Your Highness, want to run after flirting?

The next day.

Emperor Yangdi opened his court early and announced that all his ministers had an audience.

All the officials didn't know what was going on, and they didn't dare to disobey their orders, so they had to obey the orders and enter the court.

After shouting long live three times, only a deep voice could be heard from the seat above.

"I opened the dynasty early, and it was really disturbing. Yesterday the national teacher sacrificed to pray for rain. Although he asked for nectar, the people would no longer suffer from the heat. However, there was a severe drought in March, and the vitality of the people was greatly damaged, and the treasury was empty. What good strategy does Aiqing have, firstly, it can make the people have enough food and clothing, and secondly, it can enrich the national treasury."

The hall was completely silent, and no one dared to answer.

Emperor Yang asked this question, one is to let the people recuperate, and the other is to fill the treasury.This sounds like a fantasy.If you want to fill the national treasury, you must increase taxes, but if this is the case, how will the people rest and recuperate.How can the two be perfect.

Baiguan was troubled in his heart, and he couldn't think of a reason after thinking about it.Their eyes came to Zijin's figure in front of them in unison, only to see Lan Xiang's expression was gloomy, and he was silent.

There is no good strategy for arbitrarily arguing a master, let alone us.

Thinking of this, Baiguan felt relieved.

"Li Qing, you have a good strategy."

"The minister is stupid."

The courtiers whose names were called shuddered and knelt out of the queue.

"Ying Qing, what about you?"

"The minister has no good plan."

Another courtier knelt out.

Emperor Yangdi inspected the civil and military rooms of the Manchu Dynasty, and finally landed on the Zijin figure, "What do you think, the prime minister?"

Lan Ziqing turned around and stepped out of the queue.

"The minister has two strategies to make His Majesty fulfill his wish."

"Oh? What is the second strategy?"

Emperor Yangdi's body was in front of him, and there was interest in his eyes.

"The first strategy is to amnesty the world and reduce or exempt taxes. The drought lasted for three months, and there was no grass in the country. The people are struggling to make ends meet now, so how can they pay taxes as usual. I think that in the next three years, the people's exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes should be exempted. a tenth of the usual amount. Such a

Only then can the common people have no worries and recuperate. "

The whole hall was in an uproar when they heard the words. Although the prime minister's policy is safe for the people's livelihood, how can it enrich the national treasury.

Sure enough, someone came out and raised objections.

"Your Majesty, just now the prime minister said that taxes should be reduced or exempted, but I really think it is impossible. Once the taxes are reduced and exempted, what is the foundation of the court and how abundant the treasury is. The northern border defense requires a large amount of silver every year. How will our court afford it then?"

The person who stood up was Chao Song, the grand master of the current dynasty, who was also the father of the current queen.This Chao Song was originally a doctor in the former court, and he was quite prestigious in the former court.Later, he assisted Su Huang in seeking to usurp the throne and became the most prominent courtier of the dynasty.

Yangdi lightly knocked on the chair and thought, "What the grand master said is not unreasonable, Lan Qing, what countermeasures do you have?"

Lan Ziqing calmly said, "Your Majesty, this is the minister's second strategy, clearing up the land. In recent years, a large number of powerful and powerful families have annexed land, causing farmers to have no land to cultivate, so they have to become the property of rich families. Tenants. It is said that the rich have fields connected with rice paddies, while the poor have nothing to stand on.

land.And these big families hide their land and evade taxes.Over the years, I don't know how many taels of silver have been missed.The minister thought that the imperial court should send two capable men to check the land of the powerful family and make them make up the tax. "

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were secretly shocked when they heard this. Once the investigation is done, the fields of these gentry outsiders will be fully exposed.But at the same time, they also had to admire Lan Ziqing's strategy. After a severe disaster, neither the people nor the country could be harmed.This method makes the best of both worlds, it can be said that

Prescribe the right medicine.Lan is quite worthy of being a counselor in the world, ranking first.

He is worthy of being the proud student of the world-renowned conspiracy strategist Jibian.

"This method is wonderful, Lan Qing is worthy of being a good talent for helping the world." Yangdi Ying's eyes flashed brightly, "According to Qing's opinion, who should I send?"

Lan Ziqing concealed the deep meaning in her eyes, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, those who can take on this important task must be upright and upright. I think Zhang Pu, the minister of the Ministry of officials, and Li Yan, the censor of the left capital, are the candidates. Zhang Pu checked, Li Yan will supervise from the side, and he will be able to check the tax and get twice the result with half the effort."

The Chao family and the Sima family were secretly relieved when they heard that the candidates were Zhang Pu and Li Yan, but instead they made their own calculations.

The grand master said: "Your Majesty, the prime minister's method is very subtle. Firstly, it will not burden the people, and secondly, it will not empty the treasury. However, Zhang Pu and Li Yan are cautious in their work, and honest. able to take on important responsibilities.”

Sima Li, an old scholar who was at the head of the other side, took a step forward and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I also agree with you."

Emperor Yangdi's knife-sharpened face curled up with a hint of playfulness, "It's rare that the two Qing families have the same heart and mind, and have the same thoughts. Do you all love Qing, do you mean this?"

Baiguan smiled wryly in his heart, no one knows that Zhang Pu is your disciple of Sima Li, and Li Yan is your nephew of Chao Song.But who in the court would dare to oppose these two families, so they had to say, "This is what the ministers and others think."

Twelve bead curtains concealed Yangdi's face, making it difficult for the ministers to see the emperor's sorrows and joys. He waved his dragon robe and shouted to the civil and military officials of the Manchu court: "In that case, Zhang Pu and Li Yan listen to the order."

Zhang Pu and Li Yan both stepped forward and knelt down.

"The minister listens to the decree"

"Zhang Pu, I order you to find out the hidden land of the powerful family in the country within three months, and make sure to recover the missing money. Li Yan, you will supervise Zhang Pu from the side, and I will give you a Shangfang sword. If Pu Shou accepts bribes, I will give you the right to kill first and then play. However, if you are deceived by others,

Beheading a good minister by mistake.But watch out for your head. "

Emperor Yangdi's words were light, but they were shocked like thunder in their ears.

Li Yan hurriedly knelt down and said again and again: "I dare not, I must have a clear eye and a clear heart, and enforce the law impartially."

Emperor Yangdi supported his forehead with his knuckle fingers, "Lan Qing, what happened to the matter I asked you to investigate."

Lan Ziqing replied, "The subject is still under investigation."

Emperor Yang waved his hands wearily, "Let's retreat."

At the end of the court, all civil and military officials surrounded Lan Ziqing and asked the Holy Majesty what he wanted to investigate.

"Colleagues don't have to worry, it's just a few trivial things."

There were so many people talking, Lan Ziqing finally found an opportunity to interject.

"Could the prime minister let me know so that I can be prepared."

"Lan Xiang, we all serve as officials in the same dynasty, you can't just ignore death."

"Yeah yeah."

Lan Ziqing felt a headache.

"Presumptuous, how decent are you to wait."

The crowd made a way out, and Grand Master Chao Song walked out, "If you are upright and not afraid of the shadow slanting, why should you be afraid if the emperor wants to investigate anything?"

All the officials bowed their heads and said submissively: "What the Grand Master taught is that I will leave."

A group of people reluctantly left the palace.

Lan Ziqing smiled lightly and said, "Thank you Grand Master."

"What is the prime minister talking about? It's because those ministers don't know good and bad." The grand master smiled loudly, "I got a one-character scroll a few days ago and said it was Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Unfortunately, my eyes are clumsy and I can't tell the truth from the fake. I have heard that the prime minister is good at calligraphy. I don't know if the prime minister can appreciate it and taste it for the old man."

"It's a coincidence that the old man also got a scroll of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy a few days ago, and I would like to invite the prime minister to taste it."

A capable old man walked outside the door.

When Chao Song saw him, his gaze sank, and he said coldly, "Lord Sima, I invite the Prime Minister to taste it, why are you here to join in the fun?"

Sima Li sneered, "Why, you are only allowed to invite the Prime Minister to taste paintings, but not me?"

"you……"

"Don't get angry, my lords." Lan Ziqing saw that the quarrel between the two became more and more heated, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to smooth things over: "Thanks to the love of your two lords, it's just my son's quarrel."

Qing has little talent and little learning, and I'm afraid that I will disappoint the high expectations of the two adults, so the two adults should hire another famous person. "

After all, I bowed my hands and said goodbye.