Su Yue saw clearly that Murong Li was determined to send troops, and she said: "Sending troops to attack Beifeng Kingdom will not only waste lives and money, but also hurt innocent people. I think you might as well try another way?"

"Oh? In what way, Yue'er can tell you what to say?"

Su Yue touched her belly and said slowly: "Once the war breaks out, I don't know how many people will die. I don't want to see that situation. I am pregnant with a child, so just save some blessings for the children. You can directly

Just kill the royal family members and then occupy Beifeng Kingdom."

Su Yue has seen too many dead people in her life. She doesn't want to see large-scale dead people again. She thinks it's not impossible to only destroy the royal family without sending a single soldier.

Also, war does not necessarily involve killing people; economic control can also destroy a country.

With their ability, they can control Beifeng Kingdom in less than two years.

Murong Li was a smart man and he understood Su Yue's intentions immediately, but both had their drawbacks, and he liked quick decisions.

He said: "This is not impossible, but if we take over Beifeng Country by such means, the local forces in Beifeng Country will inevitably resist, it will still cause turmoil, and it will still trigger a war.

It will take too long to take economic control and I can’t wait.”

Su Yue pinched her eyebrows and said, "Then take it easy first and wait until I give birth."

Murong Li nodded: "That's okay."

Since Yue'er had asked for it, he had no choice but to comply. However, since he wanted to capture Beifeng Kingdom, preparations had to be made in advance.

"Then let me take you back to rest."

"Um."

Su Yue nestled in Murong Li's arms and nodded gently.

The next day, as soon as Murong Li went to court to prepare for today's court meeting, his bodyguard came to report that the prince of Beifeng Kingdom asked to see him.

"Let him wait in the post house. I have just gone to court and have no time to pay attention to him."

Murong Li said impatiently, the Prince of Beifeng Kingdom was still very lacking in ability. A dignified prince could not control a woman and almost killed his child.

The bodyguard left in a hurry.

Murong Li just started today's court meeting.

Xifeng Kingdom is currently under construction, and all the offers are asking for money.

Murong Li had a headache. He had just taken some money from his wife, and now he had to ask her to borrow it, which would drain her family fortune.

He looked at the courtiers below and asked: "The national treasury is tight now. Is there any way to replenish the treasury?"

After a while, a courtier came out holding a wat board and said: "Your Majesty, we think that maritime trade should be opened. Our western part of Xifeng Kingdom is close to the coast. We can build an alley like Nanfeng Kingdom to allow overseas merchants to enter."

Land in our country and start trade with our country.”

Murong Li remembered that this person was a minister from the Ministry of Revenue, his surname was Wang, but he didn't know his name.

This man is a conscientious person. He has worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs for more than ten years, and he is still a fifth-grade doctor. Murong Li knows clearly that this is the result of not being good at flattering.

However, the opinions put forward by this person can still be considered. I originally wanted to build a port under the Qingniu Mountains, but the funds have never been available, and it has not been built yet. If this is the case, then it is better to consider this suggestion.

Murong Li nodded: "Wang Langzhong's suggestion is very good. You go down and write a charter and let me take a look first."

"Yes, I obey your order."

Wang Langzhong retreated silently, but said in his heart that it was an honor for the emperor to actually know him, a fifth-rank official.

He usually sits at the bottom of the queue when he goes to court, and usually remains silent, as if he is an invisible person.

It was the same when he was in Hubu. Only when he was needed, would anyone think of him.

Just after Wang Langzhong retreated, the Minister of Household Affairs immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, just now you said that the Ministry of Household Affairs is in short supply. If we want to build a port, where will the money come from?"

I didn't even make any money, and I still had to take out a lot of money. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance quit my job.

Murong Li glanced at him: "That's why I asked you to think of a way. I can't think of a way and I don't want to take out the money. You are more anxious than me. I didn't see you in such a hurry when I took in the money."

The Secretary of the Household Department blushed and turned pale after being told by Murong Li. He hated that Wang Langzhong in his heart. He was his superior, and he went to court and spoke nonsense in front of the emperor without his consent.

If you want to build a port, what the heck, it won’t cost much to build the port. You have to empty the national treasury.

When he thought of giving out the money, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance wanted to crush a piece of silver into pieces and spend it.

Taking out huge amounts of money, it's like gouging out his heart.

Originally, the homes of the three major families, as well as that of King Huai'an, were confiscated, and there was money in the treasury. However, the emperor did not know what kind of madness he had, and he carried out the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, and most of the money in the treasury was lost in one go.

For such a big project, even if all the money from the national treasury is used to fill it, it will not be enough.

There are also four borders. Now that there are no soldiers, the emperor also wants to build military defenses.

Your Majesty is really not a man of the family, he doesn’t know how expensive salt and rice are, and spends money like running water. Don’t you know how difficult it is to make money?

When the emperor ascended the throne, he also granted amnesty to the whole country and exempted all the people of Xifeng Kingdom from taxes for one year. The emperor did not even think about how much this would cost. There was no revenue in the treasury this year. The small amount of taxes paid by the merchants was of no use.

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"Yes, Luo Shangshu, you are in charge of our Xifeng Kingdom's money bag, and light cannot go in or out. Then you can think of a way to earn more money back, so the money in your money bag can't go out, right?

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When the Minister of War heard what Luo Shangshu said, he felt very unhappy and immediately attacked him.

This Luo Shangshu is extremely stingy. Asking him for money is like poaching his flesh.

Especially the Ministry of War, which asked him for military contributions for their officers and soldiers every year, he kept delaying and reducing the money, hoping not to give him a penny.

Luo Shangshu snorted coldly at the Minister of War. The Ministry of War was the person he least liked to see. He wanted money the most. There was also the Ministry of Works. These two departments looked disgusting. Whenever they saw him, they would ask him for money. He also

He's not a silver maker, he's just in charge of the money for the emperor. Where did he get the money?

"There are so many ministers in the court, why must I be asked to find a solution? Besides, the prince has already thought of a solution."

Luo Shangshu's eyes almost rolled to the sky. These people were just like before, wanting to roast him on the shelf again.

Can you get money by roasting him?

Seeing that they were about to start fighting again, the Minister of War immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you send your ministers to suppress the bandits?"

"Hahaha... Mr. Zhang is so clever. There is a lot of property in the bandits' den. If you find ten or eight of them to kill them, you can get a lot of property."

As soon as the Minister of War finished speaking, a minister immediately laughed out loud and said mockingly.

Zhang Shangshu: "You have a way, why don't you relieve the emperor's worries? What's wrong with me suppressing bandits? I also eliminate harm for the people, and I have property to hand over, why not?"

It's not like he hasn't suppressed bandits before. When he was the Supreme Emperor, he was often short of money. The soldiers at the border were hungry and waiting for his money, so he led his troops to suppress bandits.
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