Chapter 40 You Are Too Little
Mo Zizai untied the Dragon Jae Sword from his waist, and placed it in Mo Zizai's hand as a cane. He slowly walked to the center of the hall, standing in front of all the ministers.
"I think what Mr. Hu said makes sense. If the treasury is empty, you can find another way. If we only have one more time in our life, how can we not forgive the world?"
"As for those taxes that are arrears, you can get rid of them if you are exempted. It is a good thing that can make the people celebrate with the sky."
Although Tang Weiyi didn't know why Mo Zizai stood in front of her side as soon as she came out, out of trust in Mo Zizai, Tang Weiyi didn't think much about it. She glanced at Mo Zizai and confirmed that Mo Zizai was serious, then nodded slightly and said, "Since Mo... King Zizai said so, then the tax arrears will be exempted."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
When everyone in the court heard Tang Weiyi speak out directly to exempt the taxes owed by various regions, the people in the court immediately responded inconsistently. Most of them were very happy, especially the Ministry of Revenue, and their joy was almost beyond words.
Only Yang Weishang, the chief minister of the cabinet, looked up slightly at Mo Zizai, and a slight sense of indefinite disappointment flashed in his muddy eyes.
Looking at the Xuanzheng Hall that was noisy and like a vegetable market, Mo Zizai frowned slightly, then gently tapped the ground twice with a sword, and the crisp sound suddenly echoed throughout the Xuanzheng Hall.
At this time, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, who was responsible for the court ceremony, immediately followed and agreed loudly, "Yanjing, the prince has something to say."
"Huh?" Mo Zizai looked at the round-faced Honglu Temple Minister in surprise. This guy is so wise that he is really worthy of being the top leader of Honglu Temple.
The main order of the Honglu Temple was the dynasty. After he spoke, the entire Xuanzheng Hall suddenly became quiet.
After what happened just now, Hu Xiaosheng, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was full of affection for Mo Zizai. In his opinion, Mo Zizai waived more than 60 million taels of tax owed as soon as he spoke for his own face. He was simply a fool who could not be more stupid.
At the same time, he was secretly glad in his heart that Lord Shangshu's decision was so correct. Before they could support this idiot, he helped their Ministry of Revenue a lot. If they kept doing this in the future, wouldn't their Ministry of Revenue be able to rest assured?
With this idea in mind, Hu Xiaosheng was particularly respectful to Mo Zizai, "Prince, I wonder what you are going to say?"
"I just want to ask if I have finished talking about the court meeting. After I have finished talking, I want to ask some small things."
Looking at Hu Xiaosheng with a diligent face, Mo Zizai showed a faint smile on his face, hoping that he could still be so diligent in a while.
"When I go back to the prince, there is another important matter to discuss in the court meeting, that is, the issue of relief and relief for the victims in Nanjun, county and Yongjun."
Hu Xiaosheng's attitude towards Mo Zizai was like a minister facing the emperor, and he didn't care about the empress on the throne at all, or he deliberately didn't care.
"Oh, what about the victims."
Mo Zizai nodded and said, "If it is a disaster victim, then don't discuss it. Anyway, your Ministry of Revenue can't afford the money. Let's discuss it when you have money."
"This..." Hu Xiaosheng was slightly embarrassed. Although it was true that the Ministry of Revenue had no money, it was still a bit embarrassing to say it like this. The most important thing is that it is not up to him to decide whether to discuss this matter or not.
Although he could treat Mo Zizai as the emperor in terms of attitude, this does not mean that Mo Zizai is really the emperor. If he discusses or not, he will have to sit on the throne.
Just when Hu Xiaosheng was a little embarrassed, Tang Weiyi, who was on the throne, approved lightly: "Yes."
Hearing Tang Weiyi's words, Hu Xiaosheng was immediately overjoyed and said attentively to Mo Zizai: "Prince, what's wrong with you, but it's okay to talk about it."
"Oh, that's just a little bit."
Mo Zizai waved his hand and took a gift book from Zhou Qi. He opened it and looked for it, then looked at Hu Xiaosheng and said, "Shilarious Minister Hu, this is the gift book for the wedding of my king and His Majesty. It records the gifts and gold given by the ministers."
"I just looked up on it, you gave me two hundred taels, right?"
“Yes…yes.”
Hu Xiaosheng was a little confused. I wonder why Mo Zizai suddenly mentioned this. Is he thinking that he gave less gifts? But even if he thought he gave less gifts, you tell me privately, if you ask for gifts directly in front of so many ministers, aren’t you afraid of embarrassment?
But there was no way. Since Mo Zizai had already asked, he could only bite the bullet and said, "Prince, has the gift from the officials given less?"
"Yes, it's less."
Mo Zizai nodded seriously, "I will marry His Majesty and you will be with you for two hundred taels. Are you sending beggars?"
"A mere 200 taels, are you looking down on me or your Majesty?"
"this……"
Hu Xiaosheng didn't know what to say about Mo Zizai's righteous and shameless behavior for a while. He was stunned for a while before saying, "Prince, two hundred taels are already a lot, and the salary of the subordinates has not been paid for half a year. I really can't afford more money."
If Mo Zi asked him privately, he would take out 20,000 taels, not to mention 20,000 taels, but in full view of everyone, he would not be able to pay even if he had money.
Mo Zizai nodded with a sudden realization, "Yes, Lord Hu's salary is only more than 2,000 taels per year, and taking out 200 taels is indeed a lot for Lord Hu."
"Thank you for your understanding."
After hearing what Mo Zizai said, Hu Xiaosheng felt at ease. It seemed that Mo Zizai was not intending to find him. "It is really difficult for Xiaguan's family, otherwise the prince would not have only two hundred taels of 200 taels of marriage."
"Okay, no money."
Mo Zizai nodded slowly, and then suddenly asked, "Does Lord Hu know what the consequences of deceiving the emperor?"
"Your Majesty clearly understands, everything I say is true, I really didn't deceive Your Majesty."
At this time, if Hu Xiaosheng didn't know that Mo Zizai was coming to him, he would be a fool. Although he didn't know why Mo Zizai was targeting him, he didn't dare to argue with Mo Zizai anymore, so he quickly found the Empress and the abbot of justice.
"Is it true or not?"
Mo Zizai smiled on his face, waved his hand slightly, and called Chen Ying over, "Chen Ying, bring two hundred East Factory Guards and searched Lord Hu's house to see if Lord Hu really has that little money."
"You dare!!!"
Hearing Mo Zizai say this, Hu Xiaosheng immediately ignored Qian Min's plan and said sternly to Mo Zizai: "I am a third-rank official of the dynasty. You are just a prince with a title. You dare to let someone copy the official's home. Do you want to rebel?"
"The national treasury is empty, the border is in urgent need, disasters occur frequently in various places, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty are in vain, and they are about to rise up."
Chapter completed!