seven steps

"What proposals do the love ministers have for the Northwest War?" Yinzhen said a little tiredly on the soft couch.He was destined not to be a prosperous king. After Kangxi passed away, too many remaining problems swarmed up.

"The old fourteenth is back, and I don't worry about letting him go again. Letting him out is letting the tiger go back to the mountain. But it doesn't work if no one goes to sit in town."

"Brother Huang, it's better to let Nian Gengyao go."

Yinzhen shook his head, "We have to send another person. He only knows how to march and fight, and he doesn't know how to pay people's hearts. Those people in the northwest have followed the old fourteen through life and death. It may not be easy to take over directly." That's what he said, But when Yinzhen said that he wanted to send another person, Yinxiang also knew what Yinzhen really meant.It turned out that Yinzhen and Nian Gengyao were not as harmonious as they seemed on the surface because of some things earlier.

Yinxiang actually wanted to go, but considering that he hadn't done anything in the past ten years and suffered from a whole body of illnesses, he didn't know how to open his mouth.

Yinzhen and Yinhu exchanged a look, and they both understood.Yinzhen said directly, "In that case, let's send an elder brother. Eighth brother, thirteenth brother, which one of you will go?"

Yinhu directly clasped his fists and said: "Your brother can't do it. The emperor knows about my riding and archery skills. If my younger brother goes there, I will embarrass the emperor. Thirteenth brother should go."

Unexpectedly, Yinxiang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't dare, my brother has been in beekeeping for ten years, and it has long been abandoned and fell ill. I dare not accept the order for fear of delaying the military affairs of the emperor."

Yinzhen snorted and said, "Thirteen Langs who worked hard could be abolished in ten years. You have worked hard for decades, but now you can't pass ten years. Old Thirteen, you are called by the late emperor, Thirteen Langs. Are you serious about accepting your fate?"

Yinxiang's eyes are not as dark as before.

"My brother is just afraid..." Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yinzhen, "I am not afraid of anything, but you are afraid of nothing. I am here, so there is no need to be afraid."

"Yes, my brother is leading the decree, and I will definitely live up to the expectations of my brother!" Yinxiang stopped talking nonsense, just like the desperate Thirteenth Lang back then.

Yinzhen nodded, "So, the matter of the northwest is left to the thirteenth brother. I and the eighth brother will prepare food and grass for you in the rear, so that the soldiers of the three armies will have no worries."

Yinxiang took the order and went out, but Zhang Tingyu and others were still there.Talk about this forage.Zhang Tingyu said with a bitter face, "Now that the national treasury is empty, it will not be easy to survive until the end of the war."

Yinzhen gave a hum, and said after a long time: "When the late emperor was alive, the Ministry of Household Management knew about this situation. Originally, it was not as good as it is now. But once the battles in the past few years were fought, the treasury was empty. Now It’s really hard to support it.”

"Is it impossible to increase taxes?" A voice from below said softly.

"Nonsense! Increasing taxes will make life difficult for the people. Now the border is in chaos, but the country is not in chaos. Increasing taxes is forcing the people to revolt. The people are the foundation of the country." Yinzhen reprimanded mercilessly.

He knew that the real cause of the empty treasury was not taxes at all, but corruption.In the previous dynasty, officials were corrupt, and Kangxi couldn't bear the embarrassment of the old officials, so he muddled through, which contributed to the unhealthy tendencies.Now it has become the current situation.

"Let's end the discussion here today. All the lovers go back first, and Prince Lian stays." Yinzhen waved his hand wearily.Only Yinzhen and Yinhu were left in the room.Yinzhen didn't hide it, and asked directly, "Can Lao Jiu take out some money?"

Yinhu shook his head, "I'm afraid it won't work now, he will never give you money. It's impossible even to march and fight. It's not that you don't know Lao Jiu's temperament."

Yinzhen asked Yinhu only after he knew about it, thinking to see if he could do anything.

"Since we can't increase taxes, why don't we think of other ways, such as changing the way of tax collection?" Yinhu suddenly thought of it, so he said that no one stipulated the way of tax collection, so he might as well change it.

In September of the first year of Yongzheng, Yinzhen issued a decree that starting from the second year of Yongzheng, the small tax was changed to the sharing of Ding to Mu.That is, those with land and land pay more taxes, while poor people without land can be exempted from taxes.In this way, not only will it not reduce the revenue of the treasury, but it will promote people's livelihood.The common people also have a high evaluation of Yongzheng.At least in the eyes of the common people, we don't care how you become an emperor, as long as you can feed us and clothe us warmly, you are a good emperor.

Yinzhen always felt that after this year passed, it would be a stable and good year.

This day Yinhu was settling accounts with him, thinking about how to save more food and grass.Then I heard Gao Wuyong run and say, "The Empress Dowager is dead." This incident is both good and bad for Yinzhen, the good thing is that she no longer has to face her face, and it can save a lot of food and clothing, but The bad thing is that at this juncture, it will cost a lot of money.

"According to my decree, the war in the northwest is tense. According to the empress dowager's metaphor, all the funeral etiquette will be simplified. It is used to comfort the soldiers of the three armies and keep my Qing Dynasty peaceful." Yinzhen said without emotion.

Gao Wuyong was taken aback for a moment, and immediately went to pass on the order.Seeing that Yinzhen finished speaking, Yinhu fell silent, a little funny.But he didn't say much.

After a while, Yinhu saw that Yinzhen still had no intention of going to see it, so he said, "There are ministers here, Brother Huang, go and have a look."

"No." Yinzhen replied angrily.Yinhu had no choice but to go with him.

If it is said that in the past two years Yinzhen's sealing of all the previous brothers was just whitewashing, then Brother Jiu is the one who uncovered all this.

When Yinzhen angrily threw the booklet handed up from the sticky stick in front of Yinhu, everything was over.

"I don't care about him for your sake. Now look at the good deeds he has done! Look at the tenth, do I really feel sorry for me, do I feel sorry for the fourteenth! I know you can't let go of this Brother, just let him go! But what about him? Spreading rumors, saying that I usurped the throne, and murdered my father, forced my mother, murdered my brother, slaughtered my brother, greedy for money, fond of killing, drinking, prostitution, loyal, flattering, and sycophant He can do it! I really want to show him brother murder and brother slaughter, otherwise the crime he worked so hard to give me will be wasted!"

When Yinhu heard that he called himself Zhen, he knew that Yinzhen was really angry. In fact, he knew that this day would come, but he didn't expect to come so soon.Yinhu heard his own voice and said coldly, "Lao Jiu is deceived by lard, but he is not the one who really wants to kill."

Seeing his tone, Yin Zhen sneered, "Is it he or you?"

Yinhu nodded, "Exactly."

Yinzhen was furious when he heard this, thinking that he was using himself as a threat, "Bastard! Do you think I dare not kill you!"

Yinhu knew that Yinzhen had misunderstood himself.He pulled Yinzhen down and pointed to his hand and said, "I'm not going to die, there are always some people who won't give up. I'm the one who will get rid of it after all."

Hearing what Yinhu said, it seemed that he was not angry.Yinzhen calmed down his anger, and said after a long time, "Little Ba, why don't you understand? It's not that I don't dare to kill you, but I don't want to kill you, and I can't kill you."

Why does Yinhu not know...

"I'll go and persuade him." Yinhu said.That day Yinhu went to the clan mansion to meet Brother Jiu and talked to him for a long time.After that, Yinhu met Yinzhen alone. "After the ninth brother left, you should confiscate his family property, but more or less guarantee the life of his relatives. I know I can't stop you. Now that the court is unstable, you need some people to help you stabilize the country. King Cheng A defeated bandit, as it should be.”

Yinzhen didn't know what else to say after being told by Yinhu.It seems that everything is superfluous.

Seeing Yinzhen's silence, Yinhu knew that he agreed. "Also, I want to stay with Lao Jiu for a while, just send him away, otherwise he will be too lonely to go alone, no matter what, he has never had a slight dislike for my starling."

Yinzhen remained silent, he knew there was no way to refuse.Yinhu took the initiative to stay that night.

Holding Yinhu in his arms, Yinzhen said in a deep voice, "I used to think that if I became the emperor, I would be able to protect you for the rest of your life, but it turned out that it was not possible. If I had known this, it would be better not to be the emperor, so I would be more carefree."

Yinhu shook his head and said: "This is fate. I am destined to be involuntary, and you are destined to be the emperor. Yinzhen, you will be a good emperor."

"Really..." Yinzhen smiled wryly.