Chapter 307 Punishment, good guy
The expenses of the imperial palace are not small. The emperor seems sacred, but he is only one person, no matter how extravagant... Unless he piles up spices and burns them, arranges wine ponds and meat forests, or likes to build large buildings and spend money...otherwise he can't spend much by himself.
The biggest expense in the palace is raising people.
The daily consumption of the servants and maids in the palace is unimaginable for ordinary people.
You want to say that the emperor is not short of money, this is wrong, the emperor is short of money.
Datang's financial situation has always been unhealthy, and the emperor's life is not easy.
So how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure has always been a big problem.
When the first emperor wanted to build a palace, Wei Zheng spat all over his face, so that it became a good story. On the surface, this seemed to be saving, but it was actually a matter of financial distress.
"I have thought of many ways, including increasing income and reducing expenditure, but I never thought of...corruption!"
Li Zhi has always felt that the clan is full of rice bugs, but Li Yuanying, who makes a lot of construction everywhere he goes, goes one step further, calling it a scourge of scum.
"check!"
Following the emperor's order, the vigorous auditing activities began.
The ledger has been recalculated.
"They found three missing places, involving 320,000 yuan in money." Li Yuanying's words made the internal servants who checked the accounts feel ashamed.
This is a blow from a professional perspective, which makes people desperate.
What is talent?
This is talent!
Li Zhi felt that he was wrong to underestimate the clan.
For example, there are generals Li Daozong and others in the clan, and Li Yuanying in Wen...
But if you want to say that it is impossible to reuse the clan.
The tradition of the old Li family is to guard the clan and let them die.
So…
What can Li Yuanying do with his ability to settle accounts?
Li Zhi returned to the harem.
"That King Teng was so stubborn that he caused trouble everywhere. I let him learn something new, but I just wanted to tie him with a rope. I didn't expect him to be quite talented..."
You only care about praising that clan scum, where is my little brother? Wu Mei smiled slightly, "So Xinxue is really so powerful?"
Li Zhi glanced at her, and felt that this woman also had a side of a little woman, "It's very powerful, and because of this, Shuxue broke up with the schools of the Imperial College, and Shuxue began to teach the knowledge about accounting in the new school. I was thinking... What if These students come out...not right!"
Li Zhi suddenly said angrily: "I was tricked by that Jia Ping'an."
Wu Mei's heart tightened, "Why did Your Majesty say that?"
She thinks that little brother is not that kind of bold person, maybe someone has tricked him.
"He went to teach mathematics with a face of reluctance, and then used Liang Jianfang's relatives to check the accounts to arouse the worries of the powerful in Chang'an, so the students of mathematics were very popular. When they graduated from mathematics, how should they be arranged?"
Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei, "That boy's goal from the beginning was not in mathematics, but in Xinxue. The students in Xinxue are so good at calculating accounts, I was the first to think of placing them in various places, for example, the sixth department." …Such a new learning is considered to have taken root.”
Wu Mei understood.
She covered her mouth and smiled: "Your Majesty is too majestic, he dare not ask for it, so he can only go around in circles."
This was too timely, Li Zhi smiled and said: "I am a little dizzy when I am surrounded by this circle, Xiao Bo and the others are probably still kept in the dark."
Little brother's method is really good!
Wu Mei was in a good mood, and rewarded the people around her casually.
Later, someone came to the news, "Your Majesty ordered Uncle Wuyang to clean up the Qingming Canal."
Wu Mei was taken aback, "Isn't this what magistrates should do? Why did you let him go?"
"Zhaoyi, the Qingming Canal leads directly to the palace. This is blocked, and there is less water for sweeping and washing in the palace. Many people are smelly."
Wu Mei suddenly smiled, "Your Majesty is going to punish him conveniently."
Jia Ping'an fooled the emperor, and the emperor gave him the privilege.
"Zhaoyi...Your Majesty won't give you any help, so Uncle Wuyang can't do anything about it." Zhang Tianxia felt that the emperor wanted to punish Jia Pingan.
Wu Mei smiled and said: "Your Majesty wants him to bow his head and punish him."
This is a good thing, which shows that the emperor didn't take it to heart.
I know you can't do it, so I leave it to you.
The authority of the emperor is undoubtedly revealed at this moment.
"Qingmingqu?"
Jia Ping'an knew about this.
Datang likes to do everything else, but he doesn't like water conservancy projects, so that the Qingming Canal is silted up.
"The Qingming River comes in from Anhuamen and passes through nine workshops along the way, and the workshop on the opposite side also depends on this canal." Shao Peng got a picture and it was clear at a glance.
"Qingming Canal entered the imperial city, and finally entered the palace." Shaopeng raised his head, gloating and said, "How on earth did you offend His Majesty, and even entrusted such matters to you. Do you know... these more than ten years?" A workshop depends on the Qingming Canal for water, and many yamen in the imperial city rely on the Qingming Canal for half of the water in the palace... When the news spreads, more than a hundred thousand people will be watching you. If you don’t do well, be careful when you go home Being beaten with a sap."
This trick is poisonous!
Jia Ping'an sang you are so poisonous, you are so poisonous, and went to class leisurely.
"Thank you sir."
Li Yuanying saluted very seriously, Jia Pingan said indifferently: "Why are you thanking me?"
Li Yuanying... I thank you for letting me stand out, okay?
Jia Ping'an gave him a meaningful look, and then went to class.
After class, Li Yuanying met a man from the clan, and the two had some friendship.
"Prince Teng, you have escaped this time."
"Why?"
"Uncle Guo originally wanted to mess with you!"
Boom!
Li Yuanying only felt that there was a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and his hair exploded.
The emperor can use him as much as he wants. He is not a threat, and the emperor will not kill him. But Changsun Wuji, an old bastard, started viciously, saying that if you kill your whole family, you won't be able to escape even a chicken.
"Fortunately, you have gained the reputation of a clan talent. Otherwise..."
The person who came and left, went to the emperor later.
"Your Majesty, King Teng is terrified."
Li Zhi sneered and said: "He has done all kinds of bad things outside, so I should let him be punished according to my opinion. But the clan must have someone to be a benchmark, otherwise how will the people of the world see the Li family?"
Old Li’s family is a bunch of scourges!
The emperor likes to play with women, and he is not afraid of raw meat. He dares to pull any woman into the palace.
And the clan has no good birds, they are all greedy for enjoyment, domineering and domineering.
How long can such a Li family last?
Li Zhi was deeply worried, but Li Yuanying's sudden outburst made him think he could observe it. But Li Yuanying dropped a bomb: a major corruption case in the palace.
The case is still being investigated, Li Zhi is not in a hurry, he prefers to make those people tremble in anxiety and cannot sleep at night.
"How is Jia Ping'an?" He was curious about how desperate Jia Ping'an is now.
The silted canal in that section was a lot of work, and Jia Ping'an did it himself...it would cost a lot of money.
Thinking of this, he felt very comfortable.
"Uncle Wuyang is working in Baiqi as usual today, and he still goes to teach."
"Pretending to be calm? I think it's interesting, just wait and see." Li Zhi suddenly felt that being an emperor is also fun, such as using the emperor's authority to make problems for his courtiers.
I see that you are not pleasing to the eye, so I throw a difficult problem to you, and if you solve it, your vitality will be greatly injured. If you can't solve it, I will deal with you casually, and the people in the world have nothing to say.
This is the joy of being an emperor!
…
Li Yuanying was stunned, and then squatted at home thinking about it all night, and went to Baiqi with gifts the next morning.
"Prince Teng seeks an audience?"
Shao Peng was a little stunned, "What is this clan scum doing here?"
"Please come." Jia Ping'an was very busy and had to check the canal later.
As soon as Li Yuanying came, he entered the guard room and bowed.
Jia Ping'an thought to himself that this person is considered smart, and he even counted on his own purpose to clean him up.
"Thank you, sir." Li Yuanying raised his head and said seriously: "This king has been in fear since he was sensible, but no one reminds him, no one helps him. There is a deep meaning in the sir's punishment, and this king knows it."
He delivered the gift, "From then on, just tell me what you need to do."
Master Jia saved his life.
Jia Ping'an smiled, and opened the gift casually...
Damn it!
A box of gems.
This girl's style is clearly the style of nouveau riche!
"Take it."
Jia Pingan waved his hand, Li Yuanying was stunned: "Do you dislike it, sir?"
This box of gems is worth a lot of money!
Jia Ping'an frowned and said: "I help you but it's not for any reward. You...a person should have contacts, but you are like a businessman. I don't like it. Take it back and double today's homework. In addition, love is priceless and copied five hundred times."
Li Yuanying was confused.
Doubling homework is easy to say, but love is priceless and copied five hundred times...
My king's wrist will be broken.
"Get out!"
Jia Ping'an is really busy.
Li Yuanying's eyes became steamy, "You are so kind to me..."
Li Yuanying felt humiliated, but immediately thought of the priceless words Jia Pingan asked him to copy, and couldn't help but startled, "Teacher-student friendship."
Qingyi is a yarn, it's just Jia Ping's protection.
But Li Yuanying was moved.
"gentlemen."
...
"gentlemen!"
Li Yuanying rushed over suddenly and hugged Jia Pingan before he could react.
"What are you doing?"
Jia Pingan likes to hug women, and men can roll as far as they can.
But Li Yuanying revealed his true feelings.
"My king went to the feudal city at the age of eleven." Li Yuanying choked up and wept on Jia Ping'an's shoulder. I don't want to do some small bad things, but I tremble when I get a good reputation, and I have to do a bad thing right away..."
This is one of the retributions of Emperor Taizong for killing his brother and imprisoning his father, and the clan was panicked.
He even killed his own brother, so what is your half-brother?
"Those people are far away from this king, as if this king is a piece of shit."
Jia Ping'an was hugged by him and wanted to push away, but Li Yuanying tried very hard.
"No one pays more attention to this king, no one cares, and no one helps... Sir... you are a good man."
Jia Pingan pushed him away, and found that his shoulders were wet, and his head was covered with black lines.
Damn it, my sister's tears are nothing more than that, why are you crying like a big man?
"This king has lost his temper." Li Yuanying shook his head, the long hair on his sideburns fluttered, and then said with a smile: "Uncle Wuyang, would you like to go to the brothel with this king? It would be a good story to talk at night together."
"roll!"
Jia Ping'an felt that the old Li's family had genetic problems, especially when it came to the issue of men and women, it was obviously too unrestrained.
Li Yuanying regained the virtue of the prodigal prince, went out to look inside Baiqi, and said, "It's dry, it looks like a place where widowers live."
Damn it!
These words are really vicious!
Even Shaopeng couldn't help saying: "Prince Teng should be careful when going out."
Looking back, Baiqi teased you without discussing it.
But Li Yuanying was not afraid at all, and left in a cool way.
This person has long been used to doing bad things and offending people in those years, and feels that this is the only way to be safe. So the reputation of the scumbag clan resounded through the sky, and he didn't have to worry about the murderous intent in the attention from Chang'an.
Jia Pingan then took people to check Qingmingqu.
Qingming Canal enters from Anhua Gate in the south, walks through Anlefang, passes through it all the way, and finally enters the Imperial City and Imperial Palace.
The silting occurred in the section from Xinghuafang to Taipingfang.
In the wide ditch, silt and various sundries accumulated very high, the key is that it is very long.
This is the territory of Chang'an County, Lao Cui is very generous and brought people here.
Although they can't do it, it's good to help.
"Why is it stagnant?" Cui Yixuan asked without nutrition.
Fangzheng talked about him from left to right, Cui Yixuan's old face darkened, thinking that a Fangzheng would dare to fight in front of the old man, would he die?
Jia Pingan looked at the mansions beside the canal, but suddenly understood.
"Ming Mansion, those people on the side throw things indiscriminately."
It is close to the imperial city, so it is naturally the choice for the rich and powerful to buy properties. And living by the canal, it is convenient to get water, and the willows beside the water can be regarded as a scenery, just like the water-friendly luxury houses in later generations.
But now the Qingming Canal has become a stinky canal due to silting up, and the value of this mansion has been greatly reduced.
"Many people have moved to live elsewhere, and here are the servants."
The rich and powerful are really rich, and they have to deal with the business.
Cui Yixuan said in a low voice: "Why don't I start something?"
The emperor asked Jia Pingan to do something. Everyone can guess that it was punishment.
Jia Ping'an smiled and said, "Thank you Cui Gong, I'll think of a way."
Later, Li Jingye came.
This kid fought so hard this time, and won the title of Founding County Male in terms of merit and deeds. But he is the eldest grandson, and he will inherit the title of Duke of England in the future. The title of county male is not important, what is important is affirmation.
"Brother, A Weng said that there are a lot of people in the family, so just call them."
When Liang Jianfang, Cheng Zhijie and others all sent people, Jia Pingan suddenly realized that he was no longer in such a predicament of being alone and helpless.
At this moment, whoever dares to say to suppress him, these old men, Cui Shi, etc. will take action.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Laughing by the side of the stinky Qingming Canal in broad daylight, Jia Pingan only felt extremely happy.
Liang Jianfang came in person, pointed at the canal and yelled and cursed those wicked dignitaries like pigs and dogs, and asked, "Xiao Jia, what do you want?"
Old Liang was asking about his ambition.
What do people want in life?
Some people want money, some people want fame, some people want quietness, some people want prosperity...
In the final analysis, I want to realize my own value and let my peers recognize me.
Jia Ping'an thought for a while, "I want to see the Tang Dynasty strong and unabated, and I want to flaunt my history!"
Liang Jianfang laughed and entered the palace.
Li Zhi knew this, and said to Wang Zhongliang: "The broom star has gradually established his own circle now, and I am watching what he wants to do."
"Your Majesty, General Liang please see me."
Liang Jianfang met and saluted, and the first sentence was: "Your Majesty, if Jia Ping'an has ulterior motives, there is no need to build a Beijing temple."
Li Zhi took a deep breath, "Why?"
Liang Jianfang said: "He built temples everywhere. Although there are not many people talking about him, the old ministers listened to people's discussions in private, saying that Jia Pingan was bloodthirsty."
Those who are bloodthirsty are perverts.
A pervert... you can count on him for treason or something.
The broom star is perverted, and there is no pressure in saying this.
"Liang Qing is worrying too much." Li Zhi smiled slightly, "He has been refusing to explain that he is not a broom star."
Old Liang was stunned, and then smiled: "The old minister is worrying too much."
He was not worried, but worried that the emperor would feel jealous when he saw Jia Pingan making friends everywhere.
Others have nothing to be afraid of, but Jia Ping'an is a broom star if he can't stand it!
Jia Pingan himself acquiesced, who can argue?
As long as the broom star can't control himself, what will Li Zhi fear him for?
The emperor's suspicion is so groundless, and it goes away quickly.
After Jia Pingan inspected the Qingming Canal, he even arrested Li Yuanying as an errand.
"Here, you can draw a...garden for a certain person?"
Li Yuanying shook his head, he is good at painting, but not good at landscapes!
"that is…"
Jia Pingan told him some structural elements of the garden, and some auxiliary facilities...
"How do you feel?"
"Excitement."
Li Yuanying had the urge to create, and immediately went back to retreat.
Jia Pingan went to teach mathematics in a hurry.
"He hasn't started work yet?"
Li Zhi felt that Jia Ping'an was despising his authority.
"In a few days, if he doesn't do it, I will do it."
…
Every time Jia Pingan came to Suanxue, he was sought after like a star.
There is hot tea on the table, and some mutton oil stars can be seen on the surface. The taste... I really can't tell.
"What a certain professor is waiting for you today is statistics."
"Statistics are the foundation of a country. Emperors and prime ministers must master the Great Tang, which consists of economy, agriculture, and population... In short, the entire Great Tang can be explained by a set of data .And the emperor can intuitively understand the situation in various aspects through these data, which is the basis for decision-making..."
The eyes of those students showed extraordinary splendor. They didn't expect that Mr. would have such a long-awaited course.
Silence!
A teaching assistant passed by outside, and felt that it was too quiet, so he leaned over and took a look.
Jia Pingan was struggling to write on the blackboard, and the students below were copying desperately, their eyes were like a hungry wolf seeing the hunger and thirst of a lamb.
What's this?
The teaching assistant glanced at the blackboard and couldn't take his eyes off it.
Later, Han Wei passed by, and leaned over when he saw this.
"Let's give an example. What is the grain output of Chang'an County this year, how much has flowed into the official warehouse, and how much has been stored in the farmers' homes... Then sum up the numbers from various places in the Tang Dynasty. What is the current situation of the people, how long can the surplus grain in the people's homes last, and even judge the future trend of grain prices. If there is a war, how much grain and grass, where can the grain be allocated without worrying about food shortage... This is one of the statistics significance."
The eyes of the students showed extraordinary splendor.
The few teaching assistants outside were dumbfounded.
What is management of the world?
That's it!
…
The last two days of this month, ask for a monthly pass...
(end of this chapter)