The system forced me to be emperor

"Ah?" Yan Xiaoxiao's eyes widened suddenly, which was beyond her expectation.How much she looked forward to serving in the East Palace, but now she was taken first.

Xiao Rui explained: "Xiao Xiao, this is Lu Zhi, the daughter of Uncle Ming Yi, the emperor specially summoned her to the palace."

Then he introduced to Lu Zhi: "This is Yan Xiaoxiao, who is on duty in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Lu Zhi laughed and said: "I've heard of her name, and to be a female official holding a pen in the Hall of Mental Cultivation must be trusted by His Majesty."

Yan Xiaoxiao replied: "Sister Lu Pheasant is serious. I will enter the palace a little earlier. If there is anything wrong with my sister, feel free to tell me."

"Okay!" Lu Zhi said with a smile.

Xiao Rui tasted the meat sauce. In the era when there was no chili pepper, only pepper and ginger were used as the spicy effect, but the taste was very good.

"Xiaoxiao's craftsmanship is really good, let's eat a piece of meat." Xiao Rui picked up a piece of mutton for Yan Xiaoxiao.

Yan Xiaoxiao hurriedly said: "Your Highness, servants come by themselves. Eating at the same table is a great sin of passing over. If someone sees you, you need to be punished according to the law, so how dare servants bother Your Highness to bring food?"

Lu's pheasant paused with the hand holding the vegetables, and she immediately heard Yan Xiaoxiao's beating, but she continued to eat without changing her face.

This is the East Palace, as long as the prince is willing, naturally nothing will happen.

Xiao Rui didn't think too much about it, and continued to pick up vegetables, and said with a smile: "It's okay, eat more, you look thin."

Yan Xiaoxiao looked at her chest, then at Lu Zhi's, feeling a little annoyed.

I am really thin.

"It turns out that His Highness likes fatter ones." Yan Xiaoxiao immediately ate meat, he wanted to gain weight.

After dinner, Xiao Rui moved into the living room.

Although Yan Xiaoxiao didn't want to leave, she had to leave. She looked at Lu Zhi eagerly, full of envy. She was so happy to stay in the East Palace.

"Your Highness, this servant will leave." Yan Xiaoxiao said reluctantly.

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Go back, rest earlier, I should rest after bathing."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Xiaoxiao couldn't move.

She looked at Lu Zhi who was serving, and a picture suddenly popped up in her mind.

In the quiet and warm room, a large wooden barrel was filled with steaming hot water. Lu Zhi took off His Highness's coat, waited on the side, scooped up hot water with a wooden spoon, and poured it on His Highness.

"Your Highness, do you still need to add water?" Lu Zhi's face was shy, like a peach blossom blooming in early March.

A smile appeared on His Highness's handsome face: "There is no need to add water, but this king needs a back rub? Would you like it?"

"This is what a servant should do!" Lu Zhi didn't dare to look up.

……

"Xiao Xiao, what's the matter?" Seeing Yan Xiaoxiao in a daze, Xiao Rui couldn't help shouting.

Only now did Yan Xiaoxiao come to her senses, it turned out that she was just thinking wildly!

But she didn't care so much, and said quickly: "Your Highness, it's cold today, don't take a bath!"

Xiao Rui frowned, always felt that Yan Xiaoxiao was weird today, but couldn't describe what was going on.

Chapter 436: Inventory of official food, Qingzhang fertile land

After Yan Xiaoxiao left the East Palace, Xiao Rui still took a bath.

However, Lu Pheasant did not participate, but was served by a court lady. As the saying goes, simple becomes extravagant. Xiao Rui has long been used to being served by court ladies, so bathing is just bathing, and nothing beautiful happened.

On the morning of the next day, Huo Xingye, Minister of the Ministry of War, introduced the battle situation at the border. This was almost a routine in the morning court every day.Afterwards, several ministers also participated in some important events. When no one had a book to play, they usually spoke up for the listening Emperor Xia.

"This winter has been extremely cold, and the north has experienced heavy snowfall. The rivers have been frozen. Hundreds of refugees have died from hunger and cold. I am deeply saddened. Although taxes have been reduced and exempted in various places, it is not a cure. Now in In addition to the battle at the border, the daily food and grass expenses are huge. Where is the Minister of the Household Department?"

Yang Feiyuan, Minister of the Household Department and a scholar of the cabinet, came out and said respectfully: "My minister is here!"

"In the 22nd year of the Yongli calendar, what is the population and tax situation of Daxia? Can you check it out?" Emperor Xia asked.

Regarding the matter of the morning court today, I had already communicated with several senior scholars in the cabinet, so Yang Feiyuan opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, the national population tax situation in the 22nd year of Yongli has been calculated! The total household registration in Daxia is 2345 million, and the population is 11663 million. .Taxes: 12048 million stones, 656 million pieces of cloth brocade, 100.5 million catties of silk cotton, 3523 million ingots of banknotes, 17250 catties of copper, 32.2 catties of iron, 12.6 catties of lead, 12080 taels of cinnabar, 599 million catties of tea, 439.7 million quotations of salt, The army has 4279 million shi of grain..."

Xiao Rui already knew this data beforehand.

The population of Great Xia exceeds 2.5 million, which is more than twice the population of the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, but the tax revenue is even higher than that of the Song Dynasty, and the total tax revenue is as high as [-] million silver.

It should be mentioned that the business tax of Daxia is 25 to 1, which is 4%, which is higher than that of the Ming Dynasty, but lower than the 7% of the Song Dynasty.The prosperity of trade, coupled with the Xia Emperor's hard work and good weather in these years, also contributed to the generous taxation.

However, this seemingly prosperous place is as fragile as window paper in the face of the coming Little Ice Age.

So after listening to the report from the Minister of the Household Department, Emperor Xia said: "I have worked hard for 23 years and handed over this answer sheet. I can be ashamed of my ancestors, and I can be worthy of the common people. But this is not enough! The year before last The city was closed by heavy snow in the winter of last year, and the winter of last year was even more bitterly cold. Whoever is corrupt and violates the law, embezzles official food and taxes, engages in malpractices for personal gain, and usurps land will be severely punished and will not show mercy!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and then they discussed in a low voice.

The last time this was done was more than ten years ago. It took nearly a year to kill more than 1000 corrupt officials and confiscated tens of thousands of households, including dignitaries, aristocratic families, and local tyrants. Converted into nearly [-] million taels of silver, it is equivalent to the tax revenue of Da Xia Kingdom for two years.

Didn't expect it to start again now!

The more prosperous it is, the more corrupt it hides, how many people will die this year?Both civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were uncertain.

Xia Huang said again: "The household department is in charge of this counting task, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises the inspection. The comprehensive cooperation of all government departments must not be slack, and this task is under the command of the crown prince!"

"Your minister (weichen) leads the decree!" Xiao Rui, Yang Feiyuan, and Du Shaonian came out and responded in unison.

The three of them had passed the Qi beforehand, so they received the order directly.

But other officials were even more frightened.

Prince in command?

Fuck, it's a dead end now, who doesn't know that the prince is a little maniac who ransacked the house, and his hands are black, and it is difficult to compare the princes of the Great Xia Dynasty.

All the civil and military officials in the hall have properties, and they are all wealthy landowners in their hometown. It is impossible to say that there is no problem at all.

In this way, in the midst of panic, the early morning ended.

Back in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Emperor Xia and Xiao Rui sat drinking tea.

"Letting you in command this time and take charge of this clearing task will definitely make people panic. There are more than 8 officials in Daxia, and there are even more officials who are not popular. The last time they copied [-] million taels. You little house-snatching madman is in charge, probably not less." Xia Huang said with a smile.

Xiao Rui smiled awkwardly: "Everything I do is for Daxia, I can pat my chest and promise that I will never embezzle a penny!"

"Yes, don't embezzle a penny!" Emperor Xia smiled, how could he not know his son's virtues.

Don't embezzle a penny, all embezzlement is gold and silver.