Lord Moyu was forced to open

The next day.

Chui Gong Hall.

Today, all the people in Bianjing who are in Beijing and are qualified to go to the palace are here.

Because everyone heard yesterday that Zhang Tang and his party, Guan Ning and his party who were sent to Nanyang County by His Majesty, and all the people sent by the Ministry of Revenue returned to Beijing yesterday.

Their return also means that the Nanyang County matter has officially come to an end, and Prime Minister Zhang He's speech in the court a few days ago also set the tone for the suspension of the Qingzhangtianmu and Qingcha Temple matters.

Then today's court meeting will begin to discuss merit and reward.

Everyone knows that although Zhang Tang made the "common people" in Nanyang County angry and resentful, he was a great contribution to the imperial court and His Majesty.

Not only did an inventory of all the temples in Nanyang County clear out a lot of land for the court, but during the inventory process, a large number of men were also released to return to daily production.

That's not all. Those temples are not poor. Don't look at the monks who are poor monks all day long, but everyone knows that their Buddha statues are all gold, and Buddhism has always only saved Yuan people.

Unless there are really upright Buddhist temples, there are not many poor Buddhist temples that can be passed down in the local area.

I'm afraid Zhang Tang can make a lot of money from this business.

The main reason why everyone came here was because of the money.

The amount of money is not yet clear, but various departments have already made plans to share the profits.

As soon as the officials entered the Chui Gong Hall, a group of civil officials immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Why?

A few bears suddenly mixed in among a group of thin civil servants. This was the main reason for attracting everyone's attention.

In the queue of officials from the Ministry of Revenue, Cui Shangshu took the lead and stood in the first row.

Behind him, the left and right ministers were standing in the second row. The left minister was fine, no different from usual.

But the current appearance of Li Xiaowu, the right servant, makes people raise eyebrows frequently.

His height, which was only about five feet and close to six feet, has now suddenly grown to 7 feet!

That's not all yet. His originally thin physique is now comparable to the group of generals opposite him. Look at those thick arms.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was not far away, looked at his own arm, then looked at other people's, and turned his head silently.

Those arms are thicker than my legs!

There are more than three people from the Ministry of Household Affairs who can go to court. A full seven or eight officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs who went to Nanyang County stood behind Cui Shangshu like a human wall, looking at people from other departments with disdain. He looks like a mafia boss.

When the officials from other departments saw this posture, they subconsciously distanced themselves from them.

Finally, as Wang Huai'en ascended to the throne, Zhao Jun slowly came and ascended the throne under the gaze of everyone.

After a routine meeting to solve daily problems, the meeting finally came to the main topic of the day.

Zhao Jun first glanced at the people below, and then said:

“Six months ago, the incident at the Daxiangguo Temple made me aware of Buddhism’s evil practices, which led me to decide to launch a nationwide temple survey and change the regulations on temples around the world.

It aims to crack down on those temples that do evil things for profit, regulate monks in temples all over the world, and clean up the evildoers hiding in temples.

At that time, after many choices, I finally found Zhang Aiqing as the chief envoy and went to Nanyang.

Before Zhang Aiqing left for Nanyang, I once said that as long as Zhang Aiqing can accomplish this task and do it well, I will not hesitate to reward him.

At that time, Zhang Aiqing first entered the court, and I first gave him the position of a doctor in the Ministry of Rites.

Originally, according to my previous promise, after this time I should remove the code name Zhang Aiqing.

However, what Zhang Aiqing did during this trip really satisfied me! "

Speaking of this, Zhao Jun looked specifically in the direction of the officials at the Yushitai. The officials at the Yushitai, who had not even come today, all lowered their heads and tried to reduce their sense of presence.

Zhao Jun smiled and continued:

"Zhang Tang's trip has thoroughly cleaned up all the illegal Buddhist temples in Nanyang County for our Song Dynasty, and cleared more than 500,000 hectares of new land for our Song Dynasty.

These more than 500,000 hectares of new land are enough to double the tax revenue of Nanyang County!

This is a great achievement! "

When Zhao Jun said this, all the officials below nodded. There were more fields for the court to collect taxes. This was naturally a good thing and correct. No one could comment on it. No one dared to deny the merits of this.

Zhao Jun continued:

"Not only that, Zhang Tang also cooperated with Guan Ning's official name in the subsequent actions to clear out 500,000 hectares of land for our Song Dynasty, which is another achievement.

During the operation, Zhang Tang was even assassinated by local forces!

This was a huge risk, but Zhang Tang still completed his work meticulously and added nearly 10,000 monks to the court. This was undoubtedly a great benefit to the restoration of the population of Nanyang County. It can be said that Zhang Aiqing did not accomplish things easily this time.

So after thinking about it, I decided to mention the reward promised to Zhang Aiqing, Wang Shangshu? "

At the end of his words, Zhao Jun suddenly called Wang Ruixue, the Minister of Rites.

Wang Ruixue, the Minister of Rites, immediately stood up, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am here!"

Zhao Jun asked: "I remember that the Ministry of Rites still has vacancies for the left and right ministers, right?"

Wang Ruixue immediately nodded and replied: "Your Majesty, it is indeed true. The former ministers on the left and right were all questioned by Your Majesty for their involvement in the Daxiangguo Temple case. Since then, there has been no minister in the Ministry of Etiquette."

After saying this, Zhao Jun's face showed some embarrassment, but it quickly disappeared.

Although he had killed the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Rites, he did not regret it. They did such things and killing them was simply an advantage for them.

After coughing slightly, Zhao Jun continued: "In that case, how about letting Zhang Tang serve as the new right minister of the Ministry of Rites?"

Wang Ruixue thought for a moment and then immediately replied: "Yes!"

But then he asked: "Your Majesty, when will your Majesty fill up the post of Zuo Shilang in my Ministry of Rites to the veteran minister?

During this period of time, the old minister was responsible for the entire Ministry of Etiquette by himself, which was really beyond his capabilities! "

Zhao Jun immediately laughed and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Wang Shangshu. With Zhang Aiqing's help, Wang Shangshu doesn't have to work so hard with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.

Wang Shangshu can also take a rest. "

After finishing speaking, Zhao Jun immediately changed the topic and looked towards the Ministry of Finance.

As for when the left minister of the Ministry of Rites will be replaced?

I don’t know either, just wait.

do not ask me! I don’t know anything!

When Zhao Jun turned his attention to Hubu, Cui Wen, the Minister of Hubu, immediately straightened his chest.

In the past, the Ministry of Revenue had no money, so every time Cui Wen went to court, he would hide aside and hope that others would not notice him.

But today is different. Today the Ministry of Revenue has money!

Don't be afraid of anyone!

Money is the courage of a hero, and money is also the courage of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!

Zhao Jun saw it funny. He didn't expect Cui Shangshu to have such a side, but he just shook his head and asked:

"Cui Shangshu, when Zhang Aiqing came back yesterday, he said that the harvest from this trip had been sent to the Ministry of Revenue yesterday. Have you ever counted the specific amount?"

Cui Wen immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty! Our household department did an inventory all night last night!"

Everyone immediately pricked up their ears and listened.

Cui Wen looked around and then said loudly: "But I haven't had time to ask how many there are!"

All civil and military officials in the court, including Zhao Jun, suddenly had black lines on their faces.

Don't you know why you are so arrogant?

We thought it was a lot!

Zhao Jun helplessly held his forehead and asked, "Who knows?"

Cui Shangshu immediately replied: "I know Li Xiaowu from the Ministry of Husband. Li Xiaowu stayed at the Ministry of Husband all night yesterday."

Zhao Jun waved his hand: "Then let Li Xiaowu step forward and answer."

Cui Wen nodded, cupped his hands and strode back.

Li Xiaowu, on the other hand, separated the two people in front of him and walked out with long strides.

As for the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Rites, who were ruthlessly pulled away by him.

who cares?

"Your Majesty, after yesterday's inventory in our household department, the specific amount of all gold and silver has been calculated. There are a total of 1,121,9632 taels of silver and 193,000 taels of gold. Seven hundred and twenty-one taels.

Combined, the two amounts to a total of one thousand three hundred and fifty six thousand eight hundred and forty-two taels of silver!

The remaining rare treasures, calligraphy and paintings, antique books and the like have not yet been counted because it is difficult to determine their value! "

Wow!

One thousand three hundred and fifty six thousand eight hundred and forty-two taels of silver!

This terrifying number immediately silenced all the ministers in the palace!

They knew that Zhang Tang and the others must have made a lot of money during this trip, but they didn't expect that they had made so much money!

It’s so exciting that I can’t help but rub my hands together!

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(End of this chapter)