Shocked

Li Shimin was more anxious than anyone else at this moment. Before the officials of the Ministry of Revenue could stand up, he quickly asked him to ask;

"Dear friends, have you pointed out the amount of silver, money, silk, and grain in Ci'en Temple?"

"Your Majesty, I came back to report this matter. The fifty imperial guards sent by Your Majesty before were not enough. I asked Your Majesty to send another five hundred out of the city, because the money and food in Ci'en Temple are not two million..."

Li Shimin was overjoyed after hearing this and stood up. The civil servants and military generals in the side hall also stood up halfway at the same time. With expectant eyes, Li Shimin asked excitedly;

"How many? My dear, have you pointed out the number?"

"If you say goodbye to your majesty, I have not had time to count the specific number, but the accountants sent by General Qin have already ordered it twice. According to the Marquis of Li County, the silver, money, silk and silk in Ci'en Temple are not the estimated two or three million.

But there were about 6.7 million guan, and the wheat and millet combined totaled more than 1.04 million guan. So my army divided into two groups, and there was already a careful inventory in the backyard.

The minister here hurried back and reported to Your Majesty that he would know, and also asked Your Majesty to send another 500 soldiers. Otherwise, if you want to get things done overnight, it would probably not be successful. Please give your Majesty a clear guide!"

After hearing the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, Li Shimin kept hitting the case with his fingers. The civil and military officials over there couldn't help but whisper. Cheng Yaojin discussed with Niu Jinda at the top of his throat;

"It's time! His Majesty said just now that if there were more than two million, he would give the previous three million to the old house. Now it's time to do it. I think the old house can eat wine tonight."

Niu Jinda nodded in agreement;

"That's right! Cheng Babi, you're right. I don't want to wear this old clothes anymore. I'm starting to get torn. What do others think of me when I wear it? Oh! The general of a dignified guard is wearing the same clothes as a refugee beggar?"

"That's right, we should have changed into a few good sets of new clothes!"

"Oh no, Cheng Rabbi!"

"Why is it wrong? Do you still have to wear this kind of beggar dress?"

A group of civil servants and generals closed their mouths as they watched the sound of their voices getting louder and louder. When they looked at the two fools, Li Shimin stared at the other side. They just lowered their heads and didn't see the emperor's face.

"I'm not talking about this. I was thinking that Changsun Shangshu came to Japan today and asked for money to do business. Why did it become a lot of trouble for Lao Fang's Ministry of Rites? His Majesty agreed to meet Lao Fang's request for more, but what should I do with Changsun Shangshu's Ministry of Revenue? The south is the granary of the world. You can't help but use the money, right?"

"Hey! I'm going to tell me that your brain was kicked by a donkey. You didn't listen to the report from the Ministry of Revenue just now. It's more than 6 million yuan! It's not that I don't have money! What a good thing to arrange? I, Lao Cheng, can understand it!"

"How to do it?"

"This is not simple? Changsun Shangshu gave him three million yuan, which is enough for this year, right?"

"It should be almost the same. Wasn't it the same number last year?"

"Look at it? How simple? I'll give the rest three hundred shots to the house. Isn't it all there on both sides?"

"No, Cheng Babiao! What about Your Majesty? If you don't leave any for Your Majesty, this is probably not appropriate, right?"

"Why didn't you keep it? Isn't there still a 700,000 ounces left?"

"Oh yes yes, yes, there are still 700,000 coins!"

Lu Jishan, who was sitting next to the two, couldn't help it anymore;

"I said the two guards' generals. The king master Bo said it clearly just now. There are still many small money from the previous dynasty, and you didn't count the losses."

Cheng Yaojin curled his lips unconsciously;

"I said Lao Lu, how many losses can be made? Can you still break the remaining 700,000 yuan of coins in His Majesty?"

Of course, Niu Jinda and Cheng Yaojin had a hole in his nose and nodded quickly;

"That's right, Cheng Bapi is right, how much can he lose? He won't lose 100,000 yuan in one go, right?"

Lu Jishan didn't argue with these two fools, and turned his head to ask the official standing in front;

"Master Bo, please let me explain it to the two generals of the guards!"

"Yes, I reported to the generals of the two guards, and the Marquis of Li County, also said that the losses that the accountants who have checked twice reported should be between 300,000 and 400,000 yuan."

Cheng Yaojin immediately stared at the sight of this;

"Why are there so many losses? This is a bit too much, but fortunately, I can still give His Majesty some left, so I won't be in vain."

"I said, Lao Cheng, it's a bit inappropriate to leave such a little for His Majesty, right?"

"What do you think of? Deduct the three million prixes from the Ministry of Rites?"

As soon as he said that he had deducted the money from the Ministry of Rites, Niu Jinda immediately began to shake his head and pull his clothes;

"That's not possible, the face of the court is important! How can you ignore it at all?"

"Then let's hold the Ministry of Revenue to His Majesty."

"Cheng Bapi, aren't you quarrel?"

"Then what do you think you are going to do it? Who are you giving it to?"

"For whom? This..."

"Hmm? What are you doing?"

The side hall had been silent for a long time, because everyone saw the face of His Majesty the Emperor, which was grayer than the bottom of the pot, and his lips were trembling, and he wanted to eat two generals. The generals next to them saw that the situation was wrong, secretly pulled Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda, who were talking down.

"Hmm? What did you do with me?"

Cheng Yaojin turned around and saw His Majesty the Emperor looking at this side with a dark face. He immediately closed his mouth. The two of them finally stopped saying a word.

Li Shimin said coldly;

"Don't say who it is for. I think this is more than 6 million yuan that should be taken home by you two."

"If you want to go back to your Majesty, I don't want it. It's still important for the court."

"Yes, yes, it's important to report that Your Majesty is still the court's affairs."

"snort!"

Seeing the two idiots smiling awkwardly, Li Shimin snorted coldly and stopped pursuing them!

Seeing that the emperor was not talking much, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji took a step forward at the same time, and Changsun Wuji rushed to say;

"Report to Your Majesty, there are many floods from the south, with rivers crisscrossing, but it is a land of fish and rice. The granary of the world must be cured. Please ask Your Majesty to allocate funds like in previous years. Otherwise, once the flood comes, your Majesty's food shortage will be even larger, and the people of the world will not be at peace. Don't dare to come in a mess. I ask Your Majesty to consider it carefully."

When Fang Xuanling saw Changsun Wuji making a memorial with all his strength, he couldn't help but sigh and did not make any more trouble!

Li Shimin rubbed his temples on both sides and responded in a muffled voice;

"Accepted!"

Changsun Wuji was about to cry, but he didn't expect that the emperor agreed and he saluted happily;

"Thank you Your Majesty to take care of the minister and the Ministry of Revenue."

Fang Xuanling originally wanted to retreat, but when he thought of his old friend Du Ruhui asking for money for the Ministry of War, he knelt down anxiously. If he didn't fight for it, he might not give money by the Emperor until the Year of the Monkey. Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling not only did not retreat, but instead stepped forward and gathered in front of Li Shimin's case;

"Report to Your Majesty, since ancient times, our Han court has been the supreme country of the Celestial Empire, and the most important etiquette is that the court's face and His Majesty's face have to be taken care of. I also know that the national treasury is empty, so I thought that it would be enough for one time and that it will last for a few more years in the future. Please give your Majesty a clear guide!"

"well!"

Li Shimin sighed and leaned heavily into the wide Taishi chair and said a word came out weakly;

"allow!"

"ah?"

"Um?"

When he heard the emperor's correct words, dozens of civil and military ministers in the side hall were shocked.

"I know what you said, I know better than anyone else. I am not a fool. The emperor of the previous dynasty was so happy that he almost spent his inventory. In those years, heroes competed in the Central Plains, and the world was full of wolves. People were living in dire straits. Many places were a bottomless pit. I also knew some basic knowledge about the affairs of the three provinces and six ministries. How could I not allow the memorials of the two beloved ministers?

The more than 6 million yuan that Li Dalang has made, 300 yuan of the Ministry of Revenue and 300 yuan of the Ministry of Rites, are all used to do serious things, all for the long-term peace of the court, I understand it in my heart."

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji looked at each other, and they looked at their colleagues sitting, and sighed helplessly!

"Your Majesty's wise!"

Li Shimin listened to dozens of people's praise and smiled bitterly, and asked the Ministry of Revenue officials who reported the news;

"How much reward did you promise that rassie?"

"If you say to Your Majesty, my Master Liu promised half of the amount of the Marquis of the Li family, so we should leave a reward of 330,000 yuan for the Marquis of the Li family!"

A group of civil and military officials sighed at the same time when they heard this, let’s see! The Ministry of Revenue took away three hundred, the Ministry of Rites took away three hundred, gave Li Dalang more than 300,000 yuan in hard work, and also lost 300,000 to 400,000 yuan. This calculation... His Majesty can’t even get a single hair, what a fucking hell is this?

Li Shimin was silent for a moment and kept beating the table table with his fingers on his fingers, and finally opened his mouth;

"Fortunately, there is the food that costs more than one million stones. Otherwise, I would not only not have a big money in, but also have to go out some more. This is really a coward. When I have no money, I can live a tight life. Suddenly, a huge amount of money emerged, and there will be a lot of famine. I can't imagine that I can't laugh and cry. So that's it! That's it!"

Looking at His Majesty the Emperor's laughter and crying, Du Ruhui, who had wanted to get away with 500,000 stones of food, closed his mouth tightly and said nothing. A group of generals looked at the first person in the Ministry of War and did not speak, and they were helpless! They could only shake their heads and sigh.

"Uncle Bao!"

Qin Qiong immediately stood up when he heard the emperor shouting;

"I'm here!"

"It's your turn to protect the imperial city recently. I'll pass on my decree and urgently transfer one thousand imperial guards in the South Yai and thirty officials of the Ministry of Revenue. All the silver, money, silk and all the food must be returned tonight! You must never wait until dawn, otherwise, if the people find so many people's wealth and ointment when they see a temple, wouldn't it be a mess of people's hearts?"

"only!"

Qin Qiong agreed without hesitation and walked out of the crowd;

"I obey the order and ask for a withdrawal."
To be continued...