On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 109 The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 109 The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry

Su Wei is worried, it is really difficult to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the Sui Dynasty.

Today we need to work lightly and have little talent, but we also have great ambitions to create great achievements.

But doing big things requires spending money, so we can only find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Plans are already underway to reduce expenditures, and the decision to dismiss the county should now be discussed in court.

Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, prefectures and counties have been continuously subdivided, resulting in a serious overstaffing problem today. The number of officials alone has nearly doubled that of the Han and Wei Dynasties, not to mention the size of the staff.

Yang Jian had long had the idea of ​​streamlining the number of officials to reduce financial expenditures.

The reason why it was not carried out before was simply because it was worried about causing unrest. This was not going to ruin the jobs of one or two people.

Now that it is on the agenda, it is forced by the emptiness of the treasury.

After Cui Che took away three million shizhousu, Chang'an's treasury was at its lowest point, and even the rats would shake their heads and sigh when they got in.

For this reason, Yang Jian had to order an order starting from Puzhou (governing Yongji, Shanxi Province), Shaanzhou (governing Sanmenxia, ​​Henan Province) in the west, and ending in Weizhou (governing Weihui, Henan Province) and Jizhou (governing Chiping, Shandong Province) in the east.

Thirteen states along the Yellow River urgently transported rice to Chang'an.

The large-scale reduction of official salaries last year was undoubtedly one of the cost-saving measures. Brother Che was a victim. At that time, his salary of 4,000 dan was cut to 960 dan.

And open source is nothing more than lying about the number of acres of land and hidden households in order to increase fiscal and tax revenue.

Most of the court officials who have actually served in local places can see through the moisture in it, but no one can pierce through this layer of the emperor's new clothes.

Why has the income been reduced? Do you want the saint to continue to reduce official salaries in order to reduce expenses, or to further eliminate the number of officials?

This will cause public outrage.

Su Wei did not tell Cui Che about his depression in detail, but Brother Che was such a considerate person, and he took the initiative to help Su Wei solve his problems:

"Che has recently discovered a new method, which can evaporate seawater on tidal flats to obtain salt. If it can be promoted, it can be used by the military and the country. If the salt is sold and profited, the people will not be taxed, but the country will use it."

Su Wei said in surprise:

"What the consort said is true!"

"The matter is of great importance, how dare Che dare to lie? Why don't you go to the salt field with me tomorrow to see what's going on?"

Seeing Cui Che's confident look, Su Wei already believed it. But as Cui Che said, the matter was so important that he didn't dare to neglect it. He grabbed Cui Che's sleeve and walked out.

"You can't wait until tomorrow, you and I will set off now."

It’s no wonder that Su Wei was impatient. In the first half of the year, he launched a counterattack against the Turks with an army of three to four hundred thousand, which really left the treasury empty. Cui Che now speaks so well of his new method of making salt, Su

How can Wei take care of investigating the case?

What's more, this investigation was just a formality. Su Wei was stationed in Licheng, which seemed fair, but Licheng was close to Zhu'a and far away from Dongyang, so Cui Che arrived before Yanrong. It was obvious who he preferred.

The next day, when Yan Rong hurried to Licheng County, the post house was already deserted, and Su Wei was nowhere to be seen.

"Su Shangshu and Cui Shijun left in a hurry yesterday. The officials really don't know where they went."

The inn clerk said with a trembling voice and fear.

Yan Rong felt dizzy when he heard this. He was a military commander and was vulgar, but he also knew that the current situation was not good for him.

Summoning him but avoiding him, Su Wei's tendency was already obvious.

Yan Rong beat the station clerk until he was almost alive, and then he thought of a way to solve it.

If faced with other people, Yang Jian might hold his nose to cover up his crimes. After all, he was once set up as an example of an official by the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. For the sake of face, he would never be punished publicly. At most, he would be left idle afterwards.

But Cui Che had a closer relationship with Yang Jian. They were not only ministers of Qiandi, but also the consort of the eldest princess.

Yan Rong didn't want to criticize Cui Che at first. Cui Che didn't give him face at first, and Yan Rong didn't cause trouble for him.

But after hearing that Cui Che had collected evidence of his crimes, he took the initiative and impeached the court.

As for killing people and silencing them, his victims are all over the four states within the jurisdiction of the general administration, so there is no way he can kill them.

After some hard thinking, Yan Rong really couldn't find a solution. He knew that once the matter was brought to Chang'an, Yang Jian felt deceived. The highly regarded official role model actually did such a thing, and he would definitely punish himself severely. He

There is absolutely no way for Yan Rong to survive.

'Why don't I send people pretending to be bandits to attack and kill Su Wei and Cui Che. If the court believes it, I can continue to be the general manager of Qingzhou. If the court pursues it, I will seize the four states of Qingzhou, Jiao, Guang, and Ju and rebel. Even if

Even if the army is defeated, it is better to go to sea and do a favor than to be escorted to the capital and left to be eaten alive!'

Sun En was the leader of the Five Dou Mi Dao Uprising in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He stayed at sea all year round and was known as the beginning of the Central Plains pirates.

As for whether the court will believe Cui Che, who was guarded by three thousand cavalry, was attacked and killed by bandits, that is not something Yan Rong needs to consider. He must first overcome the immediate difficulties. If not, he will go to sea to become a thief, or

He fled to Nanchen via sea route.

Now that the plan was decided, Yan Rong ordered his entourage to make preparations early.

When all the followers heard that Yan Rong was going to make a desperate move and commit a rebellious act, they all looked at each other in shock, but intimidated by Yan Rong's power, no one dared to speak out against it.

After the entourage dispersed as ordered, they met again in private.

Wang Xi, who finally recovered from his injuries, was the first to speak out:

"Now that Yan Rong is afraid of crime and wants to intercept and kill the ambassador, is it possible that we will really disobey him and put our whole family to death?"

Someone else took up the conversation:

"Yan Rong was moody, cruel and unkind, and frequently beat and scolded us. A few days ago, Chen Sanlang just reported that Cui Shijun had not come to Dongyang to pay a visit, but he was actually beaten to death by Yan Rong. How could we not know that we continued to act as collaborators?

You will follow in the footsteps of Chen Sanlang!"

These words resonated with everyone, and they all uttered words of indignation.

When Yan Rong was successful, they naturally did not dare to have any other ideas. Now that they saw Yan Rong in dire straits, they suddenly thought of selling their master at a good price.

Cui Che has the most say in such matters. When he was in Yecheng, he did not abuse his subordinates. There were more than 60 people under the leadership of Cui Lu who wanted to capture him and sacrifice him to Wei Xiaokuan.

Not to mention Yan Rong.

Wang Xi continued:

"Assist Yan Rong in his rebellion. If it fails, we will die. If it succeeds, we will serve him and we will die sooner or later. In this case, why not survive in death? If you can trust me, Wang Xi, I am willing to go

Contact Ambassador Cui and ask you to cover for me."

Everyone agreed and excused themselves:

"It's not us who are unjust, it's Yan Rong who was unkind first!"

Wang Xi immediately went to Zhu'a, hoping to find Cui Che to report the news, but at this time Cui Che and Su Wei had already gone to inspect the salt field. He only saw the deputy envoy Dou Wei who was in charge of the work in Zhu'a and Cui Che's shogunate commander Qin Ai.

"What you said is true!"

Qin Ai said in surprise, while Dou Wei on the side was also dumbfounded. He never expected that Yan Rong would have such thoughts.

"Everything I said is true. I would like to ask you to introduce Cui Shijun to me."

(End of chapter)