super concubine

Chapter 691
Then Yelu Hongji looked at the crowd and said: "So, this time, the Liao Kingdom can't just ignore the Xixia incident, but..."

There are difficulties, but Yelu Hongji is the lord of the Liao Kingdom, so the courtiers can say such things, but as the son of heaven, Yelu Hongji certainly cannot.

Hearing Yelu Hongji's words, Zhang Xiaojie thought for a while, then touched Ma Zhi with his arm, and said in a low voice: "Master Ma, isn't the autumn harvest grain in the Hetao and Yanyun area on the way to the capital? You might as well reduce it a little bit more." The supply of the tribes in the grasslands is also charged with a head tax, as long as they only need food! This is a time when we are concerned with the fate of the Daliao Kingdom, and it is not too much to let the people of the Daliao be frugal..."

"This..." Ma Zhi seemed hesitant to speak when he heard Zhang Xiaojie's words.

The whispering between Zhang Xiaojie and Ma Zhi also caught Yelu Hongji's attention, and Yelu Hongji asked, "Old Aiqing Zhang, what are you discussing with Master Ma?"

"Back to the emperor!" Zhang Xiaojie stood up, first glanced at Ma Zhi, and Ma Zhi nodded slightly when he saw Zhang Xiaojie winking at him.

Then Zhang Xiaojie said to Yelu Hongji and everyone present: "Master Ma said just now that Yanyun and Hetao areas, as well as the west of Liaoning and Shangjing Road, have started to collect autumn harvest grain, but this is the grain for my Daliao to survive the cold winter. You can't act rashly, but you can immediately add a poll tax to use it as military pay. I don't know what the emperor and everyone think?"

The composition of the Liao Kingdom is very complicated. The Yelu family and the Xiao family are naturally standing at the peak of their strength, but there are many grassland tribes below, as well as the Jurchens of Liaodong.

This is a country composed of Hu people, with many tribes, and the cohesion can only be regarded as average.

Imposing a head tax hastily will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the people.

So Yelu Hongji asked Ma Zhi: "Ma Aiqing, increase taxes, is this feasible?"

Zhang Xiaojie said that the tax increase was Ma Zhi's attention, so Yelu Hongji could only ask Ma Zhi.

Ma Zhi was still at a loss, this was obviously Zhang Xiaojie's attention, but it was firmly fixed on him.

Ma Zhi knew that Zhang Xiaojie was putting the notoriety of raising taxes on Ma Zhi's head, but Ma Zhi couldn't tell the truth.

Because Ma Zhi was reprimanded by Yelu Hongji just now, he has no sense of security in his heart now, and Zhang Yuanzhi is too sharp, and Zhang Yuanzhi has never had a good face towards these veteran officials in the court of Liao Dynasty.

So Ma Zhi can only stand on Zhang Xiaojie's side, and now Zhang Xiaojie wants Ma Zhi to be scapegoated, so Ma Zhi has no choice but to admit it.

"Your Majesty!" Ma Zhi said to Yelu Hongji: "Increasing taxes and food is indeed the only way to solve the shortage of food for troops!"

He didn't say it was feasible, but Ma Zhi admitted that he was the one who made the proposal.

Yelu Hongji thought for a while, and then took another look at Yelu Aluhan and Zhang Yuanzhi.

Yelu Hongji had to be cautious about such a big matter as raising taxes.

Because he knew that the morale of the entire Liao Kingdom, from the courtiers down to the people, was not very good, especially the people had even complained, especially in Liaodong.

For this reason, Xiao Tian specially took soldiers and horses to Liaodong to suppress them.

After thinking about it, Yelu Hongji decided to listen to Yelu Aluhan's opinion. After all, Yelu Aluhan is a prince and an old man who has lived for more than 50 years. It is always good to listen to the opinions of the old man when it comes to major issues.

Yelu Hongji asked Yelu Aluhan, "What does the emperor think?"

Yelu Aluhan replied: "The government officials don't know either, especially the money and food matters, which have always been in charge of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Ma, so the old officials dare not speak nonsense!"

Yelu Aluhan really didn't dare to make a decision on raising the grain tax, but it was necessary to save Xixia, so although Yelu Aluhan didn't express his opinion, he vaguely expressed his opinion to Yelu Hongji.

The matter of money and food is in charge of Zhang Xiaojie and Ma Zhi, if they say yes, then yes!

Yelu Hongji thought for a while, and then said: "In this case, the poll tax will be added. The imperial decree will be drawn up later, and then Zhang Laoaiqing and Ma Aiqing will be fully responsible for this matter! In addition, we will send troops to rescue Xixia , must also be agreed, you see who can be in command?"

Speaking of taking command, everyone looked at Yelu Aluhan.

There is no way, it can only be Yelu Aluhan, but Yelu Hongji shook his head and said: "The emperor's uncle is sick, and he is very old, so he is not suitable for an expedition!"

Yelu Aluhan hurriedly thanked Yelu Hongji, and then replied: "What the emperor said is true, besides, the old man is getting old, and it is time to let some young people go out for a while, otherwise, there will be no one in Daliao in the future. , wouldn't it be a joke?"

Regardless of Yelu Hongji's intention to not let Yelu Aluhan take command, Yelu Aluhan's answer is very convincing.

Speaking of handsome talent, only the old man Yelu Aluhan in the current Liao Kingdom can do it.

When Yelu Aluhan said this, it seemed that he was taking the initiative to give way to young people to practice as he himself said. In fact, Yelu Aluhan was telling the people present that the current Liao Kingdom really cannot do without him!
For such words, Yelu Hongji naturally skipped them lightly, but he couldn't show embarrassment. Such words would probably make Yelu Aluhan unhappy, so Yelu Hongji smiled and said: "The emperor's words are right. That's right, since that's the case, the person in command will have to choose someone else, do you have any suggestions?"

After all, Yelu Hongji first looked at Zhang Xiaojie.

After all, Zhang Xiaojie is a political adviser.

Zhang Xiaojie got up and replied: "Going back to the emperor, I have recommended a person. This person is a descendant of the founding hero, a famous family for generations, and he is also a young talent!"

Hearing the young talent, everyone couldn't help but take a look at Zhang Yuanzhi first, but obviously, it is impossible for Zhang Xiaojie to recommend Zhang Yuanzhi, and...

Zhang Yuanzhi's ancestors were also the founding heroes of the Liao Kingdom, and they were not considered famous in the era.

"Could it be that Zhang Xianggong said..." Ma Zhi also seemed to think of this person, and then said: "This person is the Han Shu who inherited the position of Lu Guogong after Han He, the founding Duke of Lu?"

"That's right!" Zhang Xiaojie nodded, and then said to Yelu Hongji, "Your Majesty, it's Han Shu!"

"Han Shu?" Yelu Hongji frowned.

Yelu Hongji, Duke of Lu Han Shu, also knew that Han Shu was 24 years old this year, capable of writing and martial arts, and among the generals and nobles of the Liao Kingdom, he could be regarded as a talent.

But... Han Shu has a shortcoming, that is, he has no experience in leading troops!

(End of this chapter)