Three hundred and twentieth chapters disaster silver was robbed
"His Majesty!"
Shou Quan staggered into the imperial study room, looking a little panicked.
When Zhao Qian heard the voice, he looked up and frowned, "Why are you in such a panic? How do you behave?"
The emperor's voice was obviously displeased. Shouquan hurriedly steadied his steps and gasped: "Hedong County has sent news that the disaster banknote, the disaster banknote has been robbed!"
"Bang!" Zhao Qian slapped the case and stood up, his eyes filled with anger, "What did you say?"
Shouquan stumbled and repeated it again.
"What do those soldiers do for food?!" Zhao Ganzhu gasped and shouted angrily.
Shouquan is speechless.
No matter how angry Zhao Qian is, things have happened.
He took the folder handed over by Shou Quan, read it carefully, and then slapped the fold on the dragon case.
Except for the only survivor, everyone else was wiped out!
Zhao's elite soldiers couldn't even defeat a group of bandits!
Because this matter was not deliberately concealed, the news of the robbery of Hedong County's disaster money quickly spread among the court officials.
There was an uproar immediately.
One million taels of disaster silver, the amount is so huge, what bandit dares to hijack such a large amount of silver taels from the government?
No one would believe it if there wasn't something fishy about it.
Meeting the next day.
Zhao Qian still had obvious anger on his face, which shows how angry Zhao Qian was about the robbery.
"You should have heard about the disaster in Hedong County." Zhao Qian said in a deep voice.
A slightly sharp gaze swept over the ministers, "If you have any ideas, please feel free to tell me."
Zhao Jin frowned. He actually didn't believe that these were the crimes of bandits.
There are too many doubts about the whole thing.
The Taifu stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, the disaster in Hedong County cannot be delayed. The top priority is to send people to transport the disaster silver. Otherwise, there is a risk of civil unrest."
"Your Majesty, your words are wrong." An official stood up and refuted: "The bandits have not yet been solved. What should we do if the disaster money we sent is robbed again?"
"The money in the treasury does not come from strong winds."
Zhao Jin glanced at the other party and saw that the official who just spoke was from the Third Prince's party.
The dispute between the Taifu and the official seemed to have just begun.
The prince's party and the third prince's party started arguing directly in the court, with several neutral courtiers mixed in.
There was a dispute over whether the disaster should be transported to Hedong County first to alleviate the disaster, or whether the bandits should be suppressed first, and who should be responsible for investigating the disaster.
The robbery of the disaster money in Hedong County is a big case. Not only is there a lot of money, but after the case is completed, it will definitely get His Majesty's favor. The prince's party and the third prince's party are fighting over this case, and they are red-faced.
Zhao Jin stood nearby, and the old god was listening.
He was almost certain that in the end, no one from either faction would choose Zhao Qian.
Zhao Jin raised his head and glanced at Zhao Qian and his ugly expression, and thought to himself.
"Enough!"
Hearing the argument below getting louder and louder, Zhao Qian's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
These people only see their own interests and do not care about the victims at all! Whether the matter can be solved by sending them there is another question, as it is very likely to cause a civil uprising.
The courtiers realized that Zhao Qian was really angry, so they all calmed down and returned to their seats.
Zhao Qian's eyes wandered around among the courtiers and froze slightly when they landed on Zhao Jin and Zhao Xingzhi, who had never said a word.
"Marquis Xuanping." Zhao Qian called in a deep voice, "What do you think about this matter?"
All civil and military officials looked at Zhao Jin who was called, either openly or covertly, with different thoughts.
Zhao Jin stood up with his head bowed, cupped his hands towards Zhao Qian and said: "The disaster is serious and there is no need to delay. The allocation of disaster relief funds cannot be delayed any longer."
Before the prince's party could show their proud expressions, Zhao Jin said again: "However, banditry is indeed a big problem."
If disaster funds are robbed again, the national treasury may not be able to raise funds for disaster relief.
"I think we can send people to transport the disaster silver to Hedong County, where we can suppress the bandits and recover the million taels of disaster silver that were robbed."
In short, these two things can be done at the same time, and there is no need to fight over them.
Zhao Qian narrowed his eyes slightly, "Then we need to send someone who can both investigate the case and go up the mountain to suppress the bandits."
Zhao Jin nodded first, then shook his head, "Not necessarily."
"Your Majesty can send two people to set out at the same time, one to be responsible for disaster relief, and the other to recover the disaster money."
Hearing this, Zhao Qian did not immediately say yes or refute. He kept tapping the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingertips and remained silent.
The prince's party and the third prince's party are all ready to move their own people in.
After a while, Zhao Gan said: "What Xuan Pinghou said is reasonable. Let's leave this matter to Xuanping Hou."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Qian's eyes fell on Zhao Xingzhi again, "Fourth, you go too, you and Marquis Xuanping will be responsible for this matter."
Zhao Xingzhi was slightly startled. After coming to his senses, he walked out quickly and said, "Yes."
Zhao Jin was not surprised by this. The conflict between the prince and the third prince was too fierce. Zhao Qian must not be happy and worry too much.
Therefore, it would be best to find someone who is not in the same party as the prince or the third prince to take charge of this matter.
Zhao Qian called him just now, intending to put him in charge of this matter.
The third prince frowned, but didn't have much reaction.
When Zhao Xingyu heard that Zhao Jin was responsible for this matter, his eyes suddenly darkened.
It’s Zhao Jin again!
"Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, how much disaster money can you still collect now?" After the person was selected, Zhao Qian asked another matter.
The Minister of Revenue sighed heavily and said, "Your Majesty, the current treasury is not full. I will try my best to raise another 700,000 taels of silver."
"Okay, then I will allocate 700,000 taels of silver this time."
After the court meeting, Zhao Jin and Zhao Xingzhi were called to the imperial study by Zhao Qian.
If anyone was dissatisfied with Zhao Jin's responsibility for disaster relief in Hedong County, besides the prince, it was the Minister of War.
Zhao Jin is a good young man, and he also trains him as the next Minister of War. Who knows, he will be transferred to take charge of cases again and again.
Inside the royal study.
Zhao Jin heard the superior Zhao Qian said: "What do you two think about this case?"
"Your Majesty," Zhao Jin said first, "I ask your Majesty not to spread the news that we are transporting disaster silver to Hedong County."
Zhao Qian narrowed his eyes slightly, "You want to secretly transport disaster silver?"
"Exactly, there are many doubts about the robbery of the disaster silver. How the robbers got the information about the team transporting the disaster silver is unknown to me, but someone among them must have tipped off the information."
Zhao Jin shared his speculations one by one, "Now the first step is to let the disaster silver reach Hedong County smoothly and alleviate the disaster in Hedong. It is better to do it secretly so that they can't get the news."
"It's a good idea." Zhao Qian said.
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