sbdcsierra Chapter 479 Yan Fuyao's large-scale social death scene
Chapter 479 Yan Fuyao's large-scale social death scene
In three days, Yu Ziling became familiar with military affairs and it was time to go to war.
The Yan army, with a total of 550,000 troops, broke camp and set out in a mighty force, beginning to march south.
Although Yu Ziling is Shen Changgong's new love, Shen Changgong is not too attached to her.
During the march, Yu Ziling rode in a separate carriage and followed Yu Ying's army. She spent most of her time with Yang Hongying.
She is the commander of the main army. Shen Changgong cannot tie her too tightly, nor can he help her with everything. In the future, she will have to fight independently, so she must take control of the army as soon as possible and cannot rely on Shen Changgong for everything.
Only occasionally, when they were stationed at night to rest, would Shen Changgong call her to his side and sleep with her.
Some counties in the southern part of Qi State were not yet under the control of Yan State, but Tong Xuan's control was not strong. His sphere of influence was limited to the Xuzhou County area. He deployed defenses in several cities in the north of Xuzhou and had no extra troops to extend to the north. He also knew that if he fought against the Yan army with too few soldiers, he would just be a piece of cake and would not be able to delay the battle for long.
The Yan army continued to march forward, pacifying each county along the way and bringing them under the jurisdiction of the Yan State. They also asked officials from various places to report to Linzi and have their performance assessed.
A month later, the Yan army finally reached the outskirts of Xuzhou County.
At the same time, the trophy team finally arrived in Shengjing.
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Outside Shengjing City, boxes of gold, silver, jewelry, and huge amounts of spoils were transported into Shengjing through the South Gate.
People in Shengjing had heard long ago that a large amount of gold and silver was being shipped back this time, so they started expanding the national treasury early on.
The exact amount has not yet been determined, as we are also worried about accidents on the road.
The people in charge of escorting the gold and silver, when they started to enter the city in the morning, delivered the memorial with the counted quantity and the memorial written by Lanling King to the emperor to the court early in the morning.
The person who transported the money and grain was definitely not qualified to attend the court. He just sent someone to deliver the memorial, which was then handed over to the right prime minister Tang Xinyi.
The empress, dressed in gorgeous clothes, sat majestically on the dragon throne and said,
"Right Prime Minister Tang, please read the memorial to all the officials."
"Yes."
Tang Xinyi first took out the paper with the total amount of gold, silver and jewelry written on it and read it out,
The total amount of spoils from Qi obtained this time is as follows:
3.53 million taels of gold, 158.75 million taels of silver, over 90 million strings of copper coins, and a large amount of jewels and banknotes...
The Southern Army left behind gold and silver for military expenses and to improve the livelihoods of the people in Qi and Liang. The amount is as follows..."
After Tang Xinyi finished reading, the entire court fell into silence.
Yan Fuyao was also stunned for a moment and said,
"I never thought that Qi was so wealthy. It seems that this war not only alleviated the domestic food crisis, but also greatly filled the national treasury, instantly eliminating our country's financial pressure and greatly boosting our national strength.
With this gold and silver, I can also carry out drastic reforms and let the people live a good life."
At this time, the Minister of Finance, Zhisu, stepped forward and said,
"Your Majesty, the two kings left some gold and silver for military expenses and local governance. Their original intention was good, but this is not in accordance with the regulations.
If funds are allocated directly to local governments for governance and military expenses without going through the imperial court, wouldn't the imperial court become a mere decoration?
If these funds did not go through the imperial court and only remained in the accounts, it would be easy for local officials to falsify the information and enrich themselves."
Yan Fuyao said coldly,
"Even if you allocate funds through the court, won't they just pocket them?
This money is already in Qi. If it is first brought back to Shengjing and then allocated back to Qi from Shengjing, wouldn’t that be a waste of time?
Not a penny will be left, and several more months will be wasted. Who knows how many misfortunes will happen to the people in various places.
Lanling Wang acted in a hurry. After conquering Qi, he had to stabilize Qi first and make Qi's resources a help to our country rather than a burden.
Prince Lanling knows all about these things, and I trust him.
In addition, I will let the officials sent to various places to settle the accounts and report to the court when the time comes. I will also send secret agents to check the accounts secretly to see whether all the funds have been implemented and whether they are really used for people's livelihood. If there is corruption and abuse of power, I will never forgive them easily.
Lanling Wang simply simplified the process a step."
Zhisu Neishi sighed and said,
“Your Majesty, I know that the prince is loyal, but that doesn’t mean all his descendants will be good people.
If a general can use the spoils of war to govern the country while fighting outside, he is no longer a general, but a provincial governor, a state within a state. We cannot set this precedent for future generations."
Yan Fuyao still had no expression on his face and retorted,
"Now is the stage of conquering the world, not the stage of ruling the world. In urgent matters, we should exercise discretion and handle special matters specially. After we rule the world in the future, these powers will definitely be returned to the court."
Yan Fuyao didn't want to talk about this matter any more, so he looked at Tang Xinyi and said,
"Didn't Prince Lanling also write an official document? Read it and see what he says."
"As ordered!"
Tang Xinyi opened the official document written by Shen Changgong and read it.
At this glance, Tang Xinyi's expression immediately became strange.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to read it? This is written by the prince for you."
"Of course he wrote this document for me. Could it be that he wrote it for someone else? Read it."
Yan Fuyao spoke domineeringly.
Tang Xinyi sneered in her heart, okay, okay, you said it, let’s see how embarrassed you are later.
You bully me and tease me every day, and this time I will embarrass you too.
Tang Xinyi cleared her throat and then began to read loudly and emotionally.
"Dear Yaoyao, it's nice to see you in person."
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was stunned.
The empress trembled all over and looked at Tang Xinyi in disbelief.
Tang Xinyi reacted very quickly, not giving Yan Fuyao a chance to stop, and quickly read out,
"Have you missed your husband recently? Remember to think about him more when you have nothing to do, think about him while you eat, and think about him when you sleep.
These gold and silver are gifts from your husband. I know that you, my dear Yaoyao, must be very touched.
It doesn't matter, we are a family after all, remember to give your husband a big fat boy someday..."
"shut up!"
Yan Fuyao slammed the table and stood up, glaring at Tang Xinyi with gritted teeth. She, who was always dignified and majestic, actually blushed with shame, which was rare for her.
Tang Xinyi looked at her innocently: You asked me to read it, and I even asked you to confirm it.
All the civil and military officials in the court were trying to hold back their laughter so hard that their bodies were shaking. It was harder to suppress the corners of their mouths than to suppress an AK. Some of them even had difficulty breathing and their faces turned red.
The Prince and His Majesty have such a good relationship. Being so far apart and not seeing each other for so long, it has not affected their feelings at all. Instead, their relationship has become even deeper. They can even say such corny words.