I am the censor, at the beginning I denounced the empress

Chapter 5 How can I be afraid of him
Seeing that the Empress finally calmed down, Shangguan Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Silently went to the side and knelt down again.

I began to think in my heart, what kind of punishment the Holy Majesty would choose to deal with Tang Can, a daring little censor.

It may be Ling Chi, or it may be a car crack.

Either way, it's an ugly way to die.

For a rebellious person like him, no matter how he dies, it seems possible.

"Go on." The empress said expressionlessly.

"Inspector Zhao persuaded him not to talk nonsense, saying that it was Mingjun's actions to open the imperial examinations and humbly accept advice..."

Shangguan Wan'er didn't feel guilty at all when she said the compliment.

"Later, Inspector Zhao left Chengfufang, and is currently staying with Xie and others in Luantai."

Shangguan Wan'er waited for a while, and seeing that the Empress hadn't spoken, she cautiously raised her head and took a peek.

The Empress's face was calm, but her brows were slightly frowned, making it impossible to guess her thoughts.

After a while, he sighed softly: "The construction of the Li Palace needs to be accelerated, otherwise, it will be too late..."

"You will go to the treasury later, withdraw 100 million taels, and send it to Fu County as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, there are only 60 taels left in the national treasury." Shangguan Wan'er's voice trembled: "After the court meeting, my subordinates ordered someone to check, and there is only 25 taels in Luantai's secret treasury."

The empress looked startled.

Xie Anshi was in Luantai's darkroom, and she kept turning a blind eye, so that she could transfer money from the darkroom in an emergency.

But now, the dark bank is only 25 taels.

What is this little money enough for?

Could it be...the only way to grab it?
There are two types of robbing, robbing the people and robbing the country.

Robbing people is nothing more than tax increases.

But the tragedy in Huainan Road has made her unable to act recklessly.

If there is an increase in taxes, I am afraid that as Tang Can said today, there will be widespread grievances and chaos in the world.

As for robbing the country...

It costs money to fight a war, and launching a war rashly will not help.

After thinking for a moment, the empress frowned and asked, "What do you think that idiot's solution will be?"

Shangguan Wan'er's heart thumped.

She has been with the Empress for many years, and she has never heard the Holy One call someone an "idiot".

But speaking of it, it's still quite appropriate.

"The subordinates don't know, but... Prime Minister Xie, King Liang, and Li Shilang have no idea, so Tang Can should have no choice, right?"

Empress Yuan Shang glanced at her with a half-smile, and said softly, "Okay, get up."

"Yes." Shangguan Wan'er got up and stood aside with her head bowed.

Yuan Shang put the sword back into its sheath in his hand, walked around the room for a few more steps, and said calmly: "In my opinion, that idiot's idea may be to relocate the people of Huainan Road to Jiangnan, Shannan, and Henan."

"There is no flood in these three places, and there are still tens of thousands of hectares of wasteland that can be reclaimed."

"Exchanging tens of thousands of people for money from three places to atone for sins, does he really think so?"

The empress frowned, as if it was hard to imagine that Tang Can, a little censor, would have such a big heart.

Shangguan Wan'er was taken aback, and couldn't help exclaiming: "How is it possible that tens of thousands of people left their homes!"

At this moment, a female official sang loudly outside: "The governor of Huainan Province, Zhao Jianzhi, begs to see you!"

"I'll know right away."

The empress' expression suddenly became serious, and she said softly, "Waiting."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shangguan Wan'er dodged to the side of the imperial case, picked up the table, and got in directly.

The female officials and maids who had retreated before also came out from the side door at this time, returning to their respective positions.

If an outsider sees this scene, I don't know how they will feel.

……

"My minister Zhao Yongkang sees the Holy One, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"Get up."

After the empress sat down at the imperial court, her voice was calm: "Why, Governor Zhao, you have borrowed enough money today. Are you here to bid farewell to me?"

Zhao Yongkang's face froze, bitter in his heart.

Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the Holy Majesty...

"No, the sage ordered Tang Can, the supervisory censor, to follow the minister all the way back to Huainan Road. The minister went to see him before. He drew up a plan for disaster relief and tax collection. The minister came here to ask for the permission of the sage."

As he spoke, he took out the memorial from his sleeve, held it in his hands, and raised it above his head.

A female official took it over and put it on the imperial case.

The empress opened it and her eyes fell on the paper.

"The disaster in Huainan, first, floods, second, food shortages, and third, taxes and silver."

"Of these three things, floods are the most serious, followed by food shortages, and taxes are the lightest."

"Jiangnan, Henan, Hedong, Hebei, and Guannei Jingji are rich and prosperous, which is the key to raising money and food."

"When I go to the common people, all of them regard the honor of their ancestors as an official."

"If there is no other way, you can choose to sell official, Wen Sanguan, one thousand taels for the ninth rank, 2000 taels for the eighth rank, 4000 taels for the seventh rank, and the limit for the fifth rank."

"If it is improper to sell an official, you can issue national bonds. Headed by Prime Minister Xie, prepare to build a branch, and borrow money from the gentry all over the world. The term is three years or five years, and it will be paid upon expiration..."

Yuan Shang looked at it bit by bit, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

Tang Can's method is absolutely feasible!

"This idiot actually has a way!" the Empress murmured in a low voice.

The son of a criminal official came up with a solution to the problem that made the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty helpless.

In fact, Tang Can's method is nothing more than the issuance of national debt, which is very common in later generations.

However, this thing is definitely an advanced technology in Great Liang.

The empress quickly made up her mind.

After pondering for a while, he said softly: "I have seen it, the law of national debt may be feasible."

"You go out and wait. When Xie Anshi, Li Yaoshi, and Gao Yuanyi come, talk together."

Zhao Yongkang was overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted and thanked him!

People in Henan are saved!

……

In the hall, Shangguan Wan'er came out again after the empress tapped on the imperial case.

"For a while, you discuss with them, I'm going to take a break."

"My lord, this..."

"Don't worry, they will definitely not agree to selling an official, and you don't need to say more."

"As for the matter of the national debt, they have already agreed. We will discuss it later, as usual."

This……

"This subordinate obeys orders." Shangguan Wan'er had no other choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

It's not the first time she has done this.

Because her appearance is similar to that of the Empress, and she has been with the Empress day and night, she has already learned [-]% of her manners and manners. With a little make-up, it is enough to be fake.

"By the way, for the first national debt, 1000 million taels will be issued, and 250 million taels will be reserved for Huainan Road. You know what to do with the rest of the money."

do what?Of course it is to build a palace!
Shangguan Wan'er's body stiffened, and she forced herself to persuade: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid... there's something wrong with this."

"What?" the Empress asked with a frown.

"If Tang Can finds out, I'm afraid...I'm afraid...he's going to make trouble in the court again..."

Nao, is a synonym.

What she really meant, Tang Can would probably yell at her, and even create an uproar, for everyone to know!

Anger flashed in the empress's eyes, and her chest heaved!

It seemed that she had seen Tang Can stand proudly on top of the court hall, and words such as faint king, subjugation, and rebellion kept coming out of his mouth.

The majestic king of a country is scared by a small supervisory censor. Really, it is unreasonable!
The empress was annoyed for a while, and said bitterly: "Don't care about him! The money in this world belongs to me!"

"Also, go and find out what's going on with him, why did his temperament change overnight!"

After finishing speaking, she left without looking back, leaving only Shangguan Wan'er wryly smiling, looking at the direction where the empress disappeared, shaking her head feebly.

(End of this chapter)