Dialogue between ancient and modern: I create programs, national treasures have spirits

Chapter 90 This official is really clean

The stone lion town gate, with red lacquer and copper nails, is endowed with extraordinary weather.

On the gold-plated plaque, the word "Hefu" is even more square.

This deliberate display of uprightness makes people laugh.

He Shen, the richest official of the Dagan Dynasty, a minister who was as rich as an enemy.

Confiscated his home after his death, and got [-] million taels of silver!

It is equivalent to the total tax revenue for 15 years.

The amount of wealth he embezzled is staggering.

But at this moment, this incomparably rich He Zhongtang was sighing and frowning.

Why is this?
Could it be that there is too much money and nowhere to spend it?

Or is it that there are things he and Shen can't do in this busy world?
Yi Ze walked into the mansion, walked through many courtyards, and came to the back garden.

At this time, the handsome He Zhongtang was pacing there slowly, with a sad expression on his face.

"Liu Quan, this time the Holy Spirit is on a tour to the south, and I have been asked to handle this matter. However, there is indeed not so much silver in the treasury. What should we do?"

Liu Quan is Heshen's housekeeper, and he followed Heshen everywhere since he was a child, and never left when Heshen was powerless, so he won Heshen's trust.

Moreover, Liu Quan is also quite capable, and he will discuss many things with him to broaden his thinking.

This time, Emperor Qianlong made another tour to the south, which was already the sixth time.

At the fifth time, He Shen had not yet had such great power, so he just accompanied him and did not participate in the southern tour.

But this time, Emperor Qianlong named Heshen to prepare.

The Southern Tour was a huge event, and it cost a lot of money.

Several previous tours to the south have left the treasury empty and unable to make ends meet.

Emperor Qianlong, who is now 74 years old, spent even more money on his southern tour.

That's why He Shen is so worried.

One is to make Emperor Qianlong happy, and the other is to solve money matters.

When these things are stacked together, it is troublesome.

If too much material in the national treasury was spent, Emperor Qianlong would definitely not like it.

If it is not spent, how can this huge hole be filled.

Could it be that He Shen had to pay for it himself?
Liu Quan has followed He Shen since he was a child, and knows a lot of top secrets, and he has a thorough understanding of He Shen's temper.

When he saw He Shen's face, he knew that he was worried about money again.

"Father, you don't have to be so troubled."

"How can you not be troubled, this is not a small sum!"

He Shen sighed, glanced at Liu Quan, who had mischievous eyebrows, and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

"Master, you are a fan of the authorities. Since it is a southern tour, the officials along the way will naturally have to prepare some courtesy. If so, it will be fine!"

Liu Quan chuckled, not saying anything.

He knew in his heart that as long as he made a small start, He Shen would directly complete the rest.

After hearing Liu Quan's two words, He Shen's complexion instantly turned rosy, and his frowning brows relaxed.

"I must be tired these few days, and I have been worrying about such a simple thing for a long time."

He Shen slapped his forehead, and he already had a plan in mind.

"Liu Quan, tell me what I mean. Officials along the southern tour, big and small, will hand over silver taels according to their ranks, so as to prepare for the Holy Lord's southern tour!"

"Understood, this slave will do it now!"

With Liu Quan's departure, He Shen's intentions spread to various places.

Officials, big and small, got the order and took action one after another.

Like He Shen, they are very careful about their money.

But someone has to pay for that money.

Who will come out?
Officials, big and small, guard their pockets tightly, almost without a hair.

Then the money will not come out of thin air.

Naturally, it was apportioned to the poor people along the southern tour.

Poor these people, who have no clothes to keep warm, have no place to stand on their feet, and still have to bear this exorbitant tax.

Officials from all over the country set up clever names and wantonly exploited and searched, causing public grievances to boil for a while.

However, the officials got the oil and water, ate part of it themselves, and handed in part.

And He Shen, having made up enough expenses for the southern tour, naturally swallowed the extra part.

Every copper coin is covered with traces of blood.

It seems that there are people crying and poor people beseeching.

Qianlong's southern tour resulted in countless casualties.

But it also made officials, big and small, rich and powerful. They were full of oil, chanting "long live the saint" and singing praises.

Yi Ze looked at the snowflake-like silver, and seemed to see the filth and filth hidden in the silver.

The people of Li cried bitterly, but the officials turned a deaf ear to them.

"In the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong, the peak in the eyes of many people is actually just a carnival of a group of corrupt officials!"

Yi Ze's tone was full of disdain and sarcasm.

"Actually, without the introduction of sweet potatoes and corn, the prosperous Kangxi-Qian Dynasty would have directly evolved into a chaotic Kangxi-Qian Dynasty."

"The people who are barely on the line of food and clothing are struggling and worrying about survival every day."

"And Dagan goes up to the emperor and down to the county magistrate, everyone's mouth is full of oil!"

"Those aristocrats who follow the old ways and whitewash bluffs can't stop eating delicacies from mountains and seas."

"Du Fu, the great poet, once said: The wine and meat of the Zhumen stinks, and the road is frozen to death! This is the true portrayal of this era!"

Yi Ze's words were full of pity and sorrow for the people, and this emotion infected every audience with good intentions.

"This Lao Shizi Kang Qian Shengshi, I really vomited to see it!"

"I really don't know what to brag about dry blows. Isn't Daqian just a stinky fish and rotten shrimp? This kind of dynasty also wants to blow it up?"

"Many people's brains have been washed away after watching too many palace dramas. If they really travel to Daqian, they may starve to death!"

"No way, some people have been slaves for a long time, and they can't bear that mouse tail behind them!"

The audience vented their dissatisfaction with Dagan.

Occasionally, dry blowers speak, but they are also instantly disappeared without a trace by the barrage.

Yi Ze continued walking, and he said slowly: "The irony is that during the prosperous Kangxi and Qianlong periods, there was an official who was called a model of incorruptibility by the people at that time!"

"This man's name is Chen Shizhuo. He has been the emperor of three generations of Kangxi and Qianlong, and is a true elder of the three dynasties!"

"When he was in government, he had a reputation of being clean and honest, which was highly valued by the emperor."

"However, he has been an official in the land of Qilu for two years, and he owns tens of thousands of acres of fertile land!"

"If Zhu Yuanzhang sees such a clean and honest official, I'm afraid he will have to deal directly with the barbarians!"

Yi Ze told the historical facts with a mocking smile.

During the prosperous period of Kangxi and Qianlong, the national power was weak, officials were corrupt, and the people suffered unspeakably.

Only the officials who are attached to the people to play blood are full of food and fat, and earn a lot of money.

After walking out of this dark and prosperous age, Yi Ze returned to the Hongwu Dynasty once again.

The timeline turns back, and history changes accordingly.

Yi Ze walked into the literati's house.

Literati, that is, scholars, aim for fame.

This is the vested interest in the imperial examination system, and it is also the main group of people who have criticized Zhu Yuanzhang in later generations.

In later generations, the portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang that were circulated were made by literati.

If we say that the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong was bureaucracy, it was the prosperity of the Manchus.

Then the Hongwu Dynasty was definitely a bureaucracy and the end of the nobility!

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　Heshen's mansion will not be Hefu, just for simplicity and clarity, so Hefu is used to describe it
　　
　
(End of this chapter)