I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 435 What a servant did!

As the Lingshan Mountain where the Mausoleum of the First Emperor is located, there is no doubt about the existence significance of Lishan Mountain to Yingqin Sheji.

As early as more than 80 years ago, when the first emperor ordered to hollow out the interior of Lishan Mountain to cast the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, Lishan Mountain has already had a very special meaning for the Qin people.

The reason is that even if Qin's merits and even legitimacy were not recognized, and even "violent Qin" one by one, after the establishment of Guozuo, the Liu Han Dynasty did not stimulate the old Qin people too much.

Of course, the "not too exciting" here is limited to not deliberately destroying the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Lishan Mountain, and not deliberately setting up facilities that are not suitable for appearing near the "Royal Tomb" around Lishan Mountain.

— That’s right, it’s the royal tomb, not the imperial tomb.

At least in theory, the status of Yingzheng in the Han Dynasty today is "Qin Wangzheng", not "Shihuang Yingzheng";
Naturally, Yingzheng's mausoleum is also the 'Mausoleum of King Qin in Lishan', not 'Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin in Lishan'.

If it is an imperial mausoleum, it is naturally on the entire mausoleum mountain. There are no other buildings except altars and temples, and there can only be people who guard the spirit for five to ten miles around.

But since it is a royal tomb, it is naturally short in terms of etiquette.

Coupled with the fact that this is still an unrecognized tomb of the former dynasty, the Liu Han Dynasty's attitude towards this "royal tomb" can only be limited to "I don't deliberately destroy it, but don't expect me to deliberately destroy it." maintenance' degree.

In this regard, the old Qin people who have changed to call themselves "Guanzhong people" have become accustomed to it.

As for the Lishan Stable, it is said to be "Lishan Stable", but it is actually quite a distance from Lishan Mountain.

After all, it is the mausoleum of idols. Even if Taizu Liu Bang did not recognize Yingzheng and Yingqin out of political considerations, it did not affect him to issue an informal order: no one should be disrespectful to the Mausoleum of King Qin in Lishan.

Therefore, the Lishan Stable, which was more than ten miles away from Lishan Mountain, has since moved out seven or eight miles...
"His Majesty······"

"arrive······"

When Liu Sheng took the imperial chariot and came to the horse garden that had obviously been in disrepair for a long time and gave off a faint smell of feces, all the officials and ministers had already been there.

Seeing the holy car approaching, these people all lowered their heads in shame, and cast uncomplicated gazes at the servant Yuan Ang who was standing at the front of the crowd and was trembling slightly.

——It’s no longer necessary to go in and look.

The smell of livestock manure in the air alone is enough to explain the problem.

Unlike cattle, sheep and other livestock used to produce milk or meat, horses, as a means of transportation, have extremely high requirements for living conditions and feed.

Including but not limited to: stables for rest should be dry, ventilated, and at a suitable temperature, and the feed should be fine, clean, and nutritionally balanced, etc.

What's more, the Lishan Stable was specially designed to provide war horses for the forbidden cavalry.

What is a forbidden knight?

In relatively simple and popular terms, it is the group of people riding horses among the flower-frame guards who followed the emperor.

To put it bluntly, it is the cavalry honor guard of the emperor's honor guard.

To provide horses for such troops, although the Lishan Stable does not need to output tall, strong, or even combat-ready horses, it must at least ensure that the horses are healthy and at least look tall and strong.

But at this moment, the smell of excrement echoed in the nose and mouth, telling everyone present: I am afraid that there are not a few healthy horses in the entire Lishan stable...
"Criminal..."

"—The servant is not in a hurry to plead guilty."

Liu Sheng stepped forward with a frown, and Yuan Ang was about to kneel on the ground in a hurry, and before he could say his guilt, he was interrupted by Liu Sheng's cold and light heck.

Now that he has come here—the Lishan Stable, which is tens of miles away from Chang'an, Liu Sheng must be sure.

If not, if you come here with great fanfare and nothing happens, where will Liu Sheng, the emperor, put his face?
As a matter of fact, Zhou Ren had sent Zhou Ren to the Weiyang Palace and Liu Sheng in front of Liu Sheng as early as the beginning of last year regarding the issue of the outer gardens in Guanzhong, headed by the Lishan Stable.

When he learned about these situations, Liu Sheng was both angry and amused.

——I was angry that Emperor Wen and Jing lived frugally, and wished they could sew the crown of the emperor with linen cloth, make soup with tree bark, and break a copper coin into [-] petals to spend;

As a result, the father and grandfather worked so hard to save the special funds for the construction of the horse administration, but the entire eunuch horse administration system was full of fat and fat.

As for being funny, it is to laugh at Yuan An, a servant of the imperial court, who is so dignified that he can't even keep his own base, allowing his power to be swallowed up by all kinds of forces—all kinds of cats, dogs, and shrimps.

Especially those who do these things—the ones who do these things to deceive Yuan An are precisely the "friends and old friends who are all over the world" that Yuan An used to be proud of.

Now, Yuan Ang's fall is imminent, and life and death are only in Liu Sheng's thought.

And those people who used Yuan Ang to fill their pockets have long gone to nowhere, living a leisurely life of a rich man...
"Immediately check the archives of the Lishan stables and check the number of horses."

"Recall the officials from the Weiyang stable to check the condition of every horse in the Lishan stable, and record them all in a book."

"——Whoever dares to lie and deceive the emperor, clan!"

The word 'clan' with a hint of sinister came out of Liu Sheng's mouth, causing all the officials present to tremble, and they could only lower their heads instinctively, praying that they would not be involved in this turmoil.

At the front of the crowd, Yuan An's face was ashen, and he just knelt on the ground in astonishment, quietly waiting for the punishment of fate.

This is also the point where Liu Sheng feels the most angry and furious.

——Yuan Ang knows!
——Yuan Ang knew what happened at the Lishan Stable, and what the situation is now!
When Liu Sheng said that he would come to the Lishan Stable to have a look, Yuan An's expression was already showing disbelief;
And when Liu Sheng appeared outside the Lishan stable, Yuan An basically no longer had any hope of 'life'.

As the saying goes: Knowing what you can't do and doing it is either great perseverance or a great sin.

It is obvious that Yuan An knowingly committing a crime is not because he abides by the principle for some great cause, but because he knows the result of doing so, but he still connives at it and even assists the evildoer.

"Report to His Majesty."

Not long after, what Liu Sheng explained was settled.

——Liu Sheng said to 'let the officials from Weiyang Stables come', but in fact, how could it be possible to send someone back to Chang'an?
As early as when Liu Sheng took the imperial chariot and set off from Weiyang Palace to the Lishan Stable, the inspectors of the Weiyang Stable had already come down to the Weiyang Stable under the escort of the Northern Army jailer to check the situation of the Lishan Stable.

When Liu Sheng arrived late, the current situation of Lishan Stable, which had been reported to Liu Sheng in general, had already been listed in detail by the officials of Weiyang Stable, and prepared to be a book.

After Liu Sheng said the phrase 'Go and find out what's going on', the officials of the Weiyang Stable only made a symbolic walk around the stable, and then sent the prepared memorabilia to the attendant next to Liu Sheng. The servant shoots: in the hands of Ji An.

"read."

"Let all the officials and ministers listen carefully to the good deeds that the eunuch has done over the years."

The cold tone without the slightest emotion made the hearts of everyone present sink again.

Seeing Ji An accepting the order with a stern face, he immediately spread out the memorabilia in his hands;

After only a brief glance, he took a deep breath in a little surprise, and did not forget to subconsciously glance at Yuan An who was kneeling not far away.

After adjusting his breath which was disturbed by fear, he raised his head and chest, and then cleared his throat.

"According to the archives collected by the Xiangfu, the Lishan Stable was established in the ninth year of Emperor Taizu Gao. At the beginning, there were [-] fine-bred foals, [-] mares, and [-] stallions."

"The Empress Dowager Lu was in power, and Lu's nephew, Lu Ta, was the order of the stables. He used his hands and enriched his own pockets. More than half of the horses in the Lishan stables were sold to Chang'an East City."

"In the fourth year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Zhang Ju, the servant in the house, was ordered to increase the number of horses by a hundred."

"In the seventh, ninth, 14th, and 19th years of Emperor Taizong, most of the good horses donated by the relatives and princes of the Guandong clan went into the Lishan stables."

"In the 24th year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, the Prince Jian Guo issued an edict according to the orders of Emperor Taizong and Empress Dowager Bo: open the money in the Shaofu to promote the horse government."

"From the 24th year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen to the first year of Xinyuan, except for the four years of Emperor Xiaojing's rebellion between Wu Chu and the Seven Kingdoms, Lishan Stable received more and more money from the horse government."

"In the 24th year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, a special fund for horse administration was allocated for the internal funds of the Shaofu, totaling 200 million yuan;"

"In the first year of Emperor Xian Xiaojing, he allocated funds for the purchase and raising of horses for the internal funds of the Shaofu, totaling 150 million yuan."

"To the first year of the New Year..."

Halfway through the reading, Ji An instinctively glanced at Yuan An again, then took a deep breath, and said in a heavy tone: "In the first year of the new Yuan Dynasty, the Empress Dowager ordered: Open the money in the Shaofu to tell In the stables of all Han men in the world, horses are raised and raised, and the most important thing is to be quick, have many, and be good."

"This year, the eunuchs received a total of ninety-seventy-six million yuan from the funds in the Shaofu for purchases, money for raising horses, etc.."

"Among them, a single Lishan stable will cost more than 4000 million..."

···
···
······
After Ji An's words fell, the open space outside the Lishan stable fell into a silence of dozens of breaths.

Everyone lowered their heads and lowered their brows, as if Wuyan met Liu Sheng's cold eyes that seemed to be killing people.

Ninety-seventy-six million dollars.

Liu She remembers very clearly: last year, the total agricultural tax revenue of the Xiangfu treasury was about 100 million shi for grain and rice, and the discounted money was only a little over 20 million;

Since the Shaofu had no owner at that time, the oral tax income in the Shaofu was also sent to the Xiangfu for Liu She to look at, totaling [-] million yuan.

Although this is because today's Zisheng, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and Emperor Xian Xiaojing "reduced the oral tax from 120 yuan per person per year to [-] yuan per person" and halved it again, reducing it to [-] yuan per person per year, but this It is also made up of ordinary Han people all over the world, each of whom contributed [-] yuan.

And last year, the funds received directly by the Tai Servant from the Shaofu were close to half of the national treasury's annual fiscal revenue, and greatly exceeded the total income of the Shaofu's internal funds.

If only the agricultural tax revenue from the state treasury and the oral tax revenue from the Shaofu’s internal funds are counted, the horse administration appropriation received by the eunuchs last year exceeded one-third of the entire Han Dynasty’s annual fiscal revenue.

And after receiving such a large amount of financial support, the "achievements" that Yuan An, the eunuch, has achieved in horse administration are really amazing...

"After investigation, there are 190 four horses in the Lishan Stable, including 79 stallions, 860 four mares, 670 rough horses, and 580 unmarketed foals."

"Existing horses: four stallions, 310 four mares, no baby horses, and 580 foals."

"After verification by Weiyang Stable, the 75 stallions that should have existed in Lishan Stable, but did not exist in Lishan Stable, were all sold by Lishan Stable order Dou Wan under the name of 'insufficient fees', and a total of 170 horses were sold. Money [-] million"

"——For this matter, the Lishan Stable Order personally drafted the document file, which was approved by the imperial servant, and the document was stamped with the imperial servant's seal."

"The Lishan Stable should have existed, but the 670 poor horses that did not exist in the Lishan Stable for the time being were all borrowed in the name of 'lease', with a daily rent of one cent, and the Lishan Stable was responsible for the feed."

"This matter has also been approved by the servant, and there is a seal of the servant as evidence..."

Having said that, Ji An finally closed the white paper in his hand, and held his hands in front of Liu Sheng respectfully.

When the eunuch next to Liu Sheng ordered Xia Que to take it for Liu Sheng, Ji An stepped aside with a sigh.

It's just that in the eyes looking at Yuan Ang, there is a touch of contempt that has never been seen before.

——Yuan Ang, poaching the corner of the country.

At least they are acquiescing to certain people and certain forces to poach the corners of the country unscrupulously in their own territory and with their own power.

And the strength of digging the foot of the wall can be called a bulldozer...
"A year of more than 79 horse government funds, but still sold 75 of the [-] stallions on the grounds of insufficient 'fees'..."

After a long time, Liu Sheng finally had a cold face, looking at Yuan An who was kneeling not far in front of him, holding the report that had been rolled into a 'paper stick', wishing he could crush it.

"The 75 stallions were sold for a total of 170 million yuan, which is only 170 gold?"

With a strangely calm tone, Liu Sheng asked this heartbreaking rhetorical question. Liu Sheng's eyes were still fixed on Yuan An, and he only asked about his uncle Jia Gui who was hiding in the crowd behind Yuan An.

"Last year, the Empress Dowager's birthday, I remember that the Shaofu went to Xiaoguan to pick up a good horse from Beidi as a gift for the Empress Dowager."

"How much did the Shaofu pay for that fine horse?"

Being called by Liu Sheng without warning, Jia Gui panicked for no reason;
After reacting to Liu Sheng's question, he looked at Yuan Ang full of hesitation.

In the end, he had no choice but to lower his head and take two steps forward.

"Report to His Majesty."

"That good horse is a horse that I found from the exchange market in Yunzhong City, entrusted by the guard of Yanmen."

"It's nine feet high, it's as strong as a dragon, and its momentum is extraordinary."

"To buy this horse, it's just that Hu merchant who asked for a thousand gold."

"Counting the cost of sending it from Yanmen to Chang'an, this good horse has cost the minister's family money, more than [-] gold..."

"—Compared to the stallion in the Lishan Stable, is that good horse better? Worse?"

"Slightly...slightly worse..."

(End of this chapter)