Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 231 A win-win is winning twice!
Xiao Cheng slightly closed the memorial in his hand, turned his head to look at the officials waiting in the hall, slightly curved his mouth, and said loudly:

"This is a report from Jianchang Mansion. The epidemic in Changning County has been contained."

When the ministers heard this, their hearts suddenly relaxed.

The Shangshu ordered Qu Cheng to come out immediately, and said loudly:
"Thanks to His Majesty's sageness, I will be safe from the plague."

The rest of the officials also congratulated in unison:

"The ministers congratulate His Majesty, and the people of the country!"

The plague, like a dark cloud, lingers over the heads of all court officials.With one careless move, the power of Yun Kingdom, which seems to be rising like a rising sun, will definitely be interrupted again, causing a series of serious consequences.

Hearing that the plague has finally been contained today, all the officials present were all happy.

But at this moment, Xiao Cheng suddenly opened his mouth and said:

"Although the plague in the country has been brought under control, the epidemic situation in the southwestern counties of the Xia Kingdom is still serious. Although I am a citizen of the Xia Kingdom, I cannot bear the suffering of the people in my heart. Therefore, I want to give a helping hand to the people in the southwest of the Xia Kingdom. , and sent doctors to diagnose and treat!"

Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, all the officials couldn't help being stunned, they all looked at Xiao Cheng, and most of them looked very incomprehensible.

Now in Changning County of Yun Country, there are still hundreds of thousands of refugees from Xia Country resettled.In order to ensure the survival of these refugees, the imperial court allocated tens of thousands of taels of silver from the treasury every day to allocate grain, grass and materials to Jianchang Mansion.

If more refugees were accepted, wouldn't the court have to pay more?
Seeing this, Qu Cheng hesitated for a while, and immediately came out and said:
"Your Majesty, since the plague was discovered in the northern border, the DPRK and China have mobilized the treasury for a total of 2307 million taels of silver. This expenditure has already exceeded one-third of the previous annual tax..."

This sentence obviously has the meaning of persuading Xiao Cheng.

Immediately, a hundred officials in the court immediately echoed:

"Your Majesty, although the people in the southwestern counties are suffering, it is impossible for Xia Guochaotang to ignore it! Although the two countries have just made an alliance, there is always a gap before. If we make a move now, I am afraid that Xia Guo will not like it! "

"Your Majesty's benevolent heart, all the ministers understand. But now there are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Changning County! If these people are to be resettled, it has already reached the point where the court needs to come forward and move to the south. No matter how many, I am afraid it will be difficult for the governments of the prefectures, counties and counties to organize and coordinate!"

Whether a country has a deep heritage or not, in fact, to some extent, is reflected in the number of people in the country.With enough people, enough strong men can be mobilized for civil service, and young and strong can train elite soldiers and horses, cultivate more land, and pay more taxes.

Not all officials in the court are mediocre, so it is naturally impossible to be unaware of these.

But even so, hundreds of thousands of people have to be resettled in Yunguo at once, and with the organization and coordination ability of the various prefectures and counties in Yunguo, the officials will go crazy!

Most of them objected, but Xiao Cheng remained silent, quietly watching the quarrel among the officials.

Wen Tiren, the newly-appointed criminal Cao Shangshu, yelled at all the officials and shouted:

"Your Majesty is benevolent and benevolent. He does not distinguish between the people of Yunxia and Xia. He treats the subjects of all countries in the world with the same love. The king's kindness is like the sea, and he has the virtue of regeneration. The people must be grateful for your majesty's kindness. Why are all the officials hindered?" His Majesty?"

Wen Tiren is His Majesty's loyal imperial party today, and he belongs to the kind of flattery with no bottom line.When all the officials in the court heard that he was blaming him at this time, they knew that he was unconditionally obeying the present, and they just pretended not to hear it.

"I think what your Majesty said is very true! Now the country is fine, but as long as the plague in the southwest of Xia Kingdom is not resolved, sooner or later there will be plagues in the cities and towns on the northern border of our country!"

The one who spoke was Liu Yu, who is now Hu Cao Shangshu.

Liu Yu was born in Shaofu, and he was Qu Cheng's subordinate.Due to his ability to handle affairs, Xiao Cheng didn't have any useful talents under his command before, so he was promoted to his current position.

Xiao stared at Liu Yu for a long time, and then the corner of his mouth curled up, looking very satisfied.

Noticing Xiao Cheng's gaze, Liu Yu, who had spoken boldly just now, suddenly felt uncontrollable joy in his heart.

Don't worry, His Majesty looked at me and smiled, he must be very satisfied with me!

Yan Song, who was behind Baiguan, noticed this detail, and his heart skipped a beat. He hurried out of the queue and said loudly:

"The plague in the southwestern counties of the Xia Kingdom is raging, and the people are bound to suffer, and the people will not be able to live. And this move by Your Majesty will definitely bring these people back to their hearts. From now on, the people of the Xia Kingdom will admire me, King of Dayun, and will naturally come down with courtesy. It can be seen that His Majesty's heart is no longer limited to our country of Dayun. Even the virtuous lords of the past and present are incomparable!"

Sitting on the dragon chair, Xiao Cheng frowned when he heard Yan Song's words.Seemingly hesitating for a while, Xiao Chengfang slightly turned sideways, and seemed to whisper a few words to Feng Bao who was standing beside him.

Although he didn't know what he said, Feng Bao's face obviously showed a look of astonishment, and he looked at Yan Song several times.

At this moment, Yan Song lowered his head slightly, covering up the hint of joy at the corner of his mouth.

I'm stable!
I just don't know, should I stay in Xingcao and be promoted to an official position, or should I be transferred to another yamen?I feel that Yushitai is very good, and Li Cao is in charge of the imperial examination, which seems to be good.There is also Li Cao, which is also very good... Alas, I am so entangled!
Yan Song is not the only one who cares about the court.

Immediately, several officials suddenly stood up and agreed with Xiao Cheng's decision.

Some officials wanted to object, and said:

"Even so, the loss of the national treasury is too great..."

Hu Cao Shangshu Liu Yu heard the words and immediately interrupted:

"The national treasury is full of gold, silver and copper coins, which can be used for ten years!"

I have to say that the experience package of Buddhism really made Xiao Cheng's mouth full.The gold and silver treasures confiscated from Buddhism have accumulated tens of millions of taels of gold and silver in the treasury.

It is a bit exaggerated to spend ten years, but five years without headaches is still enough.

After all the words have been said, the officials have no reason to refute.

Goodbye to His Majesty sitting on the Dragon Throne, with a relaxed expression, completely confident.

With the current prestige, ability, and disposition, all the officials know that no matter how much they oppose, there will be no change.

All the officials had to look at each other, then bowed and saluted, saying:

"Your Majesty, please follow His Majesty's order!"

Xiao Cheng heard the words, stood up with a smile, and said casually:
"Since the ministers agree, let's deal with it like this. Retire!"

A group of hundreds of officials immediately bowed down and knelt down to send Xiao Cheng back.

"Chen wait, send your majesty!"

After Xiao Cheng left, the officials got up and dispersed in twos and threes.

At this moment, a young eunuch hurriedly ran to Cheng Bushi who was among the generals, leaned into his ear, and whispered:

"General Zhenbei, His Majesty summoned you!"

Cheng Bushi, who was just about to go back, was taken aback for a moment when he heard the words, then hurriedly apologized to his colleagues around him, and followed the little eunuch to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Xiao Cheng beckoned to Cheng Bushi, motioning him to come in, and then said to Feng Bao without hesitation in front of him:
"Just now in the hall, those officials who agreed with me to help the people in the southwest of Xia Kingdom, have you recorded them all?"

When Feng Bao heard this, he hurriedly said:

"Return to Your Majesty, I've written them all down! Punishment Cao Shangshu Wen Tiren, Hu Caoshang Liu Yu, Yushi Doctor Xiang Li, Taiwei Commander Jing Tian... and Chief Criminal Cao Yan Song."

Yan Song's ability is naturally there.In a short period of time, he has been promoted to the head of Xingcao, and the promotion speed is no slower than that of Hai Rui, who was promoted by Xiao Cheng himself.

Xiao Cheng nodded and said casually:

"Check! Some of these people must have colluded with Jin Tangfeng! Otherwise, the power of the miscellaneous family will definitely not be able to dismiss the officials sent by the court to supervise the purchase of grain and grass!"

For Yun Guo Chao Tang, it is naturally impossible to entrust everything to a group of merchants.When purchasing, officials were also dispatched to supervise.

If it wasn't for someone above the court colluding with them, it would be absolutely impossible for Xiao Cheng to know this at this time!

Feng Bao heard this, hesitantly said:
"Your Majesty, all the officials in the court are always a little smart and want to be the one who is in the emperor's heart. Naturally, there are some people who want to figure out what your majesty is thinking..."

Xiao Cheng heard the words, but said in a deep voice:

"Just check it out. I'm afraid this person will notice the wind and hide it later!"

When Feng Bao heard this, he didn't dare to speak too much, he quickly lowered his head and said yes.

Xiao Cheng looked at the puzzled but silent Cheng Bushi, and casually motioned to Feng Bao.

Feng Bao at the side immediately understood, and quickly sent the secret book in his hand to Cheng Bushi.

Seeing Xiao Cheng's expression, Cheng Bushi took it without saying a word, and his face suddenly became solemn.

"Your Majesty, this..."

Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"This Jintangfeng is very capable! All the important joints in the northern counties have been opened up by him. Jianchang Mansion is even turning a blind eye to all kinds of affairs in Changning County! Even the East Plant is arranged there. Fanzi, he settled it all!"

Feng Bao pursed his lips when he heard this, and lowered his head in embarrassment.

It was in vain that he had made a guarantee in front of Xiao Cheng before, and there was nothing that could escape Xiao Cheng's eyes from all over the border of Yunguo.How long did it take to say this?He was directly slapped in the face by this incident.

For this matter, Feng Bao secretly lost his temper.

When Cheng Buzhi heard Xiao Cheng's words at this time, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The government, and even the emperor's eyeliner, have been opened up by this Jintang peak.Thinking about it, it is quite scary!This is just corruption, and it can be redeemed.If there is turmoil, it is even more unimaginable!

Xiao Cheng's control over the court and even the entire Zhongqing City can be said to be very powerful.Even in the army, it has enough prestige because of the personal conquest of the imperial driver.

But for the local governments, Xiao Cheng's control is obviously not enough!
Officials at all levels of government in various places mostly became officials through the recommendation system.

The recommendation system can indeed help the imperial court acquire talents.But correspondingly, it will also cause many problems.The most serious of these is that the local forces are intertwined, and the concept of serving the benefactor is more prevalent than loyal to the king!

As for the corruption incident this time, there were few disturbances in the local government, and it was obviously caused by this reason.

As long as Jintangfeng gets through the key joints, it will be enough for the officials of the northern counties to hide from the court!

Cheng Bushi's face was serious, and he said immediately:
"Since Your Majesty has summoned his ministers to come here at this time, there must be something important to ask. Please also make it clear that your Majesty will definitely go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate to do so!"

Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"You take my imperial decree and set off immediately to the northern border. Your duty is to thoroughly investigate whether there is anyone in the local garrison colluding with it! In addition, Feng Bao will also send people to go with you, and they will Rectify all the fans placed in the northern counties, so that I am no longer blind. You need to give Dongchang convenience in time!"

Cheng Buzhi was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and said in a puzzled way:

"Don't His Majesty need ministers to take down all the kings of these countries?"

Xiao Cheng waved his hands quickly when he heard Cheng Buzhi's words, and said:

"Don't! Don't do it now!"

Cheng Bushi blinked his eyes, showing doubts.

Seeing this, Xiao Cheng laughed loudly and said:
"At present, no one under my command can use one-tenth of the relief money, in addition to solving the food needs of the victims, and also guarantee the delivery. Moreover, they can manage the top and bottom officials willingly to run errands!"

Although Jin Tangfeng colluded with court officials and local officials to embezzle relief funds together.But for Xiao Cheng, the money is just temporarily placed on his side!

When the plague issue was resolved, Xiao Cheng ransacked the house again and told the people directly that it was Jin Tangfeng who took the relief money from the court and made the people hungry!
In this way, Xiao Cheng gained the reputation of being benevolent and caring for the people of the world, and brought the prestige of the counties in the southwestern part of the Xia Kingdom to respect.

And at the end of the calculation, Xiao Cheng only used one-tenth of the money to manage things beautifully?
What is this called?
Win-win!Won it twice!
By the way, you have to add the money you got from ransacking the house at that time. It's like the first emperor touched the wires, and he won't be numb!
When Cheng Bushi heard what Xiao Cheng said, his mouth moved, and he looked at him with a complicated heart, bowed his head and said:
"Your Majesty obeys the order! I must do my best to do my errands, so as not to disappoint His Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng heard the words, nodded, and suddenly said:

"By the way, the reason why Changning County was able to stabilize this time was because a monk named Daoyan stepped forward. This stabilized the situation and prevented the entire northern border from being attacked by the plague. There is also this letter about the northern border The secret letter of the situation was also sent to me through the channel of Imperial Physician Ji. This is a good monk, after you go, you must send someone you trust to guard him, and he must not lose a single hair!"

monk?Still can't have a hair loss?

Cheng Bushi twitched his eyes, and said helplessly:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng nodded, signaling Cheng Bushi to back down!
When Cheng Bushi left, Xiao Cheng looked at Feng Bao again, and said:
"This time Dongchang is going to Jianchang Mansion, and I have to find someone for me!"

Feng Bao rolled his eyes, pondered for a while, and immediately said:

"But the person named Liu Bowen that His Majesty told you before?"

"Yes!" Xiao Cheng nodded.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)