He has been an official for decades and has been in power longer than Chi Xinian, but he has never heard of such a method of settling accounts...

In broad daylight, he led his troops into the city.

If anyone refuses to repay, they will directly lead troops to surround his house, and then withdraw the money himself. By the way, those who ignore the court's laws will be dragged to the street and beaten up?!

This way…

This way…!

The minister of the Ministry of Industry swallowed his saliva, and finally buried his head again and loaded up the quail.

The Queen's behavior could no longer be described as outrageous. He had never seen any woman...oh no, not even a man act like this.

But if you think about it carefully, although this person's methods are amazing, in fact, he can't find any major faults.

It is natural to repay debts, not to mention that these people owe taxes and fines from the court. Moreover, the Dajing Law does stipulate that those who resist the edict and do not respect will be punished with twenty rods.

If His Majesty ordered the Queen to collect the money, it would be equivalent to giving an oral order...

If those people don't give it, it seems okay to say they are resisting the decree?

Thinking like this, the Minister of Industry had nothing to say.

He studied hard in his humble beginnings, then took the imperial examination, and got to where he is today step by step. He has little to do with those aristocratic families. As long as the Queen's behavior is generally correct, he will not make blind remarks.

The Minister of Industry made up his mind not to discuss the matter.

But even if he didn't say anything, it would be difficult for Yan Chujing to appear calm for a while.

"You just said...the queen led troops into the city and surrounded the homes of those who refused to pay?" Yan Chujing twitched the corner of his mouth, as if he still couldn't accept the facts he heard.

He didn't care whether Chi Xinian violated the rules by leading troops into the city without permission. What he cared about more was that the Queen's behavior seemed completely different from the polite reminder she had promised him before!

"This, this is something that can't be helped..." Li Fusheng carefully defended Chi Xinian while observing Yan Chujing's face, "Those people are very rogue. If the Queen didn't use this method, she wouldn't be able to get the money at all.

"Your Majesty, think about it. Disasters don't wait for anyone. There are so many people relying on this money to survive. You...don't blame me..."

"I never blame her." Yan Chujing pinched his eyebrows and sighed softly, "I'm just worried that if she acts in such a high-profile manner, she will be arranged by someone who wants to see her.

"If nothing else, just the matter of leading troops into the city without authorization will probably be recorded by her former political enemies and reference her."

"But the empress is also doing things for the common people..." Li Fusheng said with a bitter look on his face, looking at the wilted box in Yan Chujing's arms, "Most of the things in the world are difficult to have both ways. At this time, what can I do for the victims?"

For the money, it's already the best.

"You can't give the money back just because you're afraid of being criticized, right?"

"Your Majesty, I also feel that in this current situation, it is already very good to be able to raise money." When Li Fusheng mentioned that he wanted to send the money back, the Ministry of Industry Minister who was pretending to be quail finally couldn't help but squeaked.

He pointed at the river drawn by Yan Chujing's fingertips and whispered: "Your Majesty, there are too many places that need money at the moment, and the Ministry of Revenue always says that it can't come up with the money.

"Just putting off money matters is not an option. Even the improvement of water conservancy management in the south that you just discussed with your ministers will require a large amount of money.

"The Queen's method is...well, it's a bit rude. But if you insist on defending yourself, it's also reasonable."
Chapter completed!