that's all.
After some discussion among several people, they swallowed the news that the money warehouse, grain warehouse, military warehouse, and medicine warehouse were all empty.
All expenses of the palace were temporarily paid on credit in the vegetable market, under the pretext of taking stock of the treasury.
This credit is for two months.
Fortunately, there has been no fighting in the past two months.
Whatever medicinal materials are needed in the palace, they are purchased on credit from outside, or they are paid in advance themselves.
Only the purchase of the imperial kitchen caused the major vendors and bosses in the vegetable market to complain and become chaotic.
Eunuch Liu had no idea about the empty treasury.
The storm of the imperial dining room being stolen has passed with the help of Eunuch Shi.
They were trying to avoid danger and did not let the matter reach His Majesty's ears or the ears of others.
This matter will be settled.
Looking at the many vendors kneeling on the ground, Eunuch Liu was furious. He shouted angrily at the vendors: "The palace only gives you credit temporarily, and it's not that they won't pay you. What are you afraid of? Are you still afraid that the palace owes you?" Can’t make money??”
"Eunuch Liu... we all have small profits and small profits! We simply can't afford to default! If this continues, we will all be done for! I beg Eunuch Liu, for the sake of our pity, don't make things difficult for us anymore!"
All the traders just ignored Eunuch Liu's words.
"Damn! Did I give you face? Come here...according to the purchase list, go and get them for me one by one! Even if you give them to me now, I have to take them all back! Who dares to resist, I will chop off my hands and feet! Something happened! I'll take the responsibility!" Eunuch Liu was angry.
With an order, the imperial guards and the imperial chef behind them took the purchase list and started walking towards the stall.
The traders thought that Eunuch Liu was just trying to scare them.
but.
Eunuch Liu was not joking. When he saw the vendors trying their best to stop him, he roared with murderous intent: "Whoever dares to stop... don't hesitate, we will kill without mercy!!"
"Click..."
"Click..."
When Eunuch Liu finished speaking, two imperial guards swung their swords and chopped off the arms of the two vendors.
In an instant, the two vendors howled miserably, crying for their father and mother.
When the other vendors saw Eunuch Liu and his entourage acting in earnest, they all got out of the way in panic.
"Everyone is so shameless! I told you to collect the IOU and settle the bill for you after the treasury inventory is completed, but you don't believe it! Do you think I want to owe you money? It's as if all this food is mine. It’s like eating it!”
Eunuch Liu was also furious and insulted several vendors.
The traders couldn't express their suffering and could only swallow their anger.
After lighting a stick of incense, with the busy work of several imperial guards and royal chefs, all the food was prepared.
After Eunuch Liu and others left, the vendors were very angry, but they dared not speak out.
………………
Inside the palace garden.
Accompanied by Eunuch Shi, Yan Nandu enjoyed flowers in the Imperial Garden.
Yan Nan thought of something and couldn't help but said: "Eunuch Shi... In the past few days, I have often heard from several concubines that the quality of the food in the palace is very poor recently! You can go down and check later to see if there is anything wrong with the imperial kitchen. !”
Eunuch Shi responded hurriedly: "Old slave, go check it out now!"
really!
During this period, the standard of food in the palace was really different.
In the past, when I had sufficient funds, I could eat whatever I wanted.
Now the treasury is empty, there is not even a gold coin, so it is very good to have food to eat!
Now the Minister of Hubu, the Minister of Hubu, Zhou Taishan, and Hao Feng are waiting for the tax and grain harvest in a few months!
At present, a new batch of equipment has been received from the military arsenal, but the number is not large, only tens of thousands of sets.
These ordnance are placed at the entrance of the treasury, giving people a feeling that the arsenal is full.
Eunuch Shi quickly found Eunuch Liu and asked about the palace procurement.
"Eunuch Liu, you have been so courageous recently! You actually put your mind to palace procurement! To be honest...you have done some shameful things for me! If His Majesty hadn't mentioned this, I wouldn't have done it. I'm aware of it! It's really unreasonable!" Eunuch Shi scolded angrily.
Eunuch Liu was shocked and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said with fear and fear: "Shi... Manager Shi, I don't know what you mean by this? I have always followed your words and worked conscientiously!"
"Let me ask you! Why is the standard of royal cuisine in the palace not as good as before recently?" Eunuch Shi asked angrily.
"ah……"
As soon as Eunuch Liu heard this, he knew what Eunuch Shi was talking about. He said with a sad face: "Eunuch Shi... you don't know something! In the past two months... the treasury has not allocated funds for our purchases! What do you mean by treasury inventory? , and we will allocate funds after the quantities are settled! In the past two months, small purchases have been made on credit at the market! I’ll tell you the truth! It’s pretty good for small ones to be able to buy meat and vegetables at the market!”
"Ang? What did you say? Treasury inventory?"
Eunuch Shi frowned and couldn't help but think secretly, didn't the treasury just take inventory last year?
Why do we take stock again this year?
and……
It seems that Your Majesty did not issue an inventory order to the Ministry of Revenue, right?
What's going on with the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of the Ministry of Finance?
No, I have to ask!
Palace procurement is no joke!
If this makes His Majesty and the concubines unhappy, they will lose their heads!
Eunuch Shi did not dare to be careless.
Immediately left the palace and went to visit the Minister of Household Affairs.
……………………
At noon.
After the vendors in the vegetable market finished their business, they collectively came to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion to cause trouble.
Originally, they wanted to go to the City Lord's Mansion in Yanhuang City to cause trouble, but the City Lord usually would just suppress the matter instead of solving it.
After all, this is at the feet of the emperor, and no one wants to see things escalate.
If the city lord's palace cannot solve the problem, it will usually be locked up in the prison for a while.
As for the palace?
They didn't dare to go. If they did, the guards would disrupt the order of the palace and be taken directly to prison.
Maybe if it hits the thorn, it won't even be able to save its head.
In their opinion, it would be easier to solve the problem by talking to the Prime Minister.
Li Rui happened to be walking back from the palace. He saw many people gathered at the gate of the palace. He couldn't help frowning and walked up and asked: "What...are you all doing here? If you have anything to do, go directly to the city lord's palace to deal with it!"
When everyone saw that it was the Prime Minister who had returned, no one said much, nor did they pull Li Rui's clothes to ask for an explanation. Instead, they knelt on the ground directly.
Kneel down collectively!
Li Rui was startled and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with you? If you have something to say, what's the point of kneeling on the ground?"
"Prime Minister, please go back to the house. These are all unruly people!" When two guards of the Prime Minister's house saw Li Rui coming back, they hurriedly called Li Rui back to the house.
Li Rui was full of curiosity about these people and couldn't help but say:
"You all tell me, I want to see what big thing happened! This is the emperor's feet. If someone dares to cause trouble under the emperor's feet, it will be really boring!"
