Xiao Cheng slightly closed the memorial in his hand, turned to look at the ministers waiting in the hall, slightly curved the corners of his mouth, and said loudly:
"This is a report from Jianchang Prefecture. The epidemic in Changning County has been contained."
When the ministers heard this, their hearts suddenly relaxed.
Shangshu ordered Qu Cheng to come out immediately and said loudly:
"It's all thanks to His Majesty's wisdom that our government and the public were protected from the plague."
The other officials also congratulated in unison:
"I congratulate Your Majesty and the people of the country!"
The plague is like a dark cloud, lingering over the heads of all court officials. If you are not careful, the power of Yun State, which is like the rising sun in the east, will be interrupted again, causing a series of serious consequences.
Today, I heard that the plague was finally contained, and all the officials present were very happy.
At this moment, Xiao Cheng suddenly said:
"Although the plague in the country has been controlled, the epidemic situation in the southwest counties of Xia Kingdom is still serious. Although I am a citizen of Xia Kingdom, I can't bear the suffering of the people. Therefore, I want to help the people in the southwest of Xia Kingdom and provide relief.
, and send doctors to diagnose and treat!"
After hearing Xiao Cheng's words, all the officials couldn't help but be stunned. They all looked at Xiao Cheng. Most of them looked very confused.
Today, Changning County of Yun State is still housing hundreds of thousands of Xia State refugees. In order to ensure the survival of these refugees, the imperial court allocates tens of thousands of taels of silver from the treasury every day to allocate grain and grass supplies to Jianchang Mansion.
If more refugees are admitted, won't the court have to pay more?
Seeing this, Qu Cheng hesitated for a while, then immediately came out and said:
"Your Majesty, since the plague was discovered in the north, in the past few months, the DPRK and China have mobilized the treasury, totaling 2.37 million taels of silver. This expenditure has already exceeded one-third of the previous annual taxes..."
This sentence obviously means to persuade Xiao Cheng.
Immediately, hundreds of officials from the court immediately echoed:
"Your Majesty, although the people in the southwest counties are suffering, it is impossible to ignore the Xia Kingdom's court! Although the two countries have just made an alliance, there have always been gaps before. If we take action now, I am afraid that Xia Kingdom will be displeased!
"
"All of you understand your Majesty's benevolent heart. But now there are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Changning County! If we want to resettle these people, it will have reached the point where the imperial court will need to step in and move to the south. No matter how many more,
The officials in various states, prefectures and counties may find it difficult to organize and coordinate!”
Whether a country has a deep heritage is actually reflected to some extent in the number of its people. With enough people, enough strong men can be mobilized for civilian service, and young people can train elite soldiers and horses, and cultivate more
land and pay more taxes.
Not all officials in the court are mediocre, so it is naturally impossible for them not to know this.
But even so, hundreds of thousands of people have to be resettled in Yun State at once. With the organizational and coordination capabilities of Yun State's various prefectures and counties, the officials will go crazy!
Most of them objected, but Xiao Cheng remained silent and quietly watched the officials quarreling.
Wen Tiren, the newly appointed Minister of Punishment, scolded all the officials and shouted:
"Your Majesty is benevolent and benevolent. He does not differentiate between the people of Yunxia and Xia. He treats all the subjects of the world as the same. Your kindness is like the sea, and you have the virtue of reinvention. The people will surely be grateful for your Majesty's kindness. How can all the officials be hindered?
His Majesty?"
Wen Tiren is a die-hard loyalist to His Majesty, and he is the kind of person who has no bottom line in flattering his superiors. When all the officials in the court heard that he was scolding him at this time, they knew that he was unconditionally obeying his Majesty again, and they just pretended not to hear it.
"I feel that what your Majesty said is absolutely true! There is nothing wrong with the country now, but as long as the plague in the southwest of Xia Kingdom is not resolved for one day, sooner or later there will still be plagues in the cities and military towns on our northern border!"
The one who spoke was Liu Yu, the current Hu Cao Shangshu.
Liu Yu was born in the Shaofu and was one of Qu Cheng's subordinates. Because of his ability in doing things, Xiao Cheng had no useful talents before, so he was promoted to his current position.
Xiao stared at Liu Yu for a while, and then the corners of his mouth curved, looking very satisfied.
Noticing Xiao Cheng's gaze, Liu Yu, who had just spoken boldly, suddenly felt uncontrollable joy in his heart.
It's stable. His Majesty looked at me and smiled. He must be very satisfied with me!
Yan Song, who was behind the officials, noticed this detail, his heart skipped a beat, he quickly walked out of the queue and said loudly:
"The plague is raging in the southwest counties of the Xia Kingdom, and the people will inevitably be in poverty and have no means of livelihood. Your Majesty's move will definitely bring these people back to their hearts. From now on, the people of the Xia Kingdom will admire me as the Great Cloud King, and will naturally come to me with courtesy. Only with this, will
It can be seen that His Majesty’s ambition is no longer limited to our country, Dayun. Even the wise masters and wise kings of the past and present are incomparable!"
Xiao Cheng was sitting on the dragon chair. When he heard Yan Song's words, his brows moved. He seemed to hesitate for a while, then Xiao Cheng turned slightly sideways and seemed to whisper a few words to Feng Bao who was standing next to him.
Although he didn't know what he said, there was obviously a look of astonishment on Feng Bao's face, and he glanced at Yan Song several times.
At this time, Yan Song lowered his head slightly, covering up the hint of joy at the corner of his mouth.
I'm stable!
I just don’t know, should I stay in the Xing Cao and be promoted to an official position, or should I be transferred to another yamen? I feel that the Yushitai is very good, and the Li Cao is in charge of the imperial examination, which seems to be good. There are also the Li Cao, which is also very good... Sigh,
It’s so confusing!
Yan Song is not the only one who has thoughtful people in the court.
Immediately, several officials suddenly stood up and agreed with Xiao Cheng's decision.
There were also officials who wanted to object and said:
"Even so, the loss of the treasury is too great..."
Hucao Shangshu Liu Yu heard this and immediately interrupted:
"The national treasury is full, with enough gold, silver and copper coins to last ten years!"
It has to be said that the experience package of Buddhism really made Xiao Cheng's mouth full of food. The gold and silver treasures confiscated from Buddhism left tens of millions of taels of gold and silver piled up in the treasury.
Ten years is a bit exaggerated, but five years without headaches is still enough.
Having said this, the officials no longer had any reason to refute.
Goodbye, His Majesty is now sitting on the dragon throne with a relaxed expression and a completely confident look.
With the current prestige, ability, and character, all the officials know that nothing will change if they continue to oppose me.
All the officials had to look at each other, then bowed and said:
"My ministers, please obey your Majesty's orders!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he stood up with a smile and said casually:
"Since all the ministers agree, let's deal with it like this. Retreat from the court!"
All the officials immediately bent down and knelt to see Xiao Cheng retreat from the court.
"I will send you off to Your Majesty!"
After Xiao Cheng left, the officials got up and dispersed in twos and threes.
At this moment, a young eunuch hurriedly ran up to Cheng Bushi who was among the generals, leaned into his ear, and whispered:
"General Zhenbei, your Majesty has summoned you!"
Cheng Bushi, who was about to go back, was slightly startled when he heard the words. Then he quickly apologized to his colleagues and followed the young eunuch to the Hall of Cultivation of Heart.
In the Yangxin Hall, Xiao Cheng waved to Cheng Bushi, gesturing him to come closer, and then in front of him, he said to Feng Baozhen without hesitation:
"Have you written down all the officials who were in the palace just now and agreed with me to help the people in the southwest of Xia Kingdom?"
When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly said:
"Your Majesty, I have written them all down! Wen Tiren, the Secretary of the Xing Cao, Liu Yu, the Hu Cao, Xiang Li, the imperial official, Jing Tian, the chief official of the Taiwei... and Yan Song, the chief official of the Xing Cao."
Yan Song certainly has some abilities. In a short period of time, he has been promoted to the position of Director of Criminal Cao, and his promotion speed is no slower than Hai Rui, who was promoted by Xiao Cheng himself.
Xiao Cheng nodded and said casually:
"Check! Some of these people must be colluding with Jin Tangfeng! Otherwise, the power of the Zajia family will never be able to send away the officials sent by the Central Government to supervise the purchase of grain and grass!"
Naturally, it was impossible for the Yun Kingdom Court to leave everything to a group of merchants. When purchasing, officials were also sent to supervise.
If someone above the court had not colluded with them, it would have been impossible for Xiao Cheng to know this at this time!
When Feng Bao heard this, he hesitated and said:
"Your Majesty, all the officials in this court are always a bit smart and want to be the one who loves Jian in the emperor's heart. Naturally, there are also people who want to figure out your Majesty's thoughts..."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he said in a deep voice:
"Just go and check. If it's later, I'm afraid this person will notice the news and hide!"
When Feng Bao heard this, he didn't dare to say anything and quickly bowed his head in response.
Xiao Cheng looked at Cheng Bushi, who was confused but said nothing, and casually motioned to Feng Bao.
Feng Bao on the side immediately understood and quickly handed the secret fold in his hand to Cheng Bushi.
Cheng Bushi saw Xiao Cheng's expression and took a look without saying a word, his face suddenly became solemn.
"Your Majesty, this..."
Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"This Jintangfeng is very capable! He has opened up all the important links in the northern counties. Jianchang Mansion turns a blind eye to various affairs in Changning County! Even Dongchang arranged it there.
Everything was settled by him!"
When Feng Bao heard this, he pursed his lips and lowered his head in embarrassment.
It was in vain that he had promised Xiao Cheng before. Nothing could escape Xiao Cheng's eyes across the Yun Kingdom. How long did it take for him to say these words? He was directly slapped in the face by this incident.
Because of this matter, Feng Bao was secretly angry.
Cheng Bushi couldn't help but take a deep breath when he heard Xiao Cheng's words at this time.
The government, and even the emperor's informants, have been penetrated by Jintangfeng. Thinking about this, it feels quite terrifying! This is just corruption, and it can be undone. If there is turmoil, it is even more unimaginable!
Xiao Cheng now has very strong control over the court and even the entire Zhongqing City. Even in the army, he has gained enough prestige because of his personal expedition.
But Xiao Cheng's control over the local governments is obviously not that sufficient!
Officials at all levels in local government offices mostly enter the service through the recommendation system.
The recommendation system can indeed help the court acquire talents. But correspondingly, it will also cause many problems. The most serious of which is that local forces are intertwined, and the concept of serving one's benefactor is more prevalent than being loyal to the king!
As for the corruption incident this time, there were few disturbances in the local government, and it was obviously caused by this reason.
As long as Jintang Peak opens up a few key joints, it will be enough for the officials of the northern counties to hide it from the court!
Cheng Bushi had a serious expression on his face and immediately said:
"Since Your Majesty has called me here at this time, I must have something important to entrust you. Please make it clear that I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"With my imperial edict, you set off immediately to the north. Your duty is to thoroughly investigate whether there are people in the local garrison who are colluding with them! In addition, Feng Bao will also send people to go with you. They will
Sort out all the troubles deployed by the northern counties so that I will no longer be blind. You need to provide convenience to Dongchang in time!"
When Cheng Bushi heard this, he was slightly startled and said in confusion:
"Don't you need your Majesty to take down all the powerful rats in this country?"
When Xiao Cheng heard Cheng Bushi's words, he quickly waved his hand and said:
"No! Don't do it now!"
Cheng Bushi blinked his eyes with confusion on his face.
When Xiao Cheng saw this, he laughed loudly and said:
"Right now, no one under me can use one-tenth of the relief money to not only provide the food needed by the victims, but also ensure that it is delivered in place. Moreover, they can also make sure that the officials at the top and down are willing to go about their work!"
Although Jin Tangfeng colluded with court officials and local officials to embezzle relief funds, for Xiao Cheng, the money was just temporarily placed with him!
After the plague issue was resolved, Xiao Cheng ransacked his house again and directly told the people that it was Jin Tangfeng who had taken the relief money from the court, leaving the people with no enough food to eat!
In this way, Xiao Cheng gained the reputation of benevolence to the people of the world, and the reputation of the southwest counties of Xia Kingdom was raised to the level of respect.
And at the end of the day, Xiao Cheng only used one-tenth of the money to get things done beautifully?
What is this called?
Win-win! Win twice!
By the way, you have to add in the money you will get from ransacking your house. It’s like the First Emperor touched the wires and won!
When Cheng Bushi heard what Xiao Cheng said, his mouth moved, he looked at him with a complicated look in his heart, lowered his head and said:
"I obey the decree! I will do my best to handle my errands and not disappoint His Majesty!"
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded, and suddenly said:
"By the way, the reason Changning County was able to stabilize this time was all thanks to a monk named Dao Yan who stepped forward. This stabilized the situation and saved the entire northern border from the plague. There is also this letter telling the northern border
The secret message of the situation was also sent to me through the channel of Imperial Doctor Ji. This is a good monk. After you go, you must send trustworthy people to protect him, and you must not let him lose a hair!"
Monk? Still can't have the loss of a hair?
Cheng Bushi's eyes twitched and he said helplessly:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
Xiao Cheng nodded and signaled Cheng Bushi to step back!
When Cheng Bushi left, Xiao Cheng looked at Feng Bao again and warned:
"This time Dongchang goes to Jianchang Mansion, he also wants to find someone for me!"
Feng Bao rolled his eyes, pondered for a while, and then said immediately:
"But the person named Liu Bowen that your Majesty told you before?"