Reborn in the Water Margin as emperor, built tanks to level the world

As soon as Zhao Ji finished speaking, Liu Tanxin took a bill from the palace maid standing aside.

After slowly opening it, he placed it on Zhao Ji's desk.

With a flick of his white index finger, he pressed a number on one side:

"The officials will wait and see."

"There are only these silver coins in the national treasury now."

"Such an amount is not to mention disaster relief. Even for daily expenses, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

"In this case, how can the officials and concubines receive orders?"

When Zhao Ji suddenly saw the string of numbers, his heart sank.

Immediately, he looked at the dignified beauty so close with an unbelievable look:

"5000 and two hundred taels?"

"Are you saying that our Song Dynasty treasury currently only has 5000 or two hundred taels of silver?"

Liu Tanxin smiled helplessly:

"Right now, in our treasury, these are the only silver coins left."

"Such a piece of silver may be considered a huge fortune for an ordinary family."

"But for something like disaster relief, that's really a drop in the bucket."

Zhao Ji was confused.

Totally confused.

After all, he never could have imagined that such a relatively wealthy court as the Song Dynasty would one day have only a few thousand taels of silver in its treasury!

This, how is this used?

Just when Zhao Ji was frowning with worry and his mentality was about to collapse.

Liu Tanxin, who was originally standing in front of Zhao Ji's writing desk, suddenly knelt down.

No matter from which aspect, Liu Tanxin no longer needs to kneel down when meeting Zhao Ji.

And now, since Liu Tanxin was giving him such a great gift, she must have something important to ask for.

Zhao Ji knew this very well.

So at this moment, he no longer cares about the money in the treasury.

After hurriedly raising his legs and standing upright, he hurriedly came to Liu Tanxin and prepared to help him up from the ground.

But Liu Tanxin was very stubborn at this moment.

No matter how much Zhao Ji helped him, he just wouldn't get up from the ground:

"For officials, Gen Yue is a waste of money and food."

"If the construction continues, not to mention that there will be no money for disaster relief after this, I am afraid that the monthly salary of all the officials in the imperial court will be no longer available."

"Actually, there were still more than [-] taels in the treasury."

"But the officials, in order to purchase the calamine stone to decorate Gen Yue, collected tens of thousands of pieces from the Song Dynasty."

"It's not transported thousands of miles back to Beijing."

"Only for this expenditure, more than [-] taels were taken out of the national treasury."

"I also ask the officials to listen to my concubine and stop acting like this."

Zhao Ji nodded frequently, his face full of concern and love:

"Queen, please get up quickly. I agree. I agree."

After Liu Tanxin heard Zhao Ji's affirmative answer, she slowly stood up from the ground with Zhao Ji's help:

"If the officials can listen to the advice of their ministers and concubines, it is truly a blessing to the world and all people."

"But now, there is no money left in the national treasury to provide disaster relief."

"I wonder if the officials have any other good ideas?"

Although Zhao Ji looked calm, he was smiling bitterly in his heart.

Good strategy?

I also want to ask you about some good advice?

The two sums of money I spent recently were all deceived from Lin Chong.

I don't have any way to make money, so where can I go to help you figure out a good plan in a short period of time?

Zhao Ji thought so in his heart, but he couldn't tell Liu Tanxin so.

After struggling for a long time, I could only reply:

"Let me figure this out slowly."

As Zhao Ji spoke, he turned around and prepared to sit back at the desk.

But suddenly an idea flashed in my head, and I thought of another way.

"Queen, what do you think if I order the officials below to collect taxes again now?"

"Although this method is always suspected of tearing down the east wall to pay for the west wall, it can at least give the people in the northeast a chance to survive."

"After this crisis is over, the worst that can happen is that the people there will be exempted from the tax burden for several years in the future."

Liu Tanxin lowered her head slightly, seeming to be pondering the feasibility of Zhao Ji's method.

But only a short while passed before he slowly shook his head and sighed:

"Officials, this method is probably very inappropriate."

"The common people in the Song Dynasty have been squeezed by the heavy taxes on them, and they are almost breathless."

"If not, how could Hebei Tian Hu, Huaixi Wang Qing, Jiangnan La and other bandit forces be able to form such a large anti-bandit team in just a few years?"

"From my perspective, most of those rebel teams are ordinary people who have been squeezed by so many taxes and can hardly survive."

"If the imperial court imposes more taxes at this time..."

"Let's not talk about how much tax burden can actually enter the national treasury under the layers of exploitation."

"Just the people in the Song Dynasty can't bear it."

"What if by then, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people have joined the rebels and the party before the national treasury is filled?"

"At that time, how should our Song court eliminate the rebels and rebels in the territory?"

"If we send troops to fight, how much food will we lose?"

Liu Tanxin slowly turned around and looked out the window.

At this moment, the heavy snow has stopped.

The cold wind blew the withered yellow branches in the distance, swaying left and right.

And her heart was as sad and helpless as the scenery outside the window at this moment:

"Guan Jia, now in our Song Dynasty, there are powerful enemies outside that we have to guard against, and there are several groups of bandits inside who are causing wanton chaos."

"And in the imperial court, there are fewer loyal ones and more treacherous ones."

"Under such circumstances, if any major changes occur in the future..."

"I really don't dare to think about how long the Song Dynasty will last."

"My concubine's inappropriate words and inaccurate meaning will disturb the official's good mood."

"Please also ask the officials to convict and punish you."

Zhao Ji stood up slowly and looked at Liu Tanxin who was kneeling in front of the desk with a complicated expression.

Immediately, a very complicated emotion came to my mind.

If I just want to be a stupid king, then I don't have to pay attention to everything in front of me.

It's enough to just hang out in the harem all day long and enjoy the boundless beauty.

But even so, how long can I enjoy it after this?

It's just a mere two years.

Could it be that when the Jin army invaded the capital, I would draw my sword and kill myself?

Ridiculous, ridiculous, how ridiculous!

But facing this situation, if I want to make a comeback...

What is the difference between this and the beginning of hell?

Soldiers, horses and troops are all in the hands of those traitorous parties.

All the money and food had been squandered by that old boy Zhao Ji.

There are not many trustworthy subordinates available.

There is only a trustworthy person with a wise mind and broad knowledge, but he is still a womanizer.

And her natal family is still thousands of miles away, so there is no way I can borrow any strength from her.