Speaking of this.
Zhao Lingying's eyes were full of excitement.
Before this, she had also been dealing with memorials.
I know that the Ministry of Revenue is spending money like water because of two major projects.
You have to know that this is still in the preparation stage and has not officially started, but the Ministry of Revenue's finances have been put under such pressure.
Even Zhao Lingying didn’t dare to imagine what the situation would be like next.
After all, according to His Majesty.
After the two projects start, the requisitioned medicine workers will also be paid.
This is also a huge expense. Add to that other expenses of the court, and the amount of silver required is almost huge.
When Zhao Lingying was reading the memorials recently, she didn't know how long the Ministry of Revenue could hold on.
I am very worried that one day the Ministry of Revenue will be completely unable to make ends meet.
But at this moment.
The gentry from the south of the Yangtze River came and opposed the imperial court and the equalization of land tax.
Song Gongwen also seized this opportunity and put all those people in jail.
We also found evidence that these people were colluding with the White Robe Sect.
Then follow your majesty's wishes.
Confiscate the property of the gentry.
It was a huge boost to the Ministry of Revenue and the imperial court.
It can be said that these several million taels of silver solved the Ministry of Revenue’s urgent needs.
Therefore, she would show such happiness and relief at this time.
In particular, Zhao Lingying was very clear that the silver was only a part of the wealth of the Jiangnan gentry, and there would be more in the future.
It should be noted that these aristocratic families are all wealthy families in Jiangnan. In a wealthy place like Jiangnan, it is impossible that the confiscated property would only be worth a few million taels of silver.
It can be said that the imperial court will not have to worry about money for the next six months.
More importantly, she also thought about the near future.
After the full implementation of the land tax system.
All the nobles in the world had to pay taxes to the imperial court, which was another huge sum of money.
When the two are added together, it can be considered a very good thing.
However, when Wei Yunyi next to him heard this.
The smile on his face froze instantly.
His hands were trembling slightly, and he didn't quite understand what Zhao Lingying said.
The two major projects I have started have consumed national resources and required an unknown amount of money. It is expected that even the current Wei Dynasty will not be able to sustain it for long. Logically speaking, the national treasury should be empty.
But now, my father-in-law actually submitted a memorial saying that the Ministry of Revenue had new income, which was several million taels of silver.
Immediately, Wei Yunyi swallowed his saliva and couldn't help asking: "What...what's going on?"
"Where's the memorial? Let me see it!"
beside.
Zhao Lingying didn't find it strange either, and thought that His Majesty must be very happy.
So he turned around, took out a memorial from the table, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
At this moment, Wei Yunyi took the memorial without any hesitation and examined it carefully.
The above content is also very simple.
The Ministry of Revenue originally had no money.
The subsequent expenditures for the two major projects are somewhat unsustainable.
After all, whether it is the construction of the Grand Canal or the Weizhi Road, the money required to carry out any of them is staggering.
But later, the father-in-law directly confiscated the property of those Jiangnan gentry, saying that he was following his own orders and did not want these people's lives. Confiscating the property was to teach the gentry a big lesson.
As for the effect, it is also very gratifying. The preliminary estimate is that it has reached several million taels of silver.
Not only can we continue to carry out the two projects, but we can also do some other things.
Stop worrying about the country's finances.
As long as the money from the Jiangnan gentry arrives one after another.
Then there won't be any problem.
Wei Yunyi had never expected this.
The father-in-law actually understood teaching the gentry a lesson as directly confiscating their property.
Originally, he thought that instead of killing them, he could just lock up those nobles for a period of time.
Now, the confiscation of property has allowed the court to earn several million taels of silver for no reason.
This made Wei Yunyi feel helpless.
Note.
He relied on the two projects, the canal and the straight road, to continuously consume the financial resources of the Wei Dynasty, causing the national strength to decline continuously.
In this way, although the plan did not fail, it could definitely be considered an obstacle.
What on earth is going on in my father-in-law's mind?
Last time in Longyang, I was stabbed in the back.
Then my brother-in-law came again.
Finally, the other party confiscated the property of the Jiangnan gentry...
Wei Yunyi suddenly felt that being a foolish ruler was really too hard for him.
I originally thought that my father-in-law was mediocre in ability, but who would have thought that he would be backstabbed twice in a row.
Not only did he resolve the reform pilot project in Longyang Prefecture, but he also found a way to deal with the Jiangnan gentry coming to Beijing.
This father-in-law looked so mediocre before, was it all a disguise?
But that's impossible.
How can a person pretend for more than ten years?
Can you just bear it like this?
Therefore, Wei Yunyi did not believe that his father-in-law was in disguise.
Therefore, there was only one explanation: the memorial he had asked Concubine Ying to approve did not clearly state his meaning, which gave the other party more room for imagination and led to the confiscation of the property of the nobles.
Yes, that's the only possibility.
otherwise.
There is no way to explain it.
At this moment, Wei Yunyi thought it through.
In the future, when making decisions, be sure to make your intentions clear.
For example, how to teach the gentry a lesson this time can be done by directly approving the memorial or issuing an imperial edict.
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