Chapter 222 It’s the right age to venture out
The whole place fell silent, no one could be held responsible for today's decision.
In other words, everyone will be responsible for it and no one will be able to escape.
After Prime Minister Wang finished speaking, he knelt down solemnly, placed his hands flat on his chest, and promised the emperor: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be responsible for all the projects to prevent natural disasters. My family is willing to go through fire and water for this.
I will definitely fulfill my supervisory duties, manage all officials from top to bottom, try my best to avoid corruption, use the least amount of money, and complete every project.
If we fail to do this, my entire family will be willing to accept the punishment! My whole family has even prepared the coffin, so I’m not afraid! ”
"Good!" The emperor roared with praise.
The emperor made the decision and said, "Then this matter is decided!"
A bitter smile uglier than crying suddenly appeared on the face of the Minister of Revenue. He had a premonition that he might die from exhaustion in this position because of the money.
Unexpectedly, the emperor's next words saved him again.
"As the emperor, I should set an example. I hereby declare that all the palaces and mausoleums currently under construction will be suspended. My expenses and those of the imperial harem will be halved, and all the gold and silver budgets saved will be used to pay for various projects!"
"At the same time, several important horse markets in the border areas have been opened twice a year, instead of twice a year, to resume maritime trade and increase revenue. All the revenue will be used for various projects!"
"If it is not enough, I will encourage all the noble families to donate generously to jointly resist this crisis!"
When the Minister of Revenue heard the emperor's first words, his mouth slowly opened and his mood gradually turned from sunny to cloudy.
You have to know that the annual expenditure of the royal family on building various things is a huge astronomical figure.
The final collapse of every dynasty is closely related to the excessive extravagance of the royal family and the occupation of too many public resources in society.
Now, the savings made by the royal family alone are enough to build a dam in several places in the south that can withstand a hundred-year flood.
What's more, the following two decisions made the Minister of Revenue even more delighted.
In this way, the money problem is basically solved.
Your Majesty, if you had told me earlier that you had made such a great decision and that you were so reasonable, I would not have objected!
The Minister of Revenue suppressed his lips, showing a heavy and admiring expression, and stood up to salute: "Your Majesty is wise!"
So we had a heated discussion on how to trim each project for the whole night, and everyone went back home at dawn.
For the next month, the Imperial Study was basically "overcrowded". Each project was under the responsibility of different departments. The Emperor was responsible for the final instructions, and Prime Minister Wang discussed the allocation in detail with each department.
Wen Ling didn't care about what happened later, she just did what she could.
When she returned home from the palace, Gu Chenran was already waiting for her in the palace.
Gu Chenran asked: "You just entered the palace, but did the emperor come to see you?"
Wen Ling shook his head: "I have something to ask my father, and there are some things I need to finish before I leave."
Gu Chenran did not let Wen Ling get away with this vague statement. He asked directly, "What did you tell Father about?"
Wen Ling pursed her lips and finally answered honestly: "It predicted various natural disasters that will occur in the next twenty years. If your father can handle it properly, I can gain a lot of merit. By then, we may have a better chance of winning in the underground palace."
Gu Chenran frowned, and after looking at Wen Ling for a long time, he asked with concern: "So, predicting what will happen in the next 20 years, is it considered as revealing the secrets of heaven? Will you be punished? Will it hurt you?"
Wen Ling didn't expect that the first question Gu Chenran asked was actually about his concern for her.
She thought Gu Chenran would ask if the success rate was high or something like that, but she never expected that he would actually ask her if she would be hurt as a result.
Wen Ling felt her heart warm up, as if a warm current was flowing slowly through her heart, and as if a spring breeze was blowing, she heard the sound of spring flowers blooming.
This was the first time in her previous life and this life that someone cared about her body.
Wen Ling smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm a human now. I'm just giving my people an early warning. It doesn't count as a leak of the secret.
But if your father fails to handle the situation properly, I may not only not gain any merit, but may even suffer some backlash.
However, if I do more good things, the backlash should be within my tolerance range. ”
Wen Ling stood on tiptoe, reached out and patted Gu Chenran on the head gently: "Don't worry, everything is within my plan. I'm not as crazy as you think."
Gu Chenran, who was patted on the head, seemed to be controlled all of a sudden, and his originally tense face almost couldn't hold it tight anymore.
His face quickly turned red, from his cheeks to his ears.
He turned his face away embarrassedly: "I am your husband, and I am older than you, how can you pat my head..."
Because patting the head is generally done by elders to younger people.
Wen Ling raised the corner of her mouth: "You are not necessarily older than me."
She is a thousand-year-old spirit and an old monster!
Gu Chenran seemed to have thought of this as well, and he changed his words: "Anyway, my body is older than yours!
I won't argue with you about this. Before I leave, I'm going to the palace first and ask my father to not let your hard work in predicting down and to deal with it properly! ”
She didn’t know if it was Wen Ling’s illusion, but she always felt that Gu Chenran was gritting his teeth when he said this.
It seemed as if if the emperor didn't handle this matter properly, he would go straight into the palace to usurp the throne and force the emperor to abdicate.
Before Wen Ling could say anything, Gu Chenran had already left in a hurry.
Wen Ling could only light candles for the emperor silently in her heart. She said that there was a light gray aura lingering in the emperor's face today, and there must be something tricky going on.
Now looking at Gu Chenran rushing into the palace in a hurry, she seemed to understand why.
I don’t know how Gu Chenran communicated with the emperor, but when Gu Chenran came back, Wenling had already started to receive merits sporadically.
In other words, many things are moving in a positive direction and there will definitely be a good result.
Wen Ling asked curiously, "What did you say to the Emperor in the palace? Why does it feel like the progress has been accelerated?"
Gu Chenran showed an innocent expression: "I didn't do anything. I just went into the palace and told my father the consequences if you don't get enough merit points. I also went to see my grandfather and told him that if I miss this opportunity, I will never see my grandmother again when he passes away.
I would complain to my grandmother that it was because he wasn't trying hard enough. ”
Wen Ling thought exactly what she thought. Wen Ling asked, "And then?"
Then Green Sword added: "Then the emperor gulped down a mouthful of ginseng soup, yelling that he could still attend court for three days and three nights, and drove the prince out.
My grandfather took my three uncles and rode out to talk to the officials one by one.
They all told the prince to leave quickly and not to stay and get in the way. ”
"Puff——" Wen Ling spat out a mouthful of tea.
Both my grandfather and the emperor are in their sixties. In Dayong, sixty-something is the right age to make breakthroughs!
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