Chapter 645

Great Tang.

Jin Ling.

As soon as Li Er returned, he immediately summoned the ministers to hold court.

The Emperor had been away for this period, and quite a few things had happened.

Du Ruhui reported the events that had occurred during this time one by one.

"Your Majesty, the students of the Bai Ludong Academy broke through the guards' supervision and collectively went to Great Qin's Chang'an to participate in the imperial examination."

Speaking of this matter, Li Er became angry.

He and Fang Xuanling had already known about this when they were in Chang'an.

He waved his hand impatiently.

"Pass on this one! Tell the next one!"

Seeing Li Er's complexion looking somewhat bad, Du Ruhui felt even more nervous in his heart.

"Your Majesty, some time ago, the common people sold a large amount of rice, silk, and tea to Great Qin merchants, with quite a lot of profit."

"But the Ministry of Revenue bought twenty thousand Qin cows, which cost two billion copper coins at once, and has already emptied the national treasury."

Speaking of this, Li Er was even angrier.

He watched helplessly as he suffered a loss to Great Qin, yet he was helpless!

He said helplessly.

"As long as the common people get real benefits, they will surely be grateful for everything the imperial court has done for them."

As soon as Li Er's words left his mouth, he noticed that the complexions of the ministers below were somewhat off.

He looked at Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui continued.

"Your Majesty, the price of rice in Great Tang is only one-tenth of that in Great Qin; many common people have sold their land and gone to Great Qin to register!"

Sure enough!

Li Er had worried about this matter before.

"How many common people have been lost?"

"According to the statistics of the Ministry of Revenue, at least two million farmers have flowed to Great Qin. And among the common people, selling land has now become a trend, and land prices have been suppressed to be extremely low. These people, after selling their land, will immediately leave Great Tang territory."

Bang!

Li Er angrily slapped the dragon desk.

"Too much! Even the land of their ancestors, they don't hesitate to sell!"

Once Li Er got angry, the ministers in the hall all lowered their heads and didn't make a sound.

Waiting for the Emperor to calm down himself.

Seeing them like this, Li Er became even angrier.

Why are Great Qin's ministers one by one loyal and devoted, not caring about personal gains or losses, and wholeheartedly for the imperial court and the world!

The ministers under his command are just a bunch who won't stop until they make him angry to death?

"Where is the Minister of Revenue?"

"Your subject is here."

An old man over sixty years old stood out.

Li Er's anger surged, and he disregarded etiquette, pointing his finger at him.

"Liu Zhenghui, do you think you are still qualified to continue being this Minister of Revenue?"

(cjfa)

Liu Zhenghui stiffened his neck and defended himself.

"Your Majesty, the loss of common people and the loss-making purchase of cows are not my fault. On the contrary, it is the major aristocratic families who are taking advantage of the common people selling land to buy it at low prices. During this period, the farmland and houses of the Five Surnames and Seven Clans have increased by more than ten times!"

Pfft...

Li Er almost vomited blood.

These aristocratic families are really good at finding loopholes.

The loss of Great Tang's common people has begun to shake the foundation of the country.

They are doing well, instead, they are happily taking advantage of this opportunity to buy up real estate and land on a large scale.

Are they making a fortune out of a national disaster?

Cheng Yaojin really couldn't stand it anymore and stepped out to report.

"Your Majesty, the cause of this matter is all because Great Qin's prices are high and the common people's lives are prosperous."

Cheng Yaojin's words were a bit silly.

How could things be as easy as he said?

However, they made a lot of sense!

Li Er knew that in the current situation, changes must be made.