When Liu Wan saw the two letting go of him, he quickly took a few steps back and hid behind Xia Shouzhong.
When Xia Shouzhong saw the two men letting go of Liu Wan, he pretended to say: "Both of you are ministers of the imperial court. How could you be so reckless and do something in such an important place as the military aircraft? What did you guys say just now?"
Even the emperor heard it and sent me here to ask what was going on?"
Lei Ying knew that he was a little reckless at this time, so he apologized and said: "I have to worry about it, father-in-law. It is really strange what happened today. The tax money has been reduced by three million. How can the court maintain this year?"
The voice of Old Meng Ming next to him was even more rude, "It must be corruption from top to bottom in this household department. They have done a lot of this in the past, but I didn't expect it to be so excessive this year. If we don't punish him severely this time, it will be like this every year in the future.
Do you still want this Jiangshan Sheji?"
Xia Shouzhong didn't know what to say now. After all, with so much money missing this year, it was indeed difficult for the court to continue. But this was the emperor's plan, and he couldn't expose it. So he talked to Xini on both sides, "You two adults, please calm down. This
This incident is indeed a natural and man-made disaster, and no one wants it to happen. We can only work together now to help the emperor tide over this difficulty. When the tax collection comes in next year, everyone will be comfortable."
Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, hurriedly came up to help, "Yes, what Eunuch Xia said makes sense. Let's save some money here and there this year and work hard to save the money. Next year we will be fine."
Lao Meng made it clear that he did not buy his account, but asked Xia Shouzhong with his eyes wide open, "Does the Emperor know about this? The Emperor knows that he is short of three million taels of silver, and is he so careless as you?"
Xia Shouzhong really didn't know how to answer him now. He couldn't tell them that the three million taels of silver were in the emperor's inner treasury.
Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu, couldn't stand it anymore, so he came to Jia Ke's side and said: "Master Jia, you are the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department. You should say something, otherwise it will be unethical if this quarrel continues."
Jia Ke was almost asleep. The fire he lit was getting stronger and stronger, and he was getting more and more happy as he watched. After hearing Tian Ye's words, he said lazily: "I want to talk.
If it works, I have already told you, so there is no need for you to ask."
Tian Ye said displeasedly: "Master Jia, do you want to shirk your responsibility? You are the foreman of the military aircraft. If you don't come forward in this matter, who will?"
"Okay, since Mr. Tian asked me to say it, I will say it, but don't regret it when the time comes." After Jia Ke said this, his eyes sparkled.
Jia Ke has decided to make this matter a big deal and even let the people in the world know about it. He would like to see how the emperor stops it.
When everyone heard that Jia Ke was about to make a decision, they all looked at him. Jia Ke had already stood up from his seat, and he couldn't help but let out bursts of evil energy.
"Liu Wan cannot absolve himself of the blame for this matter. Although he is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he must not be lenient. According to my wishes, he has caused such losses to the imperial court. How can he live with dignity in the world? We should
The name of the Military Aircraft Department is that Liu Wan will be thrown into the sky prison first, and then the relevant personnel of the water transportation will be searched. The matter must be brought to the bottom, and when the time comes, it might as well be a killing spree to deter those who come after him." Jia Ke said.
The murderous aura here is getting stronger and stronger, and the few weak scholars standing in his heart have been so frightened by him that they have backed away.
"When these corrupt officials are dealt with, we will be able to raise not just 3 million cars, but 13 million cars."
When Liu Wan heard Jia Ke's words, he was frightened out of his wits. If the Military Aircraft Department really complained like this, the emperor really couldn't reject it without a good reason. Otherwise, how could the emperor govern the people of the world?
When Liu Wan thought of this, his body was already shaky and he could hardly stand.
Liu Yu saw that Jia Ke was about to restrain Liu Wan and hurriedly stepped forward to speak for him, "Master Jia, what he said is too much. The whole story of the matter has not been clarified yet. How could he deal with an important official of the imperial court so hastily?"
I'm afraid it will cause turmoil in the court."
Jia Ke stared at Liu Yu and said, "Master Liu, what does this mean? Could it be that you are protecting Liu Wan? You must know that this is three million taels of silver. How many people's lives are involved in this."
Liu Yu was not afraid of Jia Ke, "We have to report this matter to the emperor and ask him to make a decision. I'm afraid we ministers are not qualified to deal with ministers like Liu Wan."
Jia Ke had no objection to this. Jia Ke originally did not think that the emperor could deal with Liu Wan, but it was just a show to let everyone see his attitude as the foreman of military aircraft.
"In that case, let's go to see the Emperor together and ask the Emperor to make a decision." Jia Ke said as if he had no choice. In fact, he was really helpless. Now he was severely ostracized by the military aircraft department. Although he had military power in his hands,
, the emperor did not dare to deal with him casually, but his control over the world's government affairs was very weak.
On the surface, Jia Ke agreed to everyone's audience with the emperor, but in fact, he had exactly what he wanted. This time it was obviously a conspiracy created by the emperor, but he just wanted to deduct military pay and make himself unable to survive.
In Jia Ke's view, this was simply a sign of incompetence. Doing so was simply not worth the gain. Now that the emperor was depriving the military of the world from paying, he would definitely lose military morale.
This is also a good thing for Jia Ke. This will let the soldiers all over the world see what kind of emperor they are loyal to.
If the emperor really deducted the military pay of his direct troops, he could still make up the one to two million taels of silver every year. Not to mention anything else, the Manchu Eight Banners alone would pay him more than 1 million taels of silver as tribute every year.
Tang Kuai, who is in charge of grassland intelligence, not only controls the intelligence system, but also controls a large number of business houses. The trade with the Tatars and the Eight Banners of the Manchus can also bring him one to two million in income every year.
In addition, all the important generals from the nine sides have a stake in Jia Ke's shop, and their income is also very generous, which is not as good as the military pay from the imperial court.
Xia Shouzhong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they had reached a consensus. These people were either close ministers of the emperor, held military power, or were confidants of the Supreme Emperor. He could not afford to offend any of them.
Jia Ke turned around and cupped his hands to Xia Shouzhong and said: "Eunuch Xia also knows about this matter. He must report it to the emperor immediately without delay. Please go to the emperor and report it to our five military ministers and the Minister of Household Affairs Liu Wan."
, requesting an audience with the emperor."
When Xia Shouzhong saw Jia Ke holding his hand, he quickly returned the greeting and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Jia, I will report it to the emperor right away." After saying this, Xia Shouzhong turned around and left the military aircraft.
After Xia Shouzhong left the military aircraft office, he took his eunuchs back to the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace. After entering the Dongnuan Pavilion, he cautiously came to the emperor's side.
"Do you know what happened? The dignified Military Aircraft Department looks like a vegetable market. What a shame." The emperor had noticed Xia Shouzhong a long time ago, and now he said to Xia Shouzhong without raising his head while reviewing the memorial.
"Returning to Master Long Live, I have already found out clearly that it is because the Ministry of Revenue lost three million taels of silver this year. Several adults from the Military Aircraft Department had a quarrel with Liu Wan, the Minister of the Ministry of War. When I went there, Lei Ying, the Minister of the Ministry of War,
Meng Ming, the head of the Hanlin Academy, is entangled with Liu Wan." After Xia Shouzhong said this, he stood aside without saying a word. This matter was all planned by the emperor, and he knew everything about it. Now he can't say much.
Dare not say.
After listening to Xia Shouzhong's words, the emperor couldn't help but smile again. This time, he wanted to tear Jia Ke's direct lineage apart. He wanted to see how these people could control the army without military pay.
"How are they discussing now?"
"Reporting to Lord Long Live, the several military ministers and Liu Wan have not discussed the outcome. They asked the slaves to come and report to the emperor. They want to report to His Majesty." Xia Shouzhong lowered his eyes and answered truthfully.
After hearing this, the emperor put down the pen in his hand. He stood up and walked up and down the floor of Dongnuan Pavilion. This matter was actually quite difficult to deal with. This is because the border has been calm over the years and the Tatars have not
The invasion can be temporarily suppressed even by the nine-side war. As long as these few months can pass, after Jia Ke's strength has been greatly damaged, he will issue military pay in the name of the inner treasury to boost the morale of the army. As long as he survives this year, next year the world will be peaceful.
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The more the emperor thinks about this method, the more sophisticated it becomes. However, although he has an advantage in military power, he does not control the financial power. As long as he does a little manipulation, Jia Ke's army will be a rootless seedling.
But this matter is still a bit dangerous. If Jia Ke makes a desperate move, both he and himself will lose. Therefore, we can’t rush this matter, and we can’t cut off Jia Ke’s military pay in an instant. We need to boil it in warm water.
Slowly use the firepower like a frog.
The emperor walked around on the ground for a few times, thinking about everything. Then he looked back and said to Xia Shouzhong: "Tell them to come in. This matter really needs to be carefully considered, otherwise the court will be short of these silver taels. I'm afraid there will be trouble."
But when the emperor's side was in chaos, the Supreme Emperor in Ningshou Palace was very leisurely.
The current Supreme Emperor has no hope for the emperor. On the surface, he supports the emperor, but in fact, he is just delaying time so that Jia Yuanchun can give birth to the prince.
At this time, the Emperor was leisurely basking in the sun, with melons, fruits, and peaches beside him. The Empress Dowager was chatting and laughing with him.
While confirming, a young eunuch hurriedly came to the side of the Supreme Emperor.
Dai Quan, who was standing behind the Supreme Emperor, frowned when he saw the little eunuch. Ever since Dai Quan lost control of the secret guard, his reputation in the Supreme Emperor and the palace has dropped drastically. Now in the palace, with the emperor's side
Xia Shouzhong is respected. Not many people care about this ancestor anymore.
The new little eunuch came to the Supreme Emperor in a hurry. The Supreme Emperor glanced at him and said nothing. The little eunuch came to the Supreme Emperor with his own hands and feet and whispered a few words.
The Supreme Emperor immediately became alert after hearing this, and then slowly closed his eyes again.
"You go back and continue to inquire. Let the people under you be smart. If anything happens, come and report to me as soon as possible."
After listening to the Emperor's instructions, the little eunuch didn't say anything, lowered his head and slowly retreated out.
The Queen Mother saw all this clearly from the side of the Supreme Emperor, and hurriedly asked, "Did something happen? To make His Majesty so excited?"
"It's nothing serious. Just keep it in your mind. It's just the emperor who used some clever tricks. I think he will cause a big problem this time." The Supreme Emperor said helplessly.
The Queen Mother had always been dissatisfied with the Emperor. After hearing what the Emperor said, she hurriedly asked: "In that case, why don't you stop him quickly?"
The Supreme Emperor closed his eyes and said helplessly: "I'm old and don't have the energy anymore. Everything is fine with the Emperor. The only thing is that he is too impatient. Now he and Jia Ke are incompatible with each other. I'm afraid there is no hope for him to give up."
. It’s better to let him go through the trouble. If it succeeds, that’s fine. If it fails, I’m still here. For my sake, Jia Ke won’t fall out immediately.”
The Empress Dowager nodded after listening. She understood what the Emperor meant. This was the last time for the Emperor to test. If it succeeds, naturally everyone will be happy. If it doesn't work, the Emperor is still there, and she can temporarily appease Jia Ke and prevent him from letting go.
The dynasty fell.
Dai Quan, who was standing behind the Supreme Emperor, listened to the words of the two Supreme Beings. He felt a little upset in his heart. He knew Jia Ke very well, so he was not optimistic about the emperor's actions this time. Now he was thinking about how to ease up with Jia Ke again.
relationship, otherwise you will not end up well in the future.