Chapter 902 905. Imperial Edict
Anyway, Gu Yuanfeng is gone now, so it’s not easy to mess with them.
There is no way to deal with it openly, but lessons must be learned secretly.
The brothers of the Gu family discussed the matter all night before making their own arrangements.
The father and his two sons who were recuperating in the Shi family had no idea that all kinds of hardships were waiting for them.
Jin Qianqian also knew from this incident that County Magistrate Gao could not allow him to stay in Fu County any longer. Fu County was their foundation and no mistakes could be allowed.
She wrote a letter home personally, telling Gu Wenheng everything that had happened in the past few days.
Fu County did not relax either and sent more people to keep an eye on the situation.
The Kochi prefecture now knows his surroundings without leaving the county government office, and there are eyes watching him at all times.
He also didn't expect that Madam Gu would be so blatant. This was a warning to him that his every move was under her surveillance.
"Sir, let's find a way out first!" He was the one who promoted the legal advisor, so naturally he was thinking about the smooth sailing of Kochi County.
There are people watching the front and back yards, so it is difficult to ignore them.
"How can I find a way out now? The letter I sent to Shangjing fell on deaf ears. It seems that the Xu family has abandoned me.
There is no way back now, let's wait and see how Master Gu will act."
The Gaozhi County Magistrate smiled bitterly and said, "I have implicated you this time. If you are really dismissed and sent back to your hometown, you should find another way out."
Master, "…Why don't you surrender to Madam Gu?"
The Kochi Prefecture shook his head. If he really did that, he would be in a dilemma.
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The court on that day was in chaos, just as Hua Zhang had expected.
"This is different from what we agreed on..."
"So many places in these tribes need money, and we have been preparing for such a long time, how can you just not give it to us?"
"The annual growth rate has been pretty good in recent years, so why should we take the tax exemption?"
"So you mean that instead of tax exemption, we have to increase taxes?"
“That’s not my intention, I just think it’s unnecessary.
If we can collect more taxes, the treasury will be more abundant, and if something unexpected happens in the future, it will be able to support us for a while."
"You don't expect the world to be good, do you? Look at what you said, it's so unlucky."
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Hua Zhang sat motionless on the dragon throne. Although the complaints from below were very low and he couldn't even hear some of them clearly, this did not prevent him from observing the changes in these people's expressions.
Having been in office for so long, he really thought that the world belonged to them and that he, the emperor, should be manipulated by them.
He suddenly understood why his father disliked these civil officials in his early years. Some people should not be given too much face because they simply didn't have that thing.
Looking at Minister Gu again, he seemed to be aloof from the affairs of the world and his mind was wandering in the vast universe. He felt a little envious of him. He didn't know how Minister Gu could achieve this.
Gu Wenheng: "..." How can we increase the revenue from the treasure exhibition? Should we increase publicity and try to get some revenue from nearby cities?
This is not impossible to do, but we are worried that the royal private treasury will not be able to sustain it.
"Master Gu, please say something." Gu Wenheng vaguely heard someone calling him and looked over with a blank look.
"Master Gu, how can you change your mind about something you agreed on before?
We have handed over all the urgent needs to you. If we delay, how can we operate in the future? " Seeing that Gu Wenheng ignored him, Liao Weidong almost pushed his face in front of him.
Gu Wenheng dodged to the side and said, "Lord Liao, if the emperor doesn't donate his private treasury, will everyone else's official duties be over? Will the court also be unable to function?"
"How can this be the same?" Liao Weidong said unhappily, "The words of the Supreme Emperor..."
Gu Wenheng interrupted him, his tone full of warning, "Lord Liao, please be careful with your words. The emperor said before that he was going to use the private treasury for the benefit of the people, and he is now implementing it."
Liao Weidong: "…That is true, but wouldn't it be better for the people if it were distributed among the various departments?"
Gu Wenheng smiled and said, "The emperor's move actually saved you all a lot of trouble.
All the income from the treasure exhibition this time was flushed into the national treasury and also served as subsequent tax revenue. The various departments would not have to work so hard to collect taxes from all over the place, which would also allow the petty officials below to relax a little and truly benefit the people.
The great righteousness of the Emperor is truly a blessing to the people and the world."
Faced with this clever talker, Liao Weidong was defeated as soon as he came forward. The ministers who were watching on the sidelines did not think of stepping forward again and being rejected.
Everyone was talking to each other, trying to figure out how to convince the emperor to change his decision.
Hua Zhang had watched the excitement for a while, and then he cleared his throat and said, "My dear ministers, please don't forget that this is a private matter of the royal family. My father has devoted his whole life to the country and the people, without reservation.
I think you have served as officials for many years, and you love the people like your own children, and are willing to work together for the welfare of the people of the world..."
After finishing his long speech, without giving anyone a chance to refute, he immediately issued an imperial edict, ordering the Ministry of Revenue to handle the matter with full authority. This was the final conclusion.
Hua Zhang was very cool and relaxed. He just said "dismiss" and left. However, Gu Wenheng was surrounded by everyone.
They are not stupid. They know that Gu Wenheng must have known about this in advance, and it might be him who came up with the bad idea.
Everyone was talking at once, wanting Gu Wenheng to persuade the emperor.
"What do you mean by 'the emperor never jokes'? My Lords, do you want me to offend the majesty of heaven and disobey the order?"
Gu Wenheng stopped everyone with one sentence, "I don't have the ability of you gentlemen, but I think you gentlemen should be able to achieve this wish since you are so confident.
I will go to the Ministry of Revenue and wait for good news from you gentlemen, but you must act quickly, otherwise once the Ministry of Revenue has come up with the statistics, His Majesty will announce it to the world, and then it will be too late to say anything."
The officials from the Ministry of Revenue guessed that Gu Wenheng must have known about this matter in advance, otherwise he would not have asked them to start checking the tax collection of previous years yesterday.
It’s a pity that they were not aware of such a big change yesterday, otherwise they would have informed all the adults.
If I show up now, it will only lead to complaints, so I might as well pretend I know nothing.
The officials of the Ministry of Revenue looked at each other, and stood in unison behind Gu Wenheng, following him silently back to the Ministry of Revenue and continuing their busy work.
The courtiers who were left in the hall, "..."
It's too late to say anything now that the imperial edict has been issued. Are they really allowed to disobey it?
"Or we can go together and ask the emperor to revoke his order," Xie Weidong said gritting his teeth. This imperial decree was issued by the emperor, and only the emperor could withdraw it.
"You'd better not be so naive," Yu Ligao laughed, "This was originally from the private treasury of the retired emperor. Do you think His Majesty dared to issue such an imperial decree without the approval of the retired emperor?"
Yu Ligao also felt that the emperor's move was brilliant and truly benefited the people.
(End of this chapter)
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