Royal Gold Magistrate

The capital, the court meeting.

Emperor Jing sat on the dragon chair with a gloomy expression.

Hanlin scholar Yang Yingcai knelt on the ground.

The officials below were all expressionless and said nothing.

The news of Jianjiang Mansion and other Second Mansions finally came back, and countless courtiers turned pale with shock!

For such a major event, the emperor actually made an order without discussing it with all the officials?

Absurd!If things go on like this, won't the imperial court really become His Majesty's words?

Then what do you want the officials to do?Standing as a decoration?

So in time for the court meeting the next day, the Hanlin Academy undoubtedly fired the first shot.

When the food disaster was flooding, the emperor ordered the construction of civil engineering in the disaster area, which is really chilling.

This is not the way of a benevolent king!It's only been a few years since the guests have served all over the world, and they have become so complacent?

Isn't this a sign of a faint king?Could it be that His Majesty has begun not to pay attention to state affairs?

Yang Yingcai knelt on the ground and kept saying:

"Your Majesty is afraid! Your Majesty's decree has not been approved by the cabinet. It is too hasty!"

"I hope His Majesty will take it back! So that the world will not be chilled!"

Emperor Jing was full of helplessness, and I will bear the mistakes made by his son!I can't say that the prince did it!

But you can't lose face either.

Dilemma!When that bastard comes back, he must be beaten to death!

Emperor Jing looked at the ministers below, and said indifferently: "The decree is from my subordinates, and it has not been passed by the cabinet."

"Why, can it be said that I can't count my golden words without the cabinet?"

Yang Yingcai raised his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty! Don't you discuss such important matters with the courtiers?"

"The common people are already living in water and fire! Wouldn't it be more costly for the people and money now that the construction is going on?"

"If the local cruel officials force the people to work and there is no food provided, this is the government forcing the people to rebel!"

"I hope His Majesty will take it back!"

Crashing, a large part of the Hanlin in the hall fell to its knees, and the rest of the officials were still silent.

Emperor Jing suddenly became angry, stood up and said angrily: "Shut up! Yang Yingcai, you are so courageous!!"

"Are you trying to say that I am cruel and cruel to the people!"

Yang Yingcai straightened his neck and said, "I don't dare...but the people are bound to be in dire straits, and the imperial court has ordered to stabilize prices and dispatch food."

"Why bother?"

Emperor Jing's face was flushed red.

For a moment, he didn't know how to refute him, so he sat back bitterly.

After closing his eyes for a while, he sighed and said, "Get up."

"Zhang Shi, I ask you, how much money is there in the treasury of the household department?"

Zhang Shi came out a little nervously and said, "50 taels...there's still some."

Emperor Jing slowly opened his eyes: "The land of the Three Houses has asked the court for silver several times. Is 50 taels enough? How much more?"

Zhang Shi only felt his scalp tingling, but he didn't expect the flames of war to be on his side: "50 taels...is not enough. There are a lot of silver in the whole country. If all approvals go on...it will affect the overall situation."

"Oh, yes, so you only know to ask me for money. My internal funds have been emptied, and I have no money to pay!"

"How much food has been mobilized in the past few days?! I'm afraid it's not as much as what Fang Zhengyi raised in one day in the capital!" Emperor Jing was full of indignation.

The sales of lottery tickets and tea have also declined, and there are no more intimate memorials. The days when Fang Qing is away are uncomfortable!

The remaining group of people either ask questions or ask for money every day!

If you don't have any money from the household department, you can ask me for it!Day after day, the internal money was finally emptied out again!

But what can I do!Is it to let the world rot?

The officials were also sullen, why did they mention Fang Zhengyi again.

That bastard is gone, and it's hard for everyone to live a comfortable life for a few days.

He is quick to raise food, so the fuck is my skin!

And let no one live?

"Why did I let the land of the three prefectures build fortifications? Isn't it because there is no money or food!"

"Even if we have both money and food, it will take a lot of time to mobilize supplies. You can afford to wait, can the victims of the disaster afford to wait!"

"The local officials and the common people have to find a way to save themselves is the right way!"

"Borrowing the hands of the government and wealthy households, using work for relief, and recruiting the victims of the disaster is the best way at the moment!"

"This is a helpless move! I didn't intend to make such a decree, but... a group of incompetent people! Alas..."

Emperor Jing leaned back, looked up to the sky and sighed.

Ah this?

The officials were dumbfounded, why did they change the offensive?The shit pot is pinned on my head now?When did Your Majesty become like this!

"Your Majesty! Everyone knows about work relief, but who can guarantee that there will be no problems!"

"If it fails, who will bear the consequences if the people complain? It can only be those ordinary people who suffer!"

"This move is against the harmony of heaven. I hope His Majesty will take it back!"

Emperor Jing's mouth was full of bitterness.

Yes, what can I do if everything you said is right?Now that things are like this, the only hope is that local governments can achieve results.

If it fails, it will be a thousand years of infamy!

Emperor Jing flicked his robe sleeves and said angrily: "Is it against the harmony of heaven? I am heaven! This matter needs to be observed, so there is no need to discuss it!"

"..." The officials were silent.

You are God?You are the Son of Heaven!

If you chat like this, everyone will really have nothing to say.

From time to time, Li Yansong looked at the original prince's position.

He has been in contact with Emperor Jing for many years, and he already has a deep understanding of Emperor Jing's behavior.

It is absolutely impossible for His Majesty to do such a thing.

And the prince, who has not appeared in the court for a long time, seems to have disappeared.

All the elders in the pavilion had an idea in their hearts.

The prince is wild in nature, and he has no limit to the wild people around Fangzheng, and he has mentioned the matter of using work for relief several times.

Now that the crown prince has been missing for so long, and His Majesty's behavior is so abnormal, there is only one possibility... The crown prince is calling!

But no one opened their mouths to say it. If they said it, it would be too rebellious and shocking.

So when discussing this matter this time, everyone also tacitly kept silent.

When Yang Yingcai jumped out, he just replied that he was not a cabinet.

Now the situation has reached a stalemate, the Imperial Academy fell to their knees, and His Majesty has already begun to act rascally.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Li Yansong naturally couldn't continue to watch the show, so he could only say helplessly: "I think what your Majesty said is reasonable!"

Emperor Jing's eyes lit up, like a drowning man catching driftwood, and said, "Master Li is old-fashioned in plotting the country, please tell me!"

"Thank you Your Majesty, the current so-called disaster relief method has always followed the old method."

"It's been like this since ancient times. If you don't have money to give money, and if you don't have food, you can send food. Although it has a slight effect, the court is really unable to catch it."

"The method of work-for-relief has also been recorded long ago and has extraordinary effects, but it has never been used on a large scale."

"It is reasonable to say that during this catastrophe, the cost of labor is the lowest, and the court spends the least amount of money to do the most things, and it is extremely convenient to mobilize people's power. It is the time for large-scale construction!"

"It is not easy for the Ministry of Household Affairs and the local government to spend. After the disaster situation subsides, if we want to rebuild, it will be very difficult."

"Therefore, the imperial court encourages the construction of civil engineering, and I think this is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds."

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Now I stick a thumbtack on my head, use the first code word, and ask for five-star praise!state!state!Bang.....∞....