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He Yun was writing a memorial in the study room, after thinking about it, he still felt that he should write the book first.In the current situation, we have to wait for indemnity to improve our military equipment, and we can't even wait for the indemnity to recruit troops.

With an extremely responsible attitude towards the Wujia Army, our General He saw a big hole in front of him, so he decided to jump into it.Well, well, it's amazing.

Ha ha...

He Yun threw the brush casually away, and the book that he hadn't written a few words just now was immediately stained with ink.He propped his face with his hands, watching the ink halo in front of him getting bigger and bigger, and felt the shadow in his heart getting bigger and bigger.

Is there any way to be out fighting forever without facing this?In fact, it's okay to get stabbed a few more times.

Uh... let's say goodbye, it still hurts...

He Yun sighed heavily, he couldn't count how many sighs he had sighed in just two days, and he had to let Lan Tian see if his life would be shortened...

Bang bang bang, someone is knocking on the door.

"Second brother, can I come in?"

He Yun dragged his voice and said, "Come in."

He Lian opened the door, and Feng Yi followed behind him.

When He Yun saw them coming in, he said desperately, "Lan Tian, ​​you came just in time, help me to see if I'm going to faint from lack of energy and blood, I'm afraid I won't be able to go tomorrow morning."

He Lian walked in and took his pulse: "No, the pulse is stable, I think at most he didn't sleep well."

"Can't you take it seriously? This way I don't have to go to court in the morning."

He Lian smiled, and sat down opposite Feng Yi.

He Yun still held his face in both hands, unable to cheer up, and asked: "What's wrong?"

Feng Yidao: "My lord asked me to bring you a few words."

He Yun sat up straight, his eyes brightened: "What are you talking about?"

"..."

Feng Yi cleared his throat seriously, and said solemnly: "My lord said that if you do all the bad things, you will reap the fruits of the evil, so I ask you to wait."

"Wait? But what if you can't wait?"

"My lord said, I want you to always remember that you are the most important thing in everything, and there is nothing you can't wait."

"...Then... until when?"

"The prince said, wait until he comes out."

"......Oh."

"My lord also said, let you remember who bullied you, and see how good he is then."

He Yun burst out laughing: "What else did the lord say? Say it all, it makes me happy."

"Eh...he said he knew about Tao Jiang's madness at you, and he came out to ask you, and maybe beat you up...No, that's all."

"..."

He Yun was in a good mood, the worries that had troubled him all day disappeared without a trace.He even looked forward to going to the morning court to count the heads and see who bullied him.

In one point of anticipation and nine points of sleep, morning has come.

The emperor said: "Can all the ministers report something?"

He Yun took a step forward and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the matter of searching for technicians mentioned yesterday, I have already handed over to Shenjiying, and it is currently underway."

The emperor nodded and said, "He Qing has worked hard."

He Yun said that it wasn't hard work, and then retreated.

Gongsun Shaobao came out and said: "Your Majesty, I still have some different ideas from General He about the matters discussed in the court yesterday."

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The emperor said: "Shao Bao, please tell me."

Gongsun Ren continued: "Before the general returned to the city, the officials had already made a plan to set up the altar. If it were to be delayed, it would be hasty. I still feel that the plan should be carried out."

The emperor said: "But what the general means is that if the national treasury is exhausted at this moment, the subsequent armament manufacturing will be tight."

"Your Majesty, the manufacture of armaments is a long-term solution. How can it be supported by the surplus of the national inventory within one or two years? The construction of the altar can take up to two years. Once completed, it will be an act for the general public, and the benefits will be endless."

He Yun really wanted to ask him where he got the conclusion of infinite benefits, but he held back, otherwise he would be accused of blasphemy.

One person said: "Master Shaobao is right. The indemnity of Bohai Kingdom and Rizhao will arrive soon. If there is a need for armaments at that time, it will not be too late. From the current point of view, I feel that it is possible to pay commercial taxes on ordinary land. In addition, some training fees, construction fees and the like are collected.”

Another person said: "I'm going to lighten the tax and pay less, my lord, is this a partial tax?"

"How can it be called a partial tax? Wei's military training and altar building are all national expenses. It is common sense for the people to pay some taxes, and there is no precedent before."

There is nothing wrong with this statement. The Great Wei is used to light corvees and low taxes, and it is also possible to collect some partial taxes from the people when there are special circumstances.When Xie Xuan suppressed Donghu in the northwest the year before last, the court collected the town's salary, which is indeed in line with common sense.

But the situation is different now. The altar was built because of natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the people's hearts are unstable. Isn't it clear to tell them that the country has no money to collect such partial taxes from the people at this time?Isn't this even more messy?

Sure enough, Prime Minister Su had already stepped forward and said, "That's not right. If tax increases at this time will inevitably lead to complaints from the people, then what's the point of setting up an altar?"

Someone said: "Su Xiang, although the purpose of setting up the altar is to stabilize the hearts of the people, it is also for the blessing of the emperor. The king's order is granted by heaven. Once the altar is built, the imperial city will be connected to the nine heavens. At that time, the people will support it. Are you afraid they will complain? "

He Yun somehow thought of the so-called Qiongqi beast in Wuhuo Kingdom, and immediately trembled.

"However, even if partial taxes are levied on the basis of commercial taxes and land taxes, the amount will not be too large and will not have any effect."

"Cut some from what can be cut." Gongyi Yu looked at He Yun intentionally or unintentionally, and said, "A small amount makes a lot, it's always enough. General He didn't say a word, but still worried about it? "

He Yun knew that Gongyi Yu was provoking him on purpose, so he said, "I have no worries. But I want to say two things." He turned to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have never objected to setting up an altar, and it is not that I have to change your majesty and the ministers. The decision was made yesterday, I was confused yesterday, and I may have been in a hurry to speak, so I apologize to His Majesty."

The emperor said: "What did the general say? It's all for the sake of Wei. I won't blame the general."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your tolerance. Second, I know that if the altar is opened, I'm afraid I'll need to cut some expenses from the army camp. However, Wujia is recruiting soldiers recently, so I still hope to ensure that the recruits have enough food, clothing and equipment. As for Since everyone thinks that the issue of advanced weapons can be postponed, let’s postpone it, and I will not insist on it anymore.”

"The general is worrying too much. How can the cost of the Wujia camp be reduced? The Great Wei has never treated sergeants badly."

He Yun was puzzled and said: "But when I went to the army camp yesterday, the two lieutenants said that the army's supplies were not enough since three months ago, and I thought the treasury was tight, so I went ahead and reduced the food and clothing expenses of the soldiers. Some. Today, I wanted to inform His Majesty that the conscription may be delayed for a while."

The emperor naturally didn't know this: "What's going on?"

He Yun continued: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I went to ask Prime Minister Cao Ji yesterday, and he said that the treasury was really tight a few days ago, and he will allocate funds to the army as soon as possible."

"That's good. The military expenses cannot be reduced. Don't worry, General."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

He Yun was thinking in his heart, now the emperor is happy, the officials have nothing to say, and he himself did not fall into the pit.But the money that could have been spent on armaments was indeed gone.

The loss of Wujia and Chijia was really serious this time, especially Chijia, which destroyed hundreds of warships, used countless bows, arrows and cannons, and piled human flesh into a wall to block the sunshine at sea.

Indemnity Indemnity, isn't it just to compensate for the loss of the army? Why do you want to build an altar?

Even if you don't think about it, the altar has been under construction for nearly two months. Walk one mile east from the main entrance of the palace, turn south and go straight for two miles. This is the location for this open-air altar.

It is said that the site selection is very particular.First of all, because the sky is south and the earth is north, it must be south of the imperial city.However, the emperor worshiped the gods, and the imperial palace could not be on the same central axis with it, so it was eastward.

He Yun didn't want to care about this, the General's Mansion was on the north side of the palace, and the construction of the altar would not hinder him, but every morning when he walked to the palace gate, he could hear the sound of knocking not far away, which was very annoying .

Many ministers in the court had seen the blueprints for the construction of the altar, but He Yun didn't bother to look at it, but he had more or less heard discussions from the ministers, saying that the scale of the altar was built this time.

A main altar is built in the middle, and there are four auxiliary altars on the east, west, north, south, respectively, which symbolize the guardian gods of the blue dragon, white tiger, red bird, and basalt.

There are two Huabiao in the east and west of the main altar, and three Huabiao in the north, symbolizing Qiyao.And each side altar stands with seven flower watches, symbolizing the 28 constellations.On top of the main altar, a tall main hall is built, with a double eaves and hipped roof, on which there are nine auspicious beasts, symbolizing luxury.

You can imagine how rich and majestic it is.

With indemnities from Rizhao and Bohai, land tax and commercial tax, and some partial taxes, Wei's treasury gradually filled up.

It took three months to complete the blueprints for the design of the altar, and now it is the fifth month, and the mechanics of the Shenji Battalion have been working hard to design the drawings of new weapons.

He Yun went to stare at it a few times. He just sent the improved blueprint of the warship to Commander Wei a month ago.

The styles of various improved weapons are still being studied, and this is a long-term process, so there is no rush.Besides, even if the drawings come out now, there is no extra money and raw materials for production.

After several months of ideological struggle, He Yun persuaded himself not to worry about whether there is money to build the military equipment until the altar was actually built.

It's useless to struggle, Xie Xuan told him to wait quietly, and he just waited, without saying a word, and not trying to offend others.

Speaking of Xie Xuan, it has been five months, and I don't know when the emperor's anger will disappear.

He Yun couldn't hold back his desire to go to the prison to see him several times, but then he thought of Su Xiang's reminder, and felt that if he really went to the prison, Xie Xuan might have to be locked up for a few more months, so he had to give up.

It will be Chinese New Year in two months, so I won't really wait until Chinese New Year to let people out.The weather is so cold, the emperor really can't bear it, he really isn't a real brother.