Early the next morning!
In the palace.
Civil and military officials entered the court in order, and the entire court was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
At this time, the man walking in front of the group of people was wearing armor and a sword given by Lin Tianlong himself on his waist. He walked with a graceful and casual pace, and even directly bumped into the inspector beside him, and the inspector could only smile apologetically.
"Bai Qihe is really becoming more and more arrogant!"
"That's right. Ever since he was named the Great God of War, he's become arrogant. I think he'll get his comeuppance sooner or later."
"Stop talking, stop talking, stand still!"
The people in the back were whispering about Bai Qihe. Now, the civil and military officials of the Dagan Dynasty have been deeply invaded by the children of aristocratic families. Many important institutions, even the Ministry of War, have people from aristocratic families. This is also the root cause of the problem left by the previous emperor, and it has not been solved yet.
After all the ministers were seated, some began to chat quietly! It seemed as if they didn't take this morning court seriously. The noble families were extremely close to each other, and they had endless topics to talk about!
Until the sound of whips rang out, someone on the side shouted: "The emperor has arrived!"
Lin Tianlong walked out from the back hall wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe and sat slowly on the golden platform.
He glanced at the group of people in front of him and found that Xu Cangguo had not attended the morning court again! Did he really think that the court was his home? He could come and go as he pleased.
All the officials knelt down at this moment, even Bai Qihe knelt down, and they shouted in unison:
"Long live the emperor!"
"My dear ministers, please stand up—"
Lin Tianlong smiled and said to the ministers in front of him:
"My dear ministers, is there anything I need to decide today?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall suddenly became suffocatingly quiet. This silence in the court had been like this for a long time. The officials from the aristocratic families had been approaching Lin Tianlong step by step, just to express that you, the emperor, have been sidelined by us.
"Well, it seems that Dagan is doing really well recently! The people are living and working in peace and contentment, with no foreign enemies invading and no internal troubles!"
Lin Tianlong laughed amiably, and the officials from the noble families below lowered their heads, wondering why Lin Tianlong was laughing.
Normally, His Majesty would lose his temper if they remained silent, so why was he so happy today? Could something good have happened?
"Do you want to know why I am so happy? The national treasury is particularly full this year. I think it is the credit of the aristocratic families, so I want to allocate some salt and iron to be managed and controlled by the aristocratic families, but I don't know which family to choose. This makes me very distressed!" Lin Tianlong held his forehead and pretended to be worried, as if everything was just as he said.
After hearing Lin Tianlong's words, the officials below raised their heads in shock. From ancient times to the present, salt and iron have been the exclusive property of the imperial court. Now the emperor actually said that he wanted to divide a piece of it for the aristocratic families to run. How could this be possible? Unless he was mentally ill,
"Your Majesty! I have something to say!"
A tall and thin Minister of Revenue stood out from the neatly arranged ranks, holding a tablet in his hand and bowing.
"My dear, please speak!"
"Your Majesty! The exclusive supply of salt and iron has been the imperial court's privilege since ancient times. How can it be allocated to aristocratic families now? This is against the rules. I find it unreasonable!"
Everyone present perked up and watched, wanting to know whether the emperor was serious.
"Eh! Although the salt and iron monopoly can bring huge income to the court, I think such a monopoly may not be good. Now that the aristocratic families are prosperous, why not first divide a piece of land for the aristocratic families to try and see if salt and iron can make money in their hands? If the experiment is effective, I plan to disperse the court's salt and iron monopoly and let that aristocratic family control part of it!" After Lin Tianlong finished speaking, the whole court exploded instantly. This was like a blockbuster bomb for them. For the aristocratic families, it was an opportunity to turn things around! Whoever got it would soar to the sky! And since the emperor said so, how could it be false?
Officials who valued centralization and those who had grudges against the aristocratic families began to gather together, constantly submitting memorials to accuse and stop Lin Tianlong's current actions. In their view, Lin Tianlong's behavior was tantamount to self-destruction! The court had already been invaded by the aristocratic families, and now they wanted to divide the power they had. Isn't this just aiding and abetting the evil and inviting the wolf into the house?
Lin Tianlong did not respond to them, but showed an expression of being annoyed by them, and then shouted angrily:
"I don't need you to teach me how to do things!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the officials fell silent. They immediately felt that their work was over, and at the same time they wondered why His Majesty was acting so abnormally.
Lin Tianlong gave the order, which will be implemented starting tomorrow. As long as the family whose field controls salt and iron brings the greatest economic benefits during this period, that family will be given the control rights!
Lin Tianlong then withdrew from the court, leaving the officials in bewilderment! Some of them hadn't even figured it out yet. Was the salt and iron monopoly going to rewrite history in this generation?
In the chaotic court, only Bai Qihe narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of the abnormal Lin Tianlong, and at the same time thinking in his heart that Lin Tianlong was not such a reckless person!
Then he seemed to think of something! Was it the good work of the prince consort? How interesting! Xu Xiaoyi, Xu Xiaoyi, I really hope you don’t come back, otherwise it will be very troublesome.
However, everyone was fooled by your dandy appearance, even I didn't notice it at all.
Bai Qihe then left the hall with a smile. This action made the people around him even more confused. How could Bai Qihe still laugh when His Majesty did such a thing?
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"Assholes! Show me your passion! Go faster! It'll take you forever to finish at this speed! This is not the speed an assembly line should have!" Xu Xiaoyi showed a furious look, directing several huge 'assembly lines' in front of him!
In those assembly lines, the people at the front were disassembling bag after bag of cement, a group of people brought sand and poured it on the ground, people holding hoes dug a small hole in the middle, and then poured cement into the hole, another group of people poured in water and stirred it vigorously, and another group of people shoveled up the mixed cement with wooden boards, and then poured it evenly on the molds made by the carpenters with all their strength and speed, and then people took it out and arranged it, put it in the sun to dry, and sprinkled some water from time to time.
Xu Xiaoyi kept forcing them to work faster. Even when they were working so hard that their hearts were about to explode, this group of people did not dare to complain. They looked up and saw Xu Xiaoyi's terrifying face, which instantly made their hair stand on end and their hair stand on end.
Let them speed up involuntarily!
Soon, within a few days, the cement bricks had been piled up into a mountain. Xu Xiaoyi was very satisfied with the hardness of these cement bricks. This cement was even harder than the cement he had seen in his previous life!
[Don't underestimate me, the system! Haven't you heard that anything the system produces must be top-notch?]
You are such a child. I really can't stand you.
[Isn't this what you usually like the most? (Roaring)]
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