Water Margin people

Chapter 1772 Anger at the Court Meeting
It was just dawn and Sun Lei was snoring.

"Husband, get up! Today is the big court meeting! We are almost late!"

Hua Chan pushed Sun Lei and said that she had already gotten up and put on the queen's crown and even the phoenix crown.

"Let me sleep a little longer!"

Sun Lei pulled the thin quilt over his head. He was really upset to be woken up when he was sleeping soundly.

"Husband, we are late for the court meeting! Get up quickly!"

Seeing that Sun Lei was unwilling to get up, Hua Chan had no choice but to forcefully pull him up. This was something she was very familiar with, and she did the same every morning when waking Sun Lei up.

"Didn't I just attend court? Why do I have to attend court again? This is never going to end!"

Sun Lei complained, he remembered that he had attended court just yesterday.

"My dear husband, the last time you attended court was five days ago! How long have you rested? The important affairs of the court are waiting for you!"

Hua Chan took the warm towel and wiped Sun Lei's face. She knew that her husband did not like to go to court. Although he was very familiar with government affairs and even better than those ministers, he was just too lazy.

"Really? How does the cabinet work? I spend money to support so many ministers, but in the end I still have to do the work! Isn't my money wasted?"

Sun Lei was a little angry. He paid someone to do the work, but in the end he still had to do the work himself. Wasn't he just wasting his money?

"Please stop complaining! How can you let the ministers handle all the state affairs? The country is yours, and the mountains and rivers belong to you. If they don't do a good job, at most they will lose their jobs, and the people will blame you in the end!"

Hua Chan helped Sun Lei put on the dragon robe. They had to go to court before the sun rose, so time was very urgent.

"Shishi is still the best. You see, she never rushes me! From now on, on the day of the grand court meeting, I will go to her place!"

Sun Lei stood up helplessly.

"That won't do. I have the final say on matters concerning the harem!"

Hua Chan refused immediately. If she did so, she would definitely not be able to attend court until noon, and she could not stand the gossip.

Sun Lei dressed neatly and walked towards the Council Hall reluctantly.

Civil and military officials had already lined up and were waiting.

With a call to attend court, the sound of horns blew, and all the civil and military officials quickly straightened their clothes, not daring to make any mistakes.

"Okay, if you have something to do, leave early!"

Sun Lei really wanted to add “there is nothing else to do, so let’s leave the court”, but he felt it was unnecessary as these people must have a lot of things to report.

"Your Majesty, it is now the flood season of the Yellow River. The flood pressure in Heluo is very high. It has been raining there for half a month..."

An official stood up and said.

Sun Lei listened expressionlessly. It was not his business whether it rained or not. He could either order it to rain or not.

"Why am I so poor even though I'm the emperor?"

Sun Lei was complaining in his heart. The official was talking with saliva flying, but in his ears there were only two words - appropriation.

"Tell me, how much does it cost?"

Sun Lei waited for the official to finish speaking before asking.

"Your Majesty, it will probably cost you 10 million silver coins!"

the official replied.

"How dare you ask for it. Ten million, do you know how much ten million is? Last year I told you to dredge the canal and build river embankments, what are you doing?"

Sun Lei got furious when he heard this. Ten million silver coins came out of his mouth. Has he really become an ATM?

"Your Majesty, it is true that the rain has moved north this year..."

The official explained. "I don't want to hear this. The northward migration of rainwater is not an excuse. How much did I give to the Heluo region last year?"

Sun Lei looked at the Minister of Revenue Jiang Jing and asked.

"The imperial court allocated 11 million!"

Jiang Jing spoke.

"What did you do with 11 million? Another 10 million is needed this year! Where is the Ministry of Personnel? How are the officials being evaluated there?"

Sun Lei asked again.

"Your Majesty, the assessment will only begin this year!"

The Minister of Personnel whispered that the civil servant evaluation is conducted every three years, but this year it hasn't started yet and the results will not be known until the end of the year.

"Then investigate those officials in Heluo. If they are incompetent, they should get out of here early. There are too many people who want to take over the position!"

Sun Lei said bluntly that he was already in a bad mood when he got up in the morning, and now someone asked for money as soon as he got in. It was like he got up early and worked hard to open the shop, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw a beggar holding out a broken bowl to beg for food.

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"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The Minister of Personnel saluted and said, the emperor has spoken, the assessment of officials in the Heluo region will be extremely difficult this year.

Xiao Jiasui immediately gave a look to the official who made the first report and asked him to leave.

"What are you sitting down for!"

Seeing the official sit down, Sun Lei frowned again and spoke.

The official was startled and stood up straight quickly. He was filled with infinite regret. Why did he have to be the first to report government affairs? The Emperor was obviously unhappy today and he had walked into trouble.

"The flood problem still needs to be solved. Since you are the one who reported it, then you should go there in person and report the details to the doctor in a timely manner!"

Sun Lei looked at the official and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The official then breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor had no intention of punishing him. Instead, he promoted him and sent him out to do some work. This showed that the emperor recognized him.

The others all looked at the official with envy. Before, this man was just a Zhong Daifu, an official position of the fourth rank. The emperor directly promoted him to Tong Yi Daifu, a fourth rank official.

Sun Lei looked at the officials. He was angry today because he was unhappy about getting up early and he was dissatisfied with the officials.

"Every one of you thinks I'm a local rich man, asking for money whenever you have something to do. If everything can be solved with money, what do I need you for?"

Sun Lei cursed in his heart. He found that everyone in the court asked him for money for all matters, big and small. It was okay for schools, the army, military industries and the like to ask for money for subsidies, but the local governments also asked for money every day. How could this go on?
Sun Lei knew very well that he was capable, good at business and robbery, and making money was easy for him, so he spent money lavishly without any scruples before.

But this cannot last forever. The robbery will end one day, and the country's finances must eventually get back on track. It is not advisable to spend money lavishly. Today is just a warning to you.

After a moment's silence, the cabinet officials began to report other matters.

Although the emperor got angry just now, a court meeting is a court meeting, and everyone cannot remain silent, and the emperor cannot be asked to break the deadlock.

Sun Lei soon calmed down and quickly issued instructions on those government affairs.

"By the way, how is the reclamation of Liaodong going?"

Sun Lei looked at the cabinet official and asked.

"Your Majesty, everything is going smoothly in the reclamation of Liaodong. The seeds planted during the spring plowing have sprouted and are growing very well. The estimated yield should far exceed that of the Central Plains. The only drawback is that the growth is a bit slow!"

Xiao Jiasui said.

"Well, as long as it goes smoothly, that place is only suitable for planting for one season, so it doesn't matter if it grows slowly! As long as there is enough land, the yield will be good!"

Sun Lei nodded and said that the northern part of Liaoning is covered with ice and snow for half a year a year, so it would be good if they could grow one season of crops.