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"Prepare the carriage, I want to enter the palace!"
Zhou Zheng ordered the guards to prepare the carriage immediately.
At the same time, Dong Ping was taken outside the imperial study by Guo Ming.
"Your Majesty Dong is waiting for you, go in!" Wei Gao waited outside the door of the imperial study room early, and when he saw Dong Ping coming, he immediately stepped forward and said.
"Thank you."
Dong Ping nodded.
? Entering the Imperial Study Room, Dong Ping felt icy cold, as if his whole body had fallen into a cellar of ice.
His hands and feet began to stiffen unconsciously.
"My minister Dong Ping kowtows to the emperor, long live my emperor!"
Dong Ping kowtowed to Emperor Guangxiao across the screen.
"Come in."
Following Emperor Guangxiao's words, Dong Ping also got up in a hurry, not daring to delay any more, and walked around behind the screen, Dong Ping saw Su Wangzhi on the side.
Seeing Su Wangzhi, Dong Ping immediately understood the purpose of Emperor Guangxiao summoning him.
"Your Majesty!"
Dong Ping slightly bowed his body forward.
"Do you know what I mean by calling you here?" Emperor Guangxiao asked Dong Ping.
Although Dong Ping had guessed what Emperor Guangxiao meant, it was better to pretend to be stupid at this time, Dong Ping shook his head, "I don't know."
Dong Ping replied.
Emperor Guangxiao snorted coldly, his expression turned cold.
"I don't think you don't know, you know it very well." Emperor Guangxiao slapped the table, and Dong Ping fell to his knees in fright. Dong Ping was so frightened that he shivered.
At the same time, there was the sound of the door being pushed open behind him.
Soon four guards rushed out from behind the screen.
Seeing the imperial army, Dong Ping became even more frightened, his face was pale and weak, and Dong Ping felt that he was already in a catastrophe.
"Your Majesty, please spare me!"
Dong Ping begged Emperor Guangxiao to forgive himself.
Seeing Dong Ping's intercession, Emperor Guangxiao waved his hand, and the Imperial Army withdrew from the imperial study.
"Excuse me? It seems that you know where you went wrong?"
Emperor Guangxiao looked at Dong Ping on the ground, but Dong Ping didn't speak.
"I once said that the imperial court must never treat the soldiers badly, but how did you, the Minister of the Ministry of War, do it? You have not paid the salary of the 200,000 soldiers of the Hundred Wars Army for a long time. What do you want to do?"
Emperor Guangxiao asked in a low voice.
The voice is heavy and hoarse, giving people a feeling of depression.
Let you feel a little difficult to breathe when you hear this sound.
"Your Majesty, it's not that I'm not good at handling things, but that the military salary of the Ministry of War is not enough to support the military salary of the Hundred War Army. I want to wait until the military salary is raised before distributing it to the Bai Zhan Army."
Dong Ping began to try to find reasons for himself.
Insufficient military pay?
Emperor Guangxiao frowned, what is the reason?
"Bastard, how could the imperial court take out two-thirds of the tax revenue to pay the military salary every year, how could it not be enough?" Emperor Guangxiao asked Dong Ping, more than half of Dazhou's tax revenue was more than enough for the military salary consumed by Dazhou today.
When Emperor Guangxiao ascended the throne and sat in the palace, the first thing he did was to reduce the taxation of the people and improve the lives of the people, and then the second thing was to use two-thirds of the annual taxation of Dazhou to train soldiers and horses and invest them in the army. .
The remaining one-third is deposited into the national treasury.
Emperor Guangxiao himself was frugal in food and expenses. Among the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Guangxiao can be said to be the most honest one.
"The emperor is not enough, really not enough. Last year, the imperial court expanded its army by 300,000 people. Food, grass and military equipment all cost money. Now my Ministry of War really has no money."
Dong Ping began to complain to Emperor Guangxiao, and he was also a poor person.
Emperor Guang Xiao didn't expect that he wanted to ask Dong Ping, but he didn't expect Dong Ping to start complaining to himself.
"Then why didn't you see the Duke?"
Emperor Guangxiao asked, the Ministry of War lacks military pay, but what does this have to do with not seeing Su Wangzhi, there may be other things involved.
"Your Majesty, I'm really feeling a little unwell these days, and I'm worried that because of the payment of the Hundred Wars Army, I'm worried that I'll quarrel with the Duke."
Dong Ping explained.
Emperor Guangxiao and Su Wangzhi glanced at each other.
"Master Dong, although I, Su Wangzhi, am a rough person, I also know the word "reasonable". If you make it clear to me, I am definitely not the kind of person who messes around. an explanation."
Su Wangzhi said with some displeasure.
Arguing?
Your reason is fresh and refined.
"Yes, yes, it's because the lower officials think narrowly." Dong Ping nodded and said.
"You tell me now, when will you make up the salary of the Baizhan Army?" Emperor Guangxiao didn't want to hear what Dong Ping said about having no money. He wanted to know how and when Dong Ping would solve it.
If Dong Ping can't even solve this matter, then the Minister of the Ministry of War should stop doing it.
"Minister?"
Dong Ping was speechless for a while.
He didn't know how to restore Emperor Guangxiao. This matter was made up by himself. Now he really wants to give an explanation. I really don't know how to answer it for a while.
Just when Dong Ping was in trouble, Wei Gao hurried in from the outside.
"Your Majesty!"
"What's the matter?" Emperor Guangxiao looked at Wei Gao.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Lu asked to see you, and said that I have something to report to you!" Wei Gao looked at Emperor Guangxiao's expression. At this time, Emperor Guangxiao's expression was a little gloomy, obviously he was not in a good mood.
"Tell him I'm not free right now."
Emperor Guangxiao said.
What does it mean that I brought the Minister of the Ministry of War here with my front foot, and he followed me with his back foot?
Could it be that it has something to do with the Ministry of War.
Dong Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was Zhou Zheng.
Xin said that her savior had finally arrived.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Lu said that he came here for the military salary of the Ministry of War."
Wei Gao said.
After hearing Wei Gao's words, Emperor Guangxiao frowned even more. He came here for the military salary. What's going on? Emperor Guangxiao looked at Dong Ping.
"How does King Lu know about the military salary?" Emperor Guangxiao asked Dong Ping directly.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War is short of military pay, and I have no choice but to raise money everywhere. I have no choice but to ask His Highness King Lu for help. I think His Highness King Lu likes to make friends, and His Highness has many friends who can help me."
Dong Ping explained the matter in a serious manner. In fact, Dong Ping had discussed this matter with Zhou Zheng and the others a long time ago.
If things come to light, speak out according to the negotiated plan.
Emperor Guangxiao was a little half-believing.
"Let King Lu come in!"
Emperor Guangxiao said.
Soon Zhou Zheng hurried in from the outside, "I kowtow to my father!" Zhou Zheng knelt down on the ground.
"Get up!" Emperor Guangxiao asked Zhou Zheng to get up, and then looked at Zhou Zheng. "I heard that you came here for the military salary?" Emperor Guangxiao asked slowly.
Zhou Zheng nodded.
"Father and Emperor Mingjian, my son did come here for the military salary of the Ministry of War. A few days ago, Lord Dong mentioned it to my son once, saying that the Ministry of War lacked military salary and I didn't know what to do. My son thought that the matter of military salary is related to my uncle. Zhou Anwen, whether the soldiers in front can fight the enemy bravely, so I promised Master Dong to help me with this."
Zhou Zheng spoke out the remarks he had prepared a long time ago.
Zhou stared blankly at Dong Ping, who was kneeling on the ground.
"I didn't expect Master Dong to be here, Father, you can ask Master Dong!" Zhou Zheng said.
Emperor Guangxiao looked at Dong Ping, and Dong Ping nodded immediately, "Your Majesty, Your Highness is right." Dong Ping naturally walked down the steps. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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