Xiao Yichen pondered for a moment, then understood what Shui Lingyue wanted to say, and said: "Four people, planting five acres of land, even if the imperial court does not collect any land rent, they will not be able to live."

Shui Lingyue nodded and said: "I just heard from the villagers of Lihua Village that the harvest here is not high, whether it is rice or wheat, and even if it is a good field, the harvest per mu is only about 250 catties. The output is really too low.

Moreover, I just discovered a problem. Every household in Lihua Village seems to be a combination of old people, children, women, and girls. It is rare to see young and strong men. Men's help. "

Hearing what Shui Lingyue said, Xiao Yichen realized what the problem was. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Since I can remember, the entire Northern Qi Dynasty has respected martial arts. Young men, with a little bit of talent, will choose to join the army. With good talent, their careers will be further developed.

(End of this chapter)