Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 415 Brother, let's make money!

Emperor Zhaoxing spent ten years emptying the treasury.

Eighty million silver and twenty million gold.

"This king...then what kind of former king, where did you move the money?"

Xu Zhiqiong wanted to scold a bastard, but he glanced at Emperor Chang Le, and changed his words again.

Emperor Chang Le thought for a long time and said: "It is estimated that a lot of money has been given to Nufujiao. It would be okay if he moved away at once, but it would be hard to find if he took it away in such a piecemeal manner."

It's really hard to find.

If you check for a year or so, you may be able to recover some money.

But Daxuan is waiting for the money now!

Emperor Chang Le picked up the account book and said: "Disaster relief requires money, and building embankments also requires money, and raising food for counties and counties that are short of food also requires money, and the army's salary in the north should also be paid, as well as the salaries of officials, big and small. ..."

Xu Zhiqiong still doesn't have a clear understanding of how much money is needed to maintain the normal operation of Daxuan.

According to Emperor Changle's rough estimate, at least five million taels would be needed.

Where did you get the five million taels?

"Zhiqiong, return the twenty thousand taels to me first!"

"What's the use of twenty thousand taels!"

"A little bit is a little bit!"

"You are the emperor, you have to take a long-term view!"

"Long term..." Emperor Chang Le thought for a moment and said, "You are quite handsome, how about I send you to Yingge Academy?"

"Why don't you go yourself!"

Emperor Chang Le straightened his chest and said: "One time to sleep with the emperor, two thousand taels of silver, if someone gives it, I will agree!"

"Let's not mention the matter of Yinggeyuan!" Xu Zhiqiong fetched a pen and paper, "Think about how to get the money first."

Emperor Changle said: "I would like to sell my father's residence first. One residence sells for [-] taels, which is not too much. If seventeen residences are added together, they will definitely sell for more than five million. If I can sell ten All seven palaces are sold..."

Xu Zhiqiong waved his hand and said: "We can't sell all of them, let others know, I thought the Daxuan court wanted yellow shops, let's sell two first, before selling, you'd better live there for two days, your father's reputation is not good Well, if you live there, you may be able to sell it for a high price!"

Emperor Chang Le recorded an account: two palaces, [-].

Where can I find the rest of the money?
Naturally, we have to find it from the rich.

Who is the richest in Daxuan?

The richest must be the minister!

Emperor Changle said: "The river embankment is built like that, the Ministry of Industry will definitely not be able to escape."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "The prefect of Fuzhou can't run away either. After picking up these two, there will be almost [-]."

Emperor Chang Le shook his head and said: "It's less, just the Minister of the Ministry of Industry has more than this number, if we kill two more..."

Kill a few more, maybe the five million taels of silver can be scraped together, but Emperor Chang Le obviously has concerns.

He had just succeeded to the throne not long ago, if he directly attacked the officials, it was hard to say what consequences would be incurred.

Xu Zhiqiong could see what Emperor Changle was thinking: "First deal with the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the prefect of Fuzhou. With these two people acting as a show, I will knock out one million silver from other officials!"

Emperor Chang Le did the math: "In this way, there will be two million, and the remaining three million can be raised from the northern border."

"Isn't the northern border waiting to be paid?"

Emperor Changle said: "Ji Qi sent me a letter two days ago, saying that Mao Cha had forgotten the pain recently and dared to go to Baiyuan Province to plunder, and asked if I wanted to fight a war.
I thought I had no money in my hand, and I was afraid of making a mistake, so I didn't dare to agree. If I can get together two million silver first, I can give the sergeant a salary first, then a reward, and then fight Mao Sha again. , If you win the battle, you can get a lot of silver taels from them! "

War reparations?
Xu Zhiqiong's eyes lit up!
In the past, Daxuan lost money to Tu Nu, but now he can finally get back a fortune, this business must be done.

But fighting to collect money is not something that happens overnight, and the rest of the money has to be raised elsewhere.

"Aside from ministers, who else has money?"

Emperor Chang Le thought for a moment and said: "There are still merchants, but how do you get the money from merchants? Increase taxes? We increase taxes, they increase prices, the money still goes to the common people?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "That's not right, we have to start with Yingge Academy!"

Emperor Changle sighed in admiration: "Brother, I knew you were a bloody person, you go to Yinggeyuan tonight, let's hang up the signboard, Yunhou and thousands of households with lamps, you can get five hundred taels a night, you Remember to bring the lamp with you, we are all about one identity! If no one else tells you, my sixth sister will definitely take care of your business!"

"After thinking about it, I have another idea. Let's deal with the affairs of the Ministry of Industry first. I will ask someone who understands the market and think about what crimes I will use to bring down the Minister of the Ministry of Industry."

Emperor Chang Le said: "Brother, I know it's not easy, but you can't just copy his house, you have to find a way to earn your heart."

……

On the Wang'an River, on the painted boat, Xu Zhiqiong and Yushi Zhang Zhuyang drank together.

After drinking a glass, Zhang Zhuyang said with a smile: "Mr. Yun remembers the old relationship, and I would like to invite Zhang to get together. It is really Zhang's luck."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "You're welcome, I didn't bring any money."

This two-story painting boat costs more than [-] taels of silver just to rent it for one night, Xu Zhiqiong is not willing to spend this money.

Zhang Zhuyang laughed dryly and said: "If you are Yunhou, you can have a drink with Zhang, that is to think highly of Zhang, a mere table of wine and food, how can you let Yunhou spend money."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "You're right, I really think highly of you, I called you here today because I have a business for you."

Zhang Zhuyang was stunned: "Please ask Yunhou to explain in detail."

"At the beginning, I asked you to join Tian Jinping. You earned a reputation and were promoted to an official position. Today, you have a good deal, which is much fatter than that old county magistrate."

Zhang Zhuyang remained calm: "Who is Yunhou referring to?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Ministry Minister Liao Shuming."

Zhang Zhuyang frowned upon hearing this.

Xu Zhiqiong took a sip of his wine: "Are there any difficulties?"

Zhang Zhuyang nodded and said: "There are indeed difficulties."

"Afraid of not being able to catch evidence?"

Zhang Zhuyang shook his head: "I've also heard about the incident in Fuzhou. The newly built embankment collapsed after two spring rains last year. This incident alone can make him dismissed.

And not only in Fuzhou, the river affairs of all states and counties in the country are managed by the Ministry of Industry, Liao Shuming has made huge profits from it, as long as he checks the account books of the river affairs year by year, there are countless loopholes. "

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise, "Then what worries do you have?"

Zhang Zhuyang sighed: "Liao Shuming is good at management, and he is very generous among his colleagues. Let me tell you this, in Yushitai, more than half of the people who have received his benefits, except Wang Yanyang and Qiu Dongcai. Who hasn't received his money?

If I wrote a letter to join him, not to mention that I couldn't pick it clean myself, and my colleagues at Yushitai attacked him, I couldn't stand it. "

Xu Zhiqiong said in a low voice: "Is there a way to suppress Yushitai?"

"There is indeed a way, let's see if Yunhou is willing to come forward!" Zhang Zhuyang poured a glass of wine for Xu Zhiqiong, "Tell Wang Yanyang about this first, let him write the book first, impeach Liao Shangshu,
Wang Yanyang is upright and has no contact with Liao Shangshu. If he plays, others can't find fault. Yu Shitai is afraid of his reputation and dare not make trouble. "

"Wang Yanyang can take down Liao Shuming with just one memorial?"

"You can't fail!" Zhang Zhuyang shook his head and said, "If there is only one memorial from Wang Yanyang, I'm afraid it won't even make a splash, but if Wang Yanyang plays, Qiu Dongcai and others will definitely play along. And play it up, so that you can have some momentum!"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I'm going to find Wang Yanyang right now, and you also prepare the memorial."

Zhang Zhuyang pulled Xu Zhiqiong back and said, "You can't be impatient about this matter. You can't beat Liao Shangshu even if you just go up to the performance. Just think about it, Liao Shuming has managed the Yushitai so well, and the cabinet is still poor in etiquette." ? If the cabinet does not approve the vote, it is still a white ginseng.”

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "If the evidence is convincing, and there is the Yushitai Memorial, why doesn't the cabinet draft a draft?"

Zhang Zhuyang took a sip of wine and said: "It's not that I won't give it. I procrastinated, wasted, checked back and forth, and found someone in the Ministry of Industry to stand up for it. I can always think of a way to get rid of the crime for Liao Shangshu."

Xu Zhiqiong was stunned for a while, and said with a smile: "Could it be that his family opened the cabinet?"

Zhang Zhuyang sighed: "Master Hou, there is a first assistant, a second assistant and three cabinet ministers in the cabinet. When the first assistant speaks, the second assistant usually dare not make a sound. The remaining three cabinet ministers are all on duty.

But this time when the counselor is returning to his hometown, the cabinet affairs are all decided by the chief minister. If you are sure to persuade Yan chief minister, this matter is easy to say, but Yan chief minister and Liao Shangshu are close friends, and there is an inexplicable relationship between them , he may not give you this face. "

Yan Anqing, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Xu Zhiqiong has always regarded him as one of his own.

In most cases, Yan Anqing is indeed one of his own, but there are some exceptions.

Judging from the matter of Minister of Industry, the cabinet is likely to become a threshold that cannot be crossed.

Xu Zhiqiong picked up his wine glass and said, "Let me help you find a backer, can you find a way to suppress the cabinet?"

"Which backer?"

"The biggest one."

The corners of Zhang Zhuyang's eyes twitched, and he understood Xu Zhiqiong's meaning: "If there is this backer, the matter is another matter, but the backer's foundation is not stable, and it is not appropriate to start a war with the cabinet at this time. If you want to handle this matter properly , two people are needed to help."

"Which two people?"

Zhang Zhuyang lowered his voice and said: "Pingzhang's military and state important affairs and internal book order, after playing on the censor's platform, let the two important ministers remonstrate that Yan Shoufu is forced by the situation, but he can no longer protect Liao Shangshu."

Xu Zhiqiong rubbed the corner of his forehead and said, "After all this trouble, it's better to just take the lamp to the yamen and directly ransack the house."

"Absolutely not!" Zhang Zhuyang shook his head again and again, "The new king has just ascended the throne, how can he put him in danger? Before the crime is proven, he ransacked the family and exterminated the family of the second-rank officials. Although it was quick for a while, there will be endless disasters in the future!"

"But in this case, there will be a delay. The prefect of Fuzhou will not care about the life and death of the people," Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment, "If I go to investigate the prefect of Fuzhou first to find out the evidence of Liao Shuming's crime, what do you think? how?"

Zhang Zhuyang pondered for a long time and said: "From the point of view of law, this move will be smoother, but if you investigate Fuzhou first, Liao Shangshu must be prepared, if you dredge the cabinet first to deal with it, the matter will be difficult."

Xu Zhiqiong sighed, didn't ask any more questions, and concentrated on eating and drinking, and left immediately after eating and drinking.

Zhang Zhuyang admired the night scene in the river, and couldn't help feeling sad.

This guy really didn't give any money.

Yan Shoufu is a fine person, and I'm afraid he will guess some things.

If he guessed it, he wouldn't blame me for leaking the secret, would he?
……

Xu Zhiqiong went to the palace and told Emperor Changle about the matter.

Emperor Changle weighed it and said again and again: "Sixth sister's matter is easy to talk about, but Princess Fanghua doesn't know what her intentions are. After all, it is a good thing to remove Liao Shuming, a birdie, and she must agree."

Xu Zhiqiong felt that this was not a long-term solution: "Even if she agrees this time, what will happen next time? Have you been using the power of the two princesses to put pressure on the cabinet?"

Emperor Changle said: "The cabinet handles government affairs properly most of the time. To be honest, there are many government affairs that I don't understand. I really have to rely on the cabinet to help me make decisions. Blindly suppressing them is ultimately inappropriate."

Emperor Chang Le was not arbitrary, which made Xu Zhiqiong very optimistic.

However, Yan Anqing has the absolute right to speak in the cabinet, and this matter must be restricted: "Of course the cabinet should not suppress, but the chief assistant should not use the cabinet to protect his shortcomings."

Emperor Chang Le thought for a while and said: "I have a way, instead of confronting the cabinet, I might as well show consideration for Yan Shoufu and help him."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "I thought of getting together, but it's not enough to help!"

Emperor Chang Le nodded and said: "Then help a few more, let's deal with Liao Shuming."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "The affairs of the capital are left to you. I'm going to Fuzhou, where people die every day. I have to earn money for the victims first."

……

In the Yan Mansion, Yan Anqing, the grand master and chief assistant of the cabinet, made two cups of tea and handed one to Liao Shuming.

Liao Shuming picked up the teacup and drank it down: "Master, I bid farewell to you today. I have received news that the emperor sent Xu Zhiqiong to Fuzhou to investigate the affairs of the river. Who is Xu Zhiqiong? I know, this matter, I am willing to take it on my shoulders."

Yan Anqing took a sip of tea and said: "People in the world don't know the suffering of the Ministry of Industry, but I know this suffering, and you can't let you swallow this suffering alone. In two days' court meeting, the Holy One will join hands to put pressure on important military affairs and internal history orders For me, I can't dismiss this matter, nor can I delay it, Liao Shangshu, someone from the Ministry of Industry must take this matter."

Hearing this, Liao Shuming clasped his fists and cried, "Thank you Grand Master for saving me!"

(End of this chapter)