Chapter 54

Not to mention that Gao Hongxuan was trying his best to plan how to seize the Great Liang Kingdom, and his servants in the Ministry of Rites were also busy with the sealing ceremony. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The post-sealing ceremony was already grand and complicated, and there were quite a lot of things to prepare, and Jiang Zuming was in a hurry. The waiter of the Ministry of Rites mobilized all the officials who could be mobilized to plan together, but he was still too busy to touch the ground, and he couldn't take care of eating.

But the biggest problem now is not that there are not enough people and too many things, but that the biggest problem is that the household department has no money! The treasury has spent countless amounts of money because of the war at the border gates, and it is now in a state of deficit, and it has no money to run the post-sealing ceremony.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites immediately reported the matter to Jiang Zuming, but was refuted and the request was returned.

Jiang Zuming's original words are like this: "My treasury is so empty that I can't even do it after the seal? But how can I see that all Aiqing is eating delicacies and wearing silk and satin? ”

Jiang Zuming's anger was so obvious, how could the waiter of the Ministry of Rites dare to say that the treasury has no money. Besides, he was afraid that Jiang Zuming would let the ministers give money to hold the post-sealing ceremony, so he would not be torn apart by other colleagues?

Since His Majesty can't get through here, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites can't think of a way by himself, so he has to turn to Prime Minister Liu for help, after all, he is the head of a hundred officials, don't ask who he asks?

Therefore, Liu Xiang, who was sick in bed, ushered in his big trouble.

If the treasury is abundant, it is a good opportunity to make money, but now that the treasury is empty, things will not be easy. No link can be saved, but also to show the majesty of the royal family, the money invested is simply a bottomless pit!

In desperation, Liu Xiang had no choice but to let Xiaoyu go to explore Gao Siluo's tone. If Gao Siluo said that it should be a little simpler and simpler, some unimportant links can be saved. After all, now that the treasury has no money, it is possible to save a little bit and support the war on the border.

Then the most important thing is where to get the money, and there is no doubt that those rich merchants in the capital are the best lambs. The status of businessmen is already low, and they can be confiscated by making up a reason at will, and they are not afraid of causing resentment among the people. Because most of the wealth of the rich merchants was obtained by exploiting the common people.

Liu Xiang thought so, and did the same. Just the last time he went to arrest the assassin, didn't that imperial merchant Qiao Xingwang send a butler to report the news? So positive, there must be a cat in it. Liu Xiang simply asked the waiter of the Ministry of Rites to investigate, and if he was really involved with the assassins, he would be arrested and raided directly. This not only solved the problem of the Assassins, but also solved the problem of the empty treasury, killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, Liu Xiang meant to investigate, find evidence and then raid his house, after all, he didn't want to be the official who wronged a good person. But the waiter of the Ministry of Rites didn't think so, he was so anxious that he was burning his eyebrows now, how could he have the spare time to find evidence? He went directly to the guards of the capital, saying that it was Prime Minister Liu's order to arrest the assassin's comrades. Then he took the officers and soldiers directly into Qiao's mansion, arrested Qiao Xingwang and others, and put them in prison, without the slightest intention of looking for evidence and investigating. Next, he simply emptied all the family property of Qiao's Mansion and used it to support the post-closure ceremony and the border war.

Qiao Xingwang was thrown into a prison cell, and he didn't know where he offended the government, and he had to be treated like this? Could it be that you haven't done a good job lately? Not heavy enough gifts?