Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 14810 Court Meeting
"If you have something to report, report it early. If you don't, leave the court." Fu Sheng's voice came. This was the first time he came to the court instead of Decai. He was a little excited.

Everyone saw Fu Sheng, and they all knew Fu Sheng, so they were not surprised at all when they saw that it was Fu Sheng's turn to go to court.

No one spoke, and at this time, Li Mingde came out, bowed to Zuo Qiuzheng and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to submit."

When everyone saw that it was Li Mingde, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. You know, although Zuo Qiuzheng has become the emperor for some time, during this period, his original officials in the Eastern Palace have been very low-key. Although those people have been promoted and became people in various key departments of the court, they are still very low-key and have not made any noise. However, no one dared to underestimate them, because everyone knew very well that if these people did not take action, it would be fine. Once they took action, the matter would definitely not be small. Isn't it taking action now?

And when they saw that it was Li Mingde, everyone became even more worried. You know, Li Mingde is in the Ministry of Revenue, which is the place that manages money. Now he suddenly took action, making everyone's heart rise.

Zuo Qiuzheng said, "Go ahead." Li Mingde took out a memorial and handed it over with both hands. Fu Sheng walked down from the imperial platform, took the memorial and handed it to Zuo Qiuzheng with both hands.

Zuo Qiuzheng took the memorial, and then Li Mingde spoke up: "Your Majesty, I have been in the Ministry of Revenue these days, checking the tax payment of various planets in the past, but I found a problem. Some planets, without reporting any natural disasters, have been paying less and less taxes every year. I have also checked that some industries on their planets have not experienced any problems, so I ask Your Majesty to order a thorough investigation of the tax situation on these planets."

When Zhang Ruyi and the others heard what Li Mingde said, their hearts skipped a beat. He knew very well why this was the case, but it was also because of this that they were afraid, because they knew very well where the taxes on those planets went. A lot of the taxes on those planets went into their pockets. They thought Li Mingde would not discover these problems, because the tax revenue of the Star Empire has been increasing in recent years, and the total amount is still increasing. Only the taxes on some planets have decreased. Most people would not be able to discover this, after all, there are too many planets. But they did not expect that Li Mingde actually discovered it. Li Mingde is really a cunning man who can even discover this.

Zuo Qiuzheng was sitting there and uttered a sigh, then said, "Is there such a thing? This matter should indeed be investigated. What do you think, my dear ministers?"

In fact, Zhang Ruyi and his friends were not afraid of being investigated. They had long been accustomed to such things, and on paper, they could balance the accounts without anyone noticing any problems. So Zhang Ruyi and his friends did not really think of objecting. Instead, they looked at each other, neither objecting nor supporting.

Zuo Qiu was looking at the expressions of Zhang Ruyi and the others. A hint of anger appeared on his face, but it disappeared soon after. He said in a deep voice, "Come here, draft the decree."

Ministers immediately stepped forward and prepared to issue an imperial decree. Zuo Qiuzheng said, "Eunuch Decai is ordered to establish the Tax Supervision Department from today onwards. It will be abbreviated as the Tax Supervision Department. Eunuch Decai will be the head of the department. Recruit members of the royal family to join the Tax Supervision Department to supervise the taxation of all administrative stars in the empire. I decree this."

After Zuo Qiuzheng finished speaking, the man had also finished writing. However, the content of the imperial edict surprised Zhang Ruyi and the others. They originally thought that Zuo Qiuzheng would send people from the Ministry of Revenue to check the accounts, but they did not expect that Zuo Qiuzheng would actually set up a new department. This was completely beyond their expectations. They could not help but be shocked. You know, such a department is completely out of their control. If they let such a department check, they might really find out something, which would be really troublesome. Thinking of this, Zhang Ruyi immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if you need to check the accounts of various planets, you only need to send some people from the Ministry of Revenue to check. There is no need to mobilize a large number of troops and set up a new department. This will cost people a lot of money and is absolutely not advisable."

"I second the motion." "I second the motion." "I second the motion." Immediately many ministers jumped out to second the motion.

Zuo Qiuzheng sneered, "A waste of money and time? Not advisable? Taxes on so many planets have been reduced, and it's not been for one or two years, but the people in the Ministry of Revenue didn't notice it. Can I still trust them? Not only will I check the accounts on those planets, I'll also check the accounts at the Ministry of Revenue. I really want to see why the taxes on so many planets have been decreasing over the years, and where have the reduced taxes gone. You don't need to say anything more. I've made up my mind, so let's withdraw from the court." After saying that, Zuo Qiuzheng stood up, flicked his sleeves and left.

When Zuoqiu Zheng left, Zhang Ruyi and the others were all confused. You know, theoretically, if they didn't agree, there was no way to set up this department. But the problem now was that the head of this department was Decai, and Decai was a father-in-law, and the people to be recruited by this department were all members of the royal family. If they really didn't agree, then Zuoqiu Zheng could also let this department be directly established, and he could also let this department be directly under the jurisdiction of the royal family, which would only be more troublesome. So Zhang Ruyi and the others suddenly found that they seemed to be caught in a dilemma. It was not okay to let this department pass, and it was not okay not to let this department pass. This was the most headache for them. Zhang Ruyi and the others looked a little gloomy. They didn't expect that such a thing would happen. After a while, Zhang Ruyi snorted coldly and then left directly. The faces of the others were not very good either. On the planets controlled by their families, there were more or less such problems. If this department was really established, it would be really troublesome.

But judging from the current situation, even if they disagree, this department will definitely be established. They are now completely passive.

Zhang Ruyi returned home and immediately called all the elders together. He then said, "Notify them that the accounts on the family planet will be processed soon. The accounts must be kept clean. His Majesty has now established a new supervisory department to check the accounts on each planet. Don't let them find any flaws. Go ahead."

When the elders of the Zhang family heard what Zhang Ruyi said, their faces changed. Once the elders opened their mouths and asked, "Master, why does His Majesty suddenly want to check the accounts?"

Zhang Ruyi sighed lightly and said, "We underestimated His Majesty, and also underestimated His Majesty's subordinates. It was that Li Mingde. He suddenly reported that the tax revenue on some planets was getting smaller and smaller, and there were no natural disasters or any problems on these planets, just that the tax revenue was less. So he asked His Majesty to check the taxes, and His Majesty agreed directly. This was obviously His Majesty's intention, and it was obvious that His Majesty had been informed long ago. His Majesty agreed directly, and then this department was established. This department is directly managed by Eunuch Decai, and all the people recruited are disciples of the royal family. We can't get involved at all. Once this department is established, the threat to us will be too great, so we must pay more attention. Go, get ready, and don't make any mistakes." Everyone responded, and then Zhang Ruyi waved his hand, and they immediately went to prepare.

The situation is almost the same for other families, but Decai, on the other hand, is slowly establishing this department. Others have no way to deal with this and can only watch this department being established. At the same time, Decai has really recruited some royal disciples from the royal family to join this department. These people's lives are not satisfactory, but they still have some talents, which is what Decai wants to use.

At the second court meeting, Li Mingde stood up again. He bowed to Zuo Qiuzheng and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to submit." Zhang Ruyi and the others were shocked to see that it was Li Mingde who stood up again. The last time Li Mingde stood up, Zuo Qiuzheng established the Taxation Supervision Department. Why did he stand up again this time? What did he want to do?
"Tell me," Zuo Qiuzheng said in a deep voice.

Li Mingde once received a memorial, and Fu Sheng once delivered it to Zuo Qiuzheng. Zuo Qiuzheng received the memorial, and Li Mingde then spoke: "Your Majesty, I have checked the allocations from the Ministry of Revenue to the army over the years, and finally I found that these allocations are increasing, but the army has not changed its equipment, has not conducted too much research on new weapons, and has not increased its manpower. I just want to know, where did they use all this money?"

As soon as Li Mingde said this, it immediately caused an uproar. They did not expect that Li Mingde would reach out to the army again. Zhang Ruyi and others were gloating this time. Although they had some influence in the army, the ones who really had a huge influence in the army were Xu Kang and his people. They did not expect that Zuo Qiuzheng would actually swing his knife at Xu Kang and his people this time. Xu Kang and his people's faces were now black.

However, Zuo Qiuzheng said at this time: "It is normal for the military to spend more every year, so it is also normal for military expenditure to increase every year. There is no need to worry too much about this matter."

Hearing Zuo Qiuzheng say this, Xu Kang and the others couldn't help but feel relieved, but Zhang Ruyi and the others' faces turned ugly again. Okay, there is a problem with our taxes, so you asked someone to conduct a thorough investigation and set up a new department to specifically investigate this matter. But when it came to Xu Kang and the others, you suddenly felt that this was reasonable. Isn't this favoritism too much?

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Just as they were about to speak, they heard Zuo Qiuzheng say, "But we need to know where the money was spent. This is indeed necessary. Let's do this. From today on, a new department will be set up in each army, called the Military Supervisor. All military supervisors will be selected from the Ghost Guards and will be sent directly to each army. The Military Supervisor can monitor military affairs and report directly to me."

When Xu Kang and the others heard what Zuo Qiuzheng said, their faces couldn't help but become even uglier. Xu Kang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible. The most important thing in the army is the command system. It is best if there is only one voice in the army. If there is more than one person who has the final say in the army, then once something happens, it will be a disaster. Your Majesty, please investigate it clearly."

"I second the motion." "I second the motion." "I second the motion." Another group of ministers supported Xu Kang.