Chapter 2979
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Feng Wu shook her head. "But His Majesty won't do that."
Emperor Wu stared at Feng Wu. "Why not?"
Feng Wu said, "His Majesty is too kind."
Emperor Wu snorted. "Hmph! One day, I'll collect the blood tax as well! When that happens, the Junwu Empire will be invincible! "
That was because those children had been put through military training and wouldn't be allowed to marry until they were in their forties. Wouldn't they be sacrificing their lives for the emperor and the country?
Feng Wu smiled. "You're smarter than the emperor of Dongsang, so you won't."
Emperor Wu glanced at Feng Wu. "Really?"
Feng Wu said, "The blood tax will indeed make Dongsang more powerful than ever, but at the same time, it will plant a bomb in their country. It's just that it hasn't exploded yet."
Emperor Wu glanced at Feng Wu. "Tell me, what's so dangerous about it?"
Feng Wu said, "Because of human nature."
Feng Wu looked at Emperor Wu earnestly and said, "Human nature is selfish. It's fine if a person doesn't get married, but once they do, they'll have their own family, and they'll have their own position. If they keep reproducing, they'll have even more complicated relationships.
"So, the key is the rule that the descendants of the imperial guards of Dongsang can't join the imperial guards.
"For example, if a man worked so hard to become the premier, but his son can't join the imperial guards or become an officer or a minister, how can he protect his family business?
So, those who managed to climb to a higher position will surely think of ways to abolish the rule that the descendants of the Imperial Guards can't join the Imperial Guards. "
Feng Wu smiled. "So, there's bound to be a problem. Even if there isn't, we can create one."
Emperor Wu looked at Feng Wu in amazement.
"Did you know? Back when the crown prince was only eight years old, he sat here and said the same thing to me. "Emperor Wu's eyes flickered." You two are the only ones who can think of a way out of this!
"You two are really … really two extremely smart children!" Emperor Wu suppressed his excitement and said solemnly, "Tell me, how smart your child will be!"
Feng Wu said, "Your Majesty …"
Emperor Wu knew how shy the girl was, and he shook his head with a wry smile. "I was just too excited."
He cursed Jun Linyuan inwardly. Old Feng and I went through so much trouble to create such a good opportunity, but the kid still couldn't get it!
Taking a deep breath, Emperor Wu went back to discussing politics with his favorite future daughter-in-law.
"The Founding Ancestor of Eastern Mulberry Country felt that he was an emperor. Since he used a blood tax system, he would definitely use a system of inheritance."
Emperor Wu asked, "Do you know anything about the inheritance system?"
The book Feng Wu had read didn't mention anything about the inheritance system, so she didn't know much about it. She shook her head and looked at Emperor Wu in confusion.
Emperor Wu couldn't wait to talk.
"Don't be impatient. This has a lot to do with what Junjun is doing this time."
Then, Emperor Wu saw that his future daughter-in-law was sitting up straight, as if urging him to tell her the truth.
So … his eyes weren't playing tricks on him, right?
So … his assist this time wasn't in vain, was it?
Emperor Wu said to Feng Wu with a straight face, "Compared to the blood tax, it's not that cruel. After all, it gives the poor a chance to rise in status. But the system of succession to the throne is truly cruel."
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