"It's more than that." Qian Li's words made Liu He's heart beat hard.

"besides?"

Qian Li said: "During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, in order to fight against the Huns and raise money and grain, he issued a money order, which charged all merchants and craftsmen with additional taxes, and paid heavy taxes on their revenue, goods, vehicles, ships, land, houses, livestock, slaves, servants, etc. Now, it is rumored that His Majesty wants to restore the money order."

Liu He said angrily: "For more than ten years, I have treated merchants and craftsmen equally. How much convenience and taxes have been reduced for them? Could it be that they still don't believe me, but they want to believe such nonsense?"

Qian Li also looked helpless: "It is the instinct of merchants to seek profit and avoid risks, but it is not surprising."

Liu He said coldly: "Is there any movement in the business?"

"Yes." Qian Lihui reported: "In the past month, thousands of merchants in the business have been increasingly rare, while those who go to Qing, Xu, Yu and other places have increased. The circulation and transactions of the business this month have dropped by more than 10% compared with the previous month."

"Cao Ah is easy to plan..." Liu He had to sigh.

Qian Li was in charge of the court's money and food and financial power, so he was naturally particularly concerned about these accounts and affairs. When he spoke these numbers, he was worried about his face, which was ten times more than Liu He himself.

"Your Majesty wants to expand the army, strengthen the military equipment, and use money and people, and such a change occurs when you use them. If you do not restrict it, not only will there be no hope of expanding the army, but you are afraid that even the current army will be difficult to support in a year or two."

Qian Li's mental calculation ability is excellent, not to mention that he knew every transaction of the imperial court's money and grain accounts. Since he had such a conclusion, Liu He naturally did not have any doubts.

"This is a strategy to remove the firewood from the bottom of the pot. Cao thief is really vicious. But such a strategy is the most difficult to break. Issuing a list of clarification is like a rock sinking into the sea. The arrest of the rumor has given the other party more evidence. The only effective strategy is that the court will do the opposite. Not only will it not increase taxes, but it will require tax reductions. However, the taxes of the court are already extremely low. If the annual income is reduced, it will be difficult to support the expenses of the court. It is really a dilemma."

Xu Shu frowned. He was very proficient in marching and formation. However, he was not his best at government affairs, money and food.

Liu He was also frowning for a moment: "Who made such a vicious plan for Cao Cao? Jia Xu? He never heard the system prompt him to trigger the special stunt. Guo Jia? This guy knows people and calculates people, and this kind of thing is definitely not his work. Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai are not like him, so who will it be? Could it be Cao Cao's own strategy?"

After thinking about it, I really couldn't figure it out. This kind of complete sense of powerlessness has not been encountered by Liu He in many years.

"I have no solution for a while, please punish Your Majesty."

Xun Yu and others knelt down and apologized.

Liu He waved his hand powerlessly: "What are the crimes of the three beloved ministers? This matter is extremely difficult to deal with, so let me think about it carefully. Yuanzhi, when you first arrived in the capital, I have given you a house, and you will return to your house for a rest. Wen Ruohe Daozhu, dealing with government affairs here, I will walk around."

"Abide by the order."

The three of them bowed to take the order, and Liu He stood up and walked out of the study.

At the same time, in Pingyu City.

"Send the order to go on, and have a banquet for the ministers at the General's Mansion tonight."

Cao Cao was full of complacentness, and everyone looked happy.

"This time Liu He is coming with great force, and he is unable to defend himself with all kinds of means. Now he is able to repel him. It depends entirely on your achievements. Cao will make a statement to Your Majesty tomorrow and ask for your merits."

"Thank you, General."

Cao Cao looked at a scholar sitting in a relatively backward position. The scholar looked ordinary, wearing a green robe, very elegant, with slender eyes, extremely spiritual, and at the same time, his expression was solemn and even a bit stern. Even in front of Cao Cao and many generals, he had a stern face.

"Long article." Cao Cao shouted, and the scholar immediately bowed his hand to salute.

"Chen Qun is here, please give me instructions."

Cao Cao's face was filled with smiles: "Longwen is a bit too polite on weekdays."

Chen Qun's face did not change at all: "Rituals are the moral character of people, and Qun dare not abandon them lightly."

Cao Cao knew his temper and didn't say anything else: "This time, Changwen has made outstanding achievements. I want to express my support to the emperor and make you the prefect of Nanyang to demonstrate your achievements. I don't know what Changwen means?"

Chen Qun said with a cold face: "Thank you lord. I am just dedicated to avenging you. I don't care about the level of my official position."

"This is natural." Cao Cao showed a bit of hatred: "Then Liu He was extremely hateful, he was cruel to loyalty and arbitrarily. Your Yingchuan Chen family is also the leader of the gentry today. He was a famous family in the world, but he was killed by him. If it weren't for Chang Wen going out to study and was not at home, he would have been killed."

Chen Qun bowed to Cao Cao: "Today, I will rely on my lord to rescue you, otherwise I will not be able to escape the clutches of the devil sooner or later."

"Hey, there is no need to be such a long article. When Ling Zun was there, he would like to give more advice to Cao. Cao has always been grateful and never forgot about it for a moment."

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at the many civil and military officials.

"Everyone, after this battle in Yuzhou, our army and Liu He fell into a stalemate from then on. With long articles and such a brilliant plan, many people from Sili, Ji, Yan and other places had many people, and the wealthy families moved to Yuzhou. In this way, our army would become stronger and stronger, but Liu He gradually weakened, one rose and the other grew, and sooner or later there would be a day to defeat him."

"Lord is wise!" Everyone shouted in unison.

"Okay." Cao Cao suddenly stood up, looked around with his eagle eyes, and his mind was bright.

"Tonight, I will drink with you all. From tomorrow onwards, everyone will work hard to strengthen their army. After a few years, I will fight against Liu He again. After winning the world, I will drink with you again in Luoyang."

"Thank you lord."

Many days passed in a flash, and after the beginning of summer, the weather gradually became hotter.

When the weather was hot, the Western Qiang, Goguryeo and other places were less dispatched. Zhao Yun had just arrived in Youzhou and had only fought with the Goguryeo army once. When he was about to attack, he quickly fled to the convenience. Zhao Yun was calm and had just arrived here, but he did not know the terrain, so he did not pursue him. However, with his arrival, Tian Yu and Tian Chou were relieved.

Although there were frequent reports of good news in various battlefields, on the one hand, there were some small battles. Even if they were victorious, they did not cause much casualties to the enemy. On the other hand, the many rumors were spreading more and more. Those who fled under Liu He's rule passed by one day, so Liu He was frowning all day long, and even Zhang Yu had not seen his smile for many days.

On that day, he was so upset that he left everyone alone and wandered around the palace to comfort him. Before he knew it, he left the imperial garden in the palace.

As he seemed to hear but not hear, Liu He seemed to hear a few sharp voices, and he was talking to him for no reason. He was prompted by curiosity and walked over.

"Ah, are you from Jizhou too?"

"Yes, yes, my little sister is from Bohai, Jizhou, where are you?"

"I am from Hejian. I didn't expect that after entering the palace, I would meet my fellow villagers. The rules of the palace are very strict and terrifying. In the future, you and I will be with you and sisters, so life will not be too difficult."

Liu He followed the voice, but there were two palace maids. Listening to their words, they were obviously new to the palace. The court ruled that the palace would select new palace maids and eunuchs every year.

Whether it is eunuchs or palace maids, they were all selected into the palace when they were young. At such age, in their prime, they were lively and active. When they first came to the palace, they were bound by many rules. Naturally, they felt a little restrained and difficult to stretch. Therefore, it is common for fellow villagers to rely on each other, so Liu He didn't care.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the two of them said a few more words, but they caught his attention. They unconsciously stuck it over, hid behind a large pillar in a pavilion, and eavesdropped on it.
Chapter completed!