After listening to my voice, the villain became addicted to the plot

"So this battle must be fought, and taxes cannot be increased." Chu Chengye said.

Cheng Jin was also thinking in his mind.

The treasury of Southern Qi was empty for more than a day or two. In the original book, Chu Chengye almost couldn't fight the war several times because of money.

However, because Gao Zhanghai's home was raided earlier, the time for this incident to happen was delayed.

Now this lack of money is before us again.

Cheng Jin suddenly thought of something, patted Chu Chengye's hand, and said with some surprise: "Now that the New Year is approaching, why don't the emperor hold a banquet in the palace."

Chu Chengye didn't understand Cheng Jin's meaning, "Now is the time when we are short of money. If we hold a banquet at this time, it will cost a lot."

Cheng Jin raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Your Majesty, believe me. Those old men cannot have no money. Even if they chose the previous corruption cases more cleanly and could not blame them, I don't believe they didn't make a fortune." , they have thick flesh on their bodies.”

The book writes that after Chu Huai'an ascended the throne, he was afraid of following Chu Chengye's old path. Although he trusted the ministers who accompanied him in planning, he was always wary of them, unlike Chu Chengye who easily trusted anyone.

Not only did Chu Chengye take all the power of the officials with heavy military forces into his own hands when he first came to the throne, he also used his reputation for revitalizing Southern Qi to swindle a lot of money from those cunning officials for the war.

They are at such a stage now, why do they just use this strategy?

"There's no need to prepare anything, just some food and drink, just to show respect. We don't really let them eat. They will cry about poverty, and so will we."

Chu Chengye didn't quite believe what he could get out of the hands of those people, but since it was Cheng Jin who said it, there must be some basis for it.

Cheng Jin saw Chu Chengye's hesitation and knew what Chu Chengye was thinking about, so he waved his hand to let Chu Chengye come closer.

"They will definitely disagree at first. You listen to me and do this."

Chu Chengye glanced at Cheng Jin with surprise on his face.

"But just asking them for money is not a long-term solution. I can only beat them and make them behave more restrained."

"If the emperor wants to fundamentally solve this matter, I have a way to bring the wine industry under the government's control."

When the late emperor was in power, he was unwilling to manage. He only wanted to get more taxes from businessmen, so he opened many industries that could only be government-run to private businesses. This was convenient for many businessmen, and the palace also had a lot of extra money. Income.

This seems like a win-win situation, but it won't last long.

The wine industry in particular was difficult to manage. At first, the businessmen paid taxes every year in a regular manner, but later they concealed their business from reporting to the court, causing many businessmen who sold wine to become extremely rich and powerful, even richer than princes.

The wine industry is also a hugely profitable industry. Nowadays, the government directly organizes the production, transportation and sales of wine, and private operations are prohibited.

Implementing this policy can alleviate the country's financial constraints caused by years of war, and can also prevent local powerful forces from dominating one side.

This only limited the financial resources of the rich and did not cause any harm to the people. Chu Huai'an wanted to see that Chu Chengye would not lose the support of the people. It could be said that he achieved multiple things with one stone.

Chu Chengye nodded, with a happy face on his face, "I'll let someone do it."

"This matter should not be made public yet." Cheng Jin held Chu Chengye's movement to stand up.

Chu Chengye in Cheng Jin's book also thought about the government-run wine industry to alleviate the tight economic situation, but he was too hasty and directly ordered to take back the management rights from those wealthy businessmen.

Those wealthy businessmen collectively opposed and directly used financial resources to support Chu Huai'an and put him in power.

Wanting to take back the management rights from those wealthy businessmen is equivalent to taking their money, just like grabbing their eyes. How could they be willing? They can only exchange one thing for another to make them feel that they have not suffered a loss.

Cheng Jin said: "It is definitely not feasible to get the management rights back from them directly. They will definitely not be willing. It is better for the emperor to exchange something with them."

"What can I exchange for them?"

"The emperor only needs to issue an imperial edict to open a treaty port. The previous emperor was afraid of the bandits, so he closed the door. Now the coastal area is peaceful, so the emperor might as well let them go to sea to do business."

"They have made enough money from the liquor industry over the years. How can they disagree if they switch to a more profitable path?"

"When the wine industry is returned to the government, people along the coast will also have the opportunity to increase their income, and there will be no complaints."

"But if we do this, the coast will definitely be unstable." Chu Chengye said.

He has fought in a war, so he naturally knows that those people want to start a war by picking on a country's weak points.

Cheng Jin waved his hand, "The last thing the Emperor is afraid of are these bandits."

"Add more soldiers to guard the coastal area, and everyone coming and going must be registered, so we can take precautions."

Chu Chengye nodded silently.

He doesn't care about war matters, and he is indeed not as good as Cheng Jin in these matters.

Regardless of whether Cheng Jin knew the plot or was thoughtful, he couldn't compare to him.

Seeing that Chu Chengye was in a daze and not knowing what he was thinking, Cheng Jin raised his hand and shook Chu Chengye's shoulder.

"Now is not the time to be in a daze. You must find someone you can trust. People who are accomplished in this field cannot just find someone."

Since Chu Chengye had always done this kind of thing before, Cheng Jin couldn't help but remind him again.

Chu Chengye rolled his eyes in embarrassment, "I know."

"I have a choice in mind."

Cheng Jin stared at Chu Chengye suspiciously, with "I don't believe it" written all over his face.

Chu Chengye: "..."

Chu Chengye was indeed speechless to refute, and after thinking for a long time, he could only admit it.

"Okay, I know, I did have a problem with how I looked at people before, but they were so sincere to me, I have to believe it."

"Do you believe that your brother who has been with you through mountains of swords and seas of fire would do anything to assassinate you?"

Cheng Jin shook his head honestly.

She really doesn't.

However, as the emperor, Chu Chengye should have understood the dangers and changeable nature of human nature. Everyone will yearn for money and power.

With desire, love, righteousness, everything is bullshit.

Chu Chengye said firmly: "I just trust Li Shen too much, and I will never do it again."

"I will never trust anyone again."

Cheng Jin subconsciously raised his eyes and looked at him, "What about me?"

In fact, to be honest, Cheng Jin didn't know what to say.

She didn't know how Chu Chengye could always believe in her words so much, without even a doubt.

If she asked herself the question, she couldn't answer it.

She is now in a heart-to-heart relationship with Chu Chengye, telling him everything she knows so that he can stabilize the government and save her own life.

The emperor is ruthless, who can be sure where Chu Chengye will put her after completing all his plans.

She hasn't found a way out for herself yet, so she can only rely on Chu Chengye.

She knows too many things.

Whether it’s Chu Chengye’s or someone else’s, if you know too much, you’ll die sooner. This is why everyone pretends to be stupid and ignores others.

Now that she has joined in soberly, she can't escape even if she wants to.