If there was any chance, even if Huang was seriously injured or even disabled, he would still avoid the Western Inspection mission.
It's a pity that there is no "early knowledge" in the world. The first half of the trip when Huang Huang accompanied the prince to the west was so happy, but now it is so miserable.
However, compared to him, the people's hearts were colder.
"If Ningjun is required to hand over 80% of the autumn grain, is the royal family going to force us to death?"
"They are clearly forcing us to die!"
The people's hearts were filled with chills. Ning County was prosperous and every household had food in reserve, but this was different from being asked to hand over 80% of the autumn food.
Not to mention that there was no war, even in the era of state-controlled war, there was no precedent for paying 60% to 80% of rice grains. Paying 50% of grains was just as high as the sky.
The monarch does not treat the people of Ning County as human beings, and the prince and princess are also of the same virtue. When war breaks out, can such a monarch and the royal family be expected to protect the people?
Lord Shang was worried that the people would be too angry and disrupt the order, so he quickly appeased the agitated people: "Fathers, please be patient for a moment, the fairies have unparalleled virtues and will have their own fair judgment."
The common people suppressed themselves because they were worried about the presence of the fairy, the guardian of the sacred tree, and did not react too radically. After listening to Lord Shang's words, they quickly calmed down their emotions.
The royal family didn't even dare to look at the people. They could feel the mood swings of the people without looking. The king was wise and the people were in line. With the emperor of the empire being so virtuous, it would be difficult to restore the hearts and minds of the people of Ning County. If the upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked, if the monarch is so virtuous, the children he likes must not be kind people. Le Yun was too lazy to scold the Xin brothers and sisters, and asked Lord Shang: "Everything needs to be done by a teacher. Why does Xin ask for it?"
Ning County paid tribute to so much autumn grain?"
Lord Shang Jun immediately responded with his hands raised: "Reply to Fairy, in more than fifty years the monarch will be three thousand years old. Prince Xin said that the national treasury is short of food and asked Ningjun to use 80% of this year's autumn grain as part of the tribute to celebrate the monarch's birthday.
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Le Yun immediately caught the important point: "It seems that the Hunjun of the Xin family not only took away 80% of this year's autumn grain, but also wanted other things. What are they?"
"Prince Xin also said that Ningjun should use 50% of the rice harvest from next summer and autumn as military rations and give it to him to take back to the capital. In addition, Prince Xin said that the three thousand years of the monarch's life is a major event. The people of Ningjun are as important as the empire.
The people of Ning County should also give a small gift, and let the people of Ning County give each family a spiritual stone as a gift for the monarch's birthday.
We also require each family of monks in Ning County to contribute one hundred thousand spiritual stones, ten medium-grade magical instruments, one million medium-grade spiritual plants, or a thousand high-grade elixirs of various types."
Lord Shang said that Prince Xin, Lord Xin, had specified what tribute he wanted. The people present were so angry that they could not speak. When the monks learned that the Xin royal family actually asked them to pay tribute to so many resources, they were also very angry.
The heads of the Mahayana princes of the royal family were furious, and one of them immediately made amends: "Fairy, it is clear that the monarch asked Ningjun to give a small gift, but it was not so harsh. It may be that the prince and princess secretly increased the amount." p>
Le Yun looked at the Mahayana members of the Xin royal family in a leisurely manner: "Then tell me how much tribute Xin Hunjun originally designated?"
Xin's Mahayana answered under pressure: "The monarch said that the people of Ning County should collect one to two hundred million spiritual stones as a birthday gift. The monk family is rich, so the gift should not be too shabby. It must be at least fifty or sixty thousand spiritual stones. Five or six thousand spiritual stones."
One hundred thousand spiritual plants, a few magic weapons, and three to five hundred middle-grade elixirs."
"Commander Xin Hunjun, the internal supervisor, don't you have anything to say?" Le Yun turned her eyes to the internal servant who lowered his head and said nothing.
Being named, Huang Huang couldn't pretend to be dead and had to help verify the authenticity: "This time the royal guardian told the truth."
The monks and common people in Ning County resented King Xin for forcing them to pay tribute, and even more hated Crown Prince Xin and Princess Shu. Those two people just opened their mouths and increased the offerings by several percent, which was extremely selfish.
"Now let's not talk about the crime of your princess and prince who deceived his superiors and secretly increased the tribute, nor did you talk about your behavior of pretending to be deaf when Prince Xin secretly increased taxes. Let's continue the previous topic," p>
Le Yun was no longer angry at all now, and asked very calmly: "Xin Hunjun asked Ning County to contribute 80% of the autumn grain, so do other counties also have the same amount?"
"No." Waiter Huang has already smashed the jar.
"How much is it in other counties?"
"The counties surrounding the capital paid tribute according to the law. Because the counties to the west were the land of rice and grain, the monarch levied a little more grain from each county on the basis of the rice grain and taxes that were levied."
"How much grain did Mr. Xinhun ask for from other counties? Is it just this time, or did he defraud him every ten years before? Did he owe all the grain and silver, or only the grain and silver from Ning County?"
"The counties surrounding Ning County collect an additional 1,200,000,000 jins of grain each time, every 30 to 50 years, and other counties far away from the capital collect an additional 1,200 million jins of grain every 10 years, about 89 million jins each time. p>
The monarch collected grain from other counties and paid for it at a price lower than half of the market price."
This makes it very clear that the king of the Xinhe Empire is really targeting only Ningjun.
Not to mention Mr. Shang, the common people were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks were thick. They wanted to rush forward and tear the royal guards apart.
"Shangjunjun, how much food do Xinhunjun's people ask for every time they come to Ningjun?" Le Yun asked the victim again.
"The envoy of King Xin came to Ning County for the first time and asked for 50 billion catties of newly produced rice grains. Where could Ning County get it? It took two years of preparation to collect 20 billion catties.
After that, the envoys came to Ning County and asked for 30 to 50 billion catties of grain. The petty officials in the county worked hard to collect about 10 billion catties of grain each time. Later, because of arrears of grain and silver hundreds of times, Ning County
The quantity of rice grains has been kept low, with the grain supply ranging from 5 billion to 9 billion catties."
Lord Shang Jun's words were filled with a sense of helplessness and powerlessness. All the staff in the county government also felt the same. The monarch's envoys came to ask for food, but they were not given food or silver. However, they had to give food. You can imagine the pressure they were under.
How big.
People's hearts are made of flesh. The people present knew the grievances of the princes and officials and understood their difficulties. Several old women were so heartbroken that they wiped away tears.
"Xinhunjun is such a fucking thing!" Le Yun laughed angrily: "He picks the soft persimmons and pinches them once. It's not enough. He picks the same persimmons again and again. It's like he's addicted.
Even if the monarch has a problem with Ningjun or anyone in Ningjun, he will not bully Ningjun like this. This is the first time for this fairy to see such a morally corrupt and foolish monarch, which can be regarded as an eye-opener."
"That's right!"
"This is too much!"
The common people share the same hatred as the fairy.
The Mahayana monarchs of the royal family were so ashamed that the monarch was a descendant of the Xin family. The monarch was scolded by the fairy for being morally corrupt. How could the reputation of the Xin family be any better?
Even if they have not committed any evil deeds, in the eyes of the people of Ning County, they are all the same because of the single contribution of the monarch.
On the contrary, Chamberlain Huang felt relieved. The monarch was a member of the royal family. The royal family had turned a blind eye to the monarch's behavior in the past. How could he, a slave, interfere with the master's decision-making? If he was to blame, he was not as guilty as the senior members of the royal family.
Rank monk.
Lord Shangjun and his staff did not take the opportunity to express their grievances. Le Yun continued to ask: "Ningjun is also the land of Xinhe, and Lord Xinhun is the leader of Xinhe. Why did he target Ningjun?
Paper can't contain the fire. Xin Hunjun targeted Ning County and defrauded Ningjun once or twice, but he could hide it. If it happened too many times, he couldn't hide it from the courtiers. The courtiers knew it and couldn't help but dissuade them.
Lord Xinhun dared to bully Ningjun in this way. It must be the result of the courtiers all over the court knowing about it but turning a blind eye and allowing Lord Xinhun to bully Ningjun. Otherwise, the officials would make excuses every day and the court would be flooded with saliva.
, the king of a country would not dare to go too far even for the sake of face.
Everything happens for a reason. I want to know why Lord Xinhun targets Ningjun. Is he targeting Ningjun or Lord Shang.
Is his personal grudge against Ning Jun his own, or was he instigated by the courtiers, and which courtiers were involved?"
Huang Chamberlain knew that it was impossible for the royal family to answer the question, and the important task of answering the fairy's question would still fall on him, so he simply faced the reality: "The Sa family doesn't know whether the monarch has any grudges with Ningjun or Shangjun. They only know that the monarch does not like Ning."
The county also doesn't like the Shang family very much. It feels that the Shang family has been serving as the magistrate of Ning County for generations, which makes the people of Ning County respect the Shang family and underestimate the king."
"He doesn't like Ningjun. It's not like all the courtiers in the court don't like Ningjun. Since there are loyal and treacherous courtiers, there are always loyal and good generals who have conscience and can speak justice.
Tell me about the people who colluded with Lord Xinhun, made suggestions for him and covered up the situation, so that Lord Xinhun has oppressed Ning County for more than two thousand years and is still unknown."
"Fairy inquires, don't dare to deceive, Zuo Xiang..." Huang Chamberlain didn't care what the royal family thought, he answered all questions, and pointed out the courtiers who were angry with the monarch.
He knows every family treasure, and he can even remember clearly who comes from which county, which prefecture and which clan. The details of his information are rare and prove how competent he is as a secretary.
After counting the people in a hurry, he finally raised his eyebrows and said, "There is also the Xinyu family, a monk from Kaiming Prefecture in Ning County."
When he finished his last words, the whole hall was silent.
The people were stunned and could hardly believe their ears.
The monks were also shocked and straightened up slightly. Someone asked: "You said that the Xinyu family of Kaiming Mansion also... participated in the plan to make suggestions for the monarch to oppress Ningjun?"
"Now that things have happened, the Sa family has nothing to hide, not to mention the fairy asking questions in person, so the Sa family dare not deceive the fairy anymore." Huang Huang also knew that some people would not believe it.
"The Xinyu family is from Ningjun. He actually secretly harmed Ningjun. He must have an intention. Then what kind of deal did he make with Mr. Xinhun? What is the Xinyu family's plan?"
"The fairy is wise, and the Xinyu family has plotted to obtain the position of county guard of Ning County. The monarch accepted the allegiance of the Xinyu family and promised that when the matter is accomplished, the Xinyu family will replace the Shang family and become the county guard of Ning County."
"I think the Xinyu family paid a lot of good tributes to Lord Xinhun in order to express their loyalty. This time the trashy Prince Xin is on tour to the west, they will not miss the opportunity and will secretly bribe the royal guards.
By taking advantage of others' shortcomings and being soft-spoken, the royal guards benefited, so they turned a blind eye to the Xin brothers and sisters' private increase in the number of tributes, right?"
The guardian of the sacred tree spoke softly, and the royal family and Mahayana felt a cold air from the soles of their feet to the Tianling Cap, and the bones in their whole body were feeling cold.
Huang Nei's servant is not afraid of boiling water: "What the fairy expected was exactly what it was. The Xinyu family bribed the Crown Prince Shu and the royal guards, including the honor guard. Everyone got a gift from the Xinyu family." Le Yun nodded to show that she understood, and then returned to the subject: "Prince Trash must have passed through several counties on his western tour, and by the way he collected taxes and grain from each county, as well as various local rites of filial piety from each county or birthday gifts for Lord Xinhun.
Who is in charge of things?"
"The taxes, grain taxes, and birthday gifts of tribute in each county are all under the control of the Sa family, and the additional grain collected is also in the hands of the Sa family."
"Hand over the things you are in charge of, and convert these items into spiritual stones, which can be used to offset the grain and silver owed by Lord Xinhun to Ning County. After offsetting the amount of spiritual stones owed to Ning County, Lord Xinhun will pay in full.
Qing.
Also, throw out the trash prince and his things together."
The fairy asked Chamberlain Huang to keep the taxes and other materials. Lord Shang and the monks were shocked. Isn't this a bit unkind?
The royal family was shocked. Should the guardian of the sacred tree keep taxes and grain?
"What, do you have any objections?" Le Yun raised her eyelids and looked at the royal guard coldly: "When Lord Xinhun asked Ningjun for food, he said that the treasury was empty, so he owed food and silver first.
Taxes, taxes and grain must go into the national treasury. Now that the national treasury is abundant, what's wrong with using some spiritual stones to pay the debt?"
The Royal Mahayana was speechless when asked.
Lord Shang thought for a while, hey, the fairy is right. In the past, the treasury was empty, so it owed Ningjun grain and silver. Now the taxes and grains belong to the treasury. Now that the treasury is rich, use the grain and silver from the treasury to pay for the grain and silver.
, nothing wrong at all!
As a result, Lord Shang got rid of his moral burden and felt refreshed.
When the staff saw that Lord Shang did not raise any objections, they were a little excited at the thought of recovering a sum of grain and silver.
It was true that he was in charge of the storage device, but the guardian of the sacred tree was countless times more noble than the king. Waiter Huang decisively chose to be aware of the current situation and took out the storage device he controlled and placed it on an exquisite porcelain plate.
, walked respectfully to the fairy and handed it over.
Le Yun took the small porcelain plates together, took out a small table and placed it between herself and Lord Shang. She put down the plate and took out the storage container to check.
Shang Junjun had an idea, took out the Four Treasures of the Study, spread out the paper, took a pen in one hand, and prepared to record.
His wit earned the fairy an admiring look.
The first storage container contained all spiritual stones and some spiritual jade. Le Yun checked the quantity and quality and reported the number.
Shang Junjun recorded it quickly.
The second storage container contains rice grains, which should be tax grains.
The third storage container is for additional grain collection.
The fourth storage container contains various ores, which is also tax money.
The fifth space container is a storage bag, which stores birthday gifts from various places, and the sixth storage bag stores earthen rituals from various places.
As an earthling, Le Yun is principled. Because she does not understand the value of the special products of each county, she gave the fifth and sixth storage containers to Shang Junjun and asked them to count them themselves.
Shang Junjun placed several sets of tables and chairs aside, gave two storage bags to the chief clerk, and asked the chief clerk and the officials in charge of purchasing to count the items in the bags and price them.
Lord Bo was also clever. He took a Mahayana from the Shang family and ran to the accounting room to carry the general ledger of the king's arrears of grain and silver to Ning County to the main hall.
