Chapter 1260 - Chapter 1260: The king’s return _1 (1/2)
Chapter 1260: The king’s return _1
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The main topic of discussion in this little court Assembly was the “snow disaster.” Ever since the beginning of winter, the temperature had plummeted.
The families that could barely make ends meet had been affected by the cold wave and had no choice but to spend more money on charcoal, cotton clothes, and other supplies.
However, to the poor farmers, their annual income was so little that they had to worry about their food and clothing.
Spending money on charcoal and cotton-padded clothes meant that there was no money to buy rice.
Many poor people could not survive this winter, and they lost countless people in hunger and cold.
The Imperial court received reports from the local authorities one after another, and they described the disaster as “not a single household was left in the ten villages.”
The judge of the court of judicial review immediately stepped out and bowed,
“Your Majesty, you can ask the Ministry of Revenue to mobilize money and food for disaster relief. The people are short of food and clothing and can’t survive the winter.
the people who were robbed by the refugees will also become refugees. If the disaster is not resolved as soon as possible, I’m afraid there will be a great disaster.
Without waiting for Emperor Yongxing to speak, the Minister of Revenue stepped out in a panic and said loudly, ”
“Your Majesty, the National Treasury is empty and we really can’t take out any extra money to help the disaster. Please reconsider, Your Majesty.”
Every year during the disaster relief period, to him, the Minister of Revenue, it was a storm that shook his official position.
Sure enough, the Ministry of Revenue quickly stood up and added,
“Your Majesty, I would like to impeach the Minister of Revenue for abusing his power for personal gain, abusing his power for money, and sucking up to the Imperial court with his accomplices, causing the National Treasury to be empty.”
“I beg for the bones!” The Minister of Revenue knelt down and shouted.
The corner of Emperor Yongxing’s mouth twitched and he looked down at his ministers expressionlessly.
The party was fighting!
To this day, there were still factional disputes!
It’s you scholars who only know how to fight among yourselves, working together with the previous emperor, that’s why you’ve brought disaster to the people of Da Feng … Emperor Yongxing clenched his hands in his sleeves and smiled gently, ”
“As I said yesterday, the disaster is serious. The Emperor and officials of the court should be United and discuss countermeasures. My Dear Ministers, please stop.”
The Minister of Revenue and the others immediately ceased their activities.
Emperor Yongxing nodded with satisfaction and said loudly, “”How’s the Yi Cang’s reserve?”
The Minister of Revenue said,”they’ve all opened the warehouses for disaster relief.” However, during the autumn harvest, the Imperial court and the witchcraft cult had a fight and suffered a great loss. On that day, the rations were transferred from all over the country. As a result, there is a shortage of grain in the local Yi warehouse.”
“Then what about Guan Cang?” Emperor Yongxing thought for a while.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the hall looked at each other. The Imperial censor of the right, Liu Hong, stepped out and said, ”
“Your Majesty, you can’t. If you want to stabilize the situation in various places and let the minor officials and officials act normally, you can’t touch the official positions.”
The Yi Cang was specially used for disaster relief during the desolate year.
The official Granary was used to pay the officials.
If the Imperial court couldn’t pay the official positions, then the world would truly be in chaos.
Emperor Yongxing’s face darkened,”then what good plan does Minister Liu have?”
“The demon barbarians in the North still owe the Imperial court countless furs, salt, and iron ores. Your Majesty, you can send an envoy to the North to ask for them,” Liu Hong said after a moment of thought.