Quick Transmigration: A money-loving man meets a boy who gives away money!
Chapter 319: Greedy and Corrupt Prime Minister vs. Tyrannical Emperor (30)
After that day, there were no more "uninvited guests" coming to Yu Ci's yard at night. She lit a small candle and leisurely played jade chess in the pavilion. The candlelight fell on the water storage base, blooming into flowers.
This official... is also very rich...
She sighed inwardly and moved the chess pieces bit by bit. Soon, a clear network of court relationships appeared on the small chessboard.
The network of corrupt scholars headed by the Minister of Rites Cui Yuan criticized her the most and repeatedly made things difficult for her since she took office, but they were relatively not that greedy and mostly embezzled money from family and national sacrificial ceremonies... However, they liked to form cliques and factions for personal gain in private.
Cui Yuan also has many students all over the world. He has more than a dozen students under his command, one of whom is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the rest are scattered among his subordinates...
Then there are the soldiers of the Ministry of War, headed by Wu'an Marquis Xiao Tieyun. This group of people is fine when there are wars to fight, but if they are placed in the capital without anything to do, they will be easily corrupted by the surrounding environment, causing the servants to accept bribes and not be strictly disciplined...
The biggest cancer is still the Ministry of Revenue. After all, it is in charge of the purse strings of the court. Its heart is bigger than the sky and its hands are darker than a clay pot.
"Big rat, big rat, don't eat my grain~" Yu Ci smiled faintly and put a few chess pieces into the jar, muttering poems.
The voice was melodious and moving, yet contained a hint of murderous intent.
Early morning the next day.
Yu Ci walked lightly to the front of the hall.
As the shouts of "Long live the emperor," stopped, she didn't say anything more, but just coughed lightly.
Groups of three or five people stood out from the crowd, "Your Majesty! I am guilty!"
"Your Majesty! I am guilty too!"
"His Majesty!……"
Li Xuange stroked the jade tablet in his hand and looked at the ministers kneeling below. He knew who had come up with this trick and his eyes flashed with admiration for Yu Ci.
Then he said, "What crime have you committed?"
"Tell me one by one."
"Your Majesty, I am a vassal! I failed to discipline my children and did not realize that my slaves were using my name to collect money, make friends with merchants, seize land, and oppress women!"
"Recently, Lord Yu conducted a thorough investigation and discovered that the crime was extremely heinous! That lowly slave deserves death! I have already handed him over to the Dali Temple for handling, and I have come to report this to Your Majesty!"
"I have calculated that the stolen money is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. I am horrified and I am willing to pay it all to the national treasury to atone for my sins!"
"Your Majesty! Lord He and I have similar culpability. The slaves in that family colluded with each other in this way. I am guilty. I am willing to hand over all the stolen money and be fined for three years as punishment!"
"Your Majesty! My concubine's family..."
"Your Majesty, my son-in-law..."
Officials in the audience burst into tears one after another, took off their official hats, and the amount of money they offered to atone their crimes ranged from hundreds of thousands of taels to tens of millions of taels...
Anger gradually emerged on Li Xuange's face, which had originally contained some smile. He calculated in his mind that the amount actually amounted to tens of millions of taels. The jade pendant that he was holding tightly in his hand almost broke.
Looking at that white jade, he slowly restrained the strength in his hands...
The law does not punish everyone, and I don't know what method Xiao Yu used to make them all write letters together. Today's matter is for her to lightly cover it up...
But there are so many termites in front of me that I would be really angry if I let them go.
Moreover, if we check today and the money is handed over, there is no guarantee that they will not exploit the people even more crazily in the future to make up for their own deficits. How can we scare them and stop them from making any moves again?
"My dear ministers, please stand up. I already understand this matter."
"In that case, we will do as you wish and hand over the stolen money to the national treasury within three days." Li Xuan Ge finally endured it. Her foundation was still too shallow. If this batch was all cut off, there would be no one left to use.
Talent, she needs lots and lots of talent.
And they are all her close ministers...
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" A huge crowd of people knelt down, and the noise was deafening.
Yu Ci stood there motionless, looking at the stairs in front of her with a distant smile on her face, but in fact she was still working hard to practice.
After this incident, the national treasury was much fuller, the disaster in the north was also alleviated a little, and her expression became more relaxed.
He just looked at Yu Ci in a daze, feeling helpless.
Why did her little donkey always have to be whipped before it would move forward?
After the officials below stood up, they all showed their relief at having survived the disaster, and their eyes secretly fell on Prime Minister Yu.
There is resentment and gratitude in my heart...
Yu Ci displayed the evidence of the crimes of the nine clans one by one, and burned them one by one, in order to discourage their Majesty from drawing his sword and drinking blood.
Money or life? Choose one...
No one dares to choose money.
Nowadays, spending money to avoid disaster is the way this young Prime Minister Yu and the person sitting at the seat work together to use the money-spending technique.
Cruel, and ruthless...
Afterwards, Gong Baoji of the Ministry of Industry wrote a letter to report on the situation after the blast furnace construction experiment provided by Yu Ci last time.
The temperature of the blast furnace reached the standard for melting molten iron. After that, iron smelting progressed by a great step and steel manufacturing also became much faster.
As he clapped his hands, he presented a set of lighter and stronger armor for display, which made the surrounding generals envious.
"This is the modified infantry armor provided by Prime Minister Yu. It weighs only 21 kilograms and can withstand the continuous fire of a strong crossbow at a distance of 30 steps."
Li Xuange nodded slightly to show his satisfaction. If the army were equipped with this item, it would be just a matter of time before the Qing Kingdom was crushed.
"it is good."
"Reward!" She waved her hand and took out a batch of rare treasures from her private vault.
Yu Ci was confused by the items he collected. There were South Sea pearls, South Sea corals, night-shining pearls... They sounded like they were favored by the emperor, but in fact, none of them could be circulated.
It is just a decoration to prove divine grace.
It’s not as quick and direct as gold and silver.
But I think the country doesn't have much money now, and the more than 30 million taels just collected are just to quench their thirst. Money is needed everywhere.
Repairs after floods, food distribution to drought-stricken areas, suppression of rebellions in four places...
Alas... Li Xuange's life is actually not easy either.
"I thank you Lord for your kindness!"
After she thanked him, she pulled out a few more drawings from her bosom and handed them over.
A steady stream of water...
The Ministry of Industry was in chaos.
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