"His Majesty……"

"Isn't million-dollar monies too much?"

"Your Majesty think twice!"

In the hall of Qionglin Palace, several ministers all spoke loudly when they heard the "million-year-old monies".

A million-dollar monies are not a small amount! The annual monies given to the Liao Kingdom by the Song Dynasty were only 500,000, and it was only 300,000 before the Chongxi increased the currency.

Now Zhao Ji has only 1 million, so he really doesn’t take the folks’ money and ointment of the Song Dynasty seriously.

Wu Haode didn't dare to accept this order. He, the censor, was the official who had received the most participation during this period! Because he was the uncle of Wu Yijiu, the leader of the Eastern Thieves (Zhou Kingdom).

Such a person has become so kind that he has become a great official without being arrested. How can he still be an official in a noble way?

Even he felt that it was inappropriate, and he pretended to be sick for a while. As a result, he pretended to be sick, Zhao Ji went out of the palace to visit that night. He didn't blame him for his spirits, and was very happy to see Wu Haode's two sons. He was so happy that he couldn't stop talking about his words, so he issued an order to give him an official!

It’s really awesome!

Now Wu Haode was embarrassed to pretend to be sick again, so he had to go to court to be an official and be a sect...

Zhao Ji snorted, his tone was already sank: "You ministers all know what the difference between this dynasty and Zhou State is! If you don't know, go and ask He Li, go and read "Retro Newspaper", which is clearly stated!"

After being scolded by Zhao Ji, the ministers below shut up.

The new policy reform of the Song Dynasty is much more beneficial than the new policy of the Ming and Qing dynasties in history, because the Song Dynasty has a friendly country with the same ethnicity and the same literature to refer to.

Compared with the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is clear at a glance where the strength is and where the weakness is.

According to He Li, Chen Dong and Zhang Jun, what was better than the Great Zhou Dynasty in the Song Dynasty was that the path to the rise of poor families was smooth", that is, the system of taking office was established in a complete imperial examination system.

What is stronger than the Song Dynasty is to "repress annexation and grant military fields". This national policy allows the Zhou Dynasty to "grow" soldiers and generals!

Therefore, Zhou State could obtain hundreds of thousands of low-cost, high-quality and morale soldiers during the war.

The Song Dynasty had to obtain income from the land through taxation, and then use this income to hire soldiers. There were more intermediate links in this process, with deductions and officials embezzled them, and finally the money that could be used to hire soldiers was severely discounted.

For example, the Zhou State now has more than 300,000 military citizens, and under extreme circumstances, it can mobilize an army of 700,000 to 1 million!

It is impossible for the Song Dynasty court to receive taxes that can employ 700,000 new troops from at least 600 million acres of land... On average, a new army needs 50 yuan of military pay per year (not counting the salary of officers), and 700,000 yuan requires 35 million yuan!

If it is in wartime, the personnel expenses will be increased to at least 50 million!

How could there be so much land tax in the Song Dynasty?

The soldiers who could support at least 600 million mu of land were not as many as the more than 100 million mu of land in Zhou State, which fully demonstrated the mistakes of the Song Dynasty's "unrestrained annexation" policy...

In addition, the Song Dynasty also supported many military men with huge expenses but very suspicious combat power. For example, Zhao Ji's royal army, a large number of wing soldiers, a hereditary military officer (the number is also over 10,000), and a guard of each enfeoffed king's mansion also cost 20 to 30 million a year!

The redundant officials and officials of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, who spent money like water, and the increasingly large royal princes and princes of the royal family, were also consuming the limited financial resources of the court.

Therefore, Song, the world's largest economic strength, has now raised more than 300,000 new troops. It is enough to deal with the Jin Kingdom of the Jurchens, but it is not enough to meet the Zhou Kingdom, which can mobilize up to 700,000 troops!

However, to curb annexation and use land to raise soldiers, the civil and military officials in the court unanimously opposed it... What else can the court do if it does not give the monies of one year?

The problem now is not whether the Song Dynasty should give annual monies, but whether Zhou State is willing to collect annual monies!

...

Wu Haode, who received the will of Zhao Ji, worked so hard that he left the house early the next morning. He rode his horse all the way and finally arrived in a festive Tianjin city on the eighth day of September. The shipping on Jiehe reopened after a period of blockade, but the inspection was much stricter than before.

But for Wu Haode, this is not a problem at all.

When I arrived at the embassy, ​​I saw Tianjin, which had just held a celebration. After Wu Haode arrived at the embassy, ​​he asked someone to inquire and found out that Tianjin was in a happy mood this time.

It was a joy that Yelu Aoluo's rebellion was completely evaluated. The Huanglong Mansion and Huining Mansion of the Jin Kingdom also surrendered to the Great Zhou Dynasty. The army fighting in the north returned triumphantly. The triumphant ceremony was held in Tianjin on the sixth day of the September 19th.

Erxi is the former head of state, the richest man of the Great Zhou Kingdom who has now become an "ordinary veteran", and Wu Haogu, who is also the founder of the Great Zhou Kingdom and the founder of Tianjin!

"What? Is it a pleasure for my elder brother to take a concubine?" Wu Haode asked a left-behind official in the embassy with a look of surprise.

"Reply to the censor," the official replied, "This time, the eldest son of Wu wanted to take a concubine, but not an ordinary woman, but a princess of the Liao Kingdom, Ooye.

This woman is not only a noble beauty, but also a ruthless character. After Ao Luwu disappeared, she used some means to gather 12,000 Khitan remnants and also took down the territory of Linhuang Mansion. The old leader took Da Aoye as his concubine, which was equivalent to controlling these 2,000 households.

In addition, the remaining 20,000 households in Dongliao were divided into three and handed over to Yu Liyan, Xiao Yi and Xiao Yun respectively.

Wang Zonghan, the left-behind King of Shangjing in the Jin Kingdom, also defected to the Great Zhou Dynasty and recognized Da Aoye as his godmother. I heard that he also came to Tianjin this time. He is preparing to be hereditary Prince of Huining..."

Wu Haode took a breath, no wonder Tianjin was filled with joy.

This time, the Great Zhou Kingdom made a lot of money! Not only did it defeat the Jin Kingdom's national soldiers, but it also completely annexed the Dongliao, and also took over the Jin Kingdom's Shangjing Road!

The three capital roads of the five capital roads of the Great Liao Empire have now been owned by the Great Zhou. In addition, the Great Zhou also took over the entire territory of the Goryeo Kingdom and half of the Cangzhou (Tianjin Prefecture) of the Song Kingdom. The land area is probably larger than that of the Song Dynasty...

...

The crackling sound of firecrackers was heard, and Wu Haogu was near the mansion in Gonghefang, and people were rushing. Everyone was crowding on both sides of the street, looking happily at the beautiful concubines taken by the old head of state.

It is reasonable to say that taking a concubine should not be done in big ways, but Ouoye's identity is there, and her contribution to the division and disintegration of Dongliao by Wuhaogu is also there, so she can naturally enjoy some special treatment.

So the entire Gonghefang was decorated with lights and colorful colors, and it went straight to the outside of the Wu family's mansion. The painted shed was outside the door of the house, with baskets of candy for red dates and peanuts on all sides, and new red carpet strips were laid on the ground. The musicians were whispering, and the doctors of the Tianli Sect also wore dresses to serve as officials of praise.

This is completely the standard etiquette for marrying a wife, and it is all for Okuno to enjoy.

In addition, after today's concubine ceremony is over, Ouono will not live in the Wu family's mansion and be a small person.

She will have her own Linhuang Princess Mansion in Tianjin, and will naturally have her own palace in Linhuang Mansion. In addition, she will also have her own villa in the rebuilt summer palace.

Everything I enjoy is at the level of a king. In fact, she is the queen of Linhuang Mansion!

But there is a master above her, the elder and richest man of the Great Zhou Republic, Wu Haogu.

A queen has now become a concubine of a wealthy businessman. This is probably unprecedented, right?

Wu Haogu was meeting his third brother Wu Haode in his study at this time. Although he gave Da Aoye enough face, they were all outside the mansion. As long as Da Aoye's convoy entered the Wu family's mansion, she would be Wu Haogu's concubine.

Taking a concubine is not like marrying a wife. Wu Haogu doesn’t have to practice any etiquette, just wait for Da Ou Ye to come to pay a visit. So Wu Haogu is now very leisurely. Just as Wu Haode is visiting, the two brothers met in the study.

In Wu Haogu’s study, there are no annoying documents that can never be finished.

There is only one stack of books, a few volumes of calligraphy and painting, and some miscellaneous newspapers.

Wu Haode was holding a scroll of painting in his hand and pretending to appreciate it. This is the fine brushwork photo picture that Wu Haogu had just created - "The Picture of Empress Dowager Xiao". The painting was very average and he had no early skills at all. It was much worse than Zhao Ji's current works.

However, Wu Haode still praised him and raised his hat to Wu Haogu's head.

"San brother," Wu Haogu laughed, "Don't praise me, although Brother Yu's skills are not as good as before, he still has his eyesight. Do you still don't know whether this painting is good or bad?

I was too busy in the past and even lost my ability to keep a housekeeper. Now, no matter what, I can cultivate myself and my character. All the world is your young people. If you have any, go and talk to Jiuer.”

"Brother, you really don't care?" Wu Haode frowned, "You are only 46 years old, why don't you care?"

"It's not that I don't care about anything," Wu Haogu said with a smile, "I am still an old man, and I still have many things to care about in business... I am now a veteran and a businessman, mainly a businessman."

Merchant... Wu Haogu is really! In the Great Zhou Republic, the head of state was an official position and the highest government official. But the elders were not an official position, but only representatives of citizens.

So after resigning as head of state, Wu Haogu was no longer an official. His ancestors were equivalent to titles and not professions. If we talk about professions, he was really a businessman.

Wu Haode was a little speechless. This matter was a mess. The former head of the Great Zhou Republic actually turned into a businessman!

But what kind of businessman is this? There is a queen who ruled Linhuang Mansion and half of the Khorqin Grassland, who is about to be a concubine for you, a merchant!

Such a concubine is not even a Song Dynasty official. You businessman will fall and bring her into the room...

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