Chapter 960 The rain falls! The storm is rising again!
Chapter 960: The rain is falling! The storm is rising again!
The construction of water conservancy projects will inevitably increase corvee taxes, which is indeed reasonable.
In recent years, the countries in the Southern Wilderness have made a lot of war wealth and made a lot of money. But if you want the kings and nobles of various countries to use their own money to build reservoirs and ditches, don't even think about it!
In addition to the fact that Xi State has an army of ghosts forming infrastructure and extremely loose finances, the construction of water conservancy projects will not bring much burden to the people.
Normally, when the princely states built reservoirs and ditches, they had to collect corvees to build them, which had a great impact on the people.
The common people in this world live a very hard life, their productivity is not high, and the taxes and corvee are extremely heavy, making them miserable. Many people are struggling to make ends meet, and their lives are very difficult.
It is no exaggeration to say that a sudden corvee separated a family and its wives.
It can be said that Emperor Ziqi's accusation hit the nail on the head and went straight to the point. It was much more powerful than the ridicule and abuse made by those people before.
Yao Yun was silent for a while, but the silence was only for a moment. He was not upset by Emperor Ziqi's accusation.
It is an exaggeration to say that a corvee forced many families to collapse. However, there is a saying that he ordered the Southern Wilderness countries to build water conservancy projects in the name of Southern Wilderness Fangbo, and the lives of many people would indeed be troubled by this.
But compared to human life, corvee is nothing!
Moreover, the construction of water conservancy projects will benefit all people, and their merits will last forever. Even if there is no drought now, they can be used in the future. The people themselves will benefit. In the past, monarchs who had done something good would always use water conservancy projects, and would not waste food because of wasting money and laboring the people.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Qi, building water conservancy projects to benefit all people is the way to strengthen a country. You are a good hand at carrying a gun on the battlefield, but when it comes to governing the country, you are worse than a child. What you say is so childish that it makes people laugh. Haha.
Hahahahahaha."
Under the lightning and thunder, Yao Yun laughed heartily, and the soldiers of the Xi Kingdom behind him also laughed like their king.
Others said this was not so powerful, but it only took Yao Yun just over ten years to make the country of Xi rich and its people strong. In terms of governance, Yao Yun was the authority, and no one present was qualified to challenge him.
If you are not convinced, I will give you ten years to see if you can build a weak country into such a powerful one!
The emperor's son Qi was so embarrassed and furious.
Yao Yun had no intention of letting him go and continued:
"The government is well managed, and all the water conservancy projects are funded by the national treasury, which will not add any burden to the people. Some people are like Pixiu, they only eat and do not eat, and they have earned countless wealth and raise rats in the palace.
Not willing to use it to build reservoirs for the people, but only squeezing the people, and having the nerve to accuse the orphans, it is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world."
Yao Yun's words were like thunder in everyone's ears. They all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak back.
Emperor Ziqi's face turned green and white for a while, and he wanted to open his mouth to refute several times, but in his desperation, his mind went blank and he couldn't think of any words to respond.
"Hmph! What's the use of talking fast, Yao Yun, no matter what, you lose this time. It's alarmist and will only cause panic!"
At that moment, Emperor Ziqi also accepted his fate and realized that he was no match for Yao Yun in his pretense, so he brought the topic back on track.
"childish!"
Yao Yun was too lazy to pay attention to Emperor Zi Qi, Shang Prince Zi Ying and others. A few years ago, they could barely be considered his opponents, but now, whether it is personal magical power or the power to control behind the scenes, he has left behind Zhu Xia
There is a street of young and talented people who can arm-wrestle with the best people in the world.
As an upright adult, it is really beneath my status to get into disputes with these young boys.
When the emperor Qi saw Yao Yun's disdainful expression, veins popped up on his forehead. How could he, Yao Yun, dare to be so arrogant and arrogant...
When Yao Yun was about to clash with Emperor Zi Qi, Shang Ziying and other major imperial clans in China, Old Situ couldn't stand it anymore.
In fact, Old Situ had been paying attention to what was going on here for a long time and had not intervened for a long time. That was because he saw clearly and understood why everyone would join forces to make things difficult for Yao Yun.
It’s nothing more than the rise of Xiguo currency too fast, affecting the interests of too many people!
Anyone who is strong will be criticized by thousands of people. This is a test that the strong must pass.
Lao Situ wanted to take the exam, so he didn't interfere and just observed quietly.
When seeing Yao Yun alone facing the siege from all directions, with unwarranted accusations and abuses pouring in, Yao Yun could still look as normal, unwavering in his will, dignified and upright, fighting with the heroes, and never falling behind.
Old Situ was extremely satisfied!
What a talented and beautiful piece of jade, as long as it goes through a little hardship and carving, it will become an earth-shattering weapon!
"Okay, okay, don't argue. Shui Bo Tian Wu has led the gods from all directions to bring water from all directions, and the rain will fall soon. Don't argue over trivial matters. If it hinders the main business, I only ask you.
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As soon as Old Situ opened his mouth, no one in the room dared to start an argument. Even Yao Yun, Emperor Ziqi, and Young Master Ziying all kept their mouths shut.
For a moment, everyone looked up at the sky and used their spiritual eyes and secret techniques to get a glimpse of the situation in the sky.
Above the sky, the White Tiger, Divine Dragon, Xuanwu, and Big Fish roared into the sky. Driven by their magical powers, clouds carrying thousands of raindrops gathered from all over the world.
It's like the gods in the sky poured a thick layer of ink on the earth, covering the dry and wailing earth!
Under the urging of Shui Bo Tian Wu, Bald Dragon and other gods who are proficient in the magical power of moving water, the entire Southern Wilderness turned into a huge whirlpool, constantly swallowing clouds full of water vapor from all directions.
Cloud droplets gather and engulf one by one, getting bigger and bigger.
Until a moment, the clouds can no longer hold the cloud drops,
As lightning strikes down,
Raindrops are falling!
First, one o'clock or two o'clock,
It soon turned into pouring rain.
The long-suffering drought of the southern barbarian land ushered in the saving rain,
In the blink of an eye, the entire Southern Wilderness was filled with joy. People walked through the streets and alleys, running to tell each other, dancing in the rain, and the cheers resounded through the sky.
"It's really raining heavily. Did Gu Zhen guess wrong?"
Yao Yun was in the heavy rain, and his expression was quite complicated. He felt confused as if his intuition had gone wrong, but he was more relieved.
It is also a good thing that there is no disaster!
Yao Yun thought so, but others didn't think so.
Prince Ziying of the Shang Kingdom, Emperor Ziqi, Jiang Wuxu, Gongsun Wu, and Yao Yun, who felt threatened, panicked, and couldn't help but panicked against the Xi Kingdom and boycotted the salute, wanted to give Yao everything.
Yun is looking for something.
Seeing the rain falling now, Yao Yun's previous warning was indeed "alarmist", and they were naturally unwilling to miss the opportunity easily.
"Marquis Xi, have you seen it? It's raining. Where is the conspiracy of the Southern Wilderness countries that you mentioned?"
"Xihou, I admired you very much before, but I didn't expect that even though you are such a genius, you can also make mistakes!"
"Scaremongering, sensationalism, Xihou, you have made others more ambitious and destroyed your own prestige. What do you say now?"
"How do you put it? Xihou was just pretending to be public for personal gain. He deliberately exaggerated the harm of the ancient Golden Crow Essence and wanted to use the power of the Celestial Dynasty to regain the Divine Sword. Thanks to the Emperor's foresight, he was not fooled!"
"I really didn't expect Xihou to be such a person!"
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In just a few moments, Yao Yun was engulfed by strange accusations and curses, and his ears were buzzing!
Yao Yun did not open his mouth to refute, ignored everyone, and looked at the distant sky.
[Li Zhu Zhiming] could see farther than ordinary people. Yao Yun pushed with all his strength. When he saw the vision in the distant sky, his eyes were full of shock.