Nowadays, it is common to attack the Later Tang Dynasty once every three days.
Yesterday there was a meeting of the imperial court and a meeting on Yanying, so Guo Wei did not pay attention to the imperial court and only worked in Zide Hall.
At the foot of the steps, Li Gu was sitting upright and was giving a detailed report on the policy of rehabilitating the people agreed with Guo Zongyi yesterday.
Guo Wei listened carefully. He had heard the same words from Yuan Long earlier, but they were not as detailed as what Li Gu explained.
After listening, he looked happy, nodded and stroked his beard: "Yes, this boy has made some progress in recent years."
Li Gu also said with emotion: "His Royal Highness is smart, far-sighted, strategic, and caring for the people. This is a blessing to the country."
Guo Wei raised his eyebrows, waved his hand and said: "It's not as good as you say, it's just a childish thing."
But Li Gu could still see the love and pride in His Majesty's eyes.
He quickly raised his hands and continued to play: "I don't mean to flatter you. Your Highness has a lot of beauty in his heart. Just talking about the civil affairs, he is far-sighted and kind-hearted. At yesterday's dinner, he told me about the cattle rent and the camp. I hope I can be exempted from the farm matter, but I still need to ask Your Majesty to make a decision on these two matters."
"Oh? Please tell me in detail." Guo Wei said lightly.
Seeing that he was interested, Li Gu quickly started: "In the past, when Zhu Wen was conquering Huainan, the soldiers plundered tens of millions of cattle from the people and rented them all to the people of various states. For more than sixty years, the cattle died early, but the rent was still there, and the people suffered a lot. Camp and field affairs..."
"I know the disadvantages of camp fields." Guo Wei interrupted Li Gu. He sighed: "I am also a member of the public, so why don't I know about the disadvantages of camp fields? It's just that the country is poor now. If the camp fields are stopped, the tax revenue will not be guaranteed. But If there is a war or calamity, money may be tight."
Li Gu pondered for a moment and then considered: "Those tenants in the Ministry of Household Affairs are suffering from the bad management of the field and are not very diligent, so they cannot collect much from the field tax. It is better to remove the housework in Jingzhao Mansion and support the national army." Regarding the salt affairs, the two capitals went to the village and waited for the villagers to remain unchanged. Then we selected fertile fields from the camp fields and sent the goods to sell them. We can make a profit of no less than hundreds of thousands of yuan."
"The rest of the thin farmland was ceded to the prefectures and counties, and the villages, mulberry houses, cattle and farm tools were distributed to the tenants as permanent property. Then it was handed over to the third division, and miscellaneous taxes were exempted, and only the old regular taxes were levied. Then the people had permanent property. How dare we not work hard if we don’t impose heavy taxes? I estimate that if this policy is implemented, the tax revenue this year will be much higher than in previous years.”
After hearing this, Guo Wei lowered his head and pondered for a long time before speaking: "There is no need to sell fertile land, but it is given to households to benefit the people. How is it different from subsidizing the country?"
Li Gu was overjoyed when he saw that he had agreed. He quickly stood up and bowed down: "Your Majesty cares about all the people. I am ashamed."
"You are the Prime Minister, and it is your duty to make money for the country. Don't be ashamed. You can write a memorandum and submit it someday, and you will be jointly detained with Brother Yi. I will issue an edict and the author will implement it." Guo Wei stood up and said: meaning to leave.
"Wei!" Li Gu replied loudly, with a sonorous and powerful voice: "Please excuse me!"
Guo Wei nodded slightly, then bowed deeply and exited Zide Hall.
Guo Wei hummed a folk song from his hometown and walked to the back garden. He saw that the vegetation by the lake was already dyed with spring color, the breeze was blowing on the lake, the waves were rippling, and there were two green-headed wild ducks playing on the water. He couldn't help but feel interested.
Immediately he ordered the people around him: "Bring me my treasured bow."
Not long after the attendant left, another person from Xiaohuangmen came to report that the emperor's eldest grandson, Guo Zongyi, would like to see him.
Guo Wei unconsciously showed a smile on his face and said hurriedly: "Go and get it quickly."
When Guo Zongyi rushed to the back garden of the palace with the memorial in his arms, he saw Guo Wei setting up his bow and arrow, aiming at a pair of wild ducks on the water.
With a buzzing sound, the arrows shot out quickly, one after another. The two wild ducks tried their best to fly up, but they only fluttered a few times before they fell into the water, staining the green water all over.
The surrounding ministers applauded, and Guo Wei laughed a few times, feeling very happy.
He waved to Guo Zongyi, motioned for him to come forward, and asked: "How is Aweng's shooting skills? Is it still considered an invasion?"
Guo Zongyi glanced at the wild ducks on the lake and smiled faintly: "Eighty steps away, you can see two ducks with one arrow, which is very impressive. However, I am afraid that it will be difficult to see wild birds playing in the water in this lake in the future."
The surrounding ministers who were whispering to each other collectively fell silent. Guo Wei was stunned on the spot, slightly angry in his heart.
But soon, he understood that the eldest grandson was admonishing him, so he smiled and said: "A gentleman is like an animal. Seeing its life, he can't bear to see its death; hearing its sound, he can't bear to eat its flesh. Brother Yi is a pure-hearted person. The style of the pre-Qin gentleman."
After saying that, she took his hand and sat down in the water pavilion in the middle of the lake.
"The civil affairs of Fuliu are not in a hurry. You have just arrived in Tokyo, why don't you take a few days to rest?" Guo Wei asked warmly, pushing a plate of pastries.
Guo Zongyi took out the memorial from his sleeve, stood up and presented it: "This matter should be done sooner rather than later. This is my grandson's plan. It is all in the table. I ask Aweng to take a look at it."
"Oh? You're interested." Guo Wei took it with a smile, motioned for him to sit down, and started to read it carefully.
After a long while, Guo Wei put down the memorial, his eyes sparkling with excitement. He did not expect that Guo Zongyi would ask to build a new army in the refugee city. He thought he was asking for this assignment just to find something to do and train a few more people.
Looking at it now, he clearly intends to treat these people as his own territory and use this to cultivate his own power.
After thinking about it briefly, Guo Wei decided to agree. It would be better to block it than to block it. To help him, he would actually help himself.
Furthermore, the army of only 5,000 people on the left and right is not a problem for the most part, so we should give him training. It is a good thing for my junior to have the ambition to conquer the world. No matter whether he can succeed or not, it is better than the hawkish way he used to do. The canine's dandy manner.
After making up his mind, Guo Wei looked at his grandson and smiled reassuringly: "Everything in the table is agreed to. I will leave this matter to you, I am very relieved."
The topic changed, and he added: "But your writing is very dry. I will find some great scholars to be your teachers someday. There is no harm in reading a few more books."
Guo Zongyi was stunned for a moment, thinking that this was just his habit, not that he didn't have any ink in his stomach.
Just as he was about to explain, Guo Wei looked at the sky and spoke first: "It's almost noon. Let's have lunch with Aweng in the palace."
After saying this, he ordered the food to be passed around, and took him with him to the side hall of the back garden.
Guo Zongyi had no choice but to swallow his words. When he heard that he wanted to study, he felt sad at first, but then he thought about it. The ministers in the court and the scholars in the Imperial Academy also had many talents. If he could worship them as his teachers, it would be political capital in the future. Talent pool.
As soon as he thought of this, he obediently followed Guo Wei to have a meal.
The food at Shangshi Bureau is superior in color and taste, not as good as the one at Guangsi Temple. The palm-sized sapphire bowls were so delicious that Guo Zongyi had to eat four bowls in a row.
Guo Wei looked at him lovingly: "You are in your youth, and when it comes to spending money, you are not like a minister. You have a job, land, clothes, food, etc., is your monthly salary of two hundred guan enough?"
"It's enough. You just rewarded me a lot. Besides, I still have a thousand guan of minister's money every month. I only have twenty people in my house, so there should be a surplus." Guo Zongyi said with a smile.
Guo Wei stroked his long gray beard and said with satisfaction: "You know how to be frugal, which is more than many yamen in the capital."
Guo Zongyi chuckled, moved closer, and whispered: "There is no shortage of money in Sun'er's house, but as stated in the table, the five thousand recruits trained to pacify the civilian population all require money."
"How much do you want?" Seeing his cunning smile, Guo Wei guessed that he was reaching out for money, so he simply asked.
"Ah Weng Hao Kuo!" Guo Zongyi flattered him first and then said: "Every month he needs 12,000 shi of food, 50,000 jins of meat, 7,000 guan of money, and 850 pieces of millet."
The smile on Guo Wei's face slowly disappeared, and he wondered: "How come there are more than twice the number of the Forbidden Army?"
Guo Zongyi did not explain, but looked at Guo Weiluo's yellow eyes and said word for word: "My grandson can guarantee that the combat power of the new army I trained is more than twice that of the forbidden army."
Guo Wei looked at him in surprise. After observing him for the past few days, he knew that his grandson's temperament should be modest and cautious. Why was he so straightforward today?
Seeing the hopeful look on his face, Guo Wei thought that he had agreed to the military training matter, and it was not easy to object to the money and food matter, so he agreed: "Forget it, the left and right are just some money, and the army is too many to use now. If you can train
For a journey that is good at fighting, the money spent will not be wasted!”
Seeing that Guo Wei agreed, Guo Zongyi was overjoyed. He quickly stood up, waved his sleeves, and bowed upright: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Guo Wei glanced at him, pointed his finger north, and said with a cryptic smile: "Besides, your goal of training this new army is very far-reaching."
Guo Zongyi was slightly horrified. Sure enough, Guo Wei guessed it at a glance.
