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Chapter 163
After Li Chong came to the early court, he returned to the mansion and found Mr. Jing, his trusted aide, as usual.

"Now the court is arguing over the disaster relief of the three Yong'an prefectures." Li Chong thought of the noisy scene in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the morning, and rubbed his forehead.

Mr. Jing asked gently from the side, "Then I don't know if there will be a result on the disaster relief?"

Li Chong shook his head, "How can it be so simple. Whoever goes to the disaster relief will have to argue for a long time. After all, no one wants to do such a thankless thing. The national treasury is empty, and the Minister of the Ministry of Households is crying for poverty, saying that even if the entire treasury is emptied Even if it is empty, only 8 taels of silver can be used for disaster relief. What is the use of such a small amount of silver? As for food, it is worthwhile to allocate [-] taels of silver."

A flash of sarcasm flashed across Mr. Jing's eyes. The three Yong'an prefectures are still suffering from the disaster, and the courtiers are still arguing and shirking responsibility.

He looked at Li Chong, and said meaningfully: "Your Highness, why don't you take the initiative to take this matter down?"

Hearing Mr. Jing's words, Li Chong looked at him for the first time with the eyes of a fool. He felt that this staff member whom he had trusted all day long was out of his mind, "Mr. Jing, are you a little hot-headed and uncomfortable today?"

Mr. Jing smiled, "Your Highness, this subordinate's mind is very normal, but this subordinate just thinks that this time is really a good opportunity for His Highness to become famous in the world."

Seeing that Mr. Jing didn't seem to be joking, Li Chong became a little interested, "I would like to hear the details."

Mr. Jing quickly said: "Your Highness, the three prefectures were seriously affected by the disaster. If you can successfully relieve the disaster, you will be a good son who can solve the troubles of the Holy Majesty. In front of the courtiers, you will be a good prince who can handle things well. Even in front of the people of the world, you can win their hearts even more. Such a good thing, why doesn't His Highness rush to grab it in front of other princes?"

Li Chong was not lost by his words describing the prospect, and pointed out the main point, "Yes, you are right, but the premise of all of this is that the disaster relief is successful.

If the disaster relief is not successful, I will become a sinner, and I will have a bad impression in my father's heart.You just heard that the Ministry of Household Affairs can only allocate 8 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain, which is a drop in the bucket for the three prefectures.

If there is a flood, there will be an epidemic, and countless medicinal materials will be needed; if the house collapses, we must help the people rebuild their houses;

One place and one place, which one does not need money or food?However, the money and food provided by the Ministry of Household Affairs could not meet the needs of disaster relief at all.Now the matter of disaster relief has become a hot potato, knowing that whoever takes over will have to bear the anger of the father, so it is pushed back and forth in the court.

Bengong would rather be on the safe side than risk losing his father's sacred heart. "

If disaster relief is really a good thing, many people are rushing to take it, how can they wait until now and still quarrel, not sure?

It's just that everyone knows that this matter is thankless, and they don't want to leave a bad name, so they are all trying to evade.

Mr. Jing looked calm and calm, "Your Highness, what you are worried about is only money and food for disaster relief. What if both can be resolved?"

He paused, and said with a smile, "If there is a way to make more money and food for disaster relief?"

Li Chong suddenly regained his energy, sat upright, and looked at him with piercing eyes, "What's the master plan?"

He couldn't think of any other schemes to ask the Ministry of Accounting to increase the relief money. You must know that the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting insisted that there would be no more money. It would be useless for anyone to question him. The account book of the box, let everyone check it, and you will know that what he said is true.

As the prince, Li Chong knows better than many people that the Household Department has more than this amount of money. The Household Department still has at least 50 taels of money, but this money cannot be moved, except for the money that is set aside to pay the courtiers. , and a large part of the rest is used for military pay.

It's almost winter, and I'm afraid that Xiliang will attack the border, and it will cost a lot of money at that time. Compared with the seriousness of Xiliang's invasion of the border, compared with the flood, the choice of the minister of the household department can be seen.

Mr. Jing raised the corners of his lips, "Your Highness, who do you think has the most money in this world?"

Li Chong quickly realized, "Merchants!"

Mr. Jing nodded, "That's right, merchants have a lot of money. If there is a way for these merchants to willingly contribute money to disaster relief, wouldn't it be a great thing?"

Li Chong's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly urged, "Then I don't know how you can get the merchant to pay the money?"

Mr. Jing looked at Li Chong, smiled and shook his head, "Your Highness, you are the only one who can make merchants willing to pay for money. If you can speak to the Holy One and get the golden words from the Holy One, you will allow merchants to buy a seventh-rank or sixth-rank official with money." , I believe that merchants all over the world will move upon hearing the news, and His Highness will not worry about disaster relief money at all."

Hearing this, Li Chong gradually revealed a look of joy, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good, but when he slowly calmed down, he frowned, "Mr. Let the world's scholars scold me for getting into the eyes of money, and they will severely offend all the courtiers."

Merchants can buy officials if they have money, so isn't it a joke that these scholars work hard and study hard?

Once this precedent is set, it will become a common practice to sell officials and sell nobles. If things go on like this, the atmosphere of reading will no longer exist.

And more importantly, merchants are low class. Even a poor student can look down on merchants because of his superior status. Shilin will also cause an uproar.

The emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world together.This sentence is not just talking. The emperor cannot rule the country without scholar-bureaucrats. Li Chong doesn't want to provoke the scholar-bureaucrats and ruin his reputation and impression among scholars.

Mr. Jing looked as usual, and still smiled calmly, "Your Highness, you don't have to worry. This official is not an official in the court. You can talk to the Holy Majesty and appoint an official who only has fame and no real power. And only merchants can do it, in this way, courtiers and scholars will not have any objections."

Only merchants can be officials, and they do not occupy the existing official positions of the imperial court, which highlights the difference from the root.The imperial court only needs to pay a little salary every month, and they can get a large sum of money. Why not do such a good thing?
After hearing this, Li Chong showed his face immediately, and praised him several times, "This plan is very clever, this plan is very clever!"

Li Chong asked again, "The matter of silver is settled, but if you don't know the matter of food, how can you solve the problem for the palace?"

(End of this chapter)