Chapter 102: Encounterable and Unattainable
The words of the right minister Yu Wen Chenghua made the civil officials present suddenly wake up like a dream.
Indeed, the treasury of the state of Chu was already empty.
Silver, it's a big problem.
For a while, the direction of the wind in the court changed again, and the ministers who had already fallen to Chu Mo began to have a skeptical attitude, casting questioning glances at Chu Mo, hoping that he could give them a satisfactory answer.
After all, none of these civil officials are stupid enough to know that if the new policy cannot be implemented. So at this time, Chu Mo took out this idealized new school policy to invite credit, and it was clear that he was playing tricks on them.
If this is really the case, then the resentment of these civil officials towards Chu Mo will only get deeper and deeper. Even if they can't do anything with Chu Mo for the time being, Chu Mo will be unpopular from now on, and I am afraid that the position of the East Palace will not be long before they sit.
And when the ministers were discussing again, Yuwen Chenghua raised his feet and walked towards Chu Mo, and asked him lightly: "Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Prince, where do you plan to raise the money you need for the implementation of this new learning strategy?
Chu Mo looked at him and retorted lightly: "The lonely lotus leaf chicken has raised more than three million taels of disaster relief silver for the affected people in Qingling and Qingling Prefectures. The method of lonely waterwheel has effectively alleviated the drought in Qingling and Qingling Prefectures. Lone wants to ask the right minister, you are in a high position, and you hold so much money from the imperial court every year, what have you done for the people of Chu State?"
Yuwen Chenghua also did not show weakness, and said angrily directly: "The prince is arrogant, you just did a few small things, and you are so arrogant and contemptuous of the ministers of the court." Weichen thinks that he is not a virtuous person, but he has been an official for many years, and he has also done his best for the people of Chu State. ”
Then, a wicked smile appeared at the corner of Yuwen Chenghua's mouth, and he said coldly to Chu Mo: "If Weichen is really a corpse vegetarian and a mediocre and incompetent person, how can Your Majesty promote Weichen all the way to the high position of the right minister?
This Yuwen Chenghua's two or three sentences not only directly broke Chu Mo's allusion that he didn't do things, but also backhanded a high hat that thought that Emperor Chu didn't know how to use people, and directly buckled it towards him.
When Chu Mo heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened, and his jealousy of Yuwen Chenghua increased a few points.
The previous gambling incident allowed him to win a game against the right minister Yu Wen Chenghua, which invisibly made him have some contempt for this right minister.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, he suddenly made trouble in the court, almost making Chu Mo unable to come to the stage. Fortunately, at this time, Chu Emperor Chu Yunxiu came forward in time and interrupted the conversation between the two.
"The right minister has both ability and political integrity, how many deeds he has done for the people of Chu over the years, I remember this in my heart! The prince can no longer slander the right minister, or talk about it, how do you plan to raise silver taels and implement this new set of learning strategies in Chu!"
Emperor Chu looked at Chu Mo with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
This is the main topic of the debate in the court this time, and it is also the focus of Yuwen Chenghua against Chu Mo, so when he saw that Emperor Chu came forward to pull back the topic, he didn't continue to hold on to what Chu Mo just said.
He turned to Chu Mo and asked, "Your Highness, that Weichen is still the same question just now, your idea of this new learning strategy is certainly good." But can Your Highness think that if you want the imperial court to allocate money from the treasury every year, where will this money come from? Now that the treasury is tight, if Your Highness wants the imperial court to allocate funds from the treasury, I am afraid that this idea will have to be temporarily invalidated. ”
When those civil officials heard this, they also questioned Chu Mo.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, where do you plan to raise all this money from?"
"Such a good idea, it can't really be just a whim of your Highness, right?"
"Your Highness, is it true that this new school policy cannot be implemented?"
Facing the questioning of the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Chu Mo was silent for a moment before raising his hand and shouting: "Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down first, Gu's words have not been finished yet." ”
"Okay, then Your Highness, tell me quickly, what is your best plan to raise money?"
Yuwen Chenghua squinted his eyes and pressed forward step by step.
Chu Mo thought for a while, and said solemnly: "Lone here has a secret recipe for food, when the time comes, as long as Lone opens a special restaurant in the Chu State, or even within the Five Kingdoms, with this unique secret recipe, he can definitely make money every day, and at that time, the profits from these restaurants will be enough to provide the expenses needed for the new learning strategy, and even the remaining silver taels can fill the treasury." ”
But Yuwen Chenghua didn't admit it easily, grabbed Chu Mo's question, and continued: "Your Highness, what kind of restaurant and secret recipe you are talking about are just your words. Not to mention, do you really have such a magical secret recipe, even if you really have this secret recipe, do you dare to guarantee that your secret recipe can really make you make money every day?"
Chu Mo nodded solemnly: "Lone's lotus leaf chicken is the best proof, since Lone can rely on the lotus leaf chicken all the time, he can raise millions of disaster relief funds for the people of Qingling and Qingling Prefectures in just half a month." What is there to worry about this idea of the right relative to loneliness?"
The corners of Chu Mo's mouth snorted lightly, smiled contemptuously at Yuwen Chenghua, and asked, "If the right minister doesn't believe that Gu's method can make money every day, then why don't we make another bet?"
Yuwen Chenghua smiled and replied: "Your Highness, you are the prince of Chu State, why do you have to bet with others when you open and close your mouth, and what is the difference between you and the gamblers in the market?"
"Didn't you lose to Gu last time, and now you're so scared that you don't dare to gamble with Gu again?" Chu Mo's face was full of ridicule, and he directly used the method of agitation.
Yuwen Chenghua was not angry or annoyed, and said calmly: "Wechen is not afraid of losing to His Highness, but Wechen feels that this gamble is meaningless. If His Royal Highness's method can really make money every day, it will naturally be an excellent thing for the Chu State to implement a new learning strategy. If His Highness's method does not work, then it will only affect His Highness's reputation at that time. ”
"So, there is no objection to the idea of the right side to implement the new study policy?" Chu Mo grabbed the conversation and took back the initiative.
Yuwen Chenghua nodded and replied: "Your Highness is so well prepared, Wei Chen naturally does not dare to have any objections. It's just that this ugly remark is still put in front of you, if Your Highness's new learning strategy fails, what should Your Highness do?"
As soon as Chu Mo heard this, he immediately understood what he meant, so he asked, "What does the right minister want to let Gu?"
"Weichen wants His Highness to make a military order in front of the civil and military officials, if His Highness's new learning policy can really be successfully implemented in the Chu State, then the ministers will naturally be more obedient to His Highness. But if Your Highness's new policy fails......"
When Yuwen Chenghua said this, his voice stopped abruptly.
He was hinting to Chu Mo that he would come out with the content of the punishment, so that the civil officials present could be completely convinced.
At that time, even if Emperor Chu wants to blame him, it will be Chu Mo himself, and it has nothing to do with him.
This old fox's cunning can be seen from this!
At this moment, Chu Mo was already difficult to ride a tiger, so he simply let it go, gritted his teeth, and sneered: "If the implementation of the new learning policy fails, and Gu voluntarily gives up the position of the East Palace, in this way, can the right minister be satisfied?"