Through the palace of the king of subjugation

The white gull's words hit his head and face down, and the man in black was thoughtful, and it probably took time to digest.

As soon as the long sword moved away from Bai Gu's face, the scenery in front of him changed to Li Yu's slightly pale face.

"Don't you know everything?" Li Yu lowered his eyes, not looking at the white gull, his face was as serious as his voice, "Why do you ask so many questions?"

"You're just a little halberd, what does it have to do with you!" He suddenly raised his head and pushed the white gull hard, "You go!"

It's impossible for anyone to change this matter, the heavens will never change, as long as Bai Ou thinks about helping him——

enough.

Even if it was just for a moment, Bai Gu felt compassionate, even if he, Li Yu, did not misjudge this person.

Even if you read it right, good people should not be rewarded.

He doesn't want to drag the white gull into the water.

Bai Gu didn't expect the little emperor to have such an aggressive reaction, nor did he think that the young Qing Huang's body would have such strength, he was pushed hard without warning, and his feet staggered.

"Didn't you really persuade Your Majesty to become a queen for the Empress Dowager?" The man in black stared at the white gull, and slowly put his sword back into its sheath, "Then you can persuade Your Majesty one more time to get married as soon as possible..."

Last year's floods in the south of the Yangtze River emptied Shang Ning's family, and the treasury was waiting for the harvest of the only granary this autumn, but the final report was less than half of the previous year's harvest.

"It's said that the land was damaged by the flood, and the crops can't grow well." The man in black said slowly, "It's not that this year's harvest can't be survived by tightening the belts of the whole territory of Shangning, but it's just that I can't stand the turbulence anymore. Well, Mr. Chen took the pains to go to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the water conservancy embankment in person, in order to minimize the possibility of another flood and resume production, but..."

After Chen Jin inspected the river embankment and then inspected the land, he encountered resistance from many parties, which is why there was his first letter to Li Yu, which was accidentally broken by the white gull.

Afterwards, Chen Yu had no choice but to investigate secretly, only to see the truth about the fact that the gentry and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River had forcibly occupied the fertile land.

When the land of the gentry was destroyed, they seized the good land of the peasants. Whether it was sowing seeds or building houses, they all fell into their own pockets, and half of them did not go into the national treasury.

"Why?" White Gull asked puzzled.

Under the whole world, could it be the king's land.

No matter who occupied this land, how could the grain grown not belong to the emperor?

"Because the land sealed by the gentry is limited, the taxes they have to pay every year are also limited. If they occupy too much, it is not recorded at all." The man in black lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "So their land has been soaked in water. Now, we are going to rob those civilians..."

"According to Mr. Chen's rough estimate, the land that is still in the hands of farmers is only about one-third of the original, and this year's tax revenue is half of previous years; that is to say..."

The common people cultivated less land, but had to bear heavier taxes.

"If things go on like this, the people will live in dire straits, and the south of the Yangtze River will inevitably change. Now that the national treasury is empty, the imperial court has no ability to resist the changes that will come at any time."

White Gull listened to the whole scene with his elbows and chin in his hands, only to feel a chill.

In the history books, Shang Ning will turn a natural disaster into a man-made disaster next summer, heading into an irreversible abyss.

He had been wondering before, since in fact, Li Yu and Chen Yu were trying their best to avoid that natural disaster, then what caused Shang Ning's demise?

It turns out that if the sky does evil, it can still be violated; if you do evil yourself, you can't live.

only……

"What does this have to do with you forcing His Majesty to get married as soon as possible?"

"The aristocratic family has always looked forward to the leader of the Zhou family." The man in black said: "If the empress dowager is willing to step forward, the dilemma in the south of the Yangtze River... may be solved."

When the white gull heard this, he couldn't help but smile.

The little emperor ascended the throne at the age of seven, and was Zhou Zheling's pawn to play with power; at the age of 17, he was not yet in power, but he became a sacrifice for a loyal minister and the world.

Wearing a yellow robe, he is superior, but he is not even the most basic "person".

"If marrying Zhou Muyun can restore peace to the south of the Yangtze River, then I—" Li Yu stood in front of Bai Ou, lowering his head, "I will agree, but—"

"But—" Bai Ou took over the second half of the little emperor's heavy sentence, "Even the empress dowager can't solve the crisis in the south of the Yangtze River."

"The land that has been soaked in water, if it dies, it will die, and it may not recover in three to five years." He looked down at the little emperor, and continued: "The fertile land that has been taken by force can be returned to the original owner after sowing seeds." But what about those who have built a house? Even if the house is forcibly demolished, can you still grow crops after all the trouble? Can you wait a few years for the land to recover? Is there still time?"

"Zhou Zheling is not a god." He raised his eyes and stared at the man in black, "Shang Ning's purse cannot be filled with just a breath."

"But even if this is the worst policy—" the man in black said anxiously: "There is no other way right now!"

"Don't you Qingliu loyal ministers all claim to eat the king's salary and take care of the king's worries?" Bai Gu folded his arms and smiled, and his lazy virtue came out again. You can only think of such a bad move as forcing the emperor to marry a wife?"

Li Yu was still standing in front of Bai Gu, and looked up at Bai Gu upon hearing this.

He is not yet eighteen and has not yet fully grown. He is a head shorter than a tall white gull; at such a close distance, the movement of raising his head elongates the slender neck, and his eyes are wide open. , Even with a candle on its back, it still shines.

"Got it, got it..." Bai Gu cupped his fists perfunctorily, "White Gull is being presumptuous again."

He looked down at the little emperor, and suddenly wanted to rub his head.

So he quickly averted his eyes.

This is also too presumptuous, and there is still business to say.

"If you want to have food and money in the treasury, you need to cut expenditure and increase income; it is impossible to 'cut expenditure' for the nobles who are used to enjoying the blessings, but—" He restrained his virtue slightly, and said seriously: "The terrain in the south of the Yangtze River is vast. , the land is fertile, since the current land is no longer good, why not think about 'open source'?"

"If it's that simple—" the man in black snorted coldly, "Do you think Mr. Chen can't think of it?"

The white gull paid no heed to the other party's push, and lowered his head to give the little emperor a questioning look.

Li Yu looked at the white gull, lowered his head resentfully, and nodded, "The good fields along the dikes and canals that are good for irrigation have been developed a long time ago; the reason why the remaining wasteland is wasteland is because the problem of irrigation cannot be solved; and— —”

His voice was getting weaker and weaker, "It's not a matter of a day or two before the wasteland is reclaimed into fertile land, it's too late..."

He raised his head again as he spoke, looking at Bai Gu with firm eyes, "Don't worry about it."

Bai Gu looked at the little emperor and sighed inwardly.

Originally, he didn't really want to take care of it, but when it comes to this matter, he really seems to have a way...

How to do?