Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1223 - 1123: The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Emerges

This is also why previously, the wealth of many officials’ families was much greater than that of the national treasury.

Of course, the cause of all this lies entirely with that citizen, who can be considered as indulgent and unrestrained, seeking only pleasure every day, thus allowing his own brother to seize power in the court.

This also resulted in the factions within the court becoming increasingly marginalized.

Besides, that Prince had exhausted all his cunning, spending nearly all the assets of the court and the treasury’s silver coins.

His purpose, well, it was simply to leave Chen Shi useless.

If really, for a year or two, salaries are not issued even once, if really, for a year or two, military wages are not issued even once, I wouldn’t even need to act against him, and these officials and soldiers would rebel.

Of course, these matters are rather distant, considering now Lin Yi is the Emperor.

As for those previous events, they evidently will never occur again, especially as the Prince and Chen Shi have already been eliminated by Lin Yi.

Hence, these two factions can be said to be in a state of disintegration now.

Although many officials privately still maintain connections, their relationships remain intertwined.

But on the surface, they dare not do anything, as they fear Lin Yi, worrying they couldn’t escape the fate of Chen Shiren and others.

It should be known, Chen Shiren was once the Emperor, and Lin Yi showed no mercy to such an Emperor, dealing with him swiftly with a blade, let alone these insignificant ministers.

If they truly angered Lin Yi, in the next moment, they might completely vanish from this world.

However, fear is fear; though their hearts are filled with terror and awe towards Lin Yi, it remains an undeniable fact that there is no silver in the treasury of the Great Oil Country.

Especially at this moment, tax collection has already passed.

Therefore, this period before next year’s tax collection is the most difficult, and relying solely on the pure silver currently in the treasury, it is impossible to get through.

To say the least, within another half-year without issuing salaries, the Great Oil Country will inevitably be in chaos, even under Lin Yi’s takeover.

It is for these reasons that today the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue proposed the above requirements.

He thought, unlike Chen Shi, the other two countries’ monarchs are not comparable, so their treasuries remain relatively full, hoping to mobilize the assets of the two countries to aid the current Great Oil Country.

In this way, it is expected to alleviate the pressing crisis.

Only he never expected that after he voiced his request, a woman jumped out to completely overturn his idea.

He dared not provoke this woman at all.

Did he not see the woman’s position and the clothes on her body?

This is the current Empress, although women are traditionally prohibited from interfering in politics; it has been so since ancient times, yet, at this moment, seeing Lin Yi does not prevent it.

Not only does he not prevent it, but he also seemingly does it deliberately, making them unable to express their grievances.

Any words they had could only be swallowed back down.

And their expressions were clearly observed by Xiao Zihan.

Not only Xiao Zihan, but Lin Yi also saw it.

Lin Yi and Xiao Zihan can roughly gauge what these people have in mind, primarily wanting to vent their grievances.

Despite knowing their thoughts, Lin Yi indeed does not consider them important.

Lin Yi has no intention of paying them any mind, continuing to focus on Xiao Zihan speaking.

Moreover, his expression shows he is genuinely interested in hearing what she intends to convey.

Therefore, the officials below naturally dare not say anything more.

In this way, everyone’s gaze was directed at Xiao Zihan.

Being watched by all the civil and military officials in the court, Xiao Zihan was no longer nervous as before.

By now, Xiao Zihan had adapted to such an identity, accustomed to such situations.

Considering there are only a few hundred officials here, compared to meetings of the Creation Nuclear Group, this truly is a minor affair.

Previously, Xiao Zihan was overwhelmed by the stature of these individuals, but upon reflection, the man beside her still serves as Emperor of the Great Oil Country.

Isn’t that even more precious?

Doesn’t this differ from her previous status?

It should be known that within the Creation Nuclear Group, employees privately also referred to her as Empress.

Therefore, Xiao Zihan quickly stabilized her mindset, and as she noticed everyone staring at her, she cleared her throat and began to speak again.

"Thus, in my view, only by truly developing the commercial system of the Great Oil Country can we prevent our treasury from remaining empty.

Only then can our citizens contribute more, allowing our soldiers to receive their wages."

Evidently, Lin Yi clearly understands and agrees with what Xiao Zihan said.

In ancient society, the ideology emphasizing agriculture over commerce had existed for ages, though Lin Yi knows the deeper connotation behind it.

Prioritizing agriculture over commerce was merely some tricks concocted by the nobility, as everyone knows that merchants are the real ones who amass wealth.