Chapter 3095 The fairy is right

There are no ifs in the world.

If there was any chance, even if Huang was seriously injured or even disabled, he would avoid the Western Inspection errand.

It is a pity that there is no "early knowledge" in the world. The first half of the trip when Huang Huang accompanied the prince to the west was so happy, but now it is so miserable.

However, compared to him, the people's hearts were colder.

“If Ning County pays 80% of the autumn grain, are the royal family forcing us to die?”

“They are clearly forcing us to die!”

The people's hearts were filled with chills. Ning County was prosperous and every household had food in reserve, but this was different from being asked to hand over 80% of the autumn food.

Not to mention that there was no war, even in the era of state-controlled wars, there was no precedent for paying 60% to 80% of rice grain. Paying 50% of rice grain was just as high as the sky.

The king does not treat the people of Ning County as human beings, and the prince and princess are also of such virtue. When war breaks out, can such a king and royal family be expected to protect the people?

Lord Shang was worried that the people would be too angry and disrupt the order, so he quickly appeased the agitated people: "Fathers, please stay calm for a while, the fairy has unparalleled saintliness and will have his own fair judgment."

The common people suppressed themselves because they were worried about the presence of the fairy, the guardian of the sacred tree. They did not react too radically. After hearing Lord Shang's words, they quickly calmed down their emotions.

The royal family did not even dare to look at the people. They could feel the mood swings of the people without looking. It is difficult to restore the hearts and minds of the people in Ning County.

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. If the king is so virtuous, the children he likes must not be kind people. Le Yun is too lazy to scold the Xin brothers and sisters, and asks Lord Shang: "Everything needs to be learned from the teacher." Well-known, why did the Xin family ask Ningjun to pay tribute to so much autumn grain?"

Lord Shang immediately responded: "Fairy, in more than fifty years, the monarch will be three thousand years old. Prince Xin said that the treasury was short of food and asked Ningjun to use 80% of this year’s autumn grain as one of the tributes to celebrate the monarch’s birthday.”

Le Yun immediately caught the key point: “It seems that the Xin family is a coward. Not only did they seize 80% of this year’s autumn grain, but they also demanded other things. What are they?” Bring him back to the capital together. In addition, Prince Xin said that the three thousand years of the monarch's life is a major event. As citizens of the empire, the people of Ningjun should also give a small gift, so he asked the people of Ningjun to give each family a spiritual stone to serve as the monarch. Gifts for birthdays.

We also asked each family of monks in Ning County to pay tribute of 100,000 spiritual stones, which are of medium quality.Ten magical artifacts, one million middle-grade spiritual plants, or a thousand high-grade elixirs of various types. "

Lord Shang said that Prince Xin, Lord Xin, had specified what tribute he wanted. The people present were so angry that they could not speak. The monks were also angry when they learned that the royal family of Xin actually asked them to pay tribute to so many resources. His face turned black.

The scalps of the Mahayana princes of the royal family exploded, and one of them immediately made amends: "Fairy Mingjian, the monarch asked Ningjun to give a small gift, but it was not so harsh. Maybe it was the prince and the prince. The princess secretly added more fuel and vinegar. "

Le Yun looked at the Mahayana members of the Xin royal family in a leisurely manner: "Then can you tell me how much tribute Xin Hunjun originally designated? ”

There are 50,000 to 60,000 spiritual stones, 5 to 600,000 spiritual plants, a few magic weapons, and 3 to 500 middle-grade elixirs. "

"The chief internal supervisor next to Xin Hunjun, don't you have anything to say? "Le Yun turned her eyes to the chamberlain who lowered his head and said nothing.

Being named, Chamberlain Huang could not pretend to be dead and had to help verify the authenticity: "This time the royal guardian told the truth. "

The monks and people in Ning County were angry at King Xin for forcing them to pay tribute, and they even hated Prince Xin and Princess Shu. The two of them just opened their mouths and increased the offerings by several percent. Extremely selfish.

"Now let's not talk about the crime of your princess and prince deceiving the superiors and concealing the increase in tribute. Nor is it that you are pretending to be deaf when Prince Xin secretly increases taxes. Let’s continue the previous topic.”

Le Yun was not angry at all now, and asked very calmly: “Xin Hunjun asked Ning County to pay 80% of the autumn grain, so other counties also did the same. so much? ”

　“No. "Housekeeper Huang has already smashed the jar.

"How many other counties are there? "

"The counties surrounding the capital pay tribute according to law. Because the counties to the west are the hometown of rice grains, the monarch levies a little more from each county on the basis of the rice grains and taxes that should be levied. grain. "

"How much grain did Lord Xinhun ask for from other counties? Is it just this time, or have you cheated on rice grains every ten years before? Are they all in arrears for grain and silver, or are they only owed Ning County's grain and silver? "

"The counties surrounding Ningjun will collect an additional one or two hundred million kilograms of grain each time, once every thirty or fifty years of age, and other counties far away from the capital will collect an additional grain of one or two hundred million kilograms every ten years, every time. About eighty to ninety million catties.

The king collected grain from other counties and paid for it at a price lower than half the market price. ”

It is very clear that the king of the Xinhe Empire is really targeting only Ning County.

Not to mention ShangThe prince and the people were so angry that they all blushed and had thick necks. They wanted to rush forward and tear the royal guards apart.

"Shang Junjun, how much food do Xinhunjun's people ask for every time they come to Ningjun?" Le Yun asked the victim again.

"The first time King Xin's envoy came to Ning County, he asked for 50 billion catties of newly produced rice. How could Ning County get it? It took two years of preparation to collect 20 billion catties. .

After that, the envoys came to Ning County and asked for 30 to 50 billion catties of grain. The small officials in the county worked hard to collect about 10 billion catties of grain each time. Later, due to arrears, After a hundred times of grain and silver, Ningjun lowered the amount of rice and grain, providing between five billion and nine billion catties of grain."

Lord Shang's words were full of helplessness and powerlessness. The staff in the government also felt the same way. The monarch's envoys came to ask for food, but they were not given food and money, but they had to give food. You can imagine how much pressure they were under.

The human heart is made of flesh. The people present knew the grievances of the princes and officials and understood their difficulties. Several old women were so heartbroken that they wiped away tears.

"Xin Hunjun is really a fucking thing!" Le Yun laughed angrily: "Pick the soft persimmons and pinch them once. It's not enough. He picks the same persimmons again and again. This is addiction. Come on.

Even if the monarch has a problem with Ningjun or anyone in Ningjun, he will not bully Ningjun like this. This is the first time that this fairy has seen such a morally corrupt and foolish monarch. It opened my eyes."

"That's it!"

"It's too much to bully others!"

The common people shared the same hatred as the fairy.

The Mahayana monarchs of the royal family were so ashamed that the monarch was a descendant of the Xin family. The monarch was scolded by the fairy for being morally corrupt. How could the reputation of the Xin family be any better?

Even if they have not committed any evil deeds, in the eyes of the people of Ning County, they are all the same because of the single contribution of the monarch.

On the contrary, Chamberlain Huang felt relieved. The monarch was a member of the royal family. The royal family had turned a blind eye to the monarch's behavior in the past. How could he, a slave, interfere with the master's decision-making? , he is not as guilty as the high-ranking monks in the royal family.

Lord Shangjun and his staff did not take the opportunity to express their grievances. Leyun continued to ask: "Ningjun is also the land of Xinhe, and Lord Xinhun is the king of Xinhe. Why did he target Ningjun?" County?

Paper cannot contain the fire. Xin Hunjun targeted Ning County and defrauded Ning County once or twice, but he could hide it. If the number of times was too many, he could not hide it from the courtiers. The courtiers knew it and it was impossible not to dissuade him.< br />
The reason why Lord Xin Hun dared to bully Ningjun in this way must be because the courtiers in the Manchu Dynasty knew about it but turned a blind eye and allowed Lord Xin Hun to bully Ning County. Otherwise, the officials would make mistakes every day, and they would slobber. All can bring the court to the courtSubmerged, the king of a country does not dare to go too far even for the sake of face.

Everything happens for a reason. I want to know the reason why Lord Xin Hun targets Ning County. Is he targeting Ning County or Lord Shang County?

Was his personal grudge against Ning Jun his own, or was he instigated by the courtiers? Which courtiers were involved? "

Huang Chamberlain knew that it was impossible for the royal family to answer the question. In the end, the important task of answering the fairy's question would still fall on him, so he simply faced the reality: "The Sa family doesn't know whether the monarch has any relationship with Ningjun or Shangjun. As for the grudges, I only know that the monarch neither likes Ning County nor the Shang family very much. He feels that the Shang family has been the magistrate of Ning County for generations, making the people of Ning County respect the Shang family and despise the king. "

"He doesn't like Ningjun. It's not like all the courtiers in the court don't like Ningjun. Since there are loyal and treacherous courtiers, there will always be loyal generals and conscientious people who can speak justice.

Tell me about the people who colluded with Xin Hunjun, made suggestions for him and covered up, so that Xin Hunjun oppressed Ning County for more than two thousand years and it was still unknown. "

"Fairy inquires, dare not deceive, left prime minister..." Huang's eunuch didn't care what the royal family thought, he answered all questions, and pointed out the courtiers who were angry with the monarch.

He knows every family treasure, and he can even remember clearly who comes from which county, which prefecture and which clan. The detail of his information is rare and proves how competent he is as a secretary.
< br />After counting the people, he finally raised his eyebrows and said, "There is also the Xinyu family, a monk from Kaiming Mansion in Ning County. "

When he finished his last words, the whole palace was silent.

The people were dumbfounded and could hardly believe their ears.

The monks He was also shocked and straightened up slightly, and someone asked: "You said that the Xinyu family of Kaiming Mansion also... participated in the plan to make suggestions for the monarch to oppress Ningjun? "

"Now that things have happened, the Sa family has nothing to hide, not to mention the fairy asking the matter in person, and the Sa family dare not deceive the fairy anymore. "Huang Chamberlain also knew that some people would not believe it.

"The Xinyu family is from Ningjun. He actually secretly harmed Ningjun. He must have an intention. Then he made some kind of deal with Xinhunjun. The Xinyu family What's the plot? "

"The fairies are wise, and the Xinyu family plotted to obtain the position of governor of Ningjun. The monarch accepted the allegiance of the Xinyu family and promised that when the matter was accomplished, the Xinyu family would replace the Shang family and become the governor of Ningjun. . "

"I think the Xinyu family paid a lot of good tributes to Lord Xinhun in order to express their loyalty. This time when the rubbish Prince Xin visits the west, they will not miss the opportunity and will secretly bribe the royal guards.

By taking advantage of others’ short-handedness and soft-spokenness, the royal guards benefited, soIs it right to turn a blind eye to the Xin brothers and sisters secretly increasing the number of tributes? "

The guardian of the sacred tree spoke softly, and the royal family and Mahayana felt a cold air from the soles of their feet to the Tianling Cap, and the bones in their whole body were feeling cold.

Huang Neishi is not afraid of dead pigs Boiling water: "What the fairy expected was exactly what it was. The Xinyu family bribed Princess Shu and the royal guards, including the honor guard. Everyone got a gift from the Xinyu family. "

Le Yun nodded to express her understanding, and then returned to the subject: "The Garbage Prince's western tour should have passed through several counties, and by the way, he collected taxes and grain from each county, as well as various local people who were filial to each county. Ceremonies or birthday gifts for Lord Xinhun, who is in charge of those things? ”

“The taxes, taxed grains and birthday tribute tributes of each county are all controlled by the Sa family, and the additional grain collected is also in the hands of the Sa family. "

"Hand over the things you are in charge of, and convert these items into spiritual stones, which can be used to offset the grain and silver owed by Lord Xin Hun to Ning County. After offsetting this, how many spiritual stones are still owed to Xin Hunjun? Hunjun paid the full amount.

In addition, throw out the Trash Prince and his things together. "

The fairy asked Huang to keep the taxes and other materials. Lord Shang and the monks were shocked. Isn't this a bit unkind?

Royal Family Mahayana was shocked, the guardian of the sacred tree wants to keep taxes and taxes?

"What, you have any objections? Le Yun raised her eyelids and looked at the royal guard coldly: "When Lord Xinhun asked Ning County for food, he said that the treasury was empty, so he owed food and silver first.

Taxes, taxes and grain must go into the national treasury. Now that the national treasury is full, what’s wrong with using some spiritual stones to pay the debt? "

The royal family was speechless when asked.

Lord Shang thought for a while, hey, the fairy is right. The treasury was empty before, so he owed Ningjun Grain and silver, the current taxes and taxes and grain belong to the national treasury. Now that the treasury is rich, there is nothing wrong with using the grain and silver from the treasury to pay for grain and silver!

So Lord Shang got rid of his moral baggage , refreshed and refreshed.

When the staff saw that Lord Shang did not raise any objections, they were a little excited at the thought of getting back a sum of grain and silver.

He was in charge There was nothing wrong with the storage device, but the guardian of the sacred tree was countless times more noble than the king. Waiter Huang decisively chose to be aware of the current situation, took out the storage device he had and put it on an exquisite porcelain plate, respectfully She walked up to the fairy and handed it over.

Le Yun took the small porcelain plate together, took out a small table and placed it between herself and Lord Shang, put down the plate, and took out the storage device Check.

Lord Shang had an idea and took out the Four Treasures of the Study, spread out the paper, and held a pen in one hand., prepare to record.

His wit earned the fairy an admiring look.

The first storage container contained all spiritual stones and some spiritual jades. Leyun calculated the quantity and quality and reported the number.

Shang Junjun recorded it quickly.

The second storage container contains rice grains, which should be tax grains.

The third storage container is for additional grain.

The fourth storage container contains various ores, which are also taxes.

The fifth space container is a storage bag, which stores birthday gifts from various places. The sixth storage bag stores earthen rituals from various places.

As an earthling, Leyun is principled. Because she doesn’t understand the value of the special products of each county, she gave the fifth and sixth storage containers to Lord Shang and asked them to count them by themselves.

Shang Junjun placed several sets of tables and chairs aside, gave two storage bags to the chief clerk, and asked the chief clerk and the officials in charge of purchasing to count the items in the bags and price them.

Lord Bo was also clever. He dragged a Mahayana from the Shang family and ran to the accounting room to carry the general ledger of the king's arrears of grain and silver to Ning County to the main hall.