Qin Xiao couldn't help but wonder if it was Lu Bin who lied in a hurry in order to get away with his crimes, so as to gain some time to live.

Lu Bin weakly explained:

"Your Majesty, the tax policy of this dynasty only stipulates that the taxes and grain paid by the people are one-tenth of the harvest."

"But there is no rule that overcharging achievements must be overtaxed."

"Yunzhou, it is indeed handed over in full according to the provisions of one-tenth of the harvest, and the criminal minister did not deceive the court."

Hear such justifications.

Everyone froze.

Qin Xiao was also stunned, and quickly came back to his senses: "What I saw with my own eyes, as well as the results of the investigation by the stationed officials. Yunzhou is a rare harvest in various places. ”

"You still think it's okay to harvest so much grain and pay the same amount of taxes as anywhere else?"

The ministers all nodded in agreement.

The hatefulness of corrupt officials is not the real point.

The point is, the prefect of Yunzhou, Lu Bin fell today.

The bigwigs in the court will have the opportunity to install their cronies in Yunzhou and grow their power.

That's what they really want.

Chen Yong shouted fiercely: "Lu Bin! The evidence is conclusive, and you still want to quibble? ”

"The taxes and grain paid in the great harvest did not increase with it, and it deserved death for deceiving the Holy One."

After drinking, Chen Yong knelt down to Qin Xiao again and said:

"Your Majesty, the matter is already very clear, please Your Majesty to punish Lu Bin for the great crime of corruption."

Chen Yong's henchmen knelt down for a long time: "Please Your Majesty to cure Lu Bin's crime." ”

Seeing this, Qin Xiao's eyes contained a cold cold light.

stared at Chen Yong with an unkind gaze.

And Chen Yong was stupid and didn't realize that he had made a big mistake.

He is a courtier, and Qin Xiao is the monarch.

Chen Yong didn't wait for Qin Xiao to speak, and first made a conclusion for him.

This is something that Qin Xiao cannot tolerate.

After Chen Yong became the prime minister, after the power was in his hands, he was a little greedy for profit, and often unconsciously made decisions for him, the emperor.

The arrogant and covetous ambition of power was all seen by Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao was the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At that time, he commanded thousands of troops and horses, and laid down thousands of miles of iron-blooded people.

He would never allow that.

Qin Xiao has been planning painstakingly for the sake of the future generations of the Great Zhou, and wants to hold the supreme power of the Great Zhou in the hands of him and his descendants.

For this reason, Qin Xiao even showed no mercy, and killed many founding heroes with the help of some major cases.

It is to ensure that power is not usurped.

This blatant move by Chen Yong and his henchmen.

It can be said that it not only touched Qin Xiao's reverse scales, but also the result he wanted.

With the help of Chen Yong's arrogant actions, let him kill himself!

Qin Xiao smiled coldly: "If you want to complete the iron case, you naturally have to check it first and confirm that the grain is stored in the granary before you can be convicted!" ”

Hearing this, the officials present all felt cold.

Some of the ministers broke out in a cold sweat with fright.

Your Majesty's tone is not good.

Especially the officials who knelt down with Chen Yong just now, they were all wondering if they were too anxious just now and stood in line with Chen Yong too early.

So he didn't take the emperor seriously.

Is Your Majesty really a good stubble?

When no one spoke, Lu Bin opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister still has something to say." ”

He was still kneeling on the ground, but at this time he straightened his chest: "Your Majesty, Yunzhou has been a bumper harvest year for four consecutive years. ”

"Now the grain hoarded in the grain depot alone is enough for four years in Yunzhou."

Qin Xiao gasped when he heard this.

Surprised, he leaned forward in a forgetful manner.

The grain stored in the warehouse alone is enough for Yunzhou to eat for four years?!

How much does this have to be?

Qin Xiao was even more annoyed, and asked, "Tell me, why did you save it?" ”

Lu Bin sighed: "The ministers don't dare to hand it over, and they don't dare to let the people take it." The surplus grain can only be put into the warehouse for storage. ”

"When the granary is full, take it and sell it."

Airplanes!

The civil and military officials couldn't help but whisper and hesitate.

Yunzhou has enough grain in store for four years!

This is unheard of in other states.

Qin Xiao asked again: "Why don't you let the people use it themselves, and why don't you hide it and not report it?" ”

As soon as Qin Xiao spoke, the ministers suddenly closed their mouths, pricking up their ears to listen to the answer.

Lu Bin's answer could not satisfy Qin Xiao.

Even if there is some merit in storing grain, it will be severely dealt with by Qin Xiao.

Lu Bin said helplessly: "Grain hurts farmers. ”

"If there is more grain circulating in the market, the price will fall, and the farmers will have a bumper harvest, and their income may not increase."

"If it were given to the people to take it for themselves, they would not be able to eat it and would not have a granary with the conditions to store it."

"It will make the grain moldy in vain, which is a great waste."

"Therefore, the Yunzhou government came forward to buy grain from the people at a price higher than the market price and stored it in the granary."

"When you need to get it, or sell it in a place where there is a shortage of food, you can kill two birds with one stone."

I see.

Qin Xiao remained motionless for a long time, still reminiscing about what Lu Bin said in his mind.

In this way, Yunzhou will not hurt the peasants because of the low grain, and dampen the enthusiasm of the peasants for farming.

It can also help other places tide over the difficulties.

What is this, isn't it killing two birds with one stone, and what is the best of both worlds?!

"Haha."

Suddenly, Qin Xiao looked up to the sky and smiled.

Yunzhou's approach is the most in line with Qin Xiao's wishes.

This is the true love of the people.

For Lu Bin's thoughts and decisions, Qin Xiao is now very satisfied.

But none of the civil and military officials in the court could laugh.

They had already made up their minds, so they waited for Lu Bin to punish the crime and arrange for people to enter Yunzhou.

What is the result?

Not only will Qin Xiao not punish Lu Bin, but it seems that he has made a great contribution?

At this moment, Qin Xiao turned his anger into joy.

This is my loyal minister of the Great Zhou, who has worked hard for the interests of the people.

For fear that grain prices would fall and hurt the peasants, they then stockpiled grain and transferred it to other areas where there was a shortage of grain.

It looks simple, but it can be very laborious and cumbersome to do.

This shows that seeing Lu Bin's conduct, his ability is quite high.

Lü Bin had only one mistake, that is, he did not report to the imperial court in advance.

But he makes Yunzhou have a bumper harvest every year, which is not a cover.

Otherwise, why can't other officials do it in such a state in the world?

It's just that now things are clear.

Qin Xiao was a little embarrassed.

Just now, he reprimanded Lu Bin nervously, shouting and killing.

In a blink of an eye, Lu Bin is not only not a corrupt official, but also a good official who thinks about the people.

With such a public slap in the face, Qin Xiao couldn't stand it.

"Don't hurry up and let Master Lu loosen the bindings!"

Hearing the emperor's words, Chen Yong's face became ugly.

He said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, this is just the words of Lu Bin's family......"

Qin Xiao interrupted him coldly: "Whether it's true or not, I will send someone to find out." ”