The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

After Yan Xiaoxiao left the East Palace, Xiao Rui still took a shower.

However, Lu pheasant did not participate, but was served by a palace lady. As the saying goes, it is simple and easy to be extravagant. Xiao Rui has long been accustomed to the service of a palace lady, so bathing is bathing, and nothing beautiful happens.

On the morning of the next day, Huo Xingye, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, introduced the battle situation at the border, which was almost a daily routine of the early dynasty. Afterwards, several ministers also participated in some important events. When no one had anything to play, they usually spoke for the listening emperor Xia.

"This winter is very cold, the north is snowing with goose feathers, the rivers are frozen, and hundreds of hungry and cold refugees have frozen to death. I am deeply saddened. Although taxes have been reduced and exempted in various places, it is not a permanent cure. In addition to the border warfare, the daily cost of food and grass is a huge amount. Where is the household book?"

Yang Feiyuan, a scholar of the Ministry of Households and a fellow of the cabinet, went out and respectfully said: "We are here!"

"How about the population and taxation of Daxia in the twenty-two years of Yongli? Can you check it out?" Xia Huang asked.

Early today, I had passed through the cabinet with several scholars, so Yang Feiyuan opened his mouth and came: "My Majesty, the statistics of the national population tax in the 22nd year of Yongli have been completed! Daxia has a total household registration of 23.45 million and a population. 116.63 million. Taxes: 120.48 million stones, 6.56 million cloth brocades, 1.005 million catties of silk wool, 35.23 million ingots, 17,250 catties of copper, 322,000 catties of iron, 126,000 catties of lead, 12080 taels of cinnabar, 5.99 million catties of tea, 439.7 catties of salt Wanyin, 42.79 million shi of grain in the army..."

Xiao Rui had known this data beforehand.

The population of Daxia is more than 100 million, more than twice the population of the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, but the tax revenue is more than that of the Song Dynasty, and the total tax revenue is as high as 250 million silver.

It is worth mentioning that Daxia’s business tax is 25, which is 4%, which is higher than the Ming Dynasty but lower than the Song Dynasty’s 7%. The prosperity of commerce, coupled with the great efforts of the emperor in the past few years, and the good weather, have also contributed to the rich taxation.

However, this seemingly prosperous face is as fragile as window paper in the face of the upcoming Little Ice Age.

Therefore, after listening to the report of the Hubu Shangshu, Xia Huang said: "I have worked hard to rule for 23 years. After handing over this answer sheet, I can be ashamed of the ancestors and the ancestors, and I can be worthy of the common people. However, this is far from enough. The winter of the previous year closed the city with heavy snow, and the winter of last year was even more cold and bitter. There were frozen bones on the road. Now it has begun, but there is no sign of the beginning of spring. For the livelihood of the people of Daxia, I decided to comprehensively check the grain storage in the granaries of counties, prefectures and prefectures. , And clear farmland across the country, whoever embezzles and squanders the law, embezzles official food, taxes, practices favoritism, embezzles fields, all emphasize punishment and will never show mercy!"

As soon as this remark came out, the Manchu civil and military were in an uproar, and then they whispered.

The last time I did this was more than ten years ago. That time it took nearly a year to kill more than a thousand corrupt officials and copy tens of thousands of households, including the rich and powerful, aristocratic families, and local tyrants. That year, they only obtained the money from their families. Wealth converted into silver is nearly 500 million taels, which is equivalent to the tax revenue of Daxia Country for two years.

Unexpectedly, it will start again now!

The more prosperous, the more decay is hidden, how many people will die this year? The civil and martial arts of the Manchu dynasty had no idea.

Xia Huang said again: "The household department is responsible for this inventory task, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises the full cooperation of all offices, and this task is the responsibility of the prince in charge!"

"Erchen (Weichen) leads the order!" Xiao Rui, Yang Feiyuan, and Du Shaosheng responded in unison.

The three of them all passed the Qi beforehand, so they got the point directly.

But other officials are even more afraid.

The prince in command?

Fuck, this is a dead end. Who doesn't know that the prince is a small mad demon who is a copycat, and his hands are so dark that he can hardly be better than the princes of all dynasties in Daxia.

All the civil and military officials in the palace all have properties, and they are all rich and wealthy in their hometowns. It is impossible to say that there are no problems at all.

In this way, amidst panic, the early morning ended.

Back to the Hall of Nourishment, Emperor Xia and Xiao Rui were sitting and drinking tea.

"Let you be in command this time and be responsible for this task of cleaning up the landlord is bound to make people panic. There are more than 80,000 officials in Daxia. In addition to the officials who are not influential, it is even more massive. The last time I copied 500 million taels. You, the little rancor is in charge, it shouldn't be less." Xia Huang said with a smile.

Xiao Rui smiled embarrassedly: "Everything that Erchen did is for Da Xia, and Erchen can pat his chest to ensure that he will never embezzle a penny!"

"Yes, don't embezzle a penny!" Xia Huang narrowed his face, how could he not know the virtue of his son.

Don't embezzle a penny, all the embezzlement is gold and silver.

"During this time, you have performed well in the Hall of Nourishment of the Heart. From now on, I will study government affairs by watching memorials here in the morning, and make your own arrangements in the afternoon." Xia Huang said.

Xiao Rui was overjoyed and quickly got up to thank you.

Ever since, after the morning, Xiao Rui returned to the East Palace happily. After lunch, Xiao Rui went to Zhan Shifu, but he did not expect that the three counsellors were not there.

Jia Xu went to Huben Pavilion to check the progress of the gunpowder recently.

Guo Jia went to investigate Wang Ruyang and said that he had made important discoveries.

Zhang Liang went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Hao Yun asked him to come over and make suggestions on how to monitor the world and better accomplish the tasks assigned by His Majesty this morning.

Since Xiao Rui became the prince, the three of Jia Xu couldn't be idle, each had their own things to do.

Xiao Rui had nothing to do and was about to return to the palace when he ran into Guo Jia who had returned in a hurry.

"How did your Highness come at this hour? Could something happen?" Guo Jia stepped forward and asked.

Xiao Rui said, "It's okay. Your Majesty allowed me to arrange freely in the afternoon, so I came here to see the three gentlemen. I didn't expect that you were all busy. Feng Xiao, why are you in such a hurry?"

Guo Jia said: "His Royal Highness, Princess Lanling is back!"

"Qingqing is back?" Xiao Rui raised her brows and said in surprise: "How could King Ruyang...Oh, she ran out by herself?"

Guo Jia nodded, and said: "Yes, the Lanling princess found that the close-knit maid was the eyeliner of King Ruyang, so he found a chance to sneak back, and drove back to Kyoto by selling his belongings. If it weren't for martial arts to defend yourself, it would be dangerous."

Xiao Rui quickly asked, "Where is she?"

"She entered Kyoto and went to the Champion Hou's Mansion. Miss Zhuge sent someone to notify her subordinates. She was afraid that she would be spotted by the Ruyang King if she stayed at the Champion Hou's Mansion, so she ordered them to send Princess Lanling to Jingyuan. I don't know that Jingyuan is already the property of His Royal Highness, and it is much more concealed." Guo Jia introduced.

Xiao Rui and Guo Jia immediately went to Jingyuan.

Guo Jia sent Xiao Rui to the door of a house, and then retreated. After Xiao Rui entered, he knocked on the door of the room, and Xiao Qingqing's voice resounded in the room: "Who?"

"It's me!" Xiao Rui said.

Then, there was the sound of footsteps in the room, the door was opened, Xiao Qingqing plunged into Xiao Rui's arms, hugged him tightly, and sobbed softly.

Xiao Rui touched her hair lovingly, and smiled: "Why are you crying? Who is bullying you, you say, I'll help you beat him!"

Xiao Qingqing didn't raise her head, and hugged Xiao Rui vigorously, for fear that as soon as he withdrew, the person who missed the sickness in front of him would disappear.

Xiao Rui didn't speak any more, letting her calm down her inner excitement.

After a long time, Xiao Qingqing withdrew from his arms, his eyes were red, and there were two lines of clear tears hanging on his white cheeks.

Xiao Rui stretched out her hand to wipe her, and smiled: "Cry enough? Look at my chest, it's all wet."

Xiao Qingqing gave him a white look and snorted: "I was so wronged to run back to see you. I almost died. I got wet when I got wet."

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "You are too foolish! You ran back from Lanling without money, you want to make people worry about death!"

Xiao Qingqing's tears couldn't help falling again, and said, "Qilang, what should I do?"

Xiao Rui wondered: "What should I do?"

"My father..." Xiao Qingqing looked sad.

One is the person he likes, and the other is his own father, who should have been a harmonious relationship between husband and son, but now there is a shadow of a sword. Xiao Rui sent Yuji to Lanling, and she knew that her father's deeds had been exposed.

She was really afraid... One day she suddenly heard the news that someone had an accident, then she really didn't have the courage to live on.

Xiao Rui also felt toothache.

He would encounter such a **** plot. He wanted to tell Xiao Qingqing, you are you and your father is your father. Even if I kill your father in the future, it will have nothing to do with you...

Uh... Although Xiao Rui's face was thick, she couldn't say that at this time.

"Go into the room and talk." Xiao Rui pulled Xiao Qingqing into the room.

The two sat down, and Xiao Rui asked: "I don't know what your father's intentions are now! It's certainly not to help put Wang Xiaofeng in the upper ranks. He knows the relationship between you and me, but he will still contact the assassin who assassinated me Collusion, do you know what the **** is it for?"

Xiao Qingqing shook her head, looked lonely, and said, "I asked him, but he refused to say it."

"If your father stops now and honestly becomes his princess, I can forget the past. This is because of your face. But if he doesn't give up, Qingqing, I hope you don't hate me in the future!" Xiao Rui didn't want to. Said, but didn't want to lie to her, so it was straightforward.

Xiao Qingqing nodded. He knew that from the beginning, it was normal for Xiao Rui to fight back because it was his father's first hand. She didn't have the face to beg Xiao Rui to stop because she was too selfish.

Xiao Rui comforted: "Don't be sad. I think it's better to find out your father's intentions first. If he is because of ambition and I don't need me to do anything then, your majesty will not spare him. You should understand that ~www.ltnovel.com~ Xiao Qingqing wiped away her tears and nodded vigorously. She was determined not to let the things she worry about happen!

At this time Ruyang Palace.

Only two days ago, King Ruyang received the news that the princess had disappeared, and he was so angry that he almost took a knife and chopped off the guard who delivered the letter.

The one hundred and ten can't look at it personally, it's really a bunch of rubbish.

In the past two days, he was sending someone to look for Xiao Qingqing, but he didn't find it, but he knew that his daughter must have returned to Kyoto, and he would definitely meet Prince Xiao Rui!

He feels a headache when he thinks of her daughter washing her face in tears when she was in Lanling's hometown. But in this life, many things are helpless. He can't help himself. He has taken a wrong step. Now he has to take the wrong step. There is no room for recovery. Up.

"Calculate the timing, it's almost time!" Ruyang Wang said in a deep voice.

opportunity?

It seems that everyone is waiting for their own time.