Qiu Yue was very angry. He made such a decision entirely out of consideration for the interests of the Song Dynasty.

As more than 100,000 refugees poured into the Southern Song Dynasty, the cost of resettlement was too high.

Those who speak for the refugees do so simply because they do not understand the situation. If they really open their mouths, so many refugees will come in. How will the court solve the problem?

In the middle and late stages of a dynasty, they will face the problem of exhaustion of tax sources.

When a dynasty develops to a certain stage, the domestic ruling class will occupy more and more resources and land, and it will become increasingly difficult for the country to collect taxes from them.

This will lead to the loss of tax sources.

The government was unable to collect taxes from the gentry, landlords, and wealthy merchants, so it had no choice but to collect taxes from ordinary people who had fewer and fewer resources. Various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes aggravated social conflicts.

Now the financial resources of the Southern Song Dynasty are actually gradually drying up.

Within the Song Dynasty, some gentry and merchants were extremely wealthy, but the court could not collect taxes, and tax revenue decreased year by year. The court institutions were bloated, and the problem of redundant officials and soldiers became more and more serious. Expenses increased sharply every year, which gradually caused financial problems.

crisis.

At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty was actually in urgent need of reform, but after Wang Anshi's reform failed, no one dared to try it.

The fiscal revenue of the Southern Song Dynasty court was so much, but its expenditure was a carrot and a hole. If more than 100,000 refugees suddenly appeared, a big hole would appear.

In particular, the Liang-Huai system establishment department only received a small amount of money from the imperial court in one year. In the past two years, it had spent a lot of money to aid the Jin state, and there was actually not much money left in the treasury.

Therefore, Qiu Yue actually had his own considerations in not allowing the refugees to come over, but his considerations were not understood by the people of Chuzhou.

Now, with the spread of Zhao Tai's new play, the ship collision incident has gradually escalated, and he has become the main villain in the play, which makes Qiu Yue extremely angry.

Throughout the ages, the government has always been superior. Qiu Yue was very dissatisfied that the people dared to discuss politics, attack his policies, and interfere with his governance.

A group of unruly people, who are being ruled honestly and just follow the arrangements, dare to teach the master how to do things?

"Huh, they know what a national event is! The people in Chuzhou City are also ignorant. They are making noises and letting more than 100,000 refugees in. Will they pay for their resettlement? These people don't understand the painstaking efforts of my officials at all!" Qiu Yue ordered in a deep voice.

, "Look for an excuse to seal the Chuzhou Grand Theater for me."

"Sir, this Chuzhou Grand Theater has a profound background and is not simple." A subordinate official reminded.

Qiu Yue frowned, "No matter whose property I own, if I dare to criticize state affairs, I must be severely punished. Actors can sing with peace of mind, and people should be honest and common people. How can they understand national affairs? Aren't they just messing around and causing trouble for me?

?”

The official lowered his head, but still felt the need to remind him, "Ms. sir, according to my humble knowledge, the proprietor behind this theater is Zhao Tai, and it is said that Concubine Jia also has shares."

Zhao Tai was a popular figure in the eyes of Prime Minister Zheng, and Concubine Jia was favored by the official family.

If he didn't remind him, Xianggong Qiu would definitely not be able to spare him if something went wrong in the future.

"What?" Qiu Yue's face darkened and he was a little surprised, "Hey Zhao Tai, it's you!"

"Mr. Sir, is this theater still closed?" the official asked cautiously.

Qiu Yue had a sullen face, Zhao Tai didn't care, but with Concubine Jia's shares, it would be a bit difficult.

"This Zhao Tai actually dares to collude with the harem. This person will do harm to the court in the future." Qiu Yue felt entangled in his heart, but he still shouted: "Feng, even if the official blames it, I will still seal it. I am also doing this for the Song Dynasty.

.”

Seeing that Qiu Yue had made up his mind, the officials stopped talking and took the order directly.

Zhao Tai had many connections in Chuzhou, and as soon as he gave the order to the provincial government office to set up his office, the news reached Hu Zhen's ears.

Hu Zhen quickly came to the theater, met with Sun Erniang, and arranged people to prepare to stop him.

Outside the Chuzhou Grand Theater, a large group of guests were preparing to check in and check in. Suddenly, a large group of officers and soldiers ran over and surrounded the theater.

As soon as they swarmed in, they wanted to arrest all the people in the theater on the pretext of arresting Mongolian spies.

Since the Chuzhou Grand Theater opened, it has staged many plays, all of which have been deeply loved by the people.

As soon as the crowd saw the troupe being arrested, they immediately surrounded him.

At this time, someone in the crowd started to stir up excitement, saying that the government was looking for trouble with the troupe because the troupe exposed the government's use of warships to ram fishing boats, causing dozens of refugees to drown.

At this time, the government stirred up a hornet's nest. The people who came to watch the show immediately became angry and surrounded all the officials.

When the Lianghuai system established the Si Yamen, Qiu Yue was dumbfounded when he received the news. He did not expect that the unruly people would dare to fight against the government.

He had mainly been the second-in-command before and had no experience in handling similar incidents.

Faced with such an incident, Qiu Yue panicked a little, but being in a high position for a long time made him believe in the violent machine controlled by the government, so he quickly shouted: "Go, immediately mobilize troops into the city, and give me all the people who are making trouble and resisting the law."

Caught!"

Now Qiu Yue is in a difficult situation. If he doesn't handle this matter well, he will definitely be impeached, which will affect his official career.

Because of his long-standing official-oriented thinking, Qiu Yue did not think of compromise and appeasement, but hoped to use violent means to suppress public opinion and troublemakers.

At this time, he had just given the order when a voice suddenly came from outside the hall, "Ms. Qiu, wait a minute!"

Qiu Yue heard the sound and looked up, his eyes widened, "Brother Nan Zhong, why are you here!"

The visitor was Zhao Kui, who walked into the festival hall and said, "I came here under the order of Prime Minister Zheng to understand the situation and assist Prime Minister Zhizhi in handling the refugees from the Jin Kingdom!"

Qiu Yue was a little surprised and had a bad feeling in his heart, "Does Prime Minister Zheng also know about the refugees?"

Zhao Kui said: "Not only Prime Minister Zheng, but also the officials and the gentry of Lin'an have heard about it. Now the rumors are spreading up and down the government and the public, and they are all criticizing you and the court. You are not doing a good job in setting up the Prime Minister. Let Prime Minister Zheng

He and Taiwei are very passive in court!"

Qiu Yue looked ugly, knowing that he was about to be demoted, so he quickly explained: "Brother Nan Zhong, I also want to block the refugees for the court and share the worries of the government and the public! How will Prime Minister Zheng deal with the influx of these refugees?

How should the imperial court deal with it? Recruit these northerners as Xiang troops? The imperial court has so much money and food. Even if it does, can the imperial court trust an army composed of northerners?"

Zhao Kui nodded, "Prime Minister Zheng knows that you have good intentions. However, the current public opinion is not good for the imperial court. People think that if the refugees come to seek refuge, it is fine if the imperial court does not accept them. They should not send ships to sink the ships carrying the refugees."

Qiu Yue immediately denied it, "It was just an accident."
Chapter completed!