Royal Gold Magistrate

"Cough! That's a great scientific experiment, for the well-being of mankind, remember to tell the historian." Fang Zhengyi corrected.

Li Yuanzhao gave him a sideways look, curling his lips in disdain.

"Your Highness, have you ever thought about what would happen if you really killed them?"

"Of course the common people clapped their hands and applauded." Li Yuanzhao said expressionlessly.

"Wrong! Only a very small number of people will applaud!"

"The ones who were extorted by them were only a small number of merchants and street vendors. Most of the people still have a good impression of the health team. If they are killed rashly, the people will complain and bring bad reputation to His Highness! This is something that no one wants. I see."

"Furthermore, those people's crimes are not so serious. At most, they will be punished and fired from the health team. Killing people is the last resort. Killing people rashly will not convince the public!"

Li Yuanzhao sighed again: "I know Lao Fang, I'm just talking out of anger, you are now very much like those masters in Zhan Shifu."

Fangzheng licked his lips and couldn't help touching his chin.

Is it?Daddy's coming up?

"Cough! It's enough for His Highness to properly handle the health team, and I won't interfere too much. What about the rest of the preparations?"

Li Yuanzhao thought for a while and said, "I am going to abolish the previous management methods, and everything will return to the original."

"Those damaged merchants, I am willing to pay compensation, and then publish an apology in the newspaper... What do you think?"

Fang Zhengyi immediately shook his head: "It can be restored to the original state, but absolutely no apology or compensation!"

"Your Highness represents the imperial court. How can the imperial court make mistakes? The imperial court is always wise. It is impossible to make mistakes, and it is absolutely impossible to apologize!"

Li Yuanzhao immediately retorted: "Old Fang, what nonsense are you talking! Are there still few mistakes made by the court! Are there still few emperors who have sinned against themselves in history?"

"Of course there are many, but has your Highness ever seen the court admit its mistakes? In history, there are indeed emperors who have issued imperial edicts to sin against themselves, but they are just means!"

"The people are the most forgetful. We must wait until the matter is properly resolved, and the people will forget before they can issue an edict of guilt. At that time, the people will be grateful to the emperor. This is the purpose of the edict of guilt."

"Now that His Highness has to admit his mistakes before the matter is resolved, what will others think of you? Everyone will say that you are a muddleheaded prince, tossing the common people! If you make trouble in front of Your Majesty, His Majesty will not let it go!"

Li Yuanzhao's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "If you scold me, I will scold you! I will admit my mistake! What's the matter with Guan Fuhuang? Lao Fang, you just have too many tricks. I'm not as shameless as you!"

Fangzheng was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils.

I am shameless?Who the hell am I for!White-eyed wolf!

Li Yuanzhao was still chattering: "Oh! Just now you were afraid that the people in the Palace would complain about killing people, but now that you don't admit your mistakes, the people will have no complaints!"

"Of course not!" Fang Zhengyi swore, "I told His Highness just now that the common people are the most forgetful. If you take away what they already have and return it to them after a while, then they will feel that His Highness Wise! This is all bestowed by His Highness, not only will they not resent you, but they will also be grateful to you!"

Hearing this, Li Yuanzhao's five sense organs were crowded together, his face full of confusion: "Old Fang, you are really shameless, I can't do such a thing."

"But the imperial court has been doing this all the time! Have you spent less than the money earned by the imperial court!" Fang Zhengyi's face was full of displeasure.

"Means! Methods! There is no such thing as being shameless or not, only if you use it rightly, you will be right, and if you use it evilly, you will be evil! What we are after is the best result."

"It's easy to worry about going straight, but if you apologize, the people and courtiers will lose their trust in you, and the resistance to doing things in the future will increase no matter whether it is good or bad!"

"You only need to punish the health team in an open, fair and just manner, and you don't need to do the rest!"

Li Yuanzhao bowed his head in thought, Fang Zhengyi didn't bother him much.

After a while, he raised his head and said, "You...you are right, but can't the palace pay the damaged people?"

"Of course not!"

"If His Highness makes such an opening, there will be no end. As long as the people are willing, they can always blame the failure on the court. Will His Highness have to pay one by one? How much money is enough?"

"If you don't pay, His Highness's reputation will be damaged again! Therefore, you must not pay!"

Li Yuanzhao felt lost with the naked eye: "So...everything happened because of me, everyone's loss happened because of me, but I can't make up for it, right?"

"Yes! To make a mistake is to make a mistake! Some mistakes are irreparable." Fang Zhengyi gradually became serious: "Your Highness is the crown prince, and one of your mistakes may kill many people! Every order you approve may change the lives of countless people." Fate, and no regret medicine."

Li Yuanzhao hung his head and kept swallowing, looking extremely uncomfortable.

Fang Zhengyi's tone couldn't help softening: "But everyone grows up through mistakes. This is the case with the minister, and everyone in the world is like this...Your Highness, don't be discouraged. It is a good thing to learn a lesson. After all, we don't have money. Fingers are always going to make mistakes."

Li Yuanzhao raised his head, tears welled up in his eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "What is Goldfinger?"

"Ugh...just think of him as a kind of cool thing! It's just a metaphor!"

Seeing his sad look, Fang Zheng took out a list from his sleeve as if by magic and handed it over.

Softly said: "When you encounter setbacks, you must not be discouraged. Sometimes there is still room for redress!"

"This is the list of damaged merchants. If they can withstand the extortion by the health team, it means that they have small assets, and they will be able to make a comeback after a while."

"Although we can't directly compensate them, we can find excuses to exempt them from taxes, or help them attract business. This is considered compensation. What do you think, Your Highness?"

Li Yuanzhao took the list, wiped away his tears, and smiled: "That's fine!"

"Well, let's do it like this, but...it can't be remedied every time." Fangzheng said earnestly.

"I know!"

"Your Highness, are you hungry? I brought elbows, milky pig's!" Fangzheng opened the food box and put several dishes on the table.

Li Yuanzhao had already vented most of his emotions at this time, looking at the table full of dishes, his stomach gurgled.

He glanced at Fang Zhengyi in embarrassment.

"I'm hungry, eat!"

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