On that day, Emperor Xuanping issued an order to dispose of all the three million taels of deposit from the Ministry of Revenue into the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue.

Shangshu Liang was overjoyed and immediately went to the palace to thank him: "The emperor used the private treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to save the country and the lives of the disaster victims. He was so kind and I felt grateful to everyone."

Emperor Xuanping, who looked a little pale, said, "This is my country, and the people are my people. I should do all this."

"The cost of the palace can be reduced, and it is okay to have a simple ceremony for my throne. It will make the people wear clothes to avoid the cold and eat to cover their belly."

Liang Shangshu's eyes suddenly became hot.

That's it, reason is this. Who else can the emperor who can truly achieve this for the people?

Although Emperor Xuanping was young, he already had the style of a benevolent monarch.

"Shangshu Liang," Emperor Xuanping said again: "I will entrust you with the disaster relief matter. I hope you will live up to my expectations and handle the relief of the disaster victims properly. No official embezzle the money. Otherwise, I will only ask!"

The Ministry of Revenue is responsible for allocating the money. Among the officials who go to the affected counties to provide relief, the officials sent by the Ministry of Revenue are also the most important.

In previous years, only five or six out of ten people who were allocated relief money could be used on the victims. There were many people who were unscrupulous and brave, and they started to deal with the disaster relief money.

Shangshu Liang bowed solemnly: "Please rest assured, I will do my best and never be disappointed."

Emperor Xuanping glanced at Liang Shangshu deeply: "Okay! I have recorded all your words."

After Liang Shangshu left, Emperor Xuanping summoned Duke Jingguo of Wei and Minister of Personnel to the palace to discuss the issue of sending more officials to the affected counties and counties to supervise disaster relief.

After several days of rushing, Emperor Xuanping fell ill.

Cheng Jinrong put a needle on Emperor Xuanping with a serious expression. Emperor Xuanping soon fell asleep.

Queen Liang sat next to the dragon couch, her eyes roaring.

Queen Pei was also distressed, but she was much stronger than Queen Liang.

Empress Dowager Pei issued an oral order, ordering the Duke of Wei, the Minister of Personnel, three important officials of the Duke of Wei, to cooperate with the court. Then he summoned all the eunuchs and female officials in the palace to come and announced the reduction of the cost in the palace.

"Many people outside the palace were affected by disasters, waiting for rice, grain and clothing to save their lives. Life in the palace must be tighter."

"There are 50% or 60% less people in the palace, and the cost of each place has been reduced by half. The food and clothing of the Ai family has been reduced by half. The same is true for all the concubines in the harem. The cost of the emperor and the queen can be reduced by 30%.

Everyone bowed their heads and obeyed the orders.

In terms of qualifications, no one is as good as the general manager of the Office of the Internal Affairs. This Office of the Internal Affairs was an old man who served the emperors of three dynasties. He has been in charge of the Office of the Internal Affairs for more than 20 years and has been deeply trusted by the late emperor.

But that's all, Eunuch Wu was beaten for the crime of disrespect for the emperor and was beaten to death and carried out of Baohe Palace in blood. Of course, the errands of the General Office of the Internal Affairs Office could not be saved, and it was replaced by Emperor Xuanping's confidant Eunuch Xiaoxi.

In the past few days, everyone was trembling, fearing that Emperor Xuanping would burn his head with a fire. They were not as decent as Eunuch Wu, and they could kill their lives with just one blow.

Now it’s just a reduction in cost, so you can eat, drink and wear. Don’t make your master unhappy.

...

As the headmaster of the Office of the Internal Affairs Office, Xiao Xi was willing to do so.

In terms of closeness and alienation, he was not as good as Eunuch Ding, who had served the emperor since childhood. He continued to stay in Baohe Palace and had to live under Eunuch Ding. He went to take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was equivalent to taking charge of the emperor's private treasury. He was trusted by the emperor and a fat man...

Eunuch Wu has been the chief supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for more than 20 years, and he has a lot of money every year. He bought several large houses in the capital and bought maids and servants to serve him. This is much more nourishing than those poor and low-level officials.

Of course, he and the greedy and brave Eunuch Wu are definitely not the same. It is nothing to be a little money on weekdays, but the most important thing is to obey the master in everything.

I really don’t know where Eunuch Wu got the courage to fool his master. This is the desire to rely on his seniority and want to look down on the young Emperor Xuanping. Now, I ended up with a broken leg. I will lie on the bed for the rest of my life!

The first thing Xiao Xi did after taking office was to count the treasury silver.

The 300 taels of deposited silver in the accounts were first sent to the Ministry of Revenue. Then, the accounts were counted and the followers of the Eunuch Wu were removed. In just a few days, seven or eight eunuchs who had greedy for a large sum of money were found.

The emperor wants to deal with the ministers and must be tried in three parties. It is much easier to deal with the eunuchs who make mistakes. One or two words will be followed by one. Those who can survive the bill will be saved, and those who can't survive will be cut off on the spot.

But he copied out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Father Xiaoxi went to the palace with anger and complained: "...These tricky slaves are all very brave. They dare to reach out for any money. They even dare to pay attention to the cost of the concubines."

"The slave has seized 600,000 taels of silver. It is enough to support the cost of the palace for several months."

Emperor Xuanping, who had been in tranquility for several days, had a much rosy face. He snorted after hearing this: "I just let Eunuch Wu go like this, it's really a bargain."

Xiaoxi's grandfather immediately said: "The emperor spares Eunuch Wu's life because of the fact that Eunuch Wu is an old man of three dynasties. He has been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for many years and does not know how much money he has greed for his master. If the emperor can spare such unfaithful and unrighteous people, the servants cannot spare him easily."

"The slave will send someone to Eunuch Wu's mansion to check the account book and let him spit out all the greedy silver."

The deposits of the Ministry of Revenue were given to the Ministry of Revenue, and the taxes of the imperial bank this year have not been put into warehousing. No matter how hard they have to "find" some money and keep them over the past few months first.

The master should be tolerant and generous and respectful. He is a slave, so he must understand the master's thoughts and share his worries.

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Emperor Xuanping's eyes: "I'll leave this matter to you. Remember, don't make a big deal too ugly, leave Eunuch Wu's life."

Xiaoxi's father-in-law knew it and responded simply and neatly. He thought to himself that he would scrape out all the "oil and water" of Eunuch Wu, the fat pig.

In a few months, the emperor's throne ceremony and the empress's enthronement ceremony will be.

...

With Emperor Xuanping’s support, Mr. Xiaoxi’s confidence was very strong. Every few days, he went back to Mr. Wu’s house. Eunuch Wu, whose legs were broken, had to take out the family that had accumulated for many years in order to survive.

Master Xiaoxi is very cunning. No matter how much Eunuch Wu takes out, he will keep it in front and then go there in a few days.

In less than a month, Xiaoxi's father-in-law squeezed more than 500,000 taels of silver from Eunuch Wu.

A rough calculation is enough to support it for about half a year.

Only then did the father-in-law Xiaoxi breathe a sigh of relief.

Before he could finish the gift, Emperor Xuanping issued another imperial edict, asking his father-in-law Xiaoxi to send the newly "raised" silver to the Ministry of Revenue.
Chapter completed!