Chapter 388

He doesn't keep the keys of these boxes. Even if there is a person in charge, he won't go back and forth with so many keys every day.

The Secretary of the Ministry of household looked around and found an official of the Ministry of household who bent over and shrunk his chest and hated that he didn't have the skill of concealment. He asked him to find the key.

The emperor is still breathing heavily, but the ventilation of the Treasury is not good. There are many people in the Treasury at this moment. He can't keep his breathing rate soon, but he still refuses to go out. He must wait for the key himself.

The key came quickly.

Hubu Shangshu also waited for the emperor to speak, calmly opened the lock one by one, and then retreated to one side.

In the silence, the emperor went up and opened the box himself.

The first box contained silver.

The second is silver.

The third and the fourth were all silver.

The emperor opened all the boxes, only to find that even if there were only so few boxes, there was not more than half of the gold in them, half of it was silver.

If you don't like it, I'm afraid that the money in the south of the Yangtze River may be more than that in the national treasury.

Although the courtiers behind didn't speak, they all secretly craned their necks while the emperor was carrying his back to open the box. Although no one spoke at the moment, the familiar officials all winked at each other.

They know more about the people's livelihood than the emperors who don't eat fireworks. They also know that the revenue collected by the state treasury in recent years is not much. However, no one knows that the State Treasury is so poor except the officials of the head office, the auxiliary department and the Ministry of household.

The officials of the Ministry of war kept muttering that when they had to talk to the Ministry of the people's Republic of China about the salary, equipment and grain, the Ministry of the people's Republic of China had been crying for money all the time. Even the money that had been negotiated was always delayed. It turned out that the Ministry of the people's Republic of China was really out of money? Not unwilling to give?

The officials have nothing to do with their own affairs, and they have nothing to do with them.

At this moment, the officials of the Ministry of household wish there was a hole on the ground to let them in. At this time, anyone with long eyes knew that the emperor had become a powder keg that was about to explode. The "tragedy" in the Treasury was enough for him to blow up the whole Ministry of household.

Sure enough, the emperor turned around with red eyes. Ever since he opened the lock, the Secretary of the Ministry of household directly stood beside him. He didn't stand in the line of courtiers. It was very conspicuous. The emperor saw him at a glance.

A few steps to him, with the red eyes staring at him.

But in fact, the emperor's stature is half a head shorter than that of Hubu Shangshu's stature, and he has a mellow figure, and his stomach has been propped up early. It's not as good as Hubu Shangshu's medium and slender figure. If it wasn't for the pressure of the upper class who has been cultivated as the emperor for many years, I'm afraid the momentum would have fallen behind.

The emperor glared at him for a long time, then remembered what he wanted to ask, and immediately asked harshly, "where's all the money in the Treasury?"

This is the second time he asked this sentence. For the first time, there was still some hope in his heart. When he asked for the second time, it was pure anger.

But looking at Hubu Shangshu's calm appearance, the emperor faintly felt that he could not get the information he wanted to know.

I'm afraid there's no money left in the Treasury.

And I'm afraid it's the right place to spend money.

The Emperor didn't suspect that the officials of the Ministry of household had stolen the Treasury by themselves. The officials who have been studying for so many years and have been able to survive a little bit can't be so stupid as to work hard. There are many ways to embezzle and accept bribes. Don't take the stupidest road.

From a cabinet outside, the Secretary of the Ministry of household brought a pile of thick notes, as well as the emperor's reply and the cabinet's reply. He brought them to him to have a look. He opened the top booklet with moderate speed and clear organization, and read it to him: "on January 1, your majesty wanted to serve the Empress Dowager out of the palace to the suburban palace. The total cost of the entourage was... On January 3, Lord Shi, the Minister of the Ministry of war, asked the Ministry of the people's Republic of China for last year's arrears of military salaries, totaling... On January 4... "

After reading the account book for a long time, the first book has been turned over, and the account in January this year has been turned over completely.

All of them have written memorials and memorials, as well as the emperor's written reply and the cabinet's reply. The procedures are clear and clear, and there is no place to fool.

After reading the contents of the first pamphlet, the Minister of household affairs stopped for a while and asked the emperor silently: do you want to read on?

The emperor closed his eyes somewhat dispirited.

He didn't even have to look through the pamphlet. He was sure that even if he withheld these pamphlets now and immediately asked someone to check them, these figures would eventually match the rest of the Treasury.

The emperor's head finally cooled. He looked at the housekeeper, who was promoted by himself. At that time, he valued him most, that is, his meticulousness and composure.

The Emperor didn't say anything more. He couldn't even worry about the state treasury. Today, all the courtiers saw the tragedy of the state treasury. He had to find a way to make them calm down so as not to be unstable.

Because the courtiers are not the common people who don't know a word. It's more difficult to pacify them than to pacify the common people.

What's more, he can't even blame anyone for this situation, because no one encouraged him to lift the lid himself!

The emperor finally left the Treasury without saying a word.

So this little storm, led by the Emperor himself to check the treasury activities, so the end.

Although it's over, the aftermath is still there.

The officials who can achieve the third grade or above are very sober, and they know to shut their mouths without special instructions.

However, there were a few Beijing officials who had not enough brains. Within two days, they had heard from people who were familiar with each other.

This time, the Emperor didn't hesitate. He quickly handed them a charge and sent them to the border town within ten days.

There is such a move to make an example of others, even if there is a brain is not easy to use, this also know to honestly close their mouth.

However, such a simple and crude cover up is obviously a palliative rather than a permanent cure. The emperor also had to think of other ways to increase the income of the national treasury, and even had better take the courtiers to a visit after successfully increasing the deposit of the national treasury, so as to stabilize the people's mind.

It's easier said than done. The emperor hasn't been so worried for a long time, but he hasn't used his brain to think of a way for a long time. The more he thinks about it, the more worried he is. He has lost two or three pounds, but he still can't think of a way.