The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 799 This Emperor is Too Difficult to Lead

Chapter 799 This Emperor is Too Difficult to Lead

Originally, these matters should have been the concern of the Regent, but last year, because of the restraint of Lord Emperor, the Regent was very sincere in governing the country and took Lord Emperor's interests into consideration in every matter. The two of them discussed and cooperated very happily for half a year.

But now the regent is a bit resigned, and under the pretext of letting the emperor exercise, he has pushed all these things onto himself. He also said that he will be in power in half a year, and it is time for him to give up power little by little.

But the problem is that you have to let it go little by little, I don’t let you let it go all at once!

Quan Qingcheng only realized now that being an emperor was not an easy thing. It turned out that he used to think that the regent was too controlling, but this idea was biased. Because once the regent stopped caring about everything, he would be left with nothing but a mess. However, Quan Qingcheng was also an ambitious emperor. He knew that he would have to take this step sooner or later, so he didn't complain. As long as he worked hard, he could still take over the government.

So he said to Wu Fei: "Go tell the Ministry of Revenue and tell them to continue to exempt taxes this year so that farmers can farm with peace of mind."

Wu Fei said "yes", but did not leave immediately. Instead, he said to Quan Qingcheng: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with exempting the people from taxes due to the disaster. No one would question it in the court. But yesterday, I heard the Minister of Revenue mention that the national treasury is not rich now. This is because there is no war at the border. Once a war breaks out, the money will be spent like water, and it will definitely not be able to bear it. So after this wave of tax exemption, the national treasury will have no income."

Quan Qingcheng frowned when he heard this, "So you mean, the tax is not exempted?"

"Oh, Your Majesty." Wu Fei was really troubled. "I am just a eunuch. How can I have any opinions on such state affairs?" "It is the Ministry of Revenue that has opinions."

"The Ministry of Revenue doesn't have it either. Your Majesty..."

"Okay, I get it!" Quan Qingcheng waved his hands. "The treasury is not well-funded, so I can't pretend to be a generous emperor. Although the previous emperor was alive, it seemed like a prosperous era, but in fact, that prosperity was just a facade of spending money. I still remember that when I first ascended the throne, the Ministry of Revenue came to complain, saying that the treasury was basically empty, and asked me to be frugal when holding banquets.

But the people are having a hard time now. Last summer's heavy snow killed all the crops, and the granaries in various places have been opened. But after the granaries are opened, they still need to be filled, which requires money.

So we have to find a way to increase the income. Even if we can’t fill the treasury in a short time, at least I have to have some in my hands.”

Wu Fei was very pleased that the emperor finally figured this out. As the saying goes, a penny can make a hero fail. Even if you are the emperor, if you don't have money, many things can't be implemented. What's more, so many court officials, so many Jinshi, Juren, Xiucai and so on, all have to receive salaries, which is also a considerable expense. How can it be enough to rely on the treasury alone!

"But what can I do to make money?" Quan Qingcheng began to worry. He asked Wu Fei, "Do you know what can make money the fastest?" He had the answer after he finished speaking - "Search the house! Find an official of the third or fourth rank to search it."

Wu Fei's head was buzzing. He thought, Your Majesty, you are really bold. Not to mention that you haven't taken power yet, even if you do, it won't be that easy to confiscate an official! At least you have to give a reason to confiscate his property, right? Moreover, these officials in the capital are all connected by connections. Don't let the court fight over the confiscation of their property.

So he quickly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please think of a formal way."

"Legal?" There are legal ways to make money quickly? This is beyond his understanding!

Wu Fei had to remind him again: "You can't get rich overnight, so you can't make money all at once. Your Majesty, don't expect that money will come in a blink of an eye. We should think of a long-term way to make money, even if it's slow."

Quan Qingcheng suddenly remembered something: "Guess what was written in the letter that Sister Wen Yan left for me before she left?"

Wu Fei wondered how his train of thought had come to this. But he had to answer, "I really don't know."

Quan Qingcheng really regretted it. "I was impulsive at the time and destroyed the letter. Now I really regret it! What if the letter from my sister contains a way to make money?"

Wu Fei was helpless. What's the point of regretting now? What was he thinking at the beginning?

But he couldn't say that. He thought for a while and said, "Why not call the Ye family members into the palace to have a chat?"

Over the past six months, the team left by Ye Wenyan has really helped Quan Qingcheng do a lot of things. The most beautiful thing among them is the Qilin Guards that Ye Feizhou trained for him. Now Quan Qingcheng feels that the reason why he can sleep soundly is because he knows that there are Qilin Guards guarding outside.

But now that Wu Fei mentioned the people from the Ye family, his heart sank a little: "Where are the people from the Ye family? Isn't there only Ye Chulian left? Second brother went to find Sister Wen Yan. I heard that the second young lady has been living in the camp outside the capital for quite a while, and no one can persuade her to come back. Zhuier is still in the palace, but I don't know if she is with the queen mother or in Yanhua Palace.

Okay, Wu Fei, go and invite Miss Wu to the palace, and call Zhuier as well. I will wait for them in the Palace of Immortals."

Wu Fei went to do some work. More than half an hour later, Ye Chulian and Zhuier arrived at the Temple of Immortals one after another.

When Quan Qingcheng saw them coming, he said no need to greet them before they could even greet him. Then he personally moved the chairs for them and asked Wu Fei to serve them tea and snacks. Then he looked at them with a smile on his face, which made Ye Chulian and Zhuier shudder.

Zhuier was the first one who couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "What are you going to do? Eat people?" Quan Qingcheng laughed, "I'm not eating people, I just think you look good. You look surprisingly good today."

Zhuier rolled his eyes and said, "It seems like it doesn't look good normally."

"You look good all the time, Zhuier, you look good all the time, Chulian, you look good too, both of you look good."

Ye Chulian couldn't stand his clumsy flattery and asked him directly: "What does the emperor want us to do?"

After saying that, she wiped her hands on her skirt, then raised it to her nose and smelled it. Hmm, it still smelled like wine lees.

Quan Qingcheng didn't know what he was thinking at the moment. Seeing Ye Chulian smelling her hand, he also wanted to smell it. As he thought about it, he directly grabbed Ye Chulian's hand and smelled it. Ye Chulian was so angry that she raised her foot to kick him, but was stopped by Wu Fei.

Zhuier was also shocked, "Are you sick? We haven't seen each other for just a few days, how could you have caught this disease? So you called us here just to smell the scent? Quan Qingcheng, if you have such thoughts, just let the Queen Mother choose a harem for you, and don't disgust us here!" After saying that, she moved her hands and slapped Quan Qingcheng's claws off Ye Chulian's hand.

Ye Chulian was also angry. Was this little emperor sick? Was he treated too well in the past six months?

"Zhui'er is right. If the Emperor wants to choose a concubine, Zhui'er and I will go talk to the Empress Dowager right away."

Wu Fei took a step back. What was wrong with him? He felt a little disgusted with his master.

Only Quan Qingcheng looked embarrassed, his face turned red from what the two men said. He wanted to explain but couldn't get a word in, so he could only shake his hands continuously.

Finally, Wu Fei couldn't stand it anymore and said, "You two, give the emperor a chance to quibble!"

Zhuier and Ye Chulian stopped talking at this point, and Zhuier said, "You, keep quibbling!"

Quan Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "I didn't have the idea you said. I saw Chu Lian smelling her hand, and then I also smelled a little bit of wine lees, so I wanted to confirm whether Chu Lian was tinkering with wine again."

Zhuier said, "What you said is nonsense, isn't it? Everyone knows that the Fifth Miss is tinkering with wine every day. What is there to be sure of? Quan Qingcheng, you are really dishonest now. Are you getting cocky because the Regent didn't make you angry in the past six months?"

Quan Qingcheng was almost crying, "I'm not arrogant. I know I'm still that incompetent little emperor. I was indeed impulsive today. I apologize to the Fifth Miss." After saying that, he saluted Ye Chulian.

Ye Chulian quickly hid, "Don't worry, don't do this. If it gets out, I'll need your reputation even if you don't want it!"

Wu Fei thought to himself, besides you guys, I am the only one left in this room! Fifth Miss, do you mean I can tell anyone?

He quickly stated: "I won't tell anyone."

Quan Qingcheng also said: "He dare not. Well, Chu Lian, I really did that in the heat of the moment, I didn't mean it. Besides, we have been friends for such a long time, don't you know who I am? Even if I want to eat grass, I can't eat the grass next to my nest!"

Zhuier chuckled twice, "What's the matter? Is the grass beside the nest not fragrant, or is the grass beside the nest not worthy of you?"

"Please forgive me!" Quan Qingcheng really cried, "Ancestor, please forgive me. I just gave an example to prove that I have no improper thoughts about the fifth lady. The reason why I was excited when I smelled the wine lees today was because I was just thinking about a profitable business with Eunuch Wu! When I smelled the wine lees, I thought, isn't this a ready-made business?"

As soon as these words came out, Ye Chulian laughed first, "I thought the emperor had money in his hands and didn't think about this at all! I thought that if you really didn't think about this, then my fourth sister's efforts would be in vain. But that also proves that the emperor lives a good life and doesn't care about these small profits we have prepared."

Quan Qingcheng was excited again - "What, what do you mean? Sister Wen Yan is worried about me?"

Zhuier rolled her eyes fiercely, took a sip of tea, and felt that this little emperor was really stupid. Is it okay for him to be the master of the Northern Qi Kingdom? It's really hard for her young lady. A teenage girl has to worry about this. She has the energy to do something else.

Alas, this emperor is so difficult to lead.