39 Throttling open source

"Don't let me rip off old accounts? The old accounts are not clear, how to calculate the new accounts? ”

Yuwen Shen saw that Shizi asked him not to say more, it was obvious that he was empty-hearted, how could he let go of such an opportunity, so he took advantage of the victory and pursued: "Okay, then let's not talk about Cui Sikong's private affairs, but about the construction of Jinghe Palace for His Majesty last year." The initial budget expenditure of Sikong Mansion was 820,000 taels for the construction of Jinghe Palace, but by the end of the year, it was overspent to 1.1 million taels, but the progress of the construction of the palace was not advanced at all, which is really a strange thing. On the contrary, it is the eldest brother of the prince, your dozens of acres of Hailu Garden were built faster than Jinghe Palace......"

"Second son, the matter of Hailu Garden, let's not mention it today, but the overspending of the construction of Jinghe Palace last year, Sikong Mansion has the truth."

Cui Shi saw that Yuwen Shen was trembling more and more, so he had to interject hard: "The reason why the overrun is more than 200,000 taels is because the pine cloud wood used to build the palace needs to be cut from the high mountains around Yizhou, and then take most of the waterway and half of the land to reach Chang'an. However, during the autumn harvest last year, due to a sudden flood on the way, the Cao Canal was washed away, and it had to be diverted to a long way to transport it by land. Because it was the autumn harvest season, it was not allowed to levy conscription at will, so all the way down were the local garrisons and people from the Yamen faction along the way, so they hurried and hurried, but fortunately, the construction period was not missed. After this toss, it will be overspended, and this matter is not only our Sikong Mansion, but also Situ Mansion and Sima Mansion have issued approvals, and Gongzi can also investigate in detail. ”

"Yes, yes, Sima Fu did issue an order. Ordered the garrisons along the way to send troops to help with the transport. Han Zhi hurriedly agreed.

"Well, this expenditure, Situ Fu has indeed printed and approved." Liang He also said truthfully, but Liang He didn't seem to be interested in the old accounts, so he diverted from the conversation: "The dredging of the section of the Lingjiang and Chuzhou section of the Lingjiang River and the Fengzhou section of the Nanze River mentioned by Cui Sikong just now, let's postpone the discussion, let's first listen to what the big priest and Ximen Bai have to spend, if the two of them need to spend the money, and the treasury still has a balance, we will not be too late to discuss it." ”

Everyone also knew that it was harmful to talk about such old accounts, because no one was clean, so they all nodded in agreement, and Yu Wenshen also accepted it when he saw it, and didn't say more.

"Since Da Situ has said so, then-Da Sikou, do you say it first or next?" Ximen Bai, the doctor in the Heavenly Palace, asked.

"Let's talk about Tiangong first." Lu Zheng said that because although he was the chief priest, Ximen Bai was speaking on behalf of the Heavenly Palace at this time, so it was more appropriate for Ximen Bai to say it first.

"Okay, then I'll talk about it first." Ximen Bai picked up the notebook on the desk and said: "This morning, Da Situ calculated that the total amount of rice for officials at all levels in the Great Zhou Dynasty in the first half of the year was 2,374,000 taels, that is, 1,380 stones, and there was not much difference in the second half of the year. As for the expenses in the palace, the emperor and the queen mother have passed down the decree: the expenses of the chef, orcs, wine men, doctors, silk dressers, sewing people, dyeing people, etc., have been reduced, and they are only reported in the second half of the year...... reported a little more than 120,000 taels, so the expenses in the palace are not a big deal. As for the internal expenses of the Heavenly Palace, this ...... The internal affairs are complicated, the number of people is large, and there is no specific number for the time being, so let's hold it off. ”

Ximen Bai finally looked at Yuwen Hu in the upper seat, and then said a little hesitantly and said a pause. Because his errand is too difficult to do, on the one hand, there are the expenses of the palace, and no matter how much the courtiers cut the expenses, how can they cut the emperor's head. Fortunately, the emperor and the empress dowager understood the difficulties of the country and took the initiative to be frugal, otherwise the matter would be even more tricky. But the Heavenly Palace on the other side, if you want to cut expenses, it is really tricky.

The chief of the heavenly officials, the head of the six officials, Otsuka Zai, is silent, who dares to cut the expenditure privately, even if it is to be cut, which part of it will be cut? The Heavenly Palace is the center of the country, a very inconspicuous low-ranking petty official, and there are many implications behind him, and the slightest carelessness will inadvertently offend many people. Skirt belts, silk wrapping......

Yuwen Hu still didn't say a word, this is the great Situ Lianghe is also well aware of the difficulties here, so he hurriedly interjected: "In this case, then wait for Doctor Ximen to settle it, then let's discuss it, after all, no matter how I wait for the courtiers, I will also leave the use of the Heavenly Palace." ”

"Okay, in that case, there is only the Autumn Palace left, then the old man can say it." The eldest Si Kou Lu is the oldest among these people, but he is still in spirit, so he took a sip of tea, picked up the recital on the table, and said slowly: "Hey, as soon as people get old, their energy can't keep up, and they can't even catch a few little thieves. ”

"Hehe, Old Lu, when you feel tired, you will give Your Majesty a recital and tell the old man to return to his hometown. Why hold on. Sima Hanzhi quipped.

"Although I don't dare to say that I will die after doing my best, I still have to survive until that day." The Grand Priest Kou Lu replied with a smile. Then Zhengse said: "The autumn palace also has no other major expenses, that is, the river transport has been repeatedly looted by water bandits, and several merchant ships loaded with silk, cotton cloth, and grain that were transported to Nanchen last year have been plundered, and this year's spring is even more rampant, and it actually robbed the official ships that transshipped salt and iron. As you know, the land of the Great Zhou Dynasty is all in the upper reaches of the river, and the water in the upper reaches of the river is turbulent and the ups and downs are very large, and the transportation is not convenient at all. Only where the middle section of the river borders Chen, the water flow is gentle, and the transportation is only a small section, but it is such a small section, and now it is not very peaceful, water bandits are rampant, and commerce and trade are blocked. Cui Sikong should also know this, at that time, Sikou Mansion also wrote to Tianting, requesting that Sima Mansion send a local naval army stationed on the riverside to suppress bandits, but the effect was very small......"

"It's no wonder that the river water resistance army is not effective, but these water bandits are all boatmen and fishermen who live on the riverside, and they are scattered on the river, and the water is excellent. If you don't come out to commit the crime, you will hide among the boatmen and fishermen, and it will be difficult to catch them at all, plus these bandits not only have my Da Zhou's, but also Nan Chen's, once they are not handled well, it will cause the two countries to fight each other. The garrison on the river has the heavy task of patrolling and defending the river, so how can it spend great efforts to suppress the bandits? Sima Han saw that Lu Zheng had mentioned Jiang Waterproof Army with bad intentions, so he immediately made a statement.

Unexpectedly, the great Si Kou Lu Zheng not only did not continue to accuse, but also followed Sima Hanzhi's words: "Yes, the Jiang Waterproof Army is indeed under pressure, so the old man and his colleagues in the Sikou Mansion discussed a method, since the Jiang Waterproof Army has the important task of patrolling the river and defending, and the water bandits come and go without a trace, and the elimination is inexhaustible, it can only be based on defense." Led by the Sikou Mansion, the Caoyun Escort Team was formed, which was specifically responsible for guarding the navigation of official ships and merchant ships on the river. The unimpeded river was divided into several sections according to the state capitals along the river, and each section was equipped with a guard team to recruit soldiers and distribute boats and weapons. Escort along the way, so that the imperial court can allocate three or five hundred thousand taels every year, you see, is this feasible? ”

All of you are silent because you are considering the consequences of such an approach. The establishment of such an escort team should be the responsibility of Sima Fu, but the Sikou Mansion recruited all the people under its command, and such a team was directly led by the Sikou Mansion and was not subject to the jurisdiction of the local government. What is the intention of such a force appearing on the river?

"Since it's recruiting troops, why isn't Sima Mansion in charge, but Sikou Mansion taking the lead, in fact, wouldn't it be better for the local government to set it up by itself?" Shiko asked, apparently opposing the proposal.

"Shizi, this escort is only used to protect Caoyun, not to march and fight. The Si Kou Mansion was in charge of the punishment of the Great Zhou, and this matter of purging bandits should have been the responsibility of the arrest and government officials of various places, but when it came to the imperial court, it was naturally the Si Kou Mansion that was in charge of the punishment. As for the formation of each state and county on its own, that would be even more inappropriate. If the escort team colludes with the bandits, then we are not asking for trouble? The convoy should also follow the example of the garrisons in various places, and change guards with each other every certain period of time to avoid the formation of forces in the local area. Tangled. Lu Zheng saw that the prince had objections, so he explained.

"The law of the great priest is feasible, and the shipping on the river is not only related to trade, but also related to the transshipment of salt and iron. Salt and iron are to the people what rivers are to fish and shrimp. Having the escort team escort not only ensures completeness, but also does not have to work hard to clear it. After a long time, the water bandits see that there is no chance to take advantage of it, and it is possible to dissipate on their own. Father, the child thinks this method is feasible, I wonder what you think? Yuwen asked with a deep salute.

Yuwen Hu nodded, agreeing to the new escort team. The great priest Lu Zheng handed over the book to Gonggong Xiao and handed it to the prince, who stamped it unhappily.

"Okay, now that the budget expenditure of each palace is accurate, let's count it." Da Situ Lianghe took the book in front of the prince and calculated: "The officials of the Heavenly Palace have two million three hundred and seventy-four thousand taels, and the palace has twelve thousand taels, a total of two million and nine hundred thousand taels. A total of 530,000 taels were required for the purchase of reward items in the Spring Palace. The military salaries and grain and grass in the second half of the summer palace totaled 3.6 million taels of silver. It takes 500,000 taels for the Autumn Palace to form an escort team. The Winter Palace used about 340,000 taels of wood, stone, copper and iron to build the Danzhou city wall, 100,000 taels of grain and grass, a total of 440,000 taels. A total of 7,560,000 taels. There are more than 8,120,000 taels in the treasury, and more than 500,000 taels of silver. Hey, there is still a part of the Heavenly Palace that has not been calculated, what kind of disaster relief will Situ Mansion take this year? ”

As Da Situ calculated, Shanhaitang fell into a deathly silence...... Only the candle flame flickered gently in the breeze.

After a while, Yuwen Hu moved, opened his eyes and glanced at everyone, and said slowly: "Da Zhou's family is not easy to be." Now, there's no money at home, huh? Hmph, the people want to eat, the officials want to get paid, and the soldiers have to eat the salary, right? Being in charge is nothing more than two ways: throttling and open source. Now that you are throttling, Your Majesty has set an example for you, and as for you, ......"