After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 645 The Key to Breaking the Cycle

"Levy, die later; don't levy, it will be over immediately! Only more and more levy, how can we stop? Brother Wang wants to lighten the tax at this time, although the vision is good, but—" He shook his head.

After hearing this, everyone felt that this was a dead end.

Taxes are levied when there is no money in the treasury, people revolt when they are overwhelmed by stalking, money is spent to suppress an uprising, taxes are raised when money is spent, and people revolt when taxes are levied...

Infinite loop.

He Lingchuan looked at Gao Jilin: "What do you think, Brother Gao?"

"I think we have to see where the root of these troubles is." Gao Jilin said slowly, "The country has suffered successive disasters, which means that the strength of the country is weak, and it cannot be used in all directions. It shows that the national strength is weak. Let's see the crux first. What, is it due to the stubbornness of the monarch and his great success? Is it due to the traitor in power? Or is it due to the abuse of government and tyranny? Only then can the right medicine be prescribed.”

All the students nodded after hearing this: "Brother Gao is right, you have to touch the veins to know the cause of the disease."

"Stop talking about those useless things!" A voice suddenly rose from the side, overshadowing the others, "Let me ask you, how long has the king of this country been in power?"

He Lingchuan saw that the person who spoke was in his early twenties, with a fat body, a long face, and a red nose: "It's been a while. Excuse me?"

"My surname is Du!" The man asked directly, "The country is poor and weak, did he appear because of his reign?"

"No." He Lingchuan shook his head, "The former monarch was old and foolish, he was headstrong and did a lot of stupid things."

Of course, he has nothing good to say about the former Lord of the Yuan Kingdom.

"After the new king came to power, it didn't get better at all?"

"Almost none." He Lingchuan said, "The new monarch also implemented a new policy, but it failed."

The man slapped the table: "The root cause is needless to say, it lies in the monarch!"

Before Gao Jilin said anything, Jiang Tao was displeased: "I said Du Shan, the weakness of a country has many causes and many fruits. Why do you plant everything on the monarch?"

"The cause and effect you mentioned are all appearances, and the root is the monarch!" Du Shan said bluntly, "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. You can't change the old, you can't make the new, you can't know people and make good use of them, and you can't punish traitors. Evil cannot benefit the country or the people. Whose fault is this?"

Liu Zewu also joined in the questioning: "Then according to what you said, what should we do?"

Seeing more and more people pay attention to themselves, Du Shan said with a smile: "There is a good policy, and there is a bad policy, which one do you want to follow?"

He Lingchuan chose: "Let's listen to the worst policy first."

Du Shan immediately shook the flagon: "Hey, it's empty!"

He Lingchuan smiled, and raised his hand to beckon the waiter: "Chen Qin Xiangchun will come to an altar in five years, and give it to Brother Du!"

The wines of Xiangmanlou are also divided into grades, and the best and most famous is its self-brewed Qinxiangchun, which is said to be brewed together with spring snow from the branches and budding plum blossoms, which is fragrant and moisturising.

Of course, the price is much more expensive than the second and third class.

The price of Beijia is already expensive, and there are several layers of buffs stacked here. A jar of five-year-old Qinxiangchun costs five taels of silver (five thousand dollars).

Du Shan was also startled, and gave a thumbs up: "Haoqi, who are you?"

"My last name is He."

Jiang Tao murmured in a low voice: "Brother He is so confused, this kid can't do any good tricks." They are descendants of the public, and the family is not short of money, but they will not give away five taels of good wine to strangers, just to listen A bad idea.

He Lingchuan said in a low voice: "It's okay."

He won't just throw coins.

When the wine came, Du Shan smashed the mud seal, took a sip of the wine from the mouth of the altar, and then poured himself a glass.

"The worst strategy is to find some excuses to convict the corrupt officials in the court and confiscate their homes, and the stolen money will enrich the treasury. There will be no shortage of money in a short time." Du Shan took a sip of his wine, "there is no way for ordinary people to scrape money." The money has been paid, and it just so happens that the Chinese beetle has been fattened up over the years, so when is it not slaughtering now?"

He Lingchuan's eyes flashed: "It sounds good, but why is it rarely used in the country?"

In Yuan Kingdom's current situation, they did not attack the courtiers.

"The roots are entangled, and I have fear in my heart, so I can't let go." Du Shan snorted, "Actually, why is no one using it? The Xuluo Fan Kingdom of the Beijia Kingdom used it. When the third demon king succeeded to the throne, it was inevitable." To get rid of the shortfalls of officials at all levels, but to order the inspection of money and food in various places, and to make up for the shortfall within a time limit, otherwise it will be dealt with severely. In a few years, the money in the treasury will be made up. He didn’t search his house, but the same method works the same way.”

Jiang Tao scratched his head: "Your statement is not wrong, but..." He didn't play cards according to common sense, and he didn't talk about the principles of governing the world and the country.

Du Shan didn't even look at him: "Anyway, it's just the cupbearer, and it's just three cups of gossip. Is there any way not to mention it?"

The cupbearer, discussing politics while drinking.

Isn't it just chewing the root of the tongue?
He Lingchuan said at the right time: "If the monarch could do it, he would have done it a few years ago. Would he still wait until now? If he needs to be arrested temporarily, I'm afraid the government and the people will be in turmoil, let alone accomplish anything."

All the students present knew that the emperor couldn't do whatever he wanted.

Courage and ability, some people are born with it, and some people can't touch it until they die.

"That's what I'm talking about!" Du Shan laughed again, "So I have a better plan!"

He Lingchuan understood a little bit, but still said: "Please tell me."

"Since the root lies in the monarch, wouldn't it be enough to replace it with someone else?" Du Shan narrowed his eyes, "The most powerful people live there. Whoever can calm the chaos and calm the people will naturally be able to secure the throne."

Everyone cheered and laughed and said: "Du Shan has plotted poison, it really is like this!"

"The first strike of innovation, the backhand kills the king. Hahahaha!"

As soon as He Lingchuan heard it, he knew that Du Shan likes to take a slanted sword. It seems that he is well-known in the academy.

If Sun Hongye were here, the two would probably cherish each other and become confidants, right?

Facing the laughter of the crowd, Du Shananzhi Ruosu: "For a ruler, indecision is a big taboo. The so-called 'heart is not ruthless, position is not stable', why bother to hurt the common people with one's own strength? Besides, the monarch has not been able to strengthen the country for many years Benefiting the people, it can be seen that in his position, he cannot seek his own government, and someone should replace him."

"You laugh when I say it. You think it's a fairy tale, but it's not true in the past dynasties." He laughed, "I ask you, is the country or the king important?"

He Lingchuan lowered his eyes slightly, thinking of Yuan Kingdom's Grand Sima, Nian Zanli, and even "Holy Master" Hong Xiangqian.

In fact, what they did was not what Du Shan said?
Gao Jilin had been pondering for a long time, but at this moment he suddenly said: "Yuan's country is weak, if there are separatists and uprisings, the royal court will send troops to suppress it. Wars cost the most money, and the army can't afford it without money. Taxes. The tax burden is further increased, the people are destitute, and the land is empty, so they have to rebel and uprising... Such a cycle, the country's decline, is probably one of the main reasons for the decline of the Yuan Kingdom."

Du Shan patted the table and said: "Have you heard, have you heard? This is the urgent problem of Yuan Kingdom! Come on, you continue."

Gao Jilin smiled and continued:

"The Yuan army is short of men, horses, money and food. In fact, it is lack of money. As long as there is money, people, horses, food and grass can be bought. The most urgent task of the king of the Yuan country is to quickly get a large amount of foreign money. In this way, the poor will have There will be no uprisings for livelihood, and the country will not have to tax heavily if it has military expenditures, and the vicious circle above will be broken. As long as we persist in this way, let the national strength rest for a period of time, and the country of Yuan will be able to recover normally."

He added: "There are many reasons for the weakness of the Yuan Kingdom, and I will only choose one. Not long ago, the Yuan Kingdom had just fought the Battle of Hanshui with General Mu Nian of Xunzhou, and the Yuan Kingdom's army had been defeated steadily. Let's go, I have to retreat to the natural danger of Hanshui, I heard that later Yuan Wang's court and the local government got money and food to send to the front line, and as a result, the Yuan Army and General Nian were evenly divided."

He used the Battle of Hanshui to prove his point of view.

Everyone said one after another: "That makes sense, but how do you get the money?"

"It's all at the end of the mountain, which means that all the methods that should be thought of have been thought out. Where else can I get money?"

"It's okay to borrow, steal, or rob. Otherwise, the country will collapse, and the monarch will be killed." Du Shan gritted his teeth, "The two strategies I mentioned just now don't exactly correspond to what Brother Gao said. The corrupt country was fined and the house was confiscated, the people clapped their hands and applauded, the royal court got its name and got money, word of mouth and benefits came, and it got money to fight; on the other hand, if this monarch can’t get money, he deserves his downfall, Change to someone who can do it and get the money."

Zheng Zewu shook his head: "How can it be that easy? The relationship between the royal court is often complicated..."

Du Shan stared: "If it's complicated, don't do it? Those who achieve great things will be able to bear what others can't bear, and what capable people can't. The country will perish, and the monarch is still looking forward and backward, big taboo!"

Jiang Tao scratched his head: "I'm afraid the money isn't enough to kill just a few beetles?"

"Then you can borrow it stealthily, and you can't be restrained." Du Shan smiled, "Is this the time to be shameless?"

The others didn't even refute his point of view, but continued to discuss along the line of thought, humming buzzing buzzing.

Some of these tricks, He Lingchuan also found it unbelievable after hearing it, no, it was quite inspiring.

He's been so busy with his tasks lately that he's rarely given much thought to these big things.

These guys still have goods in their stomachs.

He didn't ask Du Shan until everyone's discussion gradually subsided:

"In Brother Du's opinion, should a country be governed by gods or kings?"

Du Shan took a little dried fish to chew, and said without thinking:
"We are human beings, of course the fate of human beings must be in the hands of human beings. Is it possible that the gods can kill us?"

He Lingchuan smiled.

At this time, Gao Jilin suddenly said to He Lingchuan: "There are a few people over there who have been staring at Brother He, fearing that their intentions are wrong. Shall we report to the authorities?"

The law and order near Taixue is still very good, and the government offices here must come out to receive the police.

Everyone followed his gaze, and sure enough, they saw a table of three or four people sitting by the door, all of them were sturdy men, who only wanted a pot of tea, and stared at this place while drinking, as if their eyes were not friendly.

"Oh, no need." He Lingchuan waved his hands again and again, "Thank you for your concern, but they were sent to keep me safe, not Xiaoxiao."

These are the Tongxinwei stationed in Pianxiang Villa, they pretended to travel with him today, they looked like villains.

All the students were startled.

(End of this chapter)