Kowloon wins

Chapter 148 Father and Son Soldiers in Battle ([-])
"Are you teaching me how to do things, huh?"

Seeing Hong Qing's solemn appearance of shirking responsibility, the old man really couldn't laugh or cry, so he wanted to make things difficult for Hong Qing, and asked a sinister question with a straight face.

"Huang Ma Fa Haihan, my grandson does not dare to be disrespectful and illegal. What I said is the truth. Since ancient times, disaster relief is like firefighting. There is no delay. For the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of victims in Henan, my grandson dared to ask Huang Ma Fa. Order disaster relief."

The old man's face was so dark that most of the courtiers watching from the side couldn't help feeling a burst of heart palpitations, but Hong Qing didn't care. It's just feigning anger, so don't pay too much attention to it, and answer it calmly and calmly.

"Hmm, that's good, just tell me how I should help the disaster."

The old man was really amused by Hong Qing's serious demeanor, raised his brows, and laughed with some incomprehensible meaning, but the words he asked obviously carried a strong sense of punishment.

"If you go back to Huang Mafa, grandson really doesn't dare to speak nonsense about the important affairs of this country. I only have some superficial knowledge. Please ask Huang Mafa to inquire about it."

If the other ministers heard such unkind words from the old man, they would most likely be frightened and plead guilty, but Hong Qing was lucky enough to climb up the pole. Divide worries" posture.

"A nonsense? I really want to hear your nonsense, let's go."

Seeing Hong Qing's behavior, the old man really got a little angry, but he didn't burst out. Instead, he looked at Hong Qing with great interest, and asked in a cold voice.

"If you go back to Huang Mafa, your grandson will not give up on Huang Mafa, and you will be able to help the Ministry of Industry. You dare not be in debt to God. Yesterday, the mansion was reported to Beijing, and the government and the public were all rumored about it. The grandson was very worried, and stayed overnight. Calculated the need for embankment reinforcement, referring to the previous examples of embankment reinforcement twice in 35 and 39 years of Kangxi, the approximate number has been obtained. If you want to keep the embankment intact for ten years, you need at least 230 million taels of silver. If you want to keep the embankment If it is not lost in a hundred years, then this amount must be doubled, if the allocated amount of silver is less than 150 million, it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and floods may be inevitable every year, this one, I also ask Huang Mafa to learn from it.”

Hong Qing could hear the impatience in the old man's words, but she didn't care, she knelt up straight, and explained in detail the amount of money spent on the dike.

"Uh...March!"

Hearing that the data reported by Hongqing was so large, the old man immediately frowned slightly, but he didn't make any comment. Instead, he pondered for a moment before calling Ma Qi's name.

"Chen is here!"

Although it was a monthly vacation yesterday, Ma Qi happened to be on duty. He personally sent the emergency report to the palace in Henan, and he was held accountable by the old man for half an hour because of this. Considering the intention of his name, he couldn't help but secretly complained, but the old man had already opened his mouth, but Ma Qi didn't dare to stand up, and there was inevitably a bit of bitterness in his answering voice means.

"Does the Ministry of Households have any regulations for disaster relief, huh?"

The old man glanced at March blankly, and asked calmly.

"Returning to the emperor, I have estimated the food, fodder and materials needed yesterday based on the disaster situation reported in the residence report. Now this chapter is as follows: This time, the flood has affected four prefectures and eighteen counties, destroyed ten thousand hectares of fertile land, and affected 48 people. In addition, if you want to take care of the whole body, you need to adjust grain 12 shi and spend 140 million taels of silver. Even if the tax of Henan Province is reduced or exempted, you still need 100 million taels to cover it. If you count what Hongqing Beizi said For the embankment, more than 400 million taels of silver must be obtained.”

Although Ma Qi was complaining in his heart, he dared not answer the old man's question, so he could only bite the bullet and report the result of driving out the household department overnight.

"Well, has the Ministry of Households made a transfer charter?"

Yesterday, the old man knew the general cost of the disaster relief, and the difference was only the amount of the dike embankment at the Ministry of Industry. Hearing what Ma Qi said now, he would not be surprised. Still following the style of the monarch and his ministers, he continued to ask questions calmly.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that grain and fodder can still be transferred from the two lakes, but as for the silver, it is really difficult for me."

When the meat came, the bitterness on Ma Qi's face suddenly became a little bit stronger, but he didn't dare not answer, so he could only respond with a face full of shame.

"Huh? If I remember correctly, there are still more than [-] million taels of silver in the national treasury. What's wrong, tell me!"

As soon as Ma Qi finished speaking, the veins on the old man's forehead twitched immediately, and he asked with a cold expression.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the household department now has more than 3207 million taels in its books, but the actual deposit of silver is only 200 million taels, and this year's imperial court needs about the same. The number of less than [-] million is only enough for urgent use, and it is really impossible to transfer it out. Even if it is necessary to transfer it, it will be at this time the year after next at the earliest. The old minister is incompetent, and please punish him."

When the old man had such an attack, no matter it was true or not, March could not help showing a look of panic, knocked his head several times, and told the truth helplessly.

"Why, say, where did the treasury's money go, eh?"

What the old man was waiting for was such an opportunity to get mad. As soon as March's words fell, the old man slapped the dragon case in a fit of rage, and asked angrily.

"Your Majesty calm down, Your Majesty calm down, all of these ministers are incompetent, and have failed to curb the long-established habit of borrowing and lending. Today, except for the 500 million taels owed by the provinces, the rest of the treasury is in the hands of the princes of the court. Excuse me, I have an account here, so please give me your majesty's order!"

When the old man got mad like this, March's old face suddenly became as bitter as a chrysanthemum. It was not for anything else, but because these deficits had nothing to do with him. Repeatedly, each has its own division, and it is strictly forbidden to borrow money from the treasury. However, the subordinates waited for the ulterior motives and violated it, and used the court practice to prevaricate. Ma Qi couldn't control it. Not to mention my brothers, but even the crown prince has borrowed 10,000+ taels from the treasury. Ma Qi really has the will and powerlessness to deal with such bad habits.

"Om..."

As soon as March's words came out, all the ministers in the hall were in an uproar, not for any other reason, but because among all the people present, there were not many people who had never reached out to the treasury, and the bottom of the big guy was not clean. Now that Ma Qi stabbed him in court, how could he not feel guilty about it.

"Bring it up!"

The old man first looked around the panic-stricken people in the palace with a gloomy expression, and then shouted furiously as he made a case against the dragon.

"twitter!"

The old man was so angry that in an instant, all the courtiers in the hall were silent, and the chaos of discussion stopped suddenly. Even Zhao Mingde, who was waiting beside the old man, was so frightened that his legs and feet were so weak that he responded tremblingly. , sprinted down the front wall, took the stack of thick documents that March held above his head, and hurried back to the front door, and handed the documents to the old man's dragon case.

"Okay, very good, my high-ranking officials gave you a lot of money, is this how you repay me? I dare to stretch out the money from the treasury, what do I want you to do?"

Even though he knew about the deficit of the national treasury in advance, the old man couldn't suppress the anger in his heart when he saw the dazzling string of names and loan amount listed on the document, and he threw the document in court heavily. With a flick, he yelled and cursed in extreme rage, until the whole hall was so startled that all the people in the hall fell to their knees on the ground.

The show has begun, the fire is here, Daddy, Daddy, it's your turn to play, hold on, don't get down!

The old man was furious, and everyone was panicked, but Hong Qing didn't care at all. Even though he was also kneeling on the ground, his attention was not on this matter, but secretly praying that the third master would come forward and stage a performance. A good show to turn the tide.

"Huang Ama calm down, Huang Ama calms down, if my minister has something to report, please ask Huang Ama for more information."

Although the third master's temperament is a bit softer, he is not a stupid person after all. Seeing the posture in front of him, he knows that it is imperative to pay off the debt, and the analysis and suggestions of Hong Qing yesterday are also true. He believed it a little more, facing such a great opportunity to show his aspirations, he would not miss it, so he stood out from the crowd on his knees, kowtowed his head, and admonished him sincerely.

"speak!"

When he saw that the person in his early years was the third master, even though the old man was in a rage, he didn't use the third master to attack him. Although his face was still stern, his voice obviously slowed down a little. He is very satisfied with his performance, and he can't help but hope that the third master can also make some achievements in the household department.

"My son, thank you, Emperor Amalongen."

Although the third master bravely stood out, he still couldn't help worrying in his heart that under the anger of the old man, even himself would go into a fit. At this moment, when he heard the old man's order, the anxiety in his heart immediately disappeared, and he hurried He kowtowed and thanked him for his kindness, then knelt up straight, quickly organized his words, and said with a solemn expression: "My son thinks that the deficit of the national treasury must be strictly investigated, but the matter of disaster relief is urgent. , the disaster victims are in trouble, and my son and minister feel very uncomfortable, and I can't bear to sit and watch. I implore the emperor to allow my son to preside over the matter on behalf of the emperor, so as to appease the hearts of the victims. break."

"Om..."

Hearing what the third master said, all the people kneeling down immediately burst into an uproar again, not because of anything else, but because the third master's act of forcing something that he knew could not be done was too weird, how could he Not to make people suspicious.

(End of this chapter)