The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1040

The emperor unfolded the note in his hand, and saw the writing on it, "Qian Huichun committed suicide on July 69, 28, and apologized for his crimes. At the lower reaches of Hangtianfu, which is near the Tianya River, there are signs of water leakage in the embankment. I hope the court will call it soon. Silver repairs, and the distribution of disaster relief silver taels."

The emperor's heart sank, and he looked down again, it was indeed Hu Maoshen.

Judging from the date signed on the note, this matter has been reported several days ago, but Gu Chengyu's news arrived a day earlier than Hu Maoshen.

It seems that Gu Chengyu has other methods to deliver messages, which are faster than ordinary flying pigeons.

But at this moment, the emperor didn't have the heart to pay attention to these things, all his attention was on the water leakage of the river embankment in Hangtian Mansion and Yingnan Mansion.

In this way, the matter of mobilizing food from other prefectures has to be considered again.

If there are floods in other state capitals, but their food is seconded to the victims of Changtian Prefecture, what about the disaster victims in other state capitals?

These are unpredictable things, and everything must be prepared for the worst.After all, the national treasury is empty, and there will be no more disaster relief money at that time.

The emperor pondered for a moment, held the note tightly in his hand, and then said: "The prefect of Changtian Mansion has committed suicide and apologized. The river embankment in Hangtian Mansion is leaking. I must allocate money to repair the embankment and rescue the victims. 8 taels, of which 5 taels are used to resettle the victims. The remaining 3 taels are used to repair the leaks in the river embankment."

The emperor rubbed between his brows, money, money is needed everywhere.The emperor suddenly thought of raising taxes, but after a while, he shook his head and let go of this idea for the time being.

Even if taxes are to be raised, it is not for the common people, but for the wealthy businessmen.

This dynasty is not strict on business taxes, and compared to ordinary people, merchants are like gods these days.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants rank at the bottom, and their status is low, so they should have done their part for the court.

Besides, the common people live on this little cultivated land, but the merchants have hundreds of thousands of silver passing through their hands every day. Their silver is like running water, and their daily rituals are better than that of the emperor. be rich.

It's just that now is obviously not a good time to propose the reform of commercial tax, and the obstacles encountered in reforming commercial tax will not be small.Once implemented, there will be another turmoil in the court.

Even if the reform of business tax can be effective, the effect will come too slowly, and far away water cannot save near fire!

The emperor couldn't help but sighed again, and then turned his attention to Xia Qing.The last time one million taels of silver was squeezed from Xia Qing's body, it seems that the Xia family has a lot of money!

The emperor's eyes narrowed, looking at Xia Qing like a jackal, revealing a hint of greed and cunning.

Seeing the emperor's demeanor, Xia Qing couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

He is very familiar with this look in his eyes, so the emperor is probably trying to trick him again, right?The last time the family paid out 100 million taels, it almost hurt my muscles and bones.

If this happened again, it would be no wonder that the old guys in the clan didn't turn upside down.

After a while, Xia Qing quickly looked up and found that the emperor was staring at him thoughtfully.Xia Qing was terrified, and his expression changed slightly.

For so many years, relying on his support, the clan has indeed made a lot of money.

And his ancestral home happened to be Yingnan Mansion, if the emperor really wanted to play him up, and Gu Chengyu happened to be in the south of the Yangtze River, then he would be beyond his reach!
Yin Kun's brows were almost tied into a knot, only 8 taels of silver, how is this enough?
Not to mention that 3 taels of them are still used to repair the river embankment, and only 5 taels are left to accommodate these victims?
Yin Kun knew that although the money was small, the treasury really couldn't get it out anymore.

Even if he objected, it would be useless, because the emperor couldn't change money.

"Your Majesty, if 8 taels are distributed to the south of the Yangtze River, there will only be more than [-] taels in the treasury. How can this be done? Leaving aside the imperial court's expenditure, if there is an urgent need for money, the treasury will not be able to provide it."

Shen Shikang was very anxious, the national treasury was emptied now, if there was an emergency that needed money urgently, where would he get the money from?
The emperor didn't even leave the corner of his eyes to Shen Shikang, but turned his attention to Xia Qing.

"Xia Aiqing, I appointed your disciple Min Feng as the censor to inspect the river embankment. He has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, why has there been no news? Is there no problem with the river embankment in the south of the Yangtze River? Then how to explain the breach of Changtian Mansion's embankment?"

The emperor is very dissatisfied with Min Feng, he has been in the south of the Yangtze River for several days, why hasn't there been news?Did Min Feng go to the south of the Yangtze River for sightseeing?
Xia Qing was shocked, here he comes!Is the emperor going to use the little disciple as an excuse to attack him?

"Report to the emperor! When Min Feng first arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, he must pass through Yingnan Mansion first, and then Hangtian Mansion. The journey will be delayed for several days, so the emperor will not wait any longer! Min Feng is not the kind of person who does not know the priorities of things, so please ask the emperor to wait again. A few days of grace."

At this moment, Xia Qing was also cursing secretly in his heart, this little disciple really disappointed him.

When you go to Jiangnan, the first places you should visit are Changtian Mansion and Hangtian Mansion, because these two state capitals are the closest to the lower reaches of the Tianya River.

Before Min Feng set off, he told him that he must obey Hu Maoshen's arrangement, and asked Min Feng to bring along his aide, He Zhongkuan.

He Zhongkuan is very strategic and very prudent in his work.With He Zhongkuan reminding him by his side, Xia Qing was relieved.

It's just that Min Feng has been away for several days, and he even urged a letter, but there is no reply until now, which is really worrying.

"How long is the grace period? I have received a secret letter from Hangtian Mansion, which has very detailed records of Min Feng's itinerary."

The emperor glanced at Xia Qing coldly. Xia Qing had always wanted to fight for the opportunity to make meritorious service for Min Feng, but in his opinion, this son was just too muddy to support him.

Afraid of comparison, Min Feng is nothing compared to Gu Chengyu.

Xia Qing's face was livid, he was still too impatient, it was really inappropriate for him to rush Min Feng to practice before he had been in the officialdom for three years.

Young people are impetuous and easily tempted.

In addition, Min Feng was born in a poor family and has limited knowledge.Xia Qing really regretted it at this time. If he had known this, he would have turned down this errand no matter what.

It's a bad idea to pluck the seedlings and encourage them to grow!

Xia Qing was full of emotions in his heart, but he couldn't help but think of Gu Chengyu.For a moment, he shook his head and sighed.

There are few such evildoers in the whole world.Liang Zhirui, He De and He Neng, accepted this person as his disciple.

The most correct thing Liang Zhirui did in his life was to choose Gu Chengyu as his disciple.

Comparing the two apprentices together, Xia Qing also had to envy Liang Zhirui's good fortune.

However, since Min Feng was chosen, Xia Qing did not regret it.

Whoever has just stepped into the officialdom does not turn over a few somersaults, and when he suffers a loss, he will have a long memory.

　Thanks to the book friend, Grandpa Beard, for rewarding 100 points!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)