Chapter Eighty-Five: Waiting (Part II)

"Money? Are you planning to let the Pu family pay for their own food? As soon as he heard the words "money and grain", the nameless karmic fire in Timur's stomach quickly weakened.

There is no way, the embarrassing scene of squandering the treasury back then, he still remembers it vividly. The ministers' salaries could not be distributed, the army's salaries and silver had nowhere to be raised, and even the incense money that the royal family routinely gave to the Buddhist temples every year had to be cut and withdrawn. It was thanks to his quick decision to remove Totokh that the continued expansion of the crisis was stopped. And this time he was forced to start a war with the Zhu butcher, and the silver and grain that he had finally accumulated in the treasury were afraid that he would quickly bottom out

"Indeed, Wechen did have this intention before!" Unexpectedly, the reason he made up casually could actually bring Tuhuan Timur back to his senses, Dayuan Prime Minister Hama gritted his teeth, and continued to complete the lie, "The Pu family has relied on the imperial court to be powerless in recent years, and took advantage of the fire to rob. Either under the pretext of poor sea routes, they arbitrarily intercept the pumping of the city's shipping company. Or just send a random boat over and deal with it. The minister checked the account books of the transfer department, and the Pu family handed over three hundred taels of gold to the court at most once in recent years. And the Haijin City Boshi Division, which Weichen has just opened in Nigu, has more than 1,000 taels of red gold every month for pumping water that is deported to the national treasury!! ”

"Really? Damn, this Pu family's dog thief is really damned! When Timur heard this, he hated the case. However, this time it was not aimed at the ministers at their feet, but at the Pu family in Quanzhou, which was thousands of miles away.

Since the founding of the Great Yuan Dynasty, maritime trade has been in a state of indifference. Therefore, the dozen or so city divisions established at the beginning were quickly reduced to two under the operation of well-intentioned people. And the income handed over to the state treasury by these two municipal companies is also decreasing year by year.

Previously, because of the distance and many things, Timur thought that Quanzhou City's business situation was really withering and it was difficult. Now compared with the newly opened Haijin City Bosi, I know how much I have been pitted by the Pu family in Quanzhou in the more than 20 years since I took the throne.

As if afraid that he would not be able to settle accounts, Prime Minister Hama's brother-in-law, Bald Timur also kowtowed and chattered to add. "Your Majesty, Haijin City, the merchant ships anchored mainly run Huaiyang and Goryeo, even so, you can earn back 10,000 copper coins for Your Majesty every month. And the Quanzhou City Bosi, it is said that there are merchant ships with the Nanyang countries, Tianzhu, and even Tianfang, and the monthly pumping is probably more than ten times that of Haijin. The Pu family is far away from most of them."

"Alright, don't say it! I know! Tuhuan Timur slapped the table with unprecedented strength and roared loudly. Your previous strategy to drive the tiger and devour the wolf was right, but it was Zhu Butcher who was wrong, he actually let the Pu family not rob it, but instead robbed the roads of Jiangsu and Zhejiang! Damn, Zhu butcher deserves to die, and the Pu family deserves to die. Since the time of Emperor Shizu, he has deceived the imperial court, and he has been deceived until now, and he should be exterminated by the nine clans! ”

For the Great Yuan Dynasty, 100,000 guan is not too much, but at least 100,000 guan per month, and in a year, it is a huge million. The Pu family originally used the heads of three thousand royal children of the Zhao family to make a name for themselves, and deceived the trust from Emperor Shizu of the Great Yuan. After that, his family controlled the Quanzhou City Bosi for nearly 80 years. If it is calculated according to the greed of 1 million yuan per year, then what a huge amount of money!

If Tuhuan Timur had a smooth life in his life, he might not have been so sensitive to money. And he was bumpy and displaced since he was a child, so poor that he needed Qi's own spinning to subsidize his family; In the early days of his reign, he was subject to the powerful ministers and the mad queen mother, and he could not spend any money independently; A few years ago, because of the failure of changing money and cutting Huai, he twice witnessed the dilemma of bottoming out the treasury. Therefore, the more angry he became, the more sad he became, and in the end, he even completely forgot the reason why he summoned Hama and others into the palace tonight to reprimand him, and while constantly gritting his teeth, he added with a sneer: "Well, since the Pu family has never regarded me as the emperor, why should I worry about the rise and fall of his family?" Wait, just follow your current strategy, and keep waiting. If the Pu family doesn't take the initiative to hand over money and grain to the court, you won't send a single soldier! ”

"This?" Unexpectedly, Tuhuan Timur was temporarily woven by himself and his brother-in-law with a few nonsense words, and he could backtrack. Prime Minister Hama of Dayuan was very uncomfortable for a while, holding his hands on the ground and looking up, his eyes full of hesitation.

"Get up and speak, and if you have any difficulties, just get up and speak. And you, Dingzhu, Wang Jianu, Yue Kuocha'er, a few of you will also roll up for me! Tuhuan Timur's face turned slightly red when he saw it, and he frowned and shouted.

"You were the one who decided to drive the tiger and devour the wolf in the first place, and it was you who blamed me for not sending troops tonight, and now it is you who have decided not to send troops! It's been twenty-five or six years since they all ascended the throne, and they still haven't made up their minds! Yue Kuo Cha'er and the others were slightly stunned, and kowtowed with a wry smile, "Yes, the ministers thank Your Majesty Longen!" ”

Compared with the previous reversal of his face and refusing to admit his account, Tuhuan Timur, who had the courage to "correct his mistakes" at this moment, disappointed them even more.

The emperor is the son of the immortal heaven, and once in a while, the clouds and rain are turned once, just like the change of the seasons, everyone will think it is normal. But if it changes several times in a day, it's far from normal. Not only will the people complain, but the rest of the "world" will also be greatly affected.

Tuhuan Timur didn't notice the psychological changes of the important ministers at all, held the table and gasped for a while, and then frowned and asked, "Although the evil of the Pu family is no less than that of a thief." But I couldn't watch the thief swallow Jiang and Zhejiang in one gulp. Ladies and gentlemen, do you have a good plan to make the Huai thief and the Pu thief lose both, but they can't gain a foothold in Jiangsu and Zhejiang? ”

"This" Hama, Dingzhu, Yuekuo Cha'er and others looked at each other and muttered in a low voice.

As the saying goes, reluctant children can't trap wolves. In view of the current emptiness of the treasury and the specific strength of the officers and soldiers, the best choice for the imperial court is probably to throw the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which have long been unable to collect a penny of tax silver and a stone of grain, to the Zhu butchers. In exchange for two to three years of respite for Dayuan. And if you want to make Zhu Butcher spit out the territory that has been swallowed without using knives and soldiers, it is tantamount to a fool's dream.

But there are some ideas that can be tacitly understood, but they cannot be acted on the basis of facts. In particular, it involves the abandonment of the land and the "appeasement" of the anti-thieves. Once the emperor refuses to admit it one day, the person who made the suggestion will probably become the culprit of the whole thing. If you don't get it right, you will be put on the charge of "Tonghuai", and it is very likely that you will be beheaded all over the house.

"Your Majesty, Weichen, Weichen has a strategy, maybe he can give a fatal blow to the thief!" Just when several important ministers didn't know how to respond, a young voice came from behind everyone.

"Nonsense, how can you speak!" The servant Shi Wang Jianu immediately turned around and shouted at the speaker. Immediately, he bowed down to Tuhuan Timur and apologized, "Your Majesty, the micro-ministers have no way to discipline them, so that the dogs are not serious, and they are open-mouthed." Please Your Majesty expel him from the palace, and then cure the sins of the ministers, don't listen to his nonsense! ”

"It doesn't matter! Although Sang Ge is young, his knowledge and strategy are not inferior to you! Tuhuan Timur glared at him, smiled and shook his head.

Some time ago, he began to lay out weakened Hama. And Wang Jianu's son Sang Ge lost his life, which is a very reliable chess piece. can not only be grateful to the emperor, but also take the initiative to monitor the movements of the ministers for the royal family. It is also quite a financial governance, which can make the imperial court not have no one to manage the treasury after abandoning Hama......

Therefore, when it is possible to create an opportunity for Sango to show his talents, Tuhuan Timur will definitely not be stingy. Even if there is not the slightest feasibility in the strategy offered by Sango Lost, he will definitely not be harsh.

And Sango lost it, and this time it really lived up to his expectations. After taking a few steps forward, he bowed down and added, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the Zhu butcher is not only my Dayuan's henchman at this moment, but the other red scarf thieves, I'm afraid they also hate him a lot, and there are few people who respect him." Otherwise, he wouldn't have been assassinated in the street a few months ago! ”

"Well, that makes sense." When Tuhuan Timur heard this, he nodded happily, "Speaking of which, what can you do to deal with the Zhu butcher?" Even if it's right or wrong, I'll stand for you! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sang Ge bowed down again, and his young face showed a little smugness, "What the red scarf thieves want to fight for is my Dayuan Jiangshan." And right now, the strength of Zhu Butcher far surpasses them. Therefore, please forgive Weichen for saying a word of discouragement, even if the destiny of heaven does not belong to my Dayuan, I am afraid it will not fall on their heads. Therefore, the hatred of Zhu Butcher in their hearts may be even greater than the hatred of my Dayuan. ”

"Reasonable!" Tuhuan Timur listened to this, his eyebrows fluttered, and he stroked his palms vigorously, "What long-term insight can those plow-holders have?" It's just that there is hatred for others, and there is no laughter for others. What they think in their hearts right now is probably just as Aiqing said! ”

"Therefore, Weichen implores His Majesty to pass on a holy decree to the thieves in the world, and the court will forgive all those who raise troops to attack the Zhu thieves. and seal it with the land it occupies, and reward it with the merit he has done. Allow it to seal the thatched soil, and the descendants will be hereditary. In this way, the imperial court does not need to send a single soldier, it will definitely make Zhu Tuhu suffer enemies on all sides, and follow in the footsteps of the overlord of Western Chu in an instant! ”

"No, Your Majesty, this plan must not be done!" As soon as the words fell, Prime Minister Hama jumped up and waved his hands vigorously like wheels. "This is a plan to bring disaster to the country, if you destroy a Zhu butcher, then there will be another Liu butcher, Zhang butcher, even if you succeed, there will be no peace in the world!"

"The minister also thinks that Sang Ge's strategy is too reckless! Not to mention whether the thieves will be fooled, even if they really turn against the Zhu butchers, will Your Majesty reward them as promised and allow them to be the party to the disaster forever? Taiwei Yue Kuocha'er also stood up and retorted loudly.

was questioned by the two old-timers one after another, but Sang Ge lost his life but did not panic at all. smiled and continued to add: "Do you know what happened to Han Xin, Peng Yue and others after the death of the overlord of Western Chu? I'm jealous of Dayuan, but Zhu Butcher is alone. When Zhu Butcher died, Liu Futong, Zhu Qi'er and Monk Peng and the like were just chickens on the anvil. If the court wants to cut off its head, why should it be troubled? ”