The emperor thought for a moment, since both sides made sense, and the area where Ziyun wheat was planted in Liaoxi Country was also very large, why not harvest a part of it first and leave some of it in the ground, so as to at least fight against some of the risks.

Yes, just do it.

Let every household harvest half of the purple wheat, and leave the other half in the ground. This minimizes losses.

But how can they be willingly harvested a part of the immature Ziyun wheat first, leaving the other part in the ground?

This was another conundrum, and the emperor pulled off a hair.

If the locust plague were to be announced to have crossed the border within three days, wouldn't it have caused panic in the people's hearts? At that time, I am afraid that even the surrounding small countries will be eyeing Liaoxi Kingdom.

No, the fact that there are natural disasters in Liaoxi must not be known to the people of Liaoxi Country.

You have to think about it from another angle, why not start with reducing taxes?

This seems to be a feasible solution, and if the tax can be reduced, most of the villagers are willing to harvest the purple cloud wheat first and pay the tax.

And they have to be given a limited period before which they can pay their taxes to enjoy the discount, otherwise they can't.

Otherwise, it will not be effective.

Yes, it is still possible.

"Someone, pass my order, and call Li Aiqing from the household department."

The emperor made this decision, but he made a lot of determination, after all, the richness of the treasury can only rely on taxes, and if there are no taxes, will the treasury be empty? As an emperor, how could such a thing be allowed to happen.

This has to be done by someone from the household department.

Lord Li of the household department came to the top of the main hall and listened to His Majesty's words: "If this year's tax can be collected within three days, and it is Ziyun Wheat, the tax will be reduced by half." ”

Lord Tobe Li couldn't believe his ears, His Majesty actually gave such an order?

"Please think twice, Your Majesty, if this tax is reduced by half and the treasury is not full, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult in the future." In fact, taxation is not something that can be levied casually, and it must meet the two conditions that the people will not starve to death and that the treasury must be full.

If taxes are reduced casually, the court will be unstable and people's hearts will be unstable.

The emperor also knew this truth, but he thought of the locust plague again, if there is really a locust plague, it will be a catastrophe, it is not something that can be done by reducing taxes, not only can the tax not come up, but also have to allocate a lot of grain from the treasury, whether it can save people's lives or not.

However, there was a locust plague, and the emperor didn't tell anyone, after all, this was just a little woman's prophecy, if it didn't come true, wouldn't it be the emperor himself who listened to the little woman's prophecy, and the king of a country didn't have his own judgment?

I only heard His Majesty say: "Aiqing doesn't need to say much, I naturally thought about this decision for many days before making it, and Aiqing just started to do it." ”

Tobe Lee-sama is not a man of no one, but only loyal to the emperor.

He saw that he couldn't persuade His Majesty to retract his fate, he was already old, and he couldn't manage too much, if the tax was cut now, the treasury would definitely be affected, and then the emperor would be held accountable, and his head would not be guaranteed!

But now that His Majesty personally ordered it, it was still such a heavy order, and Lord Li understood that this matter had to be done

As for what His Majesty is hiding from himself, he didn't tell himself, and he doesn't care anymore. After all, His Majesty has already given an order, and even if anyone is responsible for this matter, it is not his responsibility.

"Since Your Majesty has already made a decision, the old minister will not say much. The old minister obeyed the order, and then ordered to go down, from now on, whoever can hand over Ziyunmai within three days, and the tax will be reduced by half. ”

Fortunately, this is not a pedantic minister, and he still knows a little bit of flexibility, and the emperor comforts himself in his heart.

"Aiqing, this matter must be done as soon as possible, race against time, otherwise it will cause irreparable consequences in the future!"

Hearing His Majesty's tone so serious, he guessed that it might be who suggested to His Majesty that taxes must be levied, otherwise there will be serious consequences, and it may also affect the stable development of Liaoxi Kingdom, and the emperor must not want to see this happen, so this matter must be done as soon as possible.

Lord Li retreated, and the emperor looked at his retreating figure and muttered to himself: I really hope that girl is the one who developed Ziyun Mai.

Because the prophecy is that there will be a locust plague crossing within three days, every second, everyone in the second prince's palace who knows is uneasy, if this matter is true, there are really locusts transiting, it means that Tian Panyan's judgment is correct. The emperor will definitely not believe in the second prince anymore.

The second prince ordered that if he found a plague of locusts, he must come and report to him as soon as possible.

At the same time, the second prince also heard the news that his father had ordered the household department to collect Lord Li's taxes this year in advance, and if it was Ziyunmai that was handed over, their taxes would be halved.

Your Majesty's move doesn't mean that he has listened to Tian Youhong's advice? He really believes in the locust plague, and is already using the advice given by Tian Youhong to harvest in advance.

In this way, his side already has a great chance to win this battle, and no matter what Dongfang Yuanlong suggests, the emperor will not believe him.

That night, the second prince stayed in Tian Ruoyan's Xiangyun Palace, and early the next morning, he saw the second prince whistling and carrying the birdcage out.

Seeing the second prince like this, the people in the house breathed a sigh of relief, the second prince has a gloomy face these days, and the people don't know what happened, today they are finally in a better mood, and the cockfighting birds are gone.

The second prince relaxed, but Tian Youhong and Tian Ruoyan did not dare to relax, Tian Youhong had already told Tian Ruoyan what happened in front of the emperor that day.

Tian Ruoyan was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect Tian Panyan to have such great ability, to be able to speak eloquently in front of the emperor and protect his rights and interests from anything else.

Whether she wants to admit it or not, Tian Panyan's growth rate is much higher than herself.

She's always comparing, she's always competing for favor, or rather, she's always looking for a psychological balance. I hope that one day I can be more powerful than Tian Panyan.

But her method of comparison is not through her own efforts, but through clinging to others, such as through the road of the second prince, she wants to make her identity more noble than Tian Panyan through this road.

But if the second prince did not become the prince and did not sit on the throne of the prince, and Dongfang Yuanlong was so attentive to Tian Panyan, one day she became Dongfang Yunlong's wife, and Dongfang Yuanlong took back her position as the prince, wouldn't she be the queen of the world?

Tian Ruoyan was shocked by this thought in her heart, oh no, this is not a fact she is willing to admit, how can Tian Panyan be more noble than her?

If one day Tian Panyan is really more powerful than her, she has to lie on the ground to greet her, trampling on her self-esteem for more than ten years. This was not what he wanted to see.

She panicked in her heart, suddenly grabbed Tian Youhong's hand tightly, and said to him through gritted teeth: "Daddy, Tian Panyan can't have more power than us. We must help the second prince to ascend to the throne of the crown prince, he will ascend the throne in the future, and you and I will have a way to live.

Daddy, if we really can't find another way out, or in this game, we don't win Tian Panyan, we have to kill her! ”