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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 291 The Emperor in Downfall

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    When a distinguished guest arrived, Cao Shi asked Shang Shi to prepare exquisite wine and food, and then the three of them got into the study.  "There is no need to expand anymore. At this stage, Chang'an City has all functional areas. If you continue to expand and increase population and transportation costs, it is really unnecessary to artificially create a high-income urban agglomeration." Fan Taguang hesitated and said: "Then what I should do  What? I always feel that if the young master doesn¡¯t fix things, he is not qualified.¡± Cao Shi understood his feelings very well. The aura left by Cao Shi was so dazzling that every successor must bear the influence of his aura.  He made more efforts around Chang'an City. Han Anguo had been the Shaofu for three years before he was recognized for his hard work. Both the public in Chang'an and the court officials would involuntarily compare the new Shaofu with Cao Shi.  .  "Don't compare me with me. It's very unfair to you. Besides, the current situation is unpredictable. The court may send troops to attack the Huns at some time, and the border counties will need to use a large number of civilians and a huge amount of food, fodder and military equipment. What do you think of this?  At this critical moment, is it appropriate to waste people's energy on large-scale demolition and construction outside Chang'an City? " Fan Taguang and Zhuang Qingzhai looked at each other. They originally wanted to come here to ask for a project plan to add some luster to their political achievements, and at least to prove their trust in the Shaofu and Dafa.  Nong Ling is not a mediocre official. He visited the Pingyang Marquis Mansion with great joy, but the results he obtained were not satisfactory. However, both of them were marquises with military backgrounds. They understood the significance of the war between Han and Hungary very well. Between the overall situation of the court and personal achievements,  When making a choice, the former is obviously more important.  "If you don't want to repair it, just don't repair it! I don't like building buildings either." "Yes, don't repair it!" Zhuang Qingzhai put down his thoughts and suddenly smiled: "You don't know how difficult it is for me. Ever since the imperial court appointed me to be this big farmer  Order. I haven¡¯t had a solid night¡¯s sleep. It¡¯s more difficult than fighting a war. It¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t need to build roads or buildings.¡±  He Guang echoed. The two of them were authentic military attach¨¦s. They usually had no problem managing the affairs of the prince's palace, but suddenly they were in charge of a huge empire. They were a bit overwhelmed. The three of them chatted about various rumors in the court and the public. Wu'an Hou Tianfan  A grand banquet was held to celebrate his 40th birthday. It is said that there were as many as 2,000 tables of banquets. The lavishness was almost as good as the emperor marrying the queen.  Tian Fu did not exceed the regulations for a day or two, relying on the Taiwei to intervene in military affairs and issue orders randomly.  There were hundreds of guests and thousands of servants in the Hou Mansion, and the scene of crowds in and out of the Hou Mansion was astonishing. If one didn't know his identity, one would have thought that he was the emperor on a patrol, strutting through the city. I don't know how glorious it was. He would have been placed on the honorary parade in Chang'an a few years ago.  Hou had jumped up and gave him a beating a long time ago, but now no one really came out to say anything.  The emperor's ability to tolerate Tian Fu's constant challenge to the bottom line of imperial power just shows how serious the emperor's fear and suspicion are. The more Tian Fu behaves, the more serious the situation is.  "Actually, we are not under much pressure. Tian Fu doesn't dare to provoke us. The real difficulty is the Prime Minister Dou Ying. The prime minister in charge of the government is half ignored by the Taiwei. None of the nine ministers are Dou Ying's people. He, the Prime Minister  It's quite frustrating." Fan Taguang said about the factional fighting in the court.  Discord gradually arose between the Prime Minister and the Taiwei. Tian Fu, the Taiwei, repeatedly went beyond the Prime Minister to convey the Emperor's will, seriously infringing on the Prime Minister's privileges.  Dou Ying is not a simple person.  His connections in Chang'an City are not shallow, and Zhang Ou, the imperial censor, is also a close friend of him.  More than ten years ago, Dou Ying, then the Crown Prince and Tutor.  Zhang Ou, then the Tingwei, and Zhou Yafu, then the Prime Minister, jointly tried to save the crown prince Liu Rong but failed. As a turning point, Zhou Yafu, the Tiaohou, resigned from the post.  Hidden away in the city.  With this experience of fighting together, Zhang Ou and Dou Ying became even closer. Secretly, the few remaining Shangqing gang members who had made great contributions to the feudal lords were able to maintain a basic balance between the two sides.  "Don't worry about that. Let's talk about the revenue of the treasury. If I remember correctly the annual revenue of the treasury was more than 1.2 billion yuan the year before last. Does the emperor agree to abolish the land tax?" "Last year, the treasury revenue was 14.3 billion yuan.  Excluding the collection of various taxes including commercial tax, His Majesty indeed intends to abolish the Thirty Tax. This tax only provides a mere 600 million yuan in tax burden every year. Prime Minister Dou Ying and Yushi Doctor Zhang Ou agreed,  Taiwei Tian Fu objected, and everyone in the court had different opinions. "It's better to abolish it as soon as possible. The thirty-year tax has a greater symbolic meaning. We still have to rely on commercial taxes." "Yes, the business tax only rises.  In a few years, the commercial tax revenue has exceeded 4 billion, and it is expected that the revenue will be even higher in a few years. "Cao Shi did not continue to investigate. The amount of gold hidden in the treasury is extremely huge. He would not know if he did not ask for it in a few years.  How much money, anyway, is more than the savings a few years ago. Fan Taguang also gave a general introduction to the situation of the Shaofu. With the opportunity of destroying Mitsukoshi and opening up thousands of miles of territory, the Shaofu made a lot of the royal family's financial resources.  Sprinkle the money into the newly conquered areas for Chinese education.?No significant changes can be seen in the short term.  The work of the Shaofu is far easier than that of the Da Nong Order. The imperial treasury is of extraordinary importance to the emperor. He only needs to take the money and throw it around to earn it back. More than 50% of the land in the South Vietnam Plain is easily eaten by the Shaofu.  Next, the poor families who came from the north were happy to accept the Shaofu's recruitment and became farmers who rented land in Huangzhuang. Besides, the Shaofu could also provide grain seeds, ironware and southern buffalo, allowing them to slowly establish themselves in the land of South Vietnam.  The lower roots sprout and bear fruit.  The three of them chatted happily. In the afternoon, they had enough wine and food and left the last table. Cao Shi got up and sent the two of them back to rest.  "I don't have many days to stay in Chang'an. In a few days, I will set off for Longxi County and Fubian people. You should take care of yourself." "Take care!" Cao Shi glanced at the carrier pigeons in the corner of the back garden.  , the more I opened the mailbox on the carrier pigeon¡¯s foot, the more frightened I became. The Huns trained three thousand heavy cavalry on the Mobei grassland. They wore thick leather armor and strange iron armor. The level of eliteness was obviously not as good as those who had been trained for many years.  The Yulin Cavalry was precisely in the north where the Yulin Cavalry was guarding and was very difficult to deal with. The Huns did not want to come into contact with the Yulin Cavalry.  The quality of the three thousand heavy cavalry is unlikely to improve in the short term, not to mention that the Xiongnu's financial resources are enough to maintain ordinary cavalry. The mounts of the heavy cavalry need to eat more dry food and grains to replenish their bodies. There is no shortage of cattle and sheep in the Xiongnu grassland.  Pasture is most short of food. There are hundreds of scattered tribes in southern Monan and Mobei with Han captives growing grain. There are 50,000 Han people farming food near Longcheng in Mobei, but the food is only enough for the nobles of the royal court to change their taste.  , it is still far away from the popularization of heavy cavalry.  "Although many cavalrymen use the poorest quality leather lassoes and imitation saddles, they are definitely the strongest neighbors in the north." Cao Shi secretly curled his lips. The Huns looked down upon them and thought that they were no less than good, but their  The combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. Another letter was sent to the Huns. In the abnormal season, the Xianbei people, who used a very powerful system to fight, were unable to fight back and were forced to withdraw.  Cao Shi suddenly said: "Huh? This pigeon looks familiar! I remembered correctly that it should be one of the carrier pigeons sent out by the Marquis. Did they encounter difficulties in Parthia?" Ctesiphon, the capital of Parthia  , Zhang Qian did encounter a lot of trouble and headaches, and all four of his members sat down in the dungeon.  "Mr. Zhang, please help us!" Zhang Qian rolled his eyes and continued to be silent. He was suspected of carrying Tasparamia across the Parthian border. He was stopped by the Parthian cavalry and sent back to Ctesiphon. Fortunately, he was caught before  The caravan was divided into several groups and left the city. Problems along the way did not affect the others' immediate departure. It was equivalent to exchanging one's own identity for the opportunity to retreat and escape.  Tasparamia successfully escaped, but he himself was controlled here and could not move. Zhang Qian was annoyed and helpless, but he and his more than 200 companions had a bigger target, which could allow Tasparamia to escape.  Going out is already the limit, and it is impossible to get rid of the control on your own.  There was a young man sitting in a room next to him who looked very familiar. Zhang Qian took a closer look at the river bank and it was the captured Seleucid Emperor Demetrius II. He was always so proud and indifferent, and he also made sarcastic remarks to his own people.  There was no smile at all.  Zhang Qian huddled in the dungeon and took a nap. Local rulers in various places were allowed to do whatever they wanted in order to fight for privileges. Their caravan came to Ctesiphon, the capital of Parthia, in the name of the Orientals. He was waiting for the opportunity to escape from the dungeon, under the cover of night.  The bottom is the best opportunity to escape. People who are proficient in technology can see all parts of the body clearly.  At this moment, a voice came from the arrows being fired from the dungeon on the opposite side: "Easterners, can you take me out of the dungeon?" "How much price can you pay?" Demetrius II fell into a brief state of admiration: "I can't  Let you continue to survive, but I must stick to my own habits. I have nothing to pay you. " "You are the emperor, and you say you have nothing to give us? Then we will not do this business." "I have no money.  Wen, he is hiding here in desperation and selling his collection of books. You should know how expensive parchment is" Zhang Qian kept sleeping with his head curled up without saying a word. He didn't give you a chance to complain at all, and talked about how many times he had died.  Totally meaningless.  Demetri II had no choice but to retreat and say: "I will give you whatever you want. First of all, you have to send me out. I don't want to stay in this cold cell any longer." "Her Royal Highness is here!  " A flash of light flashed outside the cell and suddenly disappeared, only to hear a burst of fast footsteps approaching: "Your Majesty, how are you thinking? My father is very polite to you, as long as you stay in Ctesiphon to serve me.  Just wave the flag and shout, you don¡¯t need to make any more comments about other teams.¡± Dmitry.The second generation was shocked and said: "Rodoguna, how could it be you?" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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