Driving up the price of grain has caused panic among the people, beating, smashing, and grain stores can be big or small. If this crime is confessed now, Xiao Tianyao will not want to wash it off in his life.
Although the emperor did not severely punish Xiao Tianyao this time, he only fined 200,000 taels, but if something similar happens in the future, the entire people of Dongwen will think that Xiao Tianyao is behind the mischief and used the war to make a fortune.
Therefore, after reading the imperial decree, Lin Chujiu knelt there motionless, without any intention of accepting the decree.
The official who announced the decree of the Ministry of Rites held the decree in front of Lin Chujiu. Seeing that Lin Chujiu had not moved for a long time, he had to remind him: "Princess Xiao, please accept the decree!"
"Accept the order?" Lin Chujiu raised her eyes and asked back.
"Yes, please accept the decree, Princess Xiao." The official who announced the decree was respectful on the face, but he was very disdainful in his heart, but it was a fine of 200,000 taels. With Xiao Wang's net worth, he still cares about the mere 200,000 taels of silver
Concubine Xiao is also very casual, even worse than him.
"No, I can't accept this imperial decree." Lin Chujiu didn't care what the officials who announced the decree thought, and shook his head firmly, "I can admit the fine, but I can't admit the crime in the imperial decree on behalf of the prince. The prince disappeared by accident in the battlefield. , I didn't deliberately conceal the trace, and it wasn't the prince who sent the news back to the capital. The rise in food prices in the capital has nothing to do with the prince?"
The official declaring the decree was delighted to hear this, "Princess Xiao, you can tell the emperor this, it's useless to tell the lower official."
After speaking, he handed the imperial decree to Lin Chujiu again. If it wasn't for the defense of men and women, the officials who announced the decree would want to put the imperial decree in Lin Chujiu's arms, "Princess Xiao, you should take the decree quickly, take the decree. It's better to return to the palace to return to the palace." He didn't care whether the charges on the imperial decree were true or false, he was in charge of proclaiming the decree, and if there was any problem, he would go to the emperor.
"I'm sorry, but I can't take this imperial decree." Lin Chujiu put his hands behind his back and ran away without giving the other party the chance to force the cold imperial decree. "Our prince did not commit the sins listed in the imperial decree, so I can't accept the decree."
"Princess Xiao, are you disobeying the decree?" The officials who declared the decree were also angry after being repeatedly rejected.
Since he took office in the Ministry of Rites, he has proclaimed how much the imperial decree of rewards and punishments has been announced. No one has ever dared not accept the decree like Lin Chujiu.
"Thunder and rain are all graces of the king. Princess Xiao, you are a smart person. When you receive the order, you should assume that nothing happened, and this matter will pass. Otherwise, if the matter comes to the emperor, you will be the one who suffers." Officials declaring decrees are half-sell and half-threatening.
Lin Chujiu's refusal to accept the decree is not good, but he, the person who announced the decree, is not much better. Now Lin Chujiu has accepted the decree. Hello everyone, I'm fine too, right
"I can't bear the hat that resists the decree and does not obey the imperial decree. I will send it to the Ministry of Housing, but I can't take the imperial decree." Lin Chujiu repeated the same sentence without getting tired of it.
Without waiting for the propaganda officials to speak, Lin Chujiu turned her head to the Cao Guanjia who was kneeling behind her and said, "Cao Guanjia, go to open my warehouse, clear out all the valuable things in my dowry, and collect 200,000 taels to the household department. ."
"Wang, Princess..." Butler Cao was dumbfounded, "Yes, do you want to sell your dowry?" Their Xiao Wangfu is not so poor, with only 200,000 taels, they can take out with their eyes closed, there is absolutely no need to sell Lin Chujiu dowry.
"Well, let's go... First, sell the dowry to relieve the immediate urgency. If you have money, you can redeem it later." Lin Chujiu looked righteous and awe-inspiring, but only a few jadeite pearls knew about it. Lin Chujiu had seen it long ago. Those dowries are not pleasing to the eye, and now there is a chance to deal with them in an open and fair manner, how could Lin Chujiu pass.
Moreover, instead of using the money from Prince Xiao's mansion, he sold his dowry. In the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that Prince Xiao was very clean and honest. He couldn't get 200,000 taels, and he had to be the mistress of the house to sell the dowry.
Butler Cao is not stupid. He understands Lin Chujiu's intentions, but even if he understands, he is still very reluctant to sell Lin Chujiu's dowry. , said in a low voice: "Butler Cao, you just listen to the princess, it must be justified for the princess to do so."
While they were talking, the two women helped Butler Cao up, "Princess, this servant will accompany Butler Cao to count the dowry."
"Let's go." With Jade and Pearl, Lin Chujiu had nothing to worry about.
When the officials who declared the decree saw the people in the Xiao Wangfu, they went to count the dowry and so on, and they were dumbfounded. , but forced Princess Xiao to sell the dowry, what do others think of the emperor
He is a petty official who has made a decree, should he still do it
"What if I don't sell dowry?" Lin Chujiu raised her head to look at the edict, and asked in confusion, "Don't you have to pay the 200,000 taels of fine money in the imperial decree?" People bring the imperial decree to fight together.
Not having to pay the fine means she's not wrong, right
That's right, what's the purpose of that!
"No, no, of course I have to pay it. That is the fine for King Xiao to induce the merchants to drive up prices and cause losses to the people." The officials who declared the decree repeatedly reiterated King Xiao's crime, but it was a pity that Lin Chujiu didn't seem to hear it. He said to himself: "Our lord did not induce the merchants to raise prices. Everything was the spontaneous behavior of those unscrupulous merchants. As for the 200,000 taels of silver fines, that is the request of the sage, and our Xiao Wangfu can only do it."
It was the merchants who drove up the prices. The emperor asked those grain merchants to spit out the profits they had eaten. The emperor was not ashamed to ask Xiao Tianyao for trouble.
"Princess Xiao, the truth of the matter is in front of you. It's not what you say or how it is." Seeing Lin Chujiu's appearance, the officials were a little annoyed.
Is it so troublesome to declare a decree
No wonder the people in the department heard that it was the will of Xiao Wangfu, and no one stepped forward to lead the messenger. If it wasn't for him taking a step back when he stepped back, this unfortunate errand would not fall on him.
"What the lord said is that the truth is in front of you, and you can't distort the facts with just a few words." Lin Chujiu followed suit, but then changed her tone and said, "Our prince's life and death on the front line is unknown. Fighting to protect Dongwen, who has no time to take care of these messy things in Beijing. Those grain merchants who make a lot of money, more than half of them are the people of the prince and King Wen. What does it matter? I don't know how much money they made from it this time. Can a mere 200,000 taels make up for the loss of the people?"
"Xiao, what are you talking about, Princess Xiao, the subordinate officials don't understand." The official who announced the decree was sweating profusely. At this time, there is no place for him to be arrogant.
Although he has been in the officialdom for a few years, he has a clear sense of the stakes.