Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly, as if they understood that His Majesty didn't want to set off so early.
Shaking his head, Minister of War Lin Yuansong hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has shipped all the food and supplies needed for the 200,000-man army for the next month to Zhennan Pass. Meanwhile, the commander of Zhennan Pass has reported that the Baiyue enemy has stopped attacking our border three days ago."
"We sent out scouts later, but didn't find much evidence. We initially concluded that the Baiyue army must have gone into hiding."
These words made all the generals present frown.
They are all generals from various prefectures in the southern border.
Most of them had fought against the Baiyue barbarians before and knew that the enemy was difficult to deal with.
If we can clearly trace the trail, then there is nothing to worry about. The only thing to worry about is that the other party is hiding in the mountains and forests. If that happens, it will be troublesome. How can we fight if we can't find the person?
Therefore, several generals looked at His Majesty in front of them nervously.
But Wei Yunyi remained calm as before, "Well, I understand. What about other matters?"
Of course he knew that Lin Yuansong told him the news about Baiyue at this moment because he wanted him to give the order earlier and let the army set out to Zhennan Pass. After all, even the enemies were hiding now.
Apparently, he had heard about Wei's expedition and wanted to avoid its attack.
In this case, you must act quickly, and perhaps you will get unexpected results.
But the key point is that Wei Yunyi does not want to end the war, he just wants to use this incident to curb his destiny.
Therefore, he didn't react much to avoid these people starting to chatter again.
It would be better to act calmly.
Just ask something else.
Sure enough, after hearing this, everyone couldn't help but show disappointment in their eyes.
Sighing, Song Gongwen stepped out again and said, "Your Majesty, I have received news that most of the taxes collected after the reform have begun to be collected. The Ministry of Revenue is working on the accounts overnight. According to preliminary estimates, the first batch of silver should be deposited into the national treasury within the next few days. It will be at least several million taels, and there will be more to come."
"Before I left the capital, I estimated that this amount of silver was enough to cover all the court's expenses for the entire year, even including the Grand Canal and the Straight Road projects, with a large portion left over for future use."
What?
Has the land tax been collected?
Hearing this, Wei Yunyi suddenly became restless.
Although I knew that the reform was successful, I never thought that the taxes could be collected so early.
Were those nobles so willing to hand over the silver to the court?
Thinking of this, Wei Yunyi felt helpless.
He knew that the nobles certainly had more money than the common people, but it was also harder to collect. However, he never considered that only a few days had passed...
Forget it, I don’t want to think about it. Anyway, the matter is already settled.
"Okay, I get it. You did a great job on this matter." Wei Yunyi waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
At this time, the Minister of War, Lin Yuansong, suddenly came out and said, "It's about Zhenbei Pass. The old marquis has signed an alliance with the nine khans. The nine khans have agreed not to invade the south again for the next ten years."
"Also, in this alliance, the nine khans also agreed to allow the Great Wei to promote border trade, and the nine tribes will cooperate."
"The old marquis has sent a military report and wants to ask whether Your Majesty and the court have any other instructions. If not, the nine khans will be officially released. Therefore, I will let Your Majesty make the final decision."
Although the signing of the alliance could be decided by the Marquis of Shenwu, the matter of releasing the Khan of the grassland naturally had to be decided by the emperor and the court, and he could not make the decision on his own.
Sure enough, the various impacts of the victory in the grassland war have already emerged.
The nine Khans promised not to invade the south of Wei for ten years.
They also agreed to the conditions for border trade.
That means.
For a long time to come, there will not be any major crises in the northern border of the Great Wei.
In addition, there is the tax revenue brought in by my father-in-law's successful implementation of the land-based tax system.
Wei Yunyi had already imagined it.
If this continues, I don’t know how much luck will increase by the time this month’s accounts are settled.
The same goes for the Marquis of Shenwu. Wouldn't it be better for him to make his own decision?
Do you have to submit this memorial to cause trouble for me?
He immediately shook his head, unwilling to say anything more: "Alright, you can discuss these matters with the cabinet. I have a lot of things to do, and I need to focus on military affairs. I will soon be conquering the Baiyue in the south, so I can't spare any time to spare. You can all go."
After saying that, Wei Yunyi simply stopped and asked everyone present to leave.
Otherwise, what's the point of keeping them?
Continue to make things difficult for yourself?
Upon hearing this, everyone bowed and left without saying anything else.
Lin Yuansong and Song Gongwen were a little puzzled. They felt that His Majesty should be delighted when they heard the news they had reported back. The tax revenue increase and the complete victory in the battle in the north were both news.
Or, in the eyes of Your Majesty, these are not worth being happy about?
Is your Majesty's request so high?
See everyone leave.
Wei Yunyi also shook his head.
I thought that after leaving the capital, I wouldn't have to listen to those bad things, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't escape.
At this time, Wang Jin also walked out from the side, and took out a brocade box from his sleeve, saying: "Your Majesty, this is the Chongyuan Pill refined by the National Master. It was just delivered today. There are a total of five pills in it."
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