Cosmic Hegemony: I Just Want To Be A Wealthy Tyrant

Chapter 273 Not Making Profits With The People

After hearing this, Tang Xiaoyu frowned.

Will the second placer in the exam be moved to the back?

Is there such a position?

Tang Xiaoyu immediately looked at Bo Shang and asked calmly:

"Boshang, who ranked this position?"

Before Bo Shang could speak, the leader of the eunuchs on the side immediately knelt down in the hall and kowtowed like garlic.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It was my servant's negligence. I mistakenly placed the second place at the back of the list."

How could Tang Xiaoyu be so easy to fool?

How can a eunuch like you have the courage to do such a thing? There must be something fishy here.

To put it bluntly, there are not even one billion but eighty million lives that die directly or indirectly at the hands of Tang Xiaoyu every day.

How could he tolerate something happening right under his nose?

"Then let me ask you, according to the rules, where should Ji Xianyuan be ranked?"

The eunuch leader immediately started sweating profusely after hearing this.

His name was Deng Sishui. He received benefits from Wang Chen, the Minister of Rites, and then changed his position to Wang Chen's son Wang Zirui.

The reason why Deng Sishui dared to do this was that he felt that Tang Xiaoyu rarely went to court and might not understand the rules.

Second, with the support of the Minister of Rites, Ji Xianyuan, a farmer's son with no foundation, could not make a splash.

But he never expected that Ji Xianyuan was the only one who dared to answer a question asked by the Holy Emperor, which would directly hit the point of a gun.

Deng Sishui understood that Wang Chen must not be involved in this matter.

If Wang Chen is not involved, the Holy Spirit will at most punish him for neglecting his duties.

If Wang Chen is involved, it will be a serious crime of beheading. Maybe, I don’t know how many people will be implicated.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the rules, Ji Xianyuan should stand in the first row. The slave was careless and arranged the wrong position. I am willing to take the blame."

Tang Xiaoyu didn't even look at the eunuch. He looked at the two scholars in the first row.

A pretty boy in a purple shirt was sweating profusely, his eyes were uneasy, and he seemed to be up to no good.

The other one was wearing a bright satin silk gown. He had a dignified appearance, his eyes were not squinting, and he was holding his breath and concentrating. Fairly calm.

Tang Xiaoyu pointed at the pretty face in the purple gown and asked:

"What's your name? Where did you rank in the exam this time?"

When Wang Zirui saw General Sheng pointing his finger at him, he felt like the sky was falling.

His face turned sallow, and he suppressed the fear in his heart and replied:

"Student, the student's surname is Wang and his name is Zirui. In this examination, the student... the student ranked ninth."

Tang Xiaoyu listened to Wang Zirui's words with a sneer on his lips.

Interesting, Wang Zirui? If you didn't do something with a guilty conscience, why are you afraid of being like this?

"Bo Shang! Have you ever heard of this Wang Zirui?"

Tang Xiaoyu looked directly at Bo Shang.

He always felt in his heart that this Bo Shang was a loyal minister, not like a treacherous and evil person.

However, if something like this happened under his nose, Bo Shang might not be able to clear up the relationship.

Therefore, he deliberately asked Bo Shang just to test his attitude.

In fact, Tang Xiaoyu didn't pay attention to other people who were useless.

If something goes wrong with Bo Shang, there will be few good things left in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. That was what worried him most.

Upon hearing this, Bo Shang came out from the crowd, saluted Tang Xiaoyu and said:

"This Wang Zirui is the son of Wang Chen, the Minister of Rites. I think this matter should be investigated thoroughly! If it is just as Eunuch Deng said, it was just a moment of negligence on his part, then that's it. If the internal ministers colluded with the foreign ministers, in front of the emperor , those two people who dare to deceive the Holy One must not be spared lightly!"

The person who suffered the most at this time was Wang Chen, the Minister of Rites.

If he took the initiative to speak for Deng Sishui, it would be like telling everyone clearly that the two were colluding.

If he didn't speak, the fire would burn him. How could he pretend to be stupid?

Wang Chen struggled for a moment, and finally stood up and said:

"I agree with Bo Shangshu's point of view. I can assure you that I have never had any connection with Eunuch Deng. I sincerely request the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly so that I can be clean."

As soon as Deng Sishui saw Wang Chen come out to express his position, he knew that he had become an outcast. However, there is no retreat at this time. Biting Wang Chen back will only make the fate of the two of them worse. After figuring out the First Layer, Deng Sishui took the plunge.

"Your Majesty, this matter indeed has nothing to do with Lord Wang. It was the slave's momentary negligence that led to the big mistake. If the emperor wants to punish him, he will punish this slave alone."

Tang Xiaoyu felt extremely bored after listening to Deng Sishui's words. A stinky eunuch who wants to stir up trouble is simply seeking death.

"According to what Bo Shang said, this matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for thorough investigation. We must get to the bottom of it! Someone, please take him to the jail of the Ministry of Punishment and take good care of him."

What should be beaten has been beaten. Bo Shang's statement is not a big problem.

Tang Xiaoyu continued to ask Ji Xianyuan:

"Ji Xianyuan, just tell us your views on land policy."

Ji Xianyuan organized his thoughts and slowly said:

"I feel that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers.

All land should be state-owned. No one should occupy any land of the country. "

There is nothing wrong with Ji Xianyuan's words. Most of the courtiers in the court also agreed with his statement.

But what he said next caused everyone's expressions to change drastically.

“Since ancient times, talent has been the foundation of a country. Without people, a country will become an empty shell.

Therefore, if a country wants to be strong and prosperous, it must first make its people rich. Only then can the country be truly strong.

As the saying goes: the state does not compete with the people for profit.

I think there is no problem in allocating land to the state, but the state should give the land in its hands to the people for free. Let all the people have enough food and clothing, and have no worries about food and clothing. Only in this way will all the people truly support the emperor and regard themselves as a member of the country. "

As soon as Ji Xianyuan finished speaking, fierce rebuttals immediately sounded in the hall.

The first one to stand up was Sima Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs.

"It's just full of nonsense, extremely ridiculous! You just said before that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Then why will the country not benefit the people, and the people will not sincerely support the emperor? This is not the front and back. Is it a contradiction? Then let me ask you, if all land is exempted from taxes, where will the country get the money to build water conservancy projects and set up large schools? And where will you get the opportunity to take the imperial examination in the capital? You are a common man who does not think about the grace of the saints and enlightenment, but only wants to In order to compete with the country for profit, tell me, what are your intentions?"

Sima Yan's words spoke and won the support of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Other ministers also attacked Ji Xianyuan one-sidedly.

Bo Shang was the only one in the field and did not speak. He seemed to be thinking carefully about whether Ji Xianyuan's words were feasible.

On the contrary, it was Tang Xiaoyu who looked satisfied with Ji Xianyuan.

This guy can do it. He was a genius to have this kind of consciousness during the farming era.

You have to know how old Blue Star is, and there are still many people who are too loyal to change.

Let Tang Xiaoyu see, those people are so used to being slaves that they can no longer stand up straight.