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Chapter 1178: If you have no money, how about you figure it out on your own? (Second update)
Chapter 1187

"My lords, do you think that the strategy to appease the refugees must be entrusted to the court officials?" At this time, the emperor, who was behind the imperial case, said this lightly.

Isn't it obvious that the lungs of all the ministers in the court were almost blown out?

"Your Majesty is wise, it should be like this, otherwise, the people of the world will definitely feel resentment towards the court." Jia Yi stood up and said loudly.

Not to be outdone, Zhang Dun stood up and answered loudly. "Just as it should be, we are all ministers of the Song Dynasty. Now when the people are in trouble, it is the time for the ministers and ministers of the court to work together. How can we pretend to be someone else's hand?"

"Yeah, I'm so relieved by the words of the gentlemen..." The emperor smiled and raised his hand to signal everyone to stabilize their emotions and not be so impulsive.

"Of course I understand your thoughts, and it is precisely because I understand that I will do this."

"...Your Majesty, what do you mean by your words?" A group of courtiers looked at each other, all of them were black question marks. The emperor definitely spoke Bianliang official dialect. No one denied this, but why did everyone understand every word clearly? , but after saying it from the mouth of the emperor, it made everyone even more confused?
"I still don't understand? I think what you said is right. The 300 million guan that the court has now saved should indeed be saved first. In case something happens to me in the Song Dynasty, I will have money for emergency."

The emperor stood up and talked eloquently while walking behind the imperial case. "But I also think that Su Xiang and Zhang Shumi have no problem with their thinking. Although our Song Dynasty has won many victories, it has also spent a lot of preparations. In addition, although Xixia has lost more than half of the land, they are treacherous. Undead, still wantonly burning, killing and looting in the Western Regions, isn't the intention clear?"

"They just want to recover their strength as quickly as possible. Do you think that the ambitious Xixia will live in peace with me, Song Dynasty after recovering his strength?!"

"There is also the Northern Liao Dynasty. The Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Dynasty has always been rebellious and has a high opinion of himself. The battle on the North Shaanxi Road has greatly disgraced the Northern Liao Dynasty. If it wasn't for the chaos in the north and the disaster, they had to withdraw their troops and returned. Could it be that you Do you think Beiliao is really vulnerable?!"

The emperor threw out one question after another, and those ministers were speechless one by one. No one dared to jump out and say that Xixia was already a pacifist, and no one dared to say that Beiliao was willing to join hands with Song Dynasty. Sing the song of friendship together.

"Therefore, not even a copper coin can be embezzled from the funds of the Military Weapons Supervision. This is my decision."

"However, the refugees must be appeased, otherwise, how will the people of the world view the court? But for the good intentions of all the ministers, and for my great Song military preparation, I have to choose a new path."

Seeing those ministers who were eager to try and want to chatter, the emperor Zhao Xu quickly raised his arms. "What you are worried about is that I entrust the duties and burdens that should belong to the court to someone who has nothing to do with it, right?"

The courtiers exchanged glances for a while, and finally, the civil and military officials of the whole court bowed to the emperor in unison. "Your Majesty is holy."

"Then what if I entrust this matter to the ministers? I wonder which minister is willing to take on this heavy responsibility?" The emperor asked those ministers with a smile.

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Trap... There is a lot of traps.Most of those who were able to enter the court as officials were old drivers who had been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for an unknown number of years. Even if they didn't have oars, they could sail across the Pacific Ocean by relying on waves.

Naturally, he was able to realize the emperor's sinister intentions in the shortest time. This was simply a trick for his ministers.

Even if it is to undertake this important task, as long as it can be done well, it will definitely increase the popularity and prestige, and it will also be praised by the people all over the world.But the problem is that the emperor didn't mention a single copper coin.

You can't let people stand up and shoulder the burden, and just rely on words to appease tens of thousands of refugees, right?No matter how hard the mouth of a dead duck is, what's the use of it? Once tens of thousands of refugees become angry, at that time, it will be a good end to be torn into cold and shredded chicken.

The old party ministers and workers looked at each other, and they were making eye contact with each other, so they were not allowed to stand up and take responsibility.Although the New Party is eager to try, it is also very helpless. After all, this is a big trap, and it must not fall into the trap.

Wang Shangshu of the household department stroked his beard for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back, breaking the quiet atmosphere of the court. "Dare to ask Your Majesty, if you don't know how to appease and settle the property of the refugees, where will you spend it?"

"Where does the court have money?" The emperor asked with a smile, looking at the head of the household department who held the world's tax revenue.

One sentence choked this guy until he rolled his eyes, and he was speechless for a long time.

"Without money, how can we appease and resettle those tens of thousands of refugees?" Liu Anshi saw that his party was embarrassed, so he stood up bravely and carefully asked questions.

The emperor's eyes fell on Liu Anshi's body, and his eyes seemed a little eager. "Since you are the ministers of my Great Song Dynasty, you naturally need to know how to share the country's worries. Now my Great Song Dynasty is facing internal and external difficulties, so you can only rely on you to figure out a way, how about it?"

Liu Anshi shrank his neck, closed his eyes and drooped his eyebrows, as if he couldn't see the gaze cast by the emperor. There was no way, this time was not a time to save face, but to find a way to avoid the big problem thrown by the emperor, who the hell Dare to take this hot potato?
"Everyone, I don't know which one is willing to bravely stand up and bear this burden independently." The Son of Heaven said loudly again.

"..." There was sudden silence in the palace, and it seemed as if the sound of breathing had disappeared, especially those ministers who were jumping up and down the most just now. Now everyone is trying hard to lower their heads lower and lower. One point, for fear of being named by the emperor.

Seeing this scene, the big bosses of the Shu Party who have never participated in this dispute with the emperor, and those neutral ministers and workers stood aside and watched the show one by one. Se, let you pretend to be aggressive, are you at ease now?
The emperor's eyes went back and forth for a long time, but those guys were very experienced in pretending to be a turtle with their heads shrunk. They all lowered their heads and shrunk their necks, as if I just didn't say anything and you can do anything.

"Well, it seems that there are some things that should not just be said with words, but should be done with practical actions." The emperor sighed leisurely and expressed such emotion.

"The ministers are incompetent, please punish them..." Upon hearing this, the timid ministers hurriedly bowed down in the hall and pleaded guilty to the emperor.

Anyway, it's just lip service, the law does not blame the public, even if you are the emperor, you can't punish all the big guys, can you?

"But... in the Great Song Dynasty, after all, there are ministers who have no complaints or regrets, are brave enough to do things, and dare to give for the sake of the court and the people of the world." The emperor came out with such a sentence leisurely.

In an instant, those important ministers who had just bowed down to be punished by the emperor raised their heads and glanced around, their faces full of doubts. What does the emperor mean?Which idiot dares to stand up?

(End of this chapter)