If the light of luck gave Zixu hope, although the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, it still made people excited for a short while, and it was a complete tragedy for Cao Cao.
The Great Court Meeting is only held once a year, so it lasts a long time. Cao Cao, as the strongest force in the court, has nothing to say. Although Zhang Hong clearly showed his goodwill, he was satisfied.
Yu, also had a headache with Liu Bei's strength.
"My lord asked the foreign ministers to ask for instructions from your majesty." After Guan Yu reported Liu Bei's grain and tax revenue before last year, he straightened his upper body and nodded slightly in the direction of Liu Xie and said.
Although the amount of grain and tax revenue reported by Guan Yu was quite large, it could even be said that it was so large that Liu Xie was very happy, but Xun Yu and Zhang Hong vaguely estimated the hidden amount, and Liu Bei had more than this little money and grain.
Of course, Zhang Hong and Xun Yu also left room for maneuver when reporting, and it was difficult for ordinary people to notice it. However, although the data reported by Guan Yu were higher than those of Xun Yu and Zhang Hong, they were not significantly greater than the amount of money and food spent on raising soldiers and educating them.
Although the numbers given by Guan Yu were personally verified by Chen Xi and Liu Ye, they are basically closed data and are perfectly consistent even if they are audited. However, as a wise man, sometimes you can't get the approximate data based on feelings and guesses alone.
"If you have something to say, please tell me directly. The Great Court Meeting is a place where people can speak freely and determine the people's livelihood in the coming year." At this time, Liu Xie indeed had such an imperial air, and did not show any other expressions when Guan Yu inquired about the etiquette of foreign ministers.
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"My lord feels that the people of the world have difficulty eating salt, and I am willing to provide salt to the people of the world based on the price of grain." Guan Yu's majestic voice covered the entire court, and the whole place was silent. All the major families have received this news, and it can be said that everyone present
Liu Xie is probably the only one who doesn't know about this.
Liu Xie frowned. He really didn't know whether he should agree to this kind of thing, and he couldn't help but show a hint of dissatisfaction. Logically speaking, such a major matter should be communicated to the emperor before the meeting, and then promoted by the emperor.
Sima Yi's keen eyes caught the moment when Liu Xie frowned, and then he smiled and said, "General, I'm afraid you have overlooked that the salt tax is a heavy tax for the Han Dynasty. If the price of salt is too low, how can the country use it to form loyal guards?
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Sima Yi's words seemed to have helped Liu Xie. In fact, when he heard Sima Yi's words, Cao Cao took a special look at Sima Yi. He was very young and knowledgeable, and he was one of his own.
Cao Cao is now very clear about the fact that what Liu Bei wants to do must be destroyed. Otherwise, the gap between himself and Liu Bei will become wider and wider, and the price of salt, something that the world's famous family has promised to Chen Xi, also belongs to
Try to destroy things as much as possible.
However, although Cao Cao wanted to sabotage, he did not stand up. The reason is very simple. There is no need to stand on the opposite side of the world's aristocratic family. At least he needs the support of the world's aristocratic family very much now.
Of course, a very important point is that in Cao Cao's opinion, the benefits Liu Bei can gain from doing this are not very big. Although it can indeed win the hearts of the people, this kind of people's hearts floating under Cao Cao's rule is not very important, and Liu Bei also
I didn’t go out of my way to say that I was the one responsible for lowering the price of salt. As long as I sealed this section, it would have no impact.
Cao Cao does not rely on salt tax to raise his troops. He can feel more relaxed when the price of salt is low, so Cao Cao is not very motivated to resist this policy. After all, there is no need to build hatred with the noble family, and he is not like Chen Xi and Liu Bei.
He is so powerful that he already has enough capital to fight against the aristocratic family.
However, Cao Cao was still willing to cause trouble for Liu Bei, and Sima Yi's words made Cao Cao very satisfied. Even if he couldn't stop the family's promise to Chen Xi, it was okay to disgust Liu Bei.
"What you said is indeed reasonable, but salt profit is related to people's livelihood. The reduction of salt price is indeed good for the people. As for the salt tax, it is a heavy national tax..." Liu Xie paused for a moment when he said this, and Guan Yu did not raise his head.
, Liu Ye has already prepared this response.
"Back to Your Majesty, Marquis Dongting has checked the account books with my Lord, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look at them." Guan Yu's expression hardly changed. The best thing about Liu Ye's spiritual talent is his versatility. With someone like Liu Xie who has come into contact with him,
As a weakling in intelligence, Liu Ye had already prepared what Liu Xie might say and his correct answer.
Soon an eunuch lowered his head and presented the account books prepared by Guan Yu to Liu Xie. After reading through them, Liu Xie suddenly became happy. Liu Bei and Liu Ye handed over the salt tax item to him so generously.
Suddenly Liu Ye looked at Guan Yu with a much more comfortable look. He thought that Liu Bei and Liu Ye were worthy of being role models among the clansmen of the Han Dynasty. Although it was stated that Qingxu, Jizhou and other places needed support, they did not intend to pay taxes themselves.
But it doesn't matter. After all, this is the private property of the princes. Which clan named Liu has made something by themselves and still pays taxes. Liu Bei brought this matter up like this, which made Liu Xie understand that Liu Bei is a loyal royal relative, and he also pays taxes.
It is noted that except for the salt sold by Liu Bei himself, all other taxes belong to Liu Xie, and by the way, the dealers are given to Liu Xie.
Of course, these dealers are all from aristocratic families. How could Mr. Liu know how powerful they are in the hands of a woman? He might be able to sit back and watch the fight between tigers. Of course, Cao Cao would definitely take advantage of it.
"Uncle Liu Huang is truly a loyal man." Liu Xie accepted the account book and said with a sigh.
"My lord knows that Your Majesty will burst into tears with gratitude for these words." Guan Yu said expressionlessly, admiring Liu Ye more and more. These words were prepared by Liu Ye in advance.
Then Liu Xie glanced at Sima Yi, and he was in a good mood. He also had a good impression of Sima Yi, who had spoken uprightly before. Seeing that Sima Yi was only one or two years older than him, he smiled and said, "I don't know which family Qing is from."
"Hanoi Sima Yi has met your Majesty." Sima Yi saluted Liu Xie with a fearful expression. He knew that Liu Xie had forgotten about him even if he had seen him before. It was really that he had no sense of existence before, but this time he
Enough.
Liu Xie didn't say much else, but looking at the slight nod, he knew that he had Sima Yi in mind.
"Lord, be careful. Your Majesty must collect the salt tax according to that account book. I bet there is no salt tax in it." Chen Qun sent a message to Cao Cao and said, Cao Cao's face was almost the same as the bottom of the pot.
Fortunately, he has always been dark.
"Lord, don't worry. If your Majesty wants to collect taxes at that time, just ask General Dong to go." Xun Yu's calming voice also came over, which made Cao Cao feel at ease.
[Chen Zichuan, do you think everything you do must be counted as ten steps?] Cao Cao laughed in his heart and turned to look at Guan Yu. He didn't want to see dozens of streams of light appearing in the sky, [Uh, what is this?]
