Forced to start the game, summon a hundred thousand snow dragon riders

"In this battle, General Bai Qi has made outstanding military exploits. Pass on my decree and confer on Bai Qi as King Wu'an!"

Li Xiu's voice suddenly resounded in the hall.

King Wu'an!

All the officials were shocked.

The court automatically quieted down.

After Xiang Yu was named Overlord, General was named King again!

This time, the officials didn't say much. In their view, since a precedent has been set, there is no difference between sealing one and sealing two.

Moreover, Bai Qi, the king of Wu'an, can restrain each other with the overlord Xiang Yu, and the threat to the court is reduced instead.

"Order Wu'an King to garrison troops in Bashu, recharge your batteries, and wait for your order at any time to attack Nanzhao!"

Li Xiu said sharply.

Baiguan was taken aback immediately.

Your Majesty, actually asked Bai Qi to station troops in Bashu and prepare to attack Nanzhao?

This is to use troops against alien races...

The mood of the ministers was inexplicably excited.

During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks, Tubo, Nanzhao and other countries all respected the Tang Dynasty and dared not do anything wrong.

But since the decline of the Tang Dynasty, these alien races have repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, robbed property, and killed the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Even Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was captured by aliens several times.

The soldiers and civilians suffered heavy casualties.

nowadays!

Datang has Li Xiu, the master of Zhongxing, so naturally we can't let these alien races continue to do whatever they want!

Datang, we are about to start a counterattack!

"His Majesty!"

Just when the ministers were in a turmoil, the Minister of the Household Department came out, bowed to Li Xiu, and said: "I think this matter should be discussed in the long run."

Hearing this, the other courtiers were immediately displeased.

All of them looked at Hubu Shangshu with untimely eyes.

At this moment, they are all excited, excited about the rise of Datang.

Hubu Shangshu poured cold water on them.

"Why did Aiqing say that?"

Li Xiu also asked in surprise.

Hubu Shangshu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, although our Tang Dynasty has a strong military force, we have been fighting for years, and the local tax revenue has dropped sharply, and the national treasury has long been empty."

"If there is another large-scale war, I am afraid there will be serious food and payment problems."

"Is the national treasury so empty?"

Li Xiu couldn't help frowning.

The Datang treasury was not very rich in the first place.

After all, before this, the number of prefectures and counties actually controlled by the Tang Dynasty was quite limited, and the wealth and wealth of the feudal towns that occupied sixty-seven out of ten of the territory of the Tang Dynasty were not handed over to the court.

What's more, during this period of time, he summoned several elite troops in succession, which led to a sharp increase in the strength of the Tang court, and then he quelled all the feudal towns and exempted the people from taxes on a large scale, which indeed put a huge pressure on the treasury.

If it weren't for the inspection of the officials' property before, and a lot of money, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to survive now.

As the saying goes, the army has not moved, and the food and grass go first.

How to fight without money?

As the emperor, he has to find a way to make money...

Chapter 47 Issuing the Emperor Treasure Coupon

Under the steps, the Minister of the Household Department said: "Your Majesty, you have previously issued an order to exempt the people in the feudal town from paying taxes for one year, and to abolish all exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes."

"My minister suggests that we make another decree to collect taxes as usual and inherit all the exorbitant taxes from the previous vassals and towns. Only in this way can we ensure that our Datang treasury is full."

The other courtiers heard the words, although they did not agree with the Hubu Shangshu's approach.

Although it will damage the credibility of the court.

But it seems that this is the only feasible way.

"No."

Unexpectedly, Li Xiu on the throne directly vetoed this proposal, "An emperor's promise is more important than Mount Tai. The imperial decree has been issued, how can it be changed overnight?"

"I said I would exempt the people from paying taxes, so I will do what I say, and I will never break my word!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Hundreds of officials paid homage together.

It is a good thing for His Majesty to keep his promise, but we still have to find a way to solve the problem of the empty treasury!

"I have a plan to solve the urgent need of the national treasury."

Suddenly, Li Xiu spoke.

The ministers showed surprise on their faces, and then listened attentively.

"Starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Household Affairs will start issuing Tianzibao coupons."

Li Xiulang said: "The emperor's treasure certificate is printed by the emperor himself, with the emperor's portrait printed on it, and each one is worth ten thousand taels of silver."

"This item is a sacred object of the Son of Heaven. It is a national treasure of the Tang Dynasty. It is released in limited quantities and is of great collection value. It must be bought by the people of the world."

Emperor's Treasure Coupon?Worth ten thousand taels of silver?

Although we often say that your majesty is worth ten thousand gold, it does not mean that your majesty's avatar is also worth ten thousand gold!

Do you think this thing is a national treasure?

Isn't this an empty glove white wolf?

Those rich people are not stupid, this thing is a piece of waste paper, a proper IQ tax!

Who would buy unless the head was kicked by a donkey?

The Minister of the Ministry of Accounting expressed embarrassment in writing, "Your Majesty, of course my Ministry of Accounting can issue this treasure certificate of the Son of Heaven, but there may not be anyone who will buy it..."

I'm afraid that after tossing for a long time, it will be a waste of work in the end!

"What Aiqing said is true. If it's just like this, it will be really difficult for the people of the world to buy it."

Li Xiu nodded, "Then add another one, as long as those who buy the emperor's treasure certificate, one of their descendants will be granted the qualification for the imperial examination!"

"Buy five Emperor's Treasure Coupons, and give his descendants and grandchildren the qualifications for imperial examinations!"

"Buy ten Emperor's Treasure Coupons, and give three of his descendants the qualifications for imperial examinations!"

"By analogy, there is no upper limit!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the court was shocked.

The people in this world are divided into four classes: scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants, among which merchants are at the bottom and have the lowest status.

All the dynasties of the Central Plains have always carried out the national policy of "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce".

There are extremely strict restrictions on merchants and their descendants, among which the prohibition of participating in the imperial examination is the most severe one.

Basically put an end to the possibility of businessmen becoming officials.

But now, His Majesty wants to break the ancestral system and allow merchants' children to take the imperial examination?

"Your Majesty, this case cannot be opened!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites hastened to remonstrate: "The merchants are the bottom line. The merchants are not engaged in production, but only in making money. They have always been disgusted by the scholars and people in the world!"

"Now that such a big opening is made to allow the descendants of merchants to participate in the imperial examination, it will definitely cause an uproar in the whole country, and the scholars are dissatisfied!"

In the eyes of scholars who read sage books, businessmen are all young people who smell of copper.

They are not even as good as farmers and workers, so how can they be compared with their noble class of scholars?

But now, once Li Xiu said this, it would be different. The sons of merchants who they had always despised the most could take part in the imperial examination.

"The purpose of the imperial examination is to be fair. If the children of merchants can read the books of sages and sages, it is their ability to take the imperial examination in high school. If you don't like it, then go and crush them by passing the exam instead of excluding them from the imperial examination."

Li Xiu's eyes were indifferent, he would not get used to these so-called scholars.

Seeing that the Minister of Rites was still about to speak, Li Xiu's eyes suddenly sank, "Whoever dares to persuade again, the problem of the empty treasury will be solved by him!"

Upon hearing this, Minister of Rites immediately shut his mouth obediently.

The problem of the empty treasury is even a headache for the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. How could he have a solution?

"Shangshu Hubu, quickly carry out my will!"

After the officials were completely dumbfounded, Li Xiu's eyes fell on the Hubu Shangshu.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Hubu Shangshu immediately took orders.

Putting aside the point of being deviant and contrary to the ancestral system, it is indeed a good idea for His Majesty to issue the Emperor's Treasure Coupon.

Because although merchants have the lowest status, they are also the richest class!

However, because of the national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing merchants in the Tang Dynasty, merchants, no matter how rich they are, are still the people at the bottom.

If you want to completely change this situation and become a master, you can only pass the imperial examination.

But now, His Majesty has opened a window to these businessmen who are eager to change the status quo.

All you need to do is buy the Emperor's Treasure Coupon issued by the imperial court, and you can get the qualification to take the imperial examination, change your fate against the sky, and even change the fate of your entire family!

This amount of money may be a huge sum of money in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of businessmen, it is a very valuable investment!

……

a few days later.

As expected by Li Xiu and Hubu Shangshu.

The issuance of the Emperor's Treasure Coupons has indeed received an astonishing response.

Merchants in the Tang Dynasty were eager to buy, and the first batch of [-] Tianzi Treasure Coupons issued by the Ministry of Households were snapped up quickly.

Demand exceeds supply.

On the Golden Palace.

"Unexpectedly, I still underestimated the financial resources of the merchants."

Li Xiu had a look of emotion.

2000 million Tianzi treasure coupons were sold out just like that.

It is conceivable how attractive a place in the imperial examination is to these merchant families.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor's Treasure Coupons are so popular, I think that we can issue another thousand more to meet the people's fiery needs."

Hubu Shangshu was also full of joy.

Given the enthusiasm of the merchants in the Tang Dynasty for the Tianzi Treasure Coupon, he felt that it would be no problem to sell another thousand.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiu on the throne waved her hand, "No more."

"This Tianzi Treasure Coupon can only be used as an emergency measure to relieve the imperial court's urgent needs, and cannot be implemented as a long-term strategy."

"To completely solve the problem of the emptiness of the national treasury, we need to start with the wealth of the whole world!"

Hearing this, Minister of the Household Department knew that His Majesty was about to make another big move, so he immediately bent down: "Please make it clear, Your Majesty!"

Li Xiulang said: "Since the implementation of the Two Tax Law in the Tang Dynasty, the two most important taxes of the imperial court are land tax and household tax."

"Field tax is levied according to the land in the world, while household tax is levied according to household registration."