1233 Disaster situation, the emperor has to compromise
Wang Jinling said that he wanted to put pressure on the emperor, but he had not discussed it with Jiuhuangshu in advance, and Feng Qingchen did not write a letter to tell Jiuhuangshu specifically, because Feng Qingchen believed that Jiuhuangshu must know about it and would do his best.
Cooperate.
Don't ask why Feng Qingchen believes it. Anyway, she just believes in the Nine Emperors Uncle. Even if he is thousands of miles away, the Nine Emperors Uncle will not leave her alone. This trust comes from the Nine Emperors Uncle's feelings for her.
Facts have proved that Feng Qingchen was right. Although Uncle Nine Emperors was not in the imperial city, he knew everything that happened in the imperial city, including Feng Qingchen's arrogant words in the palace and Xia Wan's betrayal.
Uncle Nine Emperors kept watching but did not take action. It was not that he did not want to help Feng Qingchen, but that Feng Qingchen handled the situation very well. He also wanted to see what step Feng Qingchen could take.
However, when he saw Wang Jinling instigating his students and forcing the emperor to give Feng Qingchen justice, the Nine Emperors Uncle did not intend to watch any longer.
"You are finally willing to show your claws. I am afraid that only Qingchen can show your strength at all costs." The Nine Emperors Uncle didn't know what his mentality was when he said this. Anyway, he didn't feel very good.
He will protect his woman. Wang Jinling is really troublesome.
"Since you want to play, then play bigger. If you don't drain the treasury, the emperor will definitely not be able to settle down." The Nine Emperors Uncle took up his pen and wrote several letters to several of his subordinates who were responsible for the border affairs.
The emperor was still worried about the matter in Xiling. He finally gained the upper hand and pinned Yaohua on the charge of murdering the heirs of Prince Chun. Just when he was about to free up his hands to snatch the token from Feng Qingchen, a memorial from all over the place came.
One after another, they were handed to his desk.
"A flood occurred in Ningchuan County, hundreds of people were injured and killed, and thousands of acres of fertile farmland were submerged. We request tax reductions and exemptions and allocate funds for disaster relief."
"Anya County is suffering from drought, and today's autumn harvest will not be harvested. We request tax reductions and exemptions, and allocate funds for disaster relief."
"Yiwei Town collapsed, countless houses collapsed, and the people suffered heavy losses..."
"Famine in Shandong..."
"Trouble in the northwest..."
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There were floods in the east and drought in the west, and rinderpest broke out in several counties. The people suffered heavy losses, and bandits were rampant in one place. Even the former prince who had just been crowned king also complained about his poverty, saying that when he first arrived in Jiangnan, the foundation was unstable and there were many affairs in Jiangnan.
, I am sure the emperor will suspend taxes.
Memorials reporting the disaster one after another were piled on the emperor's desk. Seeing these memorials, the emperor's eyes widened.
He knew that disasters occurred in many places every year, but local officials mostly concealed them or underreported them for the sake of political performance. But what about now?
Not only did these people not hide it, but they magnified the disaster. They complained endlessly and asked the treasury for money. They didn't care about their own assessment at the end of the year.
One or two emperors can think it is a coincidence, but if dozens of them in a row have accidents, and the emperor still thinks it is a coincidence, then he does not need to sit in this position.
There is definitely someone behind this, and the purpose is self-evident.
"You bastard." The emperor was so angry that he threw the folding paper and cursed, but the matter was far more serious than he imagined. For several days in a row, the emperor received folding papers reporting the disaster from all over Dongling.
Insect plagues, disease disasters, flash floods and collapses occurred one after another, as if the entire Tangling was plunged into disaster, and the most terrifying thing was that all the information about the disaster was leaked out somehow.
Those scholars who gained fame last time were more like taking a shot at it this time. They didn't need Wang Jinling to say anything, and they spontaneously went to the Imperial College, the Imperial College, and the palace gate to discuss political affairs.
In addition to the wave after wave of disaster reports, the capital officials in Dongling also seem to be very unlucky. Today this lady is seen visiting a brothel, and tomorrow the lady is seen causing trouble in the backyard and accepting bribes before coming again.
, some trivial matters of bribery were also brought out.
The officials in the capital were all so busy that they had no time to take care of the disaster-stricken areas and the county officials who reported the disaster. The Fuyamen still received no news from their superiors, and the complaints came one after another.
The emperor was so busy that his head was spinning, and the number of state affairs to be dealt with increased exponentially. Not long after the reports of disaster reports from various places were reported, the military had another problem. I don't know who was behind it, and the Ministry of War was deducted from the army.
The general reported the interception of Junxiang, and now...
But it really stirred up a hornet's nest!
Silver, silver, officials from all over the country either reached out to ask the emperor for silver, or said that they could not pay the taxes this year and asked the emperor to reduce them. The emperor dismissed a group of officials in anger, but the newly appointed officials continued to ask for money.
To reduce taxes.
Because those disasters were not faked. Although some places were exaggerated, some counties were indeed very poor and could not afford to pay taxes. It was just that in previous years local officials concealed the matter and created the illusion of a peaceful and prosperous age.
The newly appointed officials have no money and no foundation. If the court does not reduce taxes and allocate funds for disaster relief, their official positions will definitely not be stable, and the people will definitely cause trouble.
The emperor was furious and sent batches of officials to investigate. The officials who went down at first vowed that they would find out the truth, but it didn't take long for them to join in with the local officials. The reason is very simple...
The situation in most places is indeed bad, and in other places, although it is exaggerated, there are still disasters. If one acre of land is flooded, local officials report 100 acres, and the extra 99 acres of compensation can be regarded as legitimate by them.
Even if there is a lot of greed, the local officials will not keep it all to themselves, but will divide it up layer by layer.
They do not squeeze the people, do not accept bribes from their subordinates, they only think of ways to make money from the treasury, and the officials from top to bottom are united. It is not difficult to hide it from the emperor. The emperor is the emperor. He is sitting high on the dragon throne. How can he know how the people are actually living?
What day.
As for a few hard-nosed officials who insist on exposing it, I'm sorry. You can report it to King Yama. If you block their way of making money, you will be punished with death.
The emperor was worried. He knew that this matter must be Wang Jinling's handiwork, but he had no evidence. These reported disasters were not all exaggerations. More than 60% of them were true. It was just that the local officials had settled the matter for the emperor.
We had shared the worries and solved the problems, but now they were all exposed in front of the emperor.
As a responsible emperor, he cannot ignore it, but there is no money in the treasury. No matter how much he wants to do well, it will be useless if he cannot get the money.
The emperor has been summoning ministers every day in the past few days, asking them to come up with a solution, but they are all in trouble.
Does the Emperor want to handle this matter strictly? Or should it be handled strictly?
No one can control natural disasters and man-made disasters. In the past, these officials would find ways to solve the problem by themselves and find local and large households to solve the problem. Now they don't ask for help, so there is nothing wrong with asking the emperor.
Later, the Taibao couldn't stand it any longer. Seeing the white hair on the emperor's temples, the Taibao sighed and told the Emperor privately that he would deal with whoever brought this matter to light.
The implication is to ask the emperor to find Wang Jinling, ask Wang Jinling to come forward, and make those officials calm down. What was done before is what should be done now, otherwise...
The national treasury has allocated this money and reduced these taxes. In those few years, there is no chance of making any more money. There is also the problem of military affairs...
Alas. All the private transactions in the officialdom were exposed in front of the emperor at this moment, but the emperor is not omnipotent. If the officials below do not work for the emperor, then the emperor will really die from exhaustion...
Under such circumstances, let alone asking Feng Qingchen for the token, the emperor doesn't even have time to sleep...
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