Never divorce, never stop getting rich

Looking at the boiling scene on the field and the noisy cheers of the people.

Grand Secretary Shangxian could no longer sit still. He wanted to stand up several times, but because the empress was present, he had to hold back.

The person won't leave, but the mouth won't let go.

"This is sheer nonsense. Is this some kind of street vendor? It's ridiculous enough for a woman to be on stage discussing policy, but the people around her are actually acting like she's a shrew, yelling and cheering."

Grand Secretary Yuan had been silent for the past few days, but when he heard Grand Secretary Shangxian say this today, he opened his mouth and said, "We agreed that this is about current affairs, why don't you let people talk about it?"

"Master Yuan...you..."

Lord Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's called a policy paper, but when it comes to current affairs, it should be adapted to local conditions. Can it be that when it comes to the people's own affairs, they are not allowed to participate?

"You have to quote classics to talk about the difficulties faced by ordinary people?"

"This is sophistry!" said Shangxian University Scholar angrily.

"You still know very little. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, most of his subordinates were peasants. They also said they wanted to discuss politics.

As a result, before the fight had started long, the two sides started fighting because of their different political views. Several pieces of clothes were torn, and even the literary giant of the time took off his shoes and threw them at the other person.

So what was delayed? The previous dynasty fell, and the Tang Kingdom rose. Nothing was delayed. How many years have passed? Even the academy competition has to be so strict?

Current affairs require debate and discussion. As long as the girl says the right thing and says it well, she is right. Does Li Luo have the ability to refute her with the classics and theories he has learned?

Why can't you argue with me and then turn the table over? This is too unreasonable."

Lord Yuan's words made Shangxian, the Grand Secretary, quiet down, but he still looked indignant and angry.

"You are so short-sighted! You still dare to talk about the economy so brazenly. The foreign enemies are at our doorstep. What good is it for the people to be rich? Without a strong army, the country will be destroyed!

No matter how well the economy develops, it will only benefit others! Without military protection, chaos will inevitably ensue, with banditry and banditry rampant. How will your businesses operate? How will you farm? How can the people sleep peacefully?

Only when the Tang Kingdom's army is strong and keeps the enemy out can the people survive. You don't even understand this and are still making a fuss here. It's simply stupid!"

Li Luo became anxious.

He knew that if he continued to speak in a reserved manner, the woman opposite him would not understand him at all, and the laymen in the room were also illiterate.

He simply took the risk and scolded loudly.

"Who doesn't want the country's army to be strong? But where's the money to support the army?" Chu Xiaonan spread his hands, his dark eyes staring at him intently.

Li Luo took a step back and said, "What?"

"You talk a lot of nonsense, but do you know how much money it costs to maintain an army? How many troops are needed to be considered powerful?

Who are these foreign enemies? How many troops do you plan to deploy on the border? Aren't the troops we have now sufficient?

Do you want to use the army to protect the people? Or do you want to use the army to invade other countries?"

Chu Xiaonan spoke very quickly, like a machine gun, throwing out questions one after another, catching Li Luo off guard.

"I said, the development of the military must be a national effort..."

"Then can you convince the noble families to give you money? Do you know how much the national treasury collects in taxes every year? Do you know how much silver the Ministry of Revenue still has?"

Chu Xiaonan spoke more and more fluently, and she was actually slowly digesting the things that were rather obscure and difficult to understand yesterday.

"I...I don't..."

"So, you're mobilizing the entire nation just to increase taxes on the people. Do you understand the lives of the people of Tang Country?

In order to survive, many people sold their children, borrowed money and risked their lives. Now what do you want them to give to support the army?

Life?"

Li Luo trembled his lips, and suddenly all the things he had learned in his mind disappeared.

"Plant... farm the land, pay taxes..."

"Why not eat meat porridge?" This sentence was the one that impressed Chu Xiaonan the most. It seemed like a mockery of her tragic fate.

Li Luo did not give up. He talked about the various advantages of the army, the various disadvantages of not developing the military in history, and the current harm caused to Tang State due to its lack of military strength.

Every sentence was carefully polished before the competition, and every example showed the hard work of the teachers in the academy.

But Chu Xiaonan just stood there, his thin body, just like the children Li Luo saw when he was playing in the country village.

Then he stared at him intently and asked, "Where's the money? Your idea is very beautiful, but what are you going to use to support your castle in the air?"

The scene was inexplicably quiet. Not only Li Luo, but also the people in the academy and the court were questioning themselves.

If another country attacks, even if they form an army, how many days can they hold out? I'm afraid that before the city is captured, the people will have starved to death.

Had they never thought about it? Or were they simply not academically proficient? It was simply because people of their class had enough to eat and wear, their daily worries being limited to the imperial examinations, promotions, and wealth.

Li Luo wanted to say more, but his lips were purple, his face was pale, and he was sweating all over. The eunuch knew that he had a heart attack as soon as he saw him, so he quickly had someone help him downstairs to find a doctor for treatment.

There was no need for anyone to announce it, the people around all cheered, Chu Xiaonan's hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and her teeth began to chatter. After Yin Zhu came up and took her down, she hugged Yin Zhu and cried bitterly.

"He won, he actually won!" Wu Youcai's companion originally wanted to take Wu Youcai to see a doctor, but was attracted by the argument between the two.

"Place your bet! I...I should sell my mother's old house as well, and I should bet on Rock Academy to win!"

Wu Youcai, who had fainted, suddenly jumped up and lay on the edge of the stands, listening to the announcement of Panshi Academy's victory. He was as intoxicated as if he was drunk.

"Wu Laoer, didn't you say that women are not acceptable?" His companion was dumbfounded.

"What do you mean by 'woman can't do it'? Who dares to say that women can't do it? Your mother isn't a woman. Without your mother, you would still be hanging on the wall!"

Wu Youcai roared vigorously, "The reason why the other side lost is because they look down on women!"

The dean of Jiangsong Academy threw the teacup to the ground, his face turning ashen.

"Don't panic, the next one is skills. The student of my Qingyun Academy is the grandson of Mr. Shao. He became famous at a young age in Ziyang. How can a young girl compare to him?"

The dean of Qingyun Academy was uneasy when he saw that Huiyuan had lost, but Shao Ziyang was extraordinary and would never lose.

After a stick of incense had passed below the stage, the desk and brushes were rearranged on the stage. The topic of the lottery this time was calligraphy and painting, and the empress immediately gave the title "Prosperous and Peaceful Times".

"Can you, a female student... win?" Princess Yongle had just been watching without blinking, and now that the event has changed, she is even more excited.

"I don't know either..."

This is the truth, not modesty. Qian Qiansui has no idea about Qiao Xiaoqiao, because this is the only student among the five students that the system has judged does not need training.