in2ebook Chapter 268: The treasury is empty. If we confiscate a few more houses, we will have more money.
Chapter 268: The treasury is empty. If we confiscate a few more houses, we will have more money.
General Xie: "Didn't Guan Yan just come to report that the officials from the Ministry of Works have sent pigeons back to Kyoto to raise money..."
"The Ministry of Revenue allocated 300,000 taels, and these officials will contribute some more, so there shouldn't be much left."
Jiang An sat obediently and raised his chubby paw, "An An has a question!"
In the study, the three people's eyes fell on the little girl.
Jiang Jichen touched her soft hair and asked, "What's wrong?"
The girl was a little confused. "Is there no official from the Ministry of Industry who came to Chongzhou this time who has a clean record?"
If someone among them is as poor as the governor Wen Shoushi, can he come up with money?
Although she was very angry, she did not want to make things difficult for a good official for no reason.
Among the three present, Jiang Jichen lived in the deep palace for a long time when he was in Kyoto, and Hu Yan, who was not called Hu Yanshi yet, was in poor health and stayed at home most of the time. Only Xie Yunshan saw him the most.
He snorted coldly, "Are there really any honest officials in Kyoto?"
Who can survive in Kyoto, no matter if they are from a rich or poor family, dare to say that their hands are clean...
The little girl retracted her fat paws and narrowed her eyes, "If you say so, I won't be polite!"
Xie Yunshan raised his eyebrows, "What are you going to do?!"
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You sold that bowl of ginger soup for twenty taels..."
These officials are all rich, but there is always a chance that some of them are stingy. If they can't even afford to eat, they won't have the energy to work!
Hu Yan paused while playing with his folding fan, and with a smile in his fox eyes, he teased, "How come I didn't know that An An has the potential to be a profiteer."
Twenty taels a bowl, you're so smart.
Jiang An stiffened his neck, "What's wrong?"
She is very confident!
The little girl was picking at her fingers, "The imperial edict said that people should be recruited in the north, and officials and civilians should work together to build official roads..."
"After Qingming, people have to cultivate the land. There are only a few men in a family, and they are all conscripted to build roads. What should we do with the land?"
If they don’t farm, how are they expected to survive the year?
"An Anduo, collect some money from them, and use it as wages for the conscripted people..."
"At least they have to make some money!"
The little girl shook her head, looking very proud, "The Southern Merchant Law does not say that the conscripted people cannot be paid for repairing the official road~"
During the war, the men who enlisted in the army also received military pay.
She said arrogantly: "I arranged it very reasonably!"
When Jiang An said this, his delicate face lit up, like the sun breaking through the clouds on a cold winter day...
Hu Yan and the prince looked at each other, and the meaning was self-evident.
He asked Jiang An, "Did you decide what to do with the silver when you left the city gate?"
The little girl said sincerely, "No."
I simply don't like these people who just do nothing!
She scratched her head and said, "An An just thought of it."
Her eyes were burning, and her little head stretched forward, "And we can also do this..."
After Qingming Festival, people who want to cultivate the land can return home and hand over their wages to the government office.
The government office released the prisoners from the prison and made them work according to the number of people!
"The government has money to earn, so they would definitely be happy to let these prisoners come out to work!"
Xie Yunshan also thought this was a good idea, but then he thought...
"These prisoners spend the same day in jail and work the same day, so why would they listen to us?"
Hu Yan nodded, "Besides, the prisoners are mixed with the people. What if something happens?"
Jiang Anyi was so excited that he wanted to slam the table.
It's a pity that there is no table in front of her.
The little girl withdrew her claws in embarrassment and said proudly, "My father!"
She patted her old father beside her and chuckled.
Jiang Jichen rested his head on one hand and asked, "My king?"
Jiang An: "Yes~"
She opened her hands and said, "There are 500,000 soldiers in the National Defense Army. Wouldn't it be nice to allocate a few of them to accompany the team and provide care?"
A small team of 5,000 people is enough to surround the place where civilians and prisoners work in three layers.
Make sure not a single fly gets released.
And this is just a trivial matter for the King Zhenguo Palace!
The little girl waved her fists fiercely, "If anyone wants to cause trouble, beat him up. If anyone doesn't want to work, beat him up too!"
She believes that under the use of force, there will be eternal peace!
For example, the common people’s daily wage is one hundred coins, and they have to hand over these coins to the government office that releases the prisoner.
Then the government office would give 20 coins out of the 100 coins to the prisoners, so they could have normal meals and even save up to buy a new prison uniform.
For the prisoners who live in a dark prison every day, it is great to be able to see the sun, walk on the streets like humans, eat Hu bing that is not sour and hairy, and wear clean clothes.
Are these really not tempting?
The little girl's mouth became dry as she spoke, so she grabbed the tea on her father's desk and drank it all in one gulp.
She looked at the three of them eagerly, "Is this okay?"
Hu Yan smiled brightly, his eyes seemed to be filled with broken stars, "Of course, what do you say, Your Majesty?"
Jiang Jichen looked at the little one and said proudly, "My daughter is the best at everything she does!"
The problem of conscription, which they thought was difficult to solve, was easily solved by Jiang An.
Hu Yan half lowered his eyes. He thought too much... too much.
Is it legal? Is it common sense? Will it leave room for criticism? Will it give Kyoto any chance to take advantage of Chongzhou?
After careful consideration, there is no way for the people of Chongzhou to go...
On the contrary, this little girl's seemingly whimsical idea is actually the best solution.
Not only can it solve the problem, but this pioneering approach may also leave a significant mark in history books.
"Hey hehe~"
Being praised~
The little girl twisted her body and instantly became full of energy.
"Then I'll go to work!"
Jiang Jichen quickly grabbed his daughter's neck and asked in confusion, "Where are you going?"
Jiang An said confidently, "Go to the post station and continue to cheat people out of money."
Without money, who will pay the people?
Hu Yan tapped her head lightly with his folding fan, "Little girl, don't just pluck the wool from these sheep..."
He pointed in a direction, "There are a lot of sheep in Kyoto."
Jiang Jichen cooperated with his friend and said calmly: "I will write a letter to the Dali Temple Minister right away."
"The treasury is empty. If we confiscate more houses, we will have more money..."
The old fox smiled and reminded the prince, "Your Majesty, don't forget to spread the contents of this second imperial edict first."
By then, the national treasury will be full, and we will see how those sitting in the temple can withstand the gossip of the world.
"I!"
"I!"
Jiang An patted his chest and said, "I'm good at this!"
"I will write a letter to the Peizhou Library right now and promise to tell you the story vividly."
Those scholars and students are quite good at quarreling.
If Jiang An is number one, then they must be number two!
Xie Yunshan was stunned when he heard their actions.
Were all the officials in Kyoto so careless in confiscating property? Could Jiang Jichen just write a letter and they could confiscate property?
How many crimes like this that are enough to get an official's property confiscated are there in this Zhenguo Palace? !
And Jiang An...
"When did you get in touch with the people from Peizhou Library? How come I didn't know?"
He was clearly there when we were in Peizhou!
Jiang An grinned, "We had no contact originally..."
"But Yuanyuan is still in Peizhou~"
These scholars and students would wait at Qi Shanyuan's house every day. When they had a debate with Jiang An in the library that day, they were defeated miserably, but they also accepted the defeat with all their heart.
This is what intellectuals are like, extremely serious and stubborn.
Always thinking about having another fight with the little girl!
With the communication, we are now connected~