Chapter 454
Xiao Chen really doesn't want to do it anymore, anyway, you Li Wanjiang forced me to do it, but it's not that I don't want to do it.
It's not me, I only have three years to live, Li Wanjiang, you don't have any idea about it?
Now I just want to spend my life doing things for you, Li Wanjiang, and you don't let me let go.
Whoever can do it will do it, and whoever loves to do it will do it.
I won't serve you anymore!
Let's take the brothers out to sea to find a small island to go happily!
The rise and fall of the world is none of my business!
"Xiao Chen, we are discussing important national affairs, so don't control yourself!" Li Shi said in a deep voice.
"My lord, I'm not suppressing my breath, I'm holding my breath." Xiao Chen sighed, "I just want to get the affairs of Yanyun County done well, but Lord Zhou, Lord Chen, and Lord Xu want to In a lawsuit with me, do you think I'm chilled?"
"What everyone said is right, but it's not aimed at you, Xiao Chen. Of course, what you said is also reasonable. The situation in Yanyun County is special. We shouldn't be too rigid in employing people. I see Liu Congshu, Feng Tianlong, Wen Chengxu The three of them can be used as an exception...the next time is not an example." Li Shi expressed his opinion directly.
Xiao Chen stopped talking.
"Xiao Chen, it's up to you to go to Yanyun County at the moment, and you don't want to pick someone for me. If you have any opinions, you can put them forward. Let's discuss it. Don't play childish temper." Li Wanjiang said.
"It's because I'm too impulsive, but I'm also anxious. Yanyun County is waiting for prosperity, and the people are waiting to be fed. The minister is worried day and night, tossing and turning, just unable to sleep, thinking about finishing the errands in Yanyun County in the shortest possible time. Well, to live up to the emperor's great trust to his ministers, this fiery loyalty has been poured into the snow..."
When Xiao Chen talked about his sadness, he was almost speechless and almost burst into tears.
"I am well aware of your thoughts, but this is a court meeting, and the big guys naturally have to brainstorm and express their opinions, but they are all discussing the facts. Everything is for the public. If you are so fussy like you, then nothing can be discussed! Don't mention the matter of resignation anymore, we, the monarchs and ministers, will work together to deal with the matter of Yanyun County as soon as possible."
Li Wanjiang has already said that, what else can Xiao Chen say?
Anyway, after all, isn’t that what your emperor meant? I let you say all the good things, so go ahead and let me keep quiet, right?
I don't need to resign, but I can pretend to be sick. If everything goes according to my plan today, that's all. Otherwise, I will get sick anytime, let me tell you!
You also blame me for having a childish temper. If I don't lose my temper, you will all treat me as a child!
"Then do as Li Shi said. The three people mentioned by Xiao Chen should be used out of the box. Later, the Ministry of Officials will make an official document to appoint them. As for the other candidates...the Ministry of Officials still needs to evaluate them, but you might as well relax a little bit about their fame. Restrictions, after all, the current situation in Yanyun County is special, so let's do something special." Li Wanjiang said.
Xiao Chen still didn't speak, but his expression has softened a lot.
The next thing is to discuss the mutual market, and no one objects to this.
In fact, everyone knows that the mutual market is something that benefits both sides for the current Dazhou and Beijiang. It is just out of the heart of prudence and self-protection. No one dares to bring it up first, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble for themselves. trouble.
But Xiao Chen didn't care about anything else and did it directly, and the big guys had to admire this kid's daring to think and do, and dare to act.
Next, Li Wanjiang offered to subsidize food and relief for Yanyun County. Of course he didn't want to give it, but he definitely couldn't do it if he didn't. Didn't Xiao Chen just want money when he came back?
Although Li Wanjiang had clearly stated in the previous conversation between the two that he would not give him money, but that was all he said, and it was impossible not to give him any money.
Because Xiao Chen will ask him in other names, if you don't believe me, let's wait and see!
So instead of waiting for other lions to open their mouths, it is better to stop his mouth first.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty understands the situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Years ago, he basically collected all the money owed by the treasury. However, after the war in Minzhou, it was all spent. Now let the minister take the money. It's also extremely difficult." As expected, Chen Wenqi immediately complained.
"Even so, Aiqing still has to plan a sum of money to subsidize Yanyun County, otherwise Xiao Chen is really hard to deal with." What Li Wanjiang meant was that we would not be able to deal with Xiao Chen without any blood.
To be honest, we, the monarch and his ministers, owe Xiao Chen a debt of gratitude in this matter.
Back then when Xiao Chen sent troops, we didn't plan to give him military pay, but he didn't hesitate to offend all the officials in the court and took back the four million owed from the treasury as military pay.
Moreover, he also purchased so much food from Myanmar to subsidize Yanyun's army and civilians with his own pocket...
Of course I know that the money came from him through embezzlement and bribery, but you gentlemen here, who would dare to say that you didn't steal the money behind my back?
I'm afraid there are much more greedy people than Xiao Chen, but I haven't seen any of you confiscating a penny!
It took only four million taels of silver to settle Yanyun County within half a year. This is nothing short of a miracle! If you send someone else to go, I'm afraid that 20 million taels of silver will not be able to handle it!
The problem is that Xiao Chen also supported the imperial court with tens of thousands of high-quality war horses. These war horses alone are worth several million taels of silver. will want.
"Your Majesty is still wise!" Sure enough, Xiao Chen said coldly, "My lord, before I complained, you started to cry poor with me! The Emperor asked you to give me the subsidy of Yanyun County, not to ask you to settle accounts, Since you want to settle the accounts, let's do the calculations first!"
The first account is the military salary you owe me. From the beginning to the end, your household department didn't allocate a tael of silver to me! Can you figure out the military salary of 10,000 people for half a year? Don't tell me about the four million, I used all the four million to buy food!
That's the second bill. How much of the food I bought from Myanmar with great difficulty was deducted and intercepted by various places along the way? May I ask you? You don't need to settle this account, I brought you all those IOUs, and you will be able to figure it out as soon as you turn your abacus.
The third account is the horses, cattle and sheep. These are all thick-skinned, and I risked falling out with the tribal princes in northern Xinjiang, and forcibly bought them on credit!
I had no choice but to do this because I knew that the war in Minzhou was urgent and there was an urgent need for a large number of war horses.
I have personally promised to return the people's money after the Spring Festival. In fact, the deadline has passed. If I can't bring the money back here, hehe, then I won't be able to go back either!
Otherwise, your household department will send someone to discuss with them to see if it can be delayed for another year or two? It's best for you, Mr. Chen, to go in person, they will definitely sell your face.
Besides the military pay, it’s fine if you don’t have any money and don’t give it. I’d rather pay for it myself and have to distribute it to my brothers on time, because they abandoned their families and careers and risked their lives to fight bloody battles for us. I can’t let them Eat wind and drink snow, right?