Chapter 162 You should reflect on yourself
"Go down."
The emperor's face looked much better. The prince's words were so nice, and it was considered that the money was not wasted.
"Your son will take his leave."
"Your servant will take his leave!"
The people from Qintianjian caught up with the prince. How could they dare to stay alone, for fear that the emperor would get angry and ask them a few more questions about the snow disaster, and their lives would be in danger. What if
the emperor suddenly became more serious and insisted on asking him if he really saw that it was going to snow, how would he answer?
He was not the prince, not the emperor's son, and he had to be more cautious
in what he said than the prince. Fortunately, the emperor knew the temperament of the people he raised very well.
With just one glance, the emperor saw that the people from Qintianjian were dragged out by the prince and went there against their will.
The reason why the emperor agreed was all because of Master Mingdeng.
Therefore, the emperor would never do what Qin Tianjian was worried about.
After the two left Yu's study, the prince paused, and the people of Qin Tianjian also stopped in time, not daring to bump into the prince:
"Does the prince have any instructions?"
The prince looked at the other party:
"What I just said to my father, no one else should know, understand?"
"Yes, I understand!"
He knew very well that the prince had received instructions from Master Mingdeng to predict the snow disaster in advance, so he dared not spread this.
If it was false, the prince would be ashamed and he would die.
If it was true, the prince was so powerful that he actually got the help of Master Mingdeng.
If he dared not listen to such a prince, he would die.
So whether it was true or not, he had to shut his mouth tightly to have a chance to survive.
He has this kind of brain to do things in the palace.
"That's good."
What happened in Yu's study today would not have a big impact if it was spread out, but it would cause considerable trouble to the prince himself.
Even if it does not affect the big results, the prince should avoid some small troubles if possible.
Because of the glass, Zhu Xuntao began to be exposed to the public.
Once the snow disaster was confirmed, he would rather stand in front of Zhu Xuntao and act as a shield for Zhu Xuntao,
and would never let Zhu Xuntao be in any more danger.
After the imperial order was issued, more and more people patrolled and beat the night watch in each city and state.
Because the court allocated money to subsidize this job, the patrolmen and night watchmen were quite happy to do it.
Although everyone didn't understand why the emperor would spend so much money on such useless things,
this matter was not something they, the common people, could control. It was
good enough for them to earn money and not work for nothing.
Unlike the common people who were happy to earn money, other court officials felt particularly uncomfortable. Among
them, Minister Zhao was the worst.
As the Minister of Revenue, he was used to pinching money unless it was for himself.
The first time he didn't dare to let the emperor spend money, it was because he was wrong before, he didn't listen to the emperor's order, and
secretly told the matter of Zhu Xuntao to the Chief of Guards.
The second time he transferred money, he didn't even have a formal and nice reason, so Minister Zhao was unhappy.
Minister Zhao could not help but advise the emperor not to lose his mind after making a little money from the glass business.
Yong Dynasty was so big, and there would be many places that would need money in the future.
If he did not save money in normal times and avoid these unnecessary expenses,
when the time came for the real need, there would be no money in the treasury.
Minister Zhao's words were naturally much better than this, but the meaning was the same, and the emperor felt annoyed after hearing them.
"Enough!"
The emperor could not stand Minister Zhao's nagging any more.
"I have my own plans for all of this. Minister Zhao, the only thing you need to do now is to manage the glass business well."
"This vast wealth has been delivered to your door, and you're just not going to pick it up."
"Also, how come no one has discovered such a good thing as glass before?"
"Minister Zhao, shouldn't you reflect on yourself? Why is the national treasury getting less and less money in your hands?"
"If you have that person's ability, make some glass-like objects."
"Do you still need to come to me today and worry about the problem of money?"
The reason for the problem raised by Minister Zhao was ultimately due to Minister Zhao himself.
As the Minister of Revenue, what Minister Zhao needs to do is definitely not how to spend less money.
What he should really help is to find ways to make money so that the treasury can be filled.
This time, it was the appearance of Zhu Xuntao that solved the urgent needs of the emperor and Minister Zhao.
But what about the next time, and the next time?
Is Minister Zhao ready to take the glass business and make a lifetime of credit, so that glass can always support the national treasury,
or is Minister Zhao still counting on Zhu Xuntao.
What if the glass business fails, he will ask Zhu Xuntao for advice?
If this is the case, how can Minister Zhao continue to be the minister?
It would be better for him to issue an imperial decree and directly appoint Zhu Xuntao as the Minister of Revenue.
This is of course the emperor's negative idea.
But if Minister Zhao really pushed the emperor to the edge, even if he would not really let Zhu Xuntao take his place,
it would be no problem for him to remove Minister Zhao.
The emperor had been holding back from punishing Minister Zhao because, firstly, Minister Zhao had not made any serious mistakes that he could not tolerate and had not been caught.
Secondly, the emperor did not have a suitable person in his mind to replace Minister Zhao.
The emperor was already dissatisfied with Minister Zhao. He did not cause trouble for Minister Zhao, and felt that he was good enough as the emperor.
Now Minister Zhao came to him and started to whine, and the emperor naturally became more and more angry.
After doing so many things in front of the emperor for so many years, how could Minister Zhao not feel whether the emperor was really angry or just pretending to be angry.
Minister Zhao never thought that his opposition today would make the emperor dislike him.
He had made mistakes like today before.
In fact, his attitude of opposition before was much more intense than today.
But at that time, the emperor not only did not argue with him, but also listened to his words in the end.
He did not say anything wrong today, so why did the emperor have such an attitude?
Minister Zhao really thought that no matter how much money the glass business made,
there was no need to waste it so much. He also had people patrolling at night in various places to prevent snow disasters.
What snow disasters?
Since the establishment of the Great Yong Dynasty a hundred years ago, snow has fallen every year, but there has never been a snow disaster. Instead, it has always been a sign of a good harvest.
Therefore, the emperor's worries are simply groundless and unreasonable!
Minister Zhao had a lot of grievances and admonitions, but the emperor would not listen to a word of his.
When Minister Zhao left, he looked like he was sighing.
So, not long after Minister Zhao left the palace, his expression reached the emperor's ears.