You need money to support an army.

Of course, there were some dynasties that were rich but did not maintain an army. Bei Jingchu can only say that it is difficult to comment.

In order to continue to enrich the national treasury and lay the foundation for her cause of unifying the world.

Bei Jingchu felt that it was time to take charge of Dayue’s business.

Not to mention anything else, even the circulation of currency is not enough.

A family’s money can be saved at home for a lifetime without being used.

People at that time believed that farmers were the productive labor force, while craftsmen were the processing ones.

Only businessmen resell for profit and cannot bring any value to the society.

However, Bei Jingchu, who has a forward-looking memory, can realize the importance of businessmen. The bigger the country, the larger the economic scale it needs.

If there are only small family workshops, then what is the point of unifying such a vast territory.

Bei Jingchu discussed this matter with his trusted ministers in Ganlu Palace.

Tong Huai'en was the first to advise her to think twice.

"Your Majesty, the world is now at peace."

"Since ancient times, there have been scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. If the status of merchants is improved, more people will go into business. Then who will take care of this large piece of land?"

"It's rare for the country to be stable. Your Majesty, why don't you take a few more years to recuperate? Do you have to make changes again and again?"

"What if this causes unrest in the world?"

Bei Jingchu closed her eyes and sighed, "Tong Qing, you are a little stubborn now. It seems that older people cannot accept some new things, but in this world, if you don't move forward, you will regress."

"Now, our Great Yue is strong, and all nations are paying tribute to us. We are even preparing to unify the world. But if we indulge in the illusion of prosperity, we will become arrogant and fall from grace."

"If we don't change, other countries will. When they become powerful, the people of Dai Viet will become bones for the enemy to vent their anger. To be selfish, what good will our king and his subjects end up with?"

"Be prepared for danger in times of peace. Although change may bring turmoil, if we don't change, we will become stagnant or dead. We just need to try to change step by step, and stop in time if something goes wrong, so as not to cause chaos in the world."

She said a lot today, and she was really sincere in her advice, hoping that the people who followed her in the past would be able to keep up with her in the future.

They have different political views and are unable to persuade her with reason and evidence. Instead, they stick to the unchanging family rules passed down by their ancestors. Sooner or later, they will be thrown away by her.

She had already foreseen that she would not hesitate to take action, and she only hoped that they would be enlightened soon or retreat from the current situation.

In short, don't be a stumbling block for her.

Bei Jingchu said coldly: "If you want to refute my strategy in the future, you must give specific reasons, and don't always talk about rules and stability."

"If you want to pursue stability, don't forget that I am not qualified to sit on the throne."

These words were too harsh, so Tong Huai'en and others bowed down and apologized.

Bei Jingchu called out, but her expression did not soften at all.

Finally, when no one could come up with a concrete reason to convince her, Bei Jingchu announced the news at the morning court. As expected, a bunch of people opposed it again.

Looking at the conservative ministers kneeling on the ground asking her to withdraw her decision, Bei Jingchu rubbed her forehead in annoyance. She didn't know if it was because of anger, but she had a migraine recently.

It turns out that being an emperor can also lead to work-related injuries at a young age.

The key point is that she is the biggest boss, but she can’t find anyone to ask for reimbursement or compensation.

She really wanted to get angry and kill someone. She was ignorant before and she would never say that Aye was a tyrant again.

No matter how much the government and the public oppose, no one can stop Bei Jingchu from doing what he is determined to do.

A group of people shook their heads with tears in their eyes, privately commenting on her: "Arbitrary and self-willed!"

"Even when Your Majesty was still the Crown Prince, you didn't act like this!"

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