To be honest, Xiong Huai intends to encourage the feudal nobles to raise horses, which is also a matter of no choice.

It would be good if all people could raise horses, but it was not practical.

The exploitation of ordinary people in the state of Chu was already very serious, and ordinary families could not afford to raise horses at all, not only to farm but also to bear heavy conscription.

The only ones who can raise horses are the nobles of the Chu State, especially the feudal monarchs of the Chu State, who not only have the strength to raise horses, but also have a large enough territory and manpower to raise horses.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked at the ministers, this policy still needs the support of the ministers.

The ministers were silent for a while when they heard this, and because they were all unprepared before, they could only play temporarily now.

There are quite a few feudal lords of the Chu State, and the reduction of the three families is basically no burden on the finances of the Chu State.

However, for the feudal monarch, exempting from a year's offering is a great fortune, and if you don't have to hand in the offering for several years in a row, it is definitely a great wealth.

It can be compared with the number one wealthy merchant in the Chu State, Ejun, in order to exempt some commercial taxes, he did not hesitate to exchange all his military exploits.

If the horse is running now, it is possible to be exempted from worship, and the attraction to the feudal monarch will definitely not be small.

The feudal lords and nobles did not object, and there was no harm in the Chu State, so it was okay to give it a try.

After Zhao Ju was silent for a long time, he spoke: "Great King, this strategy is beneficial and harmless to the feudal monarchs everywhere, so it should not be opposed by them. However, since the purpose of horse racing is to allow the feudal lords to raise horses, the minister thinks that the rules of horse racing need to be carefully considered. ”

"Otherwise, if the feudal monarchs repeatedly use the same ten horses to participate in the competition when they have no hope of winning the championship, then they will not be able to increase the number of horses in the Chu State, and the plan for horse racing will be in vain."

"Normally, a horse can live for twenty years, but now most of the feudal monarchs' homes in Chu State are out and in the car, according to the rules, the Son of Heaven drives six princes and five, and the Qing doctor is three scholars and two. That is to say, the carriage of the feudal monarch alone can accommodate four or five horses, plus the vehicles for the travel of his brothers and heirs, and each feudal monarch's family must have far more than ten good horses. ”

Xiong Huai was relieved when he heard Zhao Ju's interface, and smiled slightly: "So what does Sima mean?" ”

Zhao Ju arched his hand and said: "King, since horse racing is not only a supervision for the feudal monarchs, but also a reward for the feudal monarchs, therefore, in order to let the king's favor spread to all the feudal monarchs, lest a certain feudal monarch happen to have a few good horses, and then always get the first class." Therefore, we should limit the same horse to only three races, and the same rider to five races. ”

In this way, the feudal lord needs to change ten horses every three years, and the horsemen need to change every five years. In this way, after more than ten years, the horses in the feudal monarch's family will be doubled, and the number of horsemen who are proficient in riding horses will also be doubled. ”

"And those horses that the feudal lords don't use, whether they are sold at a low price, or killed horses for meat, then it is an increase in the strength of the Chu State."

As soon as Zhao Ju's words were finished, Tang Yu's eyes immediately lit up.

As long as the feudal monarchs buy horses again, that is, the number of horses in Chu will increase, as long as these horses die in Chu State, then the skin, stem, tendon and other military materials on the horses will all become the collection of the Taifu of Chu State, and then act on the ordnance of Chu State.

In this way, even if the horse racing fails, there is still a lot to gain.

Thinking about it, Tang Yu immediately said: "Great King, since this is the case, why don't we increase the number of feudal nobles who are exempted from enshrinement, three families in the first class, five families in the second class, and ten families in the third class······

Before Tang Yu's words were finished, he was refuted by Dou You.

Dou You squinted his eyes and glared at Tang Yu coldly, and then arched his hand and said: "King, the words of defeat are the words of chaos, if there is chaos today, if it is reduced and exempted all year round, the minister is worried that the Taifu will not be able to make ends meet, please take a closer look." ”

Tang Mo shook his head and said: "Taifu's words are wrong, so naturally I won't fail to take this into account." If the state of Chu increases the number of reductions and exemptions for feudal monarchs, then after a few years, although Taifu's income will be less, Taifu's expenditure will also save a lot of money, and it will increase its income. ”

Dou You didn't believe Tang Wu's words at all, and coldly bowed his hand to Tang Wu: "Please forgive me for being stupid, I don't understand the meaning of defeat?" ”

Tang Yu said with a smile: "If the number of exemptions is increased, then many feudal nobles will have the opportunity to obtain exemptions, so that the enthusiasm of the nobles can be increased." ”

"As long as Xungui purchases a large number of good horses, then the price of horses in my Chu country will rise sharply, and in this way, good horses from all countries will continue to pour into Chu country."

"If there are more horses, then there will naturally be more items of horse skins, stems, and tendons, and as soon as there are more of these things, the price will naturally drop, so won't the Taifu spend less on collecting these things from all over the country?"

"What's more, horses from various countries are pouring into the Chu State, so can't Taifu also collect a large amount of tariffs at the checkpoints in various places?"

"This..." Dou You was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Si defeated, although this is the case, but if you do this, the reduction of my Taifu's income is just around the corner, and the future matter, please forgive me for not daring to bet!" ”

"What's more, if other countries strictly prohibit horses from entering the Chu State, then my Taifu will lose a lot."

Tang Yu: "······"

In the face of Dou Yu's prevarication, Tang Yu was also very helpless, controlling the horses, which is also very likely, if solo riding is popular in various countries, this matter is very likely to happen.

"The King." At this time, Jingcui spoke: "The minister thinks that what Si Defeat said can be tried." If not, the number of tax-exempt places will be reduced as appropriate. If it is feasible, then our Chu State can take advantage of the lax control of the sale of horses in Chu State to introduce a large number of good horses, and we can also make a profit on tariffs. ”

As the first person in the military, Jing Cui naturally supports this kind of thing that can enhance the strength of the army by paying less price.

After Dou You saw Jing Cui's words, none of the others spoke, so he had to arch his hand and say, "Please think twice, the king." ”

Then, Jing Cui Zhao Ju and Tang Yu also bowed their hands and said: "Please make a clear decision!" ”

Xiong Huai opened his mouth when he heard this, and then paused.

In the past few years, there have been almost no people in the Chu State who did not fight in that year, and Taifu Yin's nerves were indeed very tight.

However, what Tang Yu said is indeed reasonable, although there are risks, there are risks in doing anything, it is nothing more than whether you can bear it.

For example, right now, with the strength of the Chu State, it is completely bearable, and once this operation is done properly, then it can not only relieve the pressure on Taifu, but also make the number of horses in the Chu State surge.

To tell the truth, Xiong Huai's heart was moved, if it weren't for the financial allows, he would have the idea of reducing the tariffs on horse dealers from all over the country to enter the Chu State.

But looking at Douyou's already stinky face, I thought about it, forget it, let's wait until the tax cut is too rich in the future!

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai Zhengse said: "The widow thinks that the words of defeat are feasible, and the tax-free quota is temporarily set at A, 3, B, 5, C10." ”

The corners of Dou You's mouth twitched when he heard this, then he glanced at Jing Cui and the three of them coldly, and snorted softly to vent his dissatisfaction.

Fighting and fighting, these three guys are full of wars, and they don't know the bitterness of Taifu at all!

After deciding the matter of the horse race, Xiong Huai said to Zhao Ju: "Sima, although the horse race was held at the time of the sacrifice, it was actually to prepare for the formation of a single horse in the future of the Chu State, so this matter was handed over to Sima to preside." ”

Zhao Ju saluted and said, "Only! ”

After a pause, Xiong Huai said to Dou You: "Taifu Yin, the matter of acquiring wheat from various countries needs to be continued, and this matter is up to Lao Xianqing." ”

Dou You arched his hand and said: "Only! ”