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.
No, I only have three years to live. Don’t you, Li Wanjiang, have any idea?
Now I just want to risk my life and do things for you, Li Wanjiang, in my lifetime. Why don't you let me go and do it?
Whoever can do it will do it, and whoever likes it will do it.
I won’t serve you anymore!
Let's take the brothers out to sea to find a small island to have a happy time!
The rise and fall of the world is none of my business!
"Xiao Chen, we are discussing national affairs, don't try to control your anger!" Li Shi said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, I'm not controlling my anger, I'm holding it back." Xiao Chen sighed, "I only want to get things done in Yanyun County, but Master Zhou, Master Chen, and Master Xu want to If you start a lawsuit with me, do you think I’m heartbroken?”
"Everyone is right, but they are not aimed at you Xiao Chen. Of course, what you said is also reasonable. Yanyun County is in a special situation. We should not stick to the rules too much when it comes to employing people. I see Liu Congshu, Feng Tianlong, and Wen Chengxu Three people can be used without exception... This will not happen next time." Li Shi expressed his position directly.
Xiao Chen stopped talking.
"Xiao Chen, you have to go to Yanyun County at the moment. Don't think about being a pick for me. If you have any opinions, you can put forward your opinions. Let's discuss it and don't act like a child." Li Wanjiang said.
"I am too impulsive, but I am also anxious. Yanyun County is full of waste, and the people are crying for food. I am worried day and night, tossing and turning just unable to sleep, thinking about completing the errands of Yanyun County in the fastest and shortest time. Well, to live up to the emperor’s great trust in his ministers, this fiery loyalty has been poured down by snow..."
When Xiao Chen talked about his sadness, he was almost speechless and choked up, almost bursting into tears.
"I know your thoughts very well, but this is a court meeting. Naturally, everyone has to brainstorm and express their own opinions, but they all discuss matters on a case-by-case basis. Everything is for the public good. If everyone cares about it like you do, nothing can be discussed! Let’s not mention the matter of resignation again. We, the monarch and the ministers, will work together to resolve the affairs of Yanyun County as soon as possible.”
Li Wanjiang said so, what else could Xiao Chen say?
Anyway, after all, isn’t this all what your emperor meant? I've asked you to say all the good things, so you can just say it, I won't say anything, right?
I don’t have to resign, but I can pretend to be sick. If everything goes as I want today, that’s it. Otherwise, I will get sick at any time, let me tell you!
You still blame me for losing my temper like a child. If I didn’t lose my temper, you would all treat me like a child!
"Then just follow what Li Shi said. The three people mentioned by Xiao Chen will be used as exceptions. Later, the Ministry of Personnel will draw up official documents to formally appoint them. As for the other candidates... the Ministry of Personnel still has to evaluate them, but we might as well relax a little bit about the merits. Restrictions, after all, the current situation in Yanyun County is special, so we should handle special matters." Li Wanjiang said.
Xiao Chen still didn't speak, but his expression had softened a lot.
The next step is to discuss mutual trading, and no one objects to this.
In fact, everyone knows that mutual trading is something that benefits both sides of the current Great Zhou Dynasty and Northern Xinjiang. However, out of a prudent desire to protect themselves, no one dares to bring it up for the first time in the world, for fear that it will cause unnecessary trouble for themselves. trouble.
But Xiao Chen just did it regardless of the situation. Everyone had to admire this kid's daring to think and do, and to do what he did.
Next, Li Wanjiang offered to subsidize food and relief for Yanyun County. Of course he didn't want to give it, but it would definitely not work if he didn't. Didn't this kid Xiao Chen come back just for money?
Although Li Wanjiang had made it clear in the previous conversation between the two that he would not give him any money, he just said that and it was impossible not to give him any money.
Because Xiao Chen will ask him for it in other names. If you don’t believe it, let’s just wait and see!
So instead of waiting for the lion to open its mouth, it is better to block his mouth first.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is aware of the situation in the Ministry of Household Affairs. A few years ago, he basically collected all the debts owed to the bank. However, due to the war in Minzhou, all was spent again. Now let me just take the money. It’s also extremely difficult.” As expected, Chen Wenqi immediately started complaining.
"Even so, Aiqing still has to plan a sum of money to subsidize Yanyun County, otherwise Xiao Chen will really be difficult to cope with." Li Wanjiang means that if we don't spend some blood, we may not be able to cope with Xiao Chen.
To be honest, our monarchs and ministers owe Xiao Chen a lot in this matter.
When Xiao Chen sent out troops, we had no intention of giving him military pay. He did not hesitate to offend hundreds of officials in the court and took back the 4 million owed from the bank to use as military pay.
Moreover, he also used his own money to purchase so much grain from Myanmar to subsidize Yanyun's military and civilians...
Of course I know that all this money came from him through corruption and bribery, but among you gentlemen here, who dares to say that he did not embezzle money behind my back?
I'm afraid you are much more greedy than Xiao Chen, but I haven't seen you take out a single penny to confiscate it!
It only cost four million taels of silver to pacify Yanyun County in half a year. This is simply a miracle! If I send someone else there, I'm afraid I won't be able to get it done even with 20 million taels of silver!
The problem is that Xiao Chen has also supported the imperial court with tens of thousands of fine war horses. These war horses alone are worth millions of taels of silver. Xiao Chen doesn't care if we ask for one tael of silver... Of course, he will come back this time. Will want it.
"Your Majesty is still wise!" Sure enough, Xiao Chen spoke coldly, "Mr. Chen, before I feel aggrieved, you start crying to me about poverty! Your Majesty asked you to give me Yanyun County subsidies, not to settle accounts with you. Since you want to settle accounts, let’s calculate these accounts in detail first!”
The first account was the military salary you owed me. From beginning to end, your Ministry of Accounts did not allocate a single tael of silver to me! Can you figure out exactly how much half a year's military pay is for ten thousand people? Don't tell me about the four million. I used all those four million to buy food!
That’s the second account. Let me ask you, how much of the grain I finally purchased from Myanmar was withheld by various places along the way? You don't need to calculate this account. I have brought you all the IOUs. You can figure it out as soon as you turn the beads on your abacus.
The third account was for those horses, cattle and sheep. I shamelessly took the risk of falling out with several tribal princes in northern Xinjiang and forcibly obtained these on credit!
I had no choice but to do this because I knew that the war in Minzhou was tight and that a large number of war horses were urgently needed.
I have personally promised to repay people's money after the Spring Festival. This has actually expired. If I can't bring back the money, haha, then I won't be able to go back!
Otherwise, why don't you send someone from the Ministry of Revenue to discuss with them to see if we can delay it for another year or two? It's best for you, Mr. Chen, to go in person, they will definitely sell you this face.
As for military pay, it’s okay if you don’t have money and don’t pay it. I would rather pay it out of my own pocket than pay it to my brothers on time, because they abandoned their families and careers and risked their lives to fight bloody battles for our great Zhou Dynasty. I can’t let them. Eat the wind and drink the snow, right?
