Palace of Eternal Life.

Li Si sat upright on the dragon throne and looked at the memorial on the dragon table carefully.

The Lonely Sword Demon arrived within an hour, and Li Si could use this time to review several more memorials.

The way of the emperor lies in diligence!

Li Si knew very well that as a qualified emperor, he not only needed to be a heroic and magnanimous emperor, but also to be diligent in political affairs!

Just as Li Si was looking through the memorial, the Minister of Revenue asked for a visit outside the hall again.

"Prince!"

Li Si frowned slightly.

After the Minister of Revenue investigated the land and reported to the emperor, Li Si asked him to implement the new land system.

Now, it’s not long before, why is it back?

The Minister of Revenue walked into the Hall of Changsheng, bowed and said, "I have met Your Majesty."

"Flat!"

Li Si put down the memorial and looked at the Minister of Revenue: "What's the matter with you, my dear?"

"Report to Your Majesty, I just left the palace and checked the national treasury. I found that my national treasury was almost empty."

The Minister of Revenue carefully looked at the emperor and spoke.

"The treasury is empty?"

Li Si frowned and looked at the Minister of Revenue.

He never expected that the Minister of Revenue came to the palace again for this matter.

"How much money is left in the treasury at the moment?"

"Your Majesty, less than two or three million taels of silver!"

As soon as the Minister of Revenue finished speaking, Li Si's eyes changed.

Li Si did not expect that the Tang Dynasty's treasury is only the only money left.

When Li Si first ascended the throne, there were still four million taels of silver left in the Tang Dynasty treasury.

However, Li Si immediately abolished Prime Minister Yuan Zai and found a property equivalent to 50 million taels of silver from the prime minister's mansion.

Since then, the Tang Dynasty's treasury has skyrocketed to 54 million taels of silver.

In addition, Li Si cleaned the court several times, and dozens of officials were confiscated and their property was confiscated.

The Tang Dynasty treasury was almost so fast that it was almost 60 million taels of silver.

Li Si originally thought that the 60 million taels of silver would be able to be spent for at least two or three years.

However, only three months have passed, and the 60 million taels of silver are only three million taels left.

"Someone is embezzling again?"

Li Si's expression turned cold and said in a cold voice.

When the Minister of Revenue heard this, he immediately said: "Report to Your Majesty, all the treasury money has been transferred during this period, and all the money in the treasury has been done by Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, during this period of time, Your Majesty allocated more than one million taels of silver to the Ministry of Works, as well as the salaries of officials, and the follow-up treatment of the disaster in Shu."

"Of course, the most important cost is the war with the Turkic State."

"Sixty million taels of silver, at least fifty million taels, are spent on the consumption of war."

The Minister of Revenue quickly explained.

Throughout the dynasties, even if a country is richer, as long as the war occurs, silver will flow away like water.

Although the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks ended with the Tang Dynasty crushing the Turks.

However, no matter how much the crushing is, the cost of money is never ending.

During the war, the soldiers' weapons, food and supplies were mobilized, and the soldiers' pensions after their deaths were all real money!

Can't save at all!

Li Si leaned slightly on the dragon throne, and had a headache.

Although he reformed the land system, collected taxes on a mu, and forced the aristocratic families to pay taxes, only taxation matters once a year.

It will not be effective next year as soon as possible.

But the Tang Dynasty's treasury is now empty

Li Si had thought about arresting a group of officials and then confiscating their homes, but if the emperor really did this, people would be in panic in the court in the future.

The gain is not worth the loss!

The Minister of Revenue bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am the one who can delay my salary this month."

"inappropriate."

Li Si shook his head slightly when he heard this.

If the salaries of officials are really deducted, who will do their best to serve the court in the future?

Just as the Minister of Revenue was thinking about countermeasures, the eunuch in the near-servant came in.

The eunuch near the servant walked to the emperor and whispered: "Your Majesty, someone is asking for a visit outside."

Seeing this, the Minister of Revenue said very tactfully: "Report to Your Majesty, I will leave first."

After the Minister of Revenue left.

The eunuchs who were close to him also withdrew from the Hall of Eternity.

soon.

A man in black robe slowly walked into the Hall of Eternal Life.

The man in black robe looked extremely ordinary, but Li Si felt a huge sword intent from the other party.

In Li Si's opinion, the man in black robe is more of a sword than a person.

A magic sword that can kill all living beings in the world!

Lonely Sword Demon!

"The Caomin has seen Your Majesty!"

When the man in black robe saw Li Si, he knelt on one knee, his voice clanging and powerful, as if a sharp sword was colliding!

Li Si looked at the Lonely Sword Demon.

The lonely sword demon gave Li Si the feeling that he had completely abandoned human nature.

In the eyes of Dugu Sword Demon, there is only sword!

Even the Lonely Sword Demon itself is a demon sword.

However, at this moment, this magic sword has its master!

Li Si looked at the Lonely Sword Demon and nodded slightly.

Now, there are four gods and demons under Li Si's command.

Two one level of heavenly gods and demons, two second level of heavenly gods and demons.

It can be said that the power controlled by Li Si at this moment has surpassed the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

You know, even in the prosperous era of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, there were only three gods and demons in the Tang Dynasty palace.

Li Si has lost nothing more than comprehensive national strength since the prosperity of Xuanzong.

"Get up."

"From now on, you will stay by my side and stay in the palace all year round!"

Li Si sat upright on the dragon throne and spoke.

"The people follow the order!"

The Dugu Sword Demon stood up, stepped out, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

Li Si knew that at this moment, the Dugu Sword Demon was in the Palace of Eternal Life, always protecting the emperor's safety.

With Dugu Sword Demon sitting in the palace, Li Si believes that no one in the world can sneak into the palace silently

In fact, Li Si felt in his heart that if the Lonely Sword Demon cut out a sword with all his strength, even Xiongba would have to avoid three points.

"I don't know, who is stronger, who is better, or who is weaker, the Dugu Sword Demon's Dugu Sword"

Li Si thought with interest.

At this moment, Cao Zhengchun returned to the palace to reply to the imperial edict.

Cao Zhengchun sent the Turkic National Master out of Chang'an under the order of the emperor. Now that the mission has been completed, he naturally has to come back.

"Your Majesty, the Turkic National Army has left Chang'an and returned to the Turkic Grassland."
To be continued...