Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

There was Guo Ye's verbal reprimand and the lesson of [-] boards each. Naturally, Cheng Erniu did not dare to express his dissatisfaction and resentment at this time.

There was only a cold snort to express his dissatisfaction.

"Go, go in and see!"

Guo Ye stepped into the room while talking, Xue Rengui hurriedly followed, and said: "The opening of the cellar is just under the bed in this room, good guy, these white lotus sects who have suffered thousands of knives can really hide, they actually chose this place It was used as the entrance to the treasure cellar. The subordinates also found it by chance.”

Guo Ye groaned, and saw that the bed that belonged to the governor of Qianzhou had been moved away, and a large entrance was placed there, and a bamboo mat was placed beside the entrance to cover the entrance.

Guo Ye had to sigh secretly for Xue Rengui's luck and carefulness. It is really impossible for ordinary people to find the entrance of this cellar. portion.

At this time, under Xue Rengui's instruction, two soldiers sent several torches and distributed them to several people present.

Guo Ye waved his hand, pointed to the entrance of the cellar and said, "Come on, let's go down and have a look. Rengui, you know the way, so just walk ahead and lead the way."

"Yes!"

Xue Rengui picked up a torch, bent down first and walked down the stone ladder at the entrance of the cellar. After a while, several people followed, and Xue Rengui slowly extended into the cellar.

Under the light of several torches, a few people bent down and walked through a tunnel of about fifty steps, and then looked ahead with the light of the fire, damn, how much manpower did it take to dig out such a scale? cellar.

It is obviously out of date to call it a cellar. To be precise, it should be called an underground palace.

Gold bricks, there are gold bricks everywhere, and everywhere you look, there are golden mountains as high as hills stacked with gold bricks.

One, two, three...

Kang Bao was already pointing and counting how many small gold mountains there were with his eyes wide open.

When it comes to dry mouth, he didn't finish counting, because he just finished talking about the eyes and surroundings, and there are more before, and after counting before, there are still more to go forward...

Guo Ye watched Kang Bao walk farther and farther in this vast underground palace, at least hundreds of meters away, and sighed in his heart, damn, roughly estimated, this underground palace should be as big as several football fields.

The most important thing is that in these underground palaces the size of several football fields, there are gold mountains stacked with gold bricks the size of bricks.The golden mountains made of gold bricks are lined up row upon row, almost occupying such a huge underground palace as big as several football fields.

No wonder Xue Rengui said that hundreds of city walls as big as Qianzhou City could be built with these gold bricks.

This time, Guo Ye really believed it!

As for Pang Feihu and others standing behind Guo Ye, although they have seen some of the Yang family's relics in the treasures of the underground palace in Tuva City, they are nothing compared to what they see today.

Pang Feihu couldn't help sighing: "Brother, I didn't expect the fifteen prefectures on Lingnan Road to be so rich. The wealth is incomparable to the country, and I think I have underestimated the value of these gold bricks. No matter how full my Tang treasury is, how can we still be rich?" Can you get more gold bricks than this?"

Guo Ye smiled and said nothing, Cao Luxun, who was recovering from the shock, smacked his lips lightly, and sighed: "These values ​​are immeasurable, far more than the gold bricks of a wealthy country, I am afraid it is not only the White Lotus Sect The government treasuries of various state capitals have been seized, and the family property accumulated by the common people for one generation or several generations has been searched. Judging from the fineness and specifications of these gold bricks, they should be newly cast and melted. Get up, for easy storage."

As he spoke, he not only sighed at the end: "Through the years of Taiping in the Tang Dynasty, the common people lived in prosperity and well-being, and the wealth was hidden among the people, that's just how it is!"

On the contrary, Cheng Erniu asked anxiously: "Brother, if these gold bricks are really like what General Cao Zhonglang said, they are all family property accumulated by poor people for generations, then we can't withhold them in private, otherwise It will be condemned by God. After all, these gold bricks came too bloody, how many people lost their lives because of this? In my opinion, it is better to hand over all of them to the national treasury, and then let the imperial court notify the state capitals after the end of the southern rebellion. Plan the loss of the people in various places, and finally send it back to the various places. In this way, the suffering people on Lingnan Road can more or less recover a little bit of vitality."

"This time, I agree with Cheng Erniu's words!"

Ruan Laosan said: "You can't take ill-gotten gains. These gold bricks belong to the people of Lingnan Road. We can't keep them for military use. If that's the case, we'll return them to those utterly devoid of conscience. What's the difference?"

Pang Feihu stated: "I agree too!"

Cao Luxun said: "I also second the proposal!"

After finishing speaking, several people all set their eyes on Guo Ye, full of expectation.

Guo Ye still smiled without saying a word, neither shaking his head nor nodding, making it hard to figure out what kind of mentality he is facing with such huge wealth at this time.

He jumped over the gazes of several people, fixed his eyes on Fatty Zhu at the back, and asked with a chuckle, "Fatty Zhu, you haven't said a word since you entered Qianzhou Governor's Mansion. Are you Let’s talk about it, how should I deal with this batch of gold bricks, which are so huge that they are difficult to count and value?”

Fatty Zhu pursed his lips, swallowed his saliva, carefully glanced at Pang Feihu and the others, and then shrank his neck and replied weakly: "Well, brother, I... I don't think the same way as them, I have another suggestion."

"Oh?"

Guo Ye raised his hand and signaled, "Do you have a different idea? This person is very democratic, and everyone can express their opinions. Then tell me your proposal, Fatty Zhu."

Chapter 1062 Charity Fund

"It's not true knowledge, it's Lao Zhu's shallow opinion, my humble opinion, it shouldn't be..."

"Jiji, what a fart?"

When Guo Ye saw Fatty Zhu committing an old habit, he couldn't help admonishing him, "Hurry up, don't be hypocritical."

Fatty Zhu, who was not ready to clean up, finally put away his tweaking, and said slowly: "Brother, I also agree with Er Niu's suggestion. Ill-gotten wealth is not desirable, let alone withhold it privately. But I don't agree with taking this money that cannot be valued. The gold bricks were escorted back to Chang'an and handed over to the treasury."

Oh?

It is neither intercepted and embezzled, nor turned over to the state treasury.

It wasn't just Guo Ye who heard there was something in Fatty Zhu's words.Even Cheng Erniu, a heartless idiot, could hear the smell. For a while, everyone turned their attention to Fatty Zhu, which made Fatty Zhu's palms sweat, Alexander.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Fatty Zhu gently wiped his forehead with his chubby hands full of sweat, exhaled heavily, and said slowly: "Brother, and big fellows, do you really think that the gold bricks in this underground palace should be handed over to the national treasury?" At that time, after the rebellion in the south is quelled, will they really be able to return to the hands of the people who were destroyed by the White Lotus Bandits and displaced? Yes, the official administration of the Tang Dynasty is indeed clear now, but who can guarantee that the court will take this Will the gold bricks be transferred back to the disaster-stricken local state capitals, will they not be exploited layer by layer? There has been such an unwritten rule in officialdom since ancient times. There are three out of ten draws, two out of nine draws, and one out of eight draws, which are used to enrich the treasuries of various places. Although it is not said that the geese have been plucked, the money has indeed been exploited. It is really returned to the hands of the people. How much can we have left?"

Speaking of this, everyone has fallen into deep thought, pondering Fatty Zhu's words, and even Guo Ye's expression gradually became serious, because what Fatty Zhu said was indeed the official situation.

If after turning over the money to the national treasury and waiting for the end of the counter-insurgency in the south, the imperial court was exploited by various officials on the way to transfer the money back, and it was not implemented in the hands of the people of the [-] prefectures on Lingnan Road who were hit by the disaster. This is not Guo Ye would like to see.

I can't be a bad person, fatten the few corrupt officials that exist, and toss the family fortunes of the people in the fifteen prefectures on Lingnan Road, which have been accumulated for several generations, right?

He was just about to praise Fatty Zhu for being considerate, but Fatty Zhu said again: "Besides, this gold brick in the underground palace that is so enviable and heart-stirring, I am afraid that today's sages will not be exempt from seeing it? Why do you not want to go to war with your neighbor Fanguo? Why has your majesty started to lighten taxes and labors and recuperate since he came to the throne? Isn’t it because the treasury of the Tang Dynasty is not full. Today, the emperor is indeed benevolent and does not compete with the people for profit. But in the face of This unprecedented amount of gold bricks full of temptations, can today's emperor take it lightly? If this gold brick is turned into the treasury military expenditure, it can completely support the Tang army for more than ten years. The current emperor's Wenzhi From the past to the present, his greatest wish is to conquer all the neighboring kingdoms by force, so that his martial arts can surpass the Ming emperors of all dynasties. Little brother, can you guarantee that once this gold brick is escorted into Chang'an, it will be filled into the country? After the national treasury, can it be dialed back in full?"

No!

After listening to Zhu Fatty's analysis, Guo Ye's first reaction was that His Majesty Li Er would definitely do everything possible to hide his shame, and then swallow this huge wealth into the national treasury, turning it into military expenses for future use. Support Datang's army to expand outward.

Because he knows His Majesty Li Er's temperament too well, he can think of a way regardless of everything for the sake of face, but he prefers to expand his force to conquer neighboring countries. This kind of civil and martial arts is the biggest face he wants.

At that time, he will definitely throw the mess to himself to clean up, because he is the only one who knows the origin of the money.

At that time, Guo Ye will really look in the mirror as Zhu Bajie, and he will no longer be a human being inside and out.

Fatty Zhu is fine, he can be so thoughtful and considerate.Could it be that he took some panacea recently, or was enlightened by some great lama, and his spiritual wisdom was greatly enlightened?

At this time, Pang Feihu and others who were just proposing to hand over the huge gold bricks to the national treasury sighed and shook their heads, shaking their previous insistence.

Guo Ye asked: "Fatty Zhu, in your opinion, how should we deal with this batch of gold bricks so that we can truly implement them?"

"Old Zhu proposes not to report it first, to properly protect this huge wealth, and then wait until the rebellion in the south is put down, and then you, my brother, will take the lead in secretly organizing special personnel to deal with this huge batch of gold bricks. At that time, you can according to the Fifteen state capitals report the actual disaster situation of each household to the household department, and then refund them."

Speaking of this, Fatty Zhu shrewdly smiled and said, "Brother, with your current status in the court, it is not easy for you to learn about the actual situation in this area from the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

Guo Ye listened and nodded secretly. Fatty Zhu's proposal is worth considering. Instead of handing it over to the imperial treasury and eventually being exploited by the passing government, or being blamed by His Majesty Li Er, it's better to do it yourself. Handling and distributing them to the families of the people affected by the disaster is reliable.

However, he also had his own troubles, so he couldn't help saying: "Fatty Zhu, let me ask you, how to deal with the situation of slaughtered cities like Qianzhou City? There are no state capitals that have been slaughtered, but their homes were destroyed by the White Lotus Sect, and no one has been found to return them. So how should we deal with this kind of thing?"