It's just that these three parties have their own troubles. Wang Yue's side wants to seize crops due to earthquakes, while Liu Xingzhi's side has occupied most of Jingzhou at once, and arguing with the local aristocratic families is really a waste of energy.
However, the matters between these two parties are not big. After all, Wang Yue is good at manufacturing machinery, and he even contributed the artifact of cement. Whether it is drilling wells or building rivers, it is much faster than before.
To put it bluntly, Liu Xingzhi's goal was to gain the support of the local aristocratic families. The longer Liu Xingzhi controlled it, those aristocratic families would definitely reach an agreement with Liu Xingzhi under Bingfeng.
But Fan Xuan was in trouble. Although he took over Zhongzhou and became the emperor, Luoyang, the eastern capital, was filled with old ministers of the former dynasty. Even the original treasury was filled with rats.
Fan Xuan and the others originally came from Youzhou, but now their retreat was cut off by Wang Yue. They were not only faced with appeasing the old ministers of the previous dynasty, but also with rewarding the soldiers who followed them from Youzhou.
Fortunately, Youzhou is now in the hands of Gu Jiusi. Although it is isolated by Wang Yue, at least it will not cause panic.
It's just that there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and they must have money and food to appease them. However, Fan Xuan has no money now, and there is no next Gu Jiusi to donate money. He must find a way on his own.
Therefore, Fan Xuan asked Lu Yong, the Minister of Household Affairs, to arrange enough money and food for the army at this court meeting.
Lu Yong immediately dumped the blame and said very righteously, "The traitor King Liang once controlled the Ministry of Household Affairs for more than ten years. He was greedy for money, grain and taxes, and used them to train his own soldiers and horses, resulting in a serious loss of treasury silver.
Coupled with the constant droughts, floods and natural disasters, the treasury was depleted and it was really impossible to get money out.”
Seeing what he said, Fan Xuan said sternly to Fan, "I know what you said, but the soldiers at the front are still fighting. If you can't come up with money, what do you want the soldiers at the front to eat and drink for the time being?"
When Lu Yong heard this, he quickly bowed and said, "What your Majesty taught you is that you can't share your Majesty's worries by eating the emperor's salary. I am ashamed of myself. Wei Chen is willing to reduce his salary by half. Although it is a drop in the bucket, it can provide more for the soldiers in front."
A piece of steamed buns is also good."
After he finished speaking, several ministers immediately agreed and were willing to donate some of their salaries, making the meeting look like a fundraiser.
Zhou Ye was summoned to the palace by Fan Xuan yesterday to discuss today's plans. Although he knew that as long as he spoke now, he would offend everyone in the court, even his stepfather wrote a letter asking him to do this.
There is really nothing he can do about it.
So, with a cold face, he said unnecessarily, "Since there is no money in the treasury, it was caused by the corruption of the previous dynasty. If we can recover the treasury money, won't there be enough money and food? So Wei Chen
I think we should check the accounts and find out where every expenditure went, so that we can solve the fundamental problem. Otherwise, there are corrupt people out there, and no matter how much money they have, they won’t be able to get away with it.”
After hearing this, Fan Xuan nodded quickly and agreed with him and said, "Zhou Ye, you are right. Since you raised this opinion, why not be the one to investigate this case."
At this moment, Fan Yu, who was standing next to the jade table, suddenly said, "Father and son, I am also willing to accept this matter."
Fan Xuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his son would suddenly come out to cause trouble. He asked with some confusion, "Yu'er, what do you mean?"
With a smile on his face, Fan Yu said sincerely, "As a prince, no one is more suitable for this job than me. I am willing to share my father's worries."
Fan Xuan was very happy to see his son suddenly growing up, but he also knew that dealing with old ministers from the previous dynasty was not what a prince should do.
So, he could only quickly stop Fan Yu from continuing, but said very seriously, "Yu'er, you are still inexperienced, so please step aside for now! Let Zhou Ye do the checking of the project, here you go
Give him a satisfactory answer within half a month."
Zhou Ye saw that Fan Xuan had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree. However, when he went to check, he found that the entire household department was not cooperating at all.
Fortunately, he had been mentally prepared, and after hitting several walls in a row, he easily found a deficit of more than 15 million taels.
When Fan Xuan heard that he had so much money, if they could recover it, it would be enough for them to deal with Liu Xingzhi. As long as they could defeat Liu Xingzhi and control Yongliang Jingzhou, he would not worry about tax issues.
As long as he controls these territories, it proves that he has a chance to defeat Liu Xingzhi, and those wealthy families will also follow suit. Money and food are only a small problem for these wealthy families.
After all, once Wang Yue is allowed to calm down, those wealthy families will be the unlucky ones. You know, there is a nursery rhyme in every room now.
Welcome the King of Qi, look forward to the King of Qi. When the King of Qi comes, you will receive less food, divide the fields, and pay taxes equally. The rich and powerful families will be heartbroken.
Listen to this slogan, who gets the land? It must belong to aristocratic families. After all, most of the land is in their hands, and few ordinary people have land in their hands.
Isn't equal taxation the meat of a big family? They didn't have to pay the grain, but after King Qi came, they also had to pay the grain. How could they be willing to do so?
The aristocratic families and noble families within Wang Yue's control are living examples. The land here has been handed over. Although they have been exempted from taxes for a few years, they will still have to pay one day.
Therefore, Fan Xuan was very confident that as long as he could defeat Liu Xingzhi, he would have the strength to confront Wang Yue, and the world would definitely belong to his Great Xia Dynasty.
So, he said excitedly, "Zhou Ye, in that case, I don't want to bother the two masters, so I will leave the matter of recovering the dirty money to you."
Zhou Ye was speechless. He knew that this was not a good job. It would make him offend his old ministers all at once, and it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the court.
Besides, this country belongs to the Fan family, so this kind of task can be left to the relatives of the Fan family.
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Wang Yue knew this news because the spy he sent found out. When he saw this situation, he didn't know what to say.
What left him even more speechless was that the emperor actually agreed to the Queen Mother's proposal to marry the eldest princess to Zhou Ye.
Wang Yue was currently processing official documents. When he saw the news, he cursed secretly and threw away the secret letter in his hand.
The direction Wang Yue threw was originally towards the brazier, but just at this moment, the door was pushed open, and a cold wind blew in from the outside and blew the letter to the edge of the brazier.
The person who came in was the heroic Ye Yun'er. She originally came to see Wang Yue for something, but he had never asked Wang Yue to do anything, so she hesitated and looked around, but never looked at Wang Yue.
Because of this, Ye Yun'er happened to see the letter, so she clicked on what she wanted to say, took two quick steps, and lifted the letter with a slight tip of her toe before it landed.
Come up.
Wang Yue shook his head helplessly when he saw this dexterous movement like a rabbit. When they first met this little girl, although she was a bit unruly, she was still a typical classical beauty.
But since learning martial arts, it's like a different person, especially after practicing Qing Gong. Although she can't fly temporarily due to lack of internal strength, it does not prevent Ye Yun'er from being as light as a swallow and entering Wang Yue's
The study room is broken into.
Unlike her, the other three women in the courtyard, after Liu Yuru learned martial arts, she didn't bother to learn Qing Gong at all. Since Wang Yue learned the slow Tai Chi from Wang Yue, she refused to learn any more.
Ms. Cui was lazier than Liu Yuru, or she was influenced by her tutor, so she didn't even practice the Yi Jin Jing taught by Wang Yue.
Yin Hong was just like Ye Yun'er. After they learned martial arts, they often competed. The only difference was that Yin Hong never showed off his martial arts at all when he was not practicing martial arts.
Because of this, everyone in Wang Yue's house knew that Ye Yun'er was good at swordsmanship, but they didn't know about other women's martial arts.
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Just when Wang Yue was depressed because he had taught such a bad lady, Ye Yun'er said in surprise, "Hey, the second brother Zhou is so lucky this week! However, the third brother Gu is a little embarrassed now. If Mr. Zhou
If Er agrees, wouldn’t that be equivalent to marrying Gu Laosan’s ex-wife in disguise?”
Wang Yue was speechless, so he interrupted decisively and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The third child didn't agree at all back then. It's not too embarrassing. You should just tell me what you are here for. I don't believe you will be fine."
Find me."
Ye Yun'er saw what Wang Yue said. He also knew Wang Yue's temper, so he quickly said, "It's like this. My brother is not young anymore. My mother wants to arrange a marriage for him, but he has always been troubled by business matters."
Busy and evasive, my mother wants me to beg you to bring my brother closer. If she likes it, she can find an opportunity for my brother to meet."
Wang Yue actually felt that his elder brother-in-law was quite speechless. When he arranged official positions for the Ye family, this elder brother-in-law might have gone far away because he was afraid that Wang Yue would misunderstand him.
At first, when Wang Yue was in Langya, Ye Shi'an went to Bohai County to help Wang Yue manage the refugees. Later, when the governor of Xuzhou defected, Ye Shi'an went to Xuzhou to help Wang Yue share land and property there. Later, Wang Yue won the
In Yanzhou, Ye Shian went there again to help regulate the Yellow River.
Moreover, Ye Shi'an went to these places and achieved very good political achievements. He was also from a Qingliu family, so he could easily appease those big families and save Wang Yue a lot of trouble.
Speaking of which, although this uncle is hiding from him, he has done a lot of important things for him, so he really deserves to be promoted.
Thinking that things may become more and more complicated in the future, Wang Yue's son has just been born, and it will take at least ten years for the child to take over the job.
As soon as he rolled his eyes, he thought of the Carpenter Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This emperor did not go to court all year round, but the court was still functioning normally. It seemed that he could learn from it.
Wang Yue felt that he could take the opportunity to let Ye Shi'an form a small cabinet, but that one could only handle government affairs. Military affairs would still have to go to the military department, and there would be a separate department for finance.
He will personally manage military affairs and finance, while government affairs can be handled by the cabinet and then handed over to Wang Yue for management.
After the plan was made, he comforted Ye Yun'er and said, "Okay, no problem."
Ye Yun'er was originally planning to unlock a few more postures for Wang Yue to agree to. After all, she was now familiar with the Yi Jin Jing, and she could easily do Wang Yue's weird movements.
As a result, Wang Yue agreed so easily, and Ye Yun'er asked suspiciously, "Really?"
Wang Yue saw that this girl didn't believe him, so he flicked Ye Yun'er's forehead with his finger, and then said angrily, "Of course it's true, don't worry, I'll give your brother to you right away."
Bring it back."
Seeing that Wang Yue was so cheerful, Ye Yun'er worked very hard that night without Wang Yue's request.
But not long after, when Ye Shian came back, she realized that she was happy too early.
Because of course it is impossible for Wang Yue to say that he established a small cabinet. He just found a few reliable people, led by Ye Shian, to help Wang Yue handle the government affairs first. If he was really undecided, he would leave it to him.
Therefore, although Ye Shi'an returned to Langya, he was so busy all day long that he never left home. Even when he returned home, he would be busy until midnight and had no time to meet any girls.
So, Ye Yun'er was summoned back by her mother-in-law again, and soon she found Wang Yue again. She didn't beg Wang Yue to reduce Ye Shi'an's tasks, she just begged Wang Yue to give Ye Shi'an some relief.
One day off, in Ye Yun'er's words, her brother has not rested for more than 80 days!
Wang Yue was also speechless. He had never made Ye Shian so diligent. He often reminded Ye Shian to balance work with rest.
However, he may have given him too much power, and Ye Shi'an actually had the feeling that a scholar would die for his confidant. He didn't want to live up to Wang Yue's trust, so he worked desperately.
Thinking of this, Wang Yue rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Yun'er, how about we hold a talent show for my uncle."
After hearing what Wang Yue said, Ye Yun'er was very happy at first, but she immediately became wary, and she said fiercely, "You don't want to choose a beautiful woman because of my brother's idea, do you?
"
Wang Yue was a little dumbfounded, so he quickly explained, "I really don't have that idea. It's just that we don't have any women in Langya now who are definitely suitable for Uncle Ye, so it's better to spread the word and say that Qingzhou is going to draft for Ye Shi'an."
, this way a lot of people will come, which will probably allow my uncle to choose a woman that suits his heart."
After Ye Yun'er heard Wang Yue's words, she did not doubt Wang Yue's purpose. She just felt that Wang Yue might have other deep intentions, that is, he was worried that his brother still had Liu Yuru in his heart.
She thinks this is good, as long as she can find a suitable wife for her brother, it will not only make Wang Yue completely at ease, but also prevent her from being harassed by her mother.
Thinking of this, Ye Yun'er nodded quickly and said that she would discuss it with Liu Yuru and prepare to hold a blind date conference according to Wang Yue's idea.