Putting aside the other small factions, the Great Tang was now a three-legged situation.
King Qi and Jin couldn't fight among themselves, so although Li Yun wanted this place, he couldn't fight.
Once King Qi and King Jin fell out, Zhu Wen's Daliang Empire would benefit.
In history, King Qi, Li Maozhen, had always wanted to learn from Cao Cao and use the emperor to command the vassals. Now, Li Yun was the emperor with the legitimate royal bloodline.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial City is in a drought. Not a single blade of grass grows. There is no rooster crowing for a hundred miles. The people are in dire straits.”An old man stood up and shouted with tears in his eyes.
When Liyun heard this, he realized that the natural and man-made disasters were so serious. How terrible was this!
He maintained the dignity of an emperor and blurted out,""Disaster relief, disaster relief, disaster relief immediately!”
How could the people at the feet of the Son of Heaven live in poverty?
"Minister of Revenue, immediately allocate funds and food to the disaster area to prevent a greater disaster from happening.”
Hearing Li Yun's words, all the ministers looked at each other.
A middle-aged man who was standing at the front stood up.
Li Yun's eyelids twitched when he saw this person." Jiang Biehe!”
This name popped up in Liyun's mind.
Instantly, he was struck by lightning.
This was Noble Consort Jiang's father, the current prime minister.
If he was Jiang Biehe, then Noble Consort Jiang couldn't be Jiang Yuyan, right?
Liyun racked his brains, and in a short while, he could remember what Noble Consort Jiang's name was.
Jiang Biehe looked troubled. He lowered his head and said,""Your Majesty, the national treasury really doesn't have any money left. The construction of the Imperial Palace last year and the renovation of the Imperial Garden this year have already emptied the national treasury.”
"I'm afraid this bit of money isn't enough for disaster relief, and it might even make the Imperial Court feel tight!”
A hundred thousand taels?
Although he had never lived in ancient times, Li Yun had watched a lot of ancient dramas. When those corrupt officials raided their homes, they would be worth millions of taels of silver.
Now, the national treasury only had 100,000 taels.
The only thing Liyun could think of was that some minister had embezzled the silver.
"Bring me the account book, immediately!”There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
Jiang Biehe saw Li Yun's ugly expression and couldn't help but feel surprised. Why did His Majesty suddenly want to check the accounts today? However, he was not nervous at all.
Jiang Biehe looked at the Minister of Revenue, He Shen.
"Sigh! F * ck!" When he saw Heshen, the corners of Li Yun's mouth couldn't help but twitch again.
The heavens truly want to destroy our Great Tang!
Wasn't it a joke that Heshen was in charge of money?
"I'll send someone to get the account book now.”He Shen hurriedly bowed.
Not long after, the account book was retrieved and handed to Liyun.
Liyun looked at it for a while, and his expression was extremely strange.
There were no problems with the above. In general, it was difficult to make ends meet.
It was such a big place, and there were not many taxes. In addition, the people had been displaced by the war, and it would be strange if they had money.
The construction of the new imperial palace also cost a lot.
There was still some leftover food that was donated by the Yang family.
Yang Wansan, the patriarch of the Yang family.
Wan San? Liyun felt that this name was a little familiar. It sounded like someone rich.
Liyun was also very clear that this was a state's tax. Even if the original owner kept wasting it, the national treasury would not be so empty.
In the end, there must be worms in the big tree.
However, it was not suitable for him to be an official investigating corruption. After all, he had not yet established a firm foothold and had not figured out the situation in the court. It was useless to act rashly.
After thinking for a while, he waved his hand." Stop all the construction of the imperial garden. Sell everything that can be sold and exchange it for silver to relieve the disaster!"”
Hearing this, the officials in the court widened their eyes and fell silent.
Why did His Majesty change today? They were even willing to stop building the imperial garden and provide relief to the disaster victims.
Jiang Biehe's shrewd eyes suddenly raised to look at Liyun. His gaze was suspicious, but he didn't say anything.
"Your Majesty, you are wise!"
The old minister from before knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, which moved everyone.
Only then did Liyun remember that this was Zuo Zongtang, a loyal minister who served the country and the people.
Liyun couldn't help but cover his forehead. This world was too chaotic.
He subconsciously looked at a valiant and burly young man among the generals and thought of Yang Zongbao.
Yang Zongbao was actually Yang Yuhuan's elder brother.
This praise was a little too much.
First, there was the Qing Dynasty's Heshen, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty's.
" Your Majesty," Jiang Biehe said again," King Qi Li Maozhen sent a letter saying that he is willing to marry with the Great Tang to strengthen the relationship between Qi Land and the Great Tang.”
Liyun raised his eyebrows. There was no reason not to want a beautiful woman.
"Present it to me."
Jiang Biehe handed a letter to the eunuch beside him in a hurry. The eunuch took the letter and handed it to Li Yun respectfully.
Li Yun's head exploded when he saw the eunuch. This was Zhao Gao!
"F * ck! Hell's opening!" He was secretly shocked.
He took the envelope. The message was that he wanted to marry his sister Song Jiayin to Li Yun as his concubine.
Wasn't Prince Qi's younger sister the empress of Illusion Sound Workshop?
Liyun was very willing, but he still pretended to be very calm." What do you think, dear ministers?”
"Your Majesty, I think it's possible. Our Great Tang is currently weak, and making friends with King Qi can guarantee a short period of stability and buy us time to develop.”Jiang Bie He immediately said.
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