Chapter 199
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Just as Zhang Feng and the old scholar were joking around.
Li Shimin was worried sick.
He woke up early in the morning and was in a good mood. He wondered if he should go boating with the empress in the imperial garden.
But at this moment, Wei Zheng arrived.
Along with Wei Zheng were several officials.
They entered the imperial study.
A large group of people surrounded Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty! The Marquis of Luo Zhou sent a report saying that there's a big mess in Luo Zhou. A few merchants took advantage of the loophole and borrowed all the money from the cooperative! "
"Mm! I know. Why are you so alarmed by such a small matter? "
"No … they took advantage of the loophole and said that they would only return the money after a year! They even lent out five million taels of tax! "
"Pfft —!"
Li Shimin, who was drinking tea, suddenly spat it out.
He stared at the people from the Ministry of Revenue in horror and asked with a trembling voice, "How much, how much?"
"Five million taels! And it's from brothels, gambling houses, wineries, and other merchants. They borrowed all the money in batches! "
"What?! Bastards! Someone come! Pass down my decree, behead these vile creatures! "
"Execute all nine generations!"
Li Shimin threw his teacup in horror and roared furiously.
Return the money after a year?
What the f * ck? Everything had turned cold!
Brothels?
Brothels borrowing money for what?
Do they lack money?
Gambling houses?
I've turned a blind eye to this matter and pretended not to see it. Do you really want to jump out and show me?
Fine, fine, fine!
I'll show you today if I dare to kill!
"Guards!"
"Your Majesty!"
Wei Zheng hurriedly blocked Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, you can't kill these people! They borrowed the money according to the normal procedures. I've checked all our documents and they didn't break the law … It's my negligence that I miscalculated … "
Wei Zheng's words were vague, but Li Shimin knew that he was talking about him!
Li Shimin wanted to explode.
However, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
What should he say?
This was all due to his carelessness.
Li Shimin was angry and said impatiently, "What about you? If you have something to say, then say it. If not, then scram! "
"Emperor!"
"Please take a look at these memorials first!"
Wei Zheng handed over three booklets to Li Shimin with both hands.
Li Shimin opened the report with a gloomy face. When he saw the report from Liang Province, his eyelids twitched violently.
Tens of thousands of commoners had surrounded the Provincial Governor's Office and demanded money?
This …
How could this be?
Then, Li Shimin opened the report from Chang 'an City. Although there was no encirclement, several pawnshops opened by the royal family were forced to close down.
How could this be?
This …
Where did the problem come from?
We remember that Brother Zhang Feng said it very clearly! What exactly went wrong?
Li Shimin's heart ached at the thought of so much money going down the drain.
It hurt so much that he twitched.
"Prime Minister Wei, what's going on? Why did this happen? "
Li Shimin's expression was extremely ugly.
Now, in the imperial study, no one dared to breathe loudly, but they didn't go out either. They just refused to leave.
It was as if they would squat here for the rest of their lives if they didn't give an explanation.
This made Li Shimin even more embarrassed.
You said to kick them out.
They weren't wrong in this matter.
Li Shimin couldn't help but point the finger at Wei Zheng.
Right!
It was all Wei Zheng's fault. He didn't do a good job!
Wei Zheng seemed to have sensed Li Shimin's intention. His eyelids twitched violently, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhangsun and I have discussed this matter carefully. No one is wrong in this matter!"
"So you mean that I was wrong?"
Li Shimin was unhappy.
"Wei Zheng, if you don't give Us a satisfactory answer today, We will exterminate your entire family!"
"All of you, leave Us! We will discuss this matter with Prime Minister Wei once We have reached a conclusion! Also, immediately send word to the various regions to put this matter on hold! "
"Yes …"
Once everyone had left, Li Shimin asked.
"How did this matter end up like this?"
"I'm not sure, but I've read through our documents carefully. There's nothing wrong with them. Your Majesty, you've seen it too. From Marquess Hou's point of view, he thinks that there's a problem at the root!"
"Oh? What does Hou Junji mean? "
Li Shimin's eyes widened.
"Marquis Hou said that we forgot one thing from the beginning, and that is the restrictions on the household registration of the people, and there are no rules on who can borrow and who can't. Furthermore, there are no clear rules on the arbitrary nature of repayment, so …"
"This old subject carefully studied the documents and discovered a flaw. It was written on the last page of the document!"
Li Shimin hurriedly flipped through the documents on the table and began to carefully read them.
He really did see a problem at a time like this.
On the last page, it was written as follows. .
'If the amount of silver exceeds one million, the repayment date will be reduced to one year …'
Just this one rule had allowed so many people to take advantage of it.
This made Li Shimin have the urge to vomit blood.
One year …
Tens of millions of silver!
Gone just like that?
"How does Prime Minister Wei think this matter should be resolved?"
"This …"
Wei Zheng had asked.
Wei Zheng couldn't help but begin to shift the blame.
"Your Majesty, the person who tied the bell needs to untie it. This old subject believes that it is time to leave the palace!"
"… …"
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