After I killed him for 9,000 years, he was reborn.

"To make those who only take in money but never spend it pay back the money they have taken in, and not to make it public and keep a low profile, isn't that as difficult as asking these old guys to die? This is really not an easy thing to do."

Li Lianggong touched his mustache out of habit, and his eyes rolled around. I wonder what tricks he was up to next.

"It is because this matter is difficult to handle that we need the help of Lord Li."

Meng Qisui stood up, bowed slightly to Li Lianggong and cupped his hands.

"Sir Meng, when you mention this, I remember something. There are many meritorious nobles and ministers in the court who are looking for ways to cry poor every day. Some people even write IOUs to the treasury every year to borrow money, otherwise their families would be so poor that they can't even afford to eat.

The national treasury is getting thinner every year, but these people’s pockets are getting fatter every year.

We eat the emperor's salary and are loyal to him...

Why not do both things at once?"

Seeing that the old monkey Li Lianggong wanted to take this ride, Meng Qisui just raised his eyebrows expressionlessly and said, "Minister Li, this idea is not bad. After all, we are asking for money for the Da Chong Dynasty and for the country and the people.

But this matter is of great importance. If we only use the list of names confessed by the Minister of Works, it would not be a big deal. But if we also want to collect the debts owed by the Ministry of Revenue over the years, almost all the well-known court officials, meritorious nobles, and royal relatives in the capital will be caught. It is better to report such a big move to the emperor first."

"That's right, that's right. We can't accomplish such a big thing just by discussing it here privately. The key lies in the emperor's opinion."

"In that case, how about asking Minister Li to accompany me to the palace?"

It is better to do it now than to wait for a day. Since Li Lianggong and Meng Qisui have already discussed it privately, they might as well strike while the iron is hot.

An hour later, in the imperial study of Emperor Jiade, Li Chengen drove out all the eunuchs and palace maids who were serving him, and then stood guard at the door himself to prevent anyone from spying on the emperor's intentions.

Inside the tightly closed door, Emperor Guardian was sitting on his dragon throne, playing with his beloved Hetian jade bracelet.

"What you said is of great importance. I also want to take back the silver in the treasury as soon as possible, but if I ask everyone to return the silver to the treasury, I am afraid it will cause strong resistance from the court officials and royal nobles.

I also have to consider the consequences.”

"But, Your Majesty, there are only a few hundred thousand taels of silver in our treasury. We have a lot of IOUs, but they are useless if we can't exchange them for silver.

Several hundred thousand taels of silver are really too little. It is not enough to pay the salaries of the soldiers at the border and the officials of all ranks in the court, not to mention any natural or man-made disasters.

This time when the Yellow River burst its banks, the national treasury simply couldn't come up with so much silver. It was only through the charity fundraising auction held by Tencent that several million taels of silver were raised for emergency relief. However, we can't rely on Tencent to hold charity fundraising auctions every time.

Your Majesty, the debt owed to the national treasury is now a major concern. If it is not resolved, over time, the national treasury will be empty, the country will be weak and the officials will be strong. The consequences will be..."

Afraid that his words would not have enough impact, the Minister of Revenue Li Lianggong took out from his pocket the evidence he had prepared long ago, a bunch of IOUs, some new and some old.