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"Teacher, do you think the emperor can't think of it?"

"Your Majesty is so wise and wise." Mr. Bai stood in front of the snow hut and said with emotion, "You are getting old."

There is no successor, and I am afraid that I will not be able to suppress it, so I am anxious.

Lin Xi pursed her lips silently, shrunk her sleeves and turned back to the room. The weather still had the chill of early spring.

Dada's letter was written very timely. After Temur visited their eldest prince again and again, a tearful "Letter to His Majesty the Great Xia Emperor" was presented to the court.

Lying sideways on the couch, one of the court ladies gently beat her legs and feet, while the other sat sideways behind her, slowly pinching her slender hands on her neck, Xia Jingdi squinted his eyes and took a nap.

In the quiet Hall of Mental Cultivation, I suddenly heard the emperor order: "Go, Prince Xuan Rui."

As he spoke, he got up, waved his hand and stepped away from the servants serving around him.

"Observe the decree." Eunuch Lai came out from behind the curtain, and replied in a low voice, while retreating quietly, his eyes swept over the memorandum on the imperial case.

"Jingyi, what do you think?"

The "Letter from His Majesty the Emperor Gao Daxia" from Dada was presented by his father-in-law to Zhao Jingyi who was standing next to him.

Zhao Jingyi took it respectfully, opened it calmly under Xia Jingdi's gaze, and the surroundings were silent. After reading it, he frowned, and said in a deep voice, "This is Dada's last chance to save his life."

Emperor Xia Jing sat on the high seat, and asked with an unpredictable expression: "Do you think it is credible?"

"He has no other way to go." Zhao Jingyi said, then he looked up at Emperor Xia Jing who was sitting on the throne, his eyes were calm and his voice was low, "Your Majesty, no matter how long the wolves on the grassland are imprisoned, they will not lose their wildness. I have no choice but to surrender to Daxia, but all compromises are for the future to bite back, Dada who will win the throne in the future will not be any different from the current Samul, and seeking skins from wolves... will not last long."

Emperor Xia Jing was a little surprised. He thought that this nephew would definitely agree with him. After all, he had supported Dada and intervened in the internal affairs of Hunu.

Emperor Xia Jingyi looked at Zhao Jingyi complicatedly, and his gaze became gentle unconsciously, "It doesn't need to be long, and it doesn't need him to be as loyal as written in this letter." Emperor Xia Jing raised his chin at the memorial in Zhao Jingyi's hand He said, "It only takes five years. When the Great Xia Dynasty is stable, the northwest frontier is strong, and the army is strong, there will be nothing to fear."

He said with emotion: "Qing will have to work hard for another five years."

Zhao Jingyi clasped his fists and lowered his head, "It's a matter of my nephew's duty."

Emperor Xia Jing laughed loudly when he heard the words, with an amicable expression, walked to Zhao Jingyi's side, and patted the shoulder, "This matter is settled like this, it will be drafted by the cabinet tomorrow, and the Hunu mission has stayed in the capital for long enough, what should we do?" gone back."

Zhao Jingyi lowered his head and listened respectfully.

"Speaking of which, you are really sweet. Even Hu Nu's princess insists on you not marrying. See, troubles will come soon. But the strange thing is that the Queen Mother doesn't mention your marriage anymore. It's my intention to give you a marriage. When will it be sent out?"

No matter how contradictory and suspicious there were between the monarch and his ministers, Emperor Xia Jing's concern for uncle Zhao Jingyi and his nephew was not fake.

As long as it's not about court affairs, Zhao Jingyi will always be Emperor Xia Jing's most beloved nephew.

Zhao Jingyi turned her head to the side, suppressed the displeasure in her heart, "Please leave this grace to others."

Then before Emperor Xia Jing returned his surprise, he withdrew: "If uncle has nothing else to do, my nephew will go back first."

This is the first time that Zhao Jingyi has retorted so directly, it can be seen that he has stepped on his pain, Xia Jingdi is not angry but just curious.

When the empress dowager asked about this, she sighed deeply, holding the Buddhist beads in her hand, her face full of distress and helplessness.

He just said, "Don't ask the emperor, this child is suffering, so let's put it down for now."

"Hu Nu and Daxia fought together. The horse market was closed for six years this time, but Daxia's porcelain, tea, pots and pans still appeared in Hu Nu. The risk of smuggling is extremely high, and it would be a fool if they were caught. Head, but just a huge profit can make people take risks, get through the border defense generals, and then they can pass secretly, but this filial money cannot enter the treasury, since it will not stop, it is better to open it directly, the court controls trade and taxes!"

Lin Xi took a pen to write and draw on the paper, and said to Mr. Bai, "Didn't Daxia want to support Dada? Give him this trading power. If the Hunu want to do business with Daxia's merchants, they must first obtain Pass from Dada, within a year his status in Hunu will be different."

The old Mr. Bai stroked his beard, squinted his eyes at the white paper, and his eyes moved on the numbers, "Xi'er, the horse market in Daxia has been open for many years, and the tax rate set by the court is less than half, but Smuggling is still unstoppable, but now your tax... is almost [-]%, which is not easy."

Lin Xi put down his pen when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Teacher, the [-]% tax is really nothing compared to the profits earned by the border tea horses. As long as the market opens, merchants will come chasing profits. You only need to pay taxes while collecting taxes." Guarantee the safety and smoothness of their transactions, without any other name of exploitation, they will definitely be willing. The students will settle this account with you later."

"Speaking of smuggling... the first reason for smuggling is that the imperial government does not open the market, and the second is that even if the market is open, it cannot be traded! The first is easy to say, and the second is nothing more than weapons, books, food, etc. that are prohibited by the imperial court. There is no doubt about this, capture means beheading. Therefore, the first type of protection and supervision, and the second type of severe punishment are extremely important. As for how to protect, the border guards are directly appointed by the imperial court and may be rotated every three years; , any goods need to be reported in advance of the transaction, quantity, time, value, place of origin, counterparty to the transaction, and there must be a guide issued by the local town government, the contract signed by the two parties, taxation based on this, and random inspection of the goods at any time, etc., the court will not Regularly dispatch imperial envoys to verify the three parties, archive, and collect tax money.”

What Lin Xi said was only some basic things about international trade in later generations, which is still superficial and rough now, and it needs to be more refined for Mr. Bai to fully understand.

But this is just some inspiration, it’s nothing. "The students have sorted out some rough ideas, and I will ask the teacher to have a look at them."

Extracting heavy taxes from merchants is still a very new idea. Mr. Bai stroked his beard and frowned, thinking about it, "This is a good idea, but the status of merchants is low. It seems that the court is competing with the people for profit." .”

The corner of Lin Xi's mouth curled up into a sarcasm, "What do you mean by competing for profit with the people? Isn't that what you mean by extorting all kinds of exorbitant taxes from the peasants? Although they are scholars, peasants, businessmen, but the last class of merchants call their slaves and maidservants, they catch a lot of them. Which of the high officials in the DPRK has nothing to do with them? They have rich clothes, high beds and warm pillows, rich family resources, money to build bridges and roads, build schools for charity, and earn a good reputation. Why don’t they need to pay taxes? It is simply unreasonable to put this kind of pressure on the peasants who have a meal without a meal and face the loess with their backs to the sky every day!"

Lin Xi also came from a farmer's family, so she deeply felt that the future life is much better. At least farmers don't pay taxes, but they can afford a college student by saving money all their lives. It is far inferior to doing business in the city. The son of the boss came easy.

"Xi'er, this is not easy." Mr. Bai pointed out sharply, "You also know that there are many businessmen behind the court officials. It is almost impossible to change the rules that have lasted for thousands of years."

Lin Xi said: "Students understand, so they don't want to be widely used in the world, but just want to make some articles in the newly opened horse market. If the results are remarkable, needless to say, the emperor himself will ask for it. After all, no one will dislike it. Money is hot, the treasury, naturally, the more abundant the better."

Mr. Bai thought it was reasonable, and nodded slightly, "Forget it, let me show it to my teacher."

Although Mr. Bai declined the emperor's cabinet ministers, since he became an official, he was ambitious. Now that he has the opportunity to go before the emperor, why should he deny this opportunity?

He understands the emperor, although winning battles in the northwest has added honor, but the treasury has been stretched by successive years of wars. The huge cost, presumably, as long as this problem can be solved now, the emperor would not mind giving it a try.

It's just that I don't know who will fall on this kind of thankless thing.

In fact, Lin Xi had been preparing for this trade rule for a long time, and asked Zhao Jingyi many times about the frontier affairs, and revised it again and again before submitting it to the teacher.

The two masters and apprentices discussed back and forth on the detailed rules. Three days later, Mr. Bai asked for a face-to-face interview.

Then Emperor Xia Jing received several important ministers.

It was a good day for spring, and Lin Xi was finally willing to go out for a walk after nesting in the winter.

Lin Xi is weak and always travels in a carriage. Although riding a horse is new, she is still not sensitive for her own body. Now that she is better, she is ready to move.

This is a mare that has just grown up. He sits carefully on the horse's back. The mare is docile and tame and walks steadily, which is very suitable for a beginner like Lin Xi.

Zhao Jingyi took the reins and walked ahead, letting Lin Xi relax and get used to it slowly.

"If it can be achieved, the pattern of the border will change a lot, but it will have a greater impact on the local aristocratic families. After all, smuggling is inseparable from their presence."

In order to relieve the tension, Lin Xi tried her best to find topics.

Zhao Jingyi said: "When the Hu Nu knocked on the side, the common people suffered greatly. After a lot of plundering and ravages, how could there still be aristocratic families. Since they are still standing, no matter what kind of pain they lose every time, they are all just appearances."

In the face of interests, family and country are disregarded, and internal and external collusion is the case.

Lin Xi stroked the horse's neck, bent his eyes and said with a smile: "As long as these aristocratic families are pressed down, then Song Huaizhou and Zhang Hu will be able to stand firmly in the northwest."

Zhao Jingyi turned around, returned the reins to Lin Xi's hand, touched Mr. Lin's hand, and said softly, "My lord, thank you Mr. Lin for your strategy."

After he finished speaking, he slapped the horse's buttocks, and the horse started trotting immediately. Lin Xi subconsciously held the rein tightly, and shouted "Hey--", but the horse had already started running, so he could only straighten his body and stare forward.

A whistle came from behind, and the big black horse, which had jumped out of nowhere like a shadow, galloped towards Zhao Jingyi. The latter turned over and rushed towards Lin Xi as soon as he took the rein.

"Don't be afraid, Xi'er, tighten the rope, and lower your body against the horse's back."

The big black horse was a war horse, and it quickly caught up with Lin Xi. Zhao Jingyi held the reins tightly, slowed down his speed, and ran forward with Lin Xi's horse guarding him.

After all, Lin Xi's horse wasn't frightened, it was probably tired of walking, and after being patted by Zhao Jingyi, it started to move, and slowly changed to a trot.

Although Lin Xi had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs running. She was nervous at first and her body was stiff. Now that she had mastered the frequency and rhythm, she began to relax, and her pale face regained some blood.

Zhao Jingyi looked at him and encouraged him: "You did a good job, now try to clamp the horse's belly with your legs and crotch to make the horse run faster, don't use too much force, and don't let go of the rope."

No matter how weak a man is, he still has an adventurous heart. Letting his own wind whistling in his ears will make people addicted.

Lin Xi smiled as he ran, his eyes sparkled with uncontrollable excitement, and the fluttering plain-colored hairband drew traces of freedom in the air.Lin Xi smiled lightly, lightly, softly, and smiled...all of which were restrained and polite, not daring to be overly flamboyant.But looking back now, that heartfelt smile can instantly capture Zhao Jingyi's heart.

Nothing touches the heart more than the unabashed joy of a sweetheart.

The big black horse ran side by side with Lin Xi's mare, Zhao Jingyi's eyes darkened, he suddenly let go of the rein, and put his hand on the horse's back behind Lin Xi. In an instant, Lin Xi felt his horse's back sink and his horse's steps stop. , and then an arm wrapped around his waist, suddenly locked, and he fell into a hard and warm embrace.

"Zhao Jingyi!"

Lin Xi called out in a low voice, Zhao Jingyi turned his face away, and the two pairs of eyes filled with joy and love were glued together, one was looking for the other's lips, breathing intertwinedly, exploring each other deeply.

The love goes deep, has nothing to do with the scenery, and can't take into account the surrounding environment.

Lin Xi let go of the rein unknowingly as he plunged into it, and the moment he let go, another big hand took over and stopped the horse.

And the moment the horse's hooves stopped, Zhao Jingyi immediately let go of the reins, turned Lin Xi's body completely, hugged him and kissed him more deeply, the rush of hot air seemed particularly warm and eager.

His hand subconsciously reached down, Lin Xi whimpered, and suddenly opened his eyes wide, but soon became wet, and clung to his arm a little helplessly.

Zhao Jingyi let out a few sighs from his throat, looked at Lin Xi's slightly red face ambitiously, and began to caress without hesitation, until the person in his arms softened after a short cry, and then kissed him sorely. He returned his hand and tidied up Lin Xi's clothes.

Then Prince Rui looked like a gentleman again, but the narrow smile in his eyes revealed his indecency.

Lin Xi suddenly became ashamed, lowered her eyelids, stretched out her hand and pinched the firm arm fiercely, grabbed a little bit of the skin and turned it around again, Zhao Jingyi couldn't help baring her teeth due to the sour feeling, and sighed. She put her head on Lin Xi's shoulder, but didn't dare to take her arm back.

That's all sweet pain.

On the second day of the Great Court Meeting, Emperor Xia Jing directly issued the decree.

At this point, the big prince of Hunu suddenly became Hunu's foreign special envoy in Daxia from a prisoner.

At the same time, the horse market was ordered to be opened, but all commerce and trade were all corresponding to Dada.