Xiao Ruxue asked doubtfully: "Why do you still want to check Qingzhou's accounts yourself?"
Xu Qing said: "Do you still remember the Song Mingzhe from yesterday?"
Xiao Ruxue looked confused: "Who?"
Xu Qing said: "That's the person whose limbs were broken by us yesterday."
Xiao Ruxue suddenly remembered that if she dared to speak rudely to Sister Su, breaking her limbs would be considered a minor offense!
Xu Qing continued: "The son of the right minister of Hubu, the right minister of Hubu was the governor of Qingzhou."
Xiao Ruxue said doubtfully: "Then why do you have to do it yourself? Wouldn't it take some time for the shadow guards to find out? And you didn't say that in the past two years, for the sake of the stability of the court, my father would do it."
Let them perform their duties, even if you find out now you can't sentence him, why do you have to work so hard?"
Xu Qing said: "Of course I went to check to ensure that he is definitely greedy, and he is greedy a lot. Do you understand this?"
Xiao Ruxue understood immediately and waved her little fist: "Then I want to investigate with you! Come on, hurry up, I will make him greedy for one million taels! No, it is not necessarily all greedy, he can also rob
!Additional crime!”
Xu Qing immediately looked at Xiao Ruxue with admiration. This little girl learned quickly!
She is worthy of Princess Yongle who ran rampant in the capital back then.
It's a quick return, but you have to be realistic. There are only a few things that can be found on the accounts, let alone the accounts from the previous year. I guess I can only check where the taxes are inconsistent.
However, the little girl’s idea may not necessarily be used here, it can also be used in other places.
In short, if you offend the three most good people [hooligans] in the capital, don’t even think about it!
In the quiet room, Xu Qing watched Xiao Ruxue flipping the abacus across the street and couldn't help but think, this little girl is so easy to feed. A fried chicken and a grilled fish can keep her motivated to work all day long.
, isn’t this much better than a certain prince?
Prince Qi's Mansion
For the first time, Mr. Wu was angrily scolded by King Qi, and even directly called him a fool. This had never happened before.
The former King of Qi always obeyed his words, and he rarely made mistakes, but when it came to winning over the Anding County uncle, he made many mistakes.
The original plan was to rely on Princess Gao Ning to pull Xu Qing onto His Highness Prince Qi's boat, but they never thought that Xu Qing was actually an infatuated person who was passionately devoted to the county magistrate's daughter and was not tempted at all by Princess Gao Ning's temptation.
Of course, they actually prepared a plan to create a gap between Xu Qing and his wife, but it was self-defeating again. Miss Chen didn't know what happened, and was so frightened that she still hasn't recovered yet.
Now, because of his successive misjudgments, King Qi finally started to speak harshly to Mr. Wu.
"Stupid thing! Get out!"
Mr. Wu looked at His Highness King Qi who was lying on the bed with his left leg in a plaster, his right arm still being bandaged by the imperial doctor, and his eyes were red. He sighed, bowed and said, "I'll excuse you."
…
Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue had finished calculating Qingzhou's accounts in just four days. It was the first time for Xu Qing to work so hard, and she was really not used to it.
There are many discrepancies in Qingzhou's accounts, and the officials in charge of tax law in Qingzhou really dared to write that nearly 100,000 taels of silver were spent just building roads in the city.
Why don't you go to heaven?
Now that we have detailed accounts of our losses, who would care about these things in the past? It is estimated that no one will notice such outrageous accounts as purchasing an egg for ten taels of silver. It is sandwiched in a pile of purchase accounts, and it is general
It's over.
But now, I'm sorry, the account details, let alone buying an egg, even buying a leek, have to be recorded for you. The previous method of directly setting up large accounts in a general way does not work now!
Imperial Palace—Royal Study Room
The Emperor of Chu looked at the wise king, handed him a memorial and said: "Brother, the State of Zhao and the State of Zhou sent a team of envoys respectively, passing through various parts of our Chu State, and now they are about to arrive in the capital. It seems that the motive is
It’s not pure.”
The wise king looked at the memorial, a cold light flashed in his eyes and said: "It seems that some clowns will not be able to sit still."
The Emperor of Chu sighed and said: "Last year our country of Chu was in a state of disaster. Not to mention the state treasury was unable to make ends meet, and even years of accumulation were used for disaster relief. However, the two countries of Zhou and Zhao had good weather last year and the state treasury was full."
"Now, just after the disaster year of our Chu country, they have sent an envoy all the way through the important places of our Chu country. I am afraid they are not using the name of being an envoy to find out the reality of our Chu country."
King Xian said: "The shadow guards of my king, Zhou and Zhao have also received news. The border troops of both countries have made arrangements. Although the target is not yet clear, the ambition of the wolf is probably obvious."
Emperor Chu took a deep breath and said: "In the past, there was no big movement at the border of the Three Kingdoms, and small frictions continued. It seems that they can no longer hold back."
"Although the national treasury has made a lot of money by punishing corrupt officials, after taking into account the operating expenses of the court, I am afraid that it can barely meet the needs of the First World War. Some state capitals have been severely affected, so I have reduced taxes in some places. In this way,
Then it becomes even more stretched."
"Even with the resources of the Guoshangyuan, it is already the limit to deal with one country. If the two countries finally join forces to attack our Chu country, we may be unable to withstand it."
The wise king said: "When soldiers come, they will block the water and the earth will cover them. What is coming cannot be stopped. If we really have to fight against each other in the end, I still have a final trump card."
Emperor Chu asked: "What other trump cards does the emperor have?"
The King Xian said: "I asked Xu Qing to check the accounts of the year before last. Yesterday Xu Qing told me that the amount of corruption is huge. If it really comes to the last resort, the wealth of the officials in the court will be the source of military expenses."
Emperor Chu took a deep breath and said: "If this is true, then our country, Chu, will be in chaos first, so how can we talk about external wars?"
King Xian said: "So this step is a last resort, but if you really want to take this step, you must be decisive. Tiaoyingwei suppresses the court and kills some of the rebellious officials and traitors who intend to disrupt the court. I don't believe them."
Not honest!"
Emperor Chu looked at King Xian and said, "If we do this, how should Chu deal with himself in the future?"
The wise king said: "I can't control that much anymore."
Emperor Chu sighed and said: "I'm afraid it will be written in the history books of future generations that Emperor Chu was unethical and slaughtered his subordinates to raise military funds."
The wise king glanced at him: "Why do you need to bear the infamy for what I have done?"
The Emperor of Chu looked at the wise king: "It is enough for you and me to have a bad reputation. Last year, under the natural and man-made disasters, many people in Chu said that it was because the Emperor of Chu was unethical and caused natural disasters. I
No matter how bad the reputation is, it will be like this. If the reputation of you, the God of War of Dachu, is also bad, I am afraid that the military and political affairs will be in chaos by then. There must be one person who can support the future of Dachu."
The wise king's throat moved: "You have suffered a lot these years."
Emperor Chu waved his sleeves: "Stop talking, this is fate..."
