"I don’t have that kind of ability to take your lives. I’ve been doing this for so many times, could it be that I’ve made a slip of the tongue every time?"
Hu Xiao looked at the court officials in front of him, who were good at arguing behind their backs, but did not dare to say a single thing in front of them. She couldn’t help but want to laugh.
The court officials were all startled, everyone knew the meaning behind her words, but they had never seen Hu Xiao speak without thinking, hence they all felt awkward.
"Empress ..."
Qin Shuo frowned slightly, Hu Xiao was still overbearing, but looking at the situation in front of him, she felt that it was truly funny, there was actually still someone capable of doing such a thing to such a person with a higher heart than the heavens, it could be considered as Hu Xiao’s ability.
"Hmm? Your Majesty? What’s wrong? Could it be that chenqie’s words are incorrect? "
Hu Xiao seemed to not understand Qin Shuo’s hint, as she said respectfully. If she had ignored Qin Shuo’s trembling shoulder, then that would have been even more so.
"Alright, stop fooling around. I don’t think anyone in the court will have a better idea than the empress. Tell me what you think about the ditch we’re going to make."
In the end, it was not the time for them to lose decorum. They had to give these people a way out.
I feel that all of this Sui City is due to the drought, so the best solution is to dig a channel. I believe that you all have already seen the effect of the tunnel, so you can add a few more on top of that.
Although Hu Xiao felt that these people were annoying, she knew what she had to do. She immediately lost the thought of arguing with them, since she needed to beat them up, and she had already done what she needed to do. As for whether or not they were going to continue courting death, Hu Xiao did not care.
After hearing what Hu Xiao had to say, they thought that Hu Xiao was just messing around, but after hearing everything, she looked as if she had suddenly realized something.
"Empress can indeed make this trip, but it will still take some time. Furthermore, where can I find so much labour?"
One of the officials standing behind Wen Fuchen walked out, and after looking at him a few times, Hu Xiao finally gave up. She did not recognize this person!
"Right now, with so many victims of the Sui City being unable to harvest a single grain, even the dried fruit is a problem. If His Majesty intends to build this canal to draw water, then he will naturally have to find labor amongst the citizens of the Sui City and pay them according to the amount of silver per day. This is an extremely good thing for the citizens of the Sui City, so as a part of the Sui City, these citizens will naturally try their best to dig out a canal that has an absolutely good effect."
Although she did not know who the man was, Hu Xiao was extremely serious with her question. She thought that she could convince the group of courtiers who were like canaries, but there were still many voices of opposition.
"Does the Empress know how much manpower and material resources are needed to construct the water channel? The money had been taken from the treasury. If it was all used for disaster relief, what would happen to the citizens in other places? Your Majesty, this humble subject has an idea. How about we charge the people a fee for the water that is extracted from the well water of this underground river? Otherwise, the treasury will sooner or later be overwhelmed. "
Hu Xiao did not know the person who spoke, but from the tone, she knew that he was from the Central Rites Department, a person who was in charge of the treasury! But Hu Xiao’s anger had been completely angered by this man!
"This lord!" I will say something, although I do not know about you, what you have said is too much, don’t you know the current state of the people in Sui City? "You actually want to collect silver taels from these seriously injured citizens?"
Wasn’t this adding fuel to the fire? Would he still have to give the people of Sui City a way out?
Just as expected, Yin Fufeng already knew that Hu Xiao was going crazy when she heard the words of the Master of Rites. Previously, she found out from the Sui City that there was a trader selling water sources, causing Hu Xiao to go crazy once, even her majesty did not put him in her eyes, but now, this man still dared to speak so shamelessly, and could not help but mourn in her heart.
"Empress, aren’t you saying a little too much? The treasury was already nervous from the start, but Empress actually planned to open a ditch for the commoners in such a grand manner. If they did not collect the silver taels here, what would happen to the treasury? "
However, he never expected that this person would actually dare to continue challenging Hu Xiao, especially when he saw the Emperor who was seated on the throne not saying anything. His heart felt that what he had said just now was exactly what his Majesty wanted to say, but was unable to say.
But he did not see a flash of light in Qin Shuo’s eyes.
Only now did Qin Shuo look up at the court official who dared to challenge Hu Xiao in front of everyone, he did not know that his own treasury was so empty, he could not even build a ditch for the citizens to use for their Sui City, and he could not even feed the citizens for a few days! ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Hu Xiao’s furious expression. He was slightly startled, and then shut his mouth, as Hu Xiao’s words were much more convenient than his own.
"As the saying goes, water can hold a boat and it can overturn a boat. I actually did not know that a great nation of East Court is unable to even build a ditch for the people of Sui City, and if you say something unpleasant, then you probably stood out among the people after the test, right? Why do you not place Sui City in your eyes? Since the Kingdom’s treasury is nervous, we should borrow some silver from the ministers. Could it be that we should keep letting the people affected by the Sui City be like this? "
Hu Xiao’s words did not put the Master of Department of Rites in her eyes at all, and even more so condemned him in his heart. She did not know what was going on in his heart, but it was clear that she despised him.
"The Empress is right, since the Rites Department feels that the treasury is empty, and is unable to produce that much silver, then I, Zhao Qiyan, will sell a portion of my property, and this way, I can give first aid to a portion of it. Empress does not need to be so worried."
Zhao Qiyan naturally did not care about this man’s stingy attitude, especially towards the commoners, and said impatiently.
Yes, this is also true for this official. The citizens of Sui City are no longer able to handle any big ruckus. This official has been an official for many years, and I have some deposits in my hands.
Yin Fufeng replied.
When the officials, who were usually under Zhao Qiyan and Yin Fufeng saw that the two Great Leaders had expressed their support for the competition, they immediately followed suit.
The scene in front of them made those people who felt that Lord Li’s words made a lot of sense feel guilty. They seemed to have overdone it.
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