Not only the two of them, but Chu Xue was also at a loss. Ruoshui was also really interested, sitting up from the bed.
If the rich didn't spend a lot and spend a lot, how would the poor have a way to live … these words sounded preposterous, but thinking about it, it made sense.
Renbo was slightly stunned for a moment before he scoffed coldly, his eyes filled with rage, "Ruler is spouting nonsense! The rich are extravagant to raise the people, what nonsense! In that peaceful world, maybe it makes some sense. But in Donglin Cloud Continent, when the cities are in chaos, it is asking for death! One must know that the resources and manpower in the world are limited. Every bit used here would mean a bit less there. Our Gantian Mountain is surrounded by strong enemies, and we should use farming and war methods to be thrifty and honest. We should throw all our resources into the army! Like Ruler, splitting up the strength of the people. If the people of the country go to work for those rich merchants, how many people would be willing to work for the army? "
It was obvious that he was really angry, Renbo's beard was trembling slightly, "It is okay that Ruler likes to be extravagant, but why do you have to say such words to disturb people's hearts? Do you know that if these words spread out, it will shake the foundations of the country? The nobles and merchants in the country will all follow suit. The simplicity left behind by the late Emperor will definitely be gone! "
This time it was Zong Shou's turn to be speechless. Being questioned by such a series of questions, he felt suffocated for some reason. He thought to himself that this old man actually had some ability. His excuse was actually seen through so quickly.
He only knew that in the future countries, not only did they promote the flow of money, but they also encouraged people to spend. He forgot about the special situation of this era.
These words were logical and made a lot of sense.
However, looking at Renbo's righteous look, Zong Shou didn't know why, but he felt annoyed. He wasn't willing to be refuted by him.
His eyes instantly squinted, numerous thoughts flashed across his mind. He even activated the great sky changing meditation technique to swiftly deduce and calculate.
Chu Xue beside him heaved a sigh of relief. She thought that the prime minister was really smart. She was just saying, how could such extravagance and waste become logical? The Crown Prince was indeed spouting nonsense to fool people.
Just as he was thinking about that, he heard Zong Shou laugh, "Prime minister, don't be angry! Zong Shou only had one question for the Prime Minister. I wonder how much grain has been produced in one mu of land in the past two years? "As he spoke, he picked up a bear's paw and nibbled on it. His mouth was dripping with oil.
That Ren Bo raised his white eyebrows, wishing he could overturn this banquet table. He could only force himself to endure and answer, "Last year, one mu of grain was four dan. This year, it is not yet time to harvest grain. But according to my estimation, it should be around four stones and two bushels … "
Upon saying this, Ren Bo's eyes widened slightly as if he had recalled something, causing him to fall into deep thought.
"Four stones, four stones and two buckets. That's about the same number. I still remember that two years ago, one mu of grain was harvested with three stones and eight bushels, right? Not only Gantian Mountain City, but the other countries are the same, right? "
Seeing that Ren Bo didn't deny it, Zong Shou nodded his head, "Then with prime minister's knowledge, you should know that grain is cheap and harms the farmers."
"Naturally! The more grain there is, the more supply there is, and the price will naturally drop. "
Ren Bo's expression was solemn and filled with shame.
Gantian Mountain's grain production was slowly increasing. Why didn't he notice such a phenomenon? Luckily, he noticed it early, if not it would cause a huge problem.
Xuan Yunlan thought about it carefully and couldn't help but be shocked.
"If the grain can't be sold, then the oil, salt, clothing, pottery etc naturally can't be changed. The farmers in the world don't learn martial arts and are unprepared. Most of them won't be able to make a living. Prime minister, don't you think that makes sense? "
The entire sleeping hall was totally silent. Zong Shou found it funny and continued to ask, "Prime minister, do you know the rough number of beasts in the wilderness outside the city? Is it decreasing year by year or is it increasing? "
Ren Bo's face was green, but he had to answer that question, "I don't know the exact number. I only know that this year there have been 4300 cases of beasts hurting people, 3 times that of previous years. "
Zong Shou was delighted and knew that he had totally grasped the situation, "Then how much of what I am eating is from farmland and how much is from the wilderness? Of the artifacts used, how many came from those beasts? "
Ren Bo looked out, only to see that a large portion of the table was filled with wild animals. The remaining came from the cloud ocean.
Although the decorations here were luxurious, there was a large portion that came from beasts.
That constant temperature formation was the same.
"The merchants in the world have no place to use the money they obtained and can only seal and store it. However, if those beast crystals and mind stones can't be circulated outside. How can they strengthen the people of Gantian Mountain? How can they strengthen the martial culture of our city? "
When he heard that, Ren Bo understood what Zong Shou meant. He couldn't help but break out in cold sweat and was speechless.
Zong Shou laughed coldly, asking once more, "Since that's the case, then what did I do wrong?"
Ren Bo's expression was changing as he stood rooted to the spot. He didn't speak for a long time. When he opened his mouth once more, he bowed deeply.
"I understand! In the future, I will encourage hunters and reduce farmers to clear out beasts in the wilderness. Ruler is wise, killing many birds with one stone. I was wrong. I was rude just now, ruler please forgive me! "
After he said that, he bowed once more. His expression was really solemn as he backed out of Zong Shou's sleeping hall. All of a sudden, he forgot the reason why he came to find Zong Shou, leaving in a daze.
Looking at Ren Bo's back view, Zong Shou's gleeful mood suddenly disappeared. In the depths of his heart, he felt a sense of guilt.
This time he did go overboard. He was already tens of years old and looked much gentler. However, his competitive personality didn't change at all.
He was deep in thought as he muttered, "This Ren Bo, if he meets a wise ruler, he will definitely become a wise minister …"
Originally, he didn't have any other choice and could only use him. Now it seems like this person did indeed have the ability to rule a country.
His words were so soft that they couldn't be heard but Chu Xue who was at the side heard it clearly. Her eyes were filled with doubt, "Of course prime minister Ren is a wise minister. Since the previous ruler invited him back, our Gantian Mountain people's lives have been much better. Young master is definitely a wise ruler. Prime minister Ren never praises people. Even the previous ruler was scolded by him. However, since young master took over, Xue has heard prime minister praise you twice. "
Zong Shou couldn't help but laugh, thinking to himself that he had nothing to do with any wise ruler. He was just using his ten thousand years of experience to bully others.
Xuan Yunlan sighed, "Listening to the ruler's words is better than reading for ten years. In the past, I only knew that it was good for people to live simply. However, I didn't think that spending money could improve the people's lives … "
Just as Zong Shou was feeling light headed once more. Ruoshui burst out laughing, her petite body once again lying on the bed, "Just now I saw the ruler blink several times."
When Xuan Yunlan heard that, she was totally confused. Chu Xue understood moments later. She was furious, the respect in her eyes turned into disdain.
She knew that whenever Zong Shou lied, he had a habit of blinking.
Speaking of which, when he invited people to decorate the palace and called for the banquet, the ruler didn't think so much. So those words that made Ren Bo retreat in shame were just to fool people. He even said it in such a righteous and righteous manner, how shameless!
Zong Shou's face was as thick as a city wall. At this moment, he wasn't annoyed and his face didn't turn red. Instead, he smiled and didn't care.
After enjoying a sumptuous feast, Zong Shou took out tens of talismans along with the spiritual ink that he had mixed up from his heaven and earth bag. They were all produced by Seven Spirit Sect and Qingyin School, specially for direct disciples, top grade items that were rarely seen on the market.
However, these items weren't given by Wei Xu, but he bought them himself.
His senior brother obviously knew that he was rich, so he didn't give him any of these items. Zong Shou was helpless and could only buy from Zhao Yanran and Xuan Yunlan. The latter was okay, but the former was greedy and took a huge sum from him. Thus, between the two of them, there was one more grievance.
For this matter, Zong Shou cursed out Wei Xu for an entire day.
Solemn and deep in thought, Zong Shou suddenly waved his brush. On the talisman paper, he wrote a swallow word and a purify word.
Recently, due to Wei Xu's help, his martial path cultivation had risen quickly. On the contrary, his spiritual cultivation and soul power had stagnated.
Even if he cultivated a grade 10 saint spirit meditation technique, he was still unable to change it.
If he didn't understand these 2 words, he wouldn't be able to raise his cultivation.
Before Wei Xu left, he seemed to know what he was thinking about. Out of the books he left, apart from the Great Sky Changing Meditation Technique as well as tens of common people path secret techniques, there were many other techniques.
The rest were mostly related to the word 'devour' and 'purify'.
However, there were very few spirit masters in the world who chose to form these 2 true spiritual talismans. Zong Shou also took a look at some of them, but they weren't of much help to him.
His recent comprehension seemed to have reached a dead end, unable to comprehend anything new.
Luckily, at this moment, he had a new choice.
He suddenly pulled out his sword and took out the broken nine qilin sword in his hand. Hesitating for a few breaths, Zong Shou's face was filled with determination.
"Little Gold, whether or not your master can advance will depend on you!"
The moment such a thought rose up, Zong Shou's left arm suddenly had a silver-white liquid with light golden threads flowing down.
In a blink of an eye, it wrapped up the nine qilin sword. It caused the golden sword body to turn into a silver-white color.
The moment the silver membrane completely covered the sword, Xiao Jin began to devour it!
First, it secreted a special liquid which caused the spiritual gold to break down before it directly absorbed it into its body. Some metals that were useless to it were directly purified and removed. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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