"300,000 stone grain!" Everyone gasped, but when they heard Wang An talk about silver, their faces drooped again. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Serving the country, what personal gains and losses do you care about at this time, will the court lose him?" Liu Yijing said righteously.

"Hou Qianhu also thought so, so he rushed to talk with his classmate all night, but the classmate said that this batch of grain is not his alone, but after this autumn, the grain harvest in Huguang area is bumper, and many peers are temporarily stored there for him."

Speaking of this, Wang settled down and looked at the crowd, and then said:

"Hou Qianhu came back and said, in this year, the grain merchants are not stupid, as long as they don't buy it, this batch of grain is worth at least one million taels of silver."

"A million taels of silver!" Everyone gasped again.

"According to me, arrest that person directly and put him in prison for the crime of inflating the price of grain!" Han Kuang said angrily on the side.

This kind of profiteer really deserves to die, and in such a time of national crisis, he actually dares to make a fortune.

"Lord Han, as far as this official knows, there are not a few wealthy families in Jiangnan who have a net worth of millions, so they are all arrested, so that the food for disaster relief is available, and the military salary is also available." Ying Zhen, the official of the Criminal Department, said.

It is true that he is now cooperating with the Donglin Party, but if he can become the leader of the Chu Party, he must also maintain the Huguang region, otherwise why would others be attached to his official Yingzhen.

Han Kuang's face changed slightly, and he was about to speak, Wang An said anxiously:

"This can't be helped, Lord Han, he is a serious businessman, and the grain is also in the Lianghu area, and now he has not raised prices, if he arrests others, who would dare to sell the grain to the imperial court."

"That doesn't mean you didn't say it!" Li Ruhua, the head of the household, sighed.

"This may not be, listening to what Qianhu said, his classmates are willing to help the imperial court through the crisis, but the imperial court has to give them some compensation."

"What do they want? In order to save the people from fire and water, all Aiqing can even give up positions like the cabinet and the six ministries, can't they still satisfy a few of their businessmen? ”

Zhu Youxiao seemed to be afraid that the life-saving straw would be lost, so he hurriedly agreed, but when he saw the strange looks of the ministers around him, his face turned red, and he coughed and said:

"Of course, it's not okay to ask too much, I can't really give them the first assistant of the cabinet and the six ministers!"

"This slave doesn't know, I only know what Hou Qianhu said, and it is not impossible to exchange thousands of lives for thousands of lives in a mere name......"

Wang An couldn't speak clearly, and the ministers were also confused for a while.

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand impatiently and said:

Forget it, when the court meeting tomorrow comes, I will personally ask him, if his classmate can really give the court 300,000 stone grain and grass, I will never owe it. Even if he wants to be an official, it is not impossible.

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he stared at the ministers below, and asked:

"Zhong Aiqing, what do you think?"

The ministers below looked at each other, crying and shouting in front of them just now, and no one could refute them, so they could only say in unison:

"The emperor is wise! And rightfully so! ”

"But the food is far away in the Erhu area, and after this long journey, the victims are afraid that they are not in a hurry?" After Liu Yijing finished speaking, he looked at everyone's slightly changed faces, paused and said:

"There are also 300,000 stone grains and grass, although it has saved the victims, but the military salaries in Liaodong, as well as the silver that the victims will resume production in the coming year, are also a large amount?"

Liu Yijing really didn't believe that someone could raise millions of taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of stone grain in a short period of time, saying that for Hou Guoxing, after the last Shizi parade, although Hou Guoxing accepted it in the end, but his shrewdness made Liu Yijing instinctively guarded.

Wang An smiled:

"This Hou Qianhu seems to have a plan, and I heard that grain can be transported to the disaster area and Liaodong ...... within half a month."

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The next day, early in the morning, the morning meeting!

"What do you think?" Zhu Youxiao frowned, looked at the civil and military officials below and asked.

"Your Majesty! Is this a must-have? Yang Lian came out of the ranks, knelt on the ground and shouted bitterly:

"The scholar has been cold for ten years, the top three are only seven grades, and the pavilion has been conscientious for decades, how many people are crowned and how many people are waiting? Now, now......

Speaking of this, Yang Lian said excitedly, tears burst out, and after a while, he stabilized his emotions and shouted:

"Nowadays, those businessmen can directly confer the title of first-class duke and third-class, wouldn't this chill the world and shame the saint!"

After Yang Lian finished speaking, he stroked the ground and kowtowed. It seems to be really heartbreaking.

It turned out that after the court meeting began, Zhu Youxiao asked the hundred officials about the drought and the views of the military salaries in Liaodong.

As expected, the civilian officials proposed to help the people first, and the military generals suggested that the food and wages should be paid first. Soon the court began to quarrel again.

Later, Zhu Youxiao simply did not take care of the civil and military officials under him, and directly called out Hou Guoxing, who was guarding the side of the Han military camp.

Hou Guoxing, who had been prepared for a long time, did not hide after he came out, and directly analyzed his overall plan and requirements in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

First, he wanted to temporarily lead the Ming Fujian Naval Division, and then take 300,000 stone of grain by sea and go straight to Liaodong, Shandong and other places.

Second, he asked the emperor to authorize the person who donated 300,000 stone grain to give the position of two dukes. I think that all the people in the world set an example. In addition, twenty marquis positions were given in exchange for food and silver for follow-up disaster relief.

Third, he wants to unite the entire disaster-stricken area. Those who are perfunctory and resist along the way, who are below the fourth grade, will be imprisoned on the spot. Those who have performed well in the process of disaster relief, regardless of their origin, will be directly replaced.

As soon as these words came out, the military officials below were naturally shocked, not to mention whether Hou Guoxing's move was suspected of taking the opportunity to ascend to the throne, the position of two dukes alone was enough to make this group of people envious and their eyes turned green.

With Yang Lian's cry of pain, the officials below also stepped forward one after another, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly, shouting the title, how can the official title be awarded lightly.

Moreover, the person who can come up with such a huge amount of silver must be a businessman. Merchants are all profit-seeking, if this is opened, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably rise up and down, and the country will not be a country.

What's more, scolding Hou Guoxing for his bad intentions and offering such a plan to bring disaster to the country and the people will be remembered for thousands of years in the history books of future generations.

Looking at the speechman who was crying and scolding his mother, with snot and tears flying together, Hou Guoxing knelt on the ground helplessly and said to Zhu Youxiao:

"Your Majesty! In such an extraordinary time, the minister came up with an extraordinary plan. If the adults do not allow it, the veto is, why accuse the ministers of harming the country and the people. ”

Zhu Youxiao naturally supported Hou Guoxing in front of the palace, and said that in the court meeting, he offered advice and made no mistakes, but those who dared to slander their colleagues for this reason would be punished on the spot.

"Your Majesty, Hou Qianhu's plan is enough to get through the difficulties. But this move is too utilitarian, and the future troubles are endless, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Lanxing looked at Zhu Youxiao, then at Liu Yijing, the head of the civil officials, and then said:

Weichen felt that in comparison, it was more reasonable for Lord Liu to offer a strategy, although there would be omissions at the moment, but fortunately, he could tide over the difficulties safely. It can also let all the people in the world know the emperor's love for the people. ”

The officials naturally echoed for a while, and the generals and nobles looked at each other.

Zhu Youxiao frowned, clenched his fists tightly, and was about to speak, when Hou Guoxing on the side sneered and choked at Zhao Lanxing:

"Why not exchange thousands of lives for a mere name? Could it be that the emperor's guilty edict can be exchanged for that much food, it is good to have hope, but in the end it is still food. There is no food, it is the emperor's holy name that hurts, and thousands of people are dead......"

Hou Guoxing felt a burst of anger in his heart, he didn't expect this group of civil officials to be so upside down, and his own strategy could at least ensure that the affected people could survive the famine safely and ensure that the soldiers in Liaodong would get their salaries.

And this group of speech officials is actually ready to let Zhu Youxiao use a so-called guilty edict to fight the victims who are waiting to be fed, and the only outcome at that time is that the affected areas are full of corpses, and the morale of the Liaodong generals is low.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao's edict may make a good reputation in the country. And the real beneficiary may be this group of Donglin Party, Zhu Youxiao's guilty edict is enough to cover up all their mistakes in the process of governance.

Moreover, the courtiers who can make the Son of Heaven issue an edict against themselves have a good reputation left by which dynasty and generation.

Hou Guoxing's sudden anger made Zhao Lanxing stunned, and Hou Guoxing had always given him the impression of being a favored minister. Low-key and sinister, full of tricks. One set on the surface, one set on the back.

"With a momentary pain, in exchange for a hundred years of worry-free, why not. According to your words, I am afraid that this Ming Dynasty will be occupied by businessmen sooner or later, and then the treacherous will be in power, and the people will not ......be able to make a living."

Zhao Lanxing, who reacted, was furious, and directly relied on his old official, and commensurate Hou Guoxing with a vertical son, and ridiculed him openly.

"Hehe, since Lord Zhao thinks that it is feasible for the emperor to sin against himself, why don't you go further?" Hou Guoxing sneered a few times and continued:

"In ancient times, there were three kingdoms Cao Mengde who killed grain officials to survive the crisis, and now the situation is somewhat similar, it is better to directly take down Lord Zhao for the crime of corruption, and it would be better for the emperor to make an edict against him?"

"You! You erector! Zhao Lanxing made his anger tremble, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"What, Lord Zhao doesn't want to? Wouldn't that be more perfect? For the sake of all the people, the emperor has only been on the throne for three months, and he is willing to bear the responsibility for the crime, and issue an edict to collect the hearts of the people. ”

Speaking of this, Hou Guoxing looked at the trembling Zhao Lanxing who took a few steps back, bowed deeply, and continued to speak:

Lord Zhao, for the sake of all the people in the world, defiled himself, which really made the officials admire. Lord Hou rest assured, after this famine, the emperor will definitely avenge the grievances of the adults.

Zhao Lanxing stretched out his finger, pointed at Hou Guoxing, and muttered to himself:

"Shaft! Shaft! ”

Hou Guoxing turned around again and said to the kneeling officials, who were already civil officials:

"Kong said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness, Lord Zhao really read the books of sages, and his heart is full of righteousness, but the crime of corruption, only Lord Zhao is alone, and the weight is a little insufficient."

After speaking, he turned around, knelt on the ground, put down the embroidered spring knife in his hand, stretched out his hands, solemnly took off his official hat, kowtowed to Zhu Youxiao a few times, and continued to speak:

"The minister implored the emperor to send the officials kneeling in front of the palace to prison for the crime of corruption together with the ministers, and then the emperor issued an edict for his own crimes, so as to appease the victims. It can also fulfill the heart of Lord Zhao and his ministers for the country and the people. ”