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Volume 3 The Defense of Peking Chapter 429 Impeachment

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    There is an old Chinese saying that prevents trouble before it happens.  There was no news in Dayan, and it was too late to wait for the news of the earthquake to reach the capital before organizing earthquake relief. It was better to prepare for a rainy day than to prepare for the attack.  On this point, the orthodox emperor had the same idea as Chen Xu. He also gave him full responsibility for the arduous task of organizing earthquake relief, with the assistance of his auxiliary Duke Feng Che.  "Third brother, what are we going to do next?" After leaving the palace, Feng Che asked Chen Xu excitedly that it felt so good for the two brothers to fight side by side, just like running thousands of miles outside the Great Wall.  "To put it bluntly, earthquake relief is about the allocation and reasonable distribution of money and food. Let's go to the Ministry of Household Affairs first." Chen Xu glanced at Feng Che as he spoke, "Why did I say you looked like you were given chicken blood? Mother-in-law is so angry.  But it's not gone yet." Thinking of the legitimate emperor's surprised look when he saw Feng Che's black eyes just now, he couldn't help but want to laugh. Feng Che was an unprecedented and unprecedented duke who received a nasty beating from his mother.  .  Feng Che: "can you please not mention this issue?" Chen Xu: "" Qian Liang is in charge of the household department. The first person Chen Xu and his two men want to visit is the household department.  Mr. Jin Lianjin, the Minister of Household Affairs, can be regarded as an old acquaintance. In Chen Xu's impression, this old guy is obsessed with digging, and he is simply an iron cock that never pulls out a dime.  Jin Shangshu has a gray beard and habitually coughs when speaking. He is quite polite to Chen Xu and the other two.  "Seeing that the old man is in good spirits, he must be in his early fifties this year." Chen Xu complimented, saying that there is absolutely no harm in talking to the old man in his youth. Feng Che only felt a chill, and the third child was so hypocritical that he was simply inhuman.  Mr. Jin Lao Shangshu didn't think so. Hearing this, all the wrinkles on his face stretched out. He smiled and said, "Master, I am sixty-three this year." Sixty-three years old, definitely a long life, Chen Xu paid another compliment.  .  Chen Xu remembered that Confucius once said: At thirty, you stand upright; at forty, you are not confused; at fifty, you know the destiny; at sixty, your ears are attuned; at seventy, you follow your heart's desires without exceeding the rules.  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.  The opposite is true.  As soon as Chen Xu brought up the topic of disaster relief funding, the old guy said without hesitation that he had no money. Lest Chen Xu didn't believe it, he showed him the account books of the Ministry of Accounts.  Chen Xu has long known that the treasury is empty.  He didn't expect it to be so serious - the imperial court's annual income couldn't even sustain normal financial expenditures, of which the Nine-Border Annual Bank alone was a huge expense.  In the past few years since the end of the battle to defend the capital.  The annual silver in border towns accounted for more than 70% of the annual revenue of the national treasury. Such huge military and political expenditures were fatal to the entire court.  The fiscal revenue cannot make ends meet, and this year¡¯s annual silver has not yet arrived in the border town, but who dares to touch this money?  Not to mention Chen Xu, even the orthodox emperor cannot do it. Earthquake relief is of course urgent.  But the safety of Border Town is a thousand or ten thousand times more important than this.  Chen Xu thought again about the national bonds issued on the eve of the battle to defend the capital. Now they have become completely bad debts, dead debts, and rotten debts. The bonds have become a pile of waste paper. I don¡¯t know how many people in the country have cursed him.  The story of the boy who cried wolf can only lie once.  The court's credibility almost fell below freezing point.  If you want to repeat the same old tune, I guess no one will buy it.  "It seems that our UnionPay has to issue the first loan to the imperial court." Chen Xu said to Feng Che on the way home after bidding farewell to Jin Shangshu.  "Our family lends money to the court?" Feng Che was extremely excited to do business with the court. Which bank in the world has such courage?  "But Third Brother, the court's finances are already like this. Can we still recover the principal and interest on the money we lent?" "Recover the cost? Why should we recover the principal? This is called a permanent national debt. The court only has to pay the annual interest." Feng Che  Stunned, he stared at Chen Xu for a long time and said, "Lao San, although I have never experienced an earthquake, I have heard people talk about the horror of the earth dragon turning over. It was simply a catastrophic destruction. From my personal point of view, it has contributed to the disaster area."  There is nothing wrong with providing free assistance to the people." Chen Xu nodded, and Feng Che continued, "But as a businessman, profit always comes first - you told me this - we lend money to the court.  If it's just once or twice, our bank can afford it, but once this hole is opened, there will be a third or fourth time" "I didn't expect you to care about business matters." Chen Xu.  He actually laughed and said, "Of course this money will not be paid in vain. Not only does the imperial court have to use the taxes from the treasury as collateral, but it also has to recognize the receipts we issued. In future transactions with the imperial court, receipts can be used instead."  , this is the most original banknote.  "I don't understand." Feng Che told the truth, and Chen Xu responded."Do you think I will make a loss-making business?" "Since you disclosed the formula of soap, the whole capital and even the country have said that you are Dayan's biggest prodigal son." Chen Xu was speechless. He didn't expect that this guy also learned to choke.  , this must be because he is used to being choked by his wife at home, and he has learned it through his own eyes and ears *********************************  ***** Mrs. Feng was domineering and telling the truth in the Feng family. When she came to Chen Xu's house, the girls still treated her as an old Buddha. When Chen Xu and the others went home, Qiuyue and the others were accompanying her.  Playing cards.  "Xu'er, what does the Emperor want from you?" Mrs. Feng glanced at Feng Che. She pretended not to see him. This behavior now has a very vivid and appropriate explanation - ignore!  "The Qintian Supervisor detected an earthquake somewhere in the southwest. His Majesty asked his son and third brother to take charge of earthquake relief." Feng Che rushed to say. He knew that his mother was compassionate, and she would not be able to care about such a tragic event.  I continued to vent my anger on him.  Sure enough, Mrs. Feng asked in surprise, "Where did the earthquake occur? Is it serious?" "I don't know yet, I hope Qin Tian Jian made a mistake." Chen Xu added.  At this time, the daughter walked towards him crying, and the two sons followed the sister. Each of them pulled an ear of the rabbit. The rabbit had already died, and Populus euphratica walked at the end with an innocent face.  "Dad, mother trampled Xiao Baibai to death." Xi'er mentioned Mengyao with resentment, "Why did you marry her in the first place? She knows how to bully Xi'er." Sirou and the others heard that Xi'er  If so, everyone can¡¯t help but laugh.  Chen Xu picked up his daughter, wiped her tears and said, "Silly girl, if I don't marry her, where will you come from?" "Why?" Xi'er said innocently.  Chen Xu was speechless, while Feng Che and the others laughed.  Xi'er didn't continue to dwell on this issue. She pointed at the rabbit that her eldest and second brothers were pulling and asked Chen Xu to save Xiao Baibai, but Chen Xu was thinking about rabbit meat.  This rabbit was brought from the Yang family by Mengyao and her daughter yesterday. Not only is this cowardly rabbit not afraid of people, it also likes to burrow under people's feet. This is a typical example of how you will not die if you don't die. Feng Che and it  It's so weak in comparison - it's only God's fault that it can survive until today.  The daughter was crying so hard that Chen Xu coaxed her and said that he would get her a pug or something like that tomorrow. Rabbits are the best for eating meat.  " Then, Mrs. Feng and the others saw Chen Xu's wonderful sword skills, including the chef's ability to untie the cow.  Feng Che sighed sincerely, "It's a pity if you don't become a cook." "A man must be able to go to the hall, and he must also be able to work in the kitchen" Chen Xu said casually, but thinking about the earthquake, he couldn't be happy during the Chinese New Year.  "Where's Mengyao? She stepped on her daughter's rabbit, why didn't she show up?" "Sister has a sprained foot and is resting in the room." Dou'er said.  "I gonna go see¡­¡­"    ******************************************  * Five days later, the exact news about the earthquake reached the capital. Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan were affected by earthquakes at the same time, especially in Weinan, Huazhou, Chaoyi, Sanyuan, and Puzhou.  According to eyewitnesses, the ground in the earthquake area cracked and springs gushed out, city walls and houses sank into the ground, and even flat areas suddenly burst into mountains.  The earthquake occurred around early in the morning. The sleeping people were buried by the collapsed houses before they could make any response. The casualties were heavy. The specific number of victims is still uncertain.  Since the first wave of earthquakes, aftershocks have continued day after day, and the surviving people are helpless The big earthquake shocked the court, and Chen Xu was also surprised. Such large-scale earthquakes are rare, and earthquake relief is more difficult than expected.  More than a thousand times?  **************************** On the second day of the court meeting, a memorial to impeach Chen Xu caused an uproar in the court.  (To be continued)
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