Chapter 886
Seeing the imperial guards quickly attacking, blocking the palace ban, and closing the gate of Wende Hall, the imperial guards stood with guns behind two squads, and Ni Liang stood behind the little emperor. For a moment, the hall was filled with murderous aura. People were puzzled why the little emperor had made great efforts for such a "small matter" and transferred troops into the hall, which made the ministers frightened for a moment.
"Your Majesty, why is this?" Ying Jieyan asked with a frown.
"Oh, sir, look at the memorials!" Zhao Bing sighed lightly and handed the memorials on the desk to him.
"Oh, what's wrong with this?" Ying Jieyan knew that the young emperor was cautious in his work and would not be aimless. He had to examine it one by one after reading the memorial. He became alert and took the memorial.
"Empress Dowager, please forgive my reckless mistakes, but this matter must be made clear so as not to be used by a traitor and ruin my Song Dynasty!" After everything was arranged, Zhao Bing turned around and apologized to the Empress Dowager.
"Yeah!" Empress Dowager Yang was also flustered at first, but soon calmed down. She didn't believe that when she was about to hand over power, the little emperor would still do stupid things to seize power by force, so she nodded and did not ask much.
"Don't be surprised by all the ministers. I have no malice intent. I am not threatening anyone, but just to prevent someone from not listening to me and sneaking out and not admitting the account." Zhao Bing turned around and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, don't joke like this, it's really scary!" Liu Fu shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Hehe, I'm not kidding. After this calculation, many people will definitely be scared away. Who will I ask for the account at that time?" Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, how can you settle accounts like this in the world?" Wen Tianxiang shook his head and said.
"Hey, this account is worthy of literary performance, you must not refuse to accept it!" Zhao Bing said with a straight face.
"Oh, when did I owe Your Majesty the account? This joke is impossible!" Wen Tianxiang thought about it, and said in a daze.
"I'll know if I owe it or not." Zhao Bing still smiled, and then said to Lu Xiufu, "The outer court and the inner court are separated after the court moved to Qiong. Prime Minister Lu still remembers this!"
"Your Majesty, I remember it." Lu Xiufu nodded.
"The Prime Minister Lu should also remember the agreement we reached on the imperial boat on the way from Yashan to Qiong!" Zhao Bing asked again.
"I remember!" Lu Xiufu nodded again, "At that time, in order to solve the financial needs of the court, Your Majesty and I agreed to change the income practice of the internal storage warehouse. The internal storage warehouse should only be 10% within two years of salt tax, and will increase year by year, up to 30% and become a regular law. However, in order to maintain the daily needs of the palace, 50% of the taxes of the Maritime Bureau entered the internal storage warehouse, while the miscellaneous courses and pit smelting were included in the Zuozang warehouse, and the rest remained in the original state."
"The rest should include the confiscated traitors and the property of the criminals!" Zhao Bing asked again.
"Yes, it should be included." Lu Xiufu replied.
"Wen Xiang, respond, Governor Liu, is this agreement fair to me?" Zhao Bing asked with a turning face.
"According to the rules set by Taizu, the tax on taxes, the income from the pits and the surplus of the Maritime Warehouse Department, it is indeed his Majesty who suffers a loss," Wen Tianxiang said with courtesy.
"At that time, I recognized it for the sake of state affairs, and all the income from the General's Mansion was placed in the Zuozangku, and the penny was not included in the internal warehouse, right?" Zhao Bing asked again.
"Yes, after the relocation of the court to Qiong, I was ordered to hand over all the taxes collected by the general's office to the court." Ying Jieyan testified.
"At that time, there were only the more than 200,000 stags of gold and silver brought by the Empress Dowager from the palace, as well as some treasures. But I had to bear all the expenses of the inner court, the salary and all the needs of the guards, and I had never used the national school, can I ask?" Zhao Bing asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty is clear in terms of public and private affairs, and everyone in the court knows it." Lu Xiufu replied.
"It's not right to be clear about public and private. Over the years, the court has been paying the warehouse according to a 10% salt tax. It should be said that you have clear about public and private!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Is there such a thing? Why don't I remember it?" Wen Tianxiang immediately started to pretend to be stupid when he heard this and spread his hands.
"By the way, it must be Yao Liangchen who took personal revenge and deducted the needs of the inner court. If I had known earlier, why would it lead to a disaster?" Lu Xiufu also quickly found a reason and put the blame on Yao Liangchen, who had been dismissed.
"You should know that the Ministry of Revenue is your subordinate. Don't you know about this?" Liu Fu took the initiative to shirk responsibility without waiting for the young emperor to ask.
"I have so many things, how can I remember these little things!" Ying Jieyan waved his hand.
"How is it? If I hadn't closed the palace gate and sent troops to guard it, wouldn't it have been gone?" Zhao Bing pointed at several people and said with a smile, "Although Yao Liangchen has been dismissed from office and exiled, his deathbed is not bad. I will remember it for you?"
"Your Majesty, it's okay that this matter has been many years. This year's salt tax will definitely be sent to the warehouse as soon as possible." Lu Xiufu said hurriedly.
"You said forget it! Even if the salt tax is 11 million guan, it has been five years since I owe me at least ten million guan. In addition, this year I have already let you cheat and buy a bunch of broken ships with the salt tax he deserves for one million guan, and lost 2 million guan." Zhao Bing said with an uncompromising look on his face.
"Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty is devoted to national affairs, so I intentionally did not ask for it. And Your Majesty is the world, so why bother with it!" Lu Xiufu quickly put on a big hat.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lu is right. All the money is used for state affairs, so why bother with it?" Empress Dowager Yang was secretly happy. The little emperor turned out to be collecting debts from all the civil and military officials of the court. No wonder he wanted to seal the door to prevent them from escaping, and said with a smile.
"Thank you for your forgiveness!" As soon as the empress dowager finished speaking, the four of them saluted upwards.
"Empress Dowager, we both started selling things in the palace for the sake of our wedding. If we are forgiven, we can't even drink porridge!" Zhao Bing's face was covered in darkness and said with a straightforward look.
"Okay, okay, the Ai family will no longer interfere!" Seeing that the little emperor was anxious, Empress Dowager Yang quickly waved his hands.
"Since the Empress Dowager has waived the previous salt tax, let's continue to calculate the next account. The tariff calculation of the Maritime Bureau was incorrect and has cheated me for many years." Zhao Bing said, "Since the tariff warehouse and the Zuojiao warehouse each divided 50% of each, you have calculated all the costs required by the Maritime Bureau to me. What you took was net profit, and I calculated it as much as 20% less. In seven years, I have cheated me for at least three or four million yuan!"
"I really don't know, but since Your Majesty said that, it's the court that owes the inner warehouse. According to the three million trump cards that Your Majesty said, they will definitely try to raise them to return them in time. What do you think Lu Prime Minister?" Wen Tianxiang responded happily and kept winking at Lu Xiufu.
"If you make a mistake, you have to correct it. This is what it should be!" Lu Xiufu immediately understood and said politely.
"Mr. Wen, I treat you very well. I always think that you are the most fair and do things fairly. Why do you cheat me?" Zhao Bing said with a hint of laughter and cry.
"Your Majesty is just selling his literary figures to save face. This little money is not a big deal to Your Majesty!" Liu Fu also smoothed out the situation.
"I just wipe it with one million guan. I can't finish it in my whole life if I just squid cakes and meat with meat!" Zhao Bing said sadly.
"If Your Majesty wants to eat meat in the future, even if you go to my house, you must let Your Majesty eat it to your fullest!" Lu Xiufu said.
"Okay! Chen Dun gathered with the guard camp, scattered and went straight to the prime minister's mansion to eat meat. Ni Liang ate a lot, so you go too!" Zhao Bing immediately ordered.
"Thank you, thank you, Prime Minister Lu!" Chen Dun said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, I will give you instructions immediately!" Lu Xiufu said with a bitter face, but she wished she could slap herself twice in her heart. Why did she forget that the little emperor was revenge in this life and that he never had any revenge at night. If he brought people to the prime minister's mansion to eat meat every day, he would have to eat himself up!
"Prime Minister Lu, you have to take good care of yourself and you will live a hundred years!" Zhao Bing said with a different expression.
"I thank Your Majesty for your concern!" Lu Xiufu didn't know what he meant, but thought the little emperor had changed his nature and thanked him.
"No, no, I should thank Prime Minister Lu." Zhao Bing waved his hand quickly, "Prince Lu's monthly salary is 600 guan, and the annual income is only 100 guan. Even if he has a full salary in his career, I will only get 500 guan after he has been a hundred years old. Although I still owe me some, I feel better."
"Boom!" After hearing the little emperor say this, the ministers in the palace burst into laughter, and the solemn atmosphere just now swept away.
"How come this child is so naughty!" Empress Dowager Yang burst into tears and turned her face toward Dou Xing.
"The official family is a person with temperament, and only the official family can think of this idea... Haha!" Dou Xing couldn't help laughing as he said.
"Thank you Your Majesty, I must live past 100 years!" Lu Xiufu was also amused and bowed to salute.
"The rest of the accounts will be settled by the owner of the manor, so that I can save myself from cheating!" Zhao Bing helped Lu Xiufu up and said.
A moment later, Zhuang Shilin rushed over with the account book of the inner warehouse and started another round of reconciliation. He didn't know that, but he was shocked when he said that, the account was only calculated from the recovery of Jiangnan last year. The property seized and confiscated by each department was no less than 30 million yuan, and even according to the rules of 40% entering the inner warehouse, there were 1,200 yuan, and all these expenses were used for the court, and they were not collected.
Another big end is military expenditure. After the expansion of the army, more than 200,000 muskets were distributed alone. According to the calculation of 12 guan, it would cost 2.4 million guan. In addition, there were nearly a thousand artillery pieces, and the average cost of each was 100,000,000 guan. In addition, there were various types of guns, shells, and gunpowder. In addition, there were various types of guns, shells, and gunpowder. Zhao Bing, formed the inland water army, paid 500,000 guan first, and then built hundreds of warships of all sizes, which was an integer. There were also a lot of money for building the Beigong and repairing the Lin'an city defense, etc.
After the accounts were approved, Lu Xiufu and others were almost crying. In two years, the court actually owed more than 30 million yuan in the warehouse. If the court had paid back this year, the government would close. Everyone's salary and bonuses should not be thought about. No one expected that the little emperor would pay so much for the court. This is no wonder that the inventory was sold for the sake of the wedding.
"Shangshu Chen, how much is the tariff income this year?" Looking at the appearance of everyone, Zhao Bing asked Chen Zeweng.
"Your Majesty, there are already 7 million guan in the warehouse this year. If all tariffs are put into warehouse in winter, the whole year should be around 20 million guan." Chen Zeweng thought about it and reported.
"I said why are you so generous? First, you allocate two million from the tariff for my wedding, and then you can swallow the remaining money, and then use this to block my mouth, and become a good person!" Zhao Bing pointed at the people and said.
"Your Majesty, I have no such intention!" Several prime ministers shook their heads and said.
"Whether there is or there is no, I must keep an eye on it." Zhao Bing said, "Shangshu Chen, you must calculate it this time. These two million coins must be recorded in the name of Zuozangku. If something goes wrong, I will let your niece drink porridge every day."
"Yes, I obey the order!" Chen Zeweng said with a wry smile. This is really like accompanying the king, and his niece has become hostages to the little emperor.
"Your Majesty, the accounts have been verified. The amount owed is huge. If you return the state affairs in one go, you will have to be limited to a pause. Please give your Majesty a grace period." Lu Xiufu said helplessly, and hated Ding Qi even more. If it weren't for his random impeachment, how could the little emperor be so angry and forced everyone to clear the accounts.
"I am not an unreasonable person. You should formulate a charter as appropriate to gradually return it. In the end, state affairs are the most important. But what should you do if I invade the national affairs?" Zhao Bing sighed after hearing this.
"This matter is purely false. I will correct Your Majesty's reputation in the palace. I will impeach those who slander Your Majesty and punish them." Lu Xiufu breathed a sigh of relief. The impeachment had proved the innocent and innocent of the little emperor in full view of everyone, and he would still do this favor.
"Things are not that simple, there is also a conspiracy!" Zhao Bing shook his head and turned to the two of them and said, "Ding Qi, Li Kuan, who are you instructing them to provoke trouble?"
"Your Majesty, I just believe the rumors and no one has instructed me?" Ding Qi quickly saluted.
"Is that so? Who instructed you to investigate the transformation of the Eastern Palace?" Zhao Bing smiled and asked Li Kuan again.
"Your Majesty, review is only a responsibility for a humble position, not someone instructs you!" Li Kuan said with politeness.
"I have given you a chance, but if you don't recognize me, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Zhao Bing sneered, "Chen Dun, arrest all the people who signed the memorial and interrogate them strictly!"
"Your Majesty, the Censor has heard the news and is not guilty of making mistakes, no!" Wen Tianxiang hurriedly advised him.
"It would be fine if it was just a matter of news, but they were disrupting the court and causing trouble to the country, how could they be spared!" Zhao Bing said sternly.
"Your Majesty is wronged, but this is what your Majesty is to bring disaster to the court. You are not guilty of your humble position!" Ding Qi shouted injustice.
"Unfortunate? You two are really stubborn. Look at the memorials you wrote. Do you really think you are a god? The conflict that happened this morning and the morning court has not yet dispersed. Did you find someone to sign in the hall?" Zhao Bing threw the memorials and shouted.
Chapter completed!