The emperor received Zhao Hanzhang's memorial and felt his blood boil with excitement. He felt her loyalty and respect, and thus passed the memorial down for all the generals and ministers to read.
Then he ordered the generals to strengthen their training, saying, "Once the time is ripe, we can join forces with General Zhao to reclaim the Northern Land."
Sitting at the far end, Zhou Chang waited for a long time. Seeing the emperor only mentioning recruiting troops and training soldiers, he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, Governor Zhao also mentioned reducing taxes and encouraging farming."
He continued, "The letter states that those knowledgeable in celestial phenomena predict drought and locust disasters in the next two years, so we must build water infrastructure during the idle farming season. To avoid the people's suffering from labor, not only should we avoid busy farming times, we should also reduce taxes to inspire them..."
