The rise of the prince

Chapter 106 He still plans?
"You acted very quickly. I thought there would be a delay of four or five days. At that time, I could deduct half a year's salary to fill the treasury." The emperor half-jokingly put down the memorial in his hand.

Tang Zhouwei said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is joking, how much is your salary?"

"It is true that there is not much salary, but it is not false that the family is rich." The emperor said and handed the report to the old eunuch beside him: "Fu'an, send someone to report to the gate of the court." The old lady nodded and the eunuch took it Played the report, nodded and stepped back to order the servants to do things.

Any important documents, edicts, and imperial edicts are not random, they will be backed up by the prosecutor in the political affairs hall, who issued it, when it was issued, and the content will be marked for future verification.

Therefore, it is not feasible to forge important documents such as imperial edicts, because no matter how similar the imitation is, as long as it does not match the archives in the Zhengshitang, it is fake.

The emperor immediately turned around and said to Tang Zhouwei: "Why did I hear the rumors in Beijing that you built a new house in the western suburbs of Kyoto, which is even more magnificent than Wang Yue's plum garden. Wang Yue's plum garden has been passed down from generation to generation. , add something every generation to have the style of today, but you are lucky, you will overwhelm Wang Yue's scenery as soon as you break the ground."

The chubby Tang Zhou was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and stammered quickly: "This matter, Your Majesty, please listen to me slowly, this is"

The emperor waved his hand: "I haven't blamed you yet, why bother, get up and talk."

Tang Zhou got up in a hurry because of this.

"As the head of the household department, you are in charge of the world's taxation. It's a place where everyone envies. Some things cannot be avoided. This is common sense. But you must always be alert to yourself. Don't come to me When I blame you, do you understand?" The emperor took a sip of the green tea, he had gotten used to this taste in the past few days, and he felt uncomfortable if he wanted to change it back.

"I understand. Thank you for your majesty's instruction. I will definitely remember it and never forget it." Tang Zhouwei nodded quickly, wiping the cold sweat off his forehead without a trace.

The emperor nodded: "Before you never intervened in the affairs of Guanbei, just sat and watched the courtiers argue, why did you suddenly speak up to defend Wei Chaoren in the court hall these days? Understood, tell me about it."

Hearing this, Tang Zhouwei was alerted immediately, and he said calmly: "There is a reason for this, it's just that in the past years, the tax affairs in Guanbei have always been reported to the household department before other places, and there has never been a mistake.

This year, the Department of Household Affairs procrastinated and neglected to remove the new officials who did not know how to plan, and there were also reasons why the affairs of various places were unfavorable. After experiencing this incident, the minister thought of Guanbei. No matter what mistakes Wei Chaoren made, as far as the Department of Household Department was concerned A capable minister who does things neatly. "

The emperor nodded after hearing this, indicating that he agreed with the words, and continued: "These reports have been rushed out in a short time, and they are detailed and clear, and the details are also clear. I must ask Wang Yue for help. Well, he was also in charge of the transfer department before, so he probably knows people who are proficient in planning."

"Your Majesty is wise, I did go to ask the Prime Minister, but it was not the Prime Minister who helped me make plans in the end."

"Oh, who is that? Who has many guests who are proficient in planning?" The emperor asked curiously.

With a smile on his face, Tang Zhou hurriedly seized this opportunity and said: "This matter is for your majesty's blessing, and the one who helps you is the son. With his exquisite planning skills, he doesn't need many people, just a girl beside him." He helped the minister to solve the matter."

"Heir? Which son." The emperor asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, Prince Xiao's son."

"Xingzhou? Do you think he can make calculations?" The emperor asked with squinted eyes in disbelief.

Tang Zhouwei quickly praised: "It's not just a meeting, the son's calculation skills can't be caught in case, this household department needs to calculate the accounts for a day or two, but his maid can calculate clearly in two hours, Your Majesty bless you!" Ze Guangguang, the descendants of the royal family are so amazing, the old minister really admires it!"

The more the emperor listened, the more confused he became. Doesn't he know who Li Xingzhou is, and he can figure it out?Why have I never heard of it or seen it, maybe he was still clumsy before. As for how powerful Tang Zhouwei said, he has the right to pat his own horse.

After thinking for a while, the emperor still didn't believe it. He just felt that the matter was strange, so he changed the subject and said, "Tell me about the Ministry of Household Affairs. I read your report. This year, why did the tax revenues in several southern states, especially around Ansu Mansion, decrease so much?" , only about [-]% of what it was last year." The emperor frowned.

"Your Majesty, this spring the bandits in Ansu Mansion and Luzhou disturbed the spring planting, so the people missed the spring plowing, and it is a blessing in misfortune that there is no famine. It is also reasonable to reduce some taxes."

The emperor nodded: "I remember, but at that time, the prefect of Ansu Prefecture acted neatly and decisively. The local Xiang army calmed down the chaos in just a few dozen days. For this reason, I even praised him."Then he frowned again and said, "But the imperial court is short of money now, do you have any good solutions?"

"Ah, is there still a shortage?" Tang Zhouwei looked surprised: "Although the tax revenue in the south is less this year, the tax revenue in the north is more than last year. Generally speaking, although there is a decrease compared to last year, it is not much less, Your Majesty." .”

"You don't care about this matter. In short, the treasury is short of money. As an envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs, this is your responsibility. I don't want to hear your argument, and I don't want to make excuses. At least you can find a way to make up for those who have less tax this year! "The emperor said indisputably, Tang Zhouwei below suddenly became bitter, almost crying.

At this moment, Fu An, the chief eunuch in the palace, came back again, and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. He Zhao, Yin of the Kaiyuan Mansion, asked to see you, and said that if you need to report urgently, you are now waiting outside the palace."

"There is something important at this time, but if He Zhao says it is important, then it must be important, let him in."

After a while, He Zhao came in hurriedly in a purple robe official uniform. He first saluted the emperor, and after greeting Tang Zhouwei, he said loudly, "Qi Zuo, Your Majesty, I am in a hurry to tell you about important matters in Guanbei."

Fu'an sent his papers to the emperor's case, but the emperor said impatiently without reading it: "You don't want to tell how miserable the people in Guanbei are. If so, I've been tired of listening to it for the past two days. Now, you go back, I don't want to hear it."

He Zhao said solemnly: "I really want to play the matter of Guanbei, but what I play today is a major matter related to the country!"

"What's the big deal? The matter of Guanbei has long been settled, so what else can happen." The emperor's voice was slightly higher.

He Zhao did not back down: "This matter is not as simple as it appears on the surface. I have already discovered the clues. Please listen to your majesty. If you speak nonsense, your majesty will punish you."

"Okay, then I will listen to it for the time being, but if it is an insignificant matter, I will punish you, hum!"

(End of this chapter)