Chapter 157: Water can carry a boat and capsize it
Listening to Xu Qing's words, the Xian Wang couldn't help but exclaimed in his heart: Oh! I really underestimate you!
To be honest, Xu Qing's answer made Xian Wang a little unexpected. In Xian Wang's view, Xu Qing was not interested in beauty. Although he had earned so much silver during this period, he had not spent any of it.
As for the foster women, there were many maids in the bookstore, some of whom were quite good-looking, but Xu Qing only taught them how to read and let them copy books.
In Xu Qing's eyes, those women are just like tools for copying books, and there is nothing beyond that.
Moreover, this person said that he had a fake marriage in order to deal with the Xu family's fake marriage. Xu Qing was afraid that it would be the same at home as in the bookstore. Even though his daughter was by his side, she could only look at her but not touch her.
The most important thing is that this person has never even been to Piaoxiangyuan!
King Xian has been practicing martial arts for many years and has already reached a state of perfection in martial arts. A little observation can tell that Xu Qing is still a child.
This made King Xian couldn't help but wonder, could Xu Qing have a problem in some way?
It is not something that ordinary men can do at such a young age with so much vigor and vitality. It is not something that ordinary men can do...
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But fortunately, greed for money and lust have to be equal, so the Xian Wang always thought that Xu Qing was very greedy for money.
The kind that can be bought with ten taels of silver!
But today, the person who could be bought with ten taels of silver refused sixty thousand taels without blinking an eye!?
King Xian was really impressed by Xu Qing.
The purpose of Xianwang's visit today was mainly to get some wine and to get Xu Qing's compensation money by the way.
After all, as the most majestic King Xian of Da Chu, he had tricked this young man more than once for his own benefit and for the benefit of Da Chu. King Xian could even feel that Xu Qing looked at him with full eyes every time he appeared.
The resentment...
Even if he, the wise king, is a freeloader, he can't always catch Xu Qing and trick him alone, can he?
Therefore, the 60,000 taels obtained in vain from the Xu family is the compensation given by the Xian Wang to Xu Qing. It is not his own money anyway, so it is quite pleasant to give it!
Who knew that this guy Xu Qing didn't want it?! He also told himself that these were obtained by plundering the people's wealth and anointing them, and they were ill-gotten gains! He could also say with a serious face that a gentleman loves money and takes it in the right way...
Is this still Xu Qing?! Is this still the money-grubbing Xu Qing he knew?!
After the Xian Wang heard what Xu Qing said, Xu Qing asked thoughtfully: "Then what do you think should be done with these 60,000 taels?"
Xu Qing said: "Your Majesty, you must have verified Xu Sima's crimes now, right?"
The wise king nodded: "That's right! During his tenure, he embezzled nearly more than one hundred thousand taels, which is a serious crime! His son is a bully and domineering man in the fish and meat village. All the crimes accumulated in the future are not exaggerated!"
Xu Qing said: "Then these 60,000 taels should be used to compensate the families who were persecuted by Xu Shen and Xu Sima. It is very hot to hold in the hands of ordinary people. The government should identify the victims by investigating each case file, and then
It is only appropriate to compensate the victims with money according to the degree of their harm."
The Xian King glanced at Xu Qing and said, "What you said makes sense, but this is the most appropriate approach."
King Xian sat on the chair, took a sip of the tea brought by the maid, looked at Xu Qing, and continued: "Xu Qing today really impresses me."
Xu Qing was slightly startled: "What are you looking at with admiration? What does the prince mean?"
King Xian said: "I really didn't expect that such a greedy person would reward the people of Yongzhou City with the 60,000 taels of silver that he could pocket without blinking an eye."
"It's not a reward, it's compensation. There is an essential difference between the two," Xu Qing said as he felt something was wrong: "Wait... Your Highness... I am actually not greedy for money."
Wise King: "You can buy someone with ten taels of silver, and how can you say you are not greedy for money?"
Xu Qing coughed: "That's the income from my legal labor."
The wise king waved his hand: "I won't argue with you about this for now. You talk about rewards."
What’s the essential difference between it and compensation? Aren’t they both giving away money?”
Xu Qing first asked: "I would like to know how the dirty money found by corrupt officials in the past was disposed of?"
The wise king said: "Of course it will be put into the national treasury."
Xu Qing asked again: "What about the people who were persecuted by corrupt officials in the past?"
The wise king said matter-of-factly: "Have I not avenged them all and dealt with these corrupt officials? What else can I do? It's you who actually compensated those people with dirty money as you said.
First time meeting."
Xu Qingdao: "Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, rewards are of the same nature as alms. They can be given or not given, but compensation is different. Compensation is the compensation given to the victim after recognizing his own mistakes."
The wise king frowned and said: "That corrupt official failed to govern the people. What does it have to do with the court? Could it be that the court allowed this person to become corrupt?"
Xu Qingdao: "But this official was sent by the imperial court. In the eyes of the people, this corrupt official represents the will of the imperial court. However, in the process of punishing corrupt officials, the imperial court plays a chivalrous role of punishing evil and eradicating evil. Don't you think
Isn't this unreasonable in itself? The imperial court didn't realize that it was wrong at all."
King Xian fell silent after hearing this. What Xu Qing said seemed reasonable, but why was it so difficult for him to accept it?
It took a while before the wise king said: "Is it wrong for the court to purge corrupt officials?"
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "There is nothing wrong with the court purging corrupt officials. What is wrong is that the money collected by corrupt officials was openly transferred into the national treasury. How is this different from the Mountain King who ordered his men to rob and finally confiscated all the money he had stolen?"
The Xian Wang looked at Xu Qing and said: "You mean there is nothing wrong with investigating and punishing corrupt officials, but what is wrong is the final result of the court's treatment?"
Xu Qing nodded and said: "The relationship between the court and the local officials is like that of a father and son. If a son beats someone, the father will not just clean up the son and be done with it. He must also give the person who was beaten corresponding compensation. Otherwise, the person who was beaten will have to sue the government.
Claim."
King Xian said: "This metaphor is novel, but... makes sense. I understand it."
Xu Qing said: "My lord, do you know the Grand Canal dug by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty?"
[Actually, it’s the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal]
The wise king nodded and said: "Of course I know. Since this canal now runs through our country of Chu and Zhao, it has become the main waterway for water transportation. It can be said to be a great cause that can be achieved in the future."
Xu Qingdao: "The original intention of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty to dig this river was just to go to Luoyang to see flowers... and he built a dragon boat for this purpose."
The wise king looked at Xu Qing and said, "What does this have to do with the court and the people?"
Xu Qing said: "If the imperial court is compared to this dragon boat, the people are like the water under the boat. The water can carry the boat and also capsize it."