"What? Is there such a thing?" This time, before Kong Fu could speak, Tang Jia hurriedly called out. He is now the supervisor of the country, so he has no idea how much money Da Gan still has. You must understand. It cannot be said that 50 million taels cannot be obtained. It can only be said that this amount of money is no longer a small amount for Daqian.
Surprised, his eyes fell on Cheng Bolin, the Minister of War, obviously wanting his answer.
This time Cheng Bailin went to Chaicheng and stayed there for two days, so he knew the matter best. When he heard about this matter, he shook his head in confusion and said: "I never heard of it." Say it."
"Cheng Shangshu said he hadn't heard about it, but it doesn't mean it didn't happen. It was probably hidden by the people below." Meng Ziqing also spoke up and directly characterized the matter. It seemed that he also considered that someone would do it. After continuing to say something, he simply said: "Okay, this envoy can tell you clearly. Even if it is a hundred times compensation, in fact, there are still many different voices in our country in Dahua, and a large part of them even advocate direct sending troops. It was only because our Majesty considered that everyone was Lao Gan and a member of the Han people that he suppressed those who opposed sending troops and thought of using peaceful means to solve the problem. And if you don't pay compensation, then It’s hard for our Majesty to say anything.”
He immediately revealed his trump card, and then Meng Ziqing raised his head in a classy manner, as if he would never say a word again.
Originally, everyone wanted to say something. After all, the compensation ratio was too high, and it was clearly meant to bully others. But when they heard the following words, everyone quickly shut their mouths.
Are you kidding? Great China is about to send troops. If you really angered Great China because of your words, then once a war breaks out, who can bear the consequences?
Anyway, it’s not like you brought this about by yourself. Besides, aren’t there some supervisors here? It’s true that even if the sky is falling, there are still tall people who are holding it up. What the hell are they going to do?
After a moment, all the courtiers in the court shut their mouths, and some people directly looked at Tang Jia. We don't dare to decide on such a major matter, and it depends on the prince who oversees the country.
This made Tang Jia very depressed. He didn't want to compensate, but now Daqian really can't beat Dahua. But he could compensate. This is indeed a large sum of money. If his father gets better, What should I do if I use this incident as an excuse to deal with myself on the day I take office?
The dilemma was Tang Jia's current situation. He suddenly had a feeling that the job of supervising the country was really fucking difficult to do, and it was not something that only human beings could do.
With no idea in his mind, Tang Jia habitually looked at Kong Fu. Seeing that look coming towards him, although Kong Fu didn't want to express his stance, he knew that he had no way out, because once he lost Tang Jia's With support and favor, he might be beaten to the end, and even being imprisoned was not impossible. So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and nodded lightly.
It won’t work if you don’t agree.
Failure to agree would be equivalent to giving Dahua a legitimate reason to send troops. In that case, the entire Daqian would be in danger.
After getting Kong Fu's hint, Tang Jia nodded and agreed. "Okay, we will get the money and food together as soon as possible. Please give us two days to prepare.'
"Hey, does it take two days to prepare this little thing?" Meng Ziqing muttered in a low voice as if he was a little unhappy when he heard this.
But just such a sentence was clearly heard in the silent hall, causing Tang Jia and all the courtiers to look as ugly as black.
There is no way, they are really poor.
"Ahem, regarding the matter of the murderer, we will send Shangshu Cheng to go there in person, and then we will also ask Envoy Meng to follow him to have a look. It is up to you to decide whether the person will be killed or beheaded." Tang Jia blushed.
, I could only continue speaking as if I hadn’t heard those words.
"Okay, so the envoy of Dahua retires." After getting the answer he wanted, Meng Ziqing could be considered to have completed half of the task, and he clasped his fists with satisfaction and left.
But not long after Meng Ziqing exited, Tang Jia became furious and said, "Idiot, an absolute idiot. If you don't have the ability, you still provoke others and bring humiliation to yourself!"
Seeing that the Prince of Jianguo was angry, other ministers wanted to speak out to dissuade them, but they didn't know what to say. Kong Fu reacted quickly and said: "Your Highness, this matter was caused by the Chaicheng Governor and the General.
Yes, you can ask Cheng Shangshu to seal up their houses and confiscate their homes when he goes there, and then put them into the treasury, which can be regarded as some compensation."
"Yes, you must search your house." Tang Jia also said as if he was awakened, and then said as if he had thought of something: "Also, Daqian is too poor now, so increasing taxes like this, eh
, we can collect taxes for the next three years in advance and let the court get through this first."
Regarding the matter of collecting taxes in advance, I accidentally mentioned it when Tang Ao was chatting with Tang Jia when he was the Duke of Zhongguo. At that time, it was just a casual story, saying that there are many ways for a foolish king to make money, and I never thought of it.
, was written down by Tang Jia, and is still used on this occasion.
When all the court officials heard that they were going to collect taxes for the next three years, their eyes widened. What kind of operation was this?
Can things still be done this way?
In this way, the imperial court can receive some money, but how will the people below live?
You may want to dissuade him, but you are afraid that Tang Jia will let them come up with ideas. In addition, the current prince of the prison country is obviously angry, so it is better not to touch this brow.
No one stopped, and the matter of collecting taxes for three years in advance was passed, and it was required to be implemented in the five states under the control of Daqian. Suddenly, the news spread that the people were furious, cursing the country and the prince.
But all those with some connections or some courageous souls are beginning to think about leaving the Daqian Realm. Of course, in troubled times, their first choice is the Dahua Realm.
Not to mention the secret benefits that this foolish move brought to China, two days later, after Tang Jia collected the grain and silver and delivered them to Meng Ziqing, Cheng Bailin, the Minister of War, followed him and left Daliang City towards Chaicheng.
...
Shangdu County is the first place of Qingzhou.
Lu Mansion, Commander-in-Chief Lu Jiangling learned about what happened in the court from his colleagues and friends in Daliang City.
His first reaction was that things were about to go bad, and the next thing he thought about was how to protect his nephew.
No matter how Lu Se behaves, one thing cannot be changed, that is, he is the only child of the Lu family, and now has three sons, on whom all the future and hopes of the Lu family have been placed.
If Lu Se's family was confiscated and his whole family was executed, then the whole generation of Lu Se would be completely cut off and destroyed in his hands.
This was something Lu Jiangling could never ignore. For the sake of the Lu family, he decided to take risks and ask for help.
There are hundreds of people, all kinds of people. Everyone has a different attitude towards the same thing. Just like some people can die in order to serve the country, and some people can give up the country for themselves.
Lu Jiangling is obviously the latter. In his eyes, the bullshit Daqian is just a tool for survival. On the contrary, the Lu family is the existence that he values the most and cannot be ignored.
Anyone who wants the death of the Lu family is tantamount to being an enemy of him, even if the person who gave the order is an emperor. Not to mention, Tang Jia is just a prince who oversees the country, and he will not be captured without mercy.
As the deputy of the former Qingzhou Commander-in-Chief Yan Xi, Lu Jiangling learned a lot of knowledge, one of which was to stock up dead soldiers in case of emergencies. Now that Lu Se is about to face a disaster, the dead soldiers will be put to use. It's time.
A team of fifty people quietly left Shangdu City and headed straight towards Chaicheng, silently...
Lu Jiangling was very courageous, and what he did surprised many people. It was this complete lack of preparation that allowed him to succeed. When Cheng Bailin and Meng Ziqing arrived at Chaicheng and went to the governor's mansion, this Only then did I realize that the place was already deserted.
Not only was Lu Se missing, but his family members were also missing.
Meng Ziqing didn't say anything, he just kept a straight face and pretended to be very angry. Originally, Long Ya just destroyed Yu Tu and let him disappear silently from this world. Then he only had to bite this one, It is tantamount to having an opportunity to start a war.
I didn't expect that the people here would be so cooperative. Now that even Lu Se is missing, it gives the Chinese army an excellent opportunity to send troops.
Cheng Bailin looked very ugly at this meeting. Although he is already Tang Ao's man, even his son Cheng Hu is serving in the Great China Army. But this time he really came with the idea of quelling the war. He thought that now, whether it was Daqian or Dahua, the target should not be the other party, but the aliens who invaded their ancestral land.
So he has been working hard to solve this matter, but now that Lu Se is gone, he realizes that all his chips are gone and he is unable to stop everything that happens next.
"Seal the four city gates and check, check carefully, go door to door, and don't let anyone go. In short, we have to dig three feet into the ground to find the person." Cheng Bolin was really angry, and faced the leader. The officials who arrived shouted and roared angrily.
The officials who followed also knew the seriousness of the matter, and hurriedly agreed and went to do it. Then Cheng Bolin invited Meng Ziqing to a secret room. When no one else was around, he asked frankly, "Envoy Meng, is this the case?" Is there going to be a war this time?"
As Tang Ao's student, Meng Ziqing was also the plenipotentiary envoy to negotiate with Daqian. Naturally, he knew Cheng Bolin's true identity. He clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Master Cheng, this is what happened... .”