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Chapter 47

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    Not to mention that two people died in the palace on New Year's Eve, but one of the dead was Yang Jian, the most favored "six thieves" in front of the emperor. This news is very sensational.

    When the palace sent the New Year's Eve dishes to the residence of the important ministers, the dignitaries began to mutter.

    The next day, Manbian Liangcheng was even more bombed.

    Because everyone heard that the murderer was released by Zhao Guan's family just like that.  So, they couldn't help whispering to each other, guessing what kind of stunning accountant Zhang in Douyuan Courtyard is.

    Therefore, on the third day Zhang Luo was taken back by Master Xu, that is, in the early morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, the two of them were sweeping the long street in the dark, when they saw seven or eight lanterns gathered together in the distance.  In the dark blue dawn, which was too cold for people to stretch out their hands, a few clusters of warm light came out.

    It turned out that a few young eunuchs came over to peek at her, and commented: "You are quite ugly"

    Just as Zhang Luo wanted to use the broom in his hand to drive away people, he heard Master Xu chanting a mantra:

    "Today, the principal owed is fifteen guan, and the interest is seven hundred"

    "Wait, Master Xu, I only owe you Jiuguanwen? What is the extra Liuguanwen?" Zhang Luo became anxious when he heard it.

    "It's the money to clean up the mess for you."

    ? Seeing that the little eunuchs were scared away by Zhang Luo, Master Xu sighed and said in a low voice:

    "I invited Zhang Yuhou and his brothers to drink and spent some money; I also bought some fruit for Eunuch Liu and gave it to his master"

    "Eunuch Liu?! He hurt me, and I still"

    Zhang Luo also thought that if he saw that skinny monkey in the palace these two days, he would slap him dozens of times, and then hand him over to the bearded man outside, who would chop up his skin and make buns  filling!

    "Although he acted a little stupidly, pulling Luanming Pavilion pointlessly, but he still relieved your siege, you should thank him."

    Master Xu said leisurely:

    "When I heard about 'collecting books', you were no longer in Douyuan Courtyard. When I found you, you were almost cooked"

    It turned out that the one who rescued himself from the unicorn incense burner was really Master Xu.

    Just as Zhang Luo was about to ask in detail, he was interrupted by Master Xu.  As if he wanted to show Zhang Luo the money he had just picked up, he got very close and said in a whisper:

    "At that time, the food box was in your room. It was impossible for eunuch Liu to pass by, and he saw someone delivering something to you. He must have heard about your accident later, ran in, found the food box, and made a lie according to common sense.  "

    "Butbut if you invite him, won't heknow? Then he will have something against me?"

    "hehe¡­¡­"

    ? Master Xu put the piece of money he picked up just now into the bag:

    "This is the imperial city, everyone has a clue, and everyone should have a clue. This way the king can feel at ease. So when the court opens on the fifteenth day, if the officials ask you about the accounts, you must not give the wrong answer again.  .¡±

    Zhang Luo pursed his lips, and just wanted to thank Master Xu, when he saw old Xu Yi, who was selling old things, leaned his chopsticks against the wall, turned his head away, and muttered:

    "Well, people get sleepy when they get old. Sajia, go to sleep and come back"

    Then, on the ten-mile long street, there was only one street sweeper left.

    Zhang Luo's mouth was almost crooked.

    However, this is in line with Master Xu's professional personality as an accountant, don't make false returns, as long as you are truly grateful.

    Zhang Luo had no choice but to swing his arms like a calf, brushing vigorously.

    It's a pity that her shoulders were sore from sweeping, and she only swept the long street between a pair of palace gates, less than half a mile in length.

    Suddenly, the fat cashier poked his head out from the corner door of Minghua Pavilion to see if there was no one around, and called Zhang Luo in a low voice.

    "Mr. Jia, Mama Li asked me to ask you, how did you get to the 'Jade Pavilion' so well?"

    "Huh?" Zhang Luo understood that the fat cashier was also asking about the murder case in the underground palace.

    "Didn't you dig it?"

    "No! I just dug the tunnel from our side to yours, and then out of the palace? Could it be that other people also dug the tunnel?"

    The fat cashier suddenly became nervous. She didn't expect that her land manipulation technique would bring danger to Zhang Luo.

    "Mr. Jia, you must not wander around these two days. Mother Li will find a way to send you away as soon as the palace gate opens on the fifteenth day. You can't stay here anymore. Otherwise, you will die."

    As she continued to talk, Zhang Luo saw a figure, about the size of a grain of rice, appearing in front of him in the dark blue of the morning.Hanging on her thighs, her long neck was slightly exposed, her bright eyes and bright teeth came over, and she smiled, it was really charming.  Let Zhang Luo fully understand why the little eunuchs think Jia Yi is not good-looking.

    "Officials, this is the accountant Zhang who chased the eunuchs and maids to commit suicide after chasing debts?"

    Little Concubine Liu Gui smiled coquettishly, sat on the handle of the emperor's chair, and embraced the king whose hair was half combed.

    A woman next to Concubine Liu came over and said:

    "If you haven't settled the bill yet, why are you in a hurry to find someone to ask for the debt? Isn't it because you want to show off your masculinity when you see the end of the year?"

    The hair combing lady next to the emperor also smiled and said:

    "It's not fair for you to say that. Mrs. Zhang is also actively working for the government. It is very reasonable to investigate that someone has taken money from the palace and gone out to lend money?!"

    Because she also owes a lot of money, and she wants to find a partner that everyone knows.

    Zhang Luo sighed, she knew that these big debtors would definitely not want to pay back the money.  However, she didn't go to these people to press for the debt one by one?  !  Why did these people come to me first today?  Is it to be the first to act first?

    The dog coughed under the steps.

    Little Concubine Liu Gui smiled coquettishly: "Damn it! Hu Qin is here! Mrs. Zhang just works hard and is strict with herself. Otherwise, how could go to Concubine Wei Xian to beg for food on New Year's Eve, today  Sweeping the long street early in the morning? People who don¡¯t know see it, so they can¡¯t think that she is doing this to make people laugh at the palace¡¯s harsh treatment of the palace people?¡±

    These words hit the emperor's heart, he glanced at the concubine Chong, and drove her away from the back of the chair:

    "Go, go!"

    Then, he turned his face and yelled at Zhang Luo:

    "You your father was born in a household of the fourth generation and third generation! You can't see money like this?! Let me tell you honestly, someone in the palace took the money and went to the private sector to lend money! But it was also for state affairs, to subsidize the current state treasury  The problem of undertaxation!"

    "Your Majesty, didn't you say that the national treasury has an annual revenue of 90 million taels?" Zhang Luo remembered the words Master Chen taught him last time.

    This is indeed the book value of the Huizong Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty.  Seventy to eighty percent of the money actually collected into the national treasury was achieved through the unremitting efforts of Yang Jian and others.

    It's just that the problem of the huge bureaucratic system that started in the early Northern Song Dynasty has almost reached its peak by this time.  The annual salary of officials (excluding minor officials) alone is 30 million taels, not counting the expenditures of other countries.

    ?From Huizong's father, the Shenzong Dynasty, expenditures were greater than incomes.

    These words pierced Zhao Ji's heart like a sharp sword, because he likes to buy all kinds of beautiful things, and every day when he goes to court, he hears the courtiers quarreling with him, saying that he must be frugal.

    "You! You are a woman from a family, what kind of state affairs do you know?! Gossiping, for the two hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver, ah, I was involved that day!"

    Zhang Luo tried to hold back, but her brows frowned involuntarily.  Two hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver is still a small amount?

    The emperor saw her thoughts and became even more angry: "Are you still stubborn?"

    "Small ones dare not. Officials are rich everywhere"

    These words are sarcasm to Zhao Ji. When he disembarked that day, he took Zhang Luo's 10,000 Guanwen's retouching fee.

    Zhao Ji's cheeks turned red immediately.  He really wanted to pass the board again, and give this accountant who didn't know the severity, a few times.

    "You! Take care of your ass! See how idle you are in the palace?! In a few days, you will go to the Ministry of Households, assist Cai Tiao, and give the money raised by the Ministry of Households to Zhang Jue, the surrendered minister of the Liao Kingdom.  , Calculate it carefully! Let me know again, if you go to cling to that Concubine Wei Xian who runs a porridge factory, I will ask you to go to her place and light a fire to cook."

    Zhang Duzhi's eyes narrowed slightly.

    He suddenly realized that he had miscalculated the emperor's affection for Zhang Luo.  He originally thought that as long as his apprentices and concubine Liu Guifei reported that Zhang Luo threatened to repay the loan, and then he sang the big talk of "borrowing money from the palace to private lenders, which will help increase the income of the emperor's small treasury", Zhao Ji is very likely to be in power today.  Zhang Luo was dealt with early.  But according to the emperor's wishes, Zhang Luo retreated again.

    If this continues, Zhang Du knows that he will not be able to fulfill Guo Xianren's request.

    Deep down, he himself was even more afraid that Zhang Luowei would not be able to get away with it.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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