Chapter 110 Let the past go
Xianyang Palace.
Late at night.
The candles in Zhangtai Palace are still bright.
Ying Zheng sat behind the desk, and thick bamboo slips were neatly placed on both sides of the desk.
Since Yingzheng took power alone, if the weight of the revised memorials does not reach 120 catties every night, he will hardly fall asleep.
"Your Majesty, Lord Lu Yang seeks an audience."
"Xuan!"
Hearing the voice of the guards outside the door, Ying Zheng, who was correcting the memorial, didn't raise his head.
"No!"
The guards stepped back after hearing the words.
Not for a while.
An old man with gray hair, dressed in fancy clothes, with a big belly and a rather rich appearance walked in.
"Veteran sees Your Majesty."
"It's so late at night, and the clan uncle is not resting at home, what's the use of coming to Xianyang Palace?"
Ying Zheng finished correcting a memorial in his hand, then put down his brush, and turned his gaze to the clan relative with the surname Ying who is somewhat related to him, but not many.
Ying Shanhe.
A concubine born to Yingzheng's grandfather, King Qin Xiaowen, and his concubine, he was granted the title of "Lord of Luyang" when he became an adult, but it was only a fictitious title. Although he had a fief, he had no real power.
However, although he is nothing in itself, the clan forces of the Ying surname represented by Ying Shanhe can be regarded as the largest force in the entire Qin State.
If Lai Ai hadn't secretly given birth to a child with Zhao Ji, which violated the bottom line of Ying's clan power, he wouldn't have given up so quickly.
So when facing Ying Zheng.
Although Ying Shanhe maintained etiquette on the surface, there was not much respect in his expression.
"The old minister came here this time to sue one person."
Ying Shanhe clasped his hands.
Hearing Ying Shanhe's words, Ying Zheng didn't seem too surprised, but calmly said, "I wonder who the uncle wants to sue?"
Ying Shanhe raised his head, looked at Ying Zheng, and said word by word: "Mr. Shengping—Mr. Mo!"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? I don't know why the clan uncle wants to sue Shengping Jun?"
Ying Shanhe's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said in a deep voice: "The old minister wants to sue him for framing and murdering my loyal minister..."
Patter!
Ying Shanhe didn't finish speaking.
I saw a roll of bamboo slips, suddenly flew out from the desk, and fell directly at Ying Shanhe's feet.
"If the uncle has anything to say, you can read this memorial before you can say it."
After throwing out the roll of bamboo slips, Ying Zheng seemed not in the mood to continue talking with Ying Shanhe, picked up the brush again, and bowed his head to correct the memorial.
Ying Zheng's attitude made Ying Shanhe feel a little dissatisfied, but he didn't show it. However, when he picked up the bamboo slips on the ground and took a look, his expression changed drastically.
"this······"
"Uncle Clan, you are already old, and I don't want to pursue the past, but in the future, Uncle Clan should also take a good rest."
Hearing the voice from behind the desk, Ying Shanhe's expression changed several times, and finally he folded his hands in an ugly expression and said, "Old minister...resign."
When Ying Shanhe left, the entire Zhangtai Palace fell into silence again.
After a while.
I saw two figures slowly walking out of the inner hall.
One holds a long sword, is dressed in white and has a stern expression.
One was dressed in purple, with a handsome appearance and warm eyes.
The two are Gai Nie and Mo Jun.
"Is it strange why the widow didn't punish him?"
After correcting a memorial again, Ying Zheng slowly raised his head, and when he saw the two people in front of him, his usual majestic expression was rarely eased, and he asked.
"The subject thought that the king made his own decision."
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Mo Jun said without hesitation.
joke.
No matter how much money that Lu Yang Jun embezzled or how big a crime he committed just now, his surname is "Ying" after all.
No matter how this kind of thing is, it is up to Mo Jun, an outsider, to judge right or wrong.
"Hehe~~"
Ying Zheng was also amused by Mo Jun's appearance, and said: "If I hadn't known Mo Qing for many years, I'm afraid I wouldn't have believed that Mo Qing was only seventeen this year. You are like an old fox who has been in court for many years. Same."
"But the old fox is fine. After all, if it weren't for the old fox, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to help the widow take out these 400,000 gold coins from those people."
When he said the last five words '400,000 gold coins', Ying Zheng also slightly accentuated his tone.
to be honest.
Even though Ying Zheng said that he had entrusted Mo Jun with the task of making money, he never expected that Mo Jun would be able to come up with 400,000 gold coins in such a short period of time.
It never occurred to him that the money was still drawn from the hands of his ministers.
Before, 27 noble families in Nanjun copied 200,000 gold coins and 800,000 shi of grain. Yingzheng already felt absurd.
I didn't expect it.
In Xianyang, where he, the King of Qin, was standing, things could be even more absurd.
But I'm afraid even Ying Zheng would never have thought of it, this is not the most absurd. In the world of official history, at the end of Qin II, the rebel army commanded by Xiang Yu surrounded Xianyang. Because there was no food in the city, he was hungry until the soldiers guarding Xianyang lost their combat power, and he broke through Xianyang City in one fell swoop.
But then, something happened that even Xiang Yu didn't think of.
After breaking through Xianyang.
Xiang Yu led his army to ransack the homes of all the nobles in Xianyang City, and found a surprising number of food stockpiles.
After calculation, even if these stored grains were distributed to everyone in Xianyang City, it would be enough to last for ten or even twenty years.
This is the current status quo.
The common people have no money, but the aristocrats and rich people have so much stockpiled food that they are kept rotting in the grain depots in batches, and they can't be eaten up or used up.
"Speaking of which, the widow heard that the tax evasion was detected this time, and it was Mo Qing who did it himself, comparing the books and books, and found the flaws. Could it be that Mo Qing also knows a little bit about arithmetic?"
The word "slightly understand" is almost already the mantra of Mr. Mo, so this time even Ying Zheng couldn't help but make fun of it.
Jun Mo also heard Ying Zheng's ridicule, so he said modestly, "I just felt that the previous arithmetic method was too troublesome, so I just invented a simpler calculation method, which is nothing."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Gai Nie: "..."
Ah, this~~ Why do these words sound so ordinary?
Because the existing arithmetic method is inconvenient, so in order to make it easier to check the accounts, I simply created a new arithmetic method myself.
Is this still a human language?
What a genius!
Can a genius do whatever he wants?
"Ahem~~Since the arithmetic method invented by Mo Qing is more convenient, I wonder if it can be taught to others?" After a while, Ying Zheng coughed lightly and came back to his senses.
"I named this new arithmetic method [Arabic Numerals], [Multiplication Formula], and an auxiliary tool [Abacus]."
"The three items have now been taught to other people in Zhisunaishifu to use, and it should be much more convenient to settle the accounts later."
"But the previous accounts, just..."
Before Jun Mo finished speaking, Ying Zheng interrupted: "Let him pass the past!"
Although Mr. Mo spent a whole month cleaning up the bad debts of Zhisunai Shifu this time, in fact, he only cleared out part of it.
Why did Mr. Mo only trouble those 20 or 30 people before?
the reason is simple.
One reason is that Ying Zheng now wants to stabilize the court, so it is not appropriate to cause too large-scale turmoil.
Secondly, Mo Jun really only found out the flaws of these twenty or thirty people, and even some of them have not fully found out the flaws.
This is also the reason why Mo Jun took Qian Shanjia first, because his store had the shortest opening time, and he was the one who checked the most clearly among all the people at that time.
As for the remaining 20 or 30 people, they were completely bluffed by Mo Jun.
If they persisted at that time, the gold coins that Mo Jun took out from them now would be at least 100,000 less.
Ying Zheng obviously knew this too.
So he just said twice in a row "The past is the past".
Because even if this matter does not pass, there is no way, even if it is thousands of years later, all dynasties and dynasties are corrupt officials like the water of the Yellow River, endless.
The upright officials are sweet springs gushing out from the ground. They have been counted all over the world, and the total number may be quite a lot. But spread out, it will become rare. Once it merges into the Yellow River, it will be washed away by the flood in an instant without a trace.
If Ying Zheng really wants to find out.
No one knows how many people will be involved in the end, including the clan surnamed Ying represented by his uncle, it is estimated that a large number of people will die.
At that time, I am afraid that the entire court will be in a situation where no one can use it.
Moreover, the person who kills all corrupt officials is not called a Mingjun. A real Mingjun should learn to make good use of corrupt officials. Corruption does not matter, as long as things can be done, corruption will become the best handle in the hands of the king.
Besides, the money they made this time is enough to give those people a warning.
Four hundred thousand gold coins.
Although on the surface it was only paid out by these twenty or thirty people, in fact, at least hundreds of people were involved in the interests behind it.
In terms of wealth alone, these officials are still slightly inferior to those nobles in South County.
There was silence for a while.
Ying Zheng still couldn't help asking: "Aside from that method, does Mo Qing really have no other way to open up the Qin treasury?"
Mr. Mo pursed his lips and bowed, "Besides this, at least I can't think of any other way."
The cause of the matter is very simple.
Mr. Mo came here tonight mainly to inform Yingzheng about the '400,000 gold coins'. Yingzheng was naturally very happy after making such a large sum of money.
But while he was happy, the King of Qin committed the same problem as all monarchs, that is, dissatisfaction.
He didn't just want the money.
He also wants an income that can bring benefits to Qin State in the long run.
Does Mr. Mo have a solution?
Of course he has, and there are many ways.
But all the methods of Mr. Mo will eventually involve one aspect, that is "business".
It is more accurate to say that what he wants to shake is most likely Qin's entire policy of "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business".
Because what Qin State needs now is not just one or two profitable businesses. Those millions of soldiers guarding the borders of Qin State and everywhere are like a gold-swallowing beast for Qin State today.
The food these soldiers eat every year now, although the monthly money they receive is quite a lot, they have no chance to spend it at all. It is a sum of "dead money".
in this case.
No matter how much money Mo Jun can earn back, it is of no use at all.
Because the essence of "coin" is only an "equivalent item", if the "coin" is not in circulation, it means that the commodity cannot be circulated. Commodities are not in circulation, so no one from the bottom to the nobility can really make money.
So Ying Zheng asked at that time, and Mo Jun also made some suggestions.
Then it was rejected without hesitation.
Because at the moment, "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business" is not only a policy, but also one of the foundations of the entire Qin State.
Anyway.
Even Ying Zheng cannot risk the future of Qin.
Jun Mo did not try to persuade Ying Zheng, because he also knew how risky it would be to carry out reforms rashly at this time.
As the saying goes, "If you are poor, you will be good for yourself, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world."
After being in a high position.
Mr. Mo naturally wanted to change the state of Qin more than once, and even change the idea of this era.
However, the facts tonight prove that the power of individuals is too small in the face of the tide of the times.
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When walking out of Xianyang Palace.
Xiong Daxiong Er had already been waiting outside the palace, seeing the two, Mo Jun said directly: "Have you found out who it is?"
After several years of experience, Xiong Da, who also has a bit more mature temperament, nodded and said, "It has been found out."
"Then send someone to do it!"
"clear!"
Xiong Da responded, and then led Xiong Er to quickly disappear into the night.
That evening.
Three officials who made a huge amount of money for "tax evasion" were jailed overnight.
And this news was not heard by others until the next day. Some well-informed people found out that the 'Sheng Ping Jun' might have done it, but they didn't find out the reason why Mo Jun did it.
But when the more than 20 officials who were invited by Mr. Mo to govern Su Neishi's Mansion heard the news, they trembled all over, feeling a chill from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.
There is no other reason.
Because they knew that these three officials were the ones who secretly found "Lu Yang Jun" to sue Ying Zheng.
Mr. Mo has two great advantages.
One is honesty.
The second is narrow-mindedness.
He always keeps his word, and he has already said before that it is no problem for these twenty or thirty officials to find someone, but it is best not to be discovered by him.
Otherwise he never takes revenge overnight.
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(end of this chapter)