After stepping on all the noble families, the empress asked me to marry her?

Chapter 45 Don't Let Me Down
"Is it related to the late emperor?!"

Ji Changning's brows furrowed even deeper.

How did this matter have anything to do with her father? !

"Because of the previous emperor's time."

"The Japanese pirates are causing serious trouble."

"In order to enable the people to live in peace and to ensure the stability and security of the coastal areas."

"So the late emperor implemented a maritime ban policy, not allowing anyone to go out to sea privately."

Wei Taihe lowered his head and explained.

Ji Changning looked at Wang Qianhe, as if he wanted to confirm the authenticity of the matter from him.

Wang Qianhe nodded expressionlessly, but in his heart he was thinking, throwing the blame on the late emperor, isn't this just bullying a dead person who can't speak? !
"Ah."

Wang Qianhe sneered inwardly.

But Ji Qingluo spoke up at this time: "But since I came to power, I have abolished the maritime ban policy. It has been five or six years since then. Minister Wei, why is this happening?"

"It is because the maritime ban policy has been cancelled that the tax on overseas trade is not completely zero, but is nearly 100,000 taels of silver!" Ji Changling replied sarcastically.

Ji Changning tugged at her sleeve and told her not to say such things.

However, Ji Changling just sneered. Even though she liked to wield guns and sticks, she knew there must be something fishy going on. After all, she was a member of the royal family. Now that Chengguo was short of money everywhere, they dared to do such a thing. Wasn't that just an attempt to harm their Chengguo? !

She stared at Wei Taihe, as if the sword at her waist would be unsheathed if he gave a wrong answer!
Wei Taihe's face was covered with sweat, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the previous emperor's maritime ban policy is one thing, and the Japanese pirates are still causing serious trouble. Merchants in our dynasty dare not go out to sea at will, so naturally it is difficult to collect taxes!"

"The Japanese pirates are causing serious trouble? Then why is there no mention of this in the memorial submitted to me?"

"I think the Japanese pirates are too strong, and my country should retreat."

"Or does Minister Wei think that my sword is not sharp enough to chop off the heads of those Japanese pirates?!"

Ji Qingluo's tone became even colder.

"This this……"

Wei Taihe was speechless for a moment.

Wang Qianhe, who was standing next to him, knew that the Minister of Revenue was about to be finished!
"The so-called harassment by Japanese pirates was just a self-directed and self-acted act by the noble families in the past, and they didn't dare to make it too big."

"Because they know that if His Majesty knew about the Japanese pirates, he would definitely send troops to wipe out the Japanese pirates along the coast."

"That wouldn't be a good thing for them."

Wang Qianhe thought in his heart.

But on the surface, he still kept his eyes on the nose and his nose on the heart, not wanting and not daring to get involved in this matter!
Wei Taihe, whose body was covered in sweat, gave several explanations in a hurry.

But that only involves superficial information and cannot prove why overseas trade is so bad!
Instead, Ji Qingluo's eyes became colder and colder.

"The Minister of Finance of my country not only doesn't understand how to restore people's livelihood, but he doesn't even understand the taxation of overseas trade. It's really ridiculous!" Ji Qingluo sneered.

When he saw Wei Taihe kneeling down and kowtow, begging for her forgiveness.

Ji Qingluo did not have him imprisoned in the Dali Temple as he had done before, but instead let him continue to watch and see whether the implementation of the Shang Law would be good or bad for the Yu Kingdom!

"If it is true as you said before, Minister Wei, that Shang Lu will only bring disaster to Yu Country, then I can reluctantly spare you this time."

"But if the result is completely opposite to what Minister Wei said, then there is no need to detain him in the Dali Temple."

"This kind of good-for-nothing should be executed right in court!"

Ji Qingluo looked at Wei Taihe and spoke word by word.

After hearing these words, Wei Taihe's face turned pale instantly.

As the Minister of Revenue, he naturally knew how useful commercial law could be, but knowing some things did not mean he could say them out loud!

He subconsciously looked at the officials in the court who were related to the aristocratic families, hoping that they could save him, but those people, like Wang Qianhe, were silent. This made him completely desperate!

But that's it.

Ji Qingluo's voice rang out again.

"of course."

"If you suddenly remember the reason for the tax."

"Then I can spare you the death penalty this time."

Wei Taihe looked up suddenly.

Ji Qingluo smiled but didn't smile.

"Minister Wei."

"Don't let me down."

【August, the fourth year of Jingping.】

[Chen Huaixin caught Ji Changxi, who was working hard, from the Dayu Research Institute.]

[Ever since I showed her the greenhouse last time, she has been staying in the research institute, and has hardly left for eight months. Even when Ji Changluo missed his sister, he could only hide from others and come to the research institute to find her!]

[Although Chen Huaixin knew that this attitude would lead to more finished products, he was afraid that she would go crazy inside, or that she would get stuck in a dead end if she worked behind closed doors, so he planned to arrange for her to go to the shipyard so that she could relax a little and change her mind.]

【"after all."】

"Let her go around and have some fun."

[“It will make her feel more annoyed.”]

[“Why not give her something simple to do instead of having to delve into difficult problems all the time?”]

【This is what Chen Huaixin thought.】

【only.】

[After hearing his arrangement, Ji Changxi showed a rare look of annoyance on his face, and said: "Do you think I am omnipotent? From the sky to the farmland, and from the farmland to shipbuilding, do you want me to study how to improve the carriage for you next time?"]

[“What you have been doing during this period can actually be regarded as research on improving the carriage,” Chen Huaixin sighed at first, but after seeing Ji Changxi’s confused expression, he continued, “Take a look at the drawings I gave you first, and then decide whether to build a boat for fun. Change your mood.”]

[Ji Changxi looked at the pile of drawings with dissatisfaction.]

【Not long.】

[Her eyes lit up.]

[“Is this the ship you plan to build?”]

[“This is a ship that will be built in the future.”]

[“Then why are you looking for me now? No!”]

【Ji Changxi snorted lightly. 】

【Chen Huaixin explained: "Although my country has inherited most of the shipbuilding technology from the previous one, it is impossible to build difficult ships right away. It will only waste a lot of manpower and materials. Besides, the ships inherited from the previous one are not what I want."】

[“So you want me to learn other ships on the blueprints, and then go to the shipyard to teach them how to build them, and cultivate their shipbuilding capabilities at the same time?”]

[Ji Changxi naturally saw through Chen Huaixin's thoughts. ]

[She wanted to turn around and leave, and go back to the institute to continue working.]

[But the ship on the original blueprint still made her stop. ]

[“If this sailing battleship could be built, it would be so spectacular and shocking!”]

(End of this chapter)