The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 358 Calculation
When Liu Wan saw the two let him go, he quickly took a few steps back and hid behind Xia Shouzhong.

Xia Shouzhong saw the two let go of Liu Wan, so he pretended to say: "You two are the court's assistant ministers, how could you be so reckless, and move your hands in such an important place as the military plane. The noise you made just now Even the emperor heard it, and specially sent me over to ask what's going on?"

At this time, Lei Ying knew that she was being reckless, so she apologized and said, "I've made my father-in-law worry about it. It's really strange to see what happened today. The tax payment has been reduced by 300 million yuan. How will this year's court be maintained?"

The voice of old Meng Ming next to him was even more violent, "It must be that the whole household department has been corrupted. They have done a lot of things in the past, but I didn't expect it to be so excessive this year. If you don't punish severely this time, it will be like this every year in the future. Do you still want this Jiangshan Sheji?"

Xia Shouzhong doesn't know what to say now, after all, this year's loss of so much money is indeed unsustainable for the court.But this is the emperor's plan, and he cannot dismantle it.So after that, we talked on both sides, "The two adults calm down, this incident is indeed a natural and man-made disaster, and no one wants it to happen. Now we can only work together to help the emperor tide over this difficulty. By next year, the tax bank Come up and everyone will be well off.”

At this time, Liu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, hurried up to help, "That's right, what Eunuch Xia said makes sense. Let's save some money in various places this year. Try to save this money, and next year will be fine."

Lao Meng clearly did not buy his account, but asked Xia Shouzhong with his eyes wide open, "Does the emperor know about this? The emperor knows that he is short of 300 million taels of silver, and he is as light as you?"

Xia Shouzhong really didn't know how to answer him now, he couldn't tell them that the 300 million taels of silver were in the emperor's internal treasury.

Zuodu Censor Tianye couldn't stand it any longer, and came to Jia Ke's side and said, "Master Jia, you are the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department, you should say something, otherwise it would be unbecoming to make trouble like this."

Jia Ke was almost falling asleep, and the fire he lit was getting hotter and hotter, and he was getting happier and happier watching it.After hearing Tian Ye's words, he lazily said: "If I want to speak usefully, I have already said it, and you still need to ask."

Tian Ye said in displeasure: "Master Jia is going to shirk responsibility? You are the chief minister in the military plane, if you don't come forward in this matter, who will come forward?"

"Okay, since Mr. Tian asked me to say it, then I'll say it, but don't regret it when the time comes." After Jia Ke finished speaking, her eyes lit up.

Jia Ke has decided to make this matter a big deal, and even let the people all over the world know, but he wants to see how the emperor stops.

When everyone heard that Jia Ke was going to make a decision, they all looked at him together. Jia Ke had already stood up from his seat at this time, and he couldn't help but let out waves of evil spirit.

"Liu Wan is to blame for this matter. Although he is the Minister of the Household Department, he must not be lightly forgiven. According to my opinion, if he caused such a loss to the court, what face does he have to live in the world. We should take In the name of the Military Aircraft Department, first put Liu Wan in the sky prison, and then search for the people involved in the water transportation, we must get to the bottom of this matter, and then we might as well start killing people to deter those who come later." Jia Ke said The murderous aura on his body was getting heavier and heavier, and the few frail scholars who stood in his heart had been startled back again and again by him.

"When these corrupt officials are dealt with, let alone 300 million cars, even 1300 million cars can be collected."

When Liu Wan heard Jia Ke's words, she was frightened out of her wits.If the Military Aircraft Department really played it like this, the emperor really couldn't dismiss it without a good reason.Otherwise, how would the emperor govern the people in the world?

Thinking of this, Liu Wan's body was already on the verge of falling, almost unable to stand up.

Seeing that Jia Ke was about to put Liu Wan under his control, Liu Yu hurried forward to speak for him, "Master Jia's words are too exaggerated. The whole story has not been clarified yet. How could he deal with important officials of the court so hastily? I am afraid it will cause turmoil in the court."

Jia Ke stared at Liu Yu and said, "Master Liu, what does this mean? Could it be that he is protecting Liu Wan? You must know that this is 300 million taels of silver. How many people's lives are at stake."

Liu Yu was not afraid of Jia Ke, "We have to report this matter to the emperor and ask him to make a decision. We ministers are probably not qualified to deal with ministers like Liu Wan."

Jia Ke didn't object to this either. Jia Ke didn't think the emperor could deal with Liu Wan at first, but he just put on a show to let everyone see his attitude as the chief minister of the military aircraft.

"In that case, let's meet the emperor together, please make a decision." Jia Ke said as if helpless, but in fact he was really helpless, and now he was severely rejected by the military aircraft department, although relying on the military power in his hands , the emperor didn't dare to deal with him casually, but his control over the world's government affairs was very weak.

On the surface, Jia Ke agreed to everyone's meeting with the emperor, but in fact, she had exactly what she wanted.This time, it was obviously a conspiracy by the emperor, but he just wanted to deduct the military salary to make himself unsustainable.

In Jia Ke's view, this is simply a sign of incompetence. Doing so is simply not worth the loss. If the emperor deducts the military pay of the world's army, he will definitely lose the morale of the army.

It is also a good thing for Jia Ke.This allows the soldiers of the world to see what kind of emperor they are loyal to.

If the emperor really deducted the military pay of his direct troops, he could still make up the one or two million taels of silver per year by himself.Not to mention anything else, the Manchu Eight Banners alone pay more than 200 million taels of silver to themselves every year.

Tang Kuai, who is in charge of grassland intelligence, not only controls the intelligence system, but also controls a large number of companies. The annual trade with the Tatars and the Manchu Eight Banners can also bring him an income of 200 million.

In addition, all the important generals on the Nine Sides have shares in Jia Ke's shops, and their incomes are also very rich, so they don't care about the imperial court's military salary.

Xia Shouzhong was relieved to see that they had reached a consensus. These people were either the emperor's close ministers, or held military power, or were the confidantes of the Supreme Emperor.He can't afford to offend anyone.

Jia Ke turned around and cupped his hands to Xia Shouzhong and said, "Eunuch Xia also knows about this matter, and he must report to the emperor immediately without delay. Please, Eunuch Xia, report to the emperor and say that our five military ministers and the Minister of the Household Department Liu Wan , ask the emperor to receive him."

Seeing Jia Ke cupping his hands, Xia Shouzhong quickly returned the salute and said, "Lord Jia, don't worry, I will report to the emperor right away." After saying this, Xia Shouzhong turned and left the military plane.

After Xia Shouzhong left the Military Aircraft Office, he brought his eunuchs back to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. After entering the East Nuan Pavilion, he cautiously came to the emperor's side.

"Do you know what happened? The dignified military aircraft office is like a vegetable market, how decent it is." The emperor had discovered Xia Shouzhong a long time ago, and now, without looking up, he said to Xia Shouzhong while reviewing the memorial.

"Returning to Lord Long Live, the servants have already found out that it is because the household department lost 300 million taels of silver this year. Several adults in the military aircraft department quarreled with Liu Wan, the secretary of the household department. The head of the academy, Meng Ming, is entangled with Liu Wan." After Xia Shouzhong said this, he stood aside and said nothing. This matter was planned by the emperor, and he knew it clearly. Now he doesn't say a word Dare to say.

After hearing Xia Shouzhong's words, the emperor smiled again.This time, he wanted to split Jia Ke's direct lineage. He wanted to see how these people could control the army without military pay.

"How are they discussing now?"

"Reporting to Lord Long Live, several ministers of military affairs and Liu Wan failed to discuss the results. They asked their servants to report to the emperor and report to His Majesty." Xia Shouzhong bowed his head and looked down, answering truthfully.

After hearing this, the emperor put down the pen in his hand.He stood up and walked up and down on the ground of Dongnuange.It is actually quite difficult to deal with this matter, which is because the border has been calm over the years and the Tatars have not invaded.Even the Nine Sides' noise can be suppressed temporarily, as long as these few months can pass, Jia Ke's strength will be greatly weakened.In the name of the internal treasury, the military pay will be distributed to win the hearts of the soldiers. As long as they survive this year, the world will be peaceful next year.

The more the emperor thinks about this method, the more subtle it becomes, but although he has an advantage in military power, he has no control over financial power. As long as he makes a little effort, Jia Ke's army will be rootless.

But this matter is still a bit dangerous, if Jia Ke puts all his eggs in one basket at that time, both he and himself will suffer.Therefore, we can't act too hastily on this matter, and we can't cut off the military pay of Jia Ke's control of the army in a flash. We must use the firepower slowly like boiling frogs in warm water.

The emperor walked around the ground a few times, thinking about everything.Only then did he look back and say to Xia Shouzhong: "Let them come in, this matter really needs to be carefully considered, otherwise the court may cause trouble if it shorts these silver taels."

But when the emperor was in chaos, the Supreme Emperor in Ningshou Palace was very leisurely.

The current Supreme Emperor has no hope for the emperor. On the surface, he supports the emperor, but in fact he is just delaying time so that Jia Yuanchun can give birth to a prince.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor was basking in the sun leisurely, with melons, pears and peaches beside him.And the Empress Dowager was chatting and laughing with him.

It is confirmed that a little eunuch hurriedly came to the side of the Supreme Emperor.

Standing behind the Supreme Emperor, Dai Quan frowned when he saw this little eunuch. Ever since Dai Quan lost control of the hidden guards, his popularity in the Supreme Emperor and the palace has dropped drastically.Now in the palace, Xia Shouzhong who is beside the emperor is the most respected.This old ancestor is not seen by many people anymore.

The new little eunuch hurriedly came to the Supreme Emperor's side. The Supreme Emperor glanced at him, but did not speak. The little eunuch came to the Supreme Emperor with his own hands and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor became alert immediately, and then slowly closed his eyes again.

"Go back and continue to inquire, and tell the people under your command to be smart. If anything happens, report to me quickly."

After the little lady listened to the emperor's instructions, she didn't speak, and slowly backed out with her head down.

The Empress Dowager saw all this clearly beside the Supreme Emperor, and hurriedly asked, "Did something happen to make Your Majesty so excited?"

"It's nothing serious, just put your heart in your stomach, it's just that the emperor has used some cleverness, I think he will cause a big problem this time." The Supreme Emperor said helplessly.

The empress dowager has always been dissatisfied with the emperor, and hurriedly asked after hearing what the empress dowager said, "If that's the case, why don't you stop him quickly?"

The Supreme Emperor closed his eyes and said helplessly: "I'm old and don't have the energy. But the Emperor is fine, the only thing is that he is too impatient. Now he and Jia Ke are incompatible, and I'm afraid there is no hope for him to give up. It's better to let him toss, if it really succeeds, it's okay, if it fails, there is still me, and Jia Ke won't turn his face immediately in my face."

The empress dowager nodded after listening, she understood the meaning of the emperor, this is the last time for the emperor to test.If it succeeds, everyone will be happy. If it fails, Jia Ke can be temporarily appeased by the fact that the Supreme Emperor is still there, so that the dynasty will not be destroyed.

Dai Quan, who was standing behind the Supreme Emperor, listened to the words of the two supreme beings.There was also some drumming in his heart, he knew Jia Ke very well.So he is not optimistic about the emperor's actions this time, and now he is thinking about how to ease the relationship with Jia Ke again, otherwise he will have no good end in the future.

(End of this chapter)