"Ben Hou doesn't have anything to say, that's all, let's disperse."

Three minutes later, Yuan Ke raised his hand and waved everyone back.

He had just inspected the Dasi Nong Yamen under the guidance of Zhang Tianye and Xu Tao, and he had a trip to each department, and he also had a look at the main officials in charge, and then he entered the vault to check it again, and found that the vault was quite desolate.

"Squeak ......"

There were no gold, silver, or copper coins in the huge vault, only a few hungry mice.

"Master Hou, since Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, all the tax income that can be collected has gone into Dong Zhuo's pocket, and the expenses of the imperial court are all allocated by him."

"In the past three years, this vault has been idle, and our Dasi Nong Yamen has nothing to do."

"The court is poor."

Zhang Tianye introduced the current situation of the Dasi Nong Yamen.

From time to time, he complained to Yuan Ke about the poverty of the imperial court and the embarrassment of their great Si Nong Yamen.

After hearing this, Yuan Kefang realized that Sang Le, the old guy, was not only for Mingzhe to protect himself, but also that he had no way to solve the financial crisis of the Han court, so he handed over this mess to him.

"What? Is the court already so poor? ”

When Yuan Ke heard this, he was also surprised.

Although he understood that the court was short of money, he did not expect the court to be poor like this.

As a modern person who has traveled through time, he understands that during this period, the Eastern Han Dynasty was very poor, and in history, since Dong Zhuo entered the Beijing Rebellion, the imperial court's taxes could not be collected.

The taxes paid by the states allowed the local separatists to take it for themselves.

At the same time, because of the warlord fighting, the common people were displaced, the fields were deserted, and there was no income.

He remembered that in history, in the middle of Emperor Ling, there were more than 12 million households in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a population of about 65 million, the number of registered acres of land was about 8.6 million hectares, and the annual land rent was about 4.2 billion yuan.

The oral endowment, the calculation endowment and the additional endowment are about 8.8 billion yuan.

These are just the money under the command of the Dasi Nong Yamen, and the Shaofu, as the emperor's private treasury, has a garden and an imperial village under its name, which is about 6.5 billion yuan per year.

The sum of the three is about 16 billion dollars.

This money was converted into silver, which was about 16,000,000 taels.

"Da Sima, don't you know, now, the taxes in various places can't come up, and as for the taxes in the counties near Chang'an, they all fell into Dong Zhuo's pocket, and not a penny of money was not included in the treasury."

Xu Tao is also complaining.

“......”

Yuan Ke was silent.

He didn't say anything lightly, because it was impossible for the silver in his hand to be put into the treasury, after all, the current treasury was not his, and he was afraid that the court would spend his money.

However, he felt that it was time to knock on the states, counties, and counties, the imperial court had no money, and he couldn't make them feel better, as much as he wanted.

Before, Dong Zhuo was in chaos, and there were reasons not to pay taxes in various places, but now that Dong Zhuo is dead, they should have no reason to refuse to pay taxes, right?

I don't expect to hand it all in, and I can collect as much as I can.

Zhang Tianye and Xu Tao saw that Yuan Ke didn't speak, and they didn't interject, just stood quietly to the side and waited.

"Smack!"

Yuan Ke raised his hand and patted it on the table.

"Okay, that's it."

He said loudly.

"Da Sima—"

"I, we ......"

Seeing this, Zhang Tianye and Xu Tao instinctively knelt on the ground.

"We just said it righteously, and we didn't make it up half-heartedly, please Da Sima Mingjian."

The two of them stubbornly explained.

"Okay, Ben Hou didn't mean to accuse you just now, but he thought of a way to make money, and immediately issued a document urging taxes to all states, counties, and counties in the name of the imperial court, not only adding the big seal of the Great Si Nong Yamen, but also adding the handsome seal of the Great Sima, telling them that whoever does not pay the tax, Ben Hou will personally raise troops to get it."

Yuan Ke couldn't help but say loudly.

"Ahh

"Da Sima, does this method work?"

Xu Tao whispered.

"Ben Hou is somewhat prestigious, forgive those princes who divide one side will give some face, of course, you don't rush too hard, you can collect as much as you can."

Yuan Ke said.

"Yes!"

Xu Tao and Zhang Tianye said.

The two of them agreed, but they were worried about Yuan Ke's method in their hearts, and they were afraid that it would not be too effective.

In their opinion, Yuan Ke, a rebellious minister and thief, and the princes of all walks of life who hated him so much, would not necessarily give him face.

It's just that they don't dare to say it.

"You make a plan for Ben Hou to spend money for the imperial court this year, see where you need to spend money, remember, our policy is to reduce unnecessary expenses, keep everything simple, and recuperate."

Yuan Ke said.

"Yes!"

The two of them said when they heard this.

Also on the same day, when Ji Ping led the anti-plague men of the Imperial Physician's Office to leave Chang'an, the Dasi Nong Yamen sent the documents for tax collection to all states, counties, and counties in the form of [800 li expedited].

At night, as soon as he returned to the mansion of Da Sima, Yuan Ke summoned Jia Xu.

Inside the study.

"Wenhe, Ben Hou called you here, there is something to discuss with you."

Yuan Ke pushed the [Loyalty Biscuit] on the table to the other party without a trace as he spoke.

"This is Ben Hou just got, a strange pasta, you can taste it."

The reason why he used this loyalty cookie for Jia Xu was because he was not at ease with Jia Xu.

"Thank you, Lord!"

Jia Xu didn't hesitate, took the biscuit, and ate it carefully.

When he first ate it, he didn't have anything, but soon he found that this [biscuit] melts in his mouth and is very delicious.

He put most of the biscuits in his hand into his mouth.

After eating, he didn't forget to lick his lips, a picture of endless aftertaste.

"Lord, this cookie is delicious."

He said honestly.

"Haha-"

"Ben Hou has also tasted it, and it is precisely because this thing is delicious that he left a piece for Wen He and you to try it."

"It's a pity that this thing comes from a small country in the Western Regions, and we Han people don't understand its method, so we can't have a good time, but if there is a chance in the future, Ben Hou must get this method of production."

"At that time, I could enjoy this delicious taste every day."

Yuan Ke heard this and said with a smile.

After a chuckle, he got down to business.

"Okay, let's stop talking about these mundane things, let's get down to business."

At the same time, he checked Jia Xu's various attribute information by the way.

[Character]: Jia Xu

[Force]: 56

[Intelligence]: 92

[Internal Affairs]: 90

[Commander]: 60

[Loyalty]: 100 (Never betray)

After discovering that Jia Xu's loyalty was full, he was completely relieved of Jia Xu.

"Wenhe, you should have heard about today's court meeting, right? Dasi Nong Sang Le resigned, and his position as Dasi Nong also fell into the hands of Ben Hou. ”

"It's just that now, Ben Hou also has a problem, and there is no trustworthy person to take a good look at the money bag of the big man for Ben Hou."

"I don't know if Wen He might be a suitable person?"

Yuan Ke asked Jia Xu, in fact, his preferred candidate was Jia Xu.

It's just that now Jia Xu is also a guard lieutenant, responsible for guarding the palace, and if he is given another errand for the Dasi Nong Yamen, I don't know if he can afford it.

"Lord, this matter can be taken care of by the eldest grandson Wuji, he has a high ability in internal affairs, and he is in charge, and it is the best use of his talents."

Jia Xu raised his hand to recommend the eldest grandson Wuji.

"The eldest grandson Wuji is a good candidate, but now that he is in Luoyang, he is also burdened with heavy responsibilities, and he can't take his leave. Wenhe, Ben Hou won't hide it from you, in fact, I want you to serve as the deputy of [Da Si Nong], and I am optimistic about this money bag of the Han Dynasty for Ben Hou. ”

Yuan Ke got straight to the point.

"Ahh

"Lord, it's not that the minister is unwilling to take on this important responsibility, it's just that now the minister is also the position of a guard lieutenant, responsible for the safety of the palace, and let me lead the big Si Nong, I'm afraid I can't do it."

"The minister is afraid of delaying the great affairs of the Lord."

Jia Xu said.

"This matter has been considered by Benhou, and it is not a big problem."

"You take over the affairs of the Dasi Nong Yamen first, and support things for Ben Hou, that Zhang Tianye and Xu Tao, Ben Hou is not worried about them."

"If it is not my subordinates, their hearts will be different."

"As for the affairs in the palace, don't delay, worry more about it for the time being."

"At least three months, at most half a year, Ben Hou will find you a successor."

"How?"

Yuan Ke asked.

He has an excellent candidate, and this person is Xun Yu.

Xun Yu, a native of Yingchuan County.

Speaking of this Yingchuan, it is the place where the outstanding people are, and Xu Shu is also a native of Yingchuan.

Previously, Chen Qun and Guo Jia, who were mentioned in the recruitment white paper, were also from Yingchuan.

If it weren't for the war against Bashu, he would have gone to Yingchuan to recruit these talents into Chang'an and serve him.

It's just that the best time to take Bashu is now.

Before he returned to Beijing, he asked Yuhuatian to send fine work to Hanzhong and Yizhou, especially to send people to Chengdu, if it was not bad, Liu Yan should now be seriously ill and bedridden.

At this time, when the people of Yizhou were panicking, he wanted to take this opportunity to take Hanzhong and even Jiange and other places, if the conditions allowed, but to occupy Chengdu and take this country of abundance in his hands.

"If the Lord has a word, let him obey it."