Chapter 114: The Treasury

"Xi'er, hurry up and eat this bowl of bird's nest porridge, this is what your eldest brother specially brought back to you from Mizhou." Zhang Wenwei was persuading.

"Dad, let's put it there first, I'll eat it later." Zhang Wanxi found her interest, female red.

Women are born with a natural tacit understanding of embroidery, not so much embroidery, but loneliness.

The Han Emperor was heavy on the country, and Yuyu couldn't ask for it for many years. The Yang family has a girl who has just grown up, and she is raised in the deep boudoir.

It is difficult to give up the natural beauty, and once chose the king's side. Looking back and smiling, the six palaces have no color......

Although Li Ji didn't think that Yuyu couldn't ask for it for many years, since he met Zhang Wanxi, he really felt a lot of spring.

The beauty of the country, how many people dream of something, Li Ji seems to have caught it. But how to be a good emperor and bring the stormy Tang Dynasty into a strong and prosperous country, Li Ji is still a little slim.

Get out of the palace and go to Zhang's mansion. One is to look at Zhang Wanxi, who I haven't seen for a long time, and secondly, I really should talk to Zhang Wenwei, the household servant, about the treasury income.

This time out of the palace is not a micro-service patrol, but a big fanfare. Although the palace is lacking, the etiquette of the emperor should still be paid attention to.

First, the guards opened the way, sounded the gong to warn, and the people along the way avoided one after another. Then the royal car traveled, and Li Ji sat in a sedan chair and went to Zhang Wenwei's mansion.

There was already a dog-legged person who went to Zhang's Mansion first to report: "Lord Zhang, Your Majesty is coming to Zhang's Mansion soon, hurry up and prepare to greet you."

There are no eunuchs in the palace, only Youwei and Fuquan serve Li Ji.

Yes, there are only twenty-three eunuchs in the entire palace, all of whom are honest people, and the rest have already been killed by Zhu Wen.

Since Xianzong, nine emperors were established by eunuchs, and two emperors died at the hands of eunuchs. At that time, Zhu Wen killed more than 500 eunuchs, which ended the dictatorship of eunuchs that had been a disaster for a hundred years.

Zhang Wenwei was shocked when he heard it, it is common for the emperor to leave the palace, but it is the first time that he has experienced such fanfare.

The Son of Heaven often acts unexpectedly, what is the purpose of this trip. Is it for the little girl? Even if these two people admire each other, they are nameless and undivided after all, and it won't be a laughing stock to spread out. With Zhang Wenwei's understanding, Li Ji would not disregard etiquette so much, but he was a little uncertain when he thought about it.

"Sun Neishi, I don't know why the Son of Heaven came to the Humble House?" After all, Zhang Wenwei still asked.

Youwei smiled: "Your Majesty came to the mansion for official business, as if he wanted to know about the money and grain of the household department."

Hearing that it was because of this, Zhang Wenwei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister, sister." Fluttershy, the maid, panics and runs into Chang's boudoir.

Datang has not yet had the title of Miss, and the maid Fluttershy Zhang Wanxi has always been commensurate with her sisters.

Although only a few months younger than Wanxi Zhang, Fluttershy is much more naΓ―ve. She was amazed, as surprised as a small animal.

Zhang Wanxi was not in a hurry, and slowly embroidered the lady's fan: "Fluttershy, what made you panic and make you so surprised."

"Sister, Your Majesty is here!" Fluttershy stares at her big dark eyes.

The tip of the needle pierced Zhang Wanxi's fingers, she didn't care about the pain, and stood up suddenly: "You, what did you say?"

Fluttershy is doubly surprised, "Sister, why are you in such a hurry?"

At this time, the girls were all duplicitous, and Zhang Wanxi stammered a little: "Who, who is in a hurry."

The girl doesn't think about spring, and Fluttershy immediately understands, and she smiles maliciously, "Oh, I see."

Zhang Wanxi's face turned red because of what she guessed, and she was a little annoyed: "If you dare to talk nonsense, I will punish you for not going out for a month."

After all, people are the masters, and they have seized their own handles. Fluttershy gave in, "Sister, your face is a little flowery and your head is a little messy."

This trick worked very well, and sure enough, Zhang Wanxi was in a hurry: "Really? Freshen up for me. ”

"Your Majesty has arrived!" With Fuquan's shout, Zhang Wenwei took the whole family out to greet him.

"Minister, Zhang Wenwei greets Your Majesty."

Li Ji saw Zhang Wanxi behind Zhang Wenwei dressed in white at first sight, but he didn't dare to reveal too much in front of everyone's eyes: "Get up, Zhang Wenwei, I have something to discuss with you."

Zhang Wenwei hurriedly introduced into the mansion: "Your Majesty, please."

Zhang Wanxi was a little disappointed on the side, His Majesty came as if she didn't know herself, and she didn't even say hello.

In the hall of Zhang's house, Zhang Wenwei accompanied the next. Dogleg Youwei and Fuquan stood on both sides, and Li Ji asked, "Master Zhang, I came here to discuss with you about paying taxes." I've read the book, but why is the treasury empty and I don't have a penny? ”

Zhang Wenwei sighed: "Your Majesty, forgive your words. When the traitor Zhu Quanzhong was there, all the taxes were returned to the military expenses. In the past, the expenses in the palace were all paid by the Liang Palace, and there was still half a penny in the treasury. ”

Li Ji was taken aback, he really didn't know about the household department: "In this way, the official's salary was also paid by the Liang Wangfu?"

Zhang Wenwei's face was gloomy: "These courtiers are precarious, and it is a luxury to be alive, and they dare to ask for extravagance." Since Zhaozong Chang'an was coerced by Li Maozhen, officials have never issued a fortune. ”

Li Ji was even more surprised: "How do they live?"

Zhang Wenwei explained the reason: "The officials all have private land, and some of them are even family businessmen. Those officials who had no land and no money had no choice but to cling to those who had money and land. ”

The military expenses of the feudal towns in various places are self-raised, which Li Ji knows. The feudal towns were all local emperors, and the imperial court could not intervene at all. I didn't expect this court to be like this, so wouldn't the household department become an ornament.

However, Zhang Wenwei's next words gave Li Ji some comfort: "Your Majesty, now the traitor King Liang has fallen." This can be levied by our household department, and all those who have land and property in the capital need to pay taxes. ”

Li Ji nodded: "Take your time, don't be in a hurry."

The white clothes flashed, and Zhang Wanxi walked in with two bowls of tea.

Zhang Wenwei smiled: "Wanxi, don't hurry up and serve tea to Your Majesty."

Although she was already very familiar, she was still very nervous when she saw Li Ji and Zhang Wanxi again, she walked over with a tea tray and bent her knees: "Your Majesty, please use tea."

Li Ji looked at her, with a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth: "Wanxi girl, how are you doing lately?"

Zhang Wanxi blushed and bowed her head and said, "Thank you for Your Majesty's concern, the courtiers are very good."

Fu Quan, a sword-mending man, wanted to say that His Majesty was about to go crazy if he thought about you, and he was just about to speak, but was stepped on by Youwei fiercely: "Oops."

Everyone turned around, and Fuquan shouted without knowing the current affairs: "What are you stepping on me for?" Your Majesty just wants to be a graceful girl to come here. ”

This is embarrassing, Fu is a bastard, Li Ji scolded in his heart.

"Presumptuous, Hugh is talking nonsense!" Li Ji was furious.

Fuquan glanced at the angry Li Ji, and lowered his head at the moment and didn't dare to say more.