Cutting Power (13)

As the days passed, the concierge of the Gong family received more and more letters, and Gong Zhan's face became darker and darker.

Gong Changjue looked at the cloudy Gong Zhan at the dining table and said with a smile,

"Uncle is so depressed these days."

Gong Zhan glanced at her,

"I never thought that I would receive a girl's love letter at my age. I heard that on that day in the public court, you asked the people to find a suitable girl for me? ”

The palace chief filled the wine glass for Gong Zhan with a weak heart, and complimented lightly,

"Uncle is just over forty years old, how can he be old."

Gong Zhan Dao,

"But all Chang'an said that I was nearly fifty years old."

The palace chief is sloppy,

"It must be because the people love you too much, uncle, and think that you are highly respected, so they unconsciously add your age."

Gong Zhan wanted to refute, but Gong Yun coughed twice and gave him a warning look.

Gong Zhan had no choice but to sigh, if he wanted to tease his little niece, he would be warned by his eldest brother. It seems that there is no future in this life.

in the Royal Palace.

A palace man knelt on the ground,

"Princess, the secret guard of that night did not come to report because he was seriously injured."

The urn said,

"What's going on?"

Gong Dao,

"It was Chu Shizi who suddenly appeared and saved the palace chief."

Weng Yu hurriedly asked,

"How could the prince suddenly appear."

"The woman is still unscathed?"

Miyato is.

The metaphor of the urn is distorted,

"I thought it was foolproof, that slut could let Chu Shizi risk death to save her!"

The urn is walking in the hall, and the voice is a little sharp,

"Could it be that the prince really has her in his heart?"

"No, absolutely not!"

The urn Yu threw the teacup in front of him violently, and the teacup fell to the ground and shattered, splashing debris all over the ground, sliding across the palace people's faces, and suddenly there was a blood mark.

The urn said angrily,

"This princess doesn't believe it, there are still things in this world that this princess can't get!"

The palace people in the hall knelt down busily,

"The princess is angry, the princess is angry."

"How could that low-born woman fall into the eyes of the prince of Chu, it must be that woman who deliberately seduces."

The metaphor of the urn is distorted, and the Tao says,

"Then why did Chu Shizi save her three times and twice, if Chu Shizi didn't have her in his heart, how could it be so!"

The palace man with blood on his face,

"Princess, even if that woman is in Chu Shizi's eyes, it's just because she has a good skin, princess, you are bright and incomparable, golden branches and jade leaves, as long as Chu Shizi sees you a few more times, he will definitely put you in his eyes. Leave the woman behind. ”

"How can that lowly woman be worthy of competing with you, you are the bright moon in the sky, she is just the light of flying fireflies, you can crush her to death with just a finger."

The urn said,

"But now, Chu Shizi has saved her five times, what if the palace wants to do it again, what if Chu Shizi is hurt?"

The blood on the face of the palace man flowed to the placket of her clothes, she hurriedly lowered her head and knelt in front of the urn Yu,

"Princess, now Chu Shizi can save her, but if the princess sends someone to attack when Chu Shizi will never appear, how can that woman escape?"

The urn said,

"What's your solution?"

The palace man whispered a few words, and when he heard the words, his face was a lot soothed, revealing a hint of a smile.

Gong Dao,

"Princess, please give the slave and maid a chance to make up for their mistakes, and let the slave and maid arrange these."

The urn threw the handkerchief on the ground at will,

"Let's wipe it."

"This palace will believe you again, if you can't successfully eradicate that slut this time, you will wait for the palace punishment!"

The palace people were busy kowtowing and said,

"Princess Xie Longen, the slave and maid will definitely do their best for you, and then die!"

Inside the main hall of the palace.

Emperor Yuan looked at the report,

"How can there be so many places suddenly experiencing drought this year?"

"This is a full seven states, accounting for half of my Great Zhou, if the land is full of hunger, population loss, waiting for other countries to take the opportunity to attack in, the states and counties are empty, this Great Zhou land will not be given away in vain!"

Emperor Yuan's eyes were blue and black, his complexion was yellow, and his tone of voice was slightly vague.

Guan Wu forgot to be out of the ranks, Dao,

"Your Majesty, the famine is not only related to drought nowadays, but the outbreak of famine in several states is not a one-day thing."

"In recent years, the taxes of the Great Zhou have been extremely high, and the income of the common people from farming may not be enough to pay taxes, and the famine is just an outbreak that has been delayed again and again."

Guan Wuforget's eyes were cold, and he said his words word by word, his voice sounded on the main hall neither high nor low, but the word tax made countless people sweat for him in an instant.

Guan Wuwu said slowly,

"The taxes of the previous year were delayed until last year, and last year's taxes were delayed until this year, and after several years of poverty, the common people were already hungry, and the famine had already spread, and the governors of the prefectures and counties were afraid of being blamed by the higher-ups, so they deliberately concealed it and did not report it, and it happened that there was a great drought this year, and the governors of the prefectures and counties reported the famine that had sprung up among the common people in the name of a great drought."

If it weren't for the fact that there was only one reason for the famine caused by high taxes, how could the governors of the states and counties hide it and not report it?

If the famine is caused by other reasons, it can be said when the admonition is given, but the famine is all caused by high taxes, how dare the governors say that this is undoubtedly pointing the finger at Emperor Yuan, and this tax was personally changed by Emperor Yuan.

When the tax was just changed, some courtiers were directly dismissed by Emperor Yuan, and even almost endangered their lives.

Emperor Yuan has always disliked to listen to the advice of the contrary, and this kind of advice is undoubtedly a talisman for the governors of various states and counties.

Taking advantage of the severe drought, there is finally an excuse and a side reason, and there is no need to blame it on high taxes, and the governors of various prefectures and counties naturally seize the opportunity to report it.

Such a timid minister, and a stubborn and arrogant emperor.

I don't know who is sadder.

Emperor Yuan listened to Guan Wuforget's words, and his face sank,

"Taxation is the foundation of the country, and the amount of taxation is the proof of my national strength of the Great Zhou. It is undoubtedly to disgrace the foundation of Da Zhou. ”

Guan Wu forgets the way,

"The minister did not want His Majesty to lower the taxes, but felt that since it was a famine, His Majesty should allocate funds for disaster relief."

Yuan Di Dao,

"How much silver does Aiqing think is appropriate?"

Guan Wuwu said in a loud voice,

"Seven states, almost half of the territory of my Great Zhou, and there are no less than six million people suffering in the famine, and the ministers think that they should give 10 million taels of silver for disaster relief."

Yuan Di Dao,

"Zhisu internal history, how many silver taels are left in the treasury now?"

The internal history of Zhisu is listed, but it is a little trembling, and the treasury has not been counted for a long time, and now I am afraid that I can't say the exact number.

Guan Wushu spoke before Zhisu Neishi,

"Now that my Great Zhou treasury is abundant, the small country is rich, and the family property of the remnants of the Chen Wang Meng family that has been confiscated recently is nearly 100,000 taels, plus the tax surplus, 700,000 taels should be there."

Hearing this, a cold sweat broke out in an instant, how could there be so much money in this treasury, His Majesty spent 300,000 taels on a trip to Jiangnan in the early spring of this year, and the treasury only lost money but not profit, and the number of taxes paid last year was worryingly small, and none of the state capitals in the country paid all of them, and the total amount was less than before the tax was changed, where did the treasury get 700,000 taels of silver?

Emperor Yuan heard this,

"Since my Great Zhou treasury is abundant, I will allocate fifteen million taels of silver for emergency response, which is extremely appeased to the victims of disasters in various states and counties. If I hear the rumors of starvation all over the land again, I am the only one who asks. ”

Zhisu Neishi's hand kept shaking, and Guan Wuwu turned around and smiled at Zhisu Neishi.

Zhisu Neishi secretly wiped the sweat on his head with his sleeve, the treasury still had this amount five or six years ago, but now it can't make ends meet, how can it be 700,000 taels.

But if it is said that there are no 700,000 taels, Your Majesty will definitely feel that he is not in a good position, and think that he is mocking Your Majesty for not being able to govern the country, and the time will come...... The consequences are unpredictable.

In the end, the fifteen million taels of silver can be obtained. It seems that it can only be pressed and not mentioned.

Zhisu Nei Shi Dao,

"Commandment."

The ministers retreated, and Guan Wuwu walked on the street in court clothes, turned over his horse, and rode to the Dingwang Mansion.

Guan Wuyu took off his hat and sat in front of Chu Ranxin casually, Chu Ranxuan was playing against himself, Guan Wuwu took the black chess pieces and made a place with his hands.

"Now Emperor Yuan has allocated fifteen million taels."

Chu Ran said,

"More than we predicted."

Guan Wu forgets the way,

It's a pity that in the past three years, countless people have died of starvation, and Chang'an is still peaceful, thinking that there is a prosperous era in front of me. But I didn't know that Da Zhou was already in danger. ”

Chu Ranluozi,

"Did Emperor Yuan send you to disaster relief?"

Guan Wu forgets the way,

"He didn't send me there, but let me supervise the procurement of grain by Zhisu Neishi."

Guan Wuwu took out the tiger talisman,

"I pondered for a few days, thought of thousands of possibilities, and even thought that this thing was a secret code or the key to the secret passage of the palace, but after all, I didn't figure out how to get my hands on it."

"She said that the broken tea was originally a complete tea in the teapot, and I think the most likely thing is that this tiger talisman is part of a secret door, and the secret door can be opened by putting it in the secret door."

Chu Ranxin stretched out his hand,

"Give it to me."

Guan Wufu handed the tiger talisman to Chu Ranxing, and Chu Ranxing broke it with his index finger and thumb, revealing the note inside, and Chu Ranxuan pushed the tiger talisman and the note in front of Guan Wuxing.

Guan Wushu was a little surprised at first, and then laughed self-deprecatingly,

"It seems that this girl deliberately said such a twist to deceive me, and I guess she didn't fully believe me."

Chu Ranxuan raised his eyes to look at him,

"I remember you saying that there was something wrong with her. The teapot is wrapped in tea leaves, that is, the teapot is wrapped in tea leaves, and she believes in you, it is you who make things too complicated. ”

Guan Wuwu smiled helplessly,

"The teapot is wrapped in tea leaves, and the tiger talisman is wrapped in a note, she is really straightforward, I didn't expect that."

"But how did you know that you were able to find out so accurately?"

Chu Ran fell, ate the sunspot that Guan Wuwu had forgotten cleanly, and said lightly,

"I played with it when I was a kid."

Guan Wuwu looked at the chessboard, and the sunspots were eaten,

"I actually forgot that your Dingwang clan also held the Tiger Talisman."

"But if you know, why don't you say it?"

Chu Ranxuan said lightly,

"It's not the right time, if you know it early, the possibility of leakage is greater, and it is a step later to be a step."

Guan Wuwu shook his head and sighed,

"Cooperating with you Chu Shizi is really a long life, there are always too many hole cards that I can't see."

Chu Ran said,

"You don't need to see."

Guan Wu forgets the way,

"You still don't plan to go to this feast?"

Chu Ranxuan said lightly,

"I've never been there, and this time it's the same."

Guan Wuwu said with a smile,

"It's different, this year, the girl of the palace family has reached the age of marriage leave, and she is a little beautiful, if you don't go, she is only afraid that she will suffer."

Chu Ranxin picked up the chess pieces and paused.

Guan Wuwu only sat opposite him with Erlang's legs crossed, shaking his fan and laughing.