The court hall suddenly fell into another quarrel. Yang Guang looked at everyone's appearance, and the expression on his face slowly became solid. If he hadn't thought that his patron king was here, he might have gotten angry.
When it comes to money, it's like stepping on the tail of these nobles. If the court is like this, one can only imagine what will happen to the place and those nobles.
Nowadays, the old nobles and the emerging forces in the imperial court are constantly quarreling. The old group thinks that it is inappropriate to ask the nobles for money and how difficult it is for the nobles. The new group refutes it with the justice of the country and the nation. Pei Ju, the incarnation of Song Que and Shi Zhixuan They remained silent, their eyes full of disdain, despising these short-sighted people.
The patron king held the armrests of the Taishi's chair with both hands. The armrests were trembling slightly and were about to break.
"Moo..."
Suddenly, a dull cow cry came from outside the hall, and the sound reached people's minds, and the scene fell into silence for an instant.
"The immortal is here." Song Que said in surprise.
"Quick, follow me to greet you." Yang Guang's body was shaken and he walked out quickly. Yang Lin also stood up quickly, and soon everyone walked out of the court quickly.
When everyone walked out of the palace, they saw a green bull floating in the air, and the guards below were already kneeling on the ground.
"Is this an immortal?" Yang Lin murmured, looking at the handsome green bull in the sky.
"Yes, uncle."
After speaking, Yang Guang walked down the steps, and the others quickly followed.
"Yang Guang pays homage to the immortal." Yang Guang bowed.
"Meet the Immortal."
The green bull slowly fell towards the ground.
Li Daoyi and others also jumped down from the cow's back.
"No need to be polite."
"Thank you, Immortal."
Only then did Yang Lin take a serious look at the opposite side. He saw a young and handsome Taoist priest and two fair-looking women, one red and one white. Among them, the woman in white was holding a young child in her arms.
"Woooo..." Qilin also jumped down from the bull's head.
The little thing ran happily on the ground.
"Huh?" Everyone was stunned, especially Yang Guang and Song Que. They had been in contact with Li Daoyi the most, but they had never seen this little black thing, so they took a closer look.
"This... Your Majesty, this seems to be a unicorn." Pei Ju couldn't help but say.
"Kirin?"
"Hiss...it's really a unicorn."
"Just like in the painting."
"Auspicious, Your Majesty, this is auspicious."
"The auspicious beast Qilin is the auspicious beast Qilin."
The ministers present exclaimed.
I saw Xiao Hei slowly walking towards Yang Guang. Yang Guang was stunned at this time and stood there a little at a loss. Xiao Hei went over and smelled him. Then he turned around and walked back as if he was not interested. Li Daoyi's side.
"This is Xiao Hei. My new pet is indeed a unicorn." Li Daoyi said with a smile.
"Congratulations, Taoist Master." Yang Guang quickly handed over his hand.
"Mengmeng fell asleep." Li Daoyi continued.
"Come here, take the two girls to find the queen." Yang Guang said quickly.
Soon two eunuchs came forward.
"You go to the queen first." Li Dao said to the two women.
"Um."
Qilin also followed, and only Niu Er and Li Daoyi were present.
"I heard everything you were arguing about just now." At this time, Li Daoyi said.
"Let the immortals laugh."
"Are you Yang Lin?"
"Yes, I, Yang Lin, have seen immortals." said the patron king.
"A family with an old man is like a treasure. Your worries are very good. Money is indeed needed to fight the war." Li Daoyi affirmed.
"But the court has no money, but the war has to be fought. Isn't this a contradiction?" Li Daoyi said slowly.
"Yes, I wonder if the immortal can do anything about it?" Yang Guang asked.
"There are no unbroken eggs when a nest is overturned. With so many great nobles in the Sui Dynasty, doesn't anyone understand this?" Li Daoyi asked.
All the ministers present lowered their heads.
"No, these people are smarter than anyone else, but they can't see the benefits it can bring, so they are unwilling to take risks. No matter whether they are nobles or landlords, or even ordinary people, their family's money cannot be blown by the wind. All that comes is the hard work of our ancestors, so no one is willing to take risks. As for the interests of the country and the nation, those who have it naturally have it, but what more people need is a stable life. "
"It will only be counterproductive to use national justice to pressure them. What the court needs to do is to give them hope." Li Daoyi said a lot.
"May I ask, sir, what is this hope?" Song Que suddenly asked.
"future."
"future?"
"Yes, in the final analysis, the future of the Great Sui Dynasty is to make them have confidence, believe in the country, and trust the country. The Great Sui Dynasty is still very young. It has been less than thirty years since the founding of the country. The country is so big, the population is so large, and there are so many nobles. Why? Maybe everyone is so enlightened all at once? This requires His Majesty to give people confidence and hope."
When Yang Guang and others heard this, they nodded in agreement, and then looked at Li Daoyi with longing eyes.
“Issue national debt!”
"National debt? What is this?" Yang Guang asked.
"It's very simple. It's a creditor-debt relationship formed by borrowing money from all the people and raising funds from all over the country. It's a credit-debt certificate issued by the imperial court to the people all over the country, promising to pay interest within a certain period of time and repay the principal when due. Now in the Sui Dynasty "
"War is not just about consuming money. You must learn to use war to make money. The later interest and principal repayment to the people will naturally be solved from the war. The court does not need to be pressured. As the saying goes, "take from the people and use it for the people," the same goes for money. Yes, if the people are prosperous, the country will be prosperous. Will the court be short of money?" Li Daoyi looked at Yang Guang and others and said.
"Okay, wonderful, wonderful." Pei Ju suddenly became excited. The eyes looking at Li Daoyi were full of admiration.
"Is this... really feasible?" Yang Guang was hesitant.
"How will your Majesty know if it works or not without trying it?" Li Daoyi asked.
"Your Majesty, what the immortal said is right. Our Lingnan Song family is willing to be the first one to purchase national debt." Song Que said.
"I am duty-bound and willing to buy it." Yang Lin quickly expressed his stance.
Because of Li Daoyi's existence, all the ministers present expressed their opinions one after another, fearing that they would be a step behind others. In fact, they had no idea at this time, but they must give the immortal face.
"Master Pei, you can go down and study how to issue this national debt. I believe it will not be difficult with your talent."
"Yes." Pei Ju bowed. At this time, he was extremely excited and felt that the door to a new world had opened.
"Take this." At this time, Li Daoyi walked up to Yang Guang and handed a scroll to him.
"This is it?" Yang Guang took the scroll with some confusion.
Li Daoyi's lips moved slightly.
"This is the wealth that Yang Su left for the Sui Dynasty. The map of Yang Gong's treasure house is within the capital. You will still issue the national debt and leave the treasure house to Shi Zhixuan for secret excavation."
Li Daoyi's voice reached the ears of Yang Guang, Yang Lin, Song Que, and Shi Zhixuan at the same time, and several of them raised their heads and looked at Li Daoyi in surprise.
"Immortal...I..." Yang Guang's eyes suddenly turned red and his lips trembled.
"Don't disappoint me." Li Daoyi patted him on the shoulder.
The three Yang Lins looked at each other, their eyes full of excitement. Back then, Yang Su conquered the world and plundered countless wealth, which was rumored to be worth the country's tax revenue for ten years.
"It is inconvenient for me to participate in the mortal battle. The rest will be left to you. I remind you to take a long-term view. The world is very big. Goguryeo, Tuyuhun and even the grasslands are not worth mentioning. The future of the Sui Dynasty is still thousands of miles away. , outside the sea." Then Li Daoyi looked at the ministers and said.
"We will remember the immortal's teachings." Everyone bowed.
"Well, you continue, I won't leave the palace for the time being." Li Dao nodded, then turned around and flew on Niu Er's back.
I saw him gently patting the green bull, and the two bulls took off into the air and flew towards the back of the palace, where was the harem, but no one would think the immortal was rude.
When Li Daoyi came to the harem, the queen was chatting with the two women. When she saw Li Daoyi coming, she quickly saluted.
"I've seen immortals."
"Um."
"Has Mengmeng settled in yet?"
"She's sleeping on the queen's bed!" Dongfang Bubai said.
"Queen, is there any quiet place in the palace? I need to retreat for a while." Li Daoyi asked.
"Of course there is. There is a cave in the back mountain of the royal family. It was built by a certain emperor in the previous dynasty. It should be used for hiding. It has been abandoned since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. I will have people clean it up." Empress Xiao said quickly. .
"That's troublesome." Li Dao nodded.
In the next few days, Yang Guang and others asked for advice about the national debt one after another. Li Daoyi also answered them one by one, and the cave was also cleared.
At this time, in the Royal Back Mountain, everyone gathered at the entrance of the cave. The cave was very large, and the entrance was a huge stone mechanism.
"My retreat this time can be as short as one month or as long as half a year." Li Daoyi said to everyone.
"Just relax." Dongfang Bubai nodded.
Li Daoyi nodded to Yang Guang and others, turned around and walked in.
"Kaka..."
After entering, Li Dao waved his hands and the boulder door slowly closed.
It is indeed very large inside, with everything you need. There are ever-burning lanterns from the Western Zhou Dynasty, and there are luminous pearls on the wall.
Li Daoyi walked to the middle and sat down under a futon prepared in advance.
"System, open the panel."
"Host: Li Daoyi."
"Cultivation level: late stage of Golden elixir (can break through)"
"Magic weapon: Seventy-two Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords, Ghost Seal (full), Black and White Impermanence Summoning Talisman (full), Lu Dongbin Summoning Talisman (full), Advanced Puppet Xuantianzong (Full), Advanced Puppet Dan Chenzi (full), high-end puppet red butterfly spirit (full).”
"Kung Fu: Chaos Mysterious Technique (Third Heaven Level), Five Elements Taoist Technique (full), Flying Sword Technique (can be promoted at the early stage of Earth Level), Sword Control Technique (can be promoted at the early stage of Earth Level), Soaring into the Clouds and Mist (can be promoted at the early stage of Earth Level), Fa Tian Xiangdi (primary level of immortality).”
"Apprentice: Yang Guo (ninth level of Qi refining), (master-apprentice bonus, every time the apprentice breaks through a major realm, the master automatically advances to a smaller realm)."
"Pet: Green Bull (Middle Golden Elixir)"
"Mengmeng: a special existence with unknown origin and unknown strength."
"Points/exclamation value: 9.88 million."
"Oh? So many points, 10 million soon." Li Daoyi said.
"System, the requirement for the new world is to have more than 10 million points, right?"
"Yes, host." The system responded.
"Let's break through the Nascent Soul first."
Then Li Dao moved his palm, and a purple elixir appeared in his palm. The aroma of the elixir was fragrant. It was the Poying Dan.
