"If you lead the troops yourself, you'll never have to worry about anyone rebelling against you again!"
"Among the wealthy families in Dayuan, those are the richest. Killing these families will bring you a continuous stream of wealth."
"Is there a problem with what I wrote?" Ye Jinghe asked with a smile.
From the moment Ye Jinghe uttered the word 'rebel,' Ye Jingchen knew he was in trouble.
As expected, Ye Jinghe's next words were even more shocking.
Say the most explosive things with the most innocent and harmless expression!
While this is indeed the most direct and effective method, not every member of a noble family is utterly wicked!
Ye Jinghe's ideas are too extreme.
Although he usually pretends to be very well-behaved, he is still a child after all, and his fangs will inevitably show if he is not careful.
Two of the princes' mothers were from prestigious families. What would Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingan think of his words?
Ye Jingchen quickly stepped in front of Ye Jinghe to block him.
"Father, Jinghe is still just a child. Please don't be angry because of his innocent words!"
First, appease the emperor; we'll discipline the brat later!
"Is it really just childish talk? I don't think so." The emperor took a step forward, his imposing aura overwhelming.
Ye Jinghe wanted to draw his brother's attention to him, but he didn't want his brother to be reprimanded by the emperor because of him. So he stepped out from behind his brother and stood in front of him, facing the emperor's oppression directly.
"Jinghe, although Father is our father, he is also the monarch of Dayuan. You must not disrespect Father!" Ye Jingchen hurriedly reminded him, afraid that Ye Jinghe would say something provocative to the emperor again, after all, he really dared to say such things!
He tried to pull Ye Jinghe back behind him, but to his surprise, he couldn't move him.
He used all his strength, but Ye Jinghe didn't budge an inch, as if he were welded to the ground.
For the first time, Ye Jingchen directly felt that Ye Jinghe, who had practiced martial arts for seven years, did indeed possess some skill.
Since he couldn't move him, Ye Jingchen wanted to step forward and block him, but Ye Jinghe grabbed him and wouldn't let him move.
"Jinghe, let go!" Ye Jingchen whispered.
Ye Jinghe ignored him, completely shielding Ye Jingchen behind him, while looking up to meet the emperor's gaze.
After staring at each other for a long time, the emperor snorted coldly, "What a fine display of brotherly affection!"
He looked at Ye Jing and Ye Jingchen behind him, "Just keep indulging him. He's so violent; one day, he'll turn on you!"
Although Ye Jinghe wanted to completely protect Ye Jingchen behind him, he was only eleven years old and much shorter than the fifteen-year-old Ye Jingchen, so he couldn't block the emperor's gaze from falling on Ye Jingchen at all.
Even standing on tiptoe, you can't block it.
Ye Jinghe felt a little annoyed; he wished he were a little taller.
As for the emperor's words, he scoffed at them.
Even if he harbors a lot of resentment, he would never harm his brother in the slightest!
The emperor stopped looking at the two brothers who annoyed him and turned to the next policy document.
Ye Jingyu's strategy finally brought him some comfort.
Ye Jingyu proposed using 'loyalty' and 'righteousness' to educate the soldiers. Loyalty education, which strengthens the loyalty of subjects and common people to the monarch, has always been a common method used by rulers.
In addition to promoting loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, the soldiers also needed to know how serious the consequences of rebellion would be, that if they rebelled, their entire family would be exterminated.
If people know that the risk of failure is extremely high and the consequences are unbearable, most people would not even dare to have such a thought, and even the most ordinary people would carefully consider it.
"Jingyu, this policy essay is very well written, and you are indeed very suitable for the Ministry of Rites!" the emperor praised.
Upon hearing the emperor's words, Ye Jingyu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't stop smiling.
The next policy proposal was written by Ye Jingyu.
Her suggestion can be summarized in eight words: lure them with benefits and move them with emotions.
Her views were somewhat similar to Ye Jing'an's, but there was one thing that surprised the emperor.
It has always been a long-standing custom in Dayuan for soldiers to leave their families behind in the capital while they go on campaigns. Ye Jingyu proposed in her policy essay that the monarch should control the weaknesses of the soldiers. If there are no weaknesses, then weaknesses should be created to ensure the loyalty of the soldiers.
This move of "creating something out of nothing" made the emperor look at Ye Jingyu with new respect.
Previously, when the emperor heard that Ye Jingchen intended to send Ye Jingyu to the Dali Temple, he thought he was joking. Now, however, he thinks that with Ye Jingyu's wisdom of "creating something out of nothing," she might actually be able to earn a place in the Dali Temple through her own abilities!
"Work hard! I look forward to seeing one of my princesses become a 'female Zhuge Liang'!" the emperor encouraged.
The emperor's praise made several princes and princesses take notice.
"A female Zhuge Liang" is the highest praise an emperor has ever given to this day.
For the first time, a very obvious smile appeared on Ye Jingyu's usually expressionless face.
"Father, it's time for your son to present his strategy!" Ye Jingyu said excitedly.
"Let your father see what you've written," the emperor said with a smile, opening Ye Jingyu's essay and beginning to read.
Ye Jingyu wrote some suggestions on increasing the national treasury revenue, which were related to the "merchant" in the social hierarchy of "scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants".
Ye Jingyu proposed raising commercial taxes on the condition of improving the social status of merchants, and encouraging ordinary people to engage in business.
At the same time, all preferential treatment given to aristocratic families and nobles in business was abolished, and they were treated the same as ordinary merchants.
Furthermore, the sale of daily necessities was nationalized, with uniform prices set, and these sales were then handed over to ordinary merchants to compete for, with the highest bidder winning.
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