Chapter 481

"How is this possible? Now Hebei, Henan and Shandong are in chaos, Guanzhong is restless, and Shanxi has not recovered its vitality."

"It can be said that more than half of my land during the Sui Dynasty was full of wars. At this time, I was still able to receive 70% of the tax."

"Could it be that the governors of the counties are doing it for political achievements..."

"You were wrong about this." Yu Shiji laughed, raised his finger and shook it towards Lai Hu'er.

"About 45% of the taxes come from the south of the Yangtze River, and Jiangdu County accounts for 15% of it."

Lai Huer's expression seemed a little exaggerated. "In the Sui Dynasty, other places contributed less than 30% of the taxes, but the taxes in the Jiangnan area increased instead of decreasing?"

"Exactly, speaking of it, it's all Yang Zijing's fault." Yu Shiji stroked his long beard, nodded with deep approval and smiled.

"He pacified Jiangnan and made it peaceful and peaceful for the past two years. Since the counties in Jiangnan were peaceful, they naturally attracted many people who were fleeing the war to defect to Jiangnan."

"Today, the number of people absorbed by Jiangdu County alone has reached 50,000 households and nearly 250,000 people."

"The newly expanded land will probably cover nearly 10 million acres by the end of this year."

"Now that we have fields and a population, and the environment is peaceful, people can live and work in peace and contentment, and all industries will naturally prosper."

"The other counties in the south of the Yangtze River have neither banditry nor natural disasters. How can they have any excuse for paying less taxes?"

"Many officials in the south of the Yangtze River have tried to impeach Yang Zijing, but the impeachment talks are all one-sided."

"A few days ago, old man Yuwen collected a batch of memorials to impeach Yang Zijing and submitted them to the emperor."

"Guess what? His Majesty asked Yu Wenshu, if another person were to take charge of the affairs of Jiangdu, would it be possible to achieve peace in Jiangnan and increase taxes instead of reducing them?"

When Lai Hu'er heard this, he was very happy and laughed happily. "I didn't expect that old man to be slapped in the face by His Majesty."

"I have to say that Yang Zijing is indeed an extremely rare capable minister and official. He is also very good at governance, and his military strategy is also outstanding."

"By the way, Brother Mao Shi, I have an idea. I don't know if it can work. I would like your help to give me a detailed review."

Seeing Yu Shiji nod, Lai Huer lowered his voice and said.

"You also know that my Wu Lang is now trapped in the Eastern Capital with me, and he cannot use his talents."

"Liu Lang has made some meritorious deeds now, but it is also thanks to Yang Zijing's blessing. Therefore, I want Wu Lang to go and serve in front of Yang Zijing's army."

"I think it's feasible." Yu Shiji narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, then slapped his thigh. "Don't go to Jiangnan, go to Taiyuan."

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"did you mean……"

"Both your father and son were great generals in the world. Now Jiangnan is at peace, and Yang Zijing has many powerful generals under his command. Your son's death is just the icing on the cake."

"And Yang Zijing's father is far away in Taiyuan. Now the Turks are powerful, and our army and people in the northern part of Sui Dynasty are in trouble."

"Yang Zijing was a filial child, and he was very worried about his father's safety. I remember when he led the Jiangdu army to rescue him and return to Jiangdu.

He once broke his subordinates in two, leaving many elite men to help his father."

"I think if it weren't for the imperial court system, he might have left half of the troops and horses he brought to Taiyuan with his father."

Lai Hu'er suddenly nodded. "Thanks to Brother Mao Shi for the suggestion, if I ask His Majesty to ask Wu Lang to go to the south of the Yangtze River, whether it can be done or not is still between two options, but if I go to Taiyuan..."

Yu Shiji smiled and said, "Your Majesty will think that your father and son are brave enough to do their job, and I also believe that Duke Zheng will definitely welcome a tiger like your son to join us."

"I think with Yang Zijing's wisdom, he will definitely accept this favor."

"Don't take favors seriously." Lai Hu'er shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Liu Lang received a lot of favor from him. The departure of Lao Wu is actually just my way of avoiding disaster."

Yu Shiji also nodded heavily.

"Nowadays, many ministers and ministers in the imperial court have asked to be transferred to foreign posts. They all know that the world is full of crises, but it is better to be away from the center than to cause trouble due to His Majesty's temporary likes and dislikes."

"If it is not a last resort, why don't I want to stay away from the court, let alone serve as an official? Even if I can return to my hometown and be a happy man, it is much better than being shocked three times a day in this court."

Yu Shiji's long sigh also made Lai Huer feel the same. His thoughts were the same as Yu Shiji's.

Today's Sui Dynasty is like a house with air leakage from all sides. No matter how hard the capable ministers and officials work to repair it, the situation can only be maintained at best.

The most important link is still the emperor, but today the emperor is no longer a prince, but he still has the wisdom and strength he had when he ascended the throne.

He looks exactly like a street lazy guy who is hopelessly decadent and moody. Nowadays, he can't even hear a bad word.

What should we do? All the ministers and ministers can do is pick up some nice things to say to the emperor during each court meeting.

If you just want to be able to get by, how can you care about the future?

"Chaoting, if you continue to be so corrupt, I really don't know what it will look like." Lai Hu'er slapped his knees with his palms angrily.

"Who knows, it can only happen one day, just stay up all day." After Yu Shiji took a big sip of wine, he stood up unsteadily, his tall figure looking very bleak.

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Five days later, during another court meeting, I came to protect my son and asked the emperor to report, hoping to send my five sons to Laihong to serve in front of the Taiyuan army.

There was also Yu Shiji who was standing by to make peace, so Yang Guang naturally agreed and appointed his five sons, Laihong, as generals of Yingyang Prefecture in Taiyuan County.

When the dust of the appointment settled, Lai Huer let out a sigh of relief.

As soon as the court meeting was over, Lai Hu'er left the Yizheng Palace, and when he arrived at Yu Shiji, he was about to leave the Xianren Palace with him to return to the Eastern Capital.

However, he was summoned back by the little eunuch sent by the emperor, and it was Yu Wenshu, an old driver, who returned to the political hall with him.

"I wonder why your majesty ordered your ministers to come here?" Yu Shiji glanced at Yu Wenshu and bowed respectfully to Yang Guang and asked.

"I have been in Xianren Palace for more than three months. Now, I don't know what the situation is like in the south of the Yangtze River."

Yu Shiji was a little confused. He didn't quite understand what the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty wanted to do, so he could only take advantage of the situation and explain.

"Your Majesty, Jiangnan has always been very good. In the past few years, the weather has been smooth and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

"Of course I know about this, but..." Yang Guang couldn't help but hesitate, or was embarrassed to say it.

Yu Wenshu had been standing aside to watch the emperor's appearance. Now he saw this scene. He had always been better at guessing the emperor's thoughts than anyone else, and he vaguely understood Yang Guang's thoughts.

It's just that at this time, he couldn't say it clearly, so Yu Wenshu said politely to Yang Guang.

"Your Majesty, everything in the south of the Yangtze River is at peace, and with that boy Yang Qian watching, it will be fine. However, I want to impeach the Jiangdu Ship Supervisor, which is in vain."

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