After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Liu Yunxiang was silent for a moment, then raised his head to look at the emperor.

"Placing the people in the Shannian camp is really a trivial matter in my eyes. My wife came to the palace today to help the emperor fill the treasury."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing, laughing very loudly.

"Fill the treasury? Haha, uncle, did you hear what she said?"

The corners of the old prince's mouth twitched, what he said was indeed too presumptuous.

"Does she know how big the gap is in the national treasury? Millions of taels, millions of taels! This is still the gap this year, what about next year, and the year after that?"

The emperor could no longer laugh as he spoke, and his face slowly darkened.

"Three years of civil strife have drained the national treasury, but Nanzhou is still in a mess."

The war had a great impact on the country. It only took three years from prosperity to the decline of the country.

"Now that the Southern Jin Dynasty is rising and intends to invade the north, we are adjacent to it. If this war really breaks out, will we have enough military pay? Will our soldiers fighting on the front line be fed and clothed? How long can we resist? Although We have West Vietnam and Northern Jin allied with us, but water from far away cannot stop fire at close range. Can we wait for reinforcements?"

It's hard to say clearly. With the current situation in Da Rong, let alone waiting for reinforcements, the news may not have been reached. Da Rong's soldiers have already starved to death and froze to death.

A layer of window paper was pierced by a little woman, and the emperor's face turned gloomy. He glared at Liu Yunxiang, as sharp as if he wanted to cut off her tongue.

The old prince couldn't help wiping a cold sweat, why was he becoming more and more presumptuous as he talked. Seeing Liu Yunxiang's calm face, he could only wink at her and ask her to quickly change the topic.

"In previous years, a large part of the tax revenue for the national treasury came from Nanzhou. Nanzhou's agriculture, ceramics, tea, shipbuilding, brocade, etc. industries were very prosperous, and the resulting tax money kept the national treasury full. And as During the war in Nanzhou, various industries declined rapidly, but now that the war has subsided, the recovery of various industries has been very slow, and there is no sign of even coming back to life. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why this is?"

The emperor looked at the eloquent woman in front of him and sneered, "I would like to hear what you have to say."

Liu Yunxiang was silent for a moment and said: "The imperial court has not formulated policies to restore vitality to various industries, so it lacks confidence in the industry. Without a leader, everyone is timid. Three years of war have resulted in countless casualties and a lack of manpower."

The emperor narrowed his eyes, "It's just a few empty words."

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath and said: "My wife wants to revitalize the brocade industry in the south of the Yangtze River. With Yangzhou as the center, it will radiate to surrounding counties and counties, build a bazaar for brocade manufacturing and trading, and set up a brocade association. In less than three years, the brocade industry in the south of the Yangtze River will be The karma will surely bloom everywhere.”

After Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, the room became quiet in the study.

After a long time, the old prince took a breath and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, we are here today... just to... drink tea."

I’m really not here to brag, I’m still bragging!

The emperor waved his hand to signal the old prince to shut up, "Whatever you say in front of me, every word is false. Telling lies is the same crime as bullying the emperor."

Liu Yunxiang said calmly: "My wife is not talking big words."

"You mean filling the treasury?"

"After the Jiangnan Brocade Association was established, I promised to pay taxes to the court of no less than 20 yuan in the first year, no less than 30 yuan in the second year, and no less than 10 yuan in the third year, accumulating year after year. And once the brocade industry prospers If the industry gets up, other industries such as ceramics and tea will surely prosper as well. By then, it will not be these [-] taels, and it will only take three to five years to fill the national treasury."

The emperor leaned back on the seat behind him, looked at the table with his right hand, and lowered his eyes to consider Liu Yunxiang's words.

"I only heard that you will give 10 taels to the national treasury in the first year, 20 taels to the national treasury in the second year, and [-] taels to the national treasury in the third year, and they will add up year after year." After saying this, the emperor looked at Liu Yunxiang and said, "I Did you hear that correctly?”

Liu Yunxiang pursed his lips. It was obvious that the emperor did not care about whether the brocade industry could be revitalized or whether Jiangnan could regain its prosperity. He only saw money.

This pattern is really not that big.

"Yes, I said it, and I can guarantee it. If we don't have this number, we are willing to spend all our money to make up for it. Please, Your Majesty..."

"Ouch, I have a headache! I have a headache!" Before Liu Yunxiang could finish speaking, the old prince shouted while holding his forehead, and grabbed Liu Yunxiang's sleeve, "My grandnephew, help me quickly. And the emperor, we will leave the palace first. This head really hurts!"

"Uncle, I also have a headache!" The emperor lowered his eyes and then smiled, "But the seventh daughter-in-law has given me a good remedy. You can't help but allow me to take it, right?"

"She is a little girl..."

"The tone is quite loud, and I feel comfortable listening to it."

The old prince was speechless now. After all, Liu Yunxiang praised Haikou, and she didn't feel at all that she was in big trouble.

They are going bankrupt. From now on, the two of them can only eat chaffy vegetables.

"My wife has some property, and she can temporarily scrape up the money to invest in the Jiangnan brocade industry, and build this brocade market first, but she still faces two difficulties." Liu Yunxiang said.

The emperor raised his hand and said, "Say."

"This first imperial court must have an attitude. Only when people in the brocade industry see it can they have the confidence to revive their industry."

"What attitude?"

"The most direct and sincere thing is tax reduction."

"Tax reduction?" The emperor snorted, "Then where did the 20, 30, [-] tax money you mentioned come from? Could it be that you, the Prince of Zhenbei, are trying to get it by selling iron?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled and did not refute.

The emperor nodded, "Okay, since you agreed to the tax money, the tax reduction by the court will not be affected, why not make a gesture."

Liu Yunxiang breathed a sigh of relief, "The imperial court resettled the Jiangnan Weaving Yamen."

"can."

"Jiangnan brocade trades with West Vietnam. This policy must be liberalized."

"can."

Now there is no conflict between Da Rong and Xiyue, and they will form an alliance next year. There will always be mutual trade, and the policies will become looser in the future.

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "What I want is the court's attitude. There is also a second dilemma, which is manpower."

"You want someone?"

"I want those people from Shan Nian Camp."

"A group of old, weak, sick and disabled?"

"They're easy to control."

The emperor rolled his eyes, "After all, you just want to exonerate these people, right?"

"My wife asks the emperor to let go of the charity camp and give these people to my wife for resettlement. They are all lowly and can raise money to redeem themselves by working in the brocade workshop. After redemption, they become common people and can solve the problem of charity. Secondly, the issue of reading camp also demonstrates your tolerance and tolerance, Your Majesty."

"I think King Suping's proposal is good. Letting the tiger return to the mountain will cause endless troubles."

"You also said that they are just a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled. They are not tigers and wolves, and they will not have future troubles. Since they are a bunch of useless people, it is better to let them make some contributions to filling the national treasury."

"It's only a few tens of thousands taels."

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes, "If one person redeems his life for 100 taels, I can pay it to the court first to solve the current difficult problem."