Zhao Xiaole took the car and left without paying attention to the floor above.
Lu Qingbai and his senior brother Heng Xiaoyao stood at the window, and they watched coldly as Zhenguo Hou left.
"Junior brother, is this Zhen Guohou your biggest opponent this time?" Heng Xiaoyao asked.
Lu Qingbai said with a bit of disdain: "Zhao Xiaole? He may be somewhat capable, but he is not my match yet."
"You know, this time the prime minister's scientific examination is not as simple as just paying for it. As far as I know, the threshold for being a minister of the Ministry of Industry has been crossed."
"Whoever controls the Ministry of Industry can truly control this assessment. Otherwise, no matter how much money you spend, it will have no effect!"
Ren Xiaoyao raised his eyelids slightly, "It is said that the minister of the Ministry of Industry is the empress's son. Have you already..."
Lu Qingbai smiled slightly, "Senior brother, your guess is good. The Queen of Real Madrid has already expressed her support for me. As long as these banknotes you brought are sent to the Ministry of Industry, the candidate for the prime minister will be chosen this time."
Ren Xiaoyao's expression changed slightly, and a glimmer of light quickly passed from his eyes, "In that case, where is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry? Have you sent someone to protect him?"
Lu Qingbai was stunned for a moment, as if he thought of some possibility. His face changed drastically and he cursed: "This is bad!"
However, he wanted to send someone now, but he was afraid that it would be too late.
While he was talking to Heng Xiaoyao, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry was also kidnapped in the street. No one knows who did it?
The prince personally ordered the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the matter.
However... the Minister of Punishment investigated carefully, but found nothing.
Until the evening, the Minister of Industry himself appeared.
He was alone and returned to his house again.
However, although the minister of the Ministry of Industry came back, he seemed to have lost his soul.
He just closed the door and saw no guests. Even if there was an order from the prince, he would still say that he was recuperating at home and was unwilling to participate in anything.
As a result, the power to temporarily take charge of the Ministry of Industry was returned to the hands of the prince. However, she knew that the matter was not over yet.
The kidnapping of the Minister of Industry was just the beginning, and the fierce struggle was still to come.
"It's time to end the first round of assessment!"
The prince sighed and said.
Soon, a decree came from the palace regarding the capital's repair policy and the specific matters of the first round of assessment. Anyone who can produce more than 300,000 taels of silver can pass the first round of assessment!
The specific details of the assessment were also announced at the same time. The assessment will be held in three rounds, and those who can pass the three rounds will be awarded the position of prime minister.
If multiple people pass the assessment at the same time, the number of assessments will be increased again until one person wins.
The specific matters of the first round of assessment are under the constant supervision of the Ministry of Household Affairs. As long as you hand over 300,000 taels of silver at the Ministry of Household Affairs, you can register your name and receive a token. This token is the person who passed the first round of assessment.
Proof of round assessment.
After passing the first round of assessment, the treasury received 2.7 million taels of silver.
Now the court was making a lot of money.
If this kind of assessment were held once a year, it would be almost impossible for the imperial court to have a financial crisis. Two million seven hundred thousand taels of silver were equivalent to two months of Jingyang's tax money.
The prime minister has not yet been selected, but many officials and ordinary people have already praised the prince's foresight.
Regardless of whether the prime minister is elected or not, at least the election has solved many problems that even the prime minister cannot solve.
Even if Liu Bo was killed, he would not be able to produce 2.7 million silver out of thin air. In a sense, the significance of the election even exceeded the official position of prime minister itself.
Many people have therefore begun to look forward to the next round of assessment.
I wonder what the next problem the prince has to solve is?
The prince has not yet made a decision regarding the next round of assessment. There are currently nine people who have passed the first round. The next prime minister may be one of these nine people, or he may not be one of them.
East Palace.
The prince took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Xiao Le, what should we test in the next round of assessment?"
"I'm thinking...it's best if it's Sining or what you're good at, and then kill everyone else in this round, otherwise, I'll never feel at ease."
Zhao Xiaole chirped and said, "It will definitely benefit Sining, but if assessments are set based on other people's weaknesses, it will cause everyone to be in danger."
"Then what do you want to do?" the prince asked, pouting.
"How about this? This time, the Minister of Industry was kidnapped. Although he was not harmed at all, it did harm to the court's dignity! Let's set the second assessment to this and let them find the mastermind this time!" Zhao Xiaole thought about it.
Want to say.
Zhao Xiaole originally had other plans from the beginning, but he considered that if he continued to create unrest in the capital, he might as well let them go dog-eat-dog.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was kidnapped, but the Ministry of Punishment did not find any clues. If Xichang was asked to investigate, Zhao Xiaole would still be very confident.
The prince didn't know that he was in charge of Xichang, so he couldn't help but frowned, "But... this doesn't bring any advantage to Sining, does it?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. Since I dare to pose the question like this, there must be no problem. Moreover, the kidnapper should be one of the other eight people. If it can be found out, one person will be screened out in advance."
Zhao Xiaole stepped forward and patted his chest and said,
"Moreover, letting these people check on each other can also expose some people with ulterior motives. At that time, it will also save His Highness the trouble of reviewing. This is the best of both worlds."
The prince nodded. She naturally trusted him. Verifying this matter was originally a headache for the Ministry of Justice. If there was another money-based assessment, the selection of the prime minister would become a laughing stock in the world.
It's better to call it spending money to buy the prime minister.
It just so happened that the country was selecting a prime minister, but the minister of the Ministry of Industry was kidnapped, so Zhao Xiaole's proposal couldn't be more appropriate.
Zhao Xiaole's suggestion also has another advantage. If these candidates who enter the capital investigate other matters, kidnapping will inevitably happen again.
If they were allowed to investigate each other, they wouldn't be able to easily implicate other people.
"Well, since you are so confident, let this second assessment be to find the murderer!"
The prince looked at him and said with some uneasiness,
"Xiao Le, please pay attention to safety this time!"
Zhao Xiaole smiled and said, "Your Highness, what you should really worry about is them. If you fall into my hands, you will definitely look good on them!"
Maybe he was too proud, or maybe he had been talking for a long time, but Zhao Xiaole's mouth was a little dry. Without even looking at it, he stepped forward and took the cup and took a sip.
Gudonggudong!
He drinks water like an old cow drinking water.
Boom!
The cup was put back.
At first, neither of them noticed anything strange.
The prince realized something was wrong first, and her face became extremely ugly, "Xiao Le, why do you drink water from my cup?"
Zhao Xiaole was stunned and said in surprise: "My first kiss...!"