Speaking of which, Jiao Lingjian was speechless. Yu Zhengtie sat for a long time with a blue face before he asked, "How much wealth is there in the inner treasury?" ”

The financial use of the inner treasury is under the control of the Shaofu. Shaofu Ling Fang Han had already prepared, and immediately replied: "As of the end of last month, there is a total balance of 234,520 catties of gold, 1,105,200 taels of money, 6,512 horses of silk and silk of various colors, and jade."

"Got it." Yu Wei interrupted him with a voice: "Take 200,000 catties of gold, and deliver 1 million taels of money to the treasury, which is exclusively for the military needs of the border pass." In this way, are you satisfied? ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Huo Xuan and the officials bowed their heads respectfully.

After they retreated, Yu Wei immediately lifted all the objects on the imperial case, and the cinnabar in the overturned imperial inkstone was sprinkled, and the lapis lazuli floor tiles were bright red.

"Your Majesty is angry!" Jiao Lingjian persuaded on the side: "Your Majesty has always been diligent and thrifty since the imperial pole, and he is not yet at the age of marriage, and the harem is useless, so he will temporarily give up some wealth, and he will slowly make up for it in the future." ”

"Why am I angry about this idea? You just said that it was right, it was obvious that they were incompetent, but they asked me to pay for it with their own money. I have given in today, but what about in the future? I'm afraid that if something happens to them, they will want to reach into my inner vault! ”

"Probably not, right?" Jiao Lingjian said hesitantly: "Da Sima is a capable minister who governs the world, and Da Nong Ling has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and the policy of monopolizing salt and iron proposed back then has filled the treasury in a few years. I think they are really in trouble at this time, so they have to do it."

"Huh." Yu Wei sneered: "When the first emperor was a capable minister of the world, after I ascended the throne, there were all kinds of last resorts. I'm not blind, so I can't even understand this difference! ”

Before he finished speaking, suddenly there was a small eunuch outside the hall who spread the word that it was the big farmer Ling Lou Zhiping who had just left, and he came back to ask to see His Majesty.

"Nope!" Yu Wei said unceremoniously.

"Your Majesty." Jiao Lingjian opened his mouth and persuaded: "In front of Da Sima, Da Nong Ling may not dare to declare any ideas, and now there must be a secret to play when he quietly turns around, Your Majesty may wish to listen to his words, so as not to hurt the courtiers' loyalty." ”

Yu Wei thought for a while, and then responded: "Call in." ”

As soon as Lou Zhiping entered the palace gate, he knelt down, took off his high crown directly, and kowtowed to the ground: "The treasury has no money, all because of the minister's inability to live up to his grace, the minister has no intention of making quibbles, and is willing to be disposed of by His Majesty!" ”

He has passed the age of no doubt, and wisps of hair have grown on his forehead, and the crown is very clear when it is gone.

He pleaded guilty like this, and most of the depression in Yu Wei's heart disappeared.

"Get up." He said: "If the great farmer has ordered this to come just to ask for sin, then it is not necessary. I have not yet been in power, and I rely on Lou Qing a lot. I have already reflected on it, and the great Sima said it well, the Son of Heaven has no selfish affairs, so why should he care about those rich silks in the inner treasury. ”

"Your Majesty is smart and wise, benevolent and loving to the people, which is really a blessing of Dayu." Lou Zhiping praised sincerely, and then stood up according to the order:

"Your Majesty." He said: "Today, the minister specially invited to see him alone, not only to apologize, but to have other important matters, and to explain to His Majesty. ”

Yu Wei was already calm at the moment, bowed his head slightly, and motioned for him to say directly.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that when the first emperor was there, he ordered that sinners in the world be allowed to redeem their sins?"

Yu Wei nodded: "I remember that the money was collected by the government treasury, and at the end of the year, it was released into the Shaofu as internal money." ”

"Your Majesty is right." Lou Zhiping praised: "Since the first emperor issued this edict, in the past 20 years, the treasury has collected a total of 50,620 catties of gold on behalf of the government, and on average, there are more than 2,000 catties per year. ”

Although this money is not much, it has opened the door for the prisoners to reform for good, and secondly, it has increased the revenue of the government treasury to some extent, which is one of the virtues implemented by the first emperor. The Great Agricultural Order specifically mentioned this matter today, but what is the objection to this policy? ”

When he said the back, Yu Wei's voice gradually became colder.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood Wei Chen." Lou Zhiping hurriedly explained: "The minister came here today because someone took the initiative to hand over a large amount of silver, totaling 256,000 pieces of gold, that is, 128,000 catties."

Yu Wei was surprised, Huo Di stood up: "Even if it is to atone for the death penalty, it is only 500,000 yuan, which is 25 catties of gold." What crime did this man commit that he was willing to hand over such a large sum of money? ”

As he spoke, he walked down the steps and walked back and forth in front of Lou Zhiping: "This money is almost worth one-third of Dayu's income, even compared to my private treasury. Who is so arrogant? ”

"Your Majesty." Lou Zhiping said: "This person is the newly sealed Xianghou Yu Chu. ”

Yu Wei stopped suddenly: "Yu Chu? He raised his voice: "Is it really Yu Chu? ”

"The minister didn't dare to deceive His Majesty, it was really Yu Chu." Lou Zhiping said respectfully.

Yu Wei sneered and sat down before returning to the throne: "What does he mean by this?" ”

"The Marquis of Xiang came to the minister's mansion last night and said that although the first emperor forgave his sins, after he was a great rebel sinner, he repented every night in recent years, and still felt that his sins were heavy. And in the early years, he was stupid and stubborn, he had befriended the gangsters in the rivers and lakes, invited fame and money, and then after the teachings of the first emperor, he had repented, but every time he thought about the past, he was still anxious, so that he couldn't sleep at night. Therefore, after thinking about it, he decided to hand over all his family wealth to atone for his crimes, and from then on he kept to himself, and was only a submissive citizen under His Majesty's rule. ”

Yu Wei's dislike for Yu Chuzhi lasted for a long time, and he really wanted to find a crime to dispose of him after the foundation was firmly established, but the other party suddenly handed over such a large sum of money and behaved so deferentially, which was completely unexpected to him.

"According to Lou Qing, Yu Chu's words are sincere?" He looked at Lou Zhiping condescendingly.

"The minister can be regarded as reading countless people, looking at his words and colors, and not finding any pretentiousness." Lou Zhiping thought seriously: "When the Marquis of Xiang spoke to the minister, he was indeed haggard and heartbroken, and his repentance was not false. ”

When Yu Wei heard this, he thought about it for a while, and then ordered: "Summoning Tang Zhan to see." ”

Tang Zhan came quickly, and when he heard Yu Wei ask about the current situation of Xianghou, he immediately replied:

Yu Chu has recently taken off his fancy clothes and moved into a simple courtyard in Xuanpingfang. dismissed the people around him before, leaving only a dumb servant to guard the door, and he had no contact with other officials and magnates on weekdays, but often went to the market to fight cocks and gamble for money, and he didn't find anything wrong for the time being. ”

Yu Wei nodded, thinking that most of the gold that had just been robbed by Huo Xuan had been replenished, his mood instantly relaxed a lot, and even his favorability towards Yu Chu turned from negative to positive: "If he can really be consistent in his heart, I am not intolerant." ”

"Your Majesty." Lou Zhiping saw that he was in a better mood, and said, "Xianghou. There is one more thing to ask for. ”

"What?" Yu Wei asked.

"He wants to wait for the state mourning period to ask His Majesty to give him a marriage." Lou Zhiping said cautiously.