After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Emperor Wei looked at Pei Jiaoran. The idea of ​​reducing troops in this memorial was indeed improved a lot once she put forward her opinions. But how to promote and implement it is still a problem.

"What do you think, Mr. Wei?" Emperor Wei looked at Wang and Jia with a smile.

Rather than entering the game himself, he would rather throw bait into the lake. Let the people below fight for themselves. That's the fun of being a superior.

Aware of Wei Emperor's intentions. Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but rolled his eyes, but didn't speak.

Glancing at her, Jia Gonglu said: "Shilang Pei said it lightly. Let me ask you where the income of each state government comes from? If you allocate Gongshitian and other fields to the disarmed sergeants, where will the state government's income come from? Come? And how can you ensure that after you reduce your troops, you will not provoke a mutiny. Don’t forget that you almost provoked a mutiny in Guazhou." After saying that, he snorted again, "Besides, if the three towns of Heshuo take advantage of this, What should I do if I enter in vain?”

Jia Gonglu pointed out the crux of the problem in one sentence. And Emperor Wei's eyes also sank at this moment.

The three towns of Heshuo have always been a serious concern for the imperial court. In order to prevent the three towns from usurping the power of the imperial court, he has always allowed each town to recruit troops privately, in order to let them control each other. But the consequence of this is that those vassal towns that are still dependent on the imperial court need to rely on a large amount of local taxes to raise troops, thus reducing the imperial court's income.

But if the imperial court orders to reduce troops, no matter what those feudal towns think. I'm afraid that the three towns in Heshuo will come to annex them first.

Wang Yu glanced at Pei Jiaoran and saw that her expression was as usual. Moreover, this memorial was written by me. After thinking for a while, he said: "Since the implementation of the Two Taxes Law, the taxes of states and counties have always been two taxes and three points. In this way, the two taxes of states and counties are retained in the military treasury, and one tax is thrown away. In line with the regular official salaries and the like, only money and supplies for the army account for the majority. The minister mentioned that only eight people will be cut out of a hundred people every year. At this rate, it will not have much impact. Moreover, what Pei Shilang said It is mentioned that if the land properties such as public land are distributed to the sergeants, they will still be taxed. It is not much different from the current distribution of land to the common people. As for the issue of the three towns of Heshuo, I dare not speak nonsense."

When he wrote the memorial, he naturally took this aspect into consideration. It's just that because it involves too much, he doesn't dare to talk about it easily. After all, with Heshuo's current ability, he is capable of approaching Chang'an at any time. If Chang'an falls, what will these officials do?

"If we don't reduce our troops, won't Heshuo rebel?" Pei Jiaoran suddenly said.

"If you don't reduce your troops, there will be other vassals and towns to control them." Jia Gonglu looked unkind and said, "Secretary Pei, don't imitate Zhao Kuo who can only talk about military affairs on paper."

Listening to Jia Gonglu's words, Pei Jiaoran smiled sarcastically, "Temperance? Heshuo is getting stronger and more ambitious, and it is only in their hands to abolish the commander-in-chief. I remember that in the third year of your Majesty's accession to the throne, Li Baochen died, and his son Weiyue asked to succeed him as commander-in-chief. After being rejected by the imperial court, he joined forces with the Jiedushi envoys of Weibo and Ziqing to disobey the order. The imperial court had to let the Jiedushi envoys of Huaixi lead troops to attack, but it gave the three towns the opportunity to defect. To this day, the imperial court It also failed to recapture the three towns. On the contrary, it allowed its power to grow. The imperial court was unable to collect taxes from the three towns, and the central government's financial convenience was reduced by three points."

She didn't think there was any benefit in allowing the town to grow in this way. Even though she knew that Emperor Wei, as the ruler, must have many considerations. However, if we let it go unchecked and only use Fang Zhen to contain Fang Zhen, it will only be counterproductive.

"You mean to attack the three towns of Heshuo? Then where does the money come from?" Jia Gonglu asked.

"There is no more Zhongna. If your Majesty agrees to reduce the troops, the imperial court will have more wealth." Pei Jiaoran raised his head to meet the Wei Emperor's gaze. "With enough wealth to support it, why can't we send troops to attack the three towns?" . Furthermore, the Ministry of Revenue and the Second Salt and Iron Division invest money into the Yantai Treasury every year. Isn’t the money from the Yantai Treasury enough to support the imperial court’s dispatch of troops?”

Jia Gonglu sneered and said, "That's ridiculous. As the Minister of Hubu, Judge Pei, don't you know what the situation is like in the court now? With the current strength of the national treasury, how can you have the money to attack the three towns of Heshuo. Such a waste of people and money , absolutely cannot do it.”

Seeing that Jia Gonglu brought the problem to the waste of people and money, Pei Jiaoran's eyes were full of ridicule.

"I also think that we should attack the three towns of Heshuo as soon as possible." Wang Yu glanced at Pei Jiaoran and said solemnly: "The three towns rebelled against the imperial court. The position of Commander-in-Chief will be inherited by his father after his father dies, and he will not pay a single share of taxes. I still remember that when the late emperor was in Heshuo, his farmland was second to none in the world. It is precisely because of this that the three towns have become more and more arrogant. If we let them go again, sooner or later there will be a military rebellion."

Staring at Wang Yu, Jia Gonglu flicked his sleeves and said, "Everyone is shouting to be beaten. I would like to ask where you got the money?"

"Money? Don't Xianggong Jia and Zhang Guicheng not know where the money went?" Wang Wei looked at Zhang and Jia with disdain, "The people in Fuping Salt Court dared to kill the court officials openly, which shows how courageous they are. I'm afraid it's because Yuan Zhongcheng and Pei Shilang found out something, and they were afraid that something would come out, so they took action."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran turned his head and glanced at Wang Yu, then moved his eyes and chose to remain silent. She knew Wang Yu's purpose in offering to help her was simply to make Jia Gonglu give up on her completely so that they could recruit her. With his thoughts at this point, a sarcastic curve formed at the corner of his mouth.

Emperor Wei on the throne fell on Pei Jiaoran.

It had to be said that this female champion brought her far more surprises than he imagined. Since the rebellion of the Three Towns of Heshuo, few courtiers dared to easily point out in front of him that the Three Towns should be attacked. Most of them mentioned it in their memorials in a roundabout way.

There is just one thing: to attack three towns, you must have enough financial support. This is also the reason why he has not made up his mind to attack the feudal town for so long. He was just afraid that the treasury would be tight and would not be enough to support the imperial court's use of troops. But now Pei Jiaoran threw this issue before his eyes again.

Zuozang was stretched thin, but the feudal town became increasingly powerful. Even if he is still using the feudal town to contain the feudal town, how long can it last? Failure to capture the three towns for one day will only fuel their ambitions and eventually lead to a military disaster.

Listening to the arguments between Jia and Wang, Emperor Wei darkened his eyes.

At this time, he had clearly seen the power and conspiracy attached to this female champion. She tried her best to get involved in the central government's financial interests, just to get the wealth in her hands so that the imperial court could have a chance to send troops to regain Heshuo. With taxes from Heshuo, there is no need to put pressure on the people of Jianghuai.

"The wealth of the world comes from the people, but the wealth will eventually be exhausted. Where will your Majesty get the wealth to maintain the operation of the center? This is not because I want to make false claims, but I know where the suffering of the people comes from. Recover the three towns , pay the taxes to the court. Only in this way can the people of all walks of life in the world be spared the suffering." Pei Jiaoran said.