"Change, this must be changed. The cut should not be soft. The imperial court raised soldiers to protect the security of the country, what is this? Has it become an almshouse? In the past, when the fiscal and tax revenue could collect more than 100 million taels of silver a year, it was nothing, and it could still hold on. Now that only more than 60 million taels of silver are received every year, how can we continue to do this. Fang Dunru nodded.

Yan Zhengsu said: "You and I naturally said that we want to change it, but what if the Privy Council agrees?" Will Yang Jun object? After all, the soldiers and horses are under the command of the Privy Council, and the disarmament requires the nod of his Privy Council. Disarmament is tantamount to cutting his power, will he be willing? If these things are not communicated well and considered well, I am afraid that they will be noisy. If the Holy One can't make up his mind, can this be done? ”

Fang Dunru nodded slightly, frowned tightly, and said, "Yes, it must be fully supported by the Holy Lord." ”

Yan Zhengsu continued: "Seventy percent of the military expenditure has been allocated, but even if the remaining thirty percent is only more than 20 million taels of silver, such a big country needs silver everywhere, and it is all about asking for money there. How can all departments, yamen, farmland and water conservancy, disaster relief, officials' salaries, and all expenses be on this one plate? Just like the upcoming Spring Exam, the Ministry of Rites asked for 200,000 taels of silver to prepare, which is still the most basic carriage and horse fare. Every year, all kinds of affairs of the yamen cost silver, tens of thousands of taels here, tens of thousands of taels there, and they were gone. ”

Fang Dunru's brows were about to twist into a pimple, he knew that the more than 20 million taels of silver seemed to be a large amount, but in fact, so many yamen were divided up in various ways, and they would soon be divided up, which was not enough at all.

"Not to mention some of the money that doesn't cost at all, and some of the money that doesn't cost at all, but people don't want to save. For example, the annual Dragon Boat Festival summer festival set by Emperor Sejong costs millions of taels of silver for the sacrifice itself, and the link of rewarding officials afterwards costs two million taels of silver. Last time, I only mentioned it once, can I ask for the cancellation of this silver reward for the ministers, and immediately called for the opposition of the people. What do these people think, for the sake of this amount of silver that can be rewarded in their hands, they don't care about the reality of the empty treasury of the imperial court, and they don't care about the current situation of the imperial court at all. The more Yan Zhengsu spoke, the more angry he became, and he tilted his neck and poured a glass of bitter wine.

Fang Dunru stretched out his hand and raised it to slap the table again, and suddenly remembered the situation when the lady came in just now, so he lifted it again and patted it again, and it fell on the table with a bang. "This group of selfish people only cares about selfish interests and does not care about the country's social welfare. The court is full of such people, how can the Great Zhou continue? How can social security be sustainable? In this matter, it is necessary to explain the benefits and disadvantages to the saint, so that the saint can understand this truth. ”

Yan Zhengsu nodded and said, "Naturally, I want to go and explain it to the saint." In the current situation, my Da Zhou is actually very fragile. At present, the treasury is empty, money and materials are tight, and the officials of the court are thinking about their own selfish interests. Not to mention the threat of foreign enemies. Brother Dunru should know what happened in Liao, the situation may change greatly. ”

Fang Dunru sighed and said: "Yes, the situation may take a sharp turn for the worse, my Da Zhou surface is level and splendid, and the inside is full of holes." Yelu Zongyuan of Liao State has successfully seized the throne and has ascended the throne as the new emperor. It is said that the abolition of the covenant between the two countries over the past hundred years has been proposed, which is a sign of sharpening the sword. Once the border town smokes, it will be a situation of consuming a lot of materials and money, and under the current situation, how can we deal with it? How can the combat power of the border army ensure that it can resist the enemy? It's really worrying. ”

"Brother Dun Ru can see it very clearly, but the current situation may not be the worst, and I think it is the current situation that will prompt the saint to make up his mind. It's not too late to change. Once the storm hits, it's too late. That's why I said it was right to wait for the right time. At the moment, even if it is just a small matter, the court is not able to deal with it, and the reality of financial control is exposed, and the saint will be forced to make a decision. In my opinion, this time is not too far off. Thank you and I for your patience. The thing to do now is to think more deeply and thoroughly, and then the more convincing the proposition will be made, and the faster you act, the more effective it will be. The so-called sharpening the knife does not mistake the woodcutter, and the work done at the moment is actually for the future vigor. Yan Zheng said solemnly.

"Brother Zhengsu's thoughts are clear, and it seems that he has a good heart. There is nothing to say, our Dunru is willing to be a pawn for Brother Zhengsu, once the matter starts, but to charge into battle, Dunru will rush to the front, for Brother Zhengsu to kill the bloody road. Fang Dunru laughed.

Yan Zhengsu smiled and said: "There is no charge in this matter, there is no pawn, you and I are pawns, all those involved in this matter will enter a huge storm, and after the storm, the world is new, the sun is shining, my Great Zhou will restore the splendid peace, eternal existence." ”

"A good eternity lasts forever, when it floats a lot." Fang Dunru laughed and raised his glass, looked at Yan Zhengsu and laughed, and drank the wine in the cup.

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On the Bianliang market at night, although it is already the third watch, it is still brightly lit and the flow of people is like weaving. Bianliang is a city that never sleeps, twelve hours a day, every hour, every moment, every breath is so noisy and prosperous. The people on the streets are laid-back and confident, they enjoy life in this metropolis, and they never worry about the future. Because in everyone's heart, they have never realized the crisis hidden in the appearance of this prosperous and splendid Great Zhou Dynasty.

Lin Jue used to be such a person. Although he had seen some dark sides, he never thought that the dark whirlpool beneath the calm waters of the Great Zhou Dynasty would swallow everything. Even in the last life, Lin Jue has gone through more than ten years of life, everything in the Great Zhou Dynasty has not had too many waves, and there is not much crisis. However, in this life, everything seems to be changing.

Lin Jue felt a little hesitant and confused. Although many signs indicate that the things experienced in the previous life are different from this life, Lin Jue always believes that it is just a change in local details, and it has nothing to do with the general trend of the world. But now, Lin Jue doesn't think so.

Tonight, after listening to the long conversation between Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu after drinking, a hazy cloud-covering cloud covering Lin Jue's eyes was removed, allowing Lin Jue to suddenly glimpse the deep true state from an ignorant state. A glimpse of the black hole beneath the calm exterior. This made Lin Jue feel both shocked and frightened.

The amount of information contained in the conversation between Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru was huge, and the state of the officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the psychology and behavior of the monarchs and ministers, and even the unpredictable predicaments and crises they faced all gave Lin Jue a huge shock.

Although Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru never talked about the real content of what they were going to do, the answer was already self-evident. There is no doubt that the purpose of their entry into Beijing this time is to change the law.

Lin Jue hadn't had time to think about what this meant, but Lin Jue's attitude and resolute tone of talking with Fang Dunru could tell that this matter was by no means simple. Even Fang Dunru had already described it as charging into battle and killing the enemy bloodily, which showed the difficulty of this change in their minds. Lin Jue was keenly aware that a violent storm was coming, and it was very violent and ferocious. In an instant, Lin Jue also suddenly realized why Wu Chunlai tried his best to win himself over as their eyeliner, and why even Lu Zhongtian could tolerate the fact that he beat his beloved son, maybe it was all related to this storm.

The carriage trotted briskly down the street, and the horseshoe rose and fell on the bluestone avenue, the sound crisp and rhythmic. The street lamps flew by, and the crowds in the streets retreated. It all seemed to be the still backdrop for the carriage to gallop by. Even Lin Jue in the carriage was stunned like an old monk, looking at the front with empty eyes, like a clay wood carving. But his mind was full of hot and tumbling.

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Green Dance sat beside Lin Jue, looking at the state of his son with some concern. Since leaving the Fang family after saying goodbye, Childe has been like this, and it seems that he has fallen into some kind of strange thought. Childe's state made Green Dance dare not open his mouth about an important thing that he was going to say to Lin Jue in the car, and Green Dance was afraid that it would stimulate Childe.

What Green Dance wanted to say was that when she was at the Fang family just now, she accidentally saw half of her face behind the curtain of the Fang family's east wing. At that time, Mr. Fang and Master Yan were talking and looked excited, and Gongzi was listening with relish, and the face that flashed behind the curtain made Green Dance almost suffocate with fright.

Midori recognized who it was, even if it was only half a face. That's Miss Huanqiu, absolutely yes. Green Dance and Fang Huanqiu have been together for a long time, and they are very familiar with each other, and Green Dance dares to pack a ticket, that is Fang Huanqiu. Green Dance's first reaction was that it was Fang Huanqiu's ghost back. In addition, the light and shadow were dim at that time, and the appearance of the face flashing behind the door curtain was too weird, and Green Dance was so frightened that she couldn't speak, and her heart jumped.

Soon, however, Midori felt that something was not quite right. The door curtain was still shaking after Fang Huanqiu's face disappeared, didn't it mean that the ghost couldn't touch anything? How do you touch the curtain? And Green Dance quickly remembered that not long ago, the master and mother secretly brought a bowl of food into the room, and Green Dance didn't think much about it at that time, but now it seems that it was sending food in. Do ghosts eat? In connection with the strange actions of Mr. Fang's mother Mr. Fang before, such as the flickering words of Mr. Fang and Mrs. Fang when talking about Miss Huanqiu, and the appearance of no sense of grief, made the meticulous Green Dance have already had a lot of doubts. This time, I actually saw Miss Huanqiu appear, so the only explanation is that Miss Huanqiu is not dead.

Green Dance is really full of confusion, if Miss Huanqiu is not dead at all, then why is she hiding from Childe? Why did Mr. Fang and Mrs. Fang lie and conceal it? Childe and Miss Huanqiu were originally a natural pair, could it be that Mr. Fang and Mrs. Fang did not agree to this marriage, so they deliberately made up a lie to deceive Childe? But Mr. Fang and Mrs. Fang are obviously very good to their son, how could they do this? Miss Huanqiu has a deep love for Childe, that's not pretending, how can she avoid Childe?

This kind of mystery tortured by the green dance brain melon seeds is also a mess of confusion. In the car, she thought about it for a long time and wanted to tell her son about it. But at the same time, I feel that I shouldn't tell Childe. If the Fang family deliberately concealed this matter, it would mean that they were not really good to Gongzi, so why bother to tell Gongzi and make Gongzi sad? Midori Wu knew that Childe still hadn't forgotten Miss Huanqiu. On the other hand, since Miss Huanqiu's death, there have been several more women by Childe's side. Childe is already very close to them, and now he suddenly learns the news that Miss Huanqiu is alive, what should Childe do? Wouldn't that have to be a mess?

She is the little maid of the son, and she is already satisfied if she can be a concubine, but they can't do it, will the little princess agree to follow the son as a concubine? Will Gao Muqing be willing to be a concubine? Miss Huanqiu is even more not, and Mr. Fang will never agree, so wouldn't that increase the troubles?

Green Dance hesitated all the way with these chaotic thoughts, wanting to tell Lin Jue about it, but she was afraid that she would cause trouble with her mouth. In the end, when she decided to tell Childe about it, she found that Childe looked a little stunned, and realized that Childe had thought about it without saying a word all the way. Midori Wu felt that it was better not to make trouble for Childe. It's better to think that you don't see anything, maybe you're really dazzled.