"To be honest, I don't know, and neither does my father. He just asked me to keep it well as a thought."
Ye Xiang said calmly.
Yun Wu thought that the woman Zhou Jingui saved must be Ye Shang's mother. She died after giving birth to Ye Sang.
"Your mother should love you very much." Yun Wu held his hand and said.
Ye Xiang curled his lips: "I know."
"Your father should love you too."
Otherwise, he would not have thanked Zhou Jingui and directly rewarded Yun Zhen with an earl.
"Yeah." Ye Xiang did not deny it, but his father's love became more and more distorted because of his mother's death.
Coupled with his illness, Ye Xiang has been living in torture since he was a child.
But he knew that his father loved him, but there was nothing he could do about it later.
"They are all gone, now I am here." Yun Wu grinned at him.
Ye Xiang hugged her: "Yes, it's good to have you."
That night, Ye Sang didn't mess around and slept peacefully with her in his arms.
Ye Xiang actually didn't sleep all night. Yun Wu was right, he had her now, and she had him.
But what will happen to Yun Wu in the future when he is gone? She has no father or mother, but now she completely trusts him.
If he is gone, she will be alone again.
Ye Shiang got up early the next day. Today was the semi-monthly court meeting, and he had to go to the court.
It was already midnight when Ye Shi arrived at the palace. Although no one dared to say anything about him being late, he usually arrived on time for every fortnightly court meeting.
He would not attend the usual Umrah meetings.
Because there was something important to announce today, he arrived early. He had already sent someone to inform the young emperor about the frivolous corvee and low taxes.
The little emperor generally would not have any objections to his decisions, and even if he had objections, he would not dare to object.
Therefore, at today's imperial meeting, the emperor ordered that the corvee be light and the tax be light, the land tax be completely exempted, and the commercial tax be reduced to half.
The tax was reduced from 120 qian per year to 40 qian per person per year, and the corvee service was reduced to once every three years.
At the same time, several members of the Three Elders, Filial Brothers, and Litian are set up according to the proportion of household registration, and rewards are given to encourage farmers to develop production, and various preferential policies are given to encourage people to open up wasteland.
Local officials should personally encourage farmers to cultivate mulberry trees.
As soon as this imperial edict came out, all the ministers in the dynasty were in an uproar. The treasury was already running out of money, and they were exempting land taxes and reducing business taxes. Wouldn't they be unable to pay their salaries in the end?
Immediately some officials objected, saying that taxes must not be reduced but must be increased because the treasury is empty!
Ye Shi stood in front of the main hall coldly: "If the national treasury has no money, we will use the money from the private treasury.
I will take out one hundred thousand gold from my private treasury, and the Emperor and Queen Mother will also take out the money from their private treasury. If there is no money, I will sell the treasures. Anything that has been paid tribute for so many years can be sold.
In addition, all expenditures in the palace must be frugal, the palace and garden space must not be increased, the chariots and cavalry uniforms will be halved from today, the guards and entourage will be reduced, and half of the palace maids and eunuchs will be released from the palace."
The ministers who objected were immediately rendered speechless by what he said.
People used their own money to fill the treasury, and the palace took the lead in cutting down on all expenses, even the guards and maids reduced their expenses by half.
Can you still bite the bullet and say, now that the state treasury has no money, taxes cannot be reduced?
Then you don't want to die, and the regent is not someone you want to talk to.
The ministers thought that as long as their salaries could be paid, they didn't care whether the treasury had money or not.
Wouldn't it be better to keep your own life?
Only Mr. Chen Ge frowned and thought deeply about why the regent suddenly started to take charge of the government.
Isn’t this just messing up if you take advantage of the corvee and get a small amount of money all of a sudden?
But the regent doesn't seem like someone who would act recklessly like this. Although he is decisive, cold-blooded and ruthless in killing people, he never acts recklessly in other affairs of the government.
Why is he acting so randomly all of a sudden?
After announcing the imperial edict to explode, Ye Xiang successfully retired.
The queen mother was not very happy. The maids and eunuchs around her had to cut their clothes in half, and their clothing and other items had to be reduced. This made it difficult for her, who was used to living a luxurious life, to endure it.
The regent doesn't know why he is so crazy. He suddenly wants to save money because he wants to exempt the people from taxes?
Why should the people enjoy happiness while those in power suffer?
The Queen Mother didn't understand very much. She and the little emperor complained: "Forget it if he wants to reduce taxes, why do we have to suffer along with him! I have never lived so hard since I was a child!"
The little emperor smiled: "Mother, you also know that our country is very poor now and why the treasury has no money. It is because the people are poor, so the treasury has no money.
The people already don't have enough to eat. It's impossible to raise taxes on them to add money to the national treasury. We have no choice but to be more frugal.
It is true that there is no need for so many people in the palace. The children are still young and have not filled the harem, and most of the concubines have been released from the palace. On the surface, we do have to reduce expenses.
If the queen mother feels that there are not enough clothes, jewelry, etc., the sons and ministers will open a private treasury for the queen mother to fill."
The Queen Mother was still unhappy: "Why should we, the masters, be frugal enough to fill the treasury!
Those officials cannot have their salaries reduced, and the same should apply to other noble families!"
The young emperor smiled and said: "Don't worry, queen, the emperor has set an example, and you and your sons will follow closely. How dare other noble families not follow suit.
I have just come down from the court and have already met with the British Duke, and he donated fifty thousand taels to the national treasury on behalf of the British Duke's government."
The Queen Mother's eyes widened: "That's not the Ai family's natal family!"
"With the British Duke taking action, no other family would dare not to donate. The mother will endure it for two years. When the son has married the queen and filled the harem, the palace will still be lively."
The Queen Mother looked at him: "You, don't listen too much to your uncle. You have to have your own opinions when you should. As long as you don't anger him."
The little emperor didn't care: "Your uncle is right, so of course you have to listen."
The Queen Mother sighed: "When did you feel that what he said was wrong?"
"The emperor's uncle didn't say anything about missing anything. He doesn't care about many things. You don't have to worry about the emperor's uncle. He doesn't care about the throne at all."
"The Ai family naturally knew that he did not aspire to the throne. He had never been seen taking charge of political affairs before, but this time he suddenly took charge.
Although the management seems a bit nonsense, the Ai family still feels a little uneasy, if he..."
The little emperor looked at her: "What do you think we can do?"
The Queen Mother was left speechless by his question, with a breath stuck in her heart.
Indeed, even if Ye Xiang asks the emperor to abdicate immediately, they can't do anything.
The Queen Mother frowned: "The Queen Mother feels that continuing like this is not an option. You are already quite old, but the Regent has no idea of delegating power at all."
"The emperor's uncle doesn't care about many things, and he doesn't cling to the imperial power. As for the military power, my sons and ministers feel more at ease in his hands, which is better than leaving it in the hands of others."
"Son, it's not that the Ai family thinks too much. The queen mother always feels that the regent is trying to get back the power of the court. If he even gets the power back, he might..."
The little emperor said calmly: "Mother, no matter what the emperor wants to do, we can't do anything. Just be obedient."
"The reason why my mother is so obedient is because he has no intention of taking the throne, so he gave you the power of the throne.
If he wants to take him back, why should the queen mother listen to him!
We are so obedient, and he still wants to take back what belongs to you, how can the Ai family believe that he will return military power in the future."