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The author says:
Chapter 551 Li Er: These corrupt officials simply take me for a fool! .
A raging fire burned.
I don't know how many years of Buddhist classics have been stored, and they were wiped out in this fire!
Flying ash fluttering.
Another overwhelming fire, burning ragingly in this Daxingshan Temple that has been passed down for hundreds of years!
"Come on!"
"Let all these monks return to secular life. If you don't leave for the time being, I will throw you in prison first!"
"Starve him for three days and two nights, and when he's starved to death, he'll leave..."
Ning Chen waved his hand.
Pointing at the piles of bald monks, he continued to the captain of the Forbidden Army:
"You bring a group of people to stay here, be careful that the fire here spreads!"
Follow the direction of Ning Chen's line of sight.
The captain of the Forbidden Army saw it, the Daxingshan Temple that was burning with raging fire!
From start to finish.
Ning Chen didn't intend to let this centuries-old ancient temple continue to remain in Chang'an City!
His Royal Highness the King of Chu did things like setting fires very smoothly.
After all, it was in Dongshi back then.
But it was by relying on a big fire that he faked his death and escaped, thus planning to kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji!
Now look at the temple that is burning with fire.
Ning Chen suddenly felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh and a sigh...
"Spring goes and autumn comes, several reincarnations..."
"Three years have passed before I knew it, and I'm not the guy who set fire to a petrol can...!"
His Royal Highness King Chu shook his head slightly.
Thinking of the time when I set fire to the house in Dongshi, I couldn't help but smile.
Within three years, the world was turned upside down.
Li Yuan, the emperor who used to sit high above the Tai Chi Hall, is no longer the emperor of the empire.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji who were once enemies.
It has also been wiped out, turned into two lonely graves outside!
It seems that many, many have passed away.
But in the end, Ning Chen made a lot of money!
Not only has the power to the sky, but also the extremely prominent identity and status.
There is also a well-educated wife.
And a pair of exquisite, lovely, lively and active children...!
Ningchen, the king of Chu, really made a fortune!
The Daxingshan Temple behind him has been completely reduced to a sea of flames!
There is a majestic palace in the middle.
It has been covered by the fire, and the original situation has been completely covered under the flames.
This Buddhist temple has been passed down for hundreds of years.
After all, in the three years of Zhenguan, it was completely turned into ruins, never to be the same again!
Between fires burning.
It wasn't just this Daxingshan Temple that turned into charred ruins.
Simultaneously.
But the whole world, the Buddhism that has been passed down for hundreds of years in the Han area of the Central Plains...!
"The first fire to burn the temple has already been ignited, how can the rest be alone?"
"I believe it won't be long."
"Buddhist temples all over the world will be burnt to nothingness!"
"It's still the kind that doesn't even see the scum..."
Ning Chen pouted.
Now that the matter has been done, there is no need for him to stay here and waste time.
"You guys continue to guard here!"
"After the fire is over, go back to the imperial city and report to your majesty first!"
The voice fell.
Ning Chen didn't stop for a second, and immediately turned the horse's head, whipped the horse, and galloped towards the imperial city in the north!
Anyway, the fire has been set off, and the rest will be left to time...
A quarter of an hour later.
Ning Chen passed through the imperial city again, followed the Chengtian Gate and entered the Taiji Palace Miyagi, and then came to the Ganlu Palace.
Li Er heard movement from the door.
He looked up, and then saw Ning Chen who stepped over the threshold and walked in.
"It's over...?"
The emperor frowned slightly and asked casually.
Immediately afterwards, he lowered his head and began to deal with the memorial on the table, as if he had encountered something extremely difficult.
"Report to Your Majesty, everything is done!"
"The monks of Daxingshan Temple have been repatriated, and those who don't leave for the time being will also be thrown into prison!"
"The Buddhist scriptures in the temple and the temple itself have also ignited raging fires and burned into ruins. It's only a matter of time!"
"The next step is to need His Majesty to issue another edict to let the local governments deal with Buddhist temples!"
talking room.
Ning Chen was sitting on a chair not far from the desk.
After the emperor heard it, he hummed softly.
His brows were still furrowed, and he was staring at the memorial on the table, his face looked ugly!
"Someone from Lingnan sent up a memorial again, saying that the embankment will be reinforced to prevent summer floods!"
"Hmph, that's ridiculous!"
Li Er suddenly raised his hand and slapped the table heavily, snorted coldly, and frowned tightly.
Since ancient times, strengthening embankments has been a major event.
It sounds outrageous.
The embankment of the Dongjiang River in Lingnan was just reinforced last spring.
It's only been a year.
Officials from the Lingnan side jointly submitted a memorial requesting that the imperial court allocate money from the national treasury to strengthen the Dongjiang embankment!
"Just to strengthen the Dongjiang embankment from Duanzhou to Yongzhou, it will cost millions of taels of silver!"
"Not to mention, we have to strengthen other sections of the river, as well as the embankments of other rivers!"
"Another huge expense!"
The emperor raised his hand and rubbed his brows, obviously annoyed by this matter.
Water control has been a national event since ancient times.
What is involved is the life and death of ordinary people, and what is involved is the peace and stability of the country!
and so.
In fact, Li Er was not opposed to spending a lot of money to strengthen the embankment.
but.
This does not mean that His Majesty the Emperor is being taken for a ride!
It was strengthened just once last year, and it will be reinforced again this year. There is obviously something tricky in it!
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The author says:
Chapter 552 As expected of you, a sycophant, direct a wave of fishing law enforcement! .
Since ancient times, water control has been a major event in the world.
No matter which dynasty and generation of which court.
The money spent on water control every year accounts for more than [-]% of the annual tax!
This is still the basic reinforced embankment.
If there were one or two years of natural disasters with major floods, this ratio would have to be several percent higher!
For example, the second year of Zhenguan.
The Tang court spent a full 800 million taels of silver on flood control and embankment reinforcement alone!
Plus the money spent on other disaster relief and expeditions.
The entire second year of Zhenguan.
The imperial court spent a total of nearly 2000 million taels of silver...!
This is a huge expense!
If it weren't for the support of commercial taxes collected from ocean-going businesses.
It is estimated that the empire's finances have exploded long ago!
Mr. Wang Gui, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who is in charge of the national treasury, guessed that he would also find a rope to hang himself...
"Indeed, the country is indeed rich now!"
"The business tax collected every month is basically about 300 million taels!"
"but."
"This doesn't mean that I like being a money-scatterer so much, and like taking money out of the treasury!"
His Majesty the Emperor raised eyebrows.
There was endless anger and indignation on his face, and his sharp eyes made people panic.
If the person sitting in front of him was not Ning Chen, but some other minister.
estimate.
Can be directly frightened by the emperor to kneel on the ground...!
"Obviously, take the opportunity to make money..."
Ning Chen took a sip of tea, turned around and smiled at his uncle, and continued:
"Lingnan is as high as the sky and the emperor is far away. Those officials may have some evil plans in their hearts!"