Chang'an City Imperial Palace, above the morning court!

"Your Majesty, Wuhou Bai Qi was killed. This matter needs to be explained to officials and vassal kings in various places!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Bai Qi is Wuhou no matter how he said it, he has agreed to surrender and handed over 50,000 elite soldiers, but he was killed by Wang Zongsi. This matter must be explained to all civil and military officials!"

The officials all spoke out.

Some of these officials surrendered. Naturally, they did not dare to cause trouble for Li Yan and Xu Chu's trouble for the murder of Bai Qi.

However, it is still possible to find trouble for Wang Zongsi, and they kept saying that they were going to kill Wang Zongsi, which seemed to cater to Li Yan's thoughts.

After all, Wang Zongsi was the confidant of the Nine Spirit King. Killing him would only benefit Li Yan’s regime, but not harm.

However, what they didn't know was that after experiencing Lin Fan's incident, Li Yan had already figured out a lot. He had promised Wang Zongsi that he would restore his military power, so he naturally could not go back on his word.

"Killing Bai Qi is my intention. All the vassal kings and officials in various places surrendered, but Bai Qi has always insisted. If I don't kill him, how can I convince the public?"

"Besides, Bai Qi is very bold and wants to retain his military power and the status of Wuhou. Do you think I can tolerate him?"

Li Yan asked back.

this!

The officials looked at each other, but they didn't expect Li Yan to admit the matter directly. However, if the court did not make an attitude towards this matter, the 50,000 elite soldiers would probably not give up!

"Your Majesty, you know this matter, we must not tell it out. The 50,000 elite soldiers have already had the intention to rebel. If they knew that Bai Qi was killed by you, they would definitely rebel!"

An official said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty, now there are a large number of victims everywhere. These victims gather together and are in a trend of rebellion. Our Tang Dynasty cannot withstand such torture!"

Officials complained.

Li Yan didn’t know that the number of victims in various places was growing more and more. The fundamental reason was that the Tang Dynasty did not have enough money and food.

Although sweet potatoes are high in yield, they are grown in only a few areas, and the people in other places cannot eat them. Moreover, the gentry of the Tang Dynasty was also trying to die.

Especially the five surnames and seven hopes, Li Yan wanted to kill them all now because they were hindering the promotion of sweet potatoes.

For their own interests, they want to make sweet potatoes a high-end ingredient. Therefore, except for the people in Zhenzhou who can plant them at will, people from other places need to go through the permission of the five surnames and Qiwang.

This undoubtedly killed the opportunity for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in the cradle. Now, these officials raised the issue of disaster victims everywhere in the court, how could Li Yan not be upset?

"What's the situation with the victims in various places?"

Li Yan asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, Qingzhou, Liangzhou, Yingzhou and other places, there are many victims. Now, the number of victims in my Tang Dynasty is added, and there are at least 300,000."

An official from the Ministry of Revenue said in a deep voice.

They are in charge of land taxation, so they are more clear about the population census than anyone else. Three hundred thousand victims representing 300,000 mouths.

One pound of grain per person a day is 300,000 pounds, and nine million pounds a month, and fifty million pounds a year!

Moreover, most of the victims had no land, giving them food was a waste, and they would definitely not be able to eat enough.

"Three hundred thousand victims! How come there are so many? Didn't I ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money to provide disaster relief? Have you done the disaster relief?"

Li Yan asked coldly.

An official from the Ministry of Revenue said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have tried my best to do this matter. Our Tang Dynasty has been fighting for years. Your Majesty, you consume the most. Now the national treasury is gone without a single tael of silver."

"If you want to provide disaster relief, you may have to borrow it from another place. However, the wealthy families such as the five surnames and Qiwang are unwilling to lend us money!"

Listening to the officials of the Ministry of Revenue complaining, Li Yan really wanted to slap him, it's a waste!

"I will find a way to do this. The problem of the victims must be solved soon. If these 300,000 victims start to cause trouble, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue will bear all the responsibility!"

Li Yan said coldly.

"This! Your Majesty, our Ministry of Revenue also wants to handle this matter, but without money, we can't do anything!"

An official from the Ministry of Revenue said aggrievedly.

Li Yan was so angry that she was itchy. Sure enough, she lacked the deterrence among all civil and military officials. If Lin Fan was here today, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue would definitely not dare to say that.

After retreating from the court, Li Yan went to find a way to raise money. At this time, news came from all over the place that the victims launched an uprising, and at least a dozen rebels appeared and began to capture the city.

Some small counties could not resist them at all and were attacked by the victims. The people in the small counties were naturally robbed of all their food and became victims.

As a result, the people become victims, and the number of victims is increasing.

"Mr. Yao, what are the good solutions to this matter?"

Li Yan asked.

"Your Majesty, this matter is easy to solve. Just use troops to suppress it. Although the treasury of our Tang Dynasty is empty, its troops are strong!"

Yao Guangxiao said with a smile.

"Mr. Yao, what joke are you saying? How can I do this?"

Li Yan said speechlessly.

Yao Guangxiao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, have you not noticed my focus? Why are the people unable to eat enough for me, the Tang Dynasty?"

"Well? Why is this? Is it because my Tang Dynasty invested too much in military strength? It led to imbalance?"

Li Yan said in confusion.

"Your Majesty, that's because Lin Fan is in charge of most of the military power of our Tang Dynasty. Therefore, officials from various departments dare not embezzle military pay, so they are strong."

"However, the money given to the people is as much as the officials can take. Moreover, the taxes in our Tang Dynasty are also very problematic!"

Yao Guangxiao said in a deep voice.

“What’s the problem?”

Li Yan asked.

"Your Majesty, after my account checks, my Tang Dynasty taxes have been decreasing year by year, and most of the taxes I have in hand are agricultural taxes."

"What is agricultural tax? That is the tax for the people. As for industrial and commercial tax, there is almost no. Is the economy of my Tang Dynasty so poor?"

Yao Guangxiao said in a deep voice.

"Impossible! The economy of our Tang Dynasty has always been strong, especially the five surnames and seven hopes. Just because their industrial and commercial taxes are enough for our Tang Dynasty to solve the urgent problem!"

Li Yan said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty also knows this, why don't you accept it?"

Yao Guangxiao asked.

"The five surnames and seven hopes are in charge of various materials exchanges and other businesses in our Tang Dynasty. If we force them too hard, the people may lose all their supplies."

Li Yan said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!