Greed a Year's Taxes from the Great Tang!
At the same time.
Chang 'an City, the capital of the Tang Empire.
Crown Prince Manor.
At this moment, in the study of the Crown Prince's residence, two people were having a secret discussion.
One of them was the current Crown Prince, Li Chengqian, and the other was his uncle, Zhangsun Wuji.
"Uncle, Li Ke should be in Yizhou by now, right? How are the arrangements there?”
Li Chengqian was only sixteen years old, but he already had the appearance of an old man. He sat on the main seat, holding a teacup in his hand. He was as steady as a mountain, and the depths of his eyes were filled with calmness and calmness.
When Zhangsun Wuji heard this, his eyes flashed with a bright light. He smiled faintly and said,"Your Highness, don't worry. Everything has been arranged. I personally recommended the Yizhou Prefecture Magistrate, Member Yang. He has been managing Yizhou well these years. Not only has he passed the tax collection, but he has also given us a lot of financial support in private.”
"He is smart and shrewd. I have already told him what to do. No matter how wise and capable the King of Shu is, he can forget about achieving anything in Yizhou without the support of anyone!”
Li Chengqian nodded slightly. He placed the teacup back on the table and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making a banging sound in the quiet room.
Li Chengqian chuckled and said with a smile that was not a smile,""In Yizhou, there is the problem of the Miao people and Han people, the remote terrain, the safety of the mountain bandits, and the war between the neighboring Tubo and Tuyuhun. There are many problems, and there is also the problem of the officials not cooperating. I want to see what my wise brother can do!”
Zhangsun Wuji also cupped his hands and said," Your Highness, this move is really brilliant. His Majesty suddenly conferred the princes as kings and sent them to various territories. It is obvious that he wants to observe the abilities and abilities of the princes. Your Highness took this opportunity to send the Third Prince to Yizhou. His crisis can be resolved immediately. The only ones left are the others.”
When Li Chengqian heard this, a cold light faintly flashed in his eyes.
"The others are either not favored by Imperial Father, are too mediocre, or are too young. Only Li Ke and my brother, Li Tai, are my greatest enemies!”
"However, compared to Li Tai, his personality is also very flawed. Even if he has political achievements this time, I'm not worried! On the contrary, Li Ke's reputation is too great. Although he was born from the previous dynasty's Concubine Yang and it is difficult for him to inherit the throne, Father has a broad heart and appoints people based on their merits. It is inevitable that accidents will happen. I must strangle all signs of it!”
He narrowed his eyes and hid the cold light in them. His face was calm again. His horns curled up slightly as he said calmly,"Fortunately, I was able to discover Li Ke's danger in time. Although I was not among the crown prince, I volunteered to go to Yangzhou to gain experience! The difference between the barren Yizhou and the rich Yangzhou was like heaven and earth!”
"It's May now, and there are still seven months left! At the end of the year, when everyone returns to the capital to report on their work, if Imperial Father knows that Li Ke has no achievements in Yizhou, while I have made great achievements in Yangzhou, the gap between us will be like a natural moat. Uncle, what do you think…"
"Father, do you still have hope for Li Ke?" Li Chengqian said meaningfully.”
When Zhangsun Wuji heard this, his heart shook. He originally thought that Li Chengqian squeezing out Li Ke was already a very good move, but he did not expect Li Chengqian to have such a far-reaching plan.
But the more so, the more excited he was in his heart, because he had already placed everything on Li Chengqian.
The more far-sighted Li Chengqian was and the more ruthless his methods were, it also proved that his foresight was right!
He chuckled and bowed to Li Chengqian once again, saying,"Your Highness is a great talent and has a heroic and strategic bearing. This lowly official admires you!”
Li Chengqian and Zhangsun Wuji laughed non-stop, as if they had already seen Li Ke's downtrodden future.
However, they didn't know that the member Yang they had entrusted with such a heavy responsibility had already become Li Ke's prisoner!
Seven months would not change anything for them.
But to Li Ke, seven months…he could turn Yizhou upside down!
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Yizhou.
At Yang Yuan's residence.
At this time, the job of seizing the house had already ended.
All the servants were kneeling in the front yard, surrounded by the soldiers.
The gold, silver, and jewelry found in the Yang Residence filled the main hall.
Li Ke sat in the main hall, listening to the report of the shocked commander of the prefecture soldiers, Han Lincheng.
"Reporting to Your Highness, this time we raided the Yang Residence and found a total of 300 house deeds, 8000 acres of land, 10000 taels of pure gold, 120000 silver ingots, 1.5 million copper coins, 20 large sapphires, 10 silver bowls, 3 coral trees that are more than a meter tall, 5000 bolts of silk, 100 fox skins, 230 mink skins, 12032 bronze and tin ware, 100000 precious porcelain, and 200 women. It's equivalent to 60 million taels of silver."
"This…is simply terrifying!"
When Han Lincheng finished reading the data, his entire face was filled with shock. Not only him, but all the soldiers who heard his report were dumbfounded and shocked.
They all knew that Member Yang was corrupt and perverted the law, but they didn't expect him to be so greedy!
In fifteen years, he had embezzled sixty million taels of silver!
More importantly, Yizhou was so poor, yet he was able to covet so much money. From this, one could see how much he exploited the people.
As for Li Ke, after hearing Han Lincheng's report, his expression was so gloomy that it could drip water. His gaze was cold and filled with endless coldness, and his entire person's killing intent soared to the sky!
As he sat there, his angry aura suddenly rose, causing the originally hot summer of May to give everyone a chilly feeling.
"Good! That's great!"
Li Ke gritted his teeth, his voice coming out from between his teeth,""Our Great Tang's national treasury only has sixty million taels of tax a year. This Member Yang is truly capable. In fifteen years, he actually embezzled a year's worth of our Great Tang's tax! Sure!"
"That's great!"
His voice was like rolling thunder, causing everyone's hearts to tremble and their bodies to tremble!
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