I, the patron saint of the frontier of the Tang Dynasty, was forced to rebel

Chapter 62 Account book fraud, 70 taels of embezzlement
The eunuch trembled under Li Tai's expression, and hurriedly reported it.

"I would like to report to Your Highness that thousands of shops, including Chang'an, have raised their prices at the same time, causing widespread grievances among the people. Therefore, there are rumors that Qin Mu is going to attack Chang'an City, causing people to loot food and other goods, and the price of goods has increased by more than ten times!"

"Especially in Guannei Road, a large number of banks are closed, and the silver stored by the people cannot be exchanged. The people have no money at all. The people complained and blamed all the crimes on the court!"

"Okay, okay, what a good way!"

No need to guess, Li Tai understood that this was Qin Mu's method.

"Anti-thief! Gu must punish his nine clans! If you do this, won't you set the court on fire!"

It's a pity, Qin Mu traveled here, where did the Nine Clans come from?

Changsun Wuji and the others were quite helpless when they saw Li Tai's distraught appearance.

"Your Highness, this is not the time to get angry. If this matter is not handled properly, I'm afraid your crown prince will be endangered!"

"Open the national treasury, subsidize all merchants, and order officials from all over the country to monitor prices, and not to raise prices without permission."

"Your Highness, the national treasury is completely out of money!" Tang Jian sighed, "As early as three months ago, a large amount of silver was used to support military expenditures. Now the national treasury is completely empty, and the next tax payment will have to wait for six months."

Li Tai was stunned for a moment, never expecting this to happen.

How long has it been since he sat on the crown prince?
Treasury, empty?
"What about the inner storage?"

"Last year to resist the snow disaster, His Majesty benevolently opened a treasury to support it. If it is used now, it will not only be insufficient, but will also cause royal strife."

There was no need for the eunuch to say this, Changsun Wuji explained it directly.

Li Tai was completely at a loss. It turned out that the half-dead father left a huge mess!

"Your Highness, there is only one way to follow the example of Lingzhou and issue bonds."

"Bonds?"

Changsun Wuji seemed to come prepared, "Lingzhou bonds are used for war, and the imperial court issued them this time for the common people. We take advantage of benevolence and righteousness, and we can use this to find those rich people to raise money!"

The words are very clear, it depends on whether Li Tai has the courage.

What is a rich man, it represents a circle, all of them are rich people, including the family members!

Raising money is a complete waste of time.

At the end of the trouble, he would even do it.

But Li Tai knew very well that the royal family was the most dangerous if he really started to fight!

"If it is issued with the credit of the imperial court, is it possible?"

Changsun Wuji and Tang Jian looked at each other and nodded.

"You can give it a try."

In Chang'an City, Qin Mu's army was killed, and the news of such panic spread throughout the city.

However.
In just three days, prices have soared even more because of panic.

The people complained a lot, and the atmosphere of beating and scolding the court started again.

The bond method discussed by Li Tai and Baiguan began to be implemented.

Official uniforms from all over the country took the lead in implementing it, and the result was naturally beyond expectations. Poor!
It's not just a matter of the style of these officials, but also management omissions and so on.

The common people simply did not believe that the imperial court had any credibility.

If it was said a year ago, everyone would have believed it, but now with the money, they would rather buy the bonds of the bank founded by Qin Mu, or deposit them directly.

Li Tai's policy orders can be said to be abolished!
"Tang Jian! This method was proposed by you, why is there such a problem now?"

"The hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an City, and even the people in the surrounding cities have also deposited money in banks in other places and bought war bonds."

"Isn't this going to help Qin Mu and destroy my Tang Dynasty!"

Tang Jian frowned, the situation was beyond expectation.

I thought that using the wealth of the world to relieve the people and stabilize the local market.

Looking at it now, not only was it unsuccessful, but it actually fueled Qin Mu's army.

Dozens of millions of people's silver deposits in banks to buy bonds
Here, how many weapons can be bought, and how many armors can be made?
How stupid!

"This matter, in the final analysis, is that the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot afford the money."

"Gu, didn't you already talk about opening the internal library?" Li Tai was anxious, staring at Tang Jian viciously in front of him.

"Your Highness, although the silver taels have been allocated, I'm afraid that none of them will be implemented!"

Tang Jian thought about it carefully, and immediately reacted.

Corruption has become more and more serious in the current imperial court.

Li Shimin has always said that the administration of officials is clear and bright, but in reality, the officials have one thing on the surface and another on the back.

"Check it out for me, all the embezzlers will kill the nine clans!"

"Hateful!"

Li Tai was like a madman, wishing he could take out his long knife and chop off the heads of those corrupt officials himself.

unfortunately
Changsun Wuji said at this time: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has decreed that corruption is not enough to constitute the crime of beheading, let alone the extermination of nine clans."

Hearing this, Li Tai laughed angrily, and snorted coldly for a while but didn't know how to respond.

"Is the matter clear?"

"His Royal Highness, there has been a forgery in the accounts of the household department. This is a problem that was only discovered using Qin Mu's new algorithm."

"Qin Mu! Why is it Qin Mu again!"

bump!
Li Tai slammed his fist on the table angrily, "Could it be that the Tang court cannot be stable without him?"

"It's a mere account book, and he has to use his method to find out the problem. What about before? I was embezzled with countless silver taels. It's all the people's fat and people's anointing. Are you all blind!"

Tang Jian and Changsun Wuji looked at each other, and they both saw each other's disappointment.

"Your Highness, the veteran inspected it himself, and there is indeed a problem of falsification in the account books."

Bang!

The teacup was suddenly smashed on the table, and hot water splashed everywhere.

None of the ministers evaded him, and Li Tai's hands were burning red as if he didn't feel it, and his heart was cold.

Such a court, such a Tang Dynasty, what future does it have?
"A bunch of moths!"

"Your Highness, the critical moment now is to deal with these people so as to give the people some confidence, otherwise things will become unmanageable." Changsun Wuji said indifferently.

"A total of more than sixty people, including officials of all sizes!"

Tang Jian held the latest list and presented it with both hands.

Li Tai's eyes were red, he couldn't imagine.

On this list, there is the name of Fan Sheng, a doctor from the household department!

This person, but he pushed it up with his own hands
"These bastards, do you have solid evidence?"

"Not yet, but we must check."

That night, an order came out.

Of course, only in the circle of senior officials like Changsun Wuji, and then ordered his subordinates to start a secret investigation.

In just one night, the results were shocking!

Tang Jian and the others, who had been calm all the time, were shocked, "The more than 78 people here have embezzled more than [-] taels of silver! If it is reported like this"

"No, report the truth, His Royal Highness will not change if he is not attacked."

Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes slightly, full of hostility.

"The internal treasury released more than [-] yuan, and the household department released more than [-] yuan. The real subsidy is only tens of thousands of taels of silver!"

No need to guess, Li Tai was furious when he knew about it.

"Bastard! Most of the remaining money in the internal treasury has been taken out, and the national treasury has been emptied even more. These moths are so bold, but they still put the court in their eyes!"

(End of this chapter)