The silver-haired Black Dragon Guard looked at His Majesty's calm eyes, which were as deep as the abyss of the ocean. He knew that no matter whether the scholar had a solution or not, whether he was a capable minister or talented, the final result was destined. He would die without a doubt.
He would definitely die tragically at the Meridian Gate or Caishikou one day!
It could be tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow.
Those who were hated by the current Emperor would not live long. They could just find a suitable reason such as stepping into the court with their left foot first and kill them.
"Continue." the empress said coldly.
" Your Majesty, after saying those words, my spy was shocked and almost fell down. After the scholar found out, he changed his address to Your Majesty. The two lords knelt down and admitted their mistakes, but the scholar still called him an incompetent ruler…The two lords advised him, but he didn't listen. After writing out the method, he asked the two lords to look for Wei Ge and Chief Wang, in case you…again…"
"What now?"
"Your Majesty, you…you've come up with another stupid move…"
"A stupid move?" There was no expression on the empress's small face. She seemed to have lost her temper and lost all her emotions.
Now, in the eyes of the world, she was already so useless? How could she be described as having a stupid move?
She didn't ask about court affairs, not that she was muddle-headed.
Silence, deadly silence.
After another 15 minutes, the empress finally let out a long sigh."The world is floating. I have to be faster.”
"There are no more pills. Go to the national treasury and withdraw three million taels of silver.”the empress said calmly.
"Your Majesty, this subordinate has just investigated the national treasury as you instructed. Now, after deducting the 500,000 taels of silver for disaster relief, there are only less than 400,000 taels left. This year's taxes will only be collected after autumn.”
" This…" The empress's face stiffened. After a moment, she frowned and said,""Pills, Zhen will definitely refine them."
For the sake of the grand plan, one had to cultivate the Dao, and they also needed silver, but they also needed reputation.
There were only two ways to obtain silver. One was to collect taxes in advance and increase taxes. The other was to find a way to obtain silver from other places.
Once the first method was implemented, the impression of a fatuous ruler would gradually enter the hearts of the people, and his reputation would be even worse. The second method…in the current situation, there was no way to obtain silver.
Could it be that he could only increase taxes?
However, at this moment, her eyes lit up."Zi 'er, do you have any guesses about that bastard's method?”
"Dog thing…you mean the scholar?”The silver-masked girl thought for a moment. Her Majesty was really angry. She had never addressed an official like this before, even in private.
After pondering for a moment, the silver-masked woman said,""Your Majesty, this subordinate is incompetent and couldn't guess. Your Majesty, you already know?”She had some guesses, but since the Emperor asked this question, she must have some guesses in her heart, so she did not say anything else.
"Probably, many cities in the northwest need food, but there is a shortage of food there. The only way is to find a way to raise silver. There is no other way.”The empress blinked her eyes in disbelief.
"Even the civil and military officials in the court can't do anything about it.”The silver-masked woman's voice was filled with doubt and disbelief. She did not believe it at all.
"Your Majesty, Governor Yang and Governor Liu request an audience.”A sharp and feminine voice came from outside the bedroom.
"You'll know when you see it. If it doesn't work, I'll use this as an excuse to kill that rebellious minister.”The empress spoke calmly. Her dark eyes were as deep as the ocean, and they were filled with the cold-bloodedness, ruthlessness, and majesty of an imperial family.
The silver-haired Black Dragon Guard hid behind the scenes, and the maids and eunuchs who had been sent to other places returned to the palace.
"I am Yang Cai."
"I am Liu Chuanzhi."
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The two officials bowed.
The empress was in her tent." There's no need to be so polite, my two beloved ministers. What do you have to report?"”
"Your Majesty, it's about the Northwest. This official went to visit the scholar, and Lord Mu gave us a method to ask Your Majesty to take a look.”The two of them handed over the memorial.
Inside the tent, a female servant took it and handed it to the Emperor.
Inside the tent, the empress sized up the unique 'charcoal paper'. She frowned slightly and continued to pay attention to the content.
"For disaster relief in the northwest, the only way is to raise money to temporarily resolve the disaster situation in the northwest.”
"In today's world, the northwest and the southern region are respectively suffering from disasters and wars, but the other regions have good weather and good harvests. We can raise silver from these places in the country.”
" We can implement the 'private treasury system' across the country. We will gather all the silver in the world and manage it in one country. We will be given a certain share according to the rules. I have written down the specific share, private treasury management, and implementation plan below…"
The empress's eyes lit up when she saw them.
"This dog really has a way?”The empress could hardly believe it. The private treasury system mentioned in the book was unheard of, but it made sense.
This dog had actually found a way out. She couldn't believe it, but it was the truth.
In fact, this was the bank system, but in this era, Mu Yu had changed its name.
He just wanted the empress to open ancient banks all over the world!
"Only such an ingenious method can be used, and only then can no one in the court think of it. Wonderful, wonderful.”The empress murmured, and her eyes lit up even more."Zi 'er, come here."
"Your Majesty." Zi 'er appeared from the shadows.
"Get someone to invite the Duke of Wei and the Chief Wang to the bedroom for a meeting. You will lead from behind the scenes. There is no need to care about anything. Just show them this memorial and let them decide.”the empress said softly.
As long as she didn't speak loudly, the two ministers who were far away from the king couldn't hear her clearly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zi 'er nodded. She had already done this kind of thing countless times. From the first time when she begged for death in fear, she became used to it.
Because she could imitate the voice of the Emperor, most of the time when the Emperor was busy, she was the one who received the private officials. In addition, the Duke of Wei and the chief assistant had already guessed this matter, but they did not ask much. Therefore, Zi 'er was already used to it. Anyway, the Duke of Wei and the others would not say anything, and the other officials did not dare to doubt it.
"Zi 'er, take a look first." The empress handed the memorial to Zi 'er and said softly,""Zhen already knows. My two beloved ministers, please leave first.”
"We will take our leave." The two governors did not dare to say anything.
He felt uneasy. He didn't know the empress's decision and didn't know if this method would work. If it worked, it would be the best. This matter concerned the lives of countless people in the northwest!!
After the two of them left, Zi-er had also roughly finished reading the memorial.
"Your Majesty, although this subordinate doesn't understand, I can see that the scholar seems to be very powerful. However, can we really raise a large amount of silver according to this method?”Zi-er said.
"Sure, this fellow does have some ability. If he was spouting nonsense and deceiving you, you would have already killed him.”The Water Empress calmly said," The method on the list is feasible. You don't have to worry about it. The Duke of Wei and the Prince will make the decision. There is one thing you have to remember. After the matter is done, bring five million taels of silver to the state preceptor and ask her to mobilize the Alchemy Department to collect divine items to refine pills..."
The first part of the sentence was still alright, but after hearing the second part, Zi 'er's body stiffened and she wanted to say something but stopped.
"Just say what you want to say." the empress said.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that. Once this matter spreads, the other ministers and the Duke of Wei and the King of Wei will be fine, but if the scholar knows about it, I'm afraid he will point at your nose and curse.”
"He dares!" the empress said angrily.
She was a respected person. An official dared to scold her?
However, after a moment, she felt her hands and feet go weak.
If she really moved, that treacherous minister would definitely dare to do so. He would definitely point at her and scold her.
She could even imagine how the rebellious official would fly into a rage after hearing the news and then run to the palace to scold her…
"This king, the dignified ruler of the world, the leader of the world, is still being bullied by this rebellious official!”The empress was upset. She said," Don't bother about him. Move the silver if it's needed. The remaining silver should be enough for disaster relief."”
Upon hearing this, the silver-masked Zi 'er was speechless for a moment. She really did not know why the empress would rather be scolded than harm the world with her cultivation. She could only say,"This subordinate understands. I'll get someone to invite the Duke of Wei and Chief Wang for a meeting.”
"Go!" The empress waved her hand weakly.
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