Chapter 22 Great Han's financial power, raging fire
Collapsed and despair.
The hundreds of thousands of troops of the Hu people did not overwhelm this strong late Han general. But these Wuzhu coins, which were full of copper smell, made Zhang Wen unable to breathe...
Blue skinny, mushrooms... Zhang Wen was so frustrated that he wanted to whistle to the sky - it was so hard for me...
"Zhang Dasien...this...this money?" Seeing Zhang Wen's expression on his face clear and raining, the officials who rushed over hurriedly urged: "Your Majesty is angry, the teachers of the Imperial Academy and the border guards are looking forward to it... If the treasury cannot afford the money, then... I'm afraid we have no good results..."
"Money! Money! Money! Where can I have any money here?" Zhang Wen slapped the desk with both fists, and the ink on the table and the teacup splashed...
"Pick".
The pen and ink fell back on the table, making the already noisy document even more messy...
The teacup fell down and shattered on the hard floor. These "crackling" sounds destroyed Zhang Wen's heart again and again... At this moment, he really wanted to die.
"I'm not going to do it anymore!" Zhang Wen took off the hat on his head. "I'm going to see Your Majesty, the official position of the Grand Secretary, whoever wants to do it will do it! I... will not be punished by this!"
After saying that, Zhang Wen left the treasury with a long sleeve and angrily... He didn't forget to complain while walking. "Bah, Mr. Zhang said, "What a fat man this is?... your second uncle!"
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Zhuolong Garden.
Zhuolong Garden, close to the palace, is a royal forbidden area. Only His Majesty and his confidant eunuchs can enjoy it in Zhuolong Garden... Among them, there are many small animals... There are particularly large numbers of dogs.
In addition to doing business, this emperor also likes dogs. The reason is that dogs are much more obedient than people.
This is not...
Emperor Liu Hong is chatting with rows of black dogs in front of him.
"Who are you all... you have worked hard for me to wait for me."
That's right, Liu Hong called these black dogs "Aiqing"... and along with them, they were wearing civil servant hats on their heads... It was very ridiculous.
But, this emperor... seems to enjoy this ridiculousness very much.
After all... internal and external troubles are either earthquakes, sea water overflows, river water is clear, Xianbei Gubian, Luo River floods, peasants rebelled... The court was full of chattering from ministers, and they always advised them, and they were so annoyed... How could it be so stressful to be an emperor?
It would be better to put official hats on these puppies and play around with them... At least, they don't have so many troubles...
The emperor is also a human being, and he also needs to relax!
"Woof woof..." The puppies seemed to be well-trained and shouted neatly.
"I know, I know... I blame my negligence."
Emperor Liu Hong seemed to know their words. "You are now all ranked among the ministers and ministers... You should have your own residence. This Zhuolong Garden is a little smaller. However, I have ordered people to build East, Xiqiu Guiyuan, and Lingkun Garden. This Xiqiu Guiyuan is 3,300 steps in circumference, which is enough for you to live."
"Woof woof woof..." The puppies wagged their tails, as if they were very happy. The official hats on their heads swayed left and right, as if they were pleased by Emperor Liu Hong.
"Hahaha..." Emperor Liu Hong laughed out loud. "Are you obedient? Unlike the sour scholars in the court, they know that they upset me all day long."
When it comes to repairing the things and the Guiyuan... Emperor Liu Hong waved his hand to signal the group of "puppy loves" to retreat, so eunuchs picked them up one by one and left respectfully...
Liu Hong then greeted Zhang Rang beside him. "Shi Shi Zhang? I have proposed to repair the East and West Guiyuan for more than a month, right? Why? There is still no movement."
Since the last Xiyuan incident, Liu Hong no longer called Zhang Rang "Afu", which made Zhang Rang a little annoyed... During this period, he was extremely low-key by the emperor.
"Your Majesty... I think... I guess the money is not ready yet, right?"
"Money?" Liu Hong narrowed his eyes and turned to Zhang Rang... His eyes were so cunning that Zhang Rang was so scared that he knelt on the ground.
The voice of Emperor Liu Hong then came out. "I have made an exception to allocate half of my private money from the treasury of Xiyuan? Why? Can't the treasury of the Han Dynasty still take out his other half?"
That's right, in order to repair the things and the Guiyuan... for these "Wangwang" to live in, Emperor Liu Hong specially took out some private money... This is rare for Emperor Liu Hong, who has always been fond of money...
But... I never thought that the emperor Liu Hong, who is so stingy, is so generous? The treasury is not powerful? How can this be tolerated?
"Your Majesty... the treasury has a lot of accounts, and for a while, I can't draw so much money..."
Zhang Rang's answer is stumbling...
After all, Zhang Wen, the Grand Secretary who is in charge of the Great Han Treasury, recommended it by him... Now that this incident has happened, Zhang Rang really has no way to explain. "... Can Your Majesty... take out your other half of the money again, and wait for a while, the Treasury's accounts will be sorted out... and then... and repay the principal and interest to Your Majesty? Your Majesty will treat it as a business and earn interest, and it will not delay the construction of Your Majesty's three gardens..."
Zhang Rang's lips were shaking when he answered... How could he not know that he wanted to pay money from this emperor's pocket? That was tantamount to snatching food from the tiger's mouth... But, except that, he was powerless...
You know, the great Han and the people have been exploited countless times, and there is no more money. The great families and the generals? Who would help the emperor build a garden?
There is no other way than to use the emperor's private money.
"Shi Shi Zhang..." Hearing this, Emperor Liu Hong's eyes slightly opened. "You are not kind!"
This sentence came out... Zhang Rang was so scared that he was trembling all over and kowtowed like pounding garlic, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty forgives your crime!"
"Haha." Liu Hong laughed dryly. "I want to govern the country? I have to worry about business? I am worried about border troubles? Listen to the nagging of a group of sour scholars, Zhang Changshi said, "Are I tired?"
"Tired...tired..." Zhang Rang answered timidly.
"Then I want to create a few gardens for relaxation? It's not too much?"
"No...not too much!"
"Not too much? Hum!" Suddenly, the emperor Liu Hong stood up suddenly, with a little anger in his eyes. "You know it's not too much?" This sentence was so cold... Zhang Rang's whole back was sweating.
The voice of the emperor Liu Hong came one after another. "I don't hesitate to use my private money, so you... I recommended Zhang Wen, a senior manager, to oppose me everywhere. I can't even take out the money for building a garden... I just want to know? Is it because he Zhang Wen and I have caused trouble? Or Zhang Changshi? What are you causing trouble for me?"
"You...You...Your Majesty..." Rarely, the emperor was furious, Zhang Rang was so scared that he was out of his mind...
For a moment, he almost greeted Zhang Wen’s eight generations of ancestors in his heart...
Zhang Wen? You don’t blink if you kill someone on the battlefield? I was so stumped by a few account books... What a fool, you are like a dog!
"Okay!" Emperor Liu Hong turned around and stood with his hands behind his back. "I have paid half of this money. He can even pay Zhang Wen's place, and he can even pay if he doesn't!" At this point, Emperor Liu Hong lowered his voice. "Shi Shi Zhang, do you know? My temper is not good!"
Well…
Zhang Rang was speechless... He was confused, confused, and at a loss. The most important thing is this money? Can't I take it out?
Zhang Wenke complained a lot to him!
The entire national treasury is just a mess... I haven't sorted it out for half a year. As for Kuyin? Cao Jie and Cao Song don't know how much they have enough money? But they did it without leaking water. Kuri's money... I'm afraid there is not even one-tenth of the account. Not to mention building three gardens, it's not enough to build half a garden...
What a special... This Grand Master Yuan? Cao Song can do it easily and have oil and water... He Zhang Wen does it, and he is half tired and has to take the blame?
Just thought of this...
"Reported, the Imperial College Chief Cai Yong met with him, and the Huns General Huang Pusong met with him..."
It turned out that early in the morning, Cai Yong and Huang Pusong handed over documents, saying that if you have something to do, you should face the saint's statement... Emperor Liu Hong was not easy to refuse, so he arranged for them to come to Zhulong Garden directly...
It can be seen from afar... Cai Yong and Huang Pusong fell to the ground from a distance.
"Your Majesty, the salary of Luoyang Tai Academy... cannot be owed anymore! No matter how poor the national treasury is, it cannot be poor in Taixue, and education is poor!"
"Your Majesty, the war on the front line is in urgent need... If the national treasury cannot release any food, I am afraid... the morale of the soldiers of the three armies is unstable! There is no trivial matter in the border defense!"
Well…it’s education again? border defense? treasury?
Money again?
Liu Hong was stunned...
Today, I'm just a hell... It's fine if I'm short of money for the garden, but why are I... Is the border guards also coming to ask for money from the treasury? Is our big man so poor?
Having said that, how did Zhang Wen, the Grand Secretary who was in charge of the financial power of the Han Dynasty?
Thinking of this, a trace of anger visible to the naked eye flashed in the eyes of Emperor Liu Hong.
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A corner of Zhuolong Garden...
"Haha..." Cao Jie secretly saw him laughing out loud.
Cai Yong came here because he asked someone to contact him; Huang Pu Song came here because he deliberately released the news... The purpose was naturally to report the facts of the treasury to His Majesty the Emperor...
You can’t just report good news but not bad news!
Haha... Sure enough, the little guy Cao Shu analyzed and pointed at the treasury of the Han Dynasty. After leaving Cao Song... he really couldn't play around!
What Cao Jie had to do was to add a "fire" to this matter... a "fire" that was enough to stir up the financial power of the Han Dynasty.
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Chapter completed!