Chapter 141: Suggestion for Playing White Slips
Some, but let them come up with a large amount of money and food to rebel, there is absolutely no such possibility. If you don't rebel, it's useless to hold those gold medals.
Didn't my ninth son say that this gold medal has no jurisdiction over other crimes except for the major crime of treason, which can be reduced to a first-class punishment. According to the "Great Qi Law", the clan rebellion cannot be punished publicly, but can only be given to suicide. The crime is reduced to one degree, and it is also a lifetime imprisonment.
In the emperor's mind, a lifetime of imprisonment is no better than suicide. What's more, given these great courages, they don't dare to rebel. How dare a person who is greedy for money fight for his life with his head? And even if it is issued, it is not impossible to find an excuse to take it back.
The emperor felt that this deal was not an ordinary bargain, so he nodded and agreed. But for the few clans here, it is tantamount to five thunderbolts. It can be seen that the emperor's categorical tone, several people also know about this matter, and there is no room for relaxation.
There are only two ways in front of them, either to get back these five gold medals like scrap iron, or to wait to be remembered by the emperor. But if he really got these five gold medals back, it would be equivalent to selling 100,000 stone of grain at an almost unprofitable official price. If it is not sold, then wait for the emperor's revenge. It's not good, the house raid and captivity are all light.
Knowing that as long as he is remembered by the emperor and slaughtered by the emperor, he is already a few people who can't get rid of it. Although the distressed people are about to bleed at the moment, they still understand the truth that people are in a coma and greedy for money, but they still understand the truth that people have to bow their heads under the eaves.
A few people knew that the matter had come to this, and they could no longer change the clan, and they could only knock out their teeth and swallow blood. Watching it, eating such a big dumb loss. Although he hated half to death in his heart, not only did he not dare to show the slightest complaint on his face, but he also had to thank him with a smile on his face. It's just that the smile on this face is even more ugly than crying.
After watching a few people receive the holy decree, they left with a sad face. Before leaving, he didn't forget to glare fiercely, there was such a clan that lacked virtue and smoked the idea of the king. The emperor, who has been physically and mentally exhausted by these clans in the past few days, finally showed a real smile on his face.
The emperor calculated very clearly in his heart, with these hundreds of thousands of stone low-cost grain, the imperial court finally did not have to be stretched thin when it came to disaster relief. His face, the son of heaven, was finally saved. If it is spread out by others, there will be a drought in the Great Qi Dynasty, but only 100,000 stone of grain and 450,000 yuan of money can be used for disaster relief, wouldn't it make people laugh off their big teeth?
Compared with the old man's optimism, Huang Qiong, who also watched the backs of several clans leaving, was faintly uneasy in his heart. When those clans parted, they stared at their hateful eyes, and Huang Qiong didn't see it. He also knew that these people didn't know how to curse themselves or think about how to take revenge on themselves at the moment.
However, for the eyes of these clans, after knowing this, Huang Qiong, who was afraid that he would completely offend these clans, didn't care much. At least until the emperor did not go to the western heavens, they did not have the courage to dare to deal with themselves openly.
As for the body of his emperor Laozi, Huang Qiong is still clear. I, the emperor Laozi, don't know if it was the experience of my early years that taught me a lesson. Except for being a workaholic and a power freak, I don't have any bad habits. He has never been greedy for wine and lustful, and he has no hobby of the former Tang Emperor to use heavy metals to refine some pills.
Now his physique is so good that he added a little sister to himself last year, and he should not go to the west in a short time. I just used this time to secretly accumulate strength as much as possible. When that day really comes, as long as they are strong, no matter how much they hate themselves, those people will not have the courage to trouble themselves.
Huang Qiong was just worried that if these greedy guys sold so much grain at official prices, they were unwilling to change their ways and get these grains back, then they would really be blind to their scheming. These guys have a lot of tricks.
It's just that before Huang Qiong could speak, the emperor stepped down from his throne, came to Huang Qiong, pointed to Huang Qiong's heart and said, "How is it, is there some discomfort in your heart?" Those words, don't talk about you, even if I hear them, it's very uncomfortable. And I also know that you have suffered a lot of white eyes since you left the palace. ”
"However, as a superior person, there must be a city government. Before your strength is reached, even if others point at your nose and scold you, you have to pretend to ignore it. And as a superior, you must have a mind. If you can't be scolded by others, you can't stand it and have to work hard. The real strong man does not rely on his mouth to win your opponents. ”
"It's not just these clans who call you Huaiyang evil. Even some of your brothers speak more ugly in private. There are some things that I know are bitter. But now I will also tell you a word, those who are extraordinary will be able to endure things that ordinary people can't endure. There is a knife on the head of the word forbearance, but there are some things that should be endured or endured. Patience without hair is the highest state of the superior. ”
Hearing the emperor's words, Huang Qiong, who knew that this was the emperor comforting him, shook his head and said, "Thank you for your father's teachings." However, what the sons were thinking about was not their contempt for the sons. Erchen is self-aware, and what others think of Erchen, Erchen doesn't care much. ”
"Erchen is thinking, these clans will definitely be unwilling to bleed in front of their father and emperor today. After all, there must be a world of difference between selling grain at official prices and the market price under the catastrophe. A few of them will definitely not sit idly by, and a large amount of money will slip out of their hands. ”
"If it's usual, they just play some tricks. But the disaster situation waits for no one, and the victims who are waiting to be fed do not wait for anyone. Erchen thought that his father must make some preparations in advance. Erchen thought, is it the imperial court to pay a sum of money to buy all the grain they promised to sell at the official price, and then hand it over to the local government to sell at a unified official price? ”
"Oh, do you mean that they will do something to fool me when they are unwilling? I'm afraid not, I still know a little bit about their temperament. Although these people are greedy, they don't have the courage to bully the king. Regarding Huang Qiong's worries, the emperor was obviously a little unimpressed.
"Father, they are not only unwilling. A family of 100,000 stone grain, according to the official price, they sell them almost without much profit. According to the current food prices in the disaster area, how much windfall profits can they get? The price difference in the middle can almost be described as a sky-high price. ”
"If any few people handle it on their own, they won't even send a single person to oversee it. In the case of these people, if they don't make a little trick in the middle, then it won't be them. For example, the king of Yuancheng sold 100,000 stone of grain to the king of Linfen. The king of Linfen County was going to the king of Fufeng County to buy 100,000 stone of grain sold at the official price. ”
Or they sell the food to the victims and then send someone to buy it back. In this way, they can be regarded as selling food according to their father's request, but those who are waiting to be fed have not received any relief. The grain, after a circle, returned to their hands. ”
"Father, the so-called upper policy, lower will definitely have countermeasures. These people were sold at official prices by the imperial court, and it was inevitable that they would be unwilling in their hearts. Since I am unwilling in my heart, it is also inevitable to think of ways to minimize losses when I dare not resist the will and disrespect the will. The sons thought that it would be better for the father to be more vigilant. ”
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, the emperor, who also knew a lot about the character of these clans, nodded approvingly and said, "I haven't thought about this. What you said is also a solution, but if you follow your opinion, the court really can't come up with the money now. If the household can take it out, why should I grind my teeth with them here? ”
"I was negligent, I didn't expect that those black-hearted officials in the household department, as well as the officials of Longyou and Shaanxi Second Road, would be so bold that they would sell out the official warehouse. The current inventory of the household department, before the autumn tax comes up, can only barely maintain the salary of the garrisons in various places, as well as the salaries of hundreds of officials. ”
"Now the household department can be described as empty, in order to raise the 300,000 yuan, I even stopped the Shouling project. It's thanks to you that I've been able to solve some of the problems today. Otherwise, I really can't pluck a few hairs from these iron roosters. ”
"I am very happy with your performance today. It's just that in terms of words, it's really a bit vulgar and out of heaven's demeanor. I also know that you are a disaster relief. But you have to remember that as a prince, every move, word and deed should have the demeanor of a heavenly family. You are so uncalm today, how can you be worthy of your mother's teachings over the years, and how can you reassure me? ”
Regarding the emperor's criticism, Huang Qiong, at least on the surface, has always been good. Regardless of whether he is sincere or not, at least on the surface, the article has always been sufficient: "The sons must carefully follow the teachings of their father, and they must pay more attention to their words and deeds in the future." The sons and daughters just really can't get used to them, so they forget their righteousness for profit, and they can't sympathize with their father's hard work for the people of the world. ”
"However, my father, my son-in-law thought that this matter should be handled by capable officials, and it was better not to let these clans interfere. Now it seems that none of the officials in Shaanxi and Longyou are of use, and only a few low-level officials who can steal and sell out several large granaries in the northwest will not be able to do it anyway. ”
"I'm afraid that the officials with a slightly higher grade in the second road can't get out of it. Lower-ranking officials, even if they are sufficiently conducted, are not of sufficient rank to convince the public. I implore my father to either appoint one or two princes, or to select a person of high moral standing and integrity from the court to take on this great responsibility. ”
"As for the purchase of the grain stocks that several clans promised to sell at official prices, Erchen has an idea. Do you think that the household department will first give them an IOU, and after the autumn tax is put into the treasury, it will be calculated together with the short-term loan interest of Wuwei Qianzhuang? In this way, not only can the needs of the victims be guaranteed, but the pressure on the imperial court's money and food can also be temporarily relieved. ”
As a person in a past life, he is especially still in business. Well, don't care what business you do, there is no one who doesn't understand the truth of borrowing money to make money. What's more, at a certain time in that era, it was already commonplace to give white slips to the common people. It's not that it's going to be in arrears for a long time, it's just two months, and it's not that there are no decades owed in the previous life.