Inside the room, Zhao Zheng slowly opened the black cloth, revealing the contents inside.
It was a piece of bright yellow silk, it looked a bit old, it should have existed for some time.
There were handwritings looming on the silk, and Zhao Zheng slowly spread it out. The regular script of Zhongzheng was the only one he had seen in his life. Just by the handwriting, it could be seen that the person who wrote on this silk was unusual.
Writing is not on paper, but on silk, which is really puzzling, but it also makes him pay more attention to the content on it.
Zhao Zheng carefully moved the oil lamp on the table closer, looked at the silk, and concentrated on it.
Sometimes doubts appeared on his face, sometimes stunned, sometimes his brows were furrowed, and sometimes they were relaxed. At the end of the day, he slowly stood up, opened the door, and said, "Censors please come in."
"Your Highness, several adults have already fallen asleep..."
"Wake everyone up!" Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said, "Just say that I have something important to discuss with them."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The guard quickly got up and ran to the distance. Not long after, in the post station, many rooms whose lights had been extinguished for a long time were turned on again.
"I don't know if His Highness called you late at night, what's the matter?"
Nearly ten censors came in a hurry, and some of them asked questions while tying the sleeves of their outer robes before they even had time to tidy up their robes.
Zhao Zheng glanced at the burnt silk in a bowl on the table, turned around and said, "This king has been sleepy and sleepy for the past few days, and has made some improvements to the method of debit and credit accounting, adding and deleting several times. , to make this method more convenient and applicable, and after tomorrow, you will follow this new method to investigate."
He handed over a piece of paper, and after a censor in front took it, he saw the criss-crossed frames drawn on it, and the expression on his face showed a little surprise. After staring at it for a long time, he showed surprise With a look of surprise, he looked at Zhao Zheng and exclaimed: "Your Highness, great talent, in this way, when checking the accounts, all the items will be concise and clear, which will greatly increase the speed and provide us with great convenience. .”
Hearing the censor's words, Zhao Zheng nodded slightly. Naturally, he would not believe the words of the nameless old man who appeared from nowhere. What he was thinking at the time was just to save his life. ingredients in it.
But after reading the first chapter of the silk, his thoughts immediately changed drastically.
The method recorded above is indeed exactly the same as that used by the censors, but it is more detailed and the details are clearer. Some auxiliary methods were not told to them by Qian Caishen.
Obviously, the method they used was derived from what the old man gave him, but it was not complete. So far, he had believed the old man's words to seven or eight percent.
After sorting out his thoughts, it was inevitable that his chest would be filled with high spirits.
A master of martial arts who is so advanced in the world, visits late at night, just to pass on this wonderful method to himself, among the princes of Qi, who else has the same treatment as himself
An expert is an expert, and the ability to know the pearl with a discerning eye is hard for those vulgar people to match in their lifetime.
"Your Highness is brilliant!"
"If this method is really implemented in the world in the future, His Highness should take credit for it!"
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When several censors in the crowd said these flattering words, Zhao Zheng waved his hands and said, "Besides, this king has one more thing to discuss with you."
"Your Highness, it's okay to say, I'm all ears."
Zhao Zheng thought for a moment, then said: "Recently, we have been ordered to monitor various state capitals, and obtained the secret technique of the 'Lending Method' in Fengzhou. People, but the amount of corruption among these officials varies, so they cannot be dealt with in a general way. Those with lesser circumstances do not need to be demoted and punished. "
All the censors in the next place looked up at him, with shocked expressions on their faces.
Punishment of money to replace crimes, this has never happened before, just think about it for a while, and you will know that it involves a lot, so you can't talk nonsense.
"Your Highness, I believe that this law must never be allowed." After thinking for a while, a censor gritted his teeth and said, "This law is illegal and will destroy the country's laws and regulations. It must never be..."
As censors, they are somewhat instinctively sensitive to certain things, and instinctively feel that this matter is inappropriate.
"I'm afraid Wei Yushi is too serious." Zhao Zheng glanced at him and said, "In recent years, the treasury has been empty, and the internal government has been strapped. Speed is a wonderful method that can fill the treasury, could it be that Wei Yushi has a better method?"
"Chen..., no." Wei Yushi opened his mouth, and after glancing at him, he immediately stepped back and stopped talking.
Daqi has fought abroad for years, and the national treasury has long been overwhelmed. This has always been a headache for His Majesty and courtiers, and it has never been resolved.
It can be foreseen that if this law is really implemented, the national treasury will swell at a terrifying speed, and there will be no worries about the lack of money ever since.
Moreover, this method could not be more suitable for the present.
The censors are ordered to monitor the state capital and assess officials. Some officials are corrupt, some officials are politically unfavorable, and some officials have a flawed style. There will always be some small problems in various aspects, but they are harmless. , and I don't know how to punish them. It would be much more convenient if they were all quantified into silver.
However, in this way, will it make some officials feel confident and aggravate corruption
This is like walking on a steel cable. The next step is a cliff. If you can walk over it safely, you will be greeted with applause, but if you make the slightest mistake, you will be destroyed forever.
Before this, I have never heard of any dynasty implementing such a method. Whether it is full of applause or smashed to pieces, I can only try it myself.
A censor thought for a while, and with a tangled look on his face, he stood up and said, "Your Highness..."
Zhao Zheng looked at him coldly, and asked, "What objection does Shen Yushi have?"
Seeing the First Prince's expression, everyone's hearts were shocked, and they knew that this time, the First Prince was determined to carry out this method.
The treasury problem has always been His Majesty's heart disease. If there is a way to solve this matter once and for all, there will be no worries about many things. Even if there is a small price to pay, I believe His Majesty will not refuse.
For the eldest prince, this is also a rare opportunity. Once he is able to personally take charge of this matter, in the future, officials in the world will have to act according to his face
On the one hand, it can get the attention of His Majesty, on the other hand, it can establish prestige in front of all officials...
If someone contradicts him on this matter, the end will be miserable.
That Shen Yushi opened his mouth, swallowed what he was going to say, bowed and said, "Your Highness is wise!"
A censor asked: "I don't know Your Highness, does this method have a name?"
Zhao Zheng thought for a while and said, "Let's call it 'criminal silver'."
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In the room, Li Yi glanced at the old sheet that was missing a piece, and blew out the oil lamp.
I bought two bolts of cloth today, and tomorrow I will re-cut a piece of bed sheet, and a piece of the bed sheet is missing, which looks really awkward...