Chapter 212: Raising Funds to Ascend the Throne (1)

The rebellion in the West Garden, which lasted less than half a day, ended in less than half a day, Zhuang Shaoyou led the army around the city, entered the city from the south gate, returned to Rongfu, He marched to block the west gate of the city, and all the people in the West Garden moved to the palace, of course, many inhumane things happened in it, but it is normal, after all, after a bloody battle, the soldiers need to be rewarded, and the unlucky ones are naturally those poor palace maids in the West Garden.

The efficiency of He Jin and Shi Chang Shi and others was still very high, and before dusk that day, they announced the edict of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty to the world, announcing that Liu Wei would be the crown prince and ascend the throne three days later! Seven days later, a funeral was held for Liu Hong.

In the palace, He Lian received the news, and then breathed a sigh of relief, her mind was too tense in the past two days, and she had been anxious, and now she finally has a result, the opposition has been eliminated, and only Zhuang Shaoyou, the wall-riding faction, is left, of course, this wall-riding faction is still very bad! The more you fight, the stronger you get!

When the prince Liu Wei received the news, he was immediately overjoyed, returned to his palace, grabbed the two older palace maids and pressed them on the bed, and divided them by two.

The two palace maids snuggled up in Liu Wei's not very broad chest, and asked coquettishly, "Why is the prince so happy today?" ”

Liu Wei laughed when he heard this: "This prince, no!" Now it's Prince Ben! Ascended the throne in three days! Wha! ”

The two palace maids were stunned for a moment, and then they were surprised and delighted, and arched into Liu Bian's arms even more desperately, and couldn't stop being coquettish, Liu Bian was too young in the end, and once teased, he immediately reacted, and turned over the clouds and rain again.

The two palace maids are over twenty years old, men and women are experienced, they may have been favored by Liu Hong before, they are also clever, and they know how to please men best, although the thirteen-year-old boy in front of him is not as good as his father, but this is the emperor, who has been a palace maid for ten years, isn't he just looking forward to an identity?

In other words, Liu Bian's taste is also very unique, especially like older women, I think only such women have enough taste, know how to serve men, those young little palace maids are clumsy, dry, not interesting at all, and humming and chirping are annoying!

Soon the two palace maids squeezed the young Liu Wei cleanly, and the three of them lay on the couch and gasped violently, and the two palace maids hurriedly coquettishly said: "The prince, no!" It should be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you can't forget about people after you ascend the throne! ”

Liu Wei nodded and said, "I won't forget, beauty, this prince, no!" I won't forget you! When I ascend the throne, I will canonize you as concubines! ”

The two palace maids got the promise, they were immediately overjoyed, and they began to flatter again, Liu Wei was exhausted, but how could a man say no in front of a woman? Fight again!

Just when Liu Wei didn't know what it was like to be sad, the palace was busy, the new emperor's accession to the throne was a major event, the burial of the first emperor was also a major event, and the new emperor rewarded the ministers, where was the money not used? However, now the treasury is out of money!

Liu Hong's income from selling the official mantle was all into his own private treasury, and this private treasury was in the hands of Jian Shuo, including Jian Shuo's personal property, which was also a large amount, but now, the money is gone! No one knows where to hide! Zhang Rang and He Jin's men are currently digging three feet into the ground in the West Garden! Change!

Zhang Rang, He Jin and Queen He Lian all gathered in He Lian's palace, listening to the report of the Shaofu financial situation, all of them were worried, according to the convention, the new emperor ascended the throne and rewarded the ministers with a total of more than 100 million silver, and the construction of a mausoleum for Emperor Han Ling cost even more, without three or five billion money can not be stopped!

In that year, when Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty was buried, he spent more than 5 billion in silver! The best of the two Hans! The mausoleum of Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty cost as much as 2.4 billion, and when the predecessor of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty, was buried, he only spent 500 million yuan to repair the mausoleum, which is relatively frugal!

It is said that after the emperor ascends the throne, he will begin to repair the tomb for himself, which is the custom, and at the end of his term of office, he must finish the repair, and then lie down, cover the coffin board, and it is done! That is, he dug a pit for himself and buried himself, this is the emperor's rule! Of course, the ancients didn't think like this, the mausoleum after death is very important, it is related to the happy life and reincarnation of the underworld, and you still have to repair it yourself to rest assured!

Liu Hong has not been able to be independent after ascending the throne, and only in the later period did he have a little autonomy, and the money from selling the official beard was used for pleasure, and he had no effort to repair the mausoleum, and Liu Hong was only in his thirties, thinking that he could live for several years, and there was nothing to repair in the future, but he died at the age of thirty-four, so the mausoleum did not have time to be repaired, and it was handed over to his son!

After listening to Shaofu's report, He Jin was furious: "How can there be no money? The Han Dynasty has thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and there are countless rich places, why is there no money? Say, Did you swallow it privately? ”

Zhang Rang and He Lian both rolled their eyes, but Shaofu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, He Jin was also right or wrong, Shaofu is in charge of money, and he will definitely fill his pockets, there is no doubt about this, but the emptiness of the treasury is true!

"General, the lower official is wronged! The treasury was already empty, and last year the imperial court earned 500 million yuan, of which 300 million was used for military expenses, and 200 million yuan was used to maintain the daily expenses of the imperial court. The day before yesterday, it was reported that the Yellow River was flooding, Sili, Yanzhou, the northwest of Qingzhou, and the southeast of Jizhou were affected, and countless victims were homeless, and the local governments were still waiting for the imperial court to provide relief! According to Tai Changqing's estimates, a total of 200 million money will be spent according to the usual practice, not to mention the first emperor's mausoleum! The lower official is also a clever woman, and it is difficult to cook without rice! ”

When He Jin heard this, he was a little dizzy and couldn't understand! What kind of mess is this? But he still used strong words: "You don't have to think that General Ben doesn't understand and just talk nonsense!" This general will immediately send someone to your house to raid your house, and if you copy out the money, you will be wiped out immediately! ”

Zhang Rang next to him coughed lightly and said: "The general is angry, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run, the emptiness of the treasury is a long time ago, and now many things are rushing together, there are too many places to use money, and Shaofu can't be blamed for it!" The most important thing for us now is to find a way! The relief of the Yellow River disaster can be postponed, and the first emperor can repair the mausoleum leisurely, but the ascension of the prince to the throne is the top priority, and it cannot be delayed! If it is done simply, will it not attract shame? People who don't know also say that we are the elders of the door! ”

He Lian also hurriedly persuaded: "Brother, let's hurry up and find a way!" Then he turned his head and asked Shaofu

"How much money can the treasury raise now?"

Shaofu summed it up and said: "There is only 17 million money left in the treasury, which was originally used to distribute money to the ministers, and some of it was to be allocated to Si Li for disaster relief!" ”

When He Lian heard this, Dai frowned, and asked unhappily, "How can it be so little?" Didn't you get any money from West Garden? Shouldn't it? ”

When He Jin heard this, he also asked eagerly: "Yes, Zhang Weng, where is my red coral?" I was taken to the West Garden a few days ago, how could it be gone? That's 5,000 gold for that! ”

Zhang Rang said lightly: "We don't know either!" There is not a single child in the West Garden! Otherwise, we wouldn't have to worry about it here! ”

He Jin was still a little unconvinced: "Really? When General Ben went in at that time, it was all Zhang Weng's people! ”

Zhang Rang was a little annoyed when he heard this: "If we say no, we don't have it!" ”

Seeing this, He Lian also hurriedly persuaded: "Brother, Zhang Weng, don't quarrel anymore!" Let's discuss where to get the money! The money of the hundred officials can be postponed until the end of the month, and this money is also a drop in the bucket for disaster relief, so it is better to use the 17 million money on the throne first, and there is still 10 million private money here in the palace, and it will also be taken out! ”

Zhang Rang snorted coldly and stopped arguing with He Jin, but when he heard He Lian's words, he immediately frowned again, this is to make our family bleed! That's it! That's it! Gritted his teeth and said:

"Let's go back and raise money with the gentlemen, and we will also give fifteen million!"

He Jin muttered on the side: "Zhang Weng has lived in the palace for decades, and his family background is very thick!" General Ben also gave fifteen million! ”

He Lian saw that the two were about to argue again, so she hurriedly played a round and said, "Thank you Zhang Weng so much!" In this way, the total amount of money in the treasury is 57 million, and there is still a difference of more than 40 million! ”

He Jin on the side rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go and copy Dong Chongfu, at least you can raise one or two hundred million!" And then let the Yuan family and Zhuang Shaoyou's little rabbit cub also come out! That's right, Zhuang Shaoyou's little rabbit cub is so fat, I have to let him have more! ”

Zhang Rang and He Lian rolled their eyes at the same time, they couldn't laugh or cry, this idiot is really stupid! The Yuan family is just an ally, and it is not appropriate to ask him for money; Zhuang Shaoyou is not even an ally, let him pay? Dream on! Anyway, if you can't get on the base, you won't be in a hurry!

But He Lian suddenly fell into contemplation, hesitated again and again, and sighed: "That's it, let's go to the palace in person!" ”

Everyone was ready to disperse, and the Shaofu was also relieved, it was really mysterious just now! People say that a companion is like a tiger, but after serving Liu Hong for so many years, there is nothing to do, but after contacting He Jincai for a while, he is like a year!

Maybe God deliberately wanted to play tricks on this young mansion, and just turned around and didn't take a few steps, He Jin's voice came from behind him: "You! Ten million! ”

That Shaofu stumbled and almost fell, 10 million? Is it possible to sell all the property?

Zhang Rang and He Lian both shook their heads, but they didn't say anything to stop them, they couldn't always get along with He Jin for this little thing!

The Shaofu turned around and looked at Zhang Rang and He Lian with a pleading face, but the two of them ignored it and turned to leave, He Jin glared at the Shaofu and shouted:

"Why are you still stunned here? Hurry up and raise money! If you can't get the money, General Ben will unscrew your head and use it as a night pot! ”

That Shaofu was frightened, looking at He Jin's figure of shaking and leaving, he immediately gritted his teeth again, thinking that my Shaofu is also one of the Jiuqing, with a prominent status, and he was also a celebrity when the first emperor was there, but he didn't expect that Liu Hong would be treated like this as soon as he died! Damn He Jin, damn Zhang Rang, damn He Lian!

As if he had made up his mind, the Shaofu gritted his teeth and got up and walked quickly outside the palace.