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Chapter 17

It was the first time for Huang Zhenzhen to wear a formal dragon robe, and it was also the first time she actually came to the Golden Luan Hall, and her heart was always on it.

The Golden Luan Hall is resplendent and magnificent, with carved beams and painted buildings. The hall is supported by many golden pillars. On each pillar, there is a giant dragon winding and circling, which is lifelike and majestic.

She was sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the densely packed ministers below, she had the feeling of being the ruler of the world and looking down on the nine heavens.

For a moment, she seemed to understand something.

The person who sits on the Dragon Throne turns his hands over like clouds and rain, wakes up and controls the power of the world, lies drunk on the lap of a beauty, stands on the pinnacle of the world, and no one dares to refute his words. Just ask, who doesn't want to be an emperor.

She is a little dreamy, are all these ministers her courtiers?
Does everything in Jin belong to her?
"My minister sees Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live..."

The loud and loud voice made her body tremble, and she was a little at a loss as she watched the dark group of people kneel down at her feet.

She didn't react until Eunuch Zhu reminded her in a low voice.

"Ping... flat body..."

She is just a part-time worker, not even a store manager, can she stop playing so big, her little heart can't stand it.

These ministers were full of dignity and majesty, and she was flustered when she saw them.

"Thank you Your Majesty..."

"Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do..." Eunuch Zhu pulled out his voice.

Huang Zhenzhen said silently in his heart.

Nothing, nothing, nothing in the court.

Thinking of them kneeling together in front of the palace door and talking about a lot of court affairs, her head began to ache.

It's no wonder that these people risked their lives to drag her to the morning court.

Sure enough, a minister about 50 years old came forward to report.

"Your Majesty, the floods in the three southern provinces are getting worse and worse. Many houses have been washed away. In severe cases, the entire town has been destroyed. The people have been displaced and homeless. There are countless casualties. Your Majesty, the three southern provinces The disaster can't be delayed any longer."

Huang Zhen really wants to cry but has no tears.

The first question stumped her.

Three provinces...

three provinces...

The flood is so serious?

How long ago did this happen, why did it take so long?
When he is suing, can he think of a plan, she is only a part-time worker, what can she do.

Seeing many ministers looking at her eagerly.

Huang Zhenzhen could only bite the bullet, and said without confidence, "Then provide disaster relief."

Qiu Chen took a few steps forward and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, in the previous disasters, the imperial court also drew some funds, but the disaster money disappeared before it reached the victims. If your majesty does not want a good plan, I'm afraid The money will be wasted again. In addition, the sky is continuous, the people have no harvest, the price of rice has been driven up, the people can't afford it, and the court can't afford such a high price."

Huang Zhenzhen looked at the courtier standing in the middle.

It was a young man with a tall and straight figure, a plump and handsome face, a face like a crown jade, eyes like stars, clear and handsome features, and a red official uniform that made him extremely expensive.

what……

Isn't this person Qiu-sama?

He is quite handsome, no wonder he was kidnapped by the original body to become a male favorite, um, there is a bit of bookishness between his brows, this person is a scholar, right?
Huang Zhenzhen directly threw the pot at him, "Then what good plan do you have?"

"In my opinion, His Majesty may send a few ministers from the court to escort the official silver and relief supplies. The officials along the way will count the money. If the money is missing, the ministers sent will be guilty of the same crime as the local officials who passed along the way. They will all be executed."

Huang Zhenzhen can't wait to applaud.

This method is not bad.

As a result, the relief supplies were scarce, and the dispatched ministers and magistrates, and even the magistrates who had reached the disaster area all the way had to be executed, who would dare to blackmail.

Huang Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Yes."

She could faintly hear many ministers heaving a sigh of relief.

What do these ministers mean?Are you still afraid that she will disagree?

It seems... She also saw that many ministers were dissatisfied.

what happened?Are these ministers still divided into gangs?
Qiu Chen smiled slightly, loosened his tense body, and continued, "I think that most of the rice price gougers are gentry gentry, and they take advantage of the fire to rob. If we don't suppress it, the rice price gouging will be impossible to stop. "

"Then suppress, I know, this is called killing chickens to scare monkeys."

hiss...

The audience suddenly fell silent, and everyone was silent.

Huang Zhenzhen was puzzled.

Did she say anything wrong?
Why are these ministers so strange.

Several gray-haired and kind ministers knelt down one after another, choked up and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise..."

On the left, a courtier frowned and retorted, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, wealthy gentry have more or less circled some rice fields for self-defense. There is nothing wrong with that. It is traders who drive up the price of rice. We should start with the traders first." .”

"Master Gao, without the support of the gentry, would those traders be able to raise the price of rice by more than a hundred times?"

Huang Zhenzhen gasped.

A hundred times……

If a catty of rice costs one yuan, wouldn't it be 100 yuan a hundred times?

This is too dark, right?

It's really no profiteering.

Mr. Gao is around 40 years old, with a Chinese face. When he heard his words, he couldn't help but sneer, "Mr. Zhang, don't you dare to say that you don't enclose rice and land?"

"I circled some, but all my rice grains are..."

"Since Mr. Zhang is also in the circle, is that Mr. Zhang also driving up the price of rice and destroying Chao Gang?"

"you……"

Lord Gao was the first to speak, "Your Majesty, enclosing rice and land has been like this since ancient times. If it is directly suppressed, many gentry will rebel, and the old minister thinks it is impossible."

"Your Majesty is the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, do those gentry dare to rebel?"

"There are so many gentry clans, if you suppress them directly, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Master Gao, I think you have done a lot of driving up the price of rice, otherwise, why are you so guilty."

"Master Zhang, what are you talking about? Your Majesty is here. Do you know what it is to slander a good minister?"

"Since Mr. Gao is so righteous, you dare to ask me to count your property and grain."

"..."

Fainted, why are these ministers still arguing.

Seeing that they were getting louder and louder, Huang Zhenzhen hurriedly said, "It's okay, stop arguing, this matter will be handled by Master Qiu, Master Qiu, please tell me how to deal with it."

Anyway, with so many ministers, she felt that Lord Qiu was a good official.

"According to my humble opinion, if the gentry is found to be driving up the price of rice, they will all be imprisoned. One thousand taels of gold in the family can be redeemed for one person, and the ransom will be used for disasters. If the price of rice is being raised again, they will be executed immediately."

Huang Zhenzhen touched his chin, thinking about the meaning of his words.

What does he mean?
One thousand taels of gold can redeem one person?Could it be that he took the opportunity to get some money from the pockets of those ministers for relief?
Although she is a bit stupid, she also knows that under the feudal system, if the interests of the gentry are damaged, these people will turn against you and bite you to death.

Mr. Qiu should also know this, so he wants to make some money.

Huang Zhenzhen smiled, "Sure."

Some courtiers laughed, and some courtiers were angry.

But the angry people accounted for almost four-fifths.

Huang Zhenzhen ignored them directly.

"Your Majesty, the disaster is serious. Not only do we need disaster relief, but we also need to repair the dams and help the people rebuild their homes. In addition, after the flood, plagues have appeared in many places, and there is also an urgent need for medicine. I roughly estimated that it will cost about 1000 million taels." gold."

Qiu Chen spoke neither humble nor overbearing, without even frowning, but the officials present, whether they were watching a joke or worried, had different expressions.

1000 taels of gold?
How much is this?
gold...

a lot...

Forget it, human life is still important.

"Then withdraw money."

"Your Majesty, the imperial court is empty and there is not so much silver."

Uh……

no money...

What do you say so much without money?
She is just a part-time worker, and she can't change that much money.

"How much money is there in the treasury now?"

"Up to 500 million taels of silver."

Huang Zhenzhen spurted blood.

500 million taels of silver? 1000 million taels of gold?One silver, one gold, isn't it a little too much difference?
She knew it was not that simple.

(End of this chapter)