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Above the main hall

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to impeach the head of the household, Liu Shiqing." Huo Ku bowed down and said to Xia Jiuyuan.

As the saying goes, it also depends on the owner to slap your face.

Even if Li Xiaozheng is appointed as the secretary of the household department, he will not remove all the people in the household department.

It's literally a slap in the face.

"Liu Shangshu only took office yesterday. You're going to impeach him today?" Xia Jiuyuan said lightly.

"Your Majesty, there are three crimes of impeachment!"

"In order to complete the disaster relief funds, Liu Shiqing openly sold the "treasury bonds" and promised heavy profits, which blatantly harmed the interests of my Great Xia. Letting the court borrow money from the people is really a big joke in the world! If you let other countries know, you can't laugh off your big teeth? It's a sin!"

"The second crime is that a group of old ministers in the household department did not agree with Liu Shiqing's issuance of treasury bonds. Liu Shiqing abused his power for personal gain and directly dismissed all the officials of the household department. These officials are the ministers of my Great Xia."

"The third crime, after Liu Shiqing sold the treasury bonds, he first teamed up with Li Shoufu and the eldest prince and his party, and promised heavy profits! The minister thinks that Liu Shiqing is suspected of forming a party for personal gain!"

Hoku is really arrogant, and dares to be framed in front of him.

After Xia Jiuyuan listened, he said with an ugly face, "Liu Shangshu? Is that the case?"

Liu Shiqing naturally would not admit it, and stepped forward to explain

"Back to Your Majesty, what Lord Huo said is completely false! The dismissal of those officials is also entirely because they have formed a party for personal gain, and they have nothing to do in their positions!"

"As for those government bonds, they are just called government bonds. In fact, it is a system that can benefit the people. It can also solve the urgent needs of the household department! The victims are in dire straits! If it weren't for Lord Huo to manage the household like this, why would we be here!"

"As for Lord Huo saying that he will make his people laugh, it is even more nonsense! If we don't provide disaster relief in time, we will be laughed at when we are starving all over the wilderness!"

Liu Shiqing frowned, and pointed at Huo Ku with full momentum and retorted one by one.

After his words were finished, he immediately attracted a burst of applause from the entire court.

"That's... So whatever? Li Shoufu and they also took the opportunity to buy this kind of treasury bonds to make money! Isn't it ***? In my case, they are all important ministers of the court! There should be no interest."

Huo Ku's face was a little embarrassed when he was refuted by Liu Shiqing.

Xia Jiuyuan wanted to help Huo Ku, but what Liu Shiqing said was true.

If the household department can't come up with the disaster relief money, it still has to take the money from his inner treasury to provide disaster relief.

Therefore, he simply did not speak.

This will make the eldest prince Xia Wenzhi step forward and say

"Father! We did buy treasury bonds, but the deed clearly stated that no interest was required. And if it is difficult to redeem after half a year, even if we donate it to the country! As the prince of the Great Xia Kingdom, I can only do my part!"

Xia Wenzhi took out a deed as he spoke.

Subsequently, Lee Hyo-jeong and the ministers who bought the deed with him took out the deed one after another.

After presenting it, Xia Jiuyuan took a thick pile of deed notes.

It is uniformly stated above, no interest.

Xia Jiuyuan only felt the heat on his face, and said gloomily to Huo Ku

"Hoku, open your acting skills! What else do you have to say?"

Hoku took the deed, and soon found the problem on it and said, "The deed is written on it, and the total circulation is two million! And one million taels of relief money is enough, why do you issue two million treasury bonds?"

Liu Shiqing snorted coldly and replied, "Don't you know? The household department has a deficit of more than five million taels! Doesn't the household department need to be back in operation after the disaster relief?"

"Hmph, that's a nice thing you said. In our Great Xia Kingdom, due to the decree issued by His Majesty, a lot of taxes have been reduced or reduced. So, when there are no natural disasters or man-made disasters. Relying on taxes and fiscal reluctance to maintain balance! Half a year later, what money are you going to use to redeem those who buy? When the time comes, if you can't redeem it. When the time comes, it will be one again

a storm." Although Hoku runs the household department, he has filled his pockets, but what he says is indeed the truth.

Xia Jiuyuan nodded and said, "Liu Shangshu, this is indeed a problem. Have you ever thought about it?"

Liu Shiqing replied to Xia Jiuyuan, "Your Majesty! The eldest prince has already given a countermeasure."

As he spoke, he gave Xia Wenzhi a look.

The eldest prince said, "Father, I know the president of a chamber of commerce. They offered to provide a method for refining fine salt and to cooperate with our household. At that time, they are responsible for production, and we are responsible for sales. They account for 10 percent, and households account for 90 percent."

The entire hall was in an uproar.

Fine salt?

Xia Wenzhi said and presented Lu Qian with fine salt yesterday.

Xia Jiuyuan let the eunuch taste it.

After confirming that it was safe, he also tasted it.

His face was full of surprise.

This fine salt is much finer than the coarse salt on the market today. It tastes free of impurities and jerky sensations.

Seeing this, Xia Wenzhi continued, "Father, once this fine salt is available. I'm afraid that people from other countries will also come to buy one after another. In less than half a year, we will be able to provide a lot of income for the household department."

"Good... Good... Good. Wenzhi, no wonder you were in the palace yesterday, and you swore that you were willing to take on these two tasks. Turns out you've already thought about it." Xia Jiuyuan suddenly realized that he really underestimated Xia Wenzhi.

"Your Majesty... Salt is the foundation of the country, how can ordinary chambers of commerce be allowed to enter? And I don't think it's appropriate to take a profit..."

Xia Jiuyuan didn't wait for him to finish speaking, then interrupted and reprimanded, "Hoku! How many years have you been a head of the household? I finally know, why you have been running the household department for many years, and the household department is still losing money all year round! It's because of your lack of eyes!"

"The People's Chamber of Commerce has this technology, you think that even if Great Xia doesn't cooperate with them. Da Zhou, and even Bei Liang will scramble to cooperate. And they are responsible for production, and only one percent. If it weren't for Bunji's relationship with them, would they have been able to make such a big concession? No, let you go?"

Huo Ku's face was embarrassed and he didn't dare to pick up.

Xia Jiuyuan was confused, and he could understand what this fine salt represented for the entire Great Xia.

Perhaps this fine salt refining technology will be a major opportunity to change the national strength of Great Xia.

Naturally, he wouldn't let Hoku mess with it.

"Bunji, my good son! If you can make this fine salt refining matter official. I have made you king!"

Xia Jiuyuan knew the importance of this matter, and he was afraid that something would change. Simply promise heavy profits.

Xia Wenzhi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.

Li Xiaozheng in the hall smiled, thinking that this emperor could still distinguish which was more important at the critical moment!

Xia Xingbang clenched his fists and looked at Xia Wenzhi with resentment, but he was helpless at all.

In this game, they are considered to have won completely!

He could see it.

It turned out that all this was a trap set by them, and they deceived the household step by step, and then announced this method of refining fine salt, so that they regretted that they had no place to cry.