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The sentence Yan Qin added later did not make the Regent happy: "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Yan Qin said again: "This is just a dream, it's the opposite of the dream, why should Uncle Wang bother about a dream."

How could he know why he had such weird dreams? If a person could completely control the content of his dream, he would not be a human being.

Yes, this is just a dream.But there is another saying, which is called thinking by day and dreaming by night.But the little emperor has said so, he is a big man, it would be a loss of grace to care about this.

Yan Yuge had no choice but to think about things in a better way. Maybe he had such a dream because the little emperor was looking forward to marrying him. After all, the object of marriage was himself, not others.

Thinking about it this way, his mood improved a bit, and he wanted to ask Yan Qin about the details: "Your Majesty, do you remember what else you dreamed about?"

In fact, Yan Qin remembers it quite clearly, but he just doesn't want to tell the regent, who knows if the regent's cranky temperament will be unhappy after hearing this: "It's nothing, Gu has almost forgotten it, just a few pictures It's rather impressive."

Not long after he finished speaking, Yu Huan arrived in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Yan Qin got off the imperial court and sat on his golden dragon chair. As in the past, he first made a noise to calm all civil and military officials.

Hubu Shangshu was the first to stand up, because he was ordered by the little emperor last night, and when he opened his mouth, he talked about the earthquake in Shanxidu County.

After listening to the scene that had been "rehearsed" last night, Yan Qin looked very solemn, and asked the Minister of the Ministry of Household and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry to explain the solution.

After expressing his grief, Yan Qin went on to say: "I have decided that the earthquake relief in Shanxidu County is urgent. I plan to allocate 40 taels of disaster silver to the victims of the earthquake in Shanxidu County."

The little emperor didn't tell him about the 40 taels of silver last night. He clearly told the other party that there are only 20 taels left in the treasury. Enough for 40 taels of silver, this [-] is really beyond the reach of others.

The Minister of the Household Department stood up again: "Your Majesty is so considerate of the victims, it is a blessing for the people, but the tax can be exempted from the 40 disaster silver, and the treasury is still empty, and there is nothing you can do."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Qin's face immediately changed. He scolded the courtiers severely, which was nothing more than reprimanding the courtiers for all kinds of extravagance and waste.

The courtiers have also seen through it in recent days. It's okay if the little emperor doesn't get angry. If he gets angry, something big will definitely happen. They don't want to suffer for themselves. They all adhere to the principle that silence is golden and keep silent.

After reprimanding the courtiers, Yan Qin opened his mouth to say another way: "The people in Shanxidu County have suffered such a disaster, and they can't even solve their food and clothing. They are lonely subjects. There is no reason why the people can't even drink porridge. While I was taking a bite, I was wearing brocade clothes and eating delicacies from mountains and seas. Since there is not enough money to resettle the victims, I will do my part to add the 6000 taels of silver to the people in Shanxi."

The courtiers shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise, love the people like a son."

Everyone would say good things, and Yan Qin didn't feel very happy when he heard it. He took the lead in commending the left and right. Naturally, the officials couldn't say nothing, and they also expressed that they would donate money to the people of Shanxidu County.

One by one, they stood up and said: "I donate 1000 taels." "The minister's family is poor, but I would also like to contribute a small amount to the people of Shanxidu County, 500 taels."

"Minister..." "Minister donation..."

The voices of civil and military officials rose one after another, and the court where Yan Qin had lost his temper earlier became lively again.

Yan Qin's head hurt from their quarreling, but it was noisy, he could still hear the most frequent numbers in the courtiers' mouths, hundred, and thousand.

How many ministers of aristocratic families who spend money like water on weekdays, at this time, donating a disaster silver, it seems so stingy, a mere 500 taels, 1000 taels, it is like cutting a piece of flesh from them.

"Okay, you really have that kind of thought, and you don't need to talk to Gu about how much to donate in the court."

Considering that some of his courtiers are indeed from very poor families, if they are not greedy, the salaries he gives may be just enough for their families, and the family can't really get too much money, and they can't force others to do what they want.

Yan Qin's voice rose slightly: "This time the donation has been changed to an anonymous donation, and you can do what you love. As for how much you want to donate, if you don't know the situation in your own family, you should ask your love first." Ma'am, let's talk."

He paused, not waiting for the courtier to respond, and then continued: "I'll give you two days to think about it. After three days, I'll see the result. Don't bother with other things, unless it's something urgent. Alone, this morning will end here."

This is another idea he came up with. Donate anonymously, and there are no restrictions on shares. Donations are all voluntary.Of course, if it's all based on self-consciousness, the courtiers must donate not much.So when people went back to think about it, he ordered people to send an extra letter to those ministers with very wealthy families.

There was no excuse in the letter, and he didn't use the excuse to threaten the ministers to donate money. He just gave everyone a list.

Inside are the silver taels used by these courtiers for their daily expenses, each of them crying that they are poor. In winter, every charcoal fire is burned with silver charcoal of nearly a hundred taels of silver, and it costs thousands of taels of silver to entertain guests. .

Some of these courtiers are indeed wealthy, and it cannot be said that they have plundered the people's fat and anointment.But as the regent said, they enjoyed all kinds of benefits and were able to live a life of prosperity and wealth because of the convenience brought by this position.

As an emperor, he did it all for the sake of the common people, and his private treasury was bleeding heavily. How could they, the aristocrats of their aristocratic families, just make a little extra money?

The common people are diligent and conscientious, and they are still burdened with heavy taxes and military service. The children of the aristocratic family can easily make money every day without having to bear taxes.Yan Qin currently has no intention of touching the taxation of the family, but the courtiers have taken advantage of all the benefits, and when it is time to contribute money and effort, they will shirk.How can there be such a good thing in the world that only takes advantage of it.

In the next two days, Yan Qin gave the courtiers enough time to prepare, and he didn't even go to the morning court. He said that if there was something urgent, he would come directly to the imperial study to find him.

The time saved by not going to the early court was used by Yan Qin to discuss the matter of the imperial business with the regent.After the news was released, the fanaticism shown by those businessmen was stronger than he thought.

Out of various considerations, two days later, he also interviewed one of the wealthy businessmen surnamed Zhu who had paid the most.

This Zhu family is not the number one rich businessman in Yandu as Yan Yuge said, if it is really a ranking, it can barely be ranked third.

And if he drags on for a little longer, maybe someone will spend more money.But as the candidate for the first imperial merchant, he must not only consider the amount of money.

He has to consider the style and character of the other party. After all, some money is earned by legitimate means, and some people rely on fish and meat and collusion between officials and businessmen to develop so far.

If the first seedling is chosen wrongly, this imperial merchant may become the same existence as corrupt officials, who also rely on the blood of the people to make a fortune.

Through the comparison of the situation collected in the past two days, Yan Qin chose to choose, but still chose the Zhu family who was sincere enough to make an exception this time.

Of course, when meeting this wealthy businessman, Yan Qin met with the regent together.This businessman was not as he thought, with a smell of copper and big ears, but a very personable person, looking like a refined scholar.

After sending the person away, and counting the money that those wealthy businessmen "donated" to the court in order to compete for the position of imperial merchant these days, Yan Qin couldn't help being speechless.

It's really a lot of money for the boss, and it is definitely more than enough to pay the disaster relief money of Dudu County.Once the anonymous donation from the courtiers arrived, it was another huge sum of money.

Looking at this large sum of money, Yan Qin couldn't believe his own eyes. There was no excessive taxation, no coercion and coercion, and he cut off such a large piece of meat from these courtiers with ease.

No, the money is actually not a big deal to them, it seems that 6000 taels may seem like a lot, but in actual use, it is not enough to cover the expenses of his palace for a month.

Although Shanxidu County suffered from severe natural disasters, it can't spend too much money on such a place.Yan Qin allocated 40 yuan to Shanxidu County from the money he had received, and ordered people to quickly send the disaster money to the affected areas.

Of course, before the delivery of the disaster money started, he ordered people to disclose the news. He will order many courtiers to be responsible for the disaster money this time. No matter what the situation is, they will be punished and the black hats on their heads will be removed.

He didn't have many people available, and the regent's people also escorted the disaster food and helped the disaster relief.You can't just send out the trusted people at the bottom.

Don't these people like to be greedy, like to get money lost halfway, anyway, he has already written to Dugu Liu to remit the amount of silver taels, if the amount is wrong, then everyone involved will be punished.

The big deal is to replace these bad old men. It just so happens that there are not many courtiers he personally promoted.

For the black hat on their heads, those few high-ranking people will work hard to look after those goods.He did this because he was forced to do nothing by those so-called mysterious robbers.

The letter was urgently sent over eight hundred li, and then the team transporting the disaster relief money also left Beijing in a mighty way.When they were leaving, Yan Qin specially went to boost morale. Looking at the white silver, Yan Qin could only wave his hand and bid farewell to them with tears in his eyes.

When the little emperor sent him off, the regent also went with him. After all, the current military power is still in his hands.Looking at the sad eyes of the little emperor, he has also seen the hard work of the little emperor these days, and he said a rare word of comfort: "They will definitely fulfill their mission this time, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"Gu is very relieved of them." Yan Qin added in his heart, he was only worried about the money, and before he warmed up the money, he just watched those vain money completely disappear from his hands Slip away, away from home.

It's really... so heartbreaking.