Cai Yong stood in place, looking at Liu Wei's back in a daze.

He wasn't punished, and he was promoted?

Cai Wenji watched Liu Wei walk away in shock, and then walked in front of her father and said in a low voice: "Father, is that Your Majesty?" ”

Cai Yong came back to his senses violently, hurriedly chased after him, and when he arrived at the door, he bowed to Liu Wei's back from a distance, and said loudly: "Minister Cai Yong, thank you for your order!" ”

"Excuse me!" Liu Wei, who was facing away from him, raised his right hand and responded loudly.

Cai Wenji followed, and she couldn't see Liu Wei's shadow anymore, she pursed her lips lightly, and said, "Father, is he Your Majesty?" Isn't it rumored that he is very domineering, stubborn and self-serving, and can't listen to anyone's words? It doesn't look like it. ”

Cai Yong frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

The worries he had been worried about were gone, and a wave of excitement welled up in his heart.

Cai Wenji saw his father's expression, slightly pale, and his sad face was a little curious.

Cai Yong stood in place, a little complacent, and said: "My father is too often in office this time, so I should do something!" ”

In the past, although Cai Yong shined in the literary world, and all the dignitaries begged him to write an epitaph, but in the officialdom, he did not have any actual deeds, and he was basically a false position.

"Hongmen Inspector ......"

Cai Yong muttered, with his prestige, it is easy to establish private schools in various states, and I don't know how many people will rush to help.

But thinking of Liu Bian's request for 'education without class', he was a little hesitant.

Today's private schools are basically children of families, let alone enrolled, even the minimum cost of reading cannot afford it.

Reading, practicing calligraphy, apprenticeship, study tours, communicating...... I don't know how much food it costs! And it's not a year or two, it's often ten or twenty years, and ordinary people may not be able to afford it.

Moreover, how can the children of wealthy families be in the company of ordinary people?

In an instant, Cai Yong thought of countless difficulties and fell into a deep deep voice.

Cai Wenji looked at his father quietly, saw that he was silent for a long time, and said softly: "Father, go home." ”

"Ahh......h

Cai Yong woke up violently, walked back, and said, "By the way, these days, you don't want to go out of the house, help your father copy some documents." Your Majesty also asked me to write a note on the impeachment of the Yuan family, and talk to some people, the family has to hold a banquet these days, so don't come out, be clean. ”

Cai Wenji was newly widowed, smiled sadly, and said, "Thank you, father." ”

Cai Yong walked with his head buried in his head, with thousands of thoughts and countless thoughts in his heart, jumping up and down.

On the other side, Liu Wei left Cai's Mansion and stayed not far from Yang's Mansion.

Liu Wei looked at the Yang Mansion, and his thoughts slowly turned in his heart.

The Yang family is also the leading family today, with one of the best reputations, and with the endorsement of the Yang family, it can also further reduce the adverse effects of the destruction of the Yuan family.

Zuo Li stood aside, waved away the guards who reported the news behind him, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Jiyin Taishou Liu Dai has just entered Sikong Mansion. ”

Liu Wei's expression moved slightly, looked back at him, and said, "Liu Dai? ”

"Yes." Zuo Li lowered his head and said.

Liu Wei wrapped his clothes, looked at the bright moonlight in the sky, and tilted his head slightly.

This Liu Dai, like Liu Hong and Liu Yu, is a member of the royal family.

When his cheap Lao Tzu was in power, he felt that the world was about to time and space, so he sent the clansmen of the old Liu family to various places.

Liu Yu is the pastor of Youzhou, Liu Yan is the pastor of Yizhou, Liu Biao is the assassin of Jingzhou and so on.

This Liu Dai got a Jiyin Taishou.

"Liu Dai, Jiyin County ......"

Liu Wei said to himself, the location of Jiyin County is almost the middle of Yanzhou!

At this time, Liu Dai entered Beijing, was it to avoid trouble or run for office? ’

"Is there any news from Yanzhou?" Liu Wei raised his feet and walked in front of the gate of the Yang Mansion.

Zuo Li glanced at Yang Mansion and hurriedly said: "Yesterday's report said that Da Sima and Ding Envoy Jun had joined forces with 30,000 troops to march eastward, and they had recovered the entire territory of Chenliu, and were preparing to divide their troops to attack Dongjun and Jiyin. Zhu Zhijun led his troops from Qingzhou into Jibei Kingdom, Taishan County, and is expected to besiege Shanyang County five days later. ”

This Liu Wei knew that Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan would write and report almost every day, and they would inadvertently ask for money and food at the end.

Recruit young people to ask for money and food, fight wars need money and food, and after pacification, the people will be renewal!

"Money and Food......

Liu Wei took a deep breath, and now, this money and food is the biggest stone in his heart.

"Go back to the palace." Liu argued.

Zuo Li waved his hand and followed closely with people.

After walking a distance, Liu Wei suddenly asked, "Then Jin Shang still can't find it?" ”，

His mind was still full of the situation in Yanzhou, and the more he thought about it, the more serious he felt.

Zuo Li's expression tightened, and he said, "Missing in Shanyang County, the villain is trying to find a way." ”

Liu Wei said as he walked: "You have planted people in the state offices, listened to the news, and kept an eye on the people I wanted to pay attention to. ”

"Yes." Zuo Li's tone became more and more humble and cautious.

Liu Wei didn't speak again, and unconsciously quickened his pace.

At this time, in Shangshutai, Wang Yun and Zhong Xuan were still arguing.

Wang Yun looked at the two people opposite and said, "The wording is not enough, it must be harsh and vigilant enough." ”

Zhong Xuan's face was solemn, and he said: "Prince, the judgment is about impartiality, fairness and strictness, and it cannot be mixed with emotions. ”

Wang Yun said: "This is your business. The old man demanded, the wording was harsh, to deter the Yuan party henchmen in the world! ”

Zhong Xuan was about to say more, but Xun You couldn't stand it anymore, and suddenly interjected, saying: "Prince, the palace reports to the whole country, a copy of the judgment, and then a copy of the official document in the name of Shang Shutai, severely reprimanding the Yuan family, in order to warn the Yuan party. ”

Wang Yun's face did not move, and said, "Yes." The old man came to draw up, when will you send it out? ”

Xun You saw that Wang Yun was relieved, and immediately said: "After the execution of the Yuan family tomorrow, after the signature of Zhulu Shangshushi, it will be sent to Luoyang immediately." ”

Wang Yun looked at him and said, "Then, the old man's appointment, is it together?" ”

Xun You was stunned, he almost forgot Wang Yun's appointment, and he stopped talking.

Fooled.

Zhong Xuan secretly said in his heart, Wang Yun seems to be entangled in this judgment, but in fact, it is still for the purpose of cultivating private individuals!

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Wang Yun suddenly woke up and said, "Do you also have a list?" ”

Xun You and Zhong Xuan didn't expect Wang Yun to be so keen, and they couldn't help but glance at each other.

Wang Yun straightened up and said coldly: "Without my permission, you don't want to appoint someone!" ”

Xun Yu and Zhong Yu were about to speak, when there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door, and the three of them immediately turned their heads to look.

"What are the three Qing families discussing?" Liu Wei walked in with a smile.

Wang Yun, Xun You, and Zhong Xuan got up and saluted: "The ministers see Your Majesty." ”

"Excuse me." Liu Wei waved his hand and sat on the main seat.

After the three of them thanked him, he sat down, Wang Yunyu glanced at Xun You and Zhong Xuan, and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have already settled the case on the Yuan family. ”

Xun You, Zhong Xuan did not speak, and tacitly did not mention the matter of filling the vacancy in the imperial court.

Liu Wei looked at the three of them and said, "You can do this matter." Yanzhou is in danger and urgently needs money and food, what do you have to say? ”

When Wang Yun heard this, he thought without moving.

There were only a few sources of taxes in the Han Dynasty, and if you want to be able to raise military salaries in a short time, that is, you can 'raise taxes'.

Xun You had been dealing with this matter for a long time, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the salt tax should be levied in advance as soon as possible. ”

"No!"

Wang Yun immediately interrupted, and then argued with Liu: "Your Majesty, the people are already dissatisfied with the high price of salt, and they are miserable. ”

Liu Wei glanced at him, thinking about the feasibility of pre-imposing a salt tax.

The Han Dynasty changed the salt tax several times, and went back and forth on monopoly and taxation.

Monopoly is the monopoly of production and trading by the imperial court; And taxation is to produce and buy and sell at will by the people, and the imperial court collects salt tax.

This method of taxation directly led to the reduction of nearly half of the tax sources in the Han Dynasty, and the high price of private salt, only the middle families and salt merchants benefited greatly.

Xun You ignored Wang Yun and continued to argue with Liu: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the price of salt can be set and then taxed. ”

Wang Yun glanced at Xun You and said, "Your Majesty, if you do this, the salt dealers can't cover the salt, what should you do?" ”

Xun You said: "Your Majesty, please set up another salt official, and use official salt and private salt in parallel, which can not only control the price of salt, but also collect salt taxes." ”

"No!"

Wang Yun turned directly to Xun Yu and said: "This is the law when Wang Mang was in turmoil, so that the world was in chaos, did Xun Shangshu forget?" ”

Xun You also looked at him and said, "Prince, the chaos in the world is not the salt government, but the usurpation of Wang Mang's rebellious ministers, and the whole world is punished." ”

Wang Yun was about to speak, but Liu Wei said lightly: "Okay." ”

Wang Yun turned around, raised his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, the salt administration is a matter of great importance, and you should not be rash, the court and the people compete for benefits, and the harm is endless, please think twice about Your Majesty." ”

Liu Wei looked at Wang Yun and frowned slightly.

Let's say it's angry, a little, but it's just a point, Wang Yun's intentions are not bad, and what he said makes sense.

Zhong Xuan, who had been thinking about it, raised his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister has three strategies. First, the imperial court cut expenditures, and for officials who were not in a hurry to pay them, military salaries could be postponed for ten days to one month. Second, encourage wealthy businessmen in Beijing to donate. Third, the summer grain is imminent, the imperial court can borrow money from large households in advance, and the tax revenue will be returned again, and it is estimated that 50 million yuan can be raised. ”

Fifty million yuan, that is, fifty thousand taels, is equivalent to fifty thousand taels of silver.

It's not much, but it's enough to solve the urgent need.

As soon as Liu Wei was about to nod, Wang Yun said: "Your Majesty, delaying the imperial court is afraid that it will shake the minds of hundreds of officials, especially at this time." Donations have already been made many times, and the minister does not dare to assert how much he can raise. As for borrowing money, Your Majesty, the first emperor ...... I have also borrowed, but I borrowed more and less. ”

Liu Wei raised his eyebrows, and he began to get really angry in his heart.

Zhong Xuan looked at Wang Yun, wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing what to say for a while.

Wang Yun is right, these methods are not new. If there was a new method, the Han court would not be embarrassed to the point it is now.

Liu Wei picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Wang Qingjia, what good way do you have?" ”

Wang Yun lowered his head, hesitated, and said, "The minister is still thinking about the proper law." ”

Liu Wei didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said, "I don't have time to wait, just follow what Zhong Qing's family said." Officials of low quality do not delay. Donate, invite some important ministers and celebrities to come forward. The borrowed money is coordinated by Shang Shutai, and some interest can be paid when necessary. ”

"Your Majesty,"

Wang Yun immediately straightened up and was anxious to speak, but Liu Wei waved his hand, stood up, and said, "It's late at night, you guys should rest early, there are still a bunch of things tomorrow." ”

After saying this, Liu Wei looked at Xun Yu again and said, "Xun Qing's family, the method of transport, you can seriously discuss it with your Qing family, and come up with a detailed article for a day." ”

"Commandment." Xun You hurriedly saluted.

Wang Yun wanted to speak, but Liu Wei had already left.

Xun You and Zhong Xuan didn't want to continue arguing with Wang Yun, so they glanced at each other and got up to leave.

Wang Yun looked at their backs, his face did not move, but the anger in his heart surged up.

'Incompetent! He snorted inwardly.

Liu Wei returned to Gyeongbok Hall from Shangshutai without any sleepiness.

He took the map, laid it out on the table, and studied it carefully.

From north to south, from east to west, and in Yanzhou, Sili, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou, the shuttle back and forth.

After a long time, Liu Wei couldn't help but sigh lightly and said, "There really isn't a good place......

There were problems everywhere, and none of them made him feel comfortable.

His finger lightly tapped on Shanyang County, and then slowly slid from east to west, through Jiyin, Hanoi, Luoyang, Hongnong, and Sanfu, paused, and his finger fell on Hanzhong.

"Hanzhong ......"

Liu Wei's eyes flashed, this Hanzhong is also a critical place.

"Who will you send?" Liu Wei quickly flashed a person in his heart, and finally found that there were only two people he could dispatch, who were qualified and powerful: Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao.

There are two people, Gongsun Zhan is not at ease, and Cao Cao is not at ease.

I still have to cultivate a descendant who is loyal to him as soon as possible!

"Time ......"

Liu Wei sat back in his chair and nodded lightly.

He needs time now, he needs time to train courtiers and military generals.

But the big crumbling ship of Dahan is ventilated on all sides, and rain comes from all directions.

Pan Yin stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Tang Xiaoniang is here." ”

Liu Wei raised his head, and saw Tang Ji quietly walking in with a soup bowl, and said softly with eyes like water: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, eat a bowl of porridge to warm up." ”

Liu Wei smiled, also a little hungry, took it and ate two bites, and suddenly said, "By the way, let your father enter the palace tomorrow." ”

"Yes, the concubine has written it down." Tang Ji didn't ask why.

Liu Wei stretched out his hand and pulled her over, and was about to speak, when hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.

Tang Ji hurriedly retreated and saluted: "Your Majesty, the concubine retires." ”

Liu Wei hummed and looked at Zuo Li.

Zuo Li came to the front and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Taiwei Dong is pretending to be a man and wants to go out of the city, and there seems to be someone outside the city to answer." ”

The corners of Liu Wei's face straightened, and a breath grew from his nostrils.

"People outside the city, have you found out?" Liu Wei picked up the bowl of soup and said.

Zuo Li said: "It's too dark, I don't know how many people there are, the villain was worried about startling the grass and snakes, so he didn't send someone out of the city to investigate." ”

Liu Wei nodded, this Dong Zhuo should be in a hurry, and he tried his best to escape from Luoyang.

The situation in the annexed states is very complicated, with various forces intertwined, as well as the Qiang people and the Xiongnu eyeing each other, which needs to be handled carefully and cautiously so as not to cause a big chaos.

"Keep an eye on him, don't let him run."

Liu Wei ate the soup and said, "It's useful for me to keep him." ”

"The villain understands." Zuo Li lowered his head and said.

Liu Wei put down the bowl, looked out of the dark door, pondered in his heart, and said: "Spread the decree, tomorrow Zhulu Shangshushi, Xun You, Zhong Xuan Shangshutai will discuss the matter, and no one is allowed to take leave." ”

The imperial court was basically stable, and he had a free hand.

It's time to settle and merge. Liu Wei said darkly with burning eyes.

Compared to Yanzhou, it is more difficult to deal with, but it has to be dealt with.

After solving the merger of states, he not only saved a piece of heart disease, but also got an elite army, which could deal with the increasingly complex and changeable situation more calmly.

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