Chapter 619: Unreasonable Demands (Page 1/1)

As for Zhong Xu, since he was placed in Yunnan as a chess piece by the emperor, Li Yi had nothing to do about it.

Li Yi had an urge to attack Zhong Xu, but after thinking about it, he reluctantly gave up. It is not difficult to get rid of Zhong Xu, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient for Liu Yan to ask at that time, but Li Yi has at least become a person with different aspirations in Liu Yan's mind from now on, which not only makes it difficult for Li Yi to enter the center of the imperial court, but I am afraid that in the future, he may continue to reduce his military power, and even scatter Li Yitou, so there will be no chance.

Moreover, considering Zhong Xu's actions, it seems that this person does not have any obvious stains, he is upright, never bends the law for personal gain, is greedy for public money, and does things with a clear eye, he is indeed an old and serious person, Li Yi can't bear to do anything to such a person, of course, there is no need for this.

But if they get along like this, Li Yi still has a feeling of being stuck in his throat and not vomiting unpleasantly, and in a dilemma, Li Yi really doesn't know what to do.

Lin Yi saw that Li Yi didn't speak for a while, knowing that he was doing a fierce ideological struggle in his heart, and he also knew his current situation, so he couldn't help but smile astringently: "Seventh brother don't have to worry too much, we have been conscientious and self-denying for more than two years, so that Yunnan has abundant wealth and goods, and the people live and work in peace and contentment." And he has not tasted defeat in four wars in two years, and has made great achievements for the Han Dynasty, how could the emperor not see this? ”

"What's more, although we have had small mistakes over the years, they are all harmless, even if the emperor knows, he has nothing to say, and it is even possible to praise the seventh brother for being responsible and daring, and bad things may be transformed into good things. As a talented and strategic emperor, how can he value these details? ”

"As for Zhong Xu, in my opinion, in terms of his character, he will only talk about things, and will not deliberately frame us, otherwise, the emperor will not let us do whatever we want. In the future, we still have to pretend that we don't know, and we are still in harmony with Zhong Xu, and we can't catch any fatal tricks with him. ”

Li Yi smiled slightly and said: "Sixth brother is right, what should be done or what, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, we have a clear conscience, why be afraid!" Hehe! ”

At this moment, He Shoujie hurriedly walked in, handed the letter in his hand to Li Yi, and said with a slightly surprised look: "Dashuai, I heard the messenger say that this is a letter sent by the household department, and they haven't given us any orders for a long time." ”

Li Yi was also slightly stunned, yes! Except for the victims of southern Sichuan when they entered Yunnan, we reported to them several times about the population changes in Yunnan, and the household department allocated relief materials to us several times, and we have never had any contact with them since.

Moreover, Chen Wei, the head of the household, is said to be a member of the Jin Dynasty's lineage, and he has seen the evaluation of him in the Southern Han Dynasty and the history of the Five Dynasties, saying that this person is obscene, greedy and cruel, good at seeing the wind and making the rudder, and doing his best to slap the horse.

Although he is a high-ranking official in such an important position as the household department, he is a rather spineless person. Through this understanding, Li Yi already despised him quite a lot, but the household department has a lot of power, and there is no need to offend him.

Li Yi took the black letterhead, used the paper cutter on the bookcase to cut through the sealed fire paint, pulled out a stack of letterheads rolled into a cylinder, unfolded it and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

This official letter actually demanded that the Yunnan side, in accordance with the standards promulgated by the Ministry of Households, mint the coins that were common to the Han Dynasty in Yunnan, and the required materials, wages, and all other expenses were paid by Yunnan itself, but it was necessary to send 200,000 copper coins and 500,000 iron coins to the imperial court every year.

Seeing this, Li Yi couldn't help but be puzzled. I don't know much about ancient coins, but I only know that the central bank is responsible for the issuance and printing of coins in later generations, and how can I hand them over to the local government.

The local government does not have this authority, is there no necessary minting standard, and there is no such financial and material resources, so the minting of so many coins, the required funds are not a small amount, is not a blatant increase in the burden on Yunnan?

No way! This Chen Hao really dares to think! 700,000 coins, with Yunnan's current increasing economic strength, can only be said to be reluctant, which is a bit difficult for a strong man.

Seeing Li Yi's uncertain expression, Lin Yi took the letter, read it carefully, and said with a long breath: "This is a lion's big mouth!" Although our Yunnan copper ore and iron ore reserves are abundant, it is not easy to mine and refine, and it takes a lot of manpower and material resources, and it also pays a considerable amount of tribute to the imperial court every year, which is already a great burden. As soon as they opened their mouths, they were 700,000, which was clearly more than we could bear. ”

"We have already had three local mints, so why do we need Yunnan to take on this important task? In my opinion, a single household ministry does not have such great power, and if there is no imperial edict drawn up by the Zhongshu Province and reviewed by the Menxia Province, it will not have much binding force on us. ”

"We can use this as a reason to bargain with the household. Just like this, I pulled the skin back and forth a few times, and a year and a half of time passed, and I dragged it on for as long as I could. ”

Li Yi smiled slightly and said: "This is 'people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants'!" The imperial court saw that we had a lot of oil and water to be fished in Yunnan, and now it has changed its methods to restrain us. Alas! In fact, this is what we in Yunnan are used to, and it is not enough to contribute so many gold, silver, and copper products every year, but also to take on heavier responsibilities, which I am afraid that there are greater schemes in it. ”

"If there is no permission from the emperor and the approval of the imperial court, what qualifications do they have to ask us to do this? I heard that the head of the household is the head of the Jin Dynasty, and it is difficult to say what the doorway is! ”

Lin Yi nodded and said: "I also heard that this Chen Wei is the person of the King of Jin, and now the King of Jin is eyeing our Yunnan, lest our Yunnan is rich and powerful, and he will accumulate enough strength to confront him, so he has figured out this way to harm others and benefit himself." Dashuai is right, he wants to drag us down financially and make us unable to develop our own strength. They are above board, and we can't help but be led by his nose! ”

He Shoujie next to him was stunned and said: "Since they have this intention, do we have any suitable reason to oppose it, won't we let them manipulate us in the future?" We should find a way to excuse ourselves. ”

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