Chapter 216
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The court meeting.
It had always been a place full of crises.
It was cruel.
It was also cruel.
For example, just now.
Hou Can, the Minister of Works, had fallen from power. But his old friends or those who had a good relationship with him had forgotten about Hou Can after hearing about the huge benefits mentioned by the Emperor.
At this time, everyone was afraid that their entanglements with him would be implicated, so they were all desperately expressing their stance. The closer they were to Hou Can, the more they swore at this time.
It seemed that Hou Can, who used to be their brother, had become a pile of stinky dog shit at this time.
In terms of benefits and official career, they were determined to take a step forward in their official career.
And this was also what Li Shimin wanted most.
Although he didn't mind killing a few more people, there would always be endless killing waiting for everyone. Therefore, Li Shimin was not far from raising the butcher's knife high for the time being, because it was not time yet.
After all.
Now he had to make a series of preparations for Zhang Feng's coming to the court meeting.
The court meeting was over.
They were no longer in a daze like they used to be. Every official seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. Along the way, they were calculating how much interest they could earn from their assets in a year. They were also calculating what kind of magical use the small tiles that the emperor had mentioned would have in the future. .
Almost. After the court meeting was over, teams of imperial guards hurriedly posted the notice of the Emperor everywhere in Chang 'an City.
As a result, this matter shook Chang 'an City in the shortest time possible.
Everyone no longer cared about the price of food and vegetables.
And how much money they could earn today. Everyone, whether literate or illiterate, gathered in front of the notice at this time. Those who could read acted as translators at this time, tirelessly telling the people about the so-called cooperative on the notice.
At this time, almost all the streets in Chang 'an City were empty.
The owners of the taverns and restaurants ran away.
The hungry diners who were left alone waiting for dinner or the diners who were about to finish their meal and were about to pay. The diners also ran away.
They even forgot to pay the bill.
Why?
Because this time, the Emperor personally issued the imperial edict to announce it to the world.
"Have you heard? His Majesty announced today that he is going to introduce something called a cooperative, and there will be free vouchers being sent out today! "
"What?"
"I heard that the vouchers can be used as a substitute. They can be as small as one copper coin or as large as several hundred taels of silver!"
"Hiss —!"
"Isn't this stuff money? His Majesty really doesn't want a single copper coin and is giving us this? "
"It's true. Go and have a look. Basically, the news has spread like wildfire in Chang 'an City. And now, all the bulletin boards in the city are crowded with people!"
"Even the Imperial Plantation was blocked!"
"Your information is outdated! Just a moment ago, I saw a group of golden-armored Chamberlains standing guard at the Imperial Plantation. They were from the Secretariat, the Ministry of Secretariat, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Works. It seems like they're about to start distributing some sort of coupons! "
"What?"
"Heavens! Looks like it's true! "
"Let's go! Let's go and have a look too … "
In an instant, the news spread throughout Chang 'an City. Everyone wanted to see what this new and rare thing was. Why would the Emperor give them money for free?
Two hours later, it was noon.
The rare bell of the Life Transformation Temple rang nine times!
One ring meant the New Year, three rings meant a prayer to heaven. As for the nine rings of the Life Transformation Temple, that was something that had never happened before.
This showed how much importance the Emperor attached to this matter.
When the bell rang, the officials of the Secretariat first read the imperial edict in front of the Imperial Plantation.
"The imperial edict has arrived! Everyone kneel —! "
Whoosh —!
When everyone heard that, they hurriedly knelt on the ground.
The officials of the Secretariat solemnly opened the imperial edict and read it aloud, "The Emperor's edict states that recently, I feel deeply saddened by the hardships of the people in Chang 'an City. I have opened the treasury to show compassion for the people and provide relief to the world. I hope that the people in the world can have clothes to wear and food to eat …"
The officials of the Secretariat had amazing control over their voices. When it was time to suppress their voices, their voices were as low as muffled thunder. When it was time to raise their voices, everyone felt as if they were listening to a dragon's roar from the Ninth Heaven.
Everyone couldn't help but shed tears at the sight of this imperial edict.
The imperial edict was read out.
Everyone cheered in unison.
"Long live the Emperor!"
"The Emperor is wise!"
The officials of the Secretariat waited for the crowd to stop shouting before the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Works read out the edict. Then, the official of the Ministry of Works waved his hand and said, "The Emperor empathizes with the people. Those who have saved money will receive a token from the Emperor to ensure the safety of your wealth!"
"What!?"
Everyone exploded. .
Was there such a good thing?
The ministers who were rushing over after hearing the news all spat out a mouthful of blood when they heard this!
"Fang Xuanling, you tricked me!"
This was something that the Emperor had given to them!
How could they give it to the people?
Immediately, someone hurriedly shouted, "Zhu Yan of the Taichang Temple has saved 5,732 taels of silver!"
"Taichang of the Ministry of Justice has saved 3,910 taels of silver!"
"Ministry of Agriculture …"
"Ministry of Appointments …"
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