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Chapter 116 Selling Officials?Am I going to be a traitor?
"Why don't you go to Yanmen Pass and serve as a staff officer for the general."

Brother, do you know what it means to talk on paper? If you let me go, I dare not bear the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people.

"I don't want this. The battlefield is changing rapidly. If I lose the battle because of me, I'm afraid I will let the people down."

Li Kuo was silent for a while and didn't mention it again. Li Xiuzhu was right, he was too young, so he didn't feel at ease.

But he suddenly thought of another thing.

It's not easy for him to intervene in the war, so the financial matters should be simple, right?
"Now that the army is going on an expedition, it needs a lot of money, and the treasury is empty. Can Xiuzhu have a good way to fill the treasury?"

"At least finish this battle."

Li Xiuzhu was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, is the treasury so poor?It is incomparable with the banks of later generations.

After thinking about it, he really thought of several ways.

"Supporting this war, how bad is the treasury?"

"A conservative estimate is that there is still a gap of 5 taels. This should not include the post-war pension."

Just fifty thousand?That's not much worse.

However, Li Xiuzhu also despises him, 5 taels is just enough for his family's ransom, and there is no one who is so poor as an emperor.

"If it's just to ensure the smooth end of the war, it's too simple. You can give the supplies in batches, and there's no need to give them all at once."

"The ones that are classified first should be given at one time, and the ones that do not need to be given at one time."

"Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about armor reserves and arrow reserves. An army of 10 people can basically use armor for a long time with [-] reserves."

"The same is true for arrows. They are provided a hundred times as many as the number of shooters. They can be used for at least ten days and half a month."

"As long as we can ensure the continuous supply of supplies and not be robbed, then we can play like this."

"At the later stage, you can replenish the national treasury from Silla when you conquer Silla."

"Although Silla is said to be in a natural disaster, there are still a lot of silver and treasures."

Li Kuo nodded when he heard the words, this is indeed an idea, and in this way, he does not need to use his small treasury.

But Li Kuo was not satisfied.

"Then is there any other choice?"

"Better, there are..."

After a pause, Li Xiuzhu continued: "One is donating officials."

"Real positions under the seventh rank and vacant positions under the fifth rank can be sold. Selling the vacant official positions can immediately solve the gold and silver problem."

"Even if the government thinks that grain and grass are not easy to buy, they can use grain and grass to buy officials."

"Those big family merchants have a lot of money."

Is it a matter of money?The selling officer can't open his head.

"This...Xiuzhu, you are still young, so you don't know. Selling an official is to shake the foundation of the country, and this cannot be moved."

Hearing that Li Xiuzhu had a different opinion, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong."

"Void positions below the fifth rank, such as Shizhao of the Imperial Academy, the Four Interpreters of the Ministry of Rites, the Official Preface Class of the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial College Classics, the Honglu Temple Hanming Praise, Preface Class, etc. These positions are dispensable, and it is not necessary to raise a few. It doesn't affect anything at all."

"To put it simply, it is to give these businessmen an identity, and also give their children an identity to study."

"Real positions below the seventh rank are more important. Even if it is just a prison officer of the Ministry of Punishment, there is a lot of money to be made."

"Those who want these positions need either money or power. If they want power, His Majesty will have more officials who do practical things."

"If you want money, that's even better. These people should have a lot of wealth. If they come to embezzle and accept bribes again, it's a knife for Your Majesty."

"When he can be accused of copying the house, then copy them, then their silver will become His Majesty's silver."

"At that time, the vacant seats can be sold again. When the big waves wash the sand, some gold can always be found."

At this moment, Li Kuo didn't know what to say, he admitted that he was moved by what was said.

At this moment, he seemed to see a steady stream of gold and silver ingots waving to him.

"Xiu Zhu, leave this matter to you."

"Me? Isn't that good? I don't have any official position, and the weight is not enough, right?"

Since ancient times, the unlucky ones who betrayed officials were always the ones who betrayed them. Isn't this obviously trying to blackmail him.

Li Kuo waved his hands when he heard the words, and said, "Since you proposed this matter, you should naturally do it. Don't worry, I will give you a gold medal to avoid death."

The corner of Li Xiuzhu's mouth twitched, the gold medal for avoiding death can really prevent death?
Anyway, generally speaking, this thing is useless.

"Then you can give me another copy, otherwise I really dare not touch this thing."

Seeing the cautious look on Li Xiuzhu's face, Li Kuo knew that he would not work seriously if he was not ordered to do so.

"Okay, I will give you a handbook, but this handbook cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary."

Li Xiuzhu was also a cheerful person, and nodded upon hearing this.

"Okay! Then the reward."

Suddenly, Li Kuo stared.

"I'm a lonely unmarried daughter."

...?Am I for the chick?
Man, look... get me.

"Then it can't be nothing good, can it?"

Li Kuo froze.

"Isn't it enough to give you a promotion?"

"Well, I have no pursuit of official positions."

Li Xiuzhu smiled shyly, and continued: "You see, I'm about to open a house, and it's going to cost a lot of money."

"[-]% profit!"

[-]%?
Hiss, are there so many?
It seems that this old man has never been an official, so he doesn't know the oil and water in it!
"Father-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter for you."

"Hmph, can you say good things now? I found out, you boy, it's too early to be unprofitable."

During the conversation, Fu's mansion arrived, and Li Xiuzhu took out a special plow within a few minutes after entering the house.

There is a roller under the plow, and there are sawtooth on the roller, which looks like a gear.

Next to the wheel is a large plowshare with a hook, and three stalks with arc-shaped soil dividers.

The thing is lighter than the traditional plow. The pipe that pulls the plow is made of aluminum. The thickness is very high to ensure that it is strong and durable, and it is much lighter.

At this time, the sedan chairs or carriages of all the officials were waiting, and everyone was very curious when they saw what Li Xiuzhu brought out.

Plowing with something so simple?
Li Xiuzhu was not strong either, so he handed the plow to the side guards and got on the emperor's carriage again.

"Let's go!"

Following Wang Defa's singing, the team set off again.

Although Huangtian is outside the city, it is very close to the imperial city. The land here is open and close to the water source. It is one of the best lands in Shangjing.

After everyone came out, Li Xiuzhu looked at his face with a satisfied expression.

"You can test the nearby land as you like, just pull it."

"If you want to reclaim dry wasteland, you still have to wait for the cows to pull after the rain to save trouble."

Li Kuo and Baiguan couldn't bear it for a long time. Hearing this, Song Lian from the household department immediately said: "Your Majesty, let me try!"

At this time, a general heard the words and immediately said: "Your Majesty, let me do it."

"Even if this plow may be convenient for plowing the land, how could Song Shilang, a frail scholar, be able to pull it?"

Song Lian hesitated when he heard the words, he really didn't have much confidence in this.

But he was not very willing to let him give up like this.

(End of this chapter)