Xie Ming

Chapter 411: Palace Discussion (Part )

Li Shichun responded tit for tat and disrupted the palace discussion, Ma Shiying stepped forward to protect the cabinet chief
"Li Erhe, I want to ask you, what are you thinking?!"

"You are the Minister of Rites. Why are you making such a fuss at this critical moment?!"

"The Imperial City of Nanjing is old and musty everywhere. Can't you smell it?!"

"Your Majesty has had a cough for a long time. How can he survive if he lives in a palace like this for a long time?!"

"I am concerned about your majesty's health!"

"Shouldn't this new temple be repaired?!"

"Three million, and you think it's too much!"

"From the timber, bricks and stones to the construction materials, all the trivial accounts, I had to break my abacus and put it into the cracks of the bricks to think of ways to save resources to this extent!"

"You knocked your teeth together, without asking any questions, and just wanted to mess things up!"

"What I, Ma Shiying, despise the most is treacherous villains like you!"

Ma Shiying also had a hot-tempered temper, but he was also able to elevate it to a higher level in terms of personal moral character!
Upon hearing this, Li Shichun's face flushed red.

"You!" Li glared at him.

"shut up!"

"Ma Shiying!"

"Shut up!"

At this moment, Qiu Weizheng also felt that what he had said was too much, and it was the right time, so he interrupted him to calm the situation and show his style as the head of the cabinet.

"Ma Shiying, the emperor wants us to discuss matters!"

"What is the meeting?!"

"You need to let people speak!" Qiu Weizheng retreated to advance.

But Ma Shiying, who was aroused by his lust, could not control himself for a while.

"Chou Lao."

"He Li Erhe." Ma Shiying looked for an opportunity to argue again.

"Shut up!"

"What kind of temper is this?!"

"Li Shichun is not the Minister of your Ministry of Works, nor does he work in my Ministry of Revenue!"

"It is normal to have different opinions!"

"Let's talk things over, that's all!"

"What the hell is going on?!"

Qiu Weizheng acts like the head of the family.

What you said is indeed a way to calm things down and seek stability and truth!
After hearing this, the Wuying Hall fell silent again.

Just as the cabinet members were embarrassed and did not say anything, the chief of the Imperial Household Department, Eunuch Wang Zhixin, who had been watching from the side, actually had something to say.

"Uh"

"Haha, discuss, discuss!"

"Everything must be discussed. Let's talk about it. You listen to me and I listen to you. Only when we complement each other can we achieve the truth!"

"Well, we can get on with the work now!" Wang Zhixin comforted both sides.

"kindness"

"As for the matter of repairing the palace in the palace!"

"Since you've asked this, I'll have a few more words to say!"

"First of all, now in this palace gate of Yingtian, all the equipment and facilities are very old and outdated!"

"Your Majesty has just entered the Forbidden City since his trip to the south. He has been coughing and wheezing for the past few days!"

"The Emperor doesn't want to start a large-scale construction project. Whenever he mentions the Ministry of Works, he always refers to it as a paper-pasting project!"

"The reason is that we don't want to waste time and money, and waste more money!"

"But! If this continues, how can we ever know the end?"

"Ma Shangshu is in his position, doing his job, and caring about the health of His Majesty!"

"There's nothing wrong with this matter!"

"As for us in the Imperial Household Department, when we saw the petition, we approved it!"

"Hehehe" he raised his eyes intentionally and looked at Li Shichun.

"As for the number of three million, it's up to you to decide."

"This is for you to discuss!"

"When I first reported it, I said I wanted four or five million taels!"

"However, the emperor is used to being frugal, and he has rejected it many times, so he doesn't want to spend extravagantly!"

"That's why we have this three million!"

"Wow, Minister Li!" Suddenly, Wang Zhixin pointed directly at Li Shichun.

"The account book for the amount to be reported is in the Ministry of Industry. I also have a copy here!"

"If you want to see more anytime, just go!" Wang's intentions were clear. Upon hearing this, Li Shichun felt panic, but how could he dare to refute? !
"Uh, yes!"

So he bowed and responded quickly, calming down his anger.

Zhu Cilang, who was leaning on the couch, saw the situation and was afraid that the discussion would come to a standstill. In order to maintain a balance, he simply held up his voice and spoke again.

"cough cough"

"hehe."

"Who is the treacherous villain? Who is the villain?!"

"That's an exaggeration!"

"Li Shichun, he has a temper like a firecracker!"

"Before I ascended the throne, when I was still in the capital listening to his lectures, it was like this!"

"It doesn't matter!"

"It's okay!"

"You'll get used to it after being together for a long time!"

Zhu Cilang made it clear that Ma Shiying from the Ministry of Works was dismissed!

But soon, there was a reversal and he said to Li Shichun.

"However, since Minister Li is willing to speak, I will tell you everything I know!"

"Two days ago, you also wrote a memorial, and it was written with great passion!"

"Whatever your intention is, you might as well tell us so that we can all discuss it together!" Zhu Cilang redirected the progress of the palace discussion.

"Ah, yes! Yes!"

In response to the emperor's words, Li Shichun let out a long sigh, straightened his back, and answered in a loud voice!
"Well, that's it!"

"Let's put the Ministry of Industry's affairs aside for now!"

"But I, Li Shichun, absolutely cannot agree with the new soldier tax!"

"Let me tell you!"

"The wealthy people in Jiangnan have a lot of money!"

"They are all rich, and they are all well-fed. They all have great wealth!"

"This is a difficult time for the country as we are trying to quell the rebellion!"

"Why is it that the South still has the attitude of keeping its wealth for the people? How can this be tolerated?!"

"You know, the court is in urgent need of money right now, and has already fallen into deficit, with its income far outstripping its expenditure!"

"In that case, why not take down these wealthy families?"

"To suppress bandits and defend against foreign invaders, who doesn't need money and food?!"

"In my opinion, if we arrest a group, kill a group, slaughter a few wealthy businessmen, punish a few gentry and nobles, and curb the extravagant madness in Jiangnan, then we will have all the money and food for the army! Ah?!"

"Even if it is just to alleviate the immediate crisis, that's good!" Li Shichun talked freely.

Hearing this, Qiu Weizheng was sitting on the stool, but without being noticed, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Uh, hehe."

"What Minister Li meant was to slaughter a few fat pigs so that we can celebrate the New Year!" Qiu Weizheng's words are quite interesting.

"Can"

"How do you kill them?"

"The fighting doesn't stop, does it, eh?"

"We can't just keep killing people like this!"

As he spoke, he raised his head and smiled at Li Shichun. His smile was not funny, but it was just that it was difficult to please the flesh!
"Everyone says that Jiangnan is rich, haha."

"But even if there really are some fat sheep!"

"Kill them all!"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to cope with such huge expenses of the court!" Qiu Weizheng tactfully rejected the suggestion.

"So!"

"A new dynasty must be able to have sharp and innovative reforms to match it!"

"Eliminate bad policies, streamline institutions, investigate corruption, and clean up bureaucracy!"

"Slaughtering the rich is just around the corner!"

"The long-term plan is to grasp innovation!"

"If you don't break, you won't stand!"

"To correct a wrong, one must go too far. To cure a chaotic world, one must use severe punishments. To cure a serious illness, one must use strong medicines!"

"This is better than just thinking about taking food from the people, right?!"

"Besides, the people are already poor and weak. How much money can you get from them?!"

"If things go wrong, the government will force the people to rebel, and there will be a fire in their own backyard. How can they continue to resist foreign aggression?!"

Li Shichun's progress forced him to come up with a plan for reform!

(End of this chapter)