Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5: Lying on the salary and tasting the guts

Chapter 1: Training Anmin Town Tongzhou

Section 7 Combating Corruption (5)

Huang Jiashan thought thoughtfully for a while, and then asked, "Then according to Lord Yuan's meaning, how should these stolen money be disposed of?" ”

Li Linbin also looked at Yuan Mingxuan and waited for his next step.

Yuan Mingxuan smiled and said to Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin: "I think that the prerequisite for disposing of these stolen money is that we have the certainty to complete this anti-corruption campaign perfectly, that is to say, within the existing scope, all the corrupt officials involved in the confession will be wiped out, and the remaining corrupt officials who are deeply hidden can be dealt with slowly in the future, which is a big premise!" Therefore, in order to achieve this premise, I think it is more appropriate for us to find some more bigwigs from the DPRK and China to complete the anti-corruption matter this time, so as to minimize the resistance to this anti-corruption campaign. ”

Huang Jiashan asked, "Then does Lord Yuan have a specific candidate?" ”

"I have two candidates, but I don't know what Lord Huang and Master Li mean."

Li Linbin glanced at Huang Jiashan, and then said to Yuan Mingxuan: "I want to hear about it." ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "The old man of the pavilion is from the philosopher, and the household department is still the secretary Li Ruhua. ”

After hearing this, Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin just thought quietly, and did not show a surprised expression, which showed that they had vaguely guessed that Yuan Mingxuan wanted to pull these two people together. After a while, Huang Jiashan said: "This anti-corruption is a matter of great importance and wide involvement, and it is safe to pull the elders of the cabinet to do it together, and when we deal with stolen money in the future, it is indispensable to deal with the household department, and now it is also reasonable to pull Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department." It's just that Lord Yuan has thought about it, many of the corrupt officials we have in our hands are from Donglin, will Fang Congzhe protect these people from Donglin? ”

Yuan Mingxuan shook his head and said, "First of all, Elder Fang Ge is not a party in Donglin, there is no need to offend the generals with heavy troops for the sake of the people in Donglin; Secondly, between stabilizing the situation and favoring one party, I believe that Elder Fang Ge will make the right choice, after all, the latter is not beneficial to him at all, and Elder Fang Ge has always tried his best to maintain the balance of the government and government, and will never let either side dominate. Besides, have the two of you thought about it, Your Majesty's time is running out, and when the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, how will the position of the first assistant of the cabinet change? I think that Elder Fang Ge will definitely seize every opportunity to make enough merits and capital so that he can be re-elected as the first assistant in the future, maybe this crackdown on corruption is a godsend opportunity that Elder Fang Ge can't ask for. Therefore, I think Elder Fang Ge will definitely complete this anti-corruption campaign with us. ”

After listening to Yuan Mingxuan's analysis, Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin felt very reasonable, so they agreed with Yuan Mingxuan's opinion, and agreed that Huang Jiashan and Yuan Mingxuan would visit Fang Congzhe together, and Li Linbin would visit Li Ruhua. The three agreed to pull them into the anti-corruption camp as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

After the discussion was completed, Huang Jiashan said: "Now Lord Yuan can talk about how to dispose of the stolen money, right?" Does the little general have a specific idea? ”

Yuan Mingxuan smiled and said: "I think that after uniting the elders of the cabinet and the household department, we should complete this anti-corruption operation in the shortest possible time, on the one hand, in order to stabilize the government and the local government as much as possible, and on the other hand, to ensure that the stolen money is not transferred by those corrupt officials to the greatest extent." As for the specific disposal plan, after the end of this anti-corruption campaign, I suggest that all the stolen money be divided between the imperial court and the Han Wei army, and the imperial court will get seventy percent and the Han Wei army will get three percent; Within three years after that, the imperial court did not have to allocate money and food to the Han Wei army, and the Han Wei army was self-sufficient, but the military households under the jurisdiction of the Han Wei army should also be exempted from taxes for three years; After three years, the money and grain needed by the Hanwei army were allocated by the imperial court, and at the same time, the military households under the jurisdiction of the Hanwei army paid taxes to the imperial court according to the law. Of course, this is just my suggestion, and the little general doesn't know anything. ”

After Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin listened, they were both thinking about whether Yuan Mingxuan's suggestion was feasible, and they stopped talking for a while.

Yuan Mingxuan continued: "The reason why I put forward this plan is also a last resort, the three-year contract can ensure that the Hanwei army gets a relatively relaxed training time, during this period of time, the little general and the generals will not worry about any problems with money and food, the soldiers only need to train with peace of mind, and at the same time, the military households can also take the opportunity to accumulate some wealth, so as to stabilize the morale of the soldiers." And after three years, I believe that after the training, the Hanwei army has been completed, and the money and food required should be greatly reduced, and when the imperial court resumes the supply of money and food for the Hanwei army, there will be no more major problems. Moreover, after this anti-corruption campaign, the imperial court can share seventy percent of the stolen money, and it is believed that the amount should be very considerable, and when the time comes, the money and grain can be used in Liaodong to deal with the construction of slaves, or used in the local area for relief of the victims. No matter how you think about it, the imperial court is not at a loss. ”

Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin thought for a while before agreeing to Yuan Mingxuan's suggestion. Huang Jiashan said: "This plan is feasible, but how can we ensure that Fang Ge Lao and Li Shangshu also agree?" I am afraid that Li Shangshu will not agree to divide 30% of the stolen money to Han Weijun, and he will definitely advocate that all the stolen money be returned to the state treasury. ”

Yuan Mingxuan sneered when he heard this, and said, "Hmph! If Li Shangshu can guarantee that there will be no more corruption, and no one will have the idea of fighting the new army's money and food, then it is not impossible to hand over all these stolen money to the household department. However, is Li Ruhua guaranteed? ”

"Lord Yuan, you are all angry, the key is how we can convince Li Shangshu." Huang Jiashan thought for a while, and then said, "What do you have in mind for Li Shilang?" ”

Li Linbin suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, Li Shangshu is very easy to do there. ”

Huang Jiashan and Yuan Mingxuan were stunned when they heard this, and asked together, "How do you say this?" ”

Li Linbin said: "Now the imperial court has to use money everywhere, and His Majesty's future affairs must also set aside a huge amount of money in advance, but the silver in the treasury has already bottomed out. Now that there is a large amount of stolen money that can be collected from the treasury, I think it is too late for Li Shangshu to be happy, how can he care about the thirty percent of the stolen money that Han Weijun took away? ”

Yuan Mingxuan thought about it and felt that what Li Linbin said still made some sense, but he was still a little uneasy, and said: "But now the household department is short of money, what if Li Shangshu is determined to return all the stolen money to the treasury?" I proposed to call Li Shangshu to fight corruption together, and the original intention was to reduce the resistance to the fight against corruption, not to make it more difficult to crack down on corruption. ”

Li Linbin said a little indifferently: "I am very familiar with Li Shangshu's personality, he is a person who can get by, as long as he gets a little benefit, he will be satisfied." Moreover, if Li Shangshu insisted on staring at the thirty percent of the stolen money that Han Wei Jun had taken away, then let the little general tell him that the household department would either divide seventy percent of the stolen money to supplement the treasury, or there would be no ten percent! I think Li Shangshu must be very knowledgeable. ”

Yuan Mingxuan immediately laughed when he heard this, and said, "Haha, it's still Lord Li who has the courage, but I didn't expect it, so I did it." ”

Huang Jiashan said: "Since we have decided, then without further ado, I will go to find Li Shangshu when I see Li Shilang, and I will go with Master Yuan to see Fang Ge Lao; Let's set off now, and talk to the two of them as soon as possible, so as to end this anti-corruption campaign as soon as possible, so as not to have another accident. ”

Li Linbin nodded yes and was about to get up and set off. At this time, Yuan Mingxuan was still sitting on the chair and did not move, and said: "Two adults, please wait a moment, there is one more thing, I don't know if the two adults have thought about it." ”

"What else?" Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin both asked in surprise.

Yuan Mingxuan said in a low voice: "I don't know if the two adults have thought about it, do you need to report this matter to Your Majesty?" ”

Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin were both stunned, and then they were all full of sadness. The two thought for a while, but finally couldn't make up their minds, so they both sat down again.

Huang Jiashan said: "How can you not report such a big matter to Your Majesty? It's just that now Your Majesty's situation can't withstand any stimulation, in case Your Majesty's condition deteriorates again because of the anti-corruption thing, then we will become the target of public criticism! ”

Li Linbin sighed and said, "However, if we don't report to Your Majesty, if there is any more turmoil in the land of Gyeonggi, we will also be the target of everyone!" ”

Huang Jiashan's face turned a little bad when he heard this, and he looked directly at Yuan Mingxuan, his eyes full of blame.

Yuan Mingxuan didn't care, pretended not to see it, and said, "I'm just giving the two adults a reminder, this matter is indeed more tricky." However, I don't think this is something we should worry about. ”

"Then who should be worried?" Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin asked together.

Yuan Mingxuan said: "Isn't there still an old Fang Ge? The chief assistant of the dignified cabinet should have an overview of the government and share the worries of His Majesty. Huang Shangshu, when we go to see Elder Fang Ge in a while, we have to talk more carefully. ”

Huang Jiashan suddenly laughed out loud and said, "Presumably, Fang Ge Lao's expression must be very exciting at that time. ”

Li Linbin also laughed and said, "Haha, this Shoufu of Fang Pavilion is really not easy to do." ”

After Yuan Mingxuan laughed for a while, he said to Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin: "Since everything has been discussed, let's hurry up." If today's events are clear, then I will go out of the city overnight and return to the Hanwei army camp outside the city, and speed up the process of anti-corruption with the little general! ”

Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin both nodded yes, and the three of them immediately set off and went to Fang Congzhe and Li Ruhua's mansion separately.