Chapter 414: Destroy...what city?!
Hearing this, Yuan Ruan almost burst out: [Tong'er, you... I want to control them and prevent the enemy from sacrificing to heaven. I don't mean to kill them in advance. This... I think my brother, Prince Yan and Prince Jing will also be reluctant. ]
System: [Alas, Ah Ruan is just too soft-hearted towards humans. ]
The emperor and others looked away with regret.
King Linjiang and King Hengshan felt relieved for some reason. This feeling of releasing and saving was too exciting. They couldn't help but have a liking for Yuan Ruan, and even forgot that it was Yuan Ruan who brought up this topic.
The system continued: [But Ah Ruan, don't worry. The King of Hengshan and the King of Linjiang are not in any danger in the short term. After all, even the King of Xiping has not been controlled by the State of Chu yet.]
King Hengshan and King Linjiang looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Yuanruan: [Ah? I'm a little confused.]
System: [That's right. Chu wanted to tear open a hole to split Xia from King Xiping, but King Xiping has not yet completely fallen into the trap. Once King Xiping falls into the trap, he will start to plan to save himself, first offering sacrifice to King Hengshan, and then King Linjiang.]
The faces of King Hengshan and King Linjiang looked slightly ugly.
Prince Linjiang was more loyal. He turned to look at Prince Yan and said in a low voice with a little hope: "This...isn't it really ventriloquism?"
The King of Yan looked at the King of Linjiang with sympathy. Everyone knew that these three of them had always been together in all weather conditions.
But the King of Yan still lowered his voice to break the other party's fantasy: "Do you think we are stupid?"
King Linjiang stopped talking.
Yuan Ruan took a bite of the milk soup handed to him by the emperor and wondered: [How did the Chu people trick the King of Xiping into falling for it?]
System: [Use various means to destroy the economy of King Xiping's fiefdom, so that King Xiping will take the initiative to collude with the State of Chu. For example, I will tell you a story that you can relate to the most. The fourth prince of the State of Chu planned a real estate market crash.]
Yuan Ruan's expression became much more depressed the moment he thought of the mortgage he took out in his previous life.
After a pause, Yuan Ruan finally spoke: [The fourth prince of Chu? Causing a real estate market crash? Can Daxia also have a real estate market? ]
The emperor and his entourage were also a little curious.
What is the property market?
The Minister of Revenue immediately took out his little notebook, and when he heard that it was related to the economy, he became interested.
System: [It's true. Ah Ruan. King Xiping is a very smart man. Although the three of them were lucky enough to arrive safely at their fiefdom, they had nothing but the fiefdom, and the land was not particularly suitable for farming. In order to make money, King Xiping thought of merchants, and then he used the rivers in the fiefdoms of the three princes to open up a very large and tax-free river business district. ]
Yuan Ruan was a little surprised: [Tax exemption?! King Xiping is really bold! But he doesn't want to pay so much tax, can you agree, brother? ]
System: [In order to revitalize his fief, the King of Xiping was reluctant to give up. As for your brother, he looked down on the low-class industries, and he saw that the King of Xiping and his two men were honestly making money in their fiefdom, so your brother didn't care. This tax exemption... I roughly estimated that it would be about one million a year. 】
Yuanruan's pupils trembled: [Hiss, so much! Is this the emperor's mindset? Brother really... treats money like dirt! ]
The Minister of Revenue trembled when he heard this.
What?! Free of millions of yuan?!
He looked at the emperor with resentment: Your Majesty, the princes and kings must also hand over part of their taxes to the court! In other words, this also loses money from the national treasury!
The Minister of War also looked at the emperor with some resentment, and even wanted to complain: Your Majesty, if you collect this money and give it to the Ministry of War! You are no longer a man among men, you are a majesty among majesties!
The emperor hid his slightly trembling fingers and silently shifted his gaze.
Yuan Ruan: [Tong'er, how can we bring down the property market so that the King of Xiping can fall into the trap? ]