"I intend to replace that wooden bridge with a stone bridge."
"Well, but even so, do you need so much silver?"
The old emperor was not satisfied with this answer.
The governor of Xuzhou continued, "Your Majesty, I am planning to build a few more stone bridges. The people living near the river often have to take a detour to get to the city, which is really inconvenient."
"If that's the case, why don't you just say it directly?"
The old emperor was still not satisfied with this.
The governor of Xuzhou simply cried and complained: "If I tell them directly, the higher-ups will definitely not approve it. They will think that one bridge is enough, and why do we need so many bridges?"
The old emperor was stunned.
I listened and thought about it.
The governor of Xuzhou is right.
Not only him, even the old fellow, the Minister of Revenue, would not agree to build so many stone bridges in one place.
Having said that, it must never be admitted.
"Oh, you are so sure without even trying it? To put it in a serious way, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"
The governor of Xuzhou wanted to cry out that he was innocent.
It’s not like he didn’t try it when he first took office.
There were too many people asking for money from the higher-ups, so his applications were either rejected or the money was reduced. In the end, he had to find a solution on his own.
The governor of Xuzhou, having learned his lesson, changed his approach.
"And you got five thousand taels of silver from the rich merchant. Are you afraid that you won't be able to build a few bridges?"
The governor of Xuzhou widened his eyes.
He is not greedy for the people's money, but his whole family depends on cheating rich businessmen for their money.
You have to know that the five thousand taels of silver given by the rich businessman were what he deserved!
How can we get this money to build the bridge?
Being an official still requires a bottom line.
But the governor of Xuzhou dared not say anything.
He agreed to everything the old emperor said.
"Um."
The old emperor nodded affirmatively, and seeing that the other party had a very good attitude of admitting his mistake, he pardoned the other party's death sentence.
"Although the death penalty can be avoided."
The governor of Xuzhou was very excited. Was he going to survive?
"but……"
The governor of Xuzhou was nervous. How could there be a but?
"But you have to pay a fine of three thousand taels..."
Governor of Xuzhou: It’s not bad, not much, just three thousand taels of silver.
The old emperor gave a wicked smile.
"Three thousand taels of gold."
The governor of Xuzhou was dumbfounded.
Three thousand taels of gold?
Thirty thousand taels of silver!
Kill him.
"Holy, Your Majesty!"
The old emperor said silently: "The crime of deceiving the emperor——"
"Your Majesty, please don't worry. I will find a way to get three thousand taels of gold."
Kill him, kill him.
But if the emperor really wants to investigate the crime of deceiving the emperor, he will execute all nine generations of the clan.
When the governor of Xuzhou thought of his big family, he began to cry and tried to find a way to get money.
After returning from the old emperor, the governor of Xuzhou slumped down in the chair in the study.
On the one hand, I was glad that I didn't have to be beheaded.
But on the other hand, he was worried about where to find three thousand taels of gold.
"Sold the flower boat?"
"No, no."
Thinking of his precious flower boat, the heart of the Xuzhou governor seemed to bleed.
"Even if we sell it, we won't have three thousand taels of gold."
Moreover, even if you cheat the wealthy businessmen in Xuzhou, it is impossible to get all their money in a short period of time.
The old emperor really gave him a difficult problem.
On the other side, the satisfied old emperor looked refreshed, ate with relish, and walked with vigor.
Zhang Sheren quickly wrote it down, then took out his notebook and continued to compile a plan to capture the lady.
At this time, a cold voice came from outside the door.
The old emperor was delighted.
"Yanchen, come in quickly."
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel pushed the door open and saw the happy look on the old emperor's face, and he relaxed a little.
"Your Majesty, I came to ask the Governor of Xuzhou what you plan to do. What do you need me to do?"
"No need. That guy really didn't embezzle. He used all the money allocated by the court to do practical things. The money needed for his family's expenses was obtained from local wealthy merchants. His methods, uh, are not very decent, but it's harmless."
When the old emperor said this, he suddenly burst into laughter.
"But I didn't take his life, nor did I intend to demote him."
After hearing this, the newly appointed Minister of Personnel realized that he didn't need to go through the trouble of selecting a new governor for Xuzhou.
"I fined him three thousand taels of gold."
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel, who was originally somewhat nonchalant: ???
How many?
Three thousand taels of gold?
The old emperor is really bold.
"Your Majesty, even if you sold him you wouldn't have that much silver, unless you found a gold mine."
Having said this, the newly appointed Minister of Personnel paused.
He seemed to understand the old emperor's intention.
The old emperor clapped his hands excitedly and got down from his chair.
"Yes, it's a gold mine."
"I have been talking about gold mines to Shen Zhiyi a lot these days, but she just won't listen."
Speaking of this, the old emperor was very troubled.
Shen Zhiyi loves food the most in his life, and the second most important thing is small money.
How come he is so calm about the gold mine?
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel laughed awkwardly.
It's not that she remained calm, but that she knew exactly where the gold mine was and it couldn't be hers, so she might as well not bother looking at it, to avoid the pain of looking at the meat but not being able to eat it.
"So I decided to let the governor of Xuzhou go and test the waters."
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