Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 40: Killing two birds with one stone

The next day, it was just dawn.

When Liu Jian came out of the room, his face was exhausted. He stayed up all night, thinking about the matter that His Majesty explained.

Seeing her husband who hadn't slept that night, Mrs. Shoufu was so distressed that she hurried over and was about to ask questions, but was stopped by Liu Jian.

Liu Jian waved his hand to signal her not to speak, and then he shouted loudly: "come here, prepare your horse now!"

"Master, where are you going?"

"You didn't rest for the whole night last night. What happened? Is there anything that can't be slowed down? Don't be exhausted!"

Liu Jian looked up to the sky and sighed: "Alas! I want to have a good rest, but His Majesty doesn't allow it!"

"In case the things that His Majesty explained can't be completed, if His Majesty is to blame, not only me, but even our entire family will be killed."

Hearing the words, the First Fu's wife stopped blocking her. She really didn't expect things to be so serious!

Even if he is the chief minister of the cabinet, if the emperor is displeased, he cannot escape death.

Just when the first assistant's wife was secretly surprised, Liu Jian hurriedly rode his horse away.

On the way to the house of Liang Chu, the minister of households, Liu Jian couldn't help urging the horse.

After a night of deliberation, Liu Jian finally came up with a solution that cannot be called a solution.

Now, he has to rush over and discuss this method with Liang Chu.

A moment of effort.

Inside Liang Chu's mansion.

This Liang Chu also stayed up all night and sat in the hall all night.

At this moment, he seemed to be extremely exhausted.

However, when he asked the newspaper that it was the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet who had come up with a solution, he was instantly excited like a chicken blood.

However, just because he stayed up all night, when Liang Chu heard the news, he still fell to the ground.

When the servants hurriedly helped him up, he still kept calling out to the cabinet lord, and please come in and speak quickly.

This matter, for him, is a very difficult matter. He thought about it all night, but couldn't come up with a single solution.

Now, the chief assistant of the cabinet is his great savior. What is a fall?

After all, this is a matter of his entire family.

The Household of the Minister of the Household.

Liang Chu hurriedly welcomed Liu Jian in, and hurriedly asked, "Elder Liu, I heard that you have come up with a solution?"

Liu Jian nodded heavily, and his face was extraordinarily serious.

"If you want to fill the treasury, you have to start with the richest people in the world."

Hearing this, Liang Chu looked at Liu Jian in surprise, and asked suspiciously, "Does the old man mean to start with the merchants?"

Liu Jian nodded, but shook his head slightly, and said, "Yes or no, merchants are part of it, but the collection time is too long."

"Even, there are certain limitations."

When Liang Chu heard the remarks from Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, he did not understand what he meant for a while.

"This businessman is only part of it, what does the old man mean?"

Liu Jian said with a deep face: "No one is rich without windfall, and a horse is no night and grass is not fat!"

"If I want to fill the treasury of the Ming Dynasty immediately, it has to start with corrupt officials."

"Sweeping out the corrupt officials in the courtroom will not only make the courtroom clean, but also fill up Daming's treasury. Isn't this a good thing that kills two birds with one stone?"

As soon as the words fell, Liang Chu's eyes lit up. He nodded quickly, stretched out his thumb, and said, "Master Shoufu is really a second! It is a second!"

"This method kills two birds with one stone. It's really a brilliant move. You and I will go to meet Your Majesty now, and tell Your Majesty about this method. Let's see what Your Majesty has to say?"

"Okay, let's go!"

"Now I can only make the final plan. If Your Majesty does not agree, it can only be a joker."

Liang Chu agreed, and ran to the palace with the first assistant Liu Jian...

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Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Liu Jian and Liang Chu stood respectfully under the hall.

"Your Majesty, the first assistant of the cabinet, Mr. Liu and Mr. Liang, the Minister of the Household, are outside to ask for a meeting. They said that they have already figured out a solution, and hereby come to discuss with Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao said without raising his head: "Go and tell them, just do it without compromise if you think of a way, don't bother me with big things."

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"This, still..."

The eunuch, the eunuch, was very timid, and he was not as smart as Liu Jin, so he could only stand there, not knowing what to say for a long time.

Seeing him standing there for a long time, Zhu Houzhao scolded him, "Stupid pig, just do as I said!"

The **** suddenly understood, and knew that his duty was to spread the word, and he still had the ability to spread the word without fail.

Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Liu Jianliang Chu stood arched over, his heart was full of unease.

I can say that the solution I came up with can solve some of the money and food problems, but after all, it can only solve a temporary need.

Once all the corrupt officials in the Manchu Dynasty have been arrested, where will they go to find money next?

However, this can only be the only way at the moment, otherwise, the first person His Majesty asks will be Liang Chu.

When the two of them were trying to figure out His Majesty's intentions, the **** came out from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When Liu Jian and Liang Chu saw someone walking out, they hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "Father-in-law, did Your Majesty summon me to wait for entry?"

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The valet **** cleared his throat, and UU reading www.uukanshu.com said, "The first assistant of the cabinet, the Minister of the Household listens to the decree!"

When Liu Jian Liang Chu heard this, he hurriedly threw his sleeves and hurriedly knelt down on the bluestone square.

"Your Majesty has a purpose, Shoufu, Shangshu, don't bother me with big things in the future!"

"Just do it if you think of a way, what I want is the result!"

"If you can't get the money, I will cut you up and sell it, it's silver."

When the words fell, Liu Jian and Liang Chu looked at each other, not expecting the emperor to say such a thing.

"Elder Ge, what about us now?"

Liang Chu looked at Liu Jian suspiciously, waiting for Liu Jian's words.

Liu Jian said helplessly: "Didn't you hear it? Your Majesty said that you shouldn't bother him with such nonsense. If you want us to make decisions, don't let His Majesty worry."

"If your Majesty is in a hurry..."

Liu Jian and Liang Chu both thought of the consequences and felt shivering.

Liang Chu paused, looked at Liu Jian, and asked, "Elder Ge, since His Majesty is unwilling to ask about this matter, where should we start?"

Liu Jian said with a deep face: "Lord Shang Shu, I think we should do it separately."

"How?" Liang Chu asked suspiciously.

"Second assistant Li Dongyang and I are responsible for the corruption of the imperial court, and you are responsible for the taxation of the merchants in the world."

"In this way, the success of this matter can be guaranteed!"

"If something goes wrong, we can make it up."

When Liang Chu heard the words, he nodded thoughtfully and said, "See you, Mr. Ge."

"In that case, the lower official will go to prepare."

"Um"

Liu Jian nodded slightly, and immediately went to the cabinet to find Li Dongyang, the second assistant, to discuss the matter.