After everyone stood still, according to the usual practice, Yang Fu, the Shangshu of the household department, stood up again and began to complain like Emperor Yang of Sui.

"Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, and the autumn harvest is about to begin, Your Majesty must make up your mind as early as possible, and increase the tax by about fifty percent this time, otherwise the silver of the imperial court and the grain and grass of the border soldiers will not be settled......"

These days, Yang Fu is buzzing in front of Emperor Yang of Sui, saying that the treasury is empty and the Ministry has no money to spend.

And after he made a start, the comrades on the Yang family's side seemed to have made an appointment, one after another, and more than seventy or eighty officials came up at once, all shouting for increasing taxes.

It seems that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty does not agree to increase taxes, and this Great Sui is about to be finished.

These people have been persevering and have been discussing for many days, and at the beginning, Xiao Guogong's people would still argue, but Xiao Guogong's people were few, and those people in the court looked at Emperor Yang of Sui.

Look at how he decides, and even some officials who remain neutral, some people have raised it at this time.

"Your Majesty, the people of Qin Tianjian have calculated, this year may be a cold winter, and then the canal will be blocked, and in winter, when the people are idle at home and have no source, they just need to dredge the canal, but these all need money, or when the spring flood of the next year comes, natural disasters will easily occur......"

The canal is seriously blocked, this Yang Guang has also heard of it, because winter is the dry season, at this time the common people have no work to do, let them clean up the blockage, the court will allocate silver taels.

In this way, when the spring flood of the next year comes, the canal will be unblocked and there will be no floods, and the people will not starve to death in winter if they have the money allocated by the imperial court.

But all of this is concentrated on the silver.

What to do without silver is an empty word, not to mention the construction of canals and the grain and grass of the border guards, and even the court officials will not be able to take out the money at that time.

Almost most of the imperial court's silver was paid in taxes.

In everyone's opinion, only with increased taxes and the imperial court has money, can they do some practical things, but is that really the case?

Yang Guang didn't speak, and after almost everyone in the hall had told these clichés, Emperor Yang of Sui glanced at Yang Su and Xiao Guogong.

"What do you think about the two Aiqing?"

At this time, all the officials above the third grade looked at Xiao Guogong and Yang Guogong.

"Your Majesty, the emptiness of the court should be solved, but the fifty percent tax is too heavy, we should think about the people, fifty percent is not good, then thirty percent, I think there is thirty percent of the tax, and the household department should be able to alleviate the ......"

Yang Su smiled, this court meeting has been pretending to increase taxes for almost a month.

It can be regarded as giving enough face to Emperor Yang of Sui, and he is standing up at this time, which can be regarded as a final word, because Emperor Yang of Sui got rid of the increase in taxes, and there is no way to increase the silver of the household.

There is no silver, so Yang Funeng disgusted Emperor Yang of Sui when he went to court every day, but he still put on a look of being loyal to his duties and serving the country and the people.

"Your Majesty, please think twice, it's really not good, this matter can be postponed, this year has already increased the tax once, this can't be increased in the ......"

Xiao Guogong was a little anxious, they had been arguing for so long, in fact, they were already at a disadvantage.

There are very few people in the court who support them, if it weren't for His Majesty's silence, Yang Su's people would probably have increased their taxes by fifty percent a long time ago, and for such a major event, His Majesty must use his seal.

The black cauldron of increasing taxes must be borne by His Majesty.

"What do you think?"

Yang Guang glanced at the dozens of officials standing in the main hall, at this time, they all looked like clay bodhisattvas, as if they didn't want to say a word, but Yang Guang didn't let them go, and he must force them to make a statement.

Suddenly, Chen Yushi stood up.

"Your Majesty Shengming, Weichen believes that Your Majesty has a good mind, and Weichen is willing to listen to Your Majesty's holy judgment!"

This Chen Yushi is upright, and very incorruptible, and he is considered a neutral among the hundred officials, but in recent times, he has been very respectful of Emperor Yang of Sui, if he hadn't even dared to participate in His Majesty.

Yang Su and their people thought that this Chen Yushi had taken refuge in Xiao Guogong and became a royalist.

However, Chen Yushi's signs are not good, the more Yang Fu looks at him, the more unpleasant he becomes, thinking that he ran into a wall with him a while ago, and is looking at his recent performance, whether he wants to get rid of this person.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to listen to Your Majesty's ruling!"

A group of neutrals seemed to have found the backbone at this time, and they all bowed like Emperor Yang of Sui.

This is a little clearer, in the more than a month of disputes, a little sign can already be seen, like Yang Guogong's faction, the number of people is large, but it will always bear the infamy of the people.

will be called a dog officer!

If you echo Xiao Guogong's proposal, their money is not settled, although some people do not rely on money to live, but they can't get their own money, which is always a distressing thing.

So this problem was finally thrown to Emperor Yang of Sui, hehehehe, if he can't come up with the silver, then increase taxes, and the people of the world will scold, which is His Majesty's will.

They are just court officials, and they all have to listen to His Majesty, right?

At this time, I completely forgot that in fact, in this court, most of the time, I have to listen to Yang Guogong!

People have been acting for a month, and they have recently given His Majesty and Xiao Guogong a lot of face, according to the practice of increasing taxes last time, Yang Fu proposed it, but Yang Guogong got His Majesty's seal in two or three days.

From beginning to end, His Majesty did not appear at the court meeting.

This time, His Majesty is already diligent enough to love the people, so cooperate with the acting, and these ministers are also willing.

"Obey Your Majesty's Divine Judgment!"

At this time, Yang Guogong's people also knelt down and threw this hot taro to Emperor Yang of Sui, hehehe, this will to increase taxes has to be made by Emperor Yang of Sui.

If you don't increase taxes by 50%, then increase them by 30%!

With the 30% tax, Qianniuwei Jin Wuwei can change equipment again, and after the money is passed through the household department, everyone can get a lot of benefits.

When Xiao Guogong saw that the ministers were all kneeling, he would also kneel down slightly, hey, this is a thigh that can't hold an arm!

No money, no money!

Even if Your Majesty knows that this is a black cauldron, he is the emperor, and he has to memorize it at this time, otherwise where will the money of this household come from?

Otherwise, where will the grain and grass come from for the soldiers at the border in winter, and where will the money come from to repair the silt of the canal in winter, and you will need money everywhere, and Your Majesty will be embarrassed!

Seeing the black pressure kneeling below, these people should have reached a unity, and they seem to have only one way left.

That is to increase taxes, increase taxes by 30 to 50 percent!

No wonder in later generations, Emperor Yang of Sui was called a tyrant, increasing taxes twice a year, and the burden on the people was so heavy, what is not a tyrant?