In the court, all the civil and military officials looked at each other.
He had never expected that there would be such a big discovery in this matter.
But even so,
Liu Sheng and the officials below him could not escape the crime of embezzling taxes and grain.
Especially Hu Weiyong and the others who were drooling over the Taiyuan area, they were even more unwilling to let go of this matter.
Just as Hu Weiyong was about to continue reporting,
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was slightly relieved that the food was still there, immediately asked,"Since the grain is still there, why did you secretly build a granary to store it instead of handing it over to the Imperial Court?”
Zhu Yuanzhang still believed Liu Sheng's words.
Because this kind of lie was completely unnecessary.
If it was a lie, it would at most delay the investigation.
If it was found to be a lie, then he would be guilty of lying to the emperor.
The original three tribes would directly become nine tribes.
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that no one would risk the lives of their entire family just to live for a few more months!
Liu Sheng only laughed and said,"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty's agricultural tax policy is to collect 10% of the tax."”
"No matter what the harvest is, it's always this fixed number. We're indeed paying according to this fixed number!”
Upon hearing this, all the officials were stunned.
That's right!
They had indeed paid according to this amount!
But soon, Zhu Yuanzhang reacted.
"I saw it with my own eyes," Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously,"Yanmen County alone is a scene of a bumper harvest."”
"Your counties in Taiyuan Prefecture are also having a bumper harvest this year!”
"In this way, you guys didn't hand over the total number correctly.”
Hearing this, Hu Weiyong immediately walked out with the jade board in his arms."Lord Liu, don't say anything more.”
"Now that the country has just settled down, there are a lot of things to do. My Ming Dynasty still has to prepare for the war in Northern Yuan, and it is time for food and grass.”
"You didn't pay more when you had food, but instead built a warehouse and kept it for yourself.”
Immediately after, Hu Weiyong's clique also followed suit.
"The criminal Liu Sheng has committed a heinous crime. Your Majesty, please punish him according to the law of the country!”
Looking at so many officials who taught him how to do things, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled in his heart.
Very good!
They were digging their own graves!
This was the result that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted.
However, it was not the result that he wanted now.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang only said lightly,"We haven't finished the trial yet. There's no hurry to convict him.”
"Men!"
"Give him a map of Taiyuan and show us where the granaries are.”
"Also, what's with your war granary, disaster preparation granary, and active granary?”
As Zhu Yuanzhang asked this question, everyone turned to look at Liu Sheng.
That's right!
Granary, so be it!
Why did he have to make so many categories?
In everyone's eyes, Liu Sheng stood up straight, as if he was not guilty at all.
Liu Sheng took out a damp-proof sheepskin painting from his pocket and said,""There's no need to draw."
"This subject has already brought the map of the granary. Your Majesty, please have a look.”
As he spoke, Liu Sheng even increased his volume and said,"When I learned that His Majesty had sent troops to put Lord Ye Qingye, the magistrate of Yanmen County, under house arrest, I wanted to bring the map to the capital to denounce Lord Ye's rebellion.”
"I just never expected that just as I was about to set off, Lord Zheng would come with an imperial edict.”
"Therefore, I can only bring the map to the capital and ask Your Majesty to uphold justice for Lord Ye!”
The moment they heard the word 'review', all the officials in the court widened their eyes.
How could he square it?
Among all the officials, only Zhu Biao smiled.
Turn around!
There must be a turning point in this matter!
However, his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, almost couldn't sit still in anger.
Good fellow!
How deeply was Liu Sheng poisoned?
It was already like this, and he still wanted to criticize Ye Qing?
Wait a minute!
Is it Ye Qing's comment on rebellion?
Didn't that mean that he was blind?
At the thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's lips trembled, and his eyes quickly became bloodshot.
He really wanted to kill Liu Sheng right now!
However, in front of all the civil and military officials, everything had to be realistic.
Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his anger and wanted to see how Liu Sheng would use a picture to criticize Ye Qing.
"Hand it over!"
"Go on, let's watch and listen at the same time!”
This time, Hu Weiyong didn't say anything else.
Because anyone with discerning eyes could see that Zhu Yuanzhang was already furious.
No matter what Liu Sheng said, he would not be able to escape the knife on his neck.
In everyone's eyes,
Liu Sheng, who was wearing a prisoner's uniform, held his head high and puffed out his chest. He said with a clear conscience,
"Everyone, do you know why I recommended my county magistrate, Ye Qing, to be the next magistrate of Yanmen when I was promoted to magistrate?”
"Nurturing disciples?"
Haha!
Liu Sheng smiled disdainfully and said seriously,""Just because of Lord Ye's suggestion.”
"When I was still the magistrate of Yanmen County, Lord Ye had already displayed his astonishing ability to govern the world.”
"He opened ditches to divert water from rivers to irrigate fertile fields, so that farmers no longer rely on the weather for food. He also played a role in flood control and diversion.”
"Because of this, Yanmen County began to have a bumper harvest year after year.”
"In the first year of harvest, I am also prepared to pay more grain taxes and even let the farmers keep more grain for themselves.”
"But Lord Ye said that I'm harming the farmers.”
"If there is too much food circulating in the market, the price will fall, and the farmers 'wallets will become more and more thin.”
"If we let the farmers keep too much food for themselves, they won't be able to handle it, and it will be a waste.”
"Therefore, he suggested that the government buy it and build a warehouse for other purposes!”
" The so-called 'other uses' are reflected in the words 'war protection',' disaster protection', and 'flexible use'!”
“......”
Just like that, Liu Sheng explained with a strong voice with a heart of injustice.
Following his explanation, everyone finally understood the magical use of these six words.
The granary was not far from Yanmen Pass. As the name suggested, it was used for war preparations.
Yanmen Pass was the center of the north Great Wall.
If the army left seclusion for an expedition, once the rations could not keep up and were transported from Ying Tian, it would be like water from afar could not quench the thirst of the present!
At that time, there would be food at Yanmen Pass, so they could support him.
Not to mention expeditions, even defending the front line of the Great Wall, the 200,000 dans of rations at Yanmen Pass could also support them while taking care of themselves.
To put it bluntly, whether it was offense or defense, it solved the problem of the imperial court being unable to solve the immediate problem.
The surplus grain from the first year should first be filled to the brim.
The soldiers had to be fed!
The new surplus grain of the second year would be used to store the war granary.
At the same time, the old grain in the war preparation granary was transferred to the disaster preparation granary.
If the Northern Region encountered any natural disasters, they would be able to survive on their own.
In the third year, the new surplus grain was still filled to the brim.
And so on.
The granary for war preparations was always filled with new grain. The soldiers had to eat well!
The granary would always last for two years, and the disaster victims had to be guaranteed as well!
The granary would be used for three years and could be sold to other provinces that lacked grain at any time!
In fact, Ye Qing did not directly name the granary as " usable " at that time. Instead, he named it " cash " granary.
It was just that the word 'realization' was too straightforward, so he changed it to 'flexible use.'
The money from the granary could not only be used to repair roads, but also to build long-neglected city walls, houses, and other public facilities.
After Liu Sheng finished speaking in one breath, all the civil and military officials were stunned.
Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, he was not only stunned but also flustered.
At this moment,
Liu Sheng only took a deep breath and immediately bowed."
"Your Majesty!"
"The first section of the Great Wall of Yanmen Pass was built by the Tang Dynasty, and it has been in disrepair for a long time!”
"Now, it has been completely renewed. The outer walls are all made of stone bricks!”
"All of this is the credit of the 'Active Granary!”
Then,
Xu Da, Lan Yu, and the other generals had already teary eyes.
There was no other reason.
This was because Ye Qing was a civil official, but he had the heart of a general who loved soldiers.
He, Ye Qing, was the benefactor of these martial artists and the benefactor of the thousands of Ming soldiers!
"Your Majesty, please uphold justice for Lord Ye!”
Immediately after, Blue Jade, Chang Mao, and the others all bowed."Your Majesty, please uphold justice for Lord Ye!!”
Seeing this, Zhu Biao added,"Your Majesty, please."
"To uphold justice for Lord Ye and all the officials of Taiyuan Prefecture!!!”
Looking at these people who were trying to force him to abdicate, Zhu Yuanzhang's entire body went numb!
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