Chapter 142: Qin Yu's Preliminary Thoughts on Forming a Power
The next few days.
Qin Yu took Xiao Nan and lived a carefree life of working from nine to five, listening to music.
Make up for the sins they suffered in Liba during this period.
Originally, Emperor Wei said he would send someone to Qin Yu.
But for the sake of Qin Yu's safety.
Emperor Wei wanted to select the best among the best, so the matter was delayed for several days.
Qin Yu didn't care either.
Qin Yu and Xiao Nan have been enjoying themselves for the past few days.
Emperor Wei's troubles came again.
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Royal Palace.
Huide Hall.
Emperor Wei sat on the futon, his face full of sorrow.
Qin Wenyao, the Minister of Hubu, Ling Tao Xing of the Zhongshu, Ouyang Zong, the Shangshu Zuopushe, and Bai Jiangheng, the minister, were standing in the hall.
Three bloody letters, all on the table.
The salt pond in the northern Xinjiang grassland was occupied by the Wuluo tribe.
The sea salt drying grounds and salt warehouses in Qingzhou and Liba were all destroyed by Japanese pirates.
The Salt Road of the Wei Dynasty was cut off.
Snap!
Emperor Wei's eyes were scarlet, and he slapped the table angrily, "This damn Xiao Wenmao really won't let me have a moment of leisure. After I persuaded Xiao Wenmao and Di Hongyang to surrender, he is still so tormented!"
With that said, he turned to look at Qin Wenyao, "Wenyao, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, what do you think we should do about this matter?"
Qin Wenyao frowned slightly and sighed: "Your Majesty, all the ministers have inquired. A month ago, there were merchants in various states and counties collecting salt at high prices, and the salt was transported to Pingzhou and Dongzhou. This clearly shows that Qi
The king’s conspiracy, and it has been planned for a long time.”
Zhongshu Ling Tao Xing sighed, "Well, now, the three salt roads in the grassland, Qingzhou and Liba have been cut off. The Wei Dynasty is short of salt. Not only the people can't bear it, but even the officers and soldiers of the three armies can't bear it!"
Salt, as a daily necessity in this era, is very, very important to people.
If there is no salt intake for a period of time, the limbs will be weak, and even nausea and vomiting will occur. The people will be unable to work and produce, and the soldiers will not be strong enough to fight.
In this era, there is no substitute for salt, and it is truly related to the survival and safety of the people of a country.
Moreover, salt, as a government monopoly product, was also an important source of fiscal revenue for the imperial court.
Miao Xiangyang and Di Hongyang had just announced their return to the imperial court, and Emperor Wei had just accepted the management rights of Qingzhou and Liba official salt.
This is not bad.
The money was not found, and the Qingzhou and Liba salt warehouses were destroyed.
He also asked Xiao Wenmao to collude with Wuluo and build the grassland salt pond into it.
Emperor Wei was really furious and furious.
He hated himself so much that he would lead his army to defeat Xiao Wenmao now.
Snap!
Emperor Wei's eyes were scarlet, and he stood up with a slap in the face, "Damn it! I don't believe that I can't destroy Prince Qi's Mansion! I want to conquer Prince Qi personally, don't stop me, I have to trample Prince Qi's Mansion to the ground!"
Seeing the Emperor of Wei was impulsive.
Qin Wenyao, Ouyang Zong and others hurriedly tried to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this! Your Majesty, powerful enemies such as the Uro in the north and the barbarians in the south are waiting for you to send troops!"
"Your Majesty, King Qi and Yu Mingxuan have been recuperating and recuperating in Dongzhou and Hepingzhou for so many years. Their strength cannot be underestimated!"
"You should think twice, Your Majesty!"
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Qin Wenyao and others hurriedly stopped Wei Huang.
Emperor Wei stood on the ground, looked at a few people, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Okay! It's not that I don't think of a way, it's that you don't let me!"
"Since you don't agree with my method, then it's up to you to come up with this method. If you can't come up with a method within three days, you will be the only one I ask!"
Hear this.
Qin Wenyao, Tao Xing and others bowed helplessly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
They had already seen it.
This was a conspiracy used by Emperor Wei to force them to find a way.
Immediately afterwards.
Emperor Wei looked up at Qin Wenyao again and asked, "Wenyao, how much money can be misappropriated by the Ministry of Revenue now?"
Qin Wenyao frowned and sighed: "Your Majesty, if you don't count the money from the tax cut next year, the available money is only 80,000 taels."
Emperor Wei's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "Eighty thousand taels? Why is it so little? I gave you an extra 700,000 taels for the money from selling tea!"
Qin Wenyao sighed, "Your Majesty, of the 700,000 taels, we have to provide disaster relief and reduce taxes in some areas. It's already good to have 80,000 taels left."
As he said that, he looked at Emperor Wei and said seriously: "Your Majesty, don't you still have 700,000 taels in your private treasury from selling tea? There is also part of the money you hid when Fan Junliang's mansion was confiscated."
"Eh..."
Emperor Wei glared at Qin Wenyao and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by that? What do you mean that I hid part of it secretly? Do you have any evidence to frame me here?"
Qin Wenyao looked at Emperor Wei without any fear, "Your Majesty, if I have evidence, I won't be so polite. You can touch Wei Chen's head, but you can't touch the Ministry of Revenue's money!"
Qin Wenyao said this.
Tao Xing and Ouyang Zong were all impressed.
There has never been such a powerful figure in history as Qin Wenyao.
You can chop his head off, but you can't touch the Ministry of Finance's money. Listen to this.
Who dares to talk to the emperor like this?
Emperor Wei rolled his sleeves and snorted coldly, "I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you. I'm tired. You all should retreat. If you can't think of a way within three days, don't blame me for turning against you!"
Afterwards, Qin Wenyao and others said goodbye and left the Huide Hall.
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The next day.
early morning.
Jinling City.
Qin Yu took Xiao Nan and Shen Binglan to a mansion in the city.
Their nightlife has been quite rich these past two days, with people going out early and coming back late.
So I haven’t heard of the salt ban.
Qin Zhang knew that Qin Yu was assassinated by Yueying Tower, so he asked Shen Binglan to protect Qin Yu personally and never leave.
Today, the five people sent by Emperor Wei arrived.
Qin Yu happened to go to meet them.
After confiscating Fan Junliang's house, Qin Yu gave Xuan Yue the tens of thousands of taels of silver he obtained.
Let them buy a big house in Changlefang, the most secluded area in Jinling City.
That is Xuanmen's secret base.
Qin Yu had an idea in his mind.
He wanted to form a force, develop it secretly and then fight against Yueying Tower.
However, Yueying Tower has hidden stakes all over the country, and its strength cannot be underestimated. Qin Yu is not afraid of them, but there are many in the Qin Palace and the Zhang family.
Qin Yu was afraid of causing trouble to them.
Therefore, Qin Yu planned to take control behind the scenes, let this force develop secretly, and secretly fight against Yueying Tower.
This is his initial plan.
Now that we have a team, all that's left is to develop slowly.
However, Qin Yu still had to think of a way to make money.
After all, to build a force that can fight against Yueying Tower, investment must be indispensable.
A few tens of thousands taels is fine, but if you ask your uncle Zhang Zhixin for a hundred or two hundred thousand taels of silver.
Duo Jinniang and Cheap Dad must know.
Qin Yu can't say that he needs the money to visit Jiaofangsi, right?
Besides, Qin Yu felt that one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand taels of silver was just a drop in the bucket for building such a force.
He needs to make a few big bucks.
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