I want to be a good minister

Chapter 496
Five or six officials in a row were praised by the saint in front of them, and they were more or less relieved by the officials below, and they even had the courage to speak.

It seems that Her Majesty the Holy Maiden doesn't know much about government affairs, and they believe whatever they say.

That's right, after all, Her Royal Highness has just been involved in government affairs, so it is natural to have a good relationship with the officials of the court.

"Wait, Minister Zeng, I just want to ask you one thing—" Just as the officials breathed a sigh of relief, the high-ranking person suddenly spoke, and everyone was stunned, the wind was not in the right direction.

The one who spoke was Zeng Shilang, the subordinate officials belonging to the Ministry of Officials, originally it was not his turn to report first, but the situation was very good, so he took advantage of the position and prepared to muddle through.

But when he just opened his mouth, he was interrupted by a high-ranking person before he could say ten sentences. Before he could react, he was stunned for a while and panicked, but he asked himself that although his achievements were mediocre, he couldn't correct any serious mistakes. yeah.

"Your Highness, may I ask—" Zeng Shilang immediately knelt on the ground, and he definitely would not think that His Highness wanted to ask for advice.

"Last year, my tax revenue in the new tax was 730 million taels. The new tax in the year before last was 500 million taels more than last year, and the new population last year was three levels higher than the year before. Minister Zeng, you are solely responsible for the collection of the new tax, how do you explain this?" Cen Xi spoke slowly, and there was a sudden silence in the court, and needles could be heard.

The servant Zeng was stunned for a moment, his mind went blank, this... this...

He is in charge of the new tax rate, but how can the number of new population...will...

"Your Highness, minister, minister is not very clear about the new population..."

"Of course you don't know. The new population was originally a reward for childbearing. A child can get three taels of money, and a daughter can get one tael of statistics. The new tax is calculated according to the number of new people." Cen Ximan Open your mouth slowly, and suddenly, the officials in the court trembled, this, this...

Mr. Cai, who is in charge of the reward policy, immediately stepped out.

"Your Highness is clear, the reward policy of the minister is recorded in the book, and every sum of money allocated is clearly recorded on the record. I hope His Highness will clearly investigate—"

The servant Zeng suddenly trembled, and knelt down on the ground with a plop.

"Your Highness—His Royal Highness—the old minister is confused, the new tax rate is registered by officials from all over the country, and there is no fake—" Zeng Shilang's face was pale, his lips were trembling, and his mind was already thundering. Who would have thought of this? The new tax will make mistakes. This tax has only been introduced in recent years, and the funds are limited. It is also limited to use your brain.

"Of course, the common people deliberately don't report for tax evasion, and it's difficult to raise young people. However, this also shows that the new tax rate is not complete. Mr. Zeng, I will give you three days to write a detailed rectification report. Hand it in, how about it?" Cen Xi leaned forward, if she said that she didn't find any other problems, it would be a lie, but after discussing with Zong Li, it was still this innocuous Xinli tax who did the surgery.

"My minister, my minister obeys the order—" What is the rectification report?
The court present was also at a loss. What is a rectification report?
"Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Dajing has built 22 bridges in the past three years, including twelve large ones, which are very good..."

The minister of the Ministry of Industry was overjoyed and was about to thank you, but he heard the person in the high position speak again.

"However, three months ago, a bridge that was not even considered medium-sized collapsed. You wrote a letter saying that Mr. Xie, who was in charge, was diligent and loyal. I beg you to be exempted from punishment. Is there such a thing?" Cen Xi asked.

"Your Highness Shengming, there is indeed such a thing." Minister of the Ministry of Industry's scalp was numb, he had already received the money, and the project was not big, the loss caused was not big, and the impact was very small, so he stepped forward to settle it. There is no objection.

"I just think that with my current bridge-building technology and level in Dajing, such a mistake should not occur in the construction of such a medium-sized bridge, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, what do you think?" Cen Xi changed the subject, seeing that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry had His arms trembled.

"Your highness is holy, your highness is holy, minister, minister..."

"Since that's the case, the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry has also written a detailed accountability report, and the specific responsibility is assigned to the person. Is there any problem?"

"Your Highness, minister, minister obeys the decree—" The minister of the Ministry of Industry was already in a cold sweat, kowtowed immediately, and returned all the money that the boy gave when he returned.

"General Ling—" Cen Xi turned his gaze to Ling Da who was already at the side.

Ling Da was taken aback, the matters involved in the military department were all secret, so naturally there was no need for him to report anything, but why did His Highness call him?
"Your Highness—" Ling Da still stood out and saluted respectfully.

"The news from the outposts of Dajing is very timely, which shows that you have led your troops well. There is only one thing, why has the news of Wei Dingguo, the neighboring country of Bishan Kingdom, been cut off for half a year?" Cen Xi asked, his tone calm and joyless. angry.

General Ling was taken aback, this, what's so strange about it, Wei Dingguo's family was not the only one who lost the news, after so many years, there was at least a little bit of useful news, and it was a waste of Da Jing's money.

However, although General Ling looked like a rough man, he was rough and fine. His Highness didn't mention other countries, but only Wei Dingguo. He must be trying to express something.

"Your Highness, there has been no movement from Wei Dingguo for so many years, so the minister invited the king and transferred that part of the people to the eastern border of Bishan Kingdom to watch the movement of Bishan Kingdom—" General Ling came out, his tone very calm , although I can't figure out why His Highness suddenly mentioned this little Wei Dingguo. Although Wei Dingguo is a country, its area is too small, and it is larger than him in other counties of other big countries.

"General Ling listened to the order to start monitoring Wei Dingguo again from today. The news will be sent back once every ten days according to the past. I will leave this matter to you—" Cen Xi said.

General Ling was stunned, why, why, so he looked at Zong Li who was beside him in puzzlement, Zong Li's eyes were calm, and he didn't intend to fall on him at all.

"Zunzhi—" General Ling had no choice but to open his mouth to accept the order.

The daily one-hour court hall was postponed until two full hours. Cen Xi was very satisfied with today's result, at least all the problems she thought of had been arranged. As for the result, it would depend on the follow-up.

When the civil and military officials came out of the court, their steps were a little heavier than usual, and many of them were wet. Although this was only the first time His Highness went to court, the things His Highness said casually were somewhat Even they themselves have forgotten.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry was very frustrated. How could His Highness remember what happened half a year ago so clearly?Moreover, among so many things, the bridge is simply a trivial matter. If it weren't for the factional disputes at that time, this matter would not have come to Jun Shang at all.

"Did you see anything today?" Wang Shilang asked mysteriously when he left the court hall.

There are a few very good colleagues on the sidelines, but at this time, they are not in the mood to gossip about Wang Shilang. If you have eyeliner, we also have it. And this time, no one has better eyeliner position than anyone else.

However, none of them got any news, so the awe in their hearts deepened.

That is Her Majesty the Holy Maiden, how can one presume the meaning of the Son of Heaven?

"Master Wang, what did you see?" But some people were still a little curious.

"What His Highness said is the memorials of the past three years."

"Then what happened?"

"Because the memorial is only kept for three years, and the previous ones have been destroyed—" The adults were taken aback, and suddenly looked at Wang Shilang in surprise, as if they had come up with something but had no clue.

(End of this chapter)