Han family achievements

Chapter 93 I'm Getting Angry
Cai Yong stood where he was, staring blankly at Liu Bian's back.

He was not punished, and he was promoted?

Cai Wenji watched Liu Bian go away in shock, then walked up to her father and said in a low voice, "Father, is that Your Majesty?"

Cai Yong snapped back to his senses, hurriedly chased after him, reached the door, bowed to Liu Bian's back from a distance, and said loudly: "Minister Cai Yong, take the order to thank you!"

"Excuse me!" Liu Bian, who had his back turned to him, raised his right hand and responded loudly.

Cai Wenji followed, but she couldn't see Liu Bian anymore, she pursed her lips lightly, and said, "Father, is he His Majesty? Isn't it rumored that he is very domineering, self-willed, and won't listen to anyone's words? Look at Not quite."

Cai Yong frowned and said, "No nonsense!"

All the worries he had been worrying about were gone, and instead, there was a surge of excitement in his heart.
Seeing his father's expression, Cai Wenji was slightly pale, and there was some curiosity on his mournful face.

Cai Yong stood where he was, a little smug, and said: "It's too often for my father to take office this time, so I should do something!"

In the past, although Cai Yong shined brilliantly in the literary world, and dignitaries all begged him to write epitaphs, but in the officialdom, he did not have any practical achievements, and his posts were basically vain.

"The inspector of Hongmen..."

Cai Yong murmured that with his reputation, it would be easy to establish private schools in various states, and how many people would rush to help.

But thinking of Liu Bian's requirement of "teach without discrimination", he looked hesitant.

Today's private schools are basically for the children of aristocratic families, not to mention the common people enrolling in school, even the minimum tuition fees cannot afford it.

Reading, practicing calligraphy, appreciating teachers, studying abroad, socializing... It costs an unknown amount of food!And it's not a year or two, ten years or 20 years at a time, for ordinary people, a large family may not be able to afford it.

Furthermore, how can a son of a wealthy family be with the common people?

In an instant, Cai Yong thought of countless difficulties and fell into a deep sinking voice.

Cai Wenji looked at his father quietly, saw that he had not spoken for a long time, and said softly, "Father, go home."

"Ah oh..."

Cai Yong woke up abruptly, walked back, and said: "By the way, you don't have to go out of the mansion these few days, and help to copy some documents for my father. Your Majesty also wants me to write a memorial to impeach the Yuan family, with some People talk, and the family has to hold a banquet these days, so don't come out and be clean."

Cai Wenji, newly widowed, smiled sadly and said, "Thank you father."

Cai Yong walked with his head buried in his head, with thousands of thoughts in his heart, countless thoughts, jumping up and down.

On the other side, Liu Bian left Cai's mansion and stayed not far from Yang's mansion.

Liu Bian looked at Yang's mansion, thinking slowly in his mind.

The Yang family is also one of the leading aristocratic families today, with one of the best prestige, and having the endorsement of the Yang family can further reduce the adverse effects of the extermination of the Yuan family.

Zuo Li stood aside, waved back the imperial guards who reported the news, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Dai, the prefect of Jiyin, has just entered the Sikong Mansion."

Liu Bian's expression moved slightly, he looked back at him, and said, "Liu Dai?"

"Yes." Zuo Li lowered his head and said.

Liu Bian wrapped his clothes, looked at the bright moonlight in the sky, and tilted his head slightly.

This Liu Dai, like Liu Hong and Liu Yu, is a member of the royal family.

When his cheap Lao Tzu was in power, he felt that the world was coming to time and space, so he distributed the clan members of the old Liu family to various places.

Liu Yu was the shepherd of Youzhou, Liu Yan was the shepherd of Yizhou, Liu Biao was the governor of Jingzhou, and so on.

This Liu Dai got a Jiyin prefect.

"Liu Dai, Jiyin County..."

Liu Bian said to himself, the location of Jiyin County is almost in the middle of Yanzhou!
'At this time, did Liu Dai come to Beijing to avoid disaster or run away from office? '

"Is there any news from Yanzhou?" Liu Bian raised his foot and walked through the gate of the Yang Mansion.

Zuo Li glanced at the Yang Mansion, and quickly said: "Yesterday's report said that Da Sima and Ding Shijun joined forces to march eastward with [-] troops, and they have recovered the entire territory of Chenliu. They are preparing to divide their troops to attack Dongjun and Jiyin. Qingzhou leads troops into Jibei Kingdom, Taishan County, and it is expected to encircle Shanyang County in five days."

This Liu Bian knew that Huangfusong and Ding Yuan wrote letters and reports almost every day, and at the end they would inadvertently ask for money and food.

Recruiting young and strong requires money and food, and fighting wars requires money and food. After the peace, the people will be updated with money and food!
"Money and food..."

Liu Bian took a deep breath. Right now, the money is the biggest stone on his heart.

"Go back to the palace." Liu argued.

Zuo Li waved his hand and led the people to follow.

After walking a certain distance, Liu Bian suddenly asked, "Then Jin Shang still can't find it?"
His mind was still full of the situation in Yanzhou, and the more he thought about it, the more serious it became.

Zuo Li's expression tightened, and he said, "I'm missing in Shanyang County, and the villain is trying to find a way to find it."

Liu Bian said as he walked, "Place people in the government offices of each state, listen to the news, and keep an eye on the people I want you to pay attention to."

"Yes." Zuo Li's tone became more humble and cautious.

Liu Bian didn't speak any more, and unconsciously quickened his pace.

At this moment, Wang Yun and Zhong Yao are still arguing in Shangshutai.

Wang Yun looked at the two people on the opposite side and said: "The wording is not enough, it must be strict and vigilant enough."

Zhong Yao looked solemn and said, "Your Majesty, the verdict should be impartial, impartial and strict, and should not be mixed with emotions."

Wang Yundao: "This is your business. The old man asked, and the wording is harsh, to deter Yuan's party members in the world!"

Just as Zhong Yao was about to say more, Xun You couldn't stand it any longer, and suddenly interrupted, saying: "Your Majesty, the mansion will report to the whole country, and a verdict will be issued, and then an official document will be issued in the name of Shangshutai, severely reprimanding Yuan's family to warn Yuan's party members."

Wang Yun didn't move, and said: "Yes. The old man is here to draw up, when will you send it out?"

When Xun You saw Wang Yun's mouth loose, he immediately said, "After the execution of the Yuan family tomorrow, we will send out to Luoyang immediately after the signatures of the ministers of record."

Wang Yun looked at him and said, "Then, is the old man's appointment together?"

Xun You was startled, he almost forgot about Wang Yun's appointment, he hesitated to speak.

be cheated.

Zhong Yao thought to himself, Wang Yun seems to be entangled in this verdict, but in fact it is to cultivate a private person!

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Wang Yun suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Do you also have a list?"

Xun You and Zhong Yao didn't expect Wang Yun to be so keen, so they couldn't help but look at each other.

Wang Yun straightened up and said coldly, "Without my permission, you don't want to appoint anyone!"

Xun You and Zhong Yao were about to speak, when there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door, and the three of them immediately turned their heads to look.

"What are the three Qings discussing?" Liu Bian walked in with a smile.

Wang Yun, Xun You, and Zhong Yao got up and saluted, "Your Majesty and I will see you."

"No." Liu Bian waved his hand and sat on the main seat.

The three of them sat down after thanking them for their kindness. Wang Yun glanced at Xun You and Zhong Yao from the corner of his eye, and said, "Your Majesty, I have settled the case of the Yuan family."

Xun You and Zhong Yao didn't speak, and tacitly didn't mention the matter of the court filling the vacancy.

Liu Bian looked at the three of them, and said, "You can handle this matter according to your needs. The situation in Yanzhou is critical, and money and food are urgently needed. What do you guys say?"

Hearing this, Wang Yun pondered without moving.

There were only a few sources of taxation in the Han Dynasty, and if they wanted to raise military salaries in a short period of time, it was a way of 'increasing taxes'.

Xun You had already been dealing with this matter, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the salt tax should be collected in advance as soon as possible."

"No!"

Wang Yun immediately interrupted, and then argued with Liu: "Your Majesty, the people are already dissatisfied with the high salt price, and they are suffering unspeakably. If taxes are imposed again, the people will not be able to afford salt, and there will be more disasters and chaos. The gains outweigh the losses!"

Liu Bian glanced at him, thinking about the feasibility of pre-collecting salt tax.

In the Han Dynasty, the salt tax was changed several times, and the monopoly and taxation were repeated back and forth.

Monopoly means that the imperial government monopolizes production and trading; while taxation means that the people produce and trade at will, and the imperial court collects salt tax.

This method of taxation directly led to the reduction of nearly half of the tax sources of the Han Dynasty, and the high price of private salt, only the aristocratic families and salt merchants in the middle benefited greatly.

Xun You ignored Wang Yun and continued to argue with Liu: "Your Majesty, I believe that the price of salt can be set and taxed later."

Wang Yun glanced at Xun You, and said, "Your Majesty, if you do this, the salt dealer will not be able to cover the salt, what should you do?"

Xun You said: "Your Majesty, I would like to invite you to set up a salt official again, so that official salt and private salt can be used in parallel. This can not only control the price of salt, but also collect salt tax."

"No!"

Wang Yun turned directly to Xun You, and said, "This method was used in Wang Mang's time, so that the world was in chaos. Has Xun Shangshu forgotten it?"

Xun You also looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, the great chaos in the world is not caused by the Yan government, but Wang Mang's treacherous ministers who usurped the throne, and the whole world will punish them."

Wang Yun still wanted to speak, but Liu Bian said calmly, "Okay."

Wang Yun turned around, raised his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, the salt administration is of great importance and should not be taken lightly. The imperial court and the people compete for profit, causing endless harm. Your Majesty, please think twice."

Liu Bian looked at Wang Yun and frowned slightly.

Let's talk about being angry, a little bit, but it's just a little bit, Wang Yun's intentions are not bad, and what he said makes sense.

Zhong Yao, who had been thinking about it all the time, raised his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have three strategies. First, the court cuts expenditures. For officials' salaries and military salaries that are not in a hurry, they can be delayed for ten days to January. Second, encourage Beijing Central Committee Donations from rich merchants from aristocratic families. Third, the summer grain is coming soon, the imperial court can borrow money from the big households in advance, and then repay it after the tax comes up. It is estimated that 5000 million yuan can be raised."

5000 million yuan, that is, 5 coins, is equivalent to [-] taels of silver.

Although not much, it is enough to relieve the urgent need.

Just as Liu Bian was about to nod his head, Wang Yun said, "Your Majesty, delaying the court's salary may shake the minds of all the officials, especially at this time. Donations have already been made many times, and I dare not say how much I can raise. As for borrowing money, Your Majesty, the late Emperor... also borrowed money, borrowing more and paying less."

Liu Bian frowned, and he began to get really angry in his heart.

Zhong Yao looked at Wang Yun, hesitated to speak, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Wang Yun is right, these methods are not new.If there is a fresh method, the Han court would not be so embarrassed as it is now.

Liu Bian picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Wang Qing's family, what can you do?"

Wang Yun lowered his head, hesitated for a while, and said, "I'm still considering a proper way."

Liu Bian was too lazy to talk to him, and said: "There is no time to wait, just follow what Zhong Qing's family said. Officials with low grades will not delay. Donate, please invite some important officials and celebrities to come forward. Borrowing money will be coordinated by the Shangshutai. You can pay some interest in time."

"His Majesty,"

Wang Yun straightened up immediately, eager to speak, but Liu Bian waved his hands, stood up, and said, "It's late at night, gentlemen, please rest early, there are still a lot of things to do tomorrow."

After saying this, Liu Bian looked at Xun You again, and said, "Xunqing's family, you should have a serious discussion with your family about the method of transshipment, and come up with a detailed statement for one day."

"The minister receives the decree." Xun You hurriedly saluted.

Wang Yun wanted to speak, but Liu Bian had already left.

Xun You and Zhong Yao didn't want to continue arguing with Wang Yun, they looked at each other and got up together to leave.

Wang Yun looked at their backs, his face remained motionless, but the anger in his heart surged up.

'Incompetent people! 'He snorted coldly in his heart.

Liu Bian returned to Jingfu Hall from Shangshutai, not sleepy at all.

He took the map, spread it on the table, and studied it seriously.

From north to south, from east to west, they patrolled back and forth in Yanzhou, Sili, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou.

After a long while, Liu Bian couldn't help but sighed softly, and said, "There is really no good place..."

There are problems everywhere, and there is no one that makes him feel comfortable.

His finger tapped lightly on Shanyang County, then from east to west, he slowly slid across Jiyin, Hanoi, Luoyang, Hongnong, Sansuke, paused, and his finger landed on Hanzhong.

"Hanzhong..."

Liu Bian's eyes flickered, this Hanzhong is also a crucial place.

"Who should I send?" Liu Bian quickly thought of one person, and finally found that there were actually only two qualified and capable people he could send: Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao.

There are two people, Gongsun Zan is not at ease, and Cao Cao is not at ease.

It is still necessary to cultivate a direct descendant who is loyal to him as soon as possible!
"time……"

Liu Bian sat back on the chair and nodded lightly.

He needs time now, time to train courtiers and generals.

But the big rickety ship of the big man is ventilated on all sides, and rain comes from all directions.

Pan Yin stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Miss Tang is here."

Liu Bian raised his head and saw Tang Ji stepping in with a soup bowl, her eyes were like water and she said softly, "Your Majesty, it's late at night, let's eat a bowl of porridge to warm your body."

Liu Bian smiled, feeling a little hungry, took two bites, and suddenly said: "By the way, let your father enter the palace tomorrow."

"Yes, my concubine wrote it down." Tang Ji didn't ask why.

Liu Bian stretched out his hand to pull her over, and was about to speak when there were hurried footsteps outside the door.

Tang Ji stepped back quickly and saluted, "Your Majesty, my concubine will leave."

Liu Bian hummed and looked at Zuo Li.

Zuo Li came closer and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Taiwei Dong pretends to be a peasant and wants to leave the city, but there seems to be someone outside the city to meet him."

The corners of Liu Bian's face were straightened, and a breath grew out of his nostrils.

"People outside the city, have you checked it out?" Liu Bian raised his bowl and asked.

Zuo Li said: "It's too dark, I don't know how many people there are, the villain was worried about scaring the snake, so he didn't send people out of the city to investigate."

Liu Bian nodded, Dong Zhuo must be in a hurry, trying his best to escape from Luoyang.

The situation in Bingzhou is very complicated. There are various forces intertwined, and there are Qiang people and Xiongnu who are eyeing it. It needs to be handled carefully so as not to cause major disturbances.

"Keep an eye on him and don't let him get away."

Liu Bian ate the soup and said, "It's still useful for me to keep him."

"The villain understands." Zuo Li lowered his head and said.

Liu Bian put down his bowl, looked out of the dark door, thought about it, and said, "Decree, tomorrow, Xun You and Zhong Yao will discuss matters at the Shang Shutai, and no one is allowed to ask for leave."

The court was basically stable, and he freed up one hand.

'It's time to settle the merger. ' Liu Bian secretly said with burning eyes.

Compared with Yanzhou, Bingzhou is more difficult to deal with, but it has to be dealt with.

After solving Bingzhou, he will not only save a heartache, but also get a team of elite soldiers to deal with more complex and changeable situations more calmly.

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