Chapter 911 A big pot

"Xiangong Han, I appoint you as the envoy of the mountain mausoleum to preside over the construction of the mausoleum of King Xian Shu."

Gu Tingye went to Jiangnan to make a fortune, made a lot of money, and wanted to marry a wife when he came back.

Zhao Zongquan got this wave of money from the salt tax, and of course he had to spend it.

Zhao Zongquan did not directly spend money on himself, and there was no big draft of girls to fill the harem.

When you get rich, your first thought is to be filial to your father and build a new tomb for him.

Zhao Zongquan asked Prime Minister Han Zhang to build a mausoleum for his biological father, which was an unspoken rule of the Zhou Dynasty. Only when the emperor died would the prime minister serve as the envoy of the mausoleum. This was the emperor's arrangement.

The mausoleum of the old Emperor Renzong was built under the leadership of Han Zhang.

From this little detail, it can be seen that Zhao Zongquan still has not given up on respecting his father as the emperor.

Because in the previous dynasties, tomb robbing was rampant, and even the government had its own team of official thieves.

Thousand burials were not popular in the Zhou Dynasty. Even the emperor did not build a mausoleum before his death. Compared with other dynasties, it was considered a light burial.

But this thin burial is also compared with the emperors of other dynasties.

Not compared with the poor, but compared with the princes of the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor's tombs were very luxurious.

It took tens of thousands of civilians to build it, which took half a year to more than a year, using various precious materials and burying various precious items.

Once this kind of project is started, millions of dollars will be spent, and Gu Tingye's net worth will be spent.

"Your Majesty, the clan's salary has not been paid in full for a long time. Some clans in Yuanzhi have almost run out of rice to cook."

Seeing that Zhao Zongquan was so rich and good at making things, Da Zongzheng of the old Zhao family went to Zhao Zongquan to ask for money.

The clan of the old Zhao family was divided into three branches: Taizu, Taizong, two younger brothers, Zhao San, and three brothers.

After Taizong Huguang Zhuying succeeded to the throne, the first thing he did was to stabilize his position.

After suppressing Taizu's lineage, Taizong was afraid that Zhao Laosan would follow his example and inherit his brother's throne. Then he killed Laosan and severely suppressed Laosan's lineage.

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Because of Taizong's "credit", overall, the Zhao family, except for Taizong, has a larger population.

The other two lines are having a hard time, and the number of people there is somewhat sparse.

Comparing it horizontally with other dynasties, the clan of the Zhou Dynasty is considered to have withered. However, over the past few decades, the clan has been kept in captivity like pigs, eaten raw, eaten raw, accumulated, and reproduced for five or six generations, which is already

A huge number, close to a thousand people.

Although except for the emperor's close relatives, others will not be crowned kings, dukes, princesses, or princesses, and each of them does not require much support.

Not most clans are given a false official position and receive a salary to support the family.

But this is already a huge number. This year, the clan has already spent 500,000 yuan a month.

It is said that the redundancy of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty was serious and costly, but the monthly support required by the Zhao family clan had already faintly exceeded the salary of the entire capital official.

"Your Majesty, each government office has been in arrears with its ministerial money for a long time. If it is not paid, each government office will not even be able to afford pen and ink."

The yamen's official money is regarded as the official funds of the yamen. It is mainly used for office expenses, food, drinks and banquets, welcome and transportation, and subsidies for officials' living difficulties.

"Your Majesty, many cities in the northwest are in disrepair, and the number of ordnance in the northern states is insufficient..."

The military also came to Zhao Zongquan for money, and the military expenditure was a bottomless pit.

There are no natural dangers on the borders of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and no amount of money is enough to build a solid defense line.

"Your Majesty, the rivers need to be managed. They have reached the point where they have to be managed. The Yellow River, Huaihe River, Canal, Bianhe River either need dredging or desilting..."

The river project also needs money from Zhao Zongquan. A big project like the river channel will not be a small amount. It starts at one million and there is no upper limit.

"Your Majesty, several counties in the southwestern region have been revolted, and people have suffered huge losses in property. They need help from the imperial court..."

When a local disaster occurs and relief is needed, Zhao Zongquan also needs to spend money.

Although Zhao Zongquan got this money by offending someone to check the salt tax, it is impossible for the officials to be willing to use this money to pay Zhao Zongquan to pay for his father's tomb.

All parties are united to get money from Zhao Zongquan. No matter what, money spent on living people is more useful than dead people.

"Money is needed here, money is needed there. When there was no salt inspection and the money was found, you didn't say you were short of money. Didn't you say that checking the salt tax was not an urgent matter? I can see it, you people just don't want to

Let me build the mausoleum for King Shu."

Zhao Zongquan felt a little aggrieved for being bullied this time.

After getting this money, I don't feel that the country's finances have been relieved.

I just feel that when the national treasury is short of money, everything can be done.

Once you have money, you need to spend money everywhere and use money everywhere.

"Your Majesty, King Xianshu has been buried for many years. Even if Your Majesty succeeds to the throne and wants to glorify King Xianshu, there is no need to rush. Things must be done according to priorities."

"You won't let me give you the honorary title for King Xianshu, and you won't let me build the mausoleum for King Xianshu. I have ascended to the ninth position, can't I respect my biological father?" After Zhao Zongquan finished his grievance, he was still angry.

"Your Majesty, I support you. As a son, if you can't be filial to your parents, what's the use of being in the ninth position?"

The emperor's only loyal supporter was Han Zhang, who supported Zhao Zongquan unconditionally.

"Your Majesty, it is inappropriate for the Prime Minister to serve as the envoy to the imperial family's mausoleums. Please remove Han Zhang from his position as the envoy to the mausoleums."

It has become a daily routine for ministers to criticize Han Zhang whenever they have nothing to do.

Han Zhang, who originally had a good reputation and prestige, completely knelt down to Zhao Zongquan.

In other words, he became a tool for courtiers to increase their prestige, so that everyone could have a reputation of not being afraid of the prime minister and not being afraid of power.

"Han Zhang has the experience of building a tomb for the late emperor. Besides Han Zhang, who else is more suitable for the court?"

For the sake of his father's favor, Zhao Zongquan was obviously unwilling to change to anyone else.

"Your Majesty, since King Xianshu's construction of the mausoleum has to be put on hold for the time being, it will not be too late to appoint the mountain mausoleum envoy when the mausoleum is actually built."

"When did I say that I would shelve the construction of the mausoleum?" Zhao Zongquan asked with a frown.

Zhao Zongquan was unscrupulous and did not follow the rules. As a result, the current court officials are wary of Zhao Zongquan.

Instinctively, we must restrict Zhao Zongquan everywhere to prevent power from getting out of control.

"Your Majesty, money is needed everywhere in the court now. Regarding the mausoleum, it will not be too late until the national treasury is rich. Your Majesty, please put the overall situation of the world first, the country, the country, and the people of the world first."

This is when the court officials developed a new trick and began to kidnap Zhao Zongquan morally.

No matter what he thinks in his heart, on the surface the emperor must accept this trick.

"They say that Your Majesty should put the overall situation first. If Your Majesty can't even take care of his own biological father, how can he take care of the people in the world."

Gu Tingye jumped out and said, now Zhao Zongquan's Yuzhou gang.

Only Gu Tingye can still speak out in the court.

Several other people all committed crimes six months ago when they were arranging candidates for the salt patrol.

Although they were all protected by Zhao Zongquan, he picked them up heavily and put them down gently.

These are just some punishments such as reduced grades and fines, and the real mission remains unchanged.

The power in their hands remains unchanged, which means that several people have only received perfunctory and perfunctory punishments.

But since you made a mistake, you have to keep your tail between your legs.

If you dare to speak, you will face the storm of civil servants. When civil servants spray people, they can spray depression to several people.

"What Guhou said makes sense."

Zhao Zongquan gave Gu Tingye a thumbs up.

"Not to mention that His Majesty has not yet shelved the matter of King Xianshu's mausoleum. Even if he did shelved the matter, the Shanling Envoy does not have to step down. Before the official start of the construction, the regulation and site selection of the mausoleum also need to be presided over by someone."

Gu Tingye received the emperor's approval and continued.

"There is no need to mention this matter again. Han Zhang's appointment as the envoy of the mountain mausoleum will not change. When to build the mausoleum will be discussed at the next court meeting."

If the opinions of the emperor and the courtiers are not unified, the matter will certainly not progress.

Yushitai and Jianyuan had no involvement in this matter.

Sheng Changbai didn't speak either. He had made a decision and was ready to settle down for a while.

On the other hand, this matter really had little to do with Sheng Changbai. After all, the main purpose of the quarrel between the ministers and the emperor was to get money from Zhao Zongquan.

Yushitai and Jianyuan, collectively known as Yanguan, you know that these two yamen are just words, not departments that spend money.

This time it's all yamen that need a lot of money and are breaking up with the emperor.

The main representatives are officials from Zongzhengsi, Privy Council, and the Third Division.

Representing the three forces of the clan, the military, and civil servants.

"Gu Er, you have offended everyone by speaking for the officials like this. Where are you going to marry another noble girl?"

After going to court, Sheng Changbai asked Gu Tingye.

Since you want to marry a wife, of course you must be kind to others and have good relations with all parties.
To be continued...