Chapter 195: Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures
"Official tax..."
Zheng Yi also thought about it. The reason why official taxes were implemented back then was that in addition to replenishing the national treasury, the most important reason was to force those big landowners and people from big families to rebel.
Now it seems that the effect is very good.
A series of national policies such as official taxation were issued, which made all the big landowners, big families, sects, or people who had already harbored rebellion in their hearts to rebel.
For example, the Wang family, Xu Mujun, Tianlong Temple, Tuoba family, Yuanhe Mountain and other forces.
For more than two years, the world was in chaos, and everyone who was supposed to rebel did so.
Those who can stay are either really loyal to Dayu, or their own interests are tied to Dayu and they can no longer escape.
For example, Taiyi Yiyi, Lu Xiangqing, Xu Mujun and others.
Now that the intended purpose has been achieved, the official tax policy... still cannot be withdrawn!
It is a taboo to change orders in the morning and at night.
Although this policy has been implemented for five years, it also represents the face of Zheng Yi and the royal family and cannot be abolished easily.
However, he already had a way to deal with this matter.
Zheng Yi said: "Official taxes cannot be easily revoked, but they can also be reduced or reduced through other methods."
"Reduction?"
Lu Xiangqing asked strangely: "I don't know how to act on the reduction and exemption mentioned by Your Majesty?"
"It's very simple." Zheng Yi said: "Official taxes must be paid. This is to treat everyone equally and let everyone in the world have a way to survive."
"Officials must pay taxes just like ordinary people and businessmen."
"However, officials must be those who assist me in managing Dayu. They must practice the words of saints and lead by example."
"When officials pay taxes, they can make deductions and exemptions through meritorious services, charity, donations, etc."
"Meritorious service? Charity? Donation?"
Several people remained silent, secretly considering the feasibility of this strategy, and finally nodded lightly.
As your Majesty said, once the official tax policy is implemented, it cannot be revoked.
At the very least, it cannot be undone in recent years.
However, certain reductions and exemptions can be made in other ways.
In this case, Lu Xiangqing could only say sincerely: "My lord, I obey the order."
Zheng Yi nodded and said: "Okay, regarding the policies of Dayu's second five-year plan, you can go back and discuss it with the officials of various ministries. On the 3rd, that's it. Give me an update in a week. I will think about it carefully. Consider.”
"I obey the order...!"
Everyone bowed and left, and Zheng Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.
Compared with so many tedious political affairs, he still found cultivation to be somewhat interesting.
"Your Majesty, I want to see you."
Suddenly a figure appeared at the door, and Zheng Yi's eyes lit up: "Mr. Chen? Come in."
Soon Chen Liancang's figure walked in and said respectfully: "I have seen your Majesty!"
"Mr. Chen is out of seclusion? How is your cultivation?"
"Your Majesty, this old slave has a low base. Until now, he is only at the first level of Qi training."
Chen Liancang has been practicing in seclusion in the imperial mausoleum of Taizu since his party obtained the Huangquan Sutra.
If you want to practice the Huangquan Sutra, you must be in an extremely yin place.
The area of Taizu's Imperial Tomb is undoubtedly the best place for cultivation.
After several months of practice, Chen Liancang has just entered the Qi training period.
It is conceivable that his spiritual root qualifications can only be regarded as ordinary.
"Diligence can make up for weakness. Mr. Chen does not need to be discouraged, he still needs to be diligent."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, old slave!"
Chen Liancang said respectfully: "By the way, Your Majesty, I have something important to report here."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"Since Bai Changying advanced to Innate due to a special fruit under the cliff half a year ago, His Majesty has ordered the old slave to search for spiritual grass and spiritual fruit in the Gyeonggi area."
"The emperor has paid off. The Shadow Guards and the Jinyi Guards were dispatched, and a total of seven plants suspected of being spiritual grasses and spiritual fruits were found in the Gyeonggi area."
"Oh? Seven?"
Zheng Yi's eyes lit up and he asked: "What are they?"
Chen Liancang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know the old slave, but one of them is very similar to ginseng. The other six spiritual grasses, the old slave also sent a painter to draw them and sent them to the palace."
"Oh? Portrait?"
Zheng Yi asked: "Do you have anyone guarding the spiritual grass?"
"Each spiritual grass has been guarded by a team of golden guards or shadow guards. The area within a kilometer radius of the spiritual grass has been established as a forbidden area and no one is allowed to approach it."
Chen Liancang said: "However, most of these seven spiritual grasses grow in the mountains and forests, and are inaccessible to people. It is very simple to protect them."
"There is only one strange spiritual grass growing in a village on the outskirts of Wannian County. The old slave has already joined the local magistrate to protect it."
"Oh? The spiritual grass that grows in the village?"
Zheng Yi was also a little surprised. Most of the natural treasures such as spiritual herbs and spiritual fruits grew in deep mountains and old forests with strong spiritual energy or special terrain, or in famous mountains.
It is still rare to grow in villages in crowded areas.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this portrait is what this spiritual grass looks like."
Chen Liancang took out seven scrolls from his sleeves, picked one out of them and handed it to Zheng Yi.
Zheng Yi took it and took a look and found that the spiritual grass on the screen was shaped like an octopus, clinging to a withered locust tree.
Strangely, the color of this spiritual grass is actually light blue.
The roots of the tree are winding and the leaves are circling together. If you look closely, it looks like a skeleton.
"Your Majesty." Chen Liancang said: "This thing actually grows in the mass graves outside Wannian County. It looks like a skeleton. When it grows, it also absorbs the vitality of the surrounding plants, causing the locust trees and trees within a radius of more than ten meters. Holly, pine and other plants all died!”
"The old slave was afraid of causing harm to mortals, so he made the entire mass grave a forbidden area, and the guards also set up checkpoints around the mass grave. No one is allowed to enter!"
"This thing... is weird!"
Zheng Yi murmured and checked the other six scrolls.
The spiritual herbs on these scrolls all have strange shapes. Some grow into pentagons, some are as red as blood, and some grow into sky-blue fruits that pile up together, which is very strange.
I don’t know when these spiritual herbs will mature?
"Your Majesty, there are also many classics recording many magical herbs and elixirs in Taizu's mausoleum. I don't know..."
Zheng Yi nodded and said: "Those classics are all with Concubine Cui. I asked Concubine Cui to look them up."
"What Mr. Chen has to do is to protect these spiritual grasses and fruits and prevent others from hurting them."
"In addition, we will continue to send out searchers to vigorously search for spiritual herbs and elixirs in the Gyeonggi area."
"Issuing a search order again. Anyone who finds special plants such as spiritual grass or weird things will be rewarded heavily after reporting it!"
"Old slave obeys the order!"
The gathering of seven innate spiritual energies in the Gyeonggi area will inevitably cause great changes in the world, and the number of heavenly materials and earthly treasures will also increase dramatically.
All the treasures here belong to him, and no one can take them away!
A few days later, Concubine Cui came out of seclusion.
She has been pregnant for more than seven months and her belly is round. It is not suitable to continue practicing and go out to raise a baby at this time.
Through her identification, she quickly recognized the specific names and effects of these seven spiritual herbs.
"Your Majesty, this spiritual grass growing in the mass graves of Wannian County is called 'Ghost Spirit Grass'. It is a second-level spiritual grass and one of the main ingredients of the second-level elixir 'Soul Condensing Pill'. , after taking it, it can repair mental injuries and increase the power of spiritual thoughts, which is very precious. ”
"And the spiritual grass that made Sister Feihe's father's martial arts cultivation soar, it seems to be a vermilion fruit."
"This herb is called Blood Coagulation Grass. It is a very common spiritual herb that can be used to refine various elixirs for recovering injuries."
"This herb...should be purple ginseng! It is more precious than ginseng..."
"And this herb..."
With Concubine Cui's identification, Zheng Yi quickly learned the names and specific functions of these seven herbs and the three red fruits stored in the inner library.
Among the eight kinds of spiritual grass, except for the ghost spirit grass, which is a second-level spiritual grass, the rest are all first-level spiritual grass.
But for Zheng Yi and others today, it is also extremely precious and should not be underestimated.
After learning about the preciousness of Ghost Spirit Grass, Zheng Yi directly ordered the number of personnel guarding this place to be doubled.
Be sure to ensure the safety of this spiritual grass!
Later, Zhuang Yuheng and Yuechan also came out of seclusion one after another.
Their pregnancy period is similar to that of Cui Guifei, and they will give birth in two to three months.
In the underground palace, only two daughters, Jie'er and Yu'er, were left.
The two girls' pregnancy is only more than three months, and they still have more than half a year before giving birth.
Strive to reach the first level of Qi training before giving birth!
Taking advantage of this moment, Zheng Yi began to ask Zhuang Yuheng to use the spirit detection talisman to detect whether the shadow guards in the palace had spiritual roots.
Among the entire imperial city, in terms of loyalty to Zheng Yi, the Shadow Guard, who had been trained as a dead soldier since childhood, was of course the most loyal.
Next, there are many imperial guards, members of the imperial party, imperial guards, etc.
The three women raised their children with peace of mind, and Zheng Yi also received a memorial from the cabinet and others.
The Dayu court and the draft of the second five-year plan were all included.
Zheng Yi checked it carefully, then made a lot of changes and summoned a few people.
"I have met Your Majesty!"
In Baiyujing, there are five cabinet ministers: Lu Xiangqing, Zheng Xuanyue, Li Changfeng, Zheng Zongbing, and Wang Anshi.
As well as Yuan Qichang, Cai Dashi and other cabinet tours.
"My dear friends, I have read the papers you submitted."
Zheng Yidao: "The central policy of the second five-year plan is actually to suppress rebellion, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Several people replied, especially Li Changfeng: "Your Majesty, most of the rebels in the world have been wiped out, but there are still a large number of refugees, rebels, deserters, bandits, etc. who are causing trouble everywhere."
"Some of them turned civilians into bandits and gathered in the mountains and forests. Horse thieves, mountain thieves, and water thieves were wreaking havoc everywhere. They even hid in the deep mountains and old forests, wreaking havoc and causing harm."
"For this reason, I would like to ask you to report that after wiping out the rebels all over the world, we should not just let go of Nanshan. Instead, we must send troops to continue to suppress the bandits and give Dayu a clear and sunny day!"
Zheng Yi said indifferently: "So, you are planning to restart the state pastoral system?"
Several people hesitated for a moment, then Lu Xiangqing said: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Restarting the state pastoral system can consolidate the military and political power of a state into one person, making government orders clear and effective, and maximizing motivation. It can also mobilize county soldiers in the state as quickly as possible to exterminate many bandits."
"Of course, I am not saying that the state pastoral system will be restarted in all the thirteen states of Dayu, but that the state pastoral system will be restarted in some areas where banditry is serious."
"For example, Qingzhou, Jingzhou, Shuzhou, Yuezhou and other places."
"The folk customs in these states are fierce, the terrain is difficult to navigate, and alien cults are entrenched in them. They are deeply rooted and are very prone to banditry and separatist forces, which are very difficult to eradicate."
Lu Xiangqing said: "Therefore, I request that the state pastoral system be restarted in these large states to bring peace to the people!"
"This policy..."
Zheng Yi took a deep breath and said: "No."
Begging for a monthly ticket! ! !
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