Lu Zhi could not refute this. If so many taxes could be collected this year, he would not oppose the military operation to restore Helong.

After all, having a military budget plan is also very consistent with the fiscal policy he always advocates of "living within one's means".

At this time, Jia Dan, who was in the seat, said to the emperor and everyone present: Although the detailed accounting book of the military is still being checked, I can give you a brief explanation, that is, to completely restore Helong, it will require 80,000 to 100,000 troops, and a total of 12 million chunks of money and grain.

Hearing this number, only the sound of silk and bamboo music was left at the banquet, and everyone was silent. It was indeed difficult to afford this number.

The reason why the current Tang Dynasty's finances were subject to the immunity of the national economy was a bit important. The two taxes and other income collected every year were divided into the jurisdiction, salt and iron, and the Ministry of Revenue. However, after spending the three major parts of military expenses, official salary, and imperial use of the palace, it can be said that there is not much left, and the central government is very poor; the local government is not optimistic, although most of the rice is left in the prefectures and counties to "prepare for floods and droughts", local governments cannot use it casually before the court has permission. The part of the money in Liuzhou is fixed, and after being petty, they often have to be in debt to operate, which is what is commonly known as the fiscal deficit.

The central government is poor and the local government is not surplus. Under such a financial system (plus the Fangzhen system), the whole country cannot play a game. It is indeed very difficult to use the whole country's efforts to launch a "Helong Battle" that has not yet seen profits.

Lu Zhi thought about it and then looked at Gao Yue who was also thinking with regret, meaning that I was really trying my best, but Yisong, the situation was really not optimistic.

After all, some people in the court advocated "abandoning the land", which means that a considerable number of ministers said that the defense lines of Longshan, Liupanshan, Hetao and Jiannan in northwest of our Tang Dynasty have been stable, and Xifan may not invade the capital for a large period of 10 or 20 years. It is better to simply give up the land in Longxi, including Anxi Beiting, to reduce military spending, exchange peace for the situation, and exchange peace for development.

Gao Yue also heard of this, and was particularly angry.

But now the whole world's thoughts have begun to take shape in the next dynasty, which is to promote abandoning land and promoting unprincipled peace: the land in Longxi cannot be managed, we can abandon it; the land in the north of the desert is too far away, and it is all barbarians, and it is useless to get it, so we can abandon it; what is the benefit of our Chinese occupation of the land outside the Jiaozhi Transformation in Annan? It is better to give up our strategy.

In this way, the Western Regions are gone, the Hetao is gone, the Northeast is gone, and Jiaozhi is gone. They crouched in the most traditional territory to complacently, bragging about the "distinguish between Chinese and foreigners" to make some locusts in later generations complacent, judge the shortcomings and strengths of their bloodlines, and determine the Chinese and foreigners by their regions. They castrate themselves mentally over and over again, and are satisfied with making a different level of air, exploiting the people's blood and providing for themselves as the so-called literati and elite. Once foreign enemies occupy the place where these cubs sell their land, they become stronger. When the iron cavalry fills the suburbs and stir up evil, they cannot find a way to save the country and the nation, and they dare not let others come to save them, so they can only hold the sky.

The white nose is looking for the "wisdom of the ancestors" in the pile of old papers. The domineering and eager behavior of the Han and Tang dynasties made them afraid of death because their listless bodies and spirits were not enough to support this domineering. In this regard, they could only use their expertise to vilify and defame the Qin emperor and Han Wu, and promote the so-called Taoist tradition. What is the only one who came after Confucius Zhongni, and after Mencius' death, the Taoist tradition was not passed on. After many years, only one gentleman took this beacon to light up and inherit the Taoist tradition, otherwise it would be as long as the night. As for these two Taoist scholars, did they really save the country and the people from the demise of "as long as the night"? The real answer is simply not worth laughing.

The spirit of self-reliance that is divorced from reality is completely vulnerable under the cruel and cold reality, and ultimately it can only become a virtual moral benchmark for mutual attacks and boast about creating gods.

People with impotence are most taboo to others saying that they don’t take any action. The only thing they can do is to try every means to prove three things:

"It is unhealthy and sinful to be absent";

"The sages from ancient times have never been praised";

"I can't live sex without raising it because I love my wife spiritually. This is a noble morality."

Therefore, when a strong foreigner came to occupy the house and his wife and daughter, he could only swallow his anger, flatter and offer good deeds, and serve the new master with the "male concubine's way". He became more and more proficient and shameless.

Isn’t that small island where the so-called true Taoist dynasty is now doing such a thing?

The great men have also made great noises. When our country regains some Taoist traditions again, and there are a group of life and youth mentors who shout for it, it is really a skin and inner world.

The true Taoist tradition is: the world is all my Chinese version, and you must not throw it away! If you throw it away, you will eat braised vegetables and use it as your pants, you will also take it back.

"What if you use 50,000 troops?" Thinking of this, Gao Yue made up his mind, sat quietly, and asked.

Jia Dan pondered for a while, and then said that it could save up to 800 to 9 million guan, which would cost half a year to reduce the amount to about 7 million guan.

"What if we only restore Qin and form two states?" Gao Yue asked again.

"That way, three million trump cards are enough."

At this time, the emperor looked at Gao Yue with his eyes, looking forward to his conclusion.

Sure enough, Gao Yue looked resolute and gently pushed the cup in front of him away, and finally said: "Please allocate three million guan for the three departments of the court. I will be able to complete the emperor's order and recover the several states in Longyou first."

The emperor was very proud of it, and Lu Zhi, Jia Dan and others had no objection. Since Gao Yue agreed to do this, we, as prime ministers, supported to do it.

Why did Han Huan's plan to liberation Helong was not fulfilled? In addition to his personal unfortunate experience, there is another point, that is, he placed his hopes on the warlord Xuanwu and Liu Xuanzuo. It can be imagined that even if Han Huan did not die, it would be difficult to recover the lost territory with Liu Xuanzuo's Xuanwu army.

Now that Gao Yue stands up and is willing to shoulder this responsibility, he will really do what he has done in the past!

At this time, the emperor said that this topic was decided so that all the prime ministers had their own affairs. I have a new topic now, so please refer to it.

"In recent years, the country has been very plagued by many disasters. I am stupid and I don't pay attention. First, Fang Zhen sank the rebellion, and then Fengtian moved. Then, locust plagues, floods and droughts, and snow disasters continued. Fortunately, in the past three years, the grain and wheat harvests continued, and the situation stabilized. Xifan was repelled and did not dare to invade the border. Uighurs and Nanzhao began to make friends with us, Tang again, and Dangxiang was completely wiped out. I remembered something."

So the ministers asked what was going on.

"The Buddhist monk once said that my Tang Dynasty would welcome the Buddha's bones every thirty years. This would ensure that my Tang Dynasty would be able to be rich every thirty years, cultivate internal affairs and prosper external martial arts - now it has been thirty years since the ancestors of the emperor welcome the Buddha's bones?" The emperor's words shocked the ministers, except for Gao Yue.

The emperor actually wants to welcome the Buddha's bones?
Chapter completed!