Chapter 1635: Overtime (2)

“When my karmic sinflames counter-attack, I’ll come and find you. Get up, my patience is limited.”

The divine sword released a soaring sword intent.

Xu Qi ‘an hugged her tightly and said with a smile, ”

let’s put us together. We can die with no regrets if we die in love with the state preceptor.

As she spoke, she pushed Luo Yuheng onto the bed.

“Get up!”

“No!”

“Xu Qi ‘an, do you want to die?”

“Yes.”

“………”

After a moment of stalemate, Luo Yuheng’s chest heaved up and down. His pink face was slightly wrinkled, and he turned his face to the side and said coldly,

“Just this once!”

The godly sword fell to the ground with a clang, and the bed curtain fell off automatically, blocking the view inside the bed.

The East Room was silent, and the faint sound of clothes being taken off could be heard.

After a while, the hanging bed curtains moved, and robes, skirts, bellies, and so on rolled out.

After a moment, the low-hanging bed curtain began to shake, and the wooden bed made a solo sound in the quiet night.

………..

Capital city, dawn.

This was the third Court Assembly since the eldest Princess ascended the throne.

The officials of the capital had thought that the new king would show a diligent attitude when he ascended the throne, and that there would be morning court sessions every day for a long time.

Yuan jing back then and Yongxing, who had abdicated not long ago, had done the same.

But huaiqing didn’t. She displayed great confidence and confidence, and didn’t use this kind of method to show her diligent attitude.

In today’s court session, hundreds of officials walked through the meridian Gate and the Jinshui bridge under the sound of the bell and drum. They either stood on the steps, the officialdom, or entered the throne room.

There were a few unfamiliar faces within a few kilometers.

In addition to the court purging the middle-and high-ranking officials, there were also the first batch of state bosses who entered the capital to report on their work.

After the situation in the capital had stabilized, huaiqing ordered the chief governors and commanders of the various provinces, as well as some officials with more power, to enter the capital to debrief (to do ideological work).

The first batch of officials had already arrived in the capital.

They waited nervously at the relay station for three days, but the Empress still didn’t receive them. This was very embarrassing, because before they met the Emperor, they couldn’t contact the capital officials in private.

It wasn’t until yesterday that he finally received the notice to attend the court conference.

These officials who had returned to the capital to debrief suppressed the resentment and uneasiness in their hearts and followed the Dukes into the throne room.

“Your Majesty, the Spring Festival is approaching. I’ve sent people to investigate the situation of the farmers in various provinces and found that the land annexation phenomenon is serious. Even if spring returns and the refugees want to go back to their homes to plow the fields, there won’t be any more fields for them to farm.”

The Minister of Revenue stepped out.

When ordinary people couldn’t survive, selling land was a common operation. This gave the noble class and the landlords the opportunity to buy land at a low price. They didn’t even need to threaten the people, and the civilians who couldn’t survive would take the initiative to buy land.

The phenomenon pointed out by the Minister of Revenue was the most difficult problem the court faced after the severe winter.

This was the aftereffect of the cold disaster.

The woman in the bright yellow Dragon robe swept her gaze across the ministers with an imposing aura.

“Do you all have a good plan?”

Everyone offered their suggestions, but they were all clichés that only treated the symptoms and not the root of the problem.

Since ancient times, the Imperial court hated land annexation the most, but it was also the most helpless.

Because those who annexed lands were the “rulers” of all the provinces and regions. A large part of those Squires and major clans were officials who had retired. No one would be stupid enough to hit themselves, and the Lords were also people of this class.

Secondly, putting aside their own social class, this problem was indeed difficult to deal with, because if they were forced too much, they would encounter a backlash from the landlord.

In particular, the current chaotic and uneasy situation made them even more restrained.

Yongxing, this good-for. nothing … Huaiqing listened quietly and said,

“I do have a few ideas that you can listen to.”

If Yongxing had used Xu Erlang’s strategy, the phenomenon of land annexation would have been greatly alleviated.

If the king was incompetent, he would bring disaster to the country and its people.

Huai Qing said,

we’ll set up more cities and towns in Jianzhou and Yuzhou to increase our trade with the Barbarian monsters in the North, the thousand demon Kingdom in the South, and the Gu clan. We’ll collect taxes from the Central Plains ‘caravans and the foreign races to fill the National Treasury.

Everyone’s eyes lit up.

This was indeed a good idea. The southern border was rich in resources, wood, medicinal herbs, prey, fur, and everything else. It could be said to be an inexhaustible treasure land.

The Barbarian demons in the North were also rich in fur, and these were the most sought-after materials in the Central Plains. The Central Plains ‘caravans would definitely flock to them and fight their way to the Guan city to do business.

The silver would flow into the National Treasury in large quantities.

In the past, His Majesty’s method would definitely not work, but recently, Xu yinluo had formed an alliance with the thousand demon Kingdom and the Gu clan, and the two sides had the foundation of harmonious trade.

In this way, not only could they fill the National Treasury, but the supplies from the southern and northern borders would also flow into the Central Plains, greatly alleviating the embarrassing situation of a material shortage.

With trade, it would definitely drive labor, so the people would have something to do and a harvest.

While everyone was analyzing the pros and cons of this plan, huaiqing continued, ”

“Buying and selling land during war, heads falling to the ground! Let the Ministry of Revenue investigate the land transactions since the winter. Kill all those who buy and sell land!”

This sentence instantly pulled everyone back to reality. The expressions of the state bosses who were making their reports changed.

“Your Majesty, please reconsider.”

The first assistant, Qian Qingshu, stepped out and said in a deep voice, ”

if that’s the case, it’ll definitely lead to a counterattack from the local tyrants. The chaos will add to the chaos, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Huaiqing nodded slightly.

Minister Qian is right. It’s not a good idea to kill people for the first time. We’ll let those who bought the land sell it back to the Imperial court at the price they paid.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

He suddenly understood the reason why Emperor huaiqing had set up the city Pass. It was to lay the foundation for taking back the fields. If the people sold their land, it would definitely be a cheap sale. The Imperial court would not need to spend too much to buy it back.

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