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Chapter 567 Treasury Crisis

"Mommy, you are the only one left in this palace." Dowager Bo calmed down, her beautiful eyes were sad.

The gray sky covered the hatred in Taifei Bo's eyes, she couldn't accept the feeling of falling from the clouds, even if those damn servants came to harass her every day, she couldn't make her back down!
Nanny Li didn't notice her thoughts, she felt sorry for the old master who quietly accompanied her to comfort her.

Now that there are no other concubines in the harem, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Bo are wary of each other and put a lot of eyeliner on them.Her actions in the past few days have already spread to the Compassionate Ning Palace.

The empress dowager is also sick these days, but she didn't let anyone inform the emperor, she is a sensible woman, now that Daqi is facing internal and external troubles, Murong Hao can't take it easy.

If no one is in charge of the overall situation, Daqi will be in chaos.

Qinglan has been by the empress dowager's side all the time, and she knows no less than the empress dowager. She massaged the empress dowager's shoulders with moderate strength, and said softly: "Empress dowager, the tricks used by the empress dowager this time can really confuse the eyes. I don't believe it either."

The Empress Dowager did not wear rouge and gouache, her long dark hair was coiled up, and wrinkles crept up the corners of her eyes. The face that once made people stop and admire now also appeared old-fashioned.She was dressed simply, leaning on the warm kang, with a plush blanket on her body and holding a hand stove in her hand, she looked very warm.

The empress dowager was originally closing her eyes to rest her mind, but she smiled when she heard Qinglan's words, "Look at this situation, it doesn't look like that woman is pretending, she just came out of the cold palace and made such a noise, it's not good for her, but it's not true .”

What the Empress Dowager said was ambiguous, Qinglan secretly figured it out, but didn't say what she guessed.It's just to serve the master more attentively.

"She has great ambitions, and she won't give up so easily." The Empress Dowager seemed to feel that the empty room was too quiet, and added another sentence.

Qinglan had an epiphany, "Mother, we have been waiting for the best time to take action for a long time."

The empress dowager felt very tired, but she couldn't say it out. Although she was an empress dowager, she didn't have real power in her hands. In recent years, Dowager Bo has used the power behind her to control many servants and officials.

Some time ago, the emperor beheaded the Maitreya Sect, and also pulled down many bribed officials, but it is impossible to get rid of all the Maitreya teachers. This kind of cult is most likely to revive.So the Empress Dowager was able to monitor Concubine Bo but could not find any real evidence.

Every time the eyeliner is inserted, it will soon make a mistake or the cause of angering the princess will disappear without a trace.

"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. We can only wait. She is the emperor and the biological mother. When the emperor can't stand her, he will naturally deal with her. If we bring it up, the emperor will feel uncomfortable."

Qinglan understood the truth, nodded and didn't say much, but she was thinking in her heart, how could it be an easy matter to deal with Concubine Bo, she is the emperor's biological mother, if not handled well, it will have a great impact on the emperor.

The empress dowager closed her eyes again and said softly: "We watched her play quietly, one day she will play to her death."

Qinglan had nothing to say at once, unless the country was destroyed, no one could shake the empress dowager's position.

This rain...it never stops.

The memorials about the floods were sent to Murong Hao in the early morning. The treasury was not sufficient, so he was really anxious and trying to find ways to pretend to be calm.

At this time, in the royal study.The three adults in charge of this aspect were anxiously waiting for the emperor's instructions.

Murong Hao took a look at them, flipped through the treasury account books handed over by his servants, and was very dissatisfied with these ministers who couldn't handle anything.

He closed the unremarkable account book, and recorded every transaction, most of which were soldiers and horses that flowed into the barracks.There are only one million silver left in the entire national treasury, and if the area affected by the disaster continues to expand, the one million taels is definitely not enough for resettlement.He suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and asked in a calm voice as much as possible: "Do the three lovers have any solution to the problem of the deficit of the treasury?"

These three ministers are nothing more than the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the remaining two third-rank officials.If they had a way, they wouldn't be standing here, and the three of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Huh?" Murong Hao's nasal voice brought great pressure to the minister.

Mr. Zhao, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, knew the situation of the national treasury, so he boldly offered advice to Murong Hao: "Your Majesty, if the King of Zhongshan is willing to lend a helping hand at this time, it can solve the problem of insufficient treasury. Because we can't go to tax at this time. .”

As soon as he spoke, the other two third-rank officials quickly echoed, "Yes, Your Majesty, the King of Zhongshan and the Princess of Zhongshan have always been kind and compassionate to Bodhisattvas. If they knew the situation in the court, they would definitely give generously."

Speaking of King Zhongshan, Murong Hao thought of Chen Xi. Although he hadn't seen her for a long time, her voice, smile, face and expressions were all in his mind, and the more he missed her, the clearer he was. A person entered his eyes and his heart.

Seeing that the emperor's reply was still waiting for a long time, the servant of the official department boldly raised his head and glanced at the emperor.

This look just happened to see the corner of Murong Hao's mouth raised, obviously agreeing with his method, he was relieved immediately,

Murong Hao noticed the gaze of the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and quickly regained his senses, restrained his smile and said expressionlessly: "Do you think the king of Zhongshan will hand over the silver to us, instead of directly exchanging the silver for supplies for the victims?"

After being said so, the servant of the Ministry of Rites became half-hearted again. He didn't think about this issue just now. Now that he thinks about it, it is really the case. The King of Zhongshan will not hand over the money to them. Hey, they are all officials. I don't know who's virtue, you and I don't get much, but when it reaches the victims, it's really pitiful.

These are all secret rules. When the silver passes through your hands from above, can you not take it if the adults above ask you to take it?Do you still dare to spread it after taking it?It's all about pulling you into the same situation.

How could the servant of the Ministry of Rites who had done the same thing say it?

They could only bow their heads even more guilty, "The emperor is right." But at this moment, it can solve the loss of the national treasury and the problem of the victims, wouldn't it be great!What's the problem with whether the silver passes through the court!

Murong Gai snorted coldly, and slapped the memorial in his hand heavily on the desk, which frightened the hearts of these ministers.

"Lord Zhao, what do we exist in the hearts of the people? What is the country? Every time there is a disaster and the people need to be appeased, the King of Zhongshan will come forward. The people only have the King of Zhongshan and the Queen of Zhongshan in their hearts, so what is the use of me? What's the use of you!"

Once the weight of belief exceeds that of the imperial court, the king of Zhongshan is the king.

Furthermore, Zhongshan Wang and his wife have very high voices among the people. If things go on like this, he... how can he not feel a sense of crisis.

The servant of the Ministry of Rites understood as soon as he heard it, and quickly admitted his mistake and flattered him: "Your Majesty is worthy of being an Emperor. He sees things farther than mere ministers. It is true that this will have an impact on our dynasty. If King Zhongshan can be persuaded to transfer silver Go to the court to show up..."

"Master Zhao! Are you joking? It is enough for King Zhongshan to hear about the disaster victims, and the court must tell! Besides, is there any other way to get money?"

The three ministers stood there respectfully and apprehensively. It is not enough to spit out all the food they ate, let alone who would spit it out!

Murong Hao only made a statement in front of them, and let them find a way to be more specific. These ministers were not raised to be fools!He himself is also thinking hard.

The time for a cup of tea passed, Eunuch De quietly stepped forward to replace the emperor with freshly brewed hot tea, and then silently withdrew.

The minister of the Ministry of Rituals came forward under great pressure. He knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty, there is really no way to find so many silver taels in a short period of time. I have an idea, but the emperor still needs to decide."

"Say!"

"Your Majesty, there are businessmen all over the place. In addition to Princess Zhongshan's family, there are also the second richest and the third richest. Their financial resources should not be underestimated. I heard that Princess Zhongshan temporarily sealed half of her property. Potential merchants will become imperial merchants."

When Murong Hao heard this, he just turned his head and said, "Then ask this merchant who has been promoted as an imperial merchant to automatically replenish when the treasury is in deficit? Master Zhao, what is the reason why these merchants are willing to compete for the imperial merchant! They fancy What they get is money! But you let them eat it from there and spit it out here? You go find a merchant who is so unprofitable."

Minister of the Ministry of Officials: "..." He turned pale, knowing that he hadn't considered it carefully, but the emperor personally delivered the decree, which merchant would dare to resist the decree?
Alas... the emperor is still too young, thin-skinned, good face!

As soon as he had such thoughts, he heard the emperor directly in front of him say: "Think that I can do it with an imperial decree? What kind of person have I become? Even if they are willing to spend money, they still want to gain a good reputation. You are counting on it Putting a sword on someone's neck, robbing the other party's property, and ordering the other party not to say anything?"

"The emperor appeases his anger, the humble minister didn't think carefully."

The servant of the Ministry of Rites knelt on the ground and dared not get up.

Murong Hao was very annoyed by these pig-headed ministers. Although Lord Zhao's method is not impossible, how dare he not send money to the merchants once he orders him, but he is the king of a country, how can he be reduced to the point of stealing money? If you want money, you have to ask the other party to give it willingly.He took a deep breath and looked at the other two third-rank officials who had a low sense of presence and said nothing.

"How can you solve it?"

The emperor was obviously talking to them, and they also knelt down, faltering and hawing.

Murong Hao's patience was almost exhausted, and one of the short officials, Mr. Lian, said even more anxiously, "Back to the emperor, Wan Cai has a lot of money. It is reported that he has an only daughter who looks beautiful. Wan Cai especially wants to marry her." This antenna in the palace."

There is a lot of information in this sentence, Murong Hao thought to himself, and asked for a moment: "Who is this millionaire?"

"Returning to the emperor, Wancai is the second richest man next to the princess of Zhongshan. He runs a lot of shops and involves a wide range of businesses. Except that he can't get the special canned food of the princess of Zhongshan, everything else is almost the same." Master Lian saw There is a show, and the bamboo tube is poured into the beans, and the whole account is explained.

Murong Hao stared at him meaningfully, with a hint of teasing. "What is the relationship between Lian Aiqing and this millionaire?"

Master Lian's heart tightened, and he tried to calm down and said, "Your Majesty, this humble minister has nothing to do with this millionaire!"

Master Zhao, who was kneeling on the ground, glanced at him, full of disbelief.

(End of this chapter)