Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 181

Five years later

Yuanyan four years
In the past five years, adhering to the principle of running away after fishing, the head of the family, Wang Tong, accelerated the speed of emptying the Han Dynasty, and allocated a huge sum of 15 billion five baht to Liaodong every year.

Among them, [-] million for disaster relief, [-] million for defense against Wuhuan, [-] million for defense against Fuyu and Goguryeo, and [-] million for resettling refugees from the Central Plains.

Although in fact, there is no natural disaster in Liaodong County, and there is no need for disaster relief; Wuhuan and other countries have no idea of ​​attacking Liaodong County, and there is no need to guard against Wuhuan and other countries; the number of refugees accepted by Liaodong every year is also very small, in fact, there is no need for [-] million so much.

But Emperor Liu Ao was all about playing games with the sisters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede. As long as he didn't delay his process of building the palace, he didn't bother to care about where the royal family moved the money from the treasury.

As for the gentry, because the Wang family condoned them to engage in land annexation, all reports of land annexation were ignored. In addition, the Wang family had already given up the positions of the royal doctor, the prime minister, and the Jiuqing to other gentry, and the Wang family only retained power. The biggest general, Sima, allowed other gentry to come up and empty out the big man together, so the gentry were also very happy.

Politics is about making mutual compromises, making more friends and fewer enemies.

Continue to monopolize as before, and more and more people will become your enemies.

If you have something to give, you must dare to delegate power, and share the benefits of making money with other gentry, then they will become your friends.

In the officialdom, you must be in the same dust as the light!

Wang Tong did not dare to touch the emperor's palace repair money, nor did he dare to touch the gentry's money, so what Wang Tong fished out was the part that should belong to the common people.

No matter how hard the people are, if they want to rebel anyway, it is a rebellion against the Han court, not against our royal family.

Due to the proliferation of refugees, land annexation to reduce the tax base of self-cultivated farmers, and rampant corruption of officials, the fiscal revenue of the Han Dynasty has dropped sharply from 130 billion a year during Emperor Xuan's time to 70 billion a year today.

Of the 70 billion miles, another 15 billion was taken away by the Wang family, leaving only 55 billion.

Of the 55 billion li, 48 million was used to distribute salaries to officials at all levels, leaving [-] billion.

For 48 billion miles, the gentry took away 20 billion, leaving 28 billion.

28 billion miles, the emperor spends one billion to repair the palace every year, leaving 18 billion.

18 billion miles, the daily extravagant expenses of the imperial palace and the clan members of the Han Dynasty are 15 billion, leaving [-] million.

The remaining 30 million miles have been embezzled step by step by military officers. The army needs 30 billion for daily maintenance, so it still owes [-] billion.

In addition, there are other miscellaneous expenses that add up to 20 billion a year, so the big man owes 50 billion five baht every year.

As for the relief of the victims, the court has not provided relief to the victims for many years, and even asked the victims to help the court in turn to make up for the court's annual financial deficit of 50 billion, otherwise there would be no money to pay the army.

The soldiers of the Han Dynasty have been in arrears of payment for two or three years, and their complaints to the court of the Han Dynasty have become louder and louder, but the court has always refused to pay them.

"call--"

After making the last sum of money this year, Wang Tong let out a long breath, feeling very nervous, but in the end he asked the emperor to retire and return to his hometown, and elected Wang Mang, a sage known by the world's population, as the great general Sima.

……

Yunlei Palace

"Your Majesty, I am Feiyan, not Hede."

"Your Majesty, I am Feiyan, and she is Hede."

Two beautiful women are playing a game with Emperor Liu Ao.

The two beautiful women are sisters, so they look very similar, and Liu Ao often can't tell which is the elder sister and which is the younger sister.

"Both of you are mine, haha!"

Emperor Liu Ao hugged the two concubines together, kissed left and right, very happy.

Since he came to the throne, except for the first year when he went to court and overthrew Shi Xian, he almost never went to court after that. All the affairs of the court were handled by the royal family.

He is also happy to be a hand-off shopkeeper, collecting all kinds of beauties everywhere and stuffing them into the palace for lewd pleasures. He lives carefree every day, which can be described as a fairy-like life.

Throughout Emperor Liu Ao's life, he was either playing with beauties, or on the way to play with beauties. I really envy every man to death.

Among all kinds of beauties he collected, Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede are the most beloved by him. They stick together and play various indescribable games every day, and they are reluctant to part for a moment.

Just when he was about to play a new game he had just invented with his sisters...

"Your Majesty, the general is asking to see you." A court lady ran up and said.

"Huh? What a disappointment!" Emperor Liu Ao was a little dissatisfied. He had no interest in dealing with state affairs at all, and only wanted to play various shameful games with beauties without worry.

"Your Majesty, just meet the general, we are not in a hurry~" Zhao Hede nestled in the arms of Emperor Liu Ao.

"Haha! Good good good good good good good good good good good!" Liu Ao's palm walked on the skin of the two sisters, and after a long time he said to the maid: "Let the general talk about things outside the door."

"No." The maid promised, walked to the entrance of the main hall, and said to the small yellow gate outside the gate: "Let the general talk about things outside the gate."

"Okay." The little yellow door outside the door agreed, and then said with a flattering smile to General Sima Wang Tong who was waiting outside the hall: "General, Your Majesty asked you to talk outside the hall, and I will report it to you." .”

"Thank you." Corporal Wang Tonglixian, who has been an official for so many years, only wants to make money wholeheartedly. He doesn't want to offend anyone, and he smiles respectfully at everyone.

Later, Wang Tong told Xiao Huangmen that he wanted to resign and return to his hometown, and that he recommended Wang Mang to be the Great General of Sima.

Xiao Huangmen was a little surprised, he didn't understand why some people would be willing to give up the power in their hands.

Xiao Huangmen looked at Wang Tong and was surprised: this great general Wang Tong is only in his thirties and he is in his prime, but now he wants to resign and return to his hometown, it is really strange.

Although he was curious, he still reported the truth to the maid in the palace, and the maid reported it to the emperor.

"Oh, he wants to resign and return to his hometown, and he wants to let that Wang Mang succeed the general, so let him go." Emperor Liu Ao didn't care much about this kind of thing, anyway, as long as the new general didn't delay his enjoyment.

In terms of seniority, Emperor Liu Ao can be regarded as the cousin of General Wang Tong. Now that his cousin wants to resign and return to his hometown, he is too lazy to stop him.

"Your Majesty is wise, hee hee!" Zhao Feiyan was riding on the body of Emperor Liu Ao.

The maid conveyed the emperor's words to the little yellow gate outside the palace, and the little yellow gate smiled at Wang Tong again: "General, your majesty has granted your request."

"Thank you!" Wang Tong once again thanked the little yellow gate, and then shouted into the hall: "Chen, Wang Tong, thank you Lord Long En!"

……

A few days later

A piece of news excited people all over the world, whether they were scholars or ordinary people.

Wang Tong, the great general of Da Sima, knew that his talents were insufficient, so he voluntarily abdicated to let the virtuous, resigned from the post of general, and returned to his hometown.

Sitting in a high position but not greedy for power, nor monopolizing official positions, but giving other scholars the opportunity to be officials, and voluntarily giving up power, and recommending power to real sages.

Wang Tong's operation made the scholars all over the world look at him with admiration. At first, some scholars and common people were dissatisfied with him, but after Wang Tong took the initiative to abdicate to the virtuous, everyone praised Wang Tong for his style of ancient sages. Wang Tong is high-spirited and bright.

Some people even said that General Wang Tong quit officialdom because he didn't want to join forces with others, and wanted to retreat to the mountains and forests so that he would not be tarnished by the filth of officialdom.

This statement spread widely in the next few months, and everyone in the world admired Wang Tong.

As for Wang Mang, after being elected by Wang Tong as the Great General of the Great Sima, he went to the emperor and requested that the Great General of the Great Sima be divided into two.

In the beginning, this official position was originally Taiwei.

Later, Taiwei became Da Sima.

Later, Da Sima became an added official. For example, adding an official Da Sima in front of the general, together they became the Da Sima.

Later, General Da Sima became an official official, with great power, even higher than the previous Sangong.

Today, Wang Mang believes that the official position of Great General Sima does not conform to Zhou etiquette and was created by Emperor Wu, so he wants to abolish it. The Great General is subordinate to the Great Sima, and is the subordinate of the Great Sima. Wang Mang will be the Great Sima, and then other people will be elected as the Great General.

Those scholars of ancient literature and classics like Wang Mang like to chew on words, trying to correct some nouns, but they don't pay attention to the real problem of refugees.

Emperor Liu Ao doesn't care, no matter Da Sima or Da Sima General, to him, they are just his housekeeper in function, but the name is different, as long as it doesn't hinder his enjoyment, even Da Baobao is fine.

(End of this chapter)