After accepting the silver notes, he arrogantly said, "Please wait here."
After speaking, he turned around the screen and went to the secret room where Zhao Shu was, and reported in a low voice: "Princess, what do you think?"
"If they think the price is too low, let them think it over carefully. Don't leave until they figure it out." As she spoke, she placed another piece, but Wei Tingsi captured most of her black pieces. "You cheated."
In her past life, she was not good at playing Go. After finally learning it to a certain extent, she could beat ordinary people except for that one. However, Wei Tingsi, the legendary martial artist, was extremely good at it, and she never won against him.
Xiao Guo bowed and withdrew, instructing someone to serve tea to the shareholders without even showing his face.
After he left, Zhao Shu instructed Su Xiu, "In the name of the Fourth Prince, buy up the items from Jinzaofang at a low price. If they refuse, take them."
Try to mess with me, I'll make sure you're completely ruined!
Su Xiu felt a chill run down her spine. How could the princess do such a thing? However, she dared not disobey and bowed to carry out the task.
Wei Tingsi looked up at Zhao Shu, "Aren't you afraid that Zhao Bi will retaliate in kind?"
"If there is a peasant uprising, do you think the emperor will grant amnesty or annihilate it?" Zhao Shu did not answer his question, but instead threw another question at him. After speaking, fearing that he did not understand what "peasant" meant, she explained: "It means a popular uprising."
"If that is the case, it would naturally be better to grant them amnesty. Slaughtering the people has never been a good policy. However, His Majesty cannot tolerate such unruly people and will probably annihilate many of them."
Zhao Shushen agreed, "But what if the common people rob the noble families of everything?" She smiled wickedly, "Those who submit to the Crown Prince will be protected by troops, and those who don't will not only be robbed, but killed off, and we will pretend we don't know anything."
“Doing this would easily incite public outrage, which is inappropriate,” Wei Tingsi bluntly retorted. “The Crown Prince would also not agree; he has a strong sense of justice.”
Zhao Shu was somewhat discouraged. What a brilliant plan! If the people didn't revolt, they could be incited. Incite the people to plunder the powerful families and see if they'd still be so arrogant...
Unfortunately, the Crown Prince certainly doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing.
However, it's not impossible to find someone who shares her thoughts.
At least, that's what Huo Baichuan thought, and that's what he did.
Ten days earlier, before the virtuous king was found, the King of Shu and the King of Jing raised an army, and there were many refugees in the capital.
With a large number of refugees, it is inevitable that they will cause trouble and be difficult to manage.
At this very moment, he was undertaking sweeping reforms, and his reforms had only one purpose: to abolish most of the privileges that were detrimental to the dynasty.
For example, the power of recommendation by aristocratic families was one of the tools they used to control the government.
For example, most local academies were clan schools for various ethnic groups. Students from poor families had no idea where to study, and the conditions for opening a private school were extremely strict.
For example, with private land ownership, some large clans own land in an entire county or prefecture! Ninety-nine percent of the residents on that land are their tenants!
There are many, many more privileges...
He wanted to implement reforms, but those who were to be reformed would rebel, so he began to incite a refugee uprising...
Zhao Shu had no time to worry about these things for the time being; the most important thing now was to eliminate the potential threats! Were the twin brothers and Empress Yide really still alive? And was Zhao Bi really Yide's son? Each and every one of these things excited her immensely!
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