yes sire

Han You keenly grasped the danger in Xia Si's words, "Does Your Majesty want to start a war with Beichang?"

Xia Siyan played with his hair in his hands, and asked casually, "What do you think, sir?"

"Beichang's move is indeed a heinous crime. Even if we take the lead in using force, we are still the army of justice. It's just that the war costs a lot, and I'm afraid I can't afford it with our current financial resources." Speaking of this, Han You was really worried. He frowned and said: "My dynasty has fought against Beichang three times, and each time it has almost exhausted the national inventory of silver, and the people are overwhelmed. Every time the war ends, it will take decades to recover. The so-called division is where the thorns are. Sheng Yan. After the army, there must be a bad year. Unless it is a last resort, I think it is better to avoid war."

"Father's father went to Beichang that year and made great achievements in battle. He has maintained the stability of the border between Zhaochang and Zhaochang for nearly 20 years. The old king of Beichang died of illness last year, and Zhongli Boqiu, who was newly enthroned this year, created such a bad incident in an attempt to cause civil strife in our country. If we don't subdue him, how will the people of Zhao Kingdom be at peace?"

Han You said solemnly: "During the time of Emperor Shuo, our war with Beichang lasted for seven full years, and the country's finances were in deficit year after year. If it weren't for this, there would be no subsequent sale of officials. Those who bought officials were corrupt and perverted to amass money, causing endless harm The Ganzhou case is inextricably related to this. Your Majesty, if there is bound to be a war between our country and Beichang, we must first have a financial foundation that can cost thousands of dollars every day."

What Han You said was the real reason why Xia Siyan hesitated and failed to make up his mind.Right now, he has just regained power from Gao Qing, and his real power in the court has not yet been fully cultivated.The entire Zhao Kingdom's economy is also in decline. Looking at the overall situation, now is indeed not a good time to raise troops.

However, the bombing in the Mid-Autumn Festival was precisely because Beichang believed that the Lord of Zhao could be bullied, so he came to test the bottom line.If there is no strong counterattack, not only Beichang, but also neighboring countries around will think that Zhao is weak.Neighboring countries that covet Zhao's territory will invade with troops, and at that time, Zhao will fall into an extremely dangerous and passive situation.

Xia Siyan touched his face, and asked him: "Then, is there any way for Shangshu Han to relieve my worries?"

Speaking of this, Han You could not help but sit up straighter, and left the embrace of the person behind him.He turned his head to look at Xia Siyan, stretched out three fingers and said, "There are three difficulties in Zhaoguo right now, one is land annexation, the other is officials' greed for money, and the third is economic decline. None of these three is easy to solve.

Xia Siyan frowned in thought, and Han You continued: "First, land annexation has been banned repeatedly since the time of Emperor Jing, and now it has greatly endangered agricultural taxation. And those who annex land are all rich gentry, nobles, relatives of the emperor, and if they want to move They, His Majesty's current strength is not strong enough."

Han You said it very bluntly, except him, I am afraid that no one would say in front of Xia Siyan that the emperor's power is not strong enough to deal with those aristocratic families, but Xia Siyan didn't care, nodded and said: "Yes, this needs to be done. Take it slowly, what about the second one?"

"The second is official corruption. When Gao Qing was in power, he allowed the buying and selling of officials, and turned a blind eye to the corruption of local officials. Taking advantage of the investigation of the Ganzhou case this year, His Majesty has already begun to clean up the court. It will take some time to see results. The minister thinks that we can take this opportunity to eliminate all those who obtained official positions through buying officials."

Xia Siyan laughed, twirling Han You's hair unconsciously with his fingers, and said, "I just happened to have the same idea. Nearly [-]% of the criminals presented in the Ganzhou case entered the officialdom by buying officials. The officials are not big, but they are courageous." It's pretty big."

Han You sighed, "In the beginning, 50 taels of silver were low-grade local officials, but now they have been fired to hundreds of taels of silver. They spend a lot of money to become officials, so naturally they want to earn back in the future. The most terrifying thing is that these little officials Not only was he greedy, but he also dragged higher-level officials into the water, and many local officials in the Ganzhou case were deeply involved because of this."

Xia Siyan nodded: "What about the third one?"

"Although this third problem is currently the most difficult problem, if this problem is solved, the problem of land annexation can also be easily solved."

"How to solve?"

Han You said: "Open for business."

Xia Siyan raised his eyebrows, "Open to business?"

"The annexation of land has caused many people to have no land to farm, or become tenants of landlords and gentry. No matter how hard they work, they can't get rid of abject poverty. If you don't encourage industry and commerce, let the city absorb these poor people who have lost their land. This will not only alleviate The harm of mergers can also increase national tax revenue.”

"The profit from doing business is several times that from farming. If the common people go into business, who will cultivate the land?"

"Your Majesty's concern is the reason why Emperor Taizu established the country's foundation of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business. Taizu founded the country 270 years ago. At that time, he had just experienced the scuffle of the four countries, and a lot of waste was waiting for prosperity. Taizu encouraged farming and prohibited business. Only by using coercive means to tie all the people to the land can our Zhao country become the most powerful of the four countries. But the situation is different now. The number of landless farmers, handicraftsmen and businessmen has increased sharply in the past few years. It's already difficult for them to be tied to the ground."

Xia Siyan didn't speak, but Han You could tell from the subtle expression on his face that he didn't quite agree.Han You went on to say: "Since the land annexation cannot be cured, it will not be cured if it is not. It is just to prohibit them from raising private soldiers and guard against them from developing into local tyrants. Today's agricultural tax is collected according to the size of the land. As long as the local tax officials If we enforce the law impartially and do not collude with them, the taxes that should be collected can still be collected. In this way, how to retain farmers has become a problem for landlords.”

Xia Siyan hummed noncommittally. What Han You said about openness to business and unrestricted mergers were at odds with his own ideas.In Xia Siyan's view, whether his husband taught others to be emperor or became an official himself, it was too idealistic.

But Han You talked about this with great interest, as if he really wanted to do it.The atmosphere was good tonight, Xia Siyan didn't want to argue with him at this time, so he smiled and said, "Mr. is right."

Han You saw some perfunctory from his smile, and said in a muffled voice, "Your Majesty, I'd better give you an excerpt."

Xia Siyan grabbed his hand, and coaxed: "Okay, you can cultivate with peace of mind for a while, don't think about anything. You promised not to talk about political affairs when it was just the two of us, why did you forget?"

Having said this, Han You almost understood Xia Siyan's meaning in his heart.

No matter how close they are, Xia Siyan is the emperor after all, and the positions of the two of them are doomed that they will never be able to truly walk on the same path.

Throughout the dynasties, those who ruled the country believed in the benefit of the hole, so they fortified the envy of the people and narrowed their way of benefit. It is up to the king to give it, to take it away, to be poor, and to be rich.In this way, the people will wear such clothes, and they will be as close to the king as their mother.

The emperor's control over the rule is always the first priority. Han You didn't want to point out this level, so he put the two of them on opposite sides, and forced a smile, "Well, let's not talk about it."

At this time, the night was dark, and leaning on the couch, one could see a bright moon hanging in the sky, shining brightly.

Xia Siyan hugged him and leaned against him, helped him tighten the thin blanket, and asked him: "It's windy, are you cold?"

With other things in mind, Han You shook his head absent-mindedly.

"What's wrong? Still thinking about what happened just now?"

Han You frowned and wanted to speak, Xia Siyan stretched out a finger and pressed on his lips, "Don't think about it today, think about it after thinking about this palace, I just want to hug you for a while now."

The two stopped talking, and there was a gap between them in the silence.Just now on the bed in the dormitory, their passionate emotions bred by their deep kisses were cooled down by those heavy things. Han You felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, both sweet and sour.

After a long time, Xia Siyan suddenly called him: "Jing Lue."

Han You was a little sleepy again, nestled in the emperor's arms and closed his eyes, at this moment he just responded in a low voice.

Xia Si said with a smile: "I have an idea."

"What do you think?" Han You slightly opened his eyes and asked lazily.

"If we have disagreements in the court and quarrel in the future, you have to know that I love you very much in my heart."

Han You was stunned for a while, and seemed to realize what the emperor was saying, his face softened, "I dare not argue with His Majesty in court."

"Really," Xia Siyan said seriously, "Why don't you make a secret signal like this, no matter how much we quarrel in the future, as long as I call you 'Han Aiqing', it means I love you very much."

Han You laughed, "No."

"No, that's it." Xia Siyan hugged the person in his arms tightly, and continued on his own, "Then you have to answer me 'Yes, Your Majesty', which means you love me too."

"It's so childish," Han You imagined the scene, and couldn't help laughing, "I don't want to be like this."

Xia Siyan leaned over to kiss him, "Han Aiqing, Han Aiqing, Han Aiqing."

"Hmm..." Han You's mouth was gagged by him, he wanted to laugh but couldn't, Xia Siyan took the opportunity to stick the tip of his tongue in.

After kissing for a while, Xia Siyan saw that his pupils were red again, and coaxed, "Han Aiqing, answer me quickly."

Han You couldn't stop laughing, "It's too naive, Your Majesty, I can't say it."

"Hurry up," Xia Siyan kissed him like a fool, arched his neck back and forth, bit the side of his neck and said, "I won't let you sleep tonight if you don't answer."

Han You laughed until tears welled up in his eyes, and when Xia Siyan threatened to put his hand into his pants, he finally said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

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1. "Where the teacher is, thorns grow. After the army, there must be a bad year." From "Tao Te Ching"

2. The passage "Leaving a hole" comes from "Guan Zi"

3. Use code words when arguing