When the harem was dissolved, the ministers wanted to protect the interests of the big family, but the words of the Taifu led the focus of the debate to raise military expenses, should we "save frugality from the royal family" or to plunder the people?
Before the other ministers could react, the second prince immediately cried out in secret.
Brother, this is for everyone.
This is a trap—it has nothing to do with bandit suppression, nor with border war—he is about to raise a rebuttal, but he is about to go to war and then leave, and bandit suppression also involves military expenditure issues.
What would the emperor say when he said it now?
Rather reduce the funds for bandit suppression??
How to succeed if there is insufficient funding?
The second prince has always spoken by relying on military achievements, but at this critical moment, he lost his voice for a moment.
King Xiu shouted first: "Tao Fu, what are you talking about? Our northern country has plenty of treasury and sufficient money and food. The royal family should naturally have the royal style and majesty of the emperor. Even if it is frugal, it should be frugality among the subjects. How can His Majesty let His Majesty go?
frugal?"
The second prince breathed a sigh of relief. This was exactly what he wanted to refute in his heart.
The emperor smiled but did not answer, and his eyes turned to the Taifu, who bowed: "The prince is such a bad word. War is the most consuming of a country's manpower and material resources. Over the past twenty years, the northern country has indeed accumulated a large amount of wealth and all directions.
Zhenbao, but in recent years, the losses have been very large. In order to make sufficient military expenditure, they have to continue to pay tribute to the people. Are they happy? The harem has many redundant staff and consumes a lot. Not to mention others, just every month.
The food and food cost is an extremely huge expense, and the concubines and palace maids all cost tens of thousands of silver. If this huge expense can be saved, how much less will it be paid to the people?"
King Xiu was furious: "What is the Taifu saying? Do you have to lose the power of the royal family for a few small amounts of money? Could it be that His Majesty is as sad as ordinary people? What does this mean? Where can there be a great country?
How majesty? Where is the emperor's spirit? If you terminate the contract, you can't save the palace..."
The ministers hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, our northern country is not very poor, how can you let Your Majesty save money?"
"The emperor is so arrogant and the royal majesty, how can you make a decision on this?"