He Xiang came in from the back door in a graceful and energetic manner.
Greeting everyone in the hall with a nice smile.
There was another person following behind.
I was shocked again.
Lord Qiu!
Mr. Qiu has not changed much from before, he still has a smile on his face.
When he saw Meihua and me, he took the initiative to salute.
I feel more and more incredible.
Everyone took their seats one after another.
He Xiang said uprightly,
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, spring is about to begin!"
"Well, everyone may be a little busier lately!"
"I would also like to ask you all to handle your own affairs well and avoid any neglect or mistakes."
"Well, I'm here to call you all today. I'm mainly going to give you a briefing. Let's get to know each other first! Especially this Liu Bancheng!"
After He Xiang finished speaking, he specifically focused his eyes on me.
When He Xiang introduced Gao Hu and Lin Zongren, I already knew their positions and expressed friendship to each other.
In this case I have to show kindness.
Because when he came to Liang Dynasty, he wanted to rebuild himself, and his joy and anger were invisible.
He tried his best to control himself, mobilize his emotions, and show himself to be very gentlemanly and enthusiastic.
When Prime Minister Lu introduced Master Qiu, I paid special attention.
"This is the chief servant of my prime minister's house. Wan Qiufeng calls him Master Qiu!"
"He is mainly responsible for the training of the slaves in our prime minister's house. Please give him more support in his future work! He has more than 300 people, which is difficult to manage!"
Mr. Qiu was promoted instead of being demoted, and was also responsible for the training of more than 300 slaves. This was equivalent to the instructor of the teaching team. No, it should not be an instructor, but the captain's position.
When I think about this, doesn't it match the content of the dream I had this morning and what Miss Yao said?
How could it be such a coincidence?
Are you dreaming, or are the things in your dreams real?
He Xiang continued,
"What I want to talk about today is to convey what the king said in the morning."
"Although the king has succeeded to the throne, he has not yet taken charge."
"But the king also made clear demands on the government affairs, which were announced in the court through Mrs. Jingxue."
Liu Bancheng was thinking in his mind.
At this time, King Liang Shi, the eldest son of King Liang Hui, should be 15 years old, which was the second year after he succeeded to the throne. Before he took charge, the court was actually controlled by two people.
One is the Prime Minister He who is speaking to him in front of him.
The other was Empress Dowager Renxian who recommended He Ping to become the prime minister.
To put it bluntly, the current government affairs are that Prime Minister Lu and Queen Mother Renxian are in charge of the government.
Mrs. Jingxue has now officially conveyed the thoughts of the 15-year-old Liang Wang.
It’s hard to imagine how many people would listen to what a 15-year-old child said, and how many people would seriously implement it.
He Xiang said,
"The king emphasized that all the previous kings of the Liang Kingdom had the ambition to go south and unify the five countries."
"Currently, the Liang Kingdom has sufficient troops and the army's morale is high."
“All levels of the country, from top to bottom, must concentrate their energy and funds.”
"We must increase investment in the military!"
"To ensure that the time is right, especially when he takes charge of the government, he will complete the great cause of unifying the five countries!"
“To this end, from now on, all levels must reduce expenditures and standardize the funding application and approval procedures at all levels.”
I heard Ke Xiang say this,
I feel that this Liang Shiwang, despite his young age, has already started thinking about the strategy of governing the country at the age of 14, saving money, and using the main force on key tasks. This is definitely great wisdom and the strategy of a great man.
He Xiang continued,
"The announcement of this edict at the court actually sent us a message."
"In the future, our Xiangshan Hall's expenses may have to be reduced."
"In the past, when the king's father was in power, the policies given to us were relatively loose. We can ask for as much as we want, build as much as we want, and build whatever we want. We have never thought too much about funding. .”
"Because I am kind to King Liang. I helped him sit in the position of King Liang."
"But things are different now. Although King Liang Shiwang is not personally in power, the article he proposed is in line with public opinion and national conditions.
In the next step, Guowei and Keqing will definitely send people to review the expenditures of various ministries, counties and governments.
This is an inevitable trend. "
"It's just that spending money is not as easy as before, so everyone should save money and be prepared to live a tight life. Don't take it seriously! We must take the lead in implementing the king's words!"
At this time, Meihua joined in,
"Report to Prime Minister Lu!"
All the expenses of our Xiangshantang are to ensure the dining needs of our diners.
All our retainers are officials, guards, cooks or slaves sent to the court by He Xiang.
They all serve the imperial court!
"So our expenditures should not be cut, but should continue to be distributed based on capita!"
He Xiang replied,
"You can't say that!"
Over the years, we have indeed sent many talents to the imperial court. In order to ensure that the diners can study well and perform their duties well, we have provided them with normal food. But this food cost mainly comes from two aspects!
Mr. Qiu, please introduce this to you. He has been in charge of this for a long time!
He Xiang glanced at Master Qiu.
Master Qiu has already prepared.
He bowed and said,
"The catering expenses of our prime minister's office mainly come from two parts."
Mr. Qiu spoke eloquently and his voice was very manly. Mei Hua looked at him with admiring eyes.
"This first part is mainly about He Xiang's concern for the Qin Kingdom. He learned from the practices of the four young masters of the Warring States Period. He gathered a large number of followers and recruited talents from all over the world. After being trained by He Xiang, he recommended them to the imperial court and to various prefectures and counties."
"Then this is an independent act of our Prime Minister's Office, not an act of the state."
"So the cost of ensuring food for thousands of customers has always been provided by us, Mr. He, out of our own pockets and using our family fortune accumulated over the years."
"Then after that, King Liang Shiwang saw that Mr. He of my family had provided so many talents to the country, and also for Mr. He's face, he paid us money from the national treasury, covering part of the expenses."
"Although this part of the funding is not a small amount, each lineage and Queen Mother Renxian have tacitly understood it. No one has put it on the table in these years and said that this will not work."
"But now the king has made it clear, which means that this funding cannot be applied for from now on."
He Xiang smiled and took over the conversation.
"Master Qiu explained it very clearly!"
"So if we lose this piece of funding, we have to live a tight life. Today is just to give you a hint. As for what to do with this funding in the future, I believe we can't cut off the funding for the time being. We will try to find ways to fight for it. !”
"We will have this meeting today. If there are no opinions, we will disband!"
Of course I finished the meeting half asleep and half awake.
When walking back with Meihua, he was still thinking,
"Master Qiu, why did something go wrong? Why was he promoted to an official position when he was supposed to be demoted?"
Meihua glanced at me and smiled,
"You don't know this, I've known this for a long time! Don't be so serious about this, it's not good to be serious! Okay!"
I asked, "You knew this earlier, why didn't you tell me?"
Plum Blossom said, "I thought you could know!"
"He took up the post directly after what happened last time. We even had dinner together two days ago!"
When I heard this, I didn’t want to ask any more questions.
I am indeed an outsider.
