I am a boss in the Three Kingdoms [System]

Now that it is decided to build a palace for "cultivating immortals" in the palace, the money needed must be calculated as soon as possible.

The Shaofu quickly listed the materials and money needed for the construction. When submitting the submission, Zhang Rang and others adjusted the price upwards, intending to embezzle some of it.

Anyway, the emperor didn't know the prices of various materials at all, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care about them.

Liu Hong was really satisfied after seeing it, and sent the Shaofu to start construction as soon as possible, preferably within two months.As a result, when Da Si Nong was ordered to open a warehouse and pay the money, he actually wrote a letter saying that only [-]% of the money for the repair of the palace was enough, and the rest might not be available until next year.

Liu Hong was shocked.

He called Da Si Nong to him and asked him, "Where did the money in the treasury go?!"

He clearly remembered that he had only received a large amount of land tax this year, why did it disappear?But don't be corrupted by someone, if so, he will cut this person into thousands of pieces, and then punish the nine clans!

Da Si Nong looked into his cannibalistic eyes, and tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, when Mi Guoshi promoted autumn rice and agricultural tools, he first exchanged the grain from the national treasury for the autumn rice seeds of Jiaozhi, and then used the money in the treasury to buy ironware and sell it to the noble people. , and agreed to return the land tax to the state treasury when the grain is ripe next year."

He said, carefully glanced at Liu Hong's face: "You also agreed to this matter at the time... Have you forgotten?"

Liu Hong remembered and was dumbfounded.

He thought that Mi Yan had said a lot of good things in his ears at that time, and the courtiers were all praising him, so he thought that he had done another good thing that benefited the country and the people.Thinking that in the future history books will definitely be filled with words of praise for his wisdom and sageness, he generously allocated a lot of money to Mi Yi.

So on the second day after the policy was promulgated, Mi Yi received most of the money and food from the treasury without any hindrance, and used it for the New Deal.

Unexpectedly, now he would harm himself so much that he couldn't build his immortal palace!

Liu Hong regretted it!

Is the New Deal important?important.But no matter how important it is, it is not as important to him as becoming a fairy!

If he can become a fairy, wouldn't he be able to live forever? Is he afraid that he will not be able to protect his subjects and common people?

Liu Hong hurriedly called Mi Ren and asked him if he still had the money.

Mi Yan respectfully said: "Your Majesty, the grain has been shipped to Jiaozhi, and I think this society is exchanging grain with the local magistrate; all the money has been used to buy wood and iron, and now the workshop has cut the wood and made the iron. melted into farm implements."

In short, the money will definitely not come back.

Liu Hong was already a little bit dissatisfied with him because he didn't want to take Wushisan earlier.Now seeing that he squandered all the urgently needed money to repair the palace, he became even more displeased.

The disappointment was beyond words, and Liu Hong's words also contained a three-point complaint: "Aiqing, why are you moving so fast?" If you were slower, you would be able to recover at least half of it, at least you could buy and build the palace in advance some materials.

Mi Yan bowed: "Your Majesty, since I came to the capital, I have seen that the officials of the gentry have the same opinion as you, and you are always furious with anger. Recently, you even fell seriously ill."

"I thought that if this matter was handled beautifully, the gentry would definitely appreciate your kindness, and write a letter to praise you, and you will no longer be so aggressive... But what did this humble minister do wrong?"

He had just recovered from the typhoid fever, but his lips hadn't recovered their color. He looked pitiful and helpless.

Liu Hong only watched for a while, and his temper gradually disappeared.

After all, this is the person he loves, and he is doing it for his own good. He sighed and waved his hands: "I don't blame you... Hey, Aiqing, you go down first, I am upset."

Mi Rian retreated from the palace in a good manner.

Liu Hong was left alone and sighed: This will be the twelfth lunar month, and when the land tax is collected next year, it will be June next year at the earliest!Will the palace be built at that time, won't it be built until September next year?

Naturally he was very upset.

Seeing this, Zhang Rang said: "Your Majesty, since all the money in the treasury is used for the common people, it is better to charge a land tax on the cultivated land and get it back from the common people."

"You don't need to collect too much. You only need ten dollars per mu. After two or three months, you will have enough money to build palaces and cast bronze figures." fundamental to survival."

Liu Hong's eyes lit up when he heard this.

So the next day, an order was issued to increase the land tax.

Baiguan was in an uproar.

An official wrote to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Xuan of Lu collected land tax per mu. As a result, disasters fell from heaven and locusts plagued the world. .”

"The sage's warning is still in front of you. How can you forget it and follow the example of the subjugated monarch, forcibly plundering the people's money to build useless bronze men? If something goes wrong, how will the world scold you? ?”

This memorial attracted countless Qingliu to persuade Liu Hong with this excuse.

Seeing that Liu Hong seemed somewhat persuaded, Zhang Rang and others slandered again: "Your Majesty, who is Duke Ai of Lu? He is a sinner who subjugated the country!"

"This Lu Kang dares to use Duke Ai of Lu as a comparison to you who is a sage. In my opinion, this memorial is not persuasion at all, but Lu Kang is insulting and blaspheming you!"

Liu Hong was furious when he heard the words.

He ordered Lu Kang to be imprisoned in Tingwei Prison for the crime of "disrespect", and he was going to execute him immediately.Many officials in the court wrote letters to defend him, but it was useless.

All of a sudden, Manchu was filled with grief and indignation.

Seeing this, Zhang Rang said again: "Your Majesty, in addition to increasing the land tax to build the palace, it is actually a bit slow. If you want to speed it up, you can ask the officials of all states and counties to donate wood and stone to the palace. Higher officials will pay more. If you donate some, and the official position is less, can't it all be solved?"

This idea is really wonderful, Liu Hong clapped his hands and laughed, and said "Father is really my son"!

When the officials saw the second imperial decree, their eyes suddenly went dark, and everyone's ears were buzzing with anger.

--What's this?What does this decree mean? !

Why did His Majesty ask them to donate "palace repair money" to build a palace?

Isn't it enough for the imperial court to set up sales of officials and nobles, and isn't the money confiscated from the homes of Xia Yun, Guo Sheng and others not enough?

How can there be such a precedent from ancient times to the present?Instead of paying salaries, they are required to contribute money to the treasury?Are they here to be officials, or are they here to be slaves? !

It's still the twelfth lunar month, and there are less than [-] days left to celebrate the new year. Could it be that His Majesty wants them to not even survive this year? !

At this moment, everyone abandoned their political prejudices and quarrels, and spontaneously took Mi Yan as the leader.They wrote a letter condemning this policy together, asking the emperor to take back the decree, otherwise everyone would have to resign and go home.

Liu Hong was furious.

He has been in a high position for many years, and what he hates the most is naturally the officials who write letters condemning him and fighting against him.Now seeing that they actually threatened me with resignation, they dismissed more than a dozen officials at once to satisfy their desire to resign and return to their hometowns.

But before leaving Beijing and returning to their hometown, they must pay off the "palace repair money", otherwise they will be punished for the crime of refusing to pay taxes.

The law stipulates that if people refuse to pay taxes, all business income will be confiscated once it is verified, and they will be sent to the army as coolies for one year.But what they have to pay now is not tax at all. An official with an annual salary of more than 20 renminbi needs to pay [-] renminbi.

Affected by the war of the Yellow Turban Army, the price of grain has risen to more than 20 yuan per stone this year. [-] yuan, exactly their annual salary.

The emperor also ordered: Except for those who resigned, all the remaining officials must pay the money for repairing the palace within two months, otherwise they will be treated as the same crime.

All the officials were dumbfounded now.

Only then did they realize that the emperor was not joking, but really wanted to force them to pay the money. If they didn't pay, there might be even bigger disasters coming!

Everyone resisted the desire to vomit blood, and with a little extravagant hope, went to the Tianshijian to pray to the national teacher Mi Ren to persuade the emperor to withdraw the order.

After listening to their request, Mi Yan saluted and said, "My national teacher understands what you are embarrassing. Let's go back for now, this matter will be decided within two months."

After hearing these words, Baiguan had no choice but to go back worried.

They didn't know if Mi Eun really had a solution, so they had to go back to raise money. In case Mi Eun couldn't think of a way to cancel the emperor's order two months later, they would hand in the "palace repair money" to sign up.

Thinking of this, everyone burst into tears.

After disposing of the disobedient officials, Liu Hong was elated for a while, and felt a lot more comfortable in his heart.As for Mi Yan who stood in line for the officials before, he also reprimanded him in private, telling him not to deal with these annoying officials anymore.

Liu Hong was reluctant to punish Mi Ren severely, but Zhang Rang and others did not want to miss this golden opportunity.

Several people conspired and went to speak.

Jian Shuo's expression was hesitant: "Your Majesty, I have heard some bad rumors among the people recently, and I don't know if I should say it or not."

"Jian Aiqing, you're usually astute, why are you suddenly so stupid at this moment?" Liu Hong took it for granted that the rumors were insulting him by officials, and said displeasedly, "Since you also know that it's not good. Rumors, don't tell them!"

He really didn't understand, why all the officials would oppose him no matter what he did?What's wrong with asking them to spend some money? The imperial court has supported them for so many years, but they haven't seen any contribution!

And Mi Aiqing, who was obviously very considerate in the past, why did she object to him taking the elixir and building this palace recently?Could it be that he has changed like Xia Yun after being with her these days?

Thinking of this, Liu Hong's expression suddenly sank.

If this is the case, then let Mi Aiqing be left out for a while.I believe that after experiencing the warmth and coldness of human relationships, Mi Aiqing will understand his good intentions and who should care about him!

Jian Shuo choked for a moment: "..."

Seeing Liu Hong's expression, he was a little uncertain whether to continue talking or shut up.

But Zhang Rang knew Liu Hong very well, and knew that His Majesty hadn't reacted, so he took two steps forward and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, the bad rumors that Minister Jian wanted to tell are actually about Master Mi..."

Only then did Liu Hong become a little curious: "Oh? What rumor?"

Jian Shuo expressed hesitation: "Actually, ever since Mi Guoshi communicated with the gods and sent down divine punishments, I have heard some sporadic rumors..."

His appearance made Liu Hong extremely impatient and said: "If you want to say it, say it, if you are vague, I will cut you off!"

Since taking Wushisan, Liu Hong's temper has become more irritable.Jian Shuo was taken aback by his violent appearance, and immediately said sharply: "I heard folk rumors that Mi Guoshi is an envoy sent by the gods to save them from dire straits."

Liu Hong's complexion suddenly turned ugly.

Seeing his appearance, Jian Shuo lowered his voice, and continued: "Later Mi Guoshi won the battle and recovered Jizhou, and these rumors became more and more widespread. Especially the people in Jizhou, they almost regarded Mi Guoshi as the reincarnation of the god of war, and even regarded him as a god of war. Treat it as the second Zhangjiao to worship."

"And not long ago, Mi Guoshi and General He joined forces to treat the cold epidemic. The people around Jing County even worshiped him as a god. Even the children in the streets and alleys were singing about Mi Guoshi's kindness."

He saw that the emperor was trembling with anger, and the veins on his forehead were bursting out. He was proud of himself, but his face became more cautious: "Your Majesty, I am not jealous of Guoshi Mi, but just feel angry for Your Majesty!"

"Obviously it was you who ordered Mi Guoshi to communicate with the gods to find out the traitors in the court; it was General Lu Zhi who laid the foundation for the victory of Jizhou; and this epidemic was also caused by General He and the others who were too busy to touch the ground and didn't know How much Master Mi has contributed..."

"However, those common people seem to be unable to see your efforts and their efforts, so they attribute all the credit to Mi Guoshi, and they say, they say..."

A nine-day thunder blasted in Liu Hong's mind, causing his ears to ring and his mind to go blank.It took a long time to come back to my senses, panting heavily: "He, they, said, what?!"

Jian Shuo fell to his knees with a thud: "Your Majesty, they actually said rebelliously—it's better for Master Mi to sit in the seat of the emperor today!"

It's the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year will be in a few days.

Xun Yu has already returned home, ready to spend the new year with his clansmen before going back to Jingluo.

These days, he went to Yangzhai to discuss politics with Guo Tu, but this person disagreed with him and mocked Mi Ren and the Xun family.

Fortunately, he met the young Guo Jia again and successfully recruited him.Although this child is still young, but after a few years of raising him, he is definitely a wise and resourceful strategist.

He then visited Xin's again.Like the Guo family, the Xin brothers did not consider family relocation a necessity.But when they heard of his intentions, they patiently exchanged political opinions with him, and finally sent him out politely.

Later he visited the Chen family again.The three lords of the Chen family had good relations with the Xun family, and they had long received letters from the Xun family and learned of this matter.Before Xun Yu arrived, they had held an internal meeting. Although they didn't think it was time to move the family, they agreed that they could make friends with the national teacher Mi Rian.

Then he sent Fang and Chen Qun, who was weakly crowned, out, and made an appointment with Xun Yu to go to Jingluo.

……

Because his parents died early and only he and a few loyal servants were left at home, Guo Jia simply followed Mi Ren to the Xun family in Yin County.It is also very interesting to read books and chat with Xi Zhicai in spare time.

But for some reason, Xun Yu always felt a little inexplicable palpitations in his heart today, which made him frequently in a daze.

It was not until a moment later that Xun Yi sent the letter he had just received from Ren Gu.

Opening it up, it briefly described a series of major events that happened during the period when he was away from Beijing, as well as the emperor's fear of Mi Yan, who had listened to slander in recent days.

Xun Yu shrunk his pupils and got up suddenly.

No, Zisu can't be left alone in Beijing to face those wolves, tigers and leopards!

We must rush back as soon as possible and face Zisu together!

Behind him, a young man in blue tapped the table with his hand, and leisurely drank the tea in his cup.

——Oh, his unmasked lord seems to be in some kind of crisis.