Chapter 95 What is the difference between this and robbery?
"Prince Kang said it well!" Ci Xin led the applause.
Following Ci Xin's applause, the local gentry below were stunned for a moment, then raised their hands and applauded.
"I wonder what your majesty wants to borrow? As for gold, silver, and jewels, I will give them to you at my purse. As for jade, jade, and silk, please take them yourself..." Prince Kang turned his head and looked at the emperor. He had never been able to see through this kid since he was a child. This time, his heart was pounding, as he always felt that this kid was up to no good.
"Borrow some clothes!" Xiao Yin said, raised the corner of his lips, and stopped talking.
"..." Prince Kang's face turned pale in an instant. The next moment, he swallowed and said immediately: "Okay, His Majesty the Emperor must have been in a hurry to leave and forgot to bring clothes. Boss, you go to the warehouse now and take the top-quality fox fur sent from Mobei this year, and make clothes for His Majesty the Emperor and the eldest princess, oh, and the little princess. Of course, the imperial teacher is also indispensable!"
This sudden change in attitude made everyone sitting below at a loss. They felt that this meal would take half a month to digest after returning. It was
so shocking.
"I heard that there are many treasures in Prince Kang's Mansion. I wonder if you can let me see Prince Kang's warehouse?" Xiao Yue also became interested. She turned her head and asked with a smile.
"Oh, uncle means that Prince Kang has hidden the dragon robe? Seeing how nervous he is, it must be true!"
"Is mother going to take Yu Dehai? You know, he is an old pervert!"
Seeing the look on his face when he first met her mother, baby Ruoxi was very upset.
She wanted to dig out his eyes.
"Sure, if the princess likes, I will take you there!" Yu Dehai immediately stood up and walked over, smiling.
Prince Kang seemed to want to stop him, but the emperor smiled and turned around and said, "Yuer is playful, does Prince Kang have anything fun to give to Yueer?"
"Princess, the little princess has seen Prince Kang, he is an ancestor, you can pick some gifts!" Ci Xin patted the swaddling clothes in her arms and said with a smile.
All around, the local tyrants and gentry showed shocked expressions.
They never knew that the royal family was like this.
How is this different from... robbing?
Baby Ruoxi twisted her hands and thought to herself: "The Kangwang Mansion must have a lot of treasures, but the place that Yu Dehai can take mother to must not be an important storehouse. Forget it, baby will not go!"
Xiaoyue looked at the little girl in Ci Xin's arms, smiled and shook her head: This little girl is still picky, well, let me go alone, this Yu Dehai, who harms the people, has long been heard that he is not a good person, it is not too much to kill him!
"Everything in Prince Kang's mansion is related to the Western Regions. It would be terrible if they poisoned my mother. Come on, baby, you better help!"
Thinking of this, baby Ruoxi clenched her little hands, and an invisible breath went towards Yu Dehai.
Yu Dehai only felt a chill on his back, but he didn't feel anything else.
The princess followed Prince Hai to the storehouse of the palace. Bai Yu wanted to follow, but Yu Dehai said that it was safe in his palace. Bai Yu got the princess's hint, and although he was worried, he didn't follow.
Baby Ruoxi continued to watch the handsome man eat.
It's true, this demon is a demon, and he is really good-looking.
The demon has red lips and white teeth, especially those eyes. When you look down occasionally, it is really full of charm.
"I heard that this little princess is very powerful and smart!" Prince Kang said, looking at Ci Xin's embrace.
"Well, after all, she is my Xiao family's child!" Xiao Yin said.
"Yes, yes!" Prince Kang felt that he was being criticized for every word he said, and there was no time to speak properly.
"I remembered something." After finishing the meal, they had already started drinking tea and chatting, and the emperor suddenly said again.
Prince Kang's eyelids twitched, and he smiled awkwardly, "I wonder what your majesty remembered?"
"It seems that Yude County has not paid taxes for the past three years? Look, everyone's living conditions are not bad!" said the emperor.
"Uh... this is because... the economic conditions were not good in the past two years, so everyone worked hard, and this year it is finally better." Prince Kang counted.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, we all grow tea. In the past few years, the price of tea has been fluctuating, and we have no income. It is only slightly better this year." "Yes
, Your Majesty, I am in the water transport business. My wharf has not been able to handle normal imports and exports in the past two years. It is only slightly better this year!"
The implication is that it was caused by the new emperor's accession to the throne and the war in the country in the past two years.
"Well, we all have money this year, right?" Xiao Yin said, looking up at Ci Xin.
Ci Xin patted the little girl, raised the corner of her lips, and said: "This time going north, the military pay is not enough, so this national teacher has discussed with Your Majesty and borrowed some military pay from you!"
Xiao Yin frowned: Oh, this guy really understands me!
"……" Everyone present didn't expect that the emperor's questioning was not to blame the taxes of the past few years, but to borrow money.
"I should have calculated the taxes of these years and handed them over to the court!"
"Then, we, the common people, should go back and calculate them carefully and hand them over together!"
Prince Kang spoke, and everyone immediately responded.
"Gao Sheng, take out the accounts of unpaid taxes in Yude County, and then show everyone the revenue figures obtained from the investigation to see if they are correct!" The emperor shouted to the outside of the door.
Prince Kang moved his fat body and sat up straight.
Sure enough, the highlight is here!
The local tyrants and gentry looked at the account books in front of them, and they found that there was not much difference with their harvests.
"Prince Kang also said that the whole world belongs to the emperor and all of it belongs to the Great Wei. Therefore, Your Majesty must always pay attention to such an important place as Yude County." After Ci Xin finished speaking, she raised her hand and flicked her black hair, saying: "This time, Your Majesty also appeased the court officials in the capital, saying that it doesn't matter if the military pay is insufficient, Prince Kang will definitely help!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!" Prince Kang gritted his teeth and said word by word: "
This old minister will do his best!" The emperor and Ci Xin were putting pressure on him, telling him not to act rashly. He was not ready yet. If something happened to the emperor, if the emperor's party members in the capital suddenly rose up, his chances of winning would really be low.
"Gao Sheng, bring the book!" The emperor finished speaking and raised his hand.
Eunuch Gao quickly took the book over, and the emperor handed it to Prince Kang.
"Donation catalog?" Prince Kang twitched his lips.
"Yes, everyone should donate their taxes. Otherwise, if the people know about it, they will say that I favor you, which is not good!" Xiao Yin smiled calmly and said.
"Confusing Heart Powder! Well, there is another bottle of this here. I'm free anyway, so I'll help my uncle and let the old man pay!" Baby Ruoxi thought so, and waved her little hand, and a breath of air entered the nose of the old prince not far away.