The king's mainland talent plunder

Chapter 181 The Difficulty of Yucheng

The main hall has been quiet for 1 minute. For some officials, this 1 minute is like a year. This 1 minute is only 60 seconds. To them, it seems like a century.

They were afraid that Empress Wu Zetian would call them names, and if they failed to come up with any plan, they would be punished in all likelihood, ranging from salary fines to demoted officials!

Although they may fail the test in the near future and be demoted, after all, it is not yet that time, and they still have time to prepare for the test.

Moreover, even if they failed the test and were demoted, it was justifiable, because they did not have the ability to stay in the court better than others, so they could still have some face when they left after losing.

But if he was demoted because he didn't come up with a compromise plan, then it was pure bad luck, and it happened to be on his head. If they were demoted like this, they would not be convinced.

After all, they knew that there were many people like them who couldn't come up with a plan, so why was he the only one who was demoted because he couldn't come up with a plan?

The reaction of these ministers made Wu Zetian very disappointed, which also made Wu Zetian more determined to eliminate a group of ministers.At this time, Zheng Qing gave his opinion, "Your Majesty, since we want to make a compromise, we will first send troops to the northern border, and then send an envoy to negotiate. After warning, we will observe the actions of the barbarians."

"If they continue to invade the frontier, then we are asking the general to send troops to destroy the barbarians." Zheng Qing continued: "The general is out, and the emperor's order is not acceptable. Therefore, I think that the person who sits in the town must be General Cheng Yaojin Cheng."

This time, Zheng Qing wanted to retaliate against Cheng Yaojin for asking him to do fortune-telling. After all, Zheng Qing said fortune-telling was unscientific at the time, and random events could not determine the future development. However, Zheng Qing himself did a fortune-telling on the Great Wall. This is what slapped him in the face.

The second reason is that Zheng Qing wanted to see Cheng Yaojin's ability. In the history of China, Cheng Yaojin was a bandit leader who later surrendered to Emperor Taizong Li Shimin. His brother Qin Qiong Yuchi Gong was also a well-known gatekeeper. , so Zheng Qing wanted to see Cheng Yaojin's strength.

Wu Zetian listened to Zheng Qing's plan, thought about it for a while, and then approved Zheng Qing's plan, saying: "Well, Aiqing's plan is good, do you have any objections?"

Someone rescued them, so naturally they would not have any objections. They were eager to end this morning court as soon as possible, so they kept nodding and said: "I agree with Minghou's plan, Minghou is holy, Your Majesty is holy."

"It's so, this matter is settled." Wu Zetian continued: "Cheng Aiai, this matter is left to you."

Cheng Yaojin knelt down on one knee and said, "I would like to obey the emperor's order! Long live my emperor!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Wu Zetian also breathed a sigh of relief.The tricky matter was finally resolved, and she didn't have to bear the reputation of being a faint king.Wu Zetian rubbed her temples, she was tired after driving for more than three hours this morning.

Wu Zetian waved his hands and said, "Retire."

After receiving Wu Zetian's order, the eunuch beside him immediately said, "Retire!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

After Zheng Qing saluted, he was about to leave the main hall, when the eunuch stopped Zheng Qing and said, "Minghou, Your Majesty asked you to see her."

"Me?" Zheng Qing said, "Can I bring another person?"

"This..." The eunuch immediately became embarrassed, Zheng Qing smiled and said: "It's okay, I will be responsible for what happened."

"Alright then." The eunuch could only nod.He can't afford to offend Zheng Qing.

Zheng Qing brought Jia Luo into the apse together. Wu Zetian was sitting on the dragon chair in the apse with his eyes closed, and Zheng Qing said softly, "Your Majesty."

"Aiqing, you are here." Wu Zetian slightly opened his eyes, and glanced at Jia Luo who was beside Zheng Qing, and Jia Luo also saluted, "Your Majesty."

"Yeah." Wu Zetian nodded, and continued: "The day before yesterday your apprentice Yi Xing brought a man to see me. The man said that he was the new city lord of Yucheng. Because he was saved by you, he decided to merge into Heluo and become Heluo. A city-state of . Is there such a thing?"

Zheng Qing said: "But there is such a thing, Your Majesty."

As he said that, Zheng Qing told Wu Zetian everything that happened to him in Yucheng. After Wu Zetian heard Zheng Qing's words, he also said with regret: "It's a pity that a city as famous as the Thousand Caves City has been destroyed in one On the body of the Bull Demon."

"Yes." Zheng Qing also said: "Everything has its own ending, perhaps joining Heluo is the best outcome for Yucheng."

Wu Zetian said: "I want you to come to see me because of the affairs of Yucheng. Yucheng is now in ruins, but it is still a sweet pastry. There are inexhaustible ore deposits buried underground. Develop these mines. will provide sufficient funding for the empire."

"But as I said, Jade City is now full of waste, labor, capital, markets... everything is lacking. If the empire accepts Jade City, it will be a huge expense." Wu Zetian sighed for a long time, " In the past, I would never have thought too much about letting Yucheng merge into Heluo. It's a pity..."

Zheng Qing took Wu Zetian's words, "It's a pity that some star officials said that the empire's Heluo will fall into economic collapse soon, and the people will be in dire straits. Your Majesty is worried that the living standards of the residents in the empire will plummet and the economy will collapse. There is a problem with the operation, and it has to provide funds for a large city-state, will it drag down the national strength of the empire?"

Wu Zetian nodded, "Yes, that's why I asked you to come here. Ai Qing, you know the art of divination, understand the principles of ancient and modern times, and have a very developed business acumen. What do you think of this?"

"To tell you the truth, I asked Shen Hua to go to Jiashui County to find Yi Xing, and then let Yi Xing bring him into the palace." Zheng Qing said: "There are endless mineral deposits buried underground in Yucheng, and this will definitely be a huge cake. As His Majesty said, now Yucheng is indeed full of waste. Once Heluo helps Yucheng recover, the economy provided by Yucheng can definitely make up for the empire's expenses during this period, and even bring several years of income to the empire. sum of treasury revenues."

"The news of the destruction of Jade City has not yet spread. The empire must incorporate it into its own domain as soon as possible. Only in this way can the economic strength of the empire be strengthened."

"Shortly afterwards, the empire's economy collapsed, and it was overwhelmed. How could so much money be provided to Yucheng to help it return to its original level?" Wu Zetian asked.

Zheng Qingdao: "Your Majesty, you only need to provide the population and some funds for Yucheng. There are mineral deposits buried underground in Yucheng. As long as the labor force is sufficient, we only need to provide a part of the start-up capital, and they can excavate jade mines and sell them. In exchange for money, to fill the big hole in restoring Yucheng's economy."

(End of this chapter)