Xia Qing deserved to be thick-skinned and didn't blush when he was exposed by the emperor, so he continued: "Of course, this is a lot, and of course the profit of only one Gu's soap is small, if you add other families, it will still be enough." ”

Xia Qing saw that there was no different color on the emperor's face, so he was more relieved to speak out boldly.

According to what he meant, that is, he found a few businessmen, found the mistakes, exploited them fiercely, and solved the problem of side salaries first.

It's a pity that no matter how he hinted before, the emperor didn't take his stubble. Now that the emperor is getting older, he is acting more and more benevolently, and his methods are too gentle, and he is a little indecisive.

The emperor glanced at Xia Qing, this is another old thing.

There are countless businessmen in the world, and there are many piles of gold and jade at home. But if he really did this, those businessmen would inevitably be in danger, and it would lead to immeasurable consequences.

What's more, this time the problem of side salaries has been solved, but the household department has not made any purchases, and the treasury is still not full.

If you still need money next time, will you go to those businessmen to pay for it? Isn't that the Dayan Dynasty going to be in chaos?

The emperor believes that this law must not be done unless it is absolutely necessary. Once the precedent is set, those courtiers will become unscrupulous in the future.

"Let's talk about this later! I will leave this matter to you, and you will have to give me an answer tomorrow. Remember, you can't increase taxes privately, and businessmen can't do it for the time being. If you disobey, you will not blame me mercilessly! ”

When the emperor said the latter, his tone was a lot sharper. The officials in those places felt that the temples were far away, and if they secretly increased taxes and deceived their superiors and subordinates, how would he know?

Xia Qing's heart sank, the emperor said that he couldn't increase taxes, but he asked him to solve the problem of border salary, could he still make silver?

The emperor is forcing him! He has no choice but to start from the household, the household is not that the silver cannot be moved, but before moving, he must think of a way to open source.

Otherwise, he just said that the Ministry of Household Affairs gave the silver, and the emperor would not agree.

Xia Qing was at a loss at this time, if this time the matter was not done, the emperor would be able to send him down ruthlessly.

"Obey! Weichen will definitely do his best to share the emperor's worries and solve problems. It's just that the salary here is more than four months, and Weichen just wants to pay it all back, so he has more than enough heart and not enough strength! ”

Xia Qing frowned, looking embarrassed. It's all back, it's impossible, Shen Shikang will definitely be killed and won't take it out.

If it is all returned, then the treasury will really be empty, and it is estimated that there will be no left.

It has only been a few months since the beginning of the year, and the tax and silver collected by the imperial court are only a few million taels, which is estimated to be just enough to fill the hole in the salary.

The emperor couldn't help but want to roll his eyes when he heard this, he knew that Xia Qing was a treacherous person, and he didn't ask, so he was too happy not to say it.

Look, it's waiting here!

"I don't want you to make up for it all, but you have to make up for at least two months, and then send some grain and grass to the frontier. How much money you need, you go and ask the household. ”

The emperor still has room to spare, Xia Qing is very cunning, if he doesn't force him, Xia Qing can be a shopkeeper for him.

Xia Qing knew that the emperor had made up his mind, and no matter how much he said, it would be useless, so he could only reluctantly agree.

But the words still can't be said to die, otherwise Shen Shikang's old puppet doesn't agree, can he still kill him?

That old thing wasn't so easy to be assassinated, and it didn't have to eat the fish but got into trouble.

"Your Majesty, this matter is really a bit difficult, and Weichen doesn't dare to guarantee it. I can only do my best, and ask the emperor to be gracious. ”

When the emperor saw that he still wanted to bargain, he was even more unhappy. I was impatient to listen to his complaints, so I only waved my hand.

"Kneel down! I am tired. ”

"Obey the order!"

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows, and saw Xia Qing standing up trembling with his legs, as if his legs were numb, and his movements were extremely slow. Cautiously taking a few steps back, he turned around and went outside the imperial study.

Xia Qing walked out of the imperial study, constantly looking for a solution in his heart.

The emperor didn't mention that the household department took out the silver, but just stared at him, even though he wanted him to bow his head and embarrass him.

But this matter is not something he can solve alone, and it was originally the responsibility of the household department to solve the problem of side salary, but now it is spread on his head.

Suddenly, he was stunned and realized. His penchant for money was well known, and some people in the court and China had joined him many times for this.

It is said that he connived at the people of the tribe to bring disaster to the local area and wantonly collected wealth in the local area. The emperor shouldn't have been the idea of beating him Xia's family, right? Otherwise, why stare at him?

Originally, he also wanted to find an opportunity to get the household department to give out this batch of silver, so as to curry favor with the emperor.

Now he understands that the emperor has been dragging this matter and not resolving it, and he must be making another decision.

Thinking about it like this, Xia Qing couldn't help but sweat coldly, could it be that the emperor was planning to do something to him?

The household department definitely does not plan to make a move this time, no wonder he has been crying poor at the court meeting, although the emperor was angry when he saw this, but he did not force the household department to pay the silver.

Xia Qing only felt that his hands and feet were cold, he had already analyzed it on weekdays, the emperor needed a balance of power between the DPRK and China, and if he wanted to weaken his power, he must support officials or families to confront him.

But the emperor also needs him more to contain him, coupled with his relationship with the emperor for many years, so he has tolerated him to this day. In the future, although the Holy Grace is not as good as before, it will not abandon him.

But now that the emperor wants to take out the silver from him, did he think of some good way to balance the power of the court and no longer need him?

No, he had to go back and think about what to do. Xia Qing hurriedly walked outside the palace gate, preparing to go back to gather his cronies, brainstorm, and figure out the emperor's intentions.

I have to say that Xia Qing and the emperor's personalities are very similar, and they are extremely suspicious, and a look or a word can make them think a lot in their hearts.

When Min Feng saw the teacher come out of the imperial study, he looked worried. He didn't dare to call out to stop the teacher, so he had to look at it with his eyes, but the teacher left without looking back.

Min Feng was stunned and left? So what is he going to do? The emperor just sent someone to let him rest at home for a few days, he was very flustered, he didn't know how the teacher and the emperor were talking, and he couldn't help but worry about his future future.

However, after this incident, he also grew a little memory. Things in officialdom are changing rapidly, and he must be cautious in the future, and he can't be as reckless as this time.

In fact, he was not without responsibility for this matter, he did not pay attention to the books that the teacher asked him to read through, and finally showed his feet in front of the emperor, and his success fell short.

The teacher has already paved the way, but he has failed to live up to the teacher's expectations. He was even more worried at this time, afraid that the teacher would be very disappointed in him because of this matter and would no longer pay attention to him.

He couldn't help but think of Gu Chengyu again, it seems that in the future, he must fight Gu Chengyu with 120,000 spirits to deal with it.

Zhang Hai is not young after all, and after kneeling for so long, his body can't help but swing. This time the gains really outweigh the losses, and now it's too late to regret it!