"Why are you so surprised?"
Lu Yu tilted his head, and then smiled: "Is it impossible? Or do you think my decision is too crazy? Or... You think you can't do it at all?"
No one can answer his question, and no one dares to answer it.
Lu Yu continued: "This is the first step. The second step is the resources of Phoenix Water. If you continue to sell petroleum jelly, of course, you must lower the price and let the common people accept it as much as possible, even if the people of Tian Guo can't accept it. The price of things, but other countries, especially countries that have been peaceful for a long time, will sell this kind of things at a better price, which will bring a lot of income to Tian Guo. This wealth can be used to buy enough materials to allow us Carrying out a lot of construction. As for the third step... This has to wait for my research. If the research is successful, the Phoenix water will have a greater effect and will have greater value. It is the root of the prosperity of our country. As for The other kind of construction is the construction of agriculture. How many years have we people in the country? We are still struggling and working hard to fill our stomachs. I can’t say that this is wrong, but... I feel a little pitiful. Whether to go hungry is the lowest standard of human civilization. Holding this standard and defending the last-line civilization is the first thing we those in power need to do! Phoenix grass is actually potatoes. I have grown a lot in the barbarians, because now The relationship between the barbarians and the Tian Country must now have this kind of crop, right? Relying on it, our Tian Country can guarantee that we will not be hungry, but not starving is just a minimum criterion. What I want is that it will not be One day, but at least one month, our people in Tianguo can have a meal of meat!"
"This… "
A group of ministers were speechless after hearing this. Some of what Lu Yu said were too straightforward, especially the phrase "a meal", which seemed like a child's ambition, which sounded a little ridiculous. But if you think about it carefully... All the ministers discovered that this wish is really great!
All the people in the world, especially the people in Tian Guo, have many people who don't even know what meat is. The only chance to eat meat in a lifetime is to accidentally bite the cheek.
I don't know the taste of meat all my life. This is not an exaggeration, but a normal state.
Food can't even feed humans. Where can the livestock come from? Some of them were eaten by the rich and powerful. Even if some families were able to support some, they were just sold.
this is the truth.
But the seemingly simple purpose in Lu Yu's mouth is really extremely difficult to achieve.
But those ministers couldn't help but think, if... If this thing is really realized? Then... What kind of situation will Tian Guo look like? !
What is the purpose of being an official all his life? The old vows to benefit the people have long since been eroded by reality. It is too difficult to be able to protect oneself, let alone help others
But... if it is really realized
If it's true, it's realized? !
All the officials raised their heads and stared at Lu Yu in a daze. For a moment, they didn't know what to say and what to think.
Lu Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Internally, I only have so many requirements for the time being, so that they can live a good life without disturbing their normal life as much as possible. I hope you do the same and reduce laws and regulations as much as possible. And one thing, no taxes are allowed."
No tax
All the ministers' eyes widened again, and various calculations appeared in their minds instantly, no matter what kind of calculations, they all need money, and where does the country's money come from? Naturally, taxes! Without taxes, the country would have no money.
What can I do for construction without money? What to use to raise the army? What will be used to pay them these officials? Nothing, what country is there
Lu Yu looked at their eyes and laughed and said: "Don't worry, the tax will be recovered in the end, but it's not according to the previous method. How to do this in detail, I will let the old minister Jiujiu tell you later. No. It will make the country poor even your salary cannot be issued. In general, this is what we need to do internally. You must not add chaos. If it is discovered or caught, I will not care. You care about good or bad, only care about the result, if the result is not good... I’m sorry. As for the outside, the border must be there, but the outside must be loose and the inside must be tight, the dark part must be strong, and all the information is left to Hua Qianshu. The defense on the surface is loose. Even if some people cross the border and come to live with us, they must turn one eye and close one eye. There is nothing corrupt. Just remember the principle of loosening on the outside and tight on the inside. As for the countries that threaten us, give them three years. If they still have the idea of invading us after three years, then we will destroy them and add them to the territory of our country, and that's it. The rest. Country, commerce, rescue, yes, this king uses the word rescue. Later you will understand why we have the ability to help, and why we want to help! This is the foreign policy, I hope you won’t get it wrong. , I'm mistaken, this king will really be embarrassed."
A group of ministers pondered for a long time before they said loudly at the same time: "Please follow the edict!
The edict, the emperor's order, logically said that Lu Yu was just a prince, and could not be called this way, but... even if he said that, there was no sense of disobedience.
Lu Yu nodded, stood up, and was about to go back, but only after taking a step, he stopped again, and said, "Oh, yes, I have forgotten one thing, a very important thing. I hope you will have the future. For a period of time, um... For a long period of time, it has been a little harder. The work you don't usually do will need you to do it yourself in the future."
After that, I really left this time.
All the ministers present understood the meaning of Lu Yu's words, so... everyone broke out in a cold sweat at the same time.
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The next day, only the second day, Tian Guofuyuanhou's family of 327, was arrested overnight!
It was the forbidden army, led by the old man himself, to block all nearby streets and arrest everyone, even the newborn baby.
These people were taken to the square of the palace in the early morning of the next day. There were 327 people and 327 swordsmen. Even a newborn baby had a swordsman by his side. !
From morning until noon, because there has been no royal notice, no one knows what happened and why Fuyuanhou suffered such hardship.
Over time, there will be many people in front of the palace, watching the excitement, or curious, or... they are spies sent by major families.
They vaguely knew why this happened and why it happened, but they still couldn't believe it.