win the hairpin

Chapter 444 Abacus, calculation

After calculating the accounts for a whole half a day, there were constant sounds of pearls from the Wende Palace. Under Yuan Shaopei's recalculation and sorting out, the accounts of each case were in order, and Dong Tongying forwarded them to the present.

Looking down at the general ledger today, he flipped through two pages, looked at Dong Tongying gloomyly, and then moved his gaze from Dong Tongying to King Jin.

When he looked at Dong Tongying, his eyes were only gloomy, but when he looked at King Jin, his eyes were already gloomy.

"Bringing this abacus and accounts to me today, whose idea was it?"

Dong Tongying knew in his heart that Jin Wang was the one who took the lead in front of Jinshang, and he would definitely fail, but he did it anyway. He didn't know what kind of mood Jin Wang was in at this time.

He glanced at King Jin from the corner of his eye, and saw King Jin standing there with his head bowed in a gentle expression - King Jin had been standing in Wende Hall for a whole morning, and even Yuan Shaopei got an embroidered pier, A cup of hot tea, but Jin Wang has been standing like this.

It's a pity that the emperor's family has no sons, fathers have no fathers, and the emperor is not a Ming emperor. Jin Wang has to be questioned even as a courtier.

He couldn't bear the embarrassment of the King of Jin, so he cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, the minister did a rough calculation yesterday and invited the King of Jin to discuss the matter of repairing the palace."

Before he finished speaking, Imakami interrupted him with a sneer: "I know you don't have the guts."

Today, he looked at King Jin: "Boss, you are lenient, and you can call Sansi to move. It seems that I can't control you anymore."

King Jin lowered his head and said respectfully, "I dare not."

Today, he sneered again and again, and the laughter was so piercing that the people in the third department in the hall who had finished their calculations broke into cold sweat for King Jin, but King Jin didn't move a muscle, and didn't kneel down to beg for mercy.

Now looking at him standing awe-inspiringly above the main hall, he seemed to see the silhouettes of the two women from the Pei family overlapping on his body.

The Pei family are all so tough.

The old one dared to draw his sword to the courtiers, the one in the middle palace could not even be poisoned to death by poison, the young one was hardened now, and he didn't tell himself about the relationship between father and son, the big court, the young one controlled most of it.

It is very difficult for him to move King Jin now.

The spittle of courtiers, Taiwan admonitions, and scholars all over the world can drown him. If he wants to suppress King Jin, he has to find another way.

Today, while weighing the matter, he lowered his head and looked through the account books: "Mr. Dong, talk about the expenditures of various sources. Which ones are the most expensive, or are there too few taxes that make the treasury so difficult?"

Dong Tongying quickly replied: "Compared with previous years, there is a slight surplus in taxation. After the land tax and fish scale books were clarified, the number of refugees has decreased significantly, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. This all depends on His Majesty's sages. It's just that Dingzhou has been suffering year after year and the war is tight. All expenses have to be allocated from the national treasury. This is the largest expenditure. In addition, the frequent earthquakes in Shu and the flooding of the two lakes and roads are all major expenditures. Your Majesty wants to repair the palace, and the ministers and others should have fully supported it, but it is really intentional. Powerless."

Everyone in the third division knew that Dong Tongying's words were euphemistic.

In fact, there are still courts who are greedy for ink, and Liangguang Road Yamen personally opened the way for Qingbaiyan, which caused the salt tax to drop sharply. If it weren't for the increase in land tax, the treasury would not only be in trouble, but it might have been short of money.

However, today they want to make Jinshang give up repairing the palace, which has already made Jinshang furious. If the court doesn't understand these words, it's worth not to say them.

Everyone was silent, waiting for Imakami's reaction.

Dong Tongying saw that there was no words today, so he said immediately: "Depending on Your Majesty's sage, now Yongzhou and Mozhou have been taken back, and in time, they will be able to take back all the land in front of the mountain and behind the mountain. Your Majesty has this achievement. When the time comes, Liao and Xia will pay tribute. Not to mention repairing the palace, even expanding the palace, the treasury can also support it.”

Imamami's solemn face finally softened a little after hearing his achievements, and he nodded: "Where is the internal treasury, can you pay the money?"

Dong Tongying shook his head: "Your Majesty is thrifty, the inner treasury is not expensive, but the repairing of the palace is so expensive that the inner treasury can't support it."

The others in Sansi curled their lips secretly again.

It's not that the internal treasury can't support it, but that Concubine Zhang Gui has been favored more and more since Zhang Rui's death, and there is no one to control her, so her expenses are endless.

All her clothes must be gorgeous and dazzling, and the brocade dress she wore on her birthday, embroidered with gold thread and a whole pair of lotus flowers, has been the focus of discussion among women in Kyoto.

Hearing this remark today, he didn't think much about it, but nodded with regret, and gave up his heart to repair the palace, and ordered the three divisions to retreat, leaving only King Jin to speak.

Dong Tongying's heart was finally relieved, and the deputy envoys of the three divisions also breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Dong Tongying out of the hall.

A group of people exited the Hall of Wende, and the servants closed the door of the hall. Before everyone could go down the steps, they heard the sound of furious scolding from the main hall.

"Rebel!"

Then there was the muffled groan that King Jin couldn't restrain, and the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. I don't know if it was a paperweight or an inkstone that hit King Jin, and then rolled to the ground.

Everyone trembled, stopped in their tracks, and looked at each other in shock.

King Jin accepted it on their behalf.

Dong Tongying's complexion was gloomy, her eyes were fixed, and then she looked at the servant who was following them away, a cold light flashed in her old eyes, and she said to Yuan Shaopei behind her: "Shaopei, I can't walk, you come and get involved I."

Yuan Shaopei hurried forward and held Dong Tongying's arm.

Dong Tongying leaned on him with half of his body, and just walked without saying a word, until everyone walked out of the palace gate, he whispered to Yuan Shaopei: "Think of a way, and immediately spread the news of what happened in Wende Palace."

Yuan Shaopei nodded quickly.

Ge Renmei and the others were depressed, waiting for Dong Tongying to speak. Dong Tongying turned around and said, "What are you doing standing there? Go back to the office to be on duty."

So a group of people went back to the third company's office carrying the account books and abacus.

Inside the Hall of Wende, the charcoal fire was burning extremely hot, giving off a sticky smell of blood. The white jade paperweight rolled to the ground, King Jin's hat fell to the ground, a strand of hair was scattered, and scarlet blood flowed from the gaps in the hair. It poured out and dripped on the flat gold bricks.

Blood was flowing on King Jin's eyelashes, and he thought in a blood-red blur: "Ridiculous."

A tael of gold and a brick, everything that is used by the emperor, is made by skilled craftsmen from all over the world, and they spare no effort in manpower and financial resources. They use the power of the world to support an emperor, but the emperor has no world in his heart, only one word "I".

Ridiculous.

Today, he looked at the King Jin who was kneeling on the ground with serious eyes, and saw that King Jin was kneeling with a strong character, without embellishment, and his dragon and phoenix posture was natural.

This appearance made him suddenly frightened.

King Jin cannot be allowed to go any further!

He asked sharply: "Stupid thing! You can't even tell the difference between the inside and the outside! Is your surname Li or Dong? Without money, Dong Tongying should figure out a way. Otherwise, what do I want him to do? Look good?"

The back of King Jin bent down strengthened his courage, and he stepped down from the tower, pointed at King Jin's nose and cursed angrily: "Take me as a favor, to gain your good reputation, and even call on the third division to come and make a deal with me!" , I might as well let you sit on this dragon chair!"

"I dare not."

"Just know if you don't dare," Jinshang looked at him condescendingly, "kneel here for two hours, and reflect on it in the mansion for three months!"

(End of this chapter)