Eternal traitor

Chapter 488

Listening to Li Hua's report, Ying Zheng's eyes widened immediately. The money was gone before he warmed it up. This is really a waste of money, but now he has exempted many places However, the money cannot be collected, and the money in the internal treasury is about to bottom out.

Having no money is a big deal, so what should we do? ?
Ying Zheng, who was originally frowning, laughed instantly, as if he had thought of a good idea.

"The money is gone, why is the king laughing?"

Li Hua was a little nervous when Ying Zheng laughed, you are almost bankrupt, and you are still laughing here? ?This appearance really scared Li Hua a lot, who knows what kind of flair this king has? ?
Ying Zheng leaned forward slowly, narrowed his eyes slowly, looked at Li Hua, patted his shoulder lightly and smiled, "Don't worry about losing the silver, isn't there Li Xiang?"

After speaking, Ying Zheng gave Li Hua a wink, with a smug expression as if the matter had been perfectly resolved.But Li Hua, the person involved, is not well. "Your Majesty is terrified. I do have some ideas about Yin Zi, but I still need to hear your opinion, Your Majesty."

"First, suspend the construction of new palaces for [-] days, and wait until the end of the war or when there is surplus money."

"On this matter, think about it again."

Ying Zheng immediately put away his smiling face. His big house is going to stop working? ?How did you have the courage to say that to Gu? ?Gu has already managed to dominate the world and then stood in the new palace to achieve brilliance. How could he be delayed by such a small matter? ?
"Secondly, give the coolies who built the palace some new benefits to offset their wages, such as reducing or exempting taxes for ten years, or recruiting the old people from the four countries who newly joined Qin to build the palace without wages. Qualifications to live in Qin State. This can only be regarded as a delaying strategy, and the time when the money is exhausted can be extended to [-] to [-] days."

"That's good, this move will definitely speed up the construction of the palace, sure."

Ying Zheng wanted to attract so many free coolies by giving some invisible benefits without spending his own money. Such a decision was what he wanted.

"Thirdly, when the time is right, call on all the rich people in Qin to raise donations. The two countries are at war, and Qin is strong and Qi is weak. If you donate silver, you can use it in advance to benefit from the attack on Qi. For example, if you donate 100 taels of silver now, After Qi State is defeated, you can choose a house in Qi State for 200 taels of silver, or a beauty worth 150 taels of silver, a piece of land, etc... But there are advantages and disadvantages to this move. If the Qi State cannot be attacked for a long time, these people who donate money are likely to cause trouble, even if the Qi State is conquered, it will be a big problem to deal with these people, and it will not be resolved in a short while."

"Well, is there any more??"

Ying Zheng also knows the pros and cons of it, so it is better not to use this "overdraft" unless it is absolutely necessary.

"I only have three strategies, but if you want to tell me, one is the best choice. Once the Qi State is destroyed, you can start working again with money. The specific situation is up to the King to decide."

Li Hua can see what Ying Zheng wants, but when will your big house not be built? ?Do we have to build it now? ?Not to mention the waste of money, the money in my pocket is not enough now.

"The matter of the lonely palace must not be stopped. It will be a matter of time before Qi is destroyed. A hundred days is enough to conquer Qi. If taxes are collected from various places, how long can it last??"

When Ying Zheng heard that Li Hua stopped work on his new palace, he immediately became unhappy. That was a big deal, didn't he just have no money?Isn't it okay to collect some taxes in various places? ?I have given Qin the tax reduction for such a long time, what's the matter with the tax? ?As for the reduction and exemption of the military merit system, Ying Zheng also thought about it, but the front line is working hard for you, and you seem to be digging your own grave for exploiting here.

"Your Majesty's collection of taxes cannot be carried out for the time being. Just after the war ended, Your Majesty announced that he would give Zhao a tax reduction or exemption to win the hearts of the people. Now he is going to live up to his words and fear of losing face. As for raising taxes for the people of Qin, let alone how much money they can collect, This behavior will definitely increase the burden on the people, so it is still not allowed.”

Ying Zheng didn't know what every increase in taxes would mean to the people, but Li Hua knew very well that for every [-]% increase in taxes, tens of thousands of people across the country would die because they couldn't pay the taxes. , more likely many more refugees and robbers.

Although the state of Qin has recuperated and recovered a lot in recent years, the food production in various places is not high, and the state of Qin has been fighting all the year round, so the state of Qin has exempted a lot of taxes, but all parts of the state of Qin have also begun to collect grain, and the people who have a little surplus will It was sold to Qin State, and he didn't have much surplus food at all.

"This matter will be discussed later, but no matter how lonely the new palace is, it cannot be stopped."

Ying Zheng frowned with some dissatisfaction, the three words of displeasure were written all over his face, neither this nor that, no matter what, you can do it yourself, anyway, the construction of the palace can't stop, if it doesn't work, just ask for donations , At that time, some benefits will be distributed to those who have paid money in Qin State.

"My minister obeys."

Li Hua replied bitterly, he really couldn't figure out why Ying Zheng was in such a hurry to build the palace, if he hadn't run out of money, he still wanted to build the mausoleum for himself ahead of time.

Yes, the mausoleum.

Ying Zheng, who is only in his early twenties, has already asked to build an unprecedented mausoleum for himself. Although Li Hua doesn't want to interfere in Ying Zheng's affairs, let alone confront him, the money doesn't allow it, and there isn't that much Labor is gone.

The Qin State has been fighting for years, cement roads need to be built, disasters in various places, captured cities, Zhao State, Wei State, Chu State, South Korea, these places that were captured by Qin State, where there is no need for people to rebuild? ?Isn't the watchman a human being for the coolies who are going to fight against Qi now? ?

So much labor has gone out, and you still want such a big palace and a mausoleum for yourself, why don't you go to heaven? ?
Even though he really wanted to complain about Ying Zheng's behavior, Li Hua didn't dare to say anything more. Now that the two of them are in the relationship of monarch and minister, and he is just a minister, if he wants to live a good life, then don't confront Ying Zheng. Coming is the most correct choice.

After Li Hua's report was over, Ying Zheng's good mood disappeared and was replaced by Ying Zheng's little irritability.Li Hua was already about to run away, just when he was thinking about how to retreat, a little eunuch hurried over.

(End of this chapter)