While Xiao Tian was training his army, Li Er was also checking on the recent donations.
In the royal study, a memorial was placed in front of Li Er. On it was a detailed record of the total amount of donations recently. It was a total of more than five million taels of silver!
This was just the money they received. Many people directly chose to donate food and materials. This was an extremely terrifying number.
One had to know.
There was not so much money in the current national treasury. If Xiao Tian had not used this method to squeeze out a little of the vast majority of people, he would have been able to earn a lot of money.
Li Er did not dare to imagine that in such a short period of time, it could actually reach such a terrifying number.
"These bastards!" Looking at the memorial in front of him, Li Er was not happy. Instead, he slapped the table in front of him.
The eunuchs who were in charge of serving the Emperor were shocked. The Alliance Battle became even more respectful, afraid that something was wrong and angered the Emperor.
The reason for Li Er's anger was simple. Most of the money came from the aristocratic families.
Regarding these people, he had weighed the pros and cons of all aspects, especially the impact and problems these people brought. He believed that he had a rough idea.
However, reality had given him a hard slap!
Compared to reality, what he thought was not worth mentioning at all!
This was only in terms of money, not to mention the prestige, influence, culture, and influence of the people.
If at some point in the future, these people gathered together and fully exerted their current influence, what kind of impact would it cause to North Korea?
Li Er did not dare to think about it anymore!
Now that he thought about what Xiao Tian had said, it made sense.
The great clans were the greatest cancer of the Great Tang. If they were not eradicated as soon as possible, they would bring great trouble and danger in the future.
However…
The influence of the great clans was simply too great, and he had to consider all aspects of their influence. In addition, the Great Tang was in dire need of these people's help.
In a short period of time, he really did not know what to do with these people.
The more Li Er thought about it, the more frustrated he became. His chest seemed to be blocked by something.
Not long after, he completely lost the mood to continue reading the memorial. He simply put everything down and left the royal study.
Recently, he had been too tired. Li Er also wanted to relax.
Thinking of what had just happened, he quickly thought of Xiao Tian.
This kid had created the Kelestone Merit Record and ruthlessly taught those people from the aristocratic families a lesson. He even made them suffer without saying anything and obediently hand over the money.
Now, he had just asked for 3,000 imperial guards. He did not know what he was doing behind his back.
He might as well go and take a look. Firstly, he could find out what Xiao Tian was doing. Secondly, he could discuss how to deal with the aristocratic families in the future.
The problem with the aristocratic families was like a thorn that stabbed into Li Er's heart, making him feel unhappy at all times.
Hence, he decided to do it.
Li Er quickly arranged everything, changed his clothes, and left the palace with a few guards…
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The Ministry of Works did not find Xiao Tian. From the personal guards in charge of guarding this place, they learned that Xiao Tian should be in the manor outside the city at this time.
It was only because Li Er had come personally that he had received the news so easily. If it was anyone else, they would not have revealed a single word about Xiao Tian's whereabouts!
Very quickly.
Li Er brought his men to the manor outside the city. Without any obstruction, he sat in the front yard of the manor.
Xiao Tian, who was training at the back, received the news of the Emperor's arrival immediately.
He appeared at the fastest speed and stood in front of Li Er with a smile.
Actually…
Li Er did this on purpose. If he really wanted to see what Xiao Tian was doing, he wouldn't be sitting here.
Wanting to inquire about Xiao Tian's actual situation was just an excuse for him. His real purpose was to talk about aristocratic families with him.
"Your Majesty, you should have sent someone to inform us in advance so that I could bring people out to welcome you!”Xiao Tian chuckled and looked at Li Er politely.
"Come on, you just want to make preparations in advance. You don't want me to see what you're doing!”Li Er rolled his eyes.
This kid never told the truth!
"Why did Your Majesty think of coming here?”Xiao Tian didn't dwell on this issue. He slowly sat down and looked at Li Er strangely.
Logically speaking, he had already seen everything here. Why would he come to find him for no reason?
Could it be that there was a problem with the donation?
"Do you know the total amount of donations from everyone this time?”Li Er sighed and waved his hand to disperse the guards here. Only the two of them were left in the front yard.
As expected.
Xiao Tian's heart skipped a beat. The Emperor was here for the donation!
"Of course, I wrote the memorial!”
"A few million taels of silver is not a simple number. I'm not afraid to tell you that even the national treasury doesn't have that much money!”At this point, Li Er's expression became gloomy.
This was just a donation. Who knew how much wealth these people really controlled?
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