Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 223 Exceeding the task
After a lot of ups and downs, the four major families in Nanyang finally survived.

However, capital crimes can be avoided, and living crimes cannot escape. In the end, according to the evidence verified by Zhang Han and Lu Yuan, the four major families surrendered a total of 280 people who violated various laws and regulations of the court. .

In addition, each of the four major families handed over a fine of 30 taels of silver to offset the military expenses of the imperial court to suppress the rebellion in the south. The 30 mu of land was allocated by the Nanyang County Government to farmers with little or no land in Nanyang.

At the same time, the four major families were led by the living ancestors Qian San and Sun Si, who each produced five five internal organs masters, and one hundred five internal organs masters, and went to the southern court to serve in the army.

In the end, the position of the patriarch of the four major families also changed. The shopkeeper Qian Duoduo in Chang'an officially became the patriarch of the Qian family. Zhao Zifan, who hugged Wang Mang's thigh all the way, became the patriarch of the Zhao family. As the head of the Sun family, an elder in his 20s from the Li family temporarily served as the head of the Li family.

It can be said that after such a big change, the four major families that dominated the land of Sanyang have lived up to their existence, and now the four major families have paid 170 million taels of silver in addition to countless lives in order to preserve a trace of blood. And 40 mu of land, it can be said that the vitality is seriously damaged.

But Wang Mang’s layout for a long time was a big harvest. First, the court received a total of 150 million taels of silver from the four major families. He personally received 20 taels of silver. In addition, Wang Mang also received a reward of 32 taels of silver from the system. , and after finding Wei Changyou, he accidentally discovered the accounts of the Hedao Yamen for many years. Although most of the money was squandered by the officials of the Hedao Yamen, after checking the accounts, he still found 56 taels of silver in the Hedao Yamen .

It can be said that for the destruction of the four major families, Wang Mang got 2508 million taels of silver alone, which is enough to support Wang Mang to directly wipe out the southern rebels.

Chang'an City.

There was a quarrel in the court hall, and the news of Wang Mang's appearance in Nanyang could not be concealed from anyone.

It is the principle of a sage that the son of a daughter does not go to court. Wang Mang left the palace without anyone's consent, and ran to such a dangerous place as Nanyang, which directly scared the big men in the court into a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, why are you so disregarding your personal safety and going to Nanyang, a land of tigers and wolves? Fortunately, this time there is no danger. If something unexpected happens, what should you do?" Wang Yongji never spoke out of his head. He dared to say anything regardless of the constant winks from the court officials.

"Your Majesty, although what Lord Wang said is a bit alarmist, it is not unreasonable." Li Si said, "Your Majesty, please put the dragon body as the most important thing!"

Wang Mang looked at the ministers who were persuading him, and snorted coldly. Now that Long Wei was getting more and more powerful, Wang Mang made the chaotic hall quiet down.

"Didn't you ask for military expenses?" Wang Mang said coldly: "You always ask me for money all day long. Where did I get the money? You are in charge of my money. Aren't you all in charge of my family? Everyone knows that you ask me for money, but I have no money, and I ask you to find a way, but you can't do it, I have thought of a way for you, and you can't do it, so, then I have no choice but to personally help you find money. "

After a pause, Wang Mang continued: "Why, now that the money has been recovered, you are still unwilling? Let me tell you, if something really happens to me, it will be forced by you guys!"

Wang Mang reprimanded the faces of all the ministers, and finally kowtowed and said: "I will wait for ten thousand deaths!"

In a sense, Wang Mang was right. He really helped a group of adults figure out how to find money. Unfortunately, they themselves are too useless, or they don’t want to offend others. In the end, everything Everything that happened had to be handled by the emperor himself.

Seeing a group of ministers pleading guilty, Wang Mang sneered: "You people, you are sure that I will not do anything to you, so you are so confident that you will be guilty at every turn, and you will die!"

"I dare not wait!" A group of ministers kowtowed quickly, they did not dare to bear this charge, although they still thought so from the bottom of their hearts.

"Don't you dare?" Wang Mang sneered, "Why don't you dare?"

Speaking of this, Wang Mang stopped and didn't say any more. If he continued, the monarch and his ministers would tear their faces.

Some things I know in my heart, but I can’t say it out of my mouth. For example, the ministers who are not willing to wait for death, that is to see that Wang Mang can’t do anything about them. After all, Wang Mang, the emperor, wants to govern the world, and he can’t manage it by himself. Ministers are needed to govern.

A minister of the imperial court is not just someone who is picked up from the countryside. It has been cultivated and trained for decades. It can be said that each of them is the wealth of the imperial court. It doesn't matter if you lose one or two, but if it is true All were lost, and Wang Mang really couldn't find so many people to replace them for a while.

Don't say it's easy to be an official, there are so many people in the world, anyone can do it.

Just find someone who can do it, but the problem is that it’s not the same as doing it. The imperial court has its own regulations and procedures, and not everyone can do it if you are familiar with these regulations and procedures. For example, those messy etiquette systems in the Ministry of Rites, you are not serious. You have been studying for more than 20 or [-] years, and you really don’t know how to do it.

The ministers of the imperial court were sure of this point, so they wanted to wrestle with the emperor confidently.

Wang Mang didn't have a good solution at the moment, and he could only drive out some disobedient and unpleasant ones, leaving some obedient ones for use.

Amid Wang Mang's anger, all the ministers dared not continue to pursue the matter of Wang Mang running to Nanyang privately. Now everyone knows that this Majesty in front of him really dares to kill, and no one will make trouble with his own head.

"Wang Yongji, Li Hong, how is the military expenditure you raised last time?" Wang Mang asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am very happy!" Li Hong announced the joy to Wang Mang: "120 million taels, the subject and Mr. Wang are complete, no, the task assigned by His Majesty has been overfulfilled."

"120 million taels?" Wang Mang was also taken aback, and said, "Didn't you just raise more than 6 taels of military expenses last time? Why did you raise so much at once?"

"Your Majesty, who is the treasurer of Qianduoduoqian who donated 30 taels to the imperial court? With him taking the lead, many merchants in the south have donated to the imperial court, and soon they have donated enough for the task that His Majesty entrusted to the humble minister, 50 taels Silver." Li Hong said this, and continued: "Just the day before yesterday, His Majesty showed his might in Nanyang and the news spread to Chang'an City that he pacified Nanyang in one fell swoop, and the merchants in Chang'an ran to the minister's household like crazy at that time. , donated money one after another, and within two days, they donated 70 taels of silver, and now I realize that there are so many patriotic businessmen in Chang'an City!"

"What patriotic businessmen?" Wang Yongji sneered at the side, "Li Hong, don't give them money, they are just a bunch of villains who are afraid of death!"

"I see." Wang Mang nodded, and immediately understood the ins and outs of the matter, and immediately said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether he is an adult or a villain, as long as he gets things done."

"Your Majesty, I have a statement!" At this moment, Gongsun Yan suddenly came out.

(End of this chapter)