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The servant left in a hurry, and soon came back to report: "Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Household Department is waiting outside the palace!"

Lu Chengqi calmed down a little, and said, "Xuan!"

"Follow the decree! Minister of the Ministry of Xuanhu sees you!"

After finishing speaking, the servant left the Chuigong Hall, and the Hubu Shangshu Linzhenzhong slowly strode in: "Chenlin Townzhong, see Your Majesty!" He made the most formal salute.

The so-called bowing is the core of Han etiquette.Put your hands together in front of your chest, push it out as a bow, and retract it as an arch.Chinese etiquette emphasizes being upright and comfortable, natural and elegant, emphasizing respect and respect, simple but not complicated.Those who are not kings, relatives and teachers of heaven and earth do not kneel down to worship.Even if you see the emperor on weekdays, you don't give a reward, and you don't have to kneel down regardless of the crime.

The salute is a formal ceremony, a gift of greeting and a ceremony of respect.

When giving a salute, it depends on the honor of the recipient or his own respectful attitude, or bow deeply or shallowly, let nature take its course.It is mostly used in formal greetings, expressing solemnity.

If the relationship with the recipient is relatively close, it is not possible to give a long salute, and the salute occasion is relatively relaxed, then the formal salute posture is retracted to the chest, and it becomes a more relaxed salute.The hand-to-hand ceremony is mostly a daily greeting and farewell ceremony, and it is a universal ceremony.The difference between bowing with the back of the hand forward and bowing with the back of the hand facing up.

As for the military salute, it is actually the clasping salute, which is also a variation of the bow salute.In the army, when performing bow salute or bowing hands, because the right hand holds the weapon, the right hand can only be in the shape of a fist, while the left hand is stamped on the right hand according to the requirements of bow salute, and finally becomes a clasped fist salute.

It is similar to the salute of later generations. The state of etiquette is not called for nothing.However, what Lu Chengqi prefers is to give courtesy first and then fight.

"Be flat!"

Lu Chengqi stood up and walked slowly towards Lin Zhenzhong. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Lin Qing, tell me honestly, if I want to go to war with the Liao Kingdom, will I be able to hold it?"

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, how long will the fight be?"

Lin Zhenzhong asked back, he looked at Lu Chengqi honestly, not afraid of being reprimanded.It's not that he doesn't understand the truth that being with a king is like a tiger, but that he has his own beliefs.The beliefs of literati are sometimes more important than imperial power.

"Once the war starts, who can predict it? Maybe in January, maybe in March, maybe in a year, or even in ten years..." Lu Chengqi is quite optimistic, "However, the Liao Kingdom must be defeated, If I don't beat him to the ground, I won't be able to sleep or eat in peace!"

When Lu Chengqi said this, he also added a Jurchen, a Menggubu, and a Japanese country. As for Korea, hehe, Lu Chengqi didn't like it!

Lin Zhenzhong couldn't understand: "Why does Your Majesty insist on fighting the Liao Kingdom to the death?"

Lu Chengqi can't say that the Little Ice Age is coming, right?That would make people look like a monster, even if he is the emperor.Once the Little Ice Age arrives, how much can the grassland produce?Under the freezing weather, it is difficult for the nomads to invade the south!
This is simply an endless cycle. When there is not enough food, the famished prairie people will attack the Central Plains desperately.For them, the Central Plains is food and warmth. Do you think they will attack the Central Plains?You can understand by looking at the official history, why did the Kingdom of Jin stop fighting when it reached the Yangtze River?One is that they don’t know water, the other is that they have occupied the Central Plains and are satisfied, and the third is that the Han people have come to their senses and have produced national heroes like Yue Wumu.

But Lu Chengqi will never let history repeat itself, the nomads want to survive?Want to enter the Central Plains?It is not impossible, but you have to completely become a part of Dashun, be integrated by the Han people, learn Chinese characters, speak Chinese, and fully integrate into the Han nationality.

It's a pity that such a grand plan and dominance cannot be known by Lin Zhenzhong.For Lin Zhenzhong, Lu Chengqi was insane because he wanted to fight the Liao Kingdom to the death.

"Your Majesty, please think twice! With the current national treasury, it can last up to three months, and this still counts the tax collected from Xia..." Lin Zhenzhong tried to persuade Lu Chengqi.

"Don't worry, Lin Qing, I guess Yelu Hongji won't even want to fight the Liao Kingdom!" Lu Chengqi said with a smile, "If the Liao Kingdom is hurt, then Jurchen, Shiwei, and Menggu will all be ready to move. Yelu Hong Ji would rather seek peace with us than cause chaos in the Liao Kingdom. Lin Qing, you should understand what I mean!"

Lin Zhenzhong understood what Lu Chengqi meant, but he just wanted to increase the people's attachment and gather people's hearts.

In his opinion, it is a big gamble to invest in such a "meaningless" war with tens of millions of people and an unknown amount of money.And the winning rate is too low, and the possibility of losing is too great.

"Your Majesty, what if the war is delayed for more than three months?" What Lin Zhenzhong was worried about was this. It was already time to eat the grain. If this continued, even the gods would not be able to stop the financial gap!
"There's still Huangzhuang!" Lu Chengqi said lightly.

"Your Majesty, what if Huangzhuang has no money?" Lin Zhenzhong said relentlessly.

"Aren't there still officials and merchants, they are so rich!" Lu Chengqi finally bared his fangs, "It seems that Lin Qing's family is also run by relatives?"

Lin Zhenzhong was surprised: "Your Majesty wants to levy business taxes from officials and businessmen?"

"It's not just commercial taxes!" Lu Chengqi sneered, "It's only natural for officials and gentry to pay taxes together. Why do the common people pay but officials can't? It's not that I don't care about people. Salaries are not included in taxes. It's already very kind! "

"Your Majesty, absolutely not, if this is done, I'm afraid..."

"Afraid of what?" Seeing Lin Zhenzhong's dead parents, Lu Chengqi had no reason to feel disgusted.Even if Lin Zhenzhong is really thinking about Dashun, he still thinks about his own business immediately, right?

"I'm afraid the world will be in chaos!" Lin Zhenzhong persuaded earnestly.

Lu Chengqi said disdainfully: "Joke! The hearts of the people are with me, how can there be chaos in the world? Where does the chaos come from? Is it from your mouth? Or is it an official businessman like your relatives?"

Lin Zhenzhong was speechless. It is true that Lu Chengqi's policy is too popular, but this is using the interests of vested interest groups to subsidize the people, and there must be big troubles!

"I'm not afraid of chaos, anyway, they are guys who want to take advantage and don't want to pay. I don't care about killing chickens and monkeys, killing a few..." When Lu Chengqi said this, he was like a night owl, and the chill permeated people.

Lin Zhenzhong trembled all over, and he didn't know whether he was frightened or afraid that he would become the soul of the butcher.Lu Chengqi's cold-blooded iron hand started as early as when he took power.Anyone who dares to interfere with his authority will definitely die.Coupled with the fact that Lu Chengqi has taken control of the Supervision Department, it is absolutely sure to catch one.

(End of this chapter)