What to do if you have too many golden fingers? Walk sideways!

Chapter 313: Three Things the New King Starts Doing

Does that mean that these noble families will have to sit in the same examination room with businessmen who are full of money?

How is this possible?

There was silence in the main hall.

There was nothing but shock tonight.

Another minister wanted to refute, but Gu Xi did not wait for him to speak and immediately said:

"Don't be so quick to argue. The treasury can no longer collect agricultural taxes, but it can collect commercial taxes. Trust me and vigorously develop industry and commerce. Within three years, I guarantee that the treasury's income will triple. This is the source of the treasury's funds."

Three times is definitely a conservative number. If the development is good in three years, ten times is not a problem.

The ministers blinked.

Hey, what about the agreement that Heaven will fund the national treasury?

How did it become a business tax?

They thought that they represented the intelligent people in the entire country. After all, they were all high-ranking officials in the court. Why do they feel that their brains are not enough now?

Gu Xi curled her lips and said, "I haven't even brought up gender equality and monogamy to burn you yet, and look at how courageous you are."

Gu Xi didn't care whether the ministers in the downtime could digest it or not, and continued:

"Next is the third fire. Since I have bestowed favors on the people of the world, how can I favor some over others and forget all of you who have worked so hard and made so many contributions? I will give you a raise!"

"But there is a requirement that officials will be subject to a performance appraisal system in the future, and the Ministry of Personnel will draft a charter for the specific content of the appraisal."

"The assessment is divided into four levels: excellent, good, medium, and poor. Excellent and good can receive additional rewards in addition to salary. The rewards can be paid at 50% and 30% of the salary. Medium will receive no reward or penalty, while poor will receive penalties, such as salary reduction or removal from office, depending on the specific circumstances."

Look, I treat you well, don't I? If you perform well in the assessment, you can get half of the annual salary as a year-end bonus.

But compared with the previous two major decrees, the third one does not seem very exciting.

How many of these officials live solely on their salaries?

Only petty officials with little real power would covet these rewards.

Seeing that none of the ministers spoke, Chu Zhao knelt down first and shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty is wise! We will obey your command!"

Seeing this, the ministers also shouted:

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

They were all thinking, let's have fun, let's see what tricks the new king can come up with. Anyway, if it messes up, everyone will suffer together. If the sky falls, there will always be someone tall to hold it up. They should not be the first to take action.

Gu Xi thought: You look so unconvinced, just wait and see, you will be shocked later. Since she is the emperor, she must create a prosperous and flourishing world!

China has grown from being poor and backward to being prosperous and strong in just a few decades. Now all it needs to do is copy, and with the system it can cheat, the time it takes to become a powerful country will surely be greatly shortened.

After the three fires were burned, Gu Xi glanced at the ministers and said:

"These three decrees I have issued will be sent to all prefectures and posted tomorrow. Everyone in the world must know about them. Do you have any questions?"

An official from the Ministry of Rites immediately stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, what is the name of the new dynasty? When will the coronation ceremony be held?"

We will have to wait and see what the effects of the government decrees are. What we need to solve now is the process of changing dynasties.

Gu Xi tapped the armrest of the dragon throne with his fingers. He became emperor so suddenly that he had no time to think of a name for the country.

"The Ministry of Rites, please come up with a few names for the country and I will think about it. As for the coronation ceremony, please keep it as simple as possible."

It's not that she can't afford the money, it's that she finds it troublesome and would rather just send out a notice of taking office. The ceremony and all that is tiring is the most tiring.

Ever since Gu Xi and Emperor Jichang came into conflict, Pan Rongrong was afraid that the fight would harm her, so she hid in a corner of the hall with the envoys to watch the show.

Anyway, it was the internal affairs of An Ning State and had nothing to do with them, Bei Yan. Now that the big melon was eaten, she walked out with a twist of her waist, throwing a seductive look at Gu Xi and said:

"Princess Beiyan congratulates the new emperor on his ascension to the throne! This princess is here to marry a foreign king. Although the dynasty has changed, the marriage will continue."

"Your Majesty, the harem is now empty. This princess offers herself to marry Your Majesty and become your queen. How about that?"

Pan Rongrong didn't believe the nonsense that the new emperor was a messenger of God and had to remain a virgin. It was probably just his excuse.

The new emperor is so young and handsome, which is very much to her liking. Even if the new emperor doesn't like her, as long as she is given a status and a chance, she will definitely find a way to climb onto the throne.

Besides, even if the new king does not sleep with her, her status as the mother of a country is enough.

Gu Xi's face turned dark.

You want to eat shit!

You are a modern mistress and an ancient socialite. Why are you here to cause trouble at this time?

Before she could refuse, the ministers below immediately jumped out.

"Your Majesty, this is impossible! In the Han Chinese world, there is no reason for a foreign woman to be the queen. Even if we marry, she can only be a concubine in the harem!"

Pan Rongrong cast a sad look at the minister:

"Well, if I can't be the queen, I can be the imperial concubine, right?"

Humph, when she becomes a favorite concubine, she will be able to step down the queen.

Before the minister could answer, another minister jumped out:

"Oh, that's not right. Your Majesty is a messenger of God. You cannot lose your virginity. How can you expand your family and prosper the country in the future?" A minister suddenly thought of this.

"Yes! As an emperor, how can you be without an heir?"

……

This caused a huge uproar.

Originally, many ministers had their own plans. Since the new emperor was so young and had not yet married, their daughters would have the opportunity to enter the palace and become queens or concubines.

But what if Your Majesty cannot behave like a human being?

Without offspring, the country will not be stable.

Gu Xi slammed the table heavily.

"Silence! I said before that we couldn't get married, but it was just an excuse because I didn't want to marry a princess from the previous dynasty."

She decided to take off one more layer of her identity today. She couldn't live as a man all her life, right?

She still has to marry Chu Zhao!

But as soon as she said this, the whole audience fell silent at first, and then those ministers who had daughters of marriageable age all looked ecstatic.

Their daughter was originally scheduled to be selected for the Emperor Jichang's selection next year. Now, it seems that the new emperor is much better than the foolish and incompetent former emperor in every way!

The daughter of the Minister of Rites was also among the candidates for next year's selection. He said happily:

"Your Majesty, then move next year's draft forward to this year."

This time, Chu Zhao’s face was even darker than Gu Xi’s.

The way these people looked at A Xi was like a hungry wolf seeing meat. It was so hateful.

Ah Xi is his! It’s his! It’s his! I have to say this three times!

Gu Xi glanced at the crowd, and everyone immediately quieted down.

Pan Rongrong looked at Gu Xi expectantly, and those ministers whose daughters were able to enter the palace also looked at their emperors with hope.

They just need to wait for the emperor's order and then they can start taking action. Maybe their daughter will even give birth to a prince in the future.

"Stop arguing. I will not marry a princess from Northern Yan, and I will not hold a selection ceremony."

As she spoke, she began to take off the disguise on her face in public.