It was indeed a mess!
Xu Feng really wanted to rush into the palace and drag Lin Xiaoxiang out.
You want me to lead the country without giving you a single cent. How can I lead?
After a period of time, the salaries of the officials would not be able to be paid.
No one was willing to go to court.
He took a deep breath.
Xu Feng sat back on the armchair and looked at Yang Hong and the other two cabinet ministers. He said,"As cabinet ministers, since the south is suffering from a drought and starving people are everywhere, do you have any good suggestions?”
Yang Hong stood on the spot and was secretly excited.
He had finally found the key point to kill Xu Feng's prestige.
As the saying goes, a clever housewife can't cook without rice.
Seeing that the three of them were silent.
"Lord Yang, you were the one who suggested the drought in the south and the hungry people everywhere. You should have an idea, right?”Xu Feng saw that the three of them did not say anything, so he decided to speak up and find Yang Hong first.
"Your Majesty, the situation in the southern cities has been very bad in recent years. This lowly official had advised a few years ago that we could mobilize manpower and resources to help the southern cities open up ditches and divert water for irrigation. This would alleviate the drought disaster. However, many times he advised, His Majesty rejected him on the grounds that the national treasury had no money.”
"I have no choice now!"
Yang Hong replied.
"You've been bullshitting for so long, and all you can say is that there's no other way. I think you can change your cabinet ministers!”Xu Feng's eyes were dense as he coldly spoke.
Xu Feng was guarding the Beihuang Region. He knew that once the people were struck by natural disasters, they would be miserable.
Since he was now in charge of state affairs, he naturally had to manage the Great Tang in an orderly manner so that the people could truly live happy lives.
Yang Hong's body trembled. He did not expect Xu Feng to be so angry, but he did not know what to say. He could only keep his mouth shut.
"Where's Lord Lin?"
Xu Feng's gaze fell on Lin Yirong.
"Reporting to Northguard Lord, I suggest that we mobilize money from other counties and cities to support the southern cities.”Lin Yirong said slowly.
Luo Qinghu almost vomited blood. So Lin Yirong's suggestion was to transfer the money to him. Wasn't it his job as the Minister of Revenue to mobilize the money of other counties and cities?
Xu Feng looked at Luo Qinghu again.
" Lord Zhenbei, all the counties and cities have just paid their taxes for this year. It's almost impossible to mobilize the money now. It's very likely that the people will riot and the city will be in chaos.”
Luo Qinghu knew very well that the authority of the royal court had been greatly weakened. It was already very good for the local officials to be able to pay taxes on time.
Now, it was no different from a fool's dream to ask them to pay a second tax.
"Lord Zhao?"
Xu Feng knew that what Luo Qinghu said was normal. The local officials would definitely transfer this money to the local people. The gains would not make up for the losses.
Zhao Zheng pondered for a moment and said," The six cities in the south have hundreds of millions of people. The situation is chaotic, and natural disasters and man-made disasters have led to starving people everywhere. The current situation is very bad. I suggest that we send the governor of the south to personally go to the six cities in the south to appease the people and organize the farming. We should start with the local aristocratic families and ask them to take out money and food to relieve the disaster!”
Hearing Zhao Zheng's words, Xu Feng frowned slightly.
It could be seen that Zhao Zheng was the one who had really thought about this matter.
Yang Hong's purpose was to make things difficult for him.
However, Xu Feng already had an idea in his heart.
He was now slowly asking for everyone's opinion.
In a while, he would let everyone present know that the pot was made of iron.
"Lord Zhao, even if we start farming this year, I'm afraid we won't be able to harvest until next year. By the next year, most of the people in the six southern cities would be dead.”
Du Ling, the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, stood out and said.
"Since Lord Du said so, I wonder if you have any thoughts?" Xu Feng looked at Du Ling and smiled.”
" I'm in charge of personnel mobilization and management of officials," Du Ling replied calmly." I'm not too clear about disaster relief…"
"Yes! This Lord will remember it!"
Xu Feng nodded, but his words almost made Du Ling collapse on the spot.
What exactly did Xu Feng mean by 'remember it'?
"Where is Minister Zhou of the Board of Rites?"
"Where's Minister of War, Lord Ye?"
"Where is Minister Yin of the Ministry of Works?"
Xu Feng asked the six ministers one after another.
Yin Libo was still wearing his tattered official uniform. He walked to the center of the court and said bitterly,""Reporting to Northern Warden, I have committed a crime as the Minister of Works all these years.”
"Oh…May I ask what crime Lord Yin has committed?”Xu Feng asked.
"As the minister of the Ministry of Works, I was unable to develop advanced farming tools, provide high-quality seeds to the people, and provide them with ample food and clothing. It's all my fault for neglecting my duties!”
Yin Libo said with grief and indignation.
"Hahaha…Lord Yin, don't blame yourself. A clever housewife can't cook without rice. You can rest assured that as I lead the country, the Ministry of Works will play a very important role in the future. After the court ends, Lord Yin will stay behind. I have some things to tell you.”Xu Feng knew that Yin Libo was helpless, so he naturally wouldn't blame him.
Tang Kai had already prepared his answer.
Who knew that Xu Feng would skip him.
"Ministers, if you don't have any good ideas, I'll bring up my own ideas!”
Xu Feng asked the officials with a devilish smile.
He didn't know why.
Many people looked at Xu Feng's smile and felt their hair stand on end.
What was Xu Feng thinking?
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