The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 525
"It's simple, a report. I originally planned to ask His Royal Highness Wu to go to the household department for a visit, but His Royal Highness is now in the barracks, and he couldn't see it if he wanted to see him. Now he has entered your study and found out about it. Wei Wang Your Highness, you can do it too." Xuan Shijing smiled, and his eyes fell on the name badge on Li Tai's case, which was inscribed by the servant of the household department.

Seeing Xuan Shijing's gaze, Li Tai picked up the famous thorn on the book case and said with a smile: "If you want to find something from the household department, Gu really can't help you at other times, but now, come here It's time to sit down and talk."

When seeing the famous assassin, Xuan Shijing felt a little strange, Li Tai didn't like to deal with the affairs of the court, how did the people from the household department find Li Tai's Wei Palace.

"People from the household department came to see you?" Xuan Shijing asked while sitting opposite Li Tai.

"That's right, as soon as we entered February, there was something wrong with the household department. A while ago, I received orders from my father to investigate and handle the affairs of the household department alone." Li Tai smiled helplessly: "The household department The department’s stall this time is not easy to clean up.”

"The Ministry of Households is in charge of the world's money and food. Seeing how embarrassing you are, could it be that there is something wrong with the treasury?"

"That's right." Li Tai sighed: "Now the officials of the Ministry of Households are running to my Wei Palace every day, Gu's head is already big."

"What's going on?" Xuan Shijing was a little confused by Li Tai's words. It stands to reason that a problem with the national treasury is a very serious matter, but in Li Tai's expression, apart from helplessness, he couldn't see anything else. mood.

"The national treasury is empty. To put it simply, the Ministry of Households has no money. It is just spring now. When the next batch of taxes comes up, it will have to wait until after autumn. During this period, the Ministry of Households should cooperate with the Ministry of War to be responsible for the standing Food, salaries, military equipment, etc. for soldiers, but now that the national treasury has no money, the people in the Ministry of Households as a whole have tried their best to attack the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Where are you going, so Gu has been checking the account books sent by the household department in the mansion for the past few days."

"Did you find anything wrong?" Xuan Shijing asked.

If people from the Ministry of Households embezzle money from the national treasury, then there is no need for that. The officials who can enter the six departments are not necessarily one of the best candidates. However, Tang officials cherished feathers very much, especially scholars who believed in Confucianism. Embezzling the treasury's money and food under the eyes of the emperor in Chang'an City was tantamount to seeking death.

"No, everything is normal." Li Tai said: "It's just that at the end of last year, the country spent a lot of money. This year, the number of people from all over the world who came to Chang'an to congratulate is [-]% more than last year. Naturally, the rewards distributed are also [-]% more." , Moreover, Tubo is the biggest expenditure in the palace this year. First, rewards, and then arranging banquets in the palace again and again, because the Tang Dynasty wants to marry Tubo, and the household department also needs to prepare a dowry, etc. In the future, after the marriage partner is selected, this dowry must also be given to Tubo along with it. The emperor's father ordered that the Ministry of Internal Affairs will contribute [-]%, and the treasury will contribute [-]%. Rejection, before the new year there was still food and salaries for the various armies in the customs, and after the new year, the Supreme Emperor's grand tour will be a huge expense, so now the national treasury is almost bottomed out."

"Did the House of Internal Affairs not provide any money for these things except the dowry for the marriage?"

Now the Tang Dynasty belongs to the Li family, the state treasury belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and the House of Internal Affairs belongs to the royal family.

Li Tai shook his head: "No, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the royal treasury. Now in the court, the Royal Father strictly controls the expenditure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I feel that the Royal Father intends to temporarily empty the national treasury."

Xuan Shijing squinted his eyes when he heard the words. Li Tai was right. From this point of view, the national treasury is about to bottom out. His Majesty Li Er did this on purpose. If this is the case, then the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be The oily lungs.

Could it be that His Majesty Li Er is about to make a big move and is preparing for it?Xuan Shijing guessed, and silently listed the things that will happen now and soon in her heart.

The most recent case is the case in the eastern suburbs, involving officials from Changzhou, which leads to the fact that His Majesty Li Er is going to toss the family a lot.

Furthermore, the spring is coming, which is the most important and top priority of this year's spring for the imperial court.

Then, in the summer, the candidates for peace with Tubo will also be selected, and then the envoys of Tubo will bring the princess of Tang Dynasty back to Tubo.

Down. Temporarily gone.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that Xuan Shijing didn't speak, Li Tai sat alone across from him in a daze.

Xuan Shijing came back to his senses, and said in a low voice: "I was wondering if His Majesty was preparing for something."

"Prepare?" Li Tai reacted for a moment, what preparations?Now that the Tang Dynasty is settled in all directions, after the envoys of Tubo return to Tubo in the summer, even the border of Hanzhou should calm down.

"Yes, otherwise His Majesty Li Er would ignore such an important matter as the national treasury from the very beginning and allow the treasury to allocate money and food without restraint? In my opinion, the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be sufficient now." Xuan Shijing laughed and said, "So Your Highness doesn't have to worry about the treasury of the Household Department. At this time, His Majesty should already have a plan in mind."

Li Tai nodded: "I thought about it before, but then I thought about it, why did my father ask me to check the account books of the household department? Now it is somewhat clear that my father did this to provide accounts The Ministry and the ministers of the DPRK and China read it."

"Now that you have seen the account book of the Ministry of Households, you can guess these things, but there are many smart people in Chang'an City. Since His Majesty wants to play a show, His Highness, as a son, should continue to accompany this play to continue. Good." Xuan Shijing smiled.

"You're right." Li Tai responded, "By the way, just now you came in and said you wanted to sue someone from the household department. What's going on?"

"This." Xuan Shijing took Marshal Zhao's confession from his arms and handed it to Li Tai.

Li Tai took the piece of paper in Xuan Shijing's hand, browsed it briefly, then raised his head to look at Xuan Shijing: "The son of the richest man in Chang'an City?"

Xuan Shijing nodded.

"Are you very familiar with him? Otherwise, you wouldn't come to Wei Wang's mansion for a businessman, and even go to the Ministry of Industry to give favors."

"It's a bit of a relationship. I was rescued when I was painting a boat in Xuanwu Lake, and I saw it later in Yanlai Tower. Two days ago, Marshal Zhao went to my Shenhou Mansion to invest in a bank account." Xuan Shijing replied. .

(End of this chapter)