"You hired someone to assassinate the emperor!"
"Is this true or false?"
Li Xiu Ning said in disbelief.
Until now, she still did not believe that this was true.
"The Chai family's wealth is comparable to that of an entire country. The silver they pay to the court every year takes up one-fifth of the national treasury. They can be said to be the cash cow of the court."”
"As the emperor, His Majesty definitely knows the importance of Chai clan.”
"And now, His Majesty has executed the entire Chai clan, presumably confirming the heinous crimes committed by Chai Shao.”
"So I think that the matter of Chai Shao hiring assassins to assassinate the emperor must be true.”
"What crime is more serious than assassinating the emperor?”
"Moreover, the Emperor has accepted Xiuning as a concubine, which is equivalent to ruining Chai Shao's marriage. Chai Shao must be angry about this, which is why he hired assassins to assassinate the Emperor.”
"I really didn't expect Chai Shao to be so reckless. He didn't care about the consequences and committed such a heinous crime."”
"Now that I think about it, it was a good thing that Xiu Ning and Chai Shao's marriage didn't go through. Otherwise, Xiu Ning would have been killed by Chai Shao's reckless behavior.”
"Alright, Father is tired and will go down to rest.”
"Since things have come to this, Xiu Ning can enter the palace and be a concubine at ease.”
"Also, the two of you should discuss the various matters regarding the meeting in the palace three days later.”
After saying that, Li Yuan stood up and left.
"The matter with Chai Shao was also caused by me."”
"Xiu Ning, don't think too much. This kind of thing isn't something you can control."”
"From this, it can be seen that Chai Shao is not a person worthy of being entrusted.”
"Alright, let's discuss the matter of you entering the palace to meet the emperor.”
"There are only three days left."
……
Luoyang City, in the throne room.
Yang Hao was attending morning court.
In the golden palace, Yuan Zuozong was reporting the items he had obtained from the Julu County Duke's family.
8.5 million taels of silver!
4,580,000 taels of gold!
Five thousand horses!
300,000 pieces of silk!
When all the ministers heard Yuan Zuozong's report, they were all stunned and began to discuss.
"This Chai clan can be considered to be extremely wealthy.”
"He actually has such great wealth. No wonder he can offer so much money to the Imperial Court in a year. Now, it seems that Chai clan's tribute is only a drop in the ocean.”
"This time, our national treasury is really full.”
Hearing the data reported by Yuan Zuozong, Yang Hao, as the emperor, was also stunned.
No wonder Chai Shao dared to hire assassins to assassinate the emperor. It turned out that he had such a huge amount of wealth to support him.
He could casually offer a huge reward.
A reward of 100,000 taels of gold, in the entire Great Sui, probably only his Chai family could afford it.
However, no matter how rich you are, you can't compete with power.
The corners of Yang Hao's mouth curled up, revealing a satisfied smile.
This time, the national treasury was full, so they could recruit soldiers and expand the army of Great Sui.
However, before that, Yang Hao still needed to implement some benevolent policies.
For example, they would exempt the commoners from taxes, and the commoners would probably actively reclaim farmland and grow food.
Food was the foundation of a country's success.
Without food as a guarantee, military strength, economy, and so on would not be able to rise.
After Yuan Zuozong finished giving his orders, all the ministers quieted down and stared at Yang Hao, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
He was looking forward to what His Majesty would decide next!
Yang Hao said," Now that the national treasury is full, I have decided to announce to the people of the world that from today onwards, the people of Great Sui will be exempted from taxes for three years. Anyone who cultivates more than ten mu of land will receive subsidies from the imperial court.”
Hearing this, the ministers were all amazed. They looked at Yang Hao in surprise and praised him.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"This is the blessing of the people."
Yang Hao continued," Also, I've decided to issue a conscription order from now on. I'm calling on young men to join the army and protect the Great Sui Dynasty.”
"General Xu Xiao will lead the Bureau of Military Personnel in this matter.”
Xu Xiao and the Minister of War stood up and cupped their hands.
"Alright, retreat!"
Soon, Yang Hao's tax-free imperial edict and conscription order were immediately spread out. With Luoyang as the center, they quickly spread throughout the world.
For a time, the people of the world started to sing praises of Emperor Yang Hao.
At this moment, at the relay station on the official road a hundred miles outside Luoyang.
Song Que and Song Yuzhi were resting at the relay station with a dozen followers while waiting for Li Xiu Ning.
Sitting in the courier station, Song Yuzhi's stomach was rumbling with hunger. She held her chin with her chopsticks and kept staring in the direction of the kitchen.
He said,"The cooking speed of the chefs in this relay station is too slow. My stomach is almost flat from hunger."”
Song Que patted Song Yuzhi's hand that was supporting her chin and said,""You're a girl. Why are you doing this? You're like a boy. How can you get married in the future?”
Song Yuzhi said,"Hmph, if you say I can't get married again!"”
"If you make me angry, I won't come out after Sister Xiu Ning and I enter the palace. I'll also be a concubine in the palace and let that emperor take advantage of me.”
As soon as he said this, the other guests sitting in the relay station looked at Song Yuzhi in unison.
"Miss, how dare you speak rudely to our Sacred Emperor.”
"Shopkeeper, please escort this lady out.”
The few men sitting on Song Yuzhi's left said.
Then, the other guests also said,"Yes, please leave."
This sudden situation shocked Song Que and Song Yuzhi.
At this moment, the boss of the courier station came up to Song Que and Song Yuzhi and whispered,""Dear guests, please don't mention our Emperor.”
"Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary trouble.”
"Shopkeeper, why is that?" Song Que asked curiously.”
The shopkeeper replied," You may not know this, but His Majesty has issued an imperial edict to the world. From now on, the people will be exempted from taxes for three years. They will also be given subsidies for farming.”
"Such a wise move is deeply loved by the people.”
"The current His Majesty is a wise ruler among the people of the world. Whoever dares to say anything bad about him will incur the wrath of the people.”
"Alright, you guys sit here peacefully. I'll go explain to the other guests.”
"However, you must not comment on His Majesty.”
With that, the shopkeeper left and went to explain.
Song Yuzhi was about to say something when she was stunned by Song Que's gaze.
"Remember what the shopkeeper said just now.”
"Be good and eat."
After saying that, Song Yuzhi did not say a word and ate obediently.
Song Que muttered in his heart," Three years of tax exemption and subsidies for the common people's cultivation. The common people love him. It looks like the opportunity for the Great Sui Dynasty to return to its golden age has arrived."”
"We should take this opportunity to thoroughly understand Yang Hao. If he is truly a wise ruler, the Song Clan will return to the Imperial Court and serve Yang Hao.”
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