At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were arguing.
Some people wanted to stop the tax collection, and naturally there were also people who wanted to flatter the Empress, standing up for her and supporting the tax collection.
Both sides quarreled.
"Dong dong dong!"
At this time, a heavy knocking sound came from the table.
"Noisy! All of you, quiet down! "
Following that, Xu Que shouted in a deep voice.
All the noise in the court stopped abruptly!
Everyone was startled, turning their heads to look at the direction of the high seat, their faces full of confusion.
When did the Emperor come?
Why did he run out to shout?
"All of you useless … cough, all of you, stop quarreling. If you can't even solve such a small matter, I really don't know what's the point of raising you. Don't bother about this matter, leave it to me! "
Xu Que said loudly. His face was full of arrogance, but his eyes were obviously filled with disdain.
Hearing that, the officials were stunned again.
What?
What did the Emperor just say?
Leave it to him to handle?
Damn, the Emperor's illness is getting worse, the Empress really doesn't want to do anything?
No, the Empress has also made two stupid moves recently, it doesn't look right!
"Hm? What are you all standing there for? Did you not hear what I said? "
Xu Que and the others were stunned, their faces darkening as they shouted in a deep voice.
The officials remained silent, lowering their heads, avoiding eye contact with Xu Que.
He must have heard everything.
But … how could a person who hadn't dealt with court affairs in eight years be able to handle such a hot potato at this time?
The key was that the Emperor had almost destroyed the Eastern Tang Kingdom. Now that he was intervening, wouldn't it be the same as wanting to destroy the country faster?
"This old man didn't hear wrongly, right? Did His Majesty say that he's coming to deal with this matter? "An elderly official leaned over to the side and asked in a low voice.
"Did I hear wrongly?"
"I think I heard wrongly too … I must have been too tired recently, that's why I'm sick."
"Don't lie to yourselves, His Majesty really said so!"
"Your Majesty, I've heard that the scenery at the border is extremely beautiful. Why don't Your Majesty set out on an inspection tour? That would be a wonderful thing," an official said sincerely.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I heard that there is also a snowy mountain in the far west. Why don't we go and have a look?"
"Your Majesty, this old servant has a treasure map here. It is said that there are peerless martial arts manuals hidden in it. Today, I present it to Your Majesty."
All the courtiers present, without exception, directly gave up on persuading Xuanyuan Wanrong to take back the order, and turned their attention to Xu Que.
In other words, it was best for him to stay as far away as possible and not get involved in the affairs of the state.
We're already under a lot of pressure. Can you stop adding to the mess?
Moreover … according to the Empress's method, it might cause chaos and make the people unable to make a living.
But as long as they could endure until the famine year was over, they could slowly recover in the future.
But if His Majesty the Emperor were to intervene, the Eastern Tang Kingdom would be done for next month!
The corners of Xu Que's mouth twitched. He thought to himself, just how unreliable was this Emperor in the past …
Look at these courtiers. Once they heard that he was going to intervene in the affairs of the state, they couldn't wait to send him to the border.
He did not doubt that if he had children, these courtiers might even try to persuade him to abdicate on the spot.
After all, they were not afraid of a mediocre Emperor. They were afraid that the Emperor would lose his head.
"My dear courtiers, we really do have a good way to govern the country." Xu Que did not care about the attitude of these courtiers, and said with a smile.
Hearing this, the courtiers panicked even more.
"Damn, I remember when I first entered the court eight years ago, His Majesty also smiled like this!"
"Yes! I remember too! And then we almost lost our country! "
"Oh my, Your Majesty, we don't like this kind of smile!"
"If not for the Empress taking over the government, we don't even know where we would be now!"
The courtiers all looked at Xuanyuan Wanrong for help, their meaning was obvious.
Her Majesty the Empress, quickly stop your husband!
He's going to cause trouble again!
Facing the pleading gazes of the courtiers, Xuanyuan Wanrong's expression was calm and indifferent, and she did not react at all.
Seeing that even the Empress was like this, the courtiers finally lost all hope.
It's over, it's really over this time.
I shouldn't have advised the Empress to retract her order just now!
Now, the Empress doesn't want to interfere anymore, and let the incapable emperor take over.
Seeing that the courtiers had resigned to their fate, Xu Que sighed and said sincerely, "My dear courtiers, why don't you listen to my method, and then reconsider?"
The hall was silent, no one wanted to be the first to stand out.
Finally, under the coercion of Xu Que's gaze, finally, a courtier braced himself and stood out, "Please, Your Majesty, please advise us on what to do?"
Xu Que looked at the courtier with appreciation, and said slowly, "In my opinion, the disaster relief this time is nothing more than money, so we can just take money from the people."
Some courtiers rolled their eyes.
Aren't you f * cking spouting nonsense?
Of course we know how to take money from the people, but the problem is that the people don't have money!
Collecting taxes is already skimming the skin, you can't possibly ask the people to take out all their money, can you?
Who doesn't have some extra money in their hands? If something happened to their family, wouldn't they just be waiting for death with some money?
As expected of an incapable emperor …
Without waiting for the courtier to object, Xu Que continued, "So my method is to build a private treasury, let the people deposit their money in the treasury, and the imperial court will return the money to the people monthly. In this way, not only can the taxes be reduced, but there will also be money for disaster relief."
Private treasury?
The courtiers were stunned for a moment, and after a while, they immediately understood and were shocked.
F * ck! That's right, we can build a private treasury!
Why didn't they think of this?!
Build a private treasury, let the people deposit their daily savings into the private treasury, and only need to return the money to the people every month to obtain a large amount of money for disaster relief.
When the disaster relief is over, when the national treasury is full, they can deposit the money back.
As long as there is a certain amount of money in the treasury, there will be no need to worry about a shortage of money!
This is a f * cking genius idea!
The courtiers present were not mediocre people, and only needed to think carefully to understand the key points.
Xu Que's method was nothing more than to build a state-owned bank.
But this kind of advanced concept, in the Eastern Tang Kingdom, was simply a shocking strategy to govern the country.
The courtiers were all stunned.
Was this still their stupid and incompetent emperor who only knew how to pursue his dreams?
Were they dreaming?
Such a great strategy to govern the country, was it really something that his cute little brain could think of?
"Your Majesty is wise, this plan is feasible!"
"On behalf of the people, this courtier thanks Your Majesty for coming up with such a good plan!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The courtiers all began to sing praises of Xu Que's plan.
There were even old courtiers who firmly supported Xu Que with tears streaming down their faces, kowtowing and crying on the spot.
Previous Emperor, did you see this, His Majesty has grown up!
He actually knows how to govern the country!
"This matter will be handed over to Prime Minister Li. As for how to carry it out, I have already written a guide. After the court session, you can find me for it." Xu Que waved his hand, easily putting this matter aside.
Beside him, Xuanyuan Wanrong's face was already filled with astonishment and disbelief.
This guy actually had a plan, and it was so easy!
… …
Very quickly, amidst the clamor, the court session ended.
After the court session ended, the two once again left side by side, walking in the Imperial Garden.
Beside them was a tree full of peach blossoms, bright red and dazzling.
But Xuanyuan Wanrong had no time to appreciate it, her heart was a little complicated.
She really did not think that the disaster that left her at her wit's end would be so easily resolved by Xu Que's few words.
After hesitating for a while, Xuanyuan Wanrong finally opened her mouth to ask, "This method of the private treasury … was it really your own idea?"
"Ah, if not, or did I ask a random beggar on the street?" Xu Que said impatiently, "I told you, you are not suited to govern the country at all, don't force yourself."
Xuanyuan Wanrong did not respond to this, but threw a token backhandedly, "With this token, you can mobilize the troops of the six departments."
"Okay!" Xu Que took the token, his face full of excitement, turned around and was about to leave.
Seeing that Xu Que was in a hurry, Xuanyuan Wanrong could not help but ask, "What is your plan with this token, what are you going to do?"
"Infusion," Xu Que said without turning his head.
"Infusion? What fluid? "Xuanyuan Wanrong was startled, not understanding.
Xu Que stopped in his tracks, turned his head, and showed a bright smile, "I miss you, Ye."
… …
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