Chapter 942 Rectifying the Workplace of the Wicked Country
[Alas, I didn’t have any big problems at that time. It turned out that it was because of disaster relief! ]
The emperor almost vomited blood when he heard this.
The little princess is really carefree.
Disaster relief is a top priority, and the emperor has been worried to death in recent days.
The court has allocated silver three times, but the final result was not very effective.
The death toll has increased sharply, and in some places, the people have begun to riot.
Just now, the Minister of War proposed to send someone to lead troops to suppress it.
But the prime minister was not happy. The Minister of Revenue has been crying and saying that there is no money in the treasury.
What's more, for the drought over there, six disaster reliefs have been provided, and several million taels of silver have been allocated.
The emperor was also worried. If the people rioted and the court sent troops to suppress them, it would intensify the conflict between the court and the people.
If someone incited them, it would be extremely dangerous.
The crown prince raised her eyebrows. She knew about this, but the disaster relief was always handled by the third prince.
Could it be that his third brother did something?
"Father, I heard that the third brother had returned to the capital yesterday. Why don't you call him over and ask him what the situation is over there!"
The crown prince stood up. The
emperor frowned. When the third prince came back yesterday, he had already told him about the situation in the disaster area.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Third Prince said yesterday that the people there are the most violent." The Minister of War said indignantly,
"The government office is out of control now. Because of the famine, there are not many yamen runners inside."
"If we don't send people to suppress it, I'm afraid there will be chaos!"
The emperor's face was so dark that water could drip from it. Riots are not a good thing, and the emperor doesn't want to send troops to suppress them!
If there are unusual movements on the border, he will send generals there to defend the country. But now that he is taking action against those ordinary people, the emperor still feels a little bit reluctant.
"Crown Prince, what do you think?"
The emperor looked directly at the crown prince, and Yuan Baobao also looked at him with burning eyes.
Until now, she didn't know why the emperor called her here.
Just summoning? But she is a princess from another country, is it appropriate for her to listen to such words? It seems that the emperor is still very carefree.
He is not afraid that he will inform his father and directly lead the troops to fight them.
After all, there is a famine here, if a war breaks out now...
"Aren't all the things that the third brother is dealing with?"
The prince raised his eyebrows, obviously not wanting to take this mess.
The emperor sneered, "It's been a year and it hasn't been dealt with yet!" The
prince said, "Maybe it's more difficult!"
The conversation between the father and son is still quite interesting, and Yuan Baobao couldn't help laughing.
It seems that the emperor also knows that his third son is not the material to handle this matter, or he did it on purpose.
But Yuan Baobao still thinks it is a little impossible.
Famine is also a big deal, isn't the emperor worried that something will happen?
[Is the emperor fishing? ]
[But in the end, the people are the ones who are pitiful. Why do they riot and rebel? It's because they are not full. If they are hungry, they can't even save their lives. Not to mention rebelling, they are willing to kill people! ]
[The emperor only thinks about how many times he has provided disaster relief, but why doesn't he think about whether your disaster relief has been implemented? ]
[Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about this Minister of Revenue. At first, the disaster relief was silver, and later it was food! ]
[The first time, the one million taels of silver sent was not enough for 100,000 trucks to the disaster area! 】
【And then with the layers of levying by the government and county offices, when the time comes, we don’t have much left! 】
【How can so many disaster-stricken people be fed with such a small amount of food? 】
【However, these ministers are not stupid. Later, they suggested that we should not just send the money directly to the people below, but send food instead! 】
The emperor nodded, but he was more angry in his heart. He knew that the people below were a little greedy, but he didn’t expect that more than 90% of the money would be embezzled.
There are millions of disaster-stricken people there. How can such a small amount of money be enough?
【Now, they have another way! 】
【The procurement of grain is a lucrative job. The price is high, so it’s ok. But in the end, the grain bought at a high price is still damp and can’t stand it for a long time! 】
The emperor was so angry that he secretly clenched his fists.
The crown prince couldn’t help but frown. He didn’t expect the third prince to be so reckless.
Disaster relief like this, let alone millions of taels, even tens of millions of taels would not be effective.
【The key is that there are stones and sand mixed in it! 】
【Such grain will be withheld after it is delivered to the local area, and very few of it will actually reach the hands of the people! 】
The emperor was almost furious!
He didn’t expect the people below to be so hypocritical!
The third prince must have been deceived by the people below.
His son still has a basic sense of right and wrong.
[There are too many corrupt officials. If they are not properly disciplined, not only will the people rebel, but the emperor will also be ruined! ]
[In recent years, the emperor has not cared about the disputes among the princes, and let them kill each other. Of course, they cannot kill their brothers in front of him. This approach cannot be said to be bad, but it also allows ministers and princes to collude with each other and form gangs! ]
[If the princes want to get more help, they can only spend more money to recruit people! ] [
When they have no money, they can only ask the emperor for help! ]
The emperor... suddenly felt that he was very stupid!
[It's a good thing that the emperor is stupid and easy to fool. If it were a slightly smarter emperor, he would have killed those corrupt people one by one...]
The stupid emperor... why is he stupid?
I used to think the princess was pretty, but suddenly I don’t think she’s that pretty anymore.
The corners of the prince's lips curled slightly, and those ministers were already trembling with fear.
They were also afraid that the emperor would investigate.
There were few clean ministers in the court.
"Your Majesty, please send troops as soon as possible!"
The Minister of War gritted his teeth. At this time, he absolutely could not let the princess continue to think.
"There are not many people who are rioting now. If the court does not care, those people will become more and more courageous, and more and more people will gather. I am afraid that they will become a large-scale!" "
Your Majesty, Minister Li is right."
The Minister of Revenue also spoke up quickly. If there is an investigation of corrupt officials, the first one to be investigated is her.
There is no other way. Who let him be in charge of the Ministry of Revenue? The money and grain of the whole country are under his control.
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"
The Prime Minister also quickly agreed.
Yuan Baobao... was a little dumbfounded.
It was really fun to see all of this!
[This Minister of War is just an old hand! ]
Although the emperor didn't know what an old hand was, he felt that it was definitely not a good thing.
[The reason why he wants to go over to quell the riots is because the troops will be sent from him, and he can embezzle some of the military pay! ]
The Minister of War was about to cry, she didn't mean that.
Even if there was some money to be made in the past, now... she does
n't want to think about it anymore!
"Your Majesty, I am innocent..."
"I have always been loyal..."
The Minister of War knelt down directly, and Yuan Baobao looked at him in surprise, not understanding what this old man meant.