The financial situation of the Western Empire over the years has been quite good. The Western Empire's annual fiscal revenue is nearly 500 billion taels of silver. After excluding various expenses, the Western Empire has a balance of tens of billions. It is said that after so many years, the Western Empire has a balance of tens of billions.

After coming down, there were no large-scale foreign wars. Generally speaking, there was no problem for the Western Empire to spend money to relieve the victims. But the problem is that the current emperor started spending money lavishly after coming up.

, if he were an ordinary person, his lifespan would not be that long, and he might not have harmed the empire for such a long time. However, this guy is still a seventh-level warrior. He is the longest-lived person in the emperor's life, and he is also a harm to the West.

He has been in the empire for the longest time, which can be seen from some data.

The previous emperor reigned for ninety-five years, that is, this guy’s father. When he was emperor and dying, he left this guy a fortune of nearly 8 trillion silver. At that time, the taxes were even half of what they are now.

None. This guy has been the emperor for so many years. Not only did he not save a penny, on the contrary, he not only spent all the money left by his father, but also ruined all the taxes he had collected over the years. This way

It can be said that it is very rare for a prodigal emperor to be a prodigal emperor. In the early years of the dynasty, most of the officials have been replaced by now. However, the officials in the only department that have basically remained unchanged are the people from the Imperial Household Department.

Each of these people came from that time, and they didn't have much ability. The reason why the emperor wanted them was that they could help the emperor take good care of the family and manage the accounts. Otherwise, they would all be replaced.

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The Ministry of Revenue also had its own difficulties. When the emperor came to power, he was very happy to build a large number of palaces, pavilions and pavilions. When he took office, he established two capitals, which cost a total of more than 20,000 yuan.

One hundred million taels of silver, not counting some of the furnishings inside, plus those messy things, four trillion taels of silver just went in. I haven’t felt the wealth that the old emperor left to this guy in those years.

How sad, but it was no longer the case more than ten years after the emperor ascended the throne. After more than ten years, things like the palace were no longer pruned, but the emperor would go on a nationwide tour if he had nothing to do, and even organized young nobles to enter.

The Warcraft Mountains are used for training, and the money spent on it every year can exceed one trillion silver. Coupled with some normal expenses of the empire, this will completely drain the national treasury every year. This noble young man is not here either.

What kind of skills have been learned here, and there is no money left at all. With such an emperor, I really don’t know if they owe the empire in their previous life.

Finally, in the year of the emperor, he finally stopped fussing around. This was mainly because the emperor had already been to all the places in the empire, and there was no need to continue wandering around. This also allowed the emperor to start to stay in the capital honestly.

Although life is still very luxurious, no matter what, as long as you don't go out for a walk, you can always save a lot of money.

Just when a large number of capable ministers were breathing a sigh of relief, the emperor thought of the heavy cavalry regiments of neighboring countries. Damn it, if this skill can be used on ordinary people, it will have the most impact on a family.

That's right, but what this guy affects is an empire. The Western Empire has many mountains and few plains, so it is of no use to heavily equip the cavalry. But in order to have that feeling during the military parade, the emperor actually ordered the empire to

Every province must have a heavy cavalry force with more than 10,000 people. Hundreds of billions of money were invested in it all at once. Life was really rough in those few years.

After this incident passed, this guy suddenly realized that he seemed a little old. Should he take care of his tomb? When the emperor succeeded to the throne, he would start pruning his tomb. Now this guy's tomb is also

It's almost trimmed, and hundreds of billions of money have been spent just so that I can live more comfortably when I die. This *** is much better than a palace inhabited by living people, and now it's all over again

A huge investment. I don’t know where a Taoist priest came from. After talking to the emperor for a few days, the emperor suddenly decided to close the tomb. He wanted to continue pruning in another place, which is a city.

Yes, millions of people will be relocated directly. If you don’t want to leave, I will kill your heads. Over the past ten years, new graves have risen again. It can be said that this kind of thing was a thing when this guy was the emperor.

The next thing is that the common people will never be allowed to rest, and the common people have no time to rest. It can be said that they are really good at spending money. It is no wonder that the country's economy is not bad, and the national treasury will be as short as it is now.

"Your Majesty, I must tell you my conclusion. The money we have now can only provide us with temporary relief. In the long run, we must also provide some good support to the local people. According to my calculations,

, when we finally completely defeat the Tuoba clan, nearly 6 billion people in the fifty provinces will lose their productivity. If the central government takes control of all of this, I don’t think we have such ability."

When the emperor was happy about the good news told to him by the general managers, the fatal words came immediately. This Wu Zuoxi could always give the emperor cold water at this time. The emperor may be useless in everything, but for real talents

, this guy was very protective of him. If others had said that, the emperor would probably have killed the person who spoke. But for Wu Zuoxi, this guy couldn't do such a thing.

"Then what can you do to keep the empire alive and support the refugees in these fifty provinces?" The emperor was really a little angry at this moment, and everyone else could see it too.

, it is estimated that if Wu Zuoxi cannot make any good suggestions, the emperor may really take off this guy's head. All this is possible.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen's method is not a good one, but it is definitely a method. We absolutely do not have the ability to support these billions of refugees, and restoring productivity will require a lot of money and food.

We don’t have that ability for the time being. My approach is to turn all these billions of people into rebels, so that in the end they will all become war slaves. By then selling them all will not only solve this problem

Things can also gain some national wealth for the empire." Wu Zuoxi said, his words made many people in the hall dumbfounded. It was really unexpected. This guy actually thought of such a way, which can be regarded as ***

Don't take the usual path, but this path is too unusual...

"This is absolutely not allowed, Your Majesty, those are the common people of our empire. Although the empire also has many slaves, there are no six billion slaves at once. These people used to have nothing.

I have done nothing wrong, and if the news is leaked, how can the empire still have majesty in the future?" An old minister quickly stood up and said, this is no joke, if these things are really done,

The credibility of the empire that has lasted for tens of thousands of years may be ruined.

"Your Majesty, I think Master Wu's words should be the only thing we can do so far. If we don't do that, the empire's finances may be dragged into bankruptcy by these refugees, and we won't be able to regret it by then.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs is also very supportive of this opinion. There are so many more slaves. Even if they are old, weak, sick and disabled, there will be no problem.

"Your Majesty, we can actually do this. To eliminate the influence in the country, we can transport all these slaves abroad, so that there will be no news spread in the country." It seems that most of the ministers agree with this opinion.

Yes, this will allow the empire to persist. If the empire disappears, their high-ranking officials and generous salaries will have nothing.

Transported abroad? It can be said that the number of people in each country of the four major empires is almost the same. Therefore, each country does not lack population, and the other major empires are estimated to be similar to the current situation of the Western Empire. Then

It's just that the population in the country is a bit too large, and it seems a bit impossible for the Western Empire to get rid of this burden.

"Your Majesty, I think it is impossible to simply sell these people away. Your Majesty has another suggestion. I just want to ask Your Majesty to forgive me first." Wu Zuoxi thought for a while and said, at the moment, the Western Empire

It is absolutely impossible to bear such a large population, especially those who have no ability at all. These billions of people can be said to be of no use at all. If these people are allowed to stay one by one, they will not be able to do what they are worth doing.

Things are basically useless, and they all have to sink with this empire.

"That's it. I will atone for your innocence." The emperor looked at Wu Zuoxi and said, although this guy made him unhappy in the market, no matter what, this guy is still the most useful person at critical times, at least more useful than himself.

Other subordinates are useful.

"Your Majesty, the dozens of provinces occupied by the Tuoba clan have been destroyed by them so far. It can be said that they have no value at all. Of course, the land is still very good. We sell these

Can these lands be sold together when the population increases? Whether they are domestic or foreign, after all, they do not want to transport these slaves to themselves, but what if we open the door to welcome them in? The land

Sooner or later, it will still be on our soil. If they want to develop it, it will still be ours who will benefit in the end, but we will temporarily lose some rights. If this can really attract those businessmen to the disaster area, they will not only help us raise

With those people, they can even provide a lot of tax revenue to the empire in the future." Wu Zuoxi thought for a while and said, his method can be said to be traitorous to the limit, but for now, no one wants to do this.

It's all right. Apart from this method, I really can't find any other method for a while.

Several other Lao Buxiu were about to start shouting when they heard this opinion, but they looked at the emperor's gloomy face and swallowed these words. It's better not to say these words, what kind of theories are they?

You can discuss things when they are fine. If you speak out at such times, you will bring trouble for yourself. Although what you say is reasonable, people who cannot solve problems for the emperor are useless people. They are useless people in this palace.

They all know what the final outcome will be.

These guys who usually rely on their elders stopped talking. Although other people also felt that it was uncomfortable to do things like this, no one stood up and spoke. Everyone knew that it would be very good to solve this problem. Look.

Looking at the mess left by the emperor, except for Wu Zuoxi who can think of such a solution, no one else can do anything. If Wu Zuoxi is brought down, they will not even be able to think of such a solution, and they will be executed by then.

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"Your Majesty, this is just a preliminary idea of ​​the minister. Later, we can combine the land with the people. In fact, all the land deeds and other things were destroyed in the war. Not even one-third of the provinces that can function normally are

No, we can completely tie those people to the land and sell them together. In this way, they are still our people, but they have become slaves in terms of status. Your Majesty can also tell them that as long as they can work honestly. 2.

Ten or thirty years later, we can give them the status of free citizens. This is not the point. The point is whether we can find buyers who need so many slaves." Wu Zuoxi thought for a while and said, even if these slaves are the cheapest, how can they be bought?

It's the same as three taels of silver. These billions are definitely not a small amount. Such a transaction can only be done by the big families. Those small families can't get this money alone.

Although many people still disagree with Wu Zuoxi's words, to be honest, most people don't know what to do at this stage. This guy has been leading everyone's noses, from the time he dealt with the Tuoba clan to now

For the post-war planning, it can be said that this guy has always been doing things by himself, and other people seem to be redundant. However, many people in the court are not fools, and they all see that this plan is harmful to them.

The most useful thing about yourself is that you can invest your own money.

Buying land for investment is the most reliable thing in this society. Nothing can return the money as quickly as this thing. As long as it is on cultivated land, you can basically get one-tenth of the money back every year. After these ten years

The land belongs to them, but the empire is only so big. The population is constantly increasing. Even if they want to buy more land, it is not easy. Now there are fifty more people.

How could they not be interested in the cultivated land in the province?

"Tell me specifically how to integrate your land with its people," the emperor said.

"Your Majesty, it's like this. I saw in the files of the Ministry of Household Affairs that the fifty provinces that have entered the war have 6.5 billion acres of cultivated land. There are still many of them that are not on the list of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Maybe

There are more that are hidden. If the imperial court starts planning again, I think there will be at least 9 billion acres of land. After the war, I estimate that the war-torn population may reach about 4 billion. Only half of these people can have it.

Productivity is good. If we sell slaves, there may be less than 2 billion people left. At this time, 10 acres of cultivated land can be sold for one slave. Whether he is older or younger, it depends on the individual.

With luck, the people who buy these cultivated lands will definitely recruit people from other provinces on a large scale due to the shortage of labor force. By then, our empire will be able to obtain huge financial revenue without spending a penny, and

It can also alleviate the population pressure in other areas." Wu Zuoxi's strategy can be said to be very good and well-founded.

Land in war-torn areas will definitely not be too expensive. It is estimated that 7 taels of silver per acre in good places is not bad. In other places, it is estimated that 5 taels of silver will be fine. Based on this calculation, the government can directly earn hundreds of dollars.

Hundreds of millions of silver, this is definitely a lot of money. The emperor was really tempted. He really didn't expect that such an ending would happen in the end.

"Well, although this method is good, I feel that we should take a closer look. Wu Aiqing's figures are based on some previous data, so it is better to take a closer look. We will discuss this matter next time." The Emperor.

Although he did not approve this issue in public, everyone was not a fool and could see that the emperor had basically agreed to this method. The rest would depend on whether he was fast or not. Members of big families like them

I guess I have to use my own money to buy a lot of land.

Things in the Western Empire's court soon reached Li Cong's ears. He really didn't know what to say about Wu Zuoxi. He used the method of damaging national interests in a short period of time to help the Western Empire successfully survive a crisis. Maybe

The dozens of war-torn provinces will develop rapidly in the future. Li Cong feels that he needs to go to the Western Empire. After acquiring so many things, does he also want to have a hand in these lands?

Of course, what Li Cong is interested in is not so good farmland. Those things will be acquired by a large number of senior executives and nobles in the Western Empire. It will never be his turn. What Li Cong is interested in is

These fifty provinces include some deserts and Gobi deserts. These places are the same as those on the earth. They are uninhabited places. Moreover, the land here is much more than the cultivated land. Our food does not need that much.

In good places, food bases will also appear in deserts, but there is no way to mechanize planting on such a large area as on the earth and rty planet.

There was basically nothing for Li Cong to watch. Miluka, the son of the governor of the southern province and the princess's cousin, had just walked out of Li Cong's house. His father was already

He realized his mistake. He also apologized for his mistake, but Li would never let this guy get his rights so easily. This guy looked like a master who has breasts and is a mother, so he gave him the front foot.

Right, this guy on the back foot may betray you and you can't tell. It's better to keep the current situation. Just use the title of governor and Agui will handle the rest well.
To be continued...