"The major strategic direction indeed has few issues. But most Military Families do not engage in production, relying solely on guard taxes, county taxes, and national taxes for support. And Your Majesty has always been generous to the Military Families, leading to the army growing increasingly bloated over time. As a result, a large portion of the collected guard taxes, county taxes, and even national taxes has to be allocated to maintaining military expenses, leaving barely any funds for local governance and development. This action by Your Majesty raises suspicions of 'focusing on military at the expense of economic development'."
Emperor Longchang's face turned dark, just as he was about to retort, "Wang Shouzhe, are you teaching me how to rule?" he reconsidered, because it was he who asked Wang to speak and assured him he wouldn't be penalized for speaking his mind.
