Her eyes were filled with cold light, and she stared at Lu Li without saying a word.
Although Lu Li was sweating profusely, he still managed to hold his breath and look at her.
You must not show any cowardice at this moment, otherwise you may be killed by the furious King Yan before you even have time to express your plan.
In other words, this was a huge gamble by Lu Li. What he was betting on was the importance King Yan placed on raising funds for disaster relief.
After a long time, the silent atmosphere in the room relaxed a little. Mu Hongxiu squinted her eyes, turned back, half-leaned on the large chair, and said with suppressed anger: "You only have one chance, tell me."
call!
Hearing her words, Lu Li let out a sigh of relief.
The originally tense body also relaxed slightly at this time.
Since she didn't kill herself outright in anger, there is still something to talk about.
So, Lu Li quickly clarified his thoughts and said, "May I ask His Highness, King Yan, if you are solely responsible for this disaster relief?"
"Those losers in the court can only shirk their responsibilities. If this king was not solely responsible for this matter, how could we have ended up like this?" Mu Hongxiu sneered and said, "I shouldn't need to remind you that your life is as good as yours." It’s more than just a thought from this king. So, you’d better stop talking nonsense.”
Hearing this, Lu Li felt reassured and smiled appropriately, "Don't worry, King Yan, I will never make fun of my own life. Moreover, since King Yan can make the decision, there is already a solution to this matter."
As soon as these words came out, Mu Hongxiu immediately exchanged glances with Ge Xinyue beside her.
Ge Xinyue nodded slightly, indicating that she could continue to listen.
She could see that Lu Li was not just pretending, but he was really confident.
Mu Hongxiu still had great trust in the general manager of her palace. When she nodded, she said calmly: "Tell me how you want to solve this matter for me."
"Although this method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, it can solve a temporary emergency. Even if the money is raised, the key depends on whether the Holy Kingdom can quell the beast tide in a short period of time."
Lu Li had heard Mu Hongxiu's words before and knew clearly that the territory of the Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom was being ravaged by the Youdu Beast Tide. If the disaster could not be quelled, even raising money would be of no use.
Mu Hongxiu frowned slightly and said impatiently: "The powerful ones in the court will take action to quell the beast tide. This is not something you should worry about."
Immediately, she paused and looked at Lu Li with a much softer look.
Because at this life-and-death moment, he could still think of the tide of injustice, and disaster relief was only the key to treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. This made Mu Hongxiu have a slight change in his view of him. Most of the anger in his heart was gone, and he urged: "Hurry up and talk about it." What can you do?"
"My method is very simple. Since His Highness cannot get relief funds from those wealthy families, it is better to think differently."
Lu Li raised his head and said word by word: "Take it from the people, use it for the people!"
"Um?"
Mu Hongxiu was stunned, and then she looked grim, "You mean, you want me to exploit the people in the territory and raise the disaster relief funds through the people?"
"Your Highness, what I mean is..." Seeing that her expression was a little ugly, Lu Li was about to explain, but Ge Xinyue suddenly spoke up: "The Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom is a demonic kingdom, and the people are also very human. In this regard, I think you should know."
Lu Li immediately understood Ge Xinyue's reminder.
She wanted to tell herself that even if she opened up a kingdom, the foundation of the Heaven-Devouring Holy Kingdom would still be the Demon Sect, its people would be strong and fierce, and everyone would be like a dragon. Even the powerful and invincible Majesty of the Holy Kingdom would not dare to reach out to the common people easily. If the people are really dissatisfied, then the entire Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom will be in turmoil because of this.
"Don't worry, Sister Ge, I haven't finished speaking yet." Lu Li raised his eyebrows at Ge Xinyue and said with a smile, "We didn't get this money for nothing."
"Disaster relief funds have always been spent partly by the national treasury, and then the wealthy families take out the other part. This is a loss that was spent in vain. If you want the people in the country to bear this disaster relief fund, aren't you forcing them to rebel?"
Although Mu Hongxiu did not completely deny what Lu Li said, she still disagreed with his statement.
Fortunately, now she has completely restrained her murderous intention. After all, although Lu Li came up with an unreliable method, it was at least better than those losers who only shouted injustice and shirk responsibility.
Seeing that Mu Hongxiu seemed to have some thoughts, Lu Li knew that his life was saved, so he struck while the iron was hot: "Your Highness, the method I mentioned is not to collect the money directly from the people."
"What do you mean?" Mu Hongxiu stared at him.
Lu Li smiled and said: "If we force the tax, the people will definitely be dissatisfied, but if we just change the explanation and even offer a little benefit to share the profits with them, wouldn't things be much simpler?"
After that, Lu Li told all his thoughts. Mu Hongxiu still looked lazy at first, but when she heard what happened later, her expression gradually became serious. It was not until she finished listening to Lu Li's words that she expressed a hint of surprise and He said with a trace of shock: "You... your method, isn't it a huge scam?"
Not to mention her, even Ge Xinyue, the general manager who handled all affairs of the palace, was shocked.
Because the method Lu Li said was really... too shameless.
Using Prince Yan's Mansion as a guarantee, he sells something called "Zhenguojin" to the people in the Holy Kingdom, and uses jade slips to imprint pictures of thirty-three kinds of spiritual beasts and sixteen kinds of ferocious beasts, and can subscribe freely for combinations. If you win six plus one, you can get a part of the "Town Country Gold" as a reward.
Mu Hongxiu and Ge Xinyue were both smart people. They could tell that Lu Li's method was an earth-shattering scam without even asking any more questions.
"If the people know about your method, they will definitely tear you alive."
After a long time, Mu Hongxiu recovered from her surprise, took a long breath, and said with a faint smile: "But have you ever thought about it, although once this method is popularized, it can raise a huge amount of money, but if no one buys it, What should we do?”
"This matter requires your Highness's assistance." Lu Li seemed to have expected that she would ask this question, and said calmly: "As long as Your Highness is willing, I can let Zhen Guojin open it in the imperial capital in the shortest possible time. It only takes seven days for the sales volume to spread to the surrounding areas and even the entire Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom."
"Oh? What do you need from me?"
Mu Hongxiu sat up and looked at Lu Li with interest.
Lu Li raised his hands and waved helplessly, "I'm a newbie here, so I'm a quiet person, so naturally I want His Highness to give me an identity."