In the residence of the Minister of Revenue.
Liang Chu quickly welcomed Liu Jian in and asked anxiously,"Elder, I heard that you've already thought of a solution?”
Liu Jian nodded his head heavily, his expression exceptionally serious.
"If we want to fill the imperial court's treasury, we have to start from the rich people in the world!”
When Liang Chu heard this, he looked at Liu Jian in surprise and said in confusion,"Could it be that you mean merchants?!”
Liu Jian nodded but shook his head."Yes and no. The merchants are part of it, but the time taken to collect taxes is too long.”
"In fact, there are certain limitations!”
When Liang Chu heard Liu Jian's words, he couldn't understand what he meant.
"This merchant is just a part of it? Then what is the old man talking about…?”
Liu Jian said with a deep expression,"A horse will not be fat without grass at night, and a man will not be rich without windfall!"”
"If we want the treasury of the Great Ming Dynasty to be filled with silver, we still have to start with the corrupt officials!”
"After cleaning up the Imperial Court, the world will be clear and the treasury of Great Ming will be filled with silver, killing two birds with one stone!”
Liang Chu's eyes suddenly lit up as he said,""Alright, alright! This method is wonderful!"
"Pavilion elder, we will go to the palace to report this matter to His Majesty.”
"Yes!"
"We can only give it a shot now!"
Liu Jian nodded in agreement and headed straight for the palace with Liang Chu.
……
Yangxin Palace Hall.
Liu Jian and Liang Chu respectfully waited outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and the Minister of Revenue are waiting outside the palace. They said that they have already thought of a solution.”
"I have come to discuss with Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao didn't even raise his head and said,"Go!" Tell them to do it if they think of a way. Don't bother me with such a small matter!”
"Ah?"
"Your Majesty, this…"
The eunuch was stunned and didn't know how to respond.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the stunned eunuch and said impatiently,""Just pass on the message for me!”
"Yes."
Outside the hall, Liu Jian and Liang Chu bowed and waited for orders. They were extremely nervous.
Although he had indeed thought of a solution, it was only a temporary solution.
Once all the corrupt officials were arrested, where would they get the money for the emperor?
But now, they could only do it step by step!
Otherwise, the Emperor's first targets would be him and Liang Chu.
Just as the two of them were thinking this, the eunuch quickly walked out of the hall.
When Liu Jian and Liang Chu saw this, they hurriedly went forward and asked,"Eunuch, did His Majesty summon us?”
* Cough cough *
The eunuch cleared his throat and said seriously,""Chief, Minister of Revenue, listen up!"
The Prime Minister Liu Jian and the Minister of Revenue Liang Chu hurriedly knelt on the green stone square.
"His Majesty has decreed that the chief assistant and minister should not bother me with such a small matter in the future!”
"If you think of a way, then do it. What Zhen wants is the result!”
"If I can't get money, I'll kill you and sell your flesh for money!”
Liu Jian and Liang Chu were stunned.
He didn't expect the Emperor to say such a thing…
" Elder, then we should…" Liang Chu looked at Liu Jian with a puzzled expression, waiting for his answer.
"Didn't you hear what His Majesty said?!" Liu Jian said helplessly. Don't bother His Majesty with such trivial matters."
"You and I should do it as soon as possible!”
"If His Majesty gets anxious…"
Thinking of the Emperor's rage, Liu Jian and Liang Chu couldn't help but shiver.
The two of them supported each other and stood up from the ground.
"Elder, since His Majesty doesn't intend to ask about this matter, who should we start with?”Liang Chu asked.
"Minister, I'm afraid we have to do this separately!" Liu Jian said with a deep expression.”
"What do you mean?" Liang Chu asked doubtfully.
"The assistant and I will be in charge of the corrupt officials. You will be in charge of the merchants 'taxes.”
"This way, we can guarantee the success of this matter.”
"If anything goes wrong, we can also take some measures to remedy it.”
When Liang Chu heard this, he nodded thoughtfully and said,""Elder, you are right."
"In that case, I'll go down and make arrangements earlier.”
"Yes."
Liu Jian nodded slightly and immediately went to the inner court to discuss this matter with Li Dongyang.
The Cabinet.
When Li Dongyang heard Liu Jian's words, he exclaimed,"" What?!"
"Grand Elder, aren't you dragging me down to be the villain?”
Punishing corrupt officials was already an offense.
Although Li Dongyang agreed with Liu Jian's decision, he was somewhat unwilling.
"Grand Secretary Li, His Majesty has agreed to this.”
"If you don't help, what if His Majesty blames you…"
Liu Jian tried to coax Li Dongyang, afraid that he would not agree.
"The pavilion elder said that this is His Majesty's intention?”
Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang's face, which seemed to believe him, and laughed,""I guess so!"
Li Dongyang's brows furrowed as he felt conflicted.
"Alright then! Then I'll do it!"
"But I have to say this first. If we do this, we have to bear the responsibility together!”
Liu Jian's face lit up with joy as he nodded repeatedly and said,""Alright, alright! Your words are enough!"
"Then where should we start?”
"Although we want to punish the corrupt officials in the court, we don't have any clues.”
Li Dongyang stared at Liu Jian with a deep expression, waiting for his answer.
"There's no need for us to spend so much effort to find them. Those corrupt officials will naturally surface.”
When Liu Jian said this, Li Dongyang became even more confused.
After the time for an incense stick to burn.
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang appeared on the street in ordinary clothes.
"Elder, why did you bring me here?”
"Looking for corrupt officials!"
When Li Dongyang heard this, it was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. He asked in confusion,"Are you kidding me?”
"You can find corrupt officials here?"
"Elder Li, there's no need to be anxious. Follow me!”
Liu Jian said with a smile as he walked on the street.
Seeing this, Li Dongyang could only silently follow behind.
Liu Jian only stopped when he appeared in front of a pawnshop with Li Dongyang.
Li Dongyang looked around in confusion.
Most pawn shops were located in prosperous areas or next to casinos.
It was to attract customers or to make it convenient for customers to mortgage.
However, this pawnshop was located in an extremely remote alley and no one was interested in it.
"Why is this pawnshop here?" Li Dongyang asked curiously.”
"Elder Liu, why did you bring me here?”
Liu Jian smiled and signaled Li Dongyang to not say anything more.
Then, Liu Jian walked straight into the pawnshop.
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