Appoint me as a spy, but the contact person is actually the empress

Chapter 176 Asking for money from the court, not at all level, not as good as a master!

Look up.

In front of the magnificent dragon chair in the past, a layer of tulle curtain was hung.

what's the situation?
Why did His Majesty suddenly hang up the curtain on the court hall?
"Lord Wang, what is the situation? Your Majesty..."

"I don't know, it wasn't like this before!"

"Maybe His Majesty has a new idea!"

"That's right. Your Majesty is a woman after all, so it's normal to have some thoughts."

"It's right, it's just a trivial matter, it's okay!"

"..."

All the officials discussed in a low voice, but didn't pay much attention.

Xu Shouyun also noticed this scene.

However, it was his first time to go to court, and the fifth-rank official stood in the middle, a little distance away.

So, I didn't care.

Accompanied by the yelling of the little eunuch in the court.

A figure slowly came out from behind.

Sitting on the dragon chair.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

All the officials shouted in unison and bowed down.

Xu Shouyun followed suit.

This is what the little eunuch taught him before.

There are many rules in the court, the first time he went to the court, the little eunuch taught him a lot of things to pay attention to.

"Everyone loves you forever!"

On the dragon chair in the court hall, a clear and clear voice came from afar.

The voice was a little cold and flat, but full of majesty.

When Xu Shouyun heard this, he was slightly taken aback.

This voice sounds familiar!
I seem to have heard it somewhere.

A thought suddenly appeared in Xu Shouyun's mind.

However, this idea was interrupted without deep thought.

It ends with a big gift.

Some officials stood up and started playing.

"Chen, the right servant of the household department, Liu Fan, has something important to announce."

Liu Fan Hubu spoke.

"Prelude!"

"Your Majesty Qizuo, the Ministry of War recently wrote a letter saying that the battalions of the Wei Dynasty have not changed their outfits for many years, their combat effectiveness has declined, and the enemies on the frontier are staring at them. The soldiers are living in hardship. I implore Your Majesty to transfer money, change their outfits, and improve the treatment of soldiers. Improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers."

"Furthermore, the Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching, and envoys from all nations will gather in Kyoto. Dressing up will also increase the prestige of our Great Wei State and demonstrate the state of the Heavenly Kingdom."

"The twelve battalions of the Wei Dynasty all need to change their outfits, so we apply for [-] taels of silver."

Liu Fan spoke slowly.

In the court, there are procedures for all ministries and departments to transfer money from the court.

The first thing to do is to file an application, which is a memorial, and submit it to the household department for approval.

After approval by the Ministry of Households, it will be submitted to the emperor in advance.

The emperor agreed first, and then the household department proposed it in the court.

Of course, the only thing the emperor agrees with is that you apply for silver, and the specific amount needs to be discussed in the court.

As soon as Liu Fan's words came out.

Everyone in the court hall was moved.

Liu Fan is the son of Liu Yanming.

When he spoke, it meant that Liu Dang spoke.

Good guy, this opening is a big guy.

Ask for [-] taels directly.

All the officials were startled.

Don't be afraid to eat too much.

After Liu Fan finished speaking, the empress did not speak.

As a high-ranking person, you can't jump to conclusions so quickly.

Although it is said that in the court, the empress does not have her own complete power.

But the court is not monolithic, and there are three major parties.

There is no need for him to speak, and someone will naturally stand up to refute.

really.

The next moment, someone spoke up.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, the autumn tax collection totals 22 taels of silver. Today's Great Wei is all in urgent need of money. The Ministry of War needs [-] taels of silver in one go. This is not in line with the current national conditions, and it is inappropriate!"

An official of the Yang party stood up and refuted.

Most of the opinions that can be put forward by the court have actually been read by His Majesty.

The difference is a matter of how much.

Therefore, this official of the Yang party was very skillful in his rebuttals.

If the Ministry of War needs money, it’s okay, but if it needs so much, it can’t.

If you have a military department and you have to leave [-] taels, then the rest of the departments are still playing ball!

It's like, if you eat meat, I can only eat scum?
Bah, what a beautiful idea.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the camps of the Great Wei have been short of military expenditures for several years, and some camps are still using old equipment more than ten years ago. Today, there are many thieves everywhere in the Great Wei. This is all because of the lack of deterrence of the Great Wei. Bold and bold. Moreover, the vicious enemies on the frontier are peeping and eyeing tigers. The soldiers are all powerless, so I beg Your Majesty for permission."

Minister of the Ministry of War stood up.

Liu Fan was just making a start, and left the rest out of his hands.

In the court, most of them are dragging.

Let me give you a reason, and I will refute it.

If I make an excuse, you will refute it.

As an applicant, the Ministry of War naturally had to speak out.

After all, they are the ones who want the money.

If they don't say it yet, who will say it.

Xu Shouyun has been watching silently.

In his opinion, these tussles and fights in the courtroom are just like elementary school students wrangling.

One reason after another was found.

This reason seems naive again.

On the surface, it is high-sounding, but in fact everyone knows it is fake.

A group of low-level people pretend to be high-level here.

Xu Shouyun, who has the experience of later generations, feels that this group of officials is arguing like little fairies.

uninteresting.

Xu Shouyun felt sleepy after hearing this.

The entire court meeting dragged on for nearly an hour on the application of the Ministry of War.

In other words, two hours.

In the end, [-] million taels of silver was settled.

Minister of the Ministry of War was a little unwilling.

Originally, I thought that there would be at least [-] million taels of silver.

As a result, ten million taels were missing.

This gap is a bit worse than expected.

The people of Liu Dang looked a little ugly.

But the people of Yang Dang and Li Dang are naturally satisfied.

If the other party gets less, it means that you will get more next time.

After all, the amount of tax money is fixed.

……

The entire court lasted until noon.

In the end, only the applications from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment were resolved.

The Ministry of War won [-] million taels of silver.

The Ministry of Punishment won 6000 million taels of silver.

The Ministry of punishment is very satisfied.

After all, there are only so many places to spend money.

There are only so many excuses and reasons that can be found.

6000 million taels of silver is already very satisfying.

This is enough to deal with the aristocratic family and power behind him.

With the court will end.

Hundreds of officials were disturbing and walked towards the outside of the palace.

Xu Shouyun didn't say a word in the entire court.

In fact, there was no chance for him to speak.

The purpose of coming to the court meeting today is to learn.

That's the key.

Familiarize yourself with the process first and understand how each department works.

Only after understanding can we deal with it in the future.

Originally, Xu Shouyun thought that these ministers had been in the officialdom for decades, and they were all very powerful.

But seeing the reasons and excuses they made today, I suddenly discovered that these ministers are just ordinary people.

Compared with those barbarians of later generations, they are not at the same level at all.

After leaving the palace, the officials began to divide into several waves, gathered together and left.

And Xu Shouyun also saw a person at this time.

When he saw this person, he was stunned on the spot.

……

(End of this chapter)