NOVEL NEXT Chapter 39
The emperor was very angry, and the emperor was very angry.
In the Imperial Garden.
With Gao Yang's words, Wu Zhao's angry face suddenly changed, and she looked at Gao Yang instantly.
"Gao Yang, what's the method?"
Wu Zhao was a little excited. It was common for disaster relief grain to be embezzled over the years.
Especially under the unstable government, she didn't know how much of the relief grain would reach the hands of the people from Chang'an to Guanzhong.
It was estimated that less than 50%!
But once the disaster broke out, the court had to provide disaster relief, otherwise the people would be even more miserable, and the consequences would be even more serious.
It was like a dead end.
At present, Gao Yang has a way to stop corrupt officials from taking disaster relief grain, which instantly aroused Wu Zetian's curiosity.
On the side, Shangguan Wan'er also looked at Gao Yang with curiosity.
The embezzlement of disaster relief grain has existed in every dynasty and is a century-old problem. Can Gao Yang solve it?
Gao Yang said lightly, "In fact, the method is very simple, but it doesn't sound very good."
"Your Majesty will even bear some infamy."
Wu Zetian frowned, but almost blurted out, "As long as it can save the people from the water and fire, and deliver the disaster relief grain intact to the hands of the people, a mere infamy, what is it?"
"But stopping corrupt officials from taking disaster relief grain, isn't this a great thing? Why am I being infamy?"
Her phoenix eyes were full of curiosity.
Gao Yang looked calm, and looked straight into Wu Zhao's eyes: "Because my method is to mix sand into the relief grain!"
As soon as the words fell.
Wu Zhao's face changed drastically.
She was about to scold him, but in an instant she realized that something was wrong and fell into thinking.
But Shangguan Wan'er on the side couldn't help it.
She said angrily, "Gao Yang, what is your method? After mixing sand into the grain, can the grain still be eaten?"
"Once the locust plague breaks out in Guanzhong, the victims will have nothing to harvest. They are already miserable enough. How can they eat the grain mixed with sand?"
Shangguan Wan'er spoke subconsciously, with anger in her eyes.
She had been looking forward to it for a long time, and thought Gao Yang really had a good idea, but she never expected that Gao Yang would come up with such a bad idea!
If this were to be spread out, Gao Yang would definitely be impeached by the angry censor with dozens of memorials!
In response, Gao Yang smiled faintly and did not say anything.
Wu Zhao was thoughtful and understood Gao Yang's meaning.
"Wan'er, you misunderstood."
Shangguan Wan'er was stunned, and looked at Wu Zhao first, then looked at Gao Yang in confusion.
Gao Yang looked at Shangguan Wan'er unhappily, "The treasury is empty, and the relief grain is definitely not enough, and the officials embezzled the relief grain just to make huge profits."
"Since ancient times, interests have moved people's hearts."
"This is the same reason why the grain price in Linjiang City skyrocketed. Natural disasters caused the people to have no harvest, which in turn pushed up grain prices. Merchants hoarded grain to make huge profits!"
"This is the same reason for these officials. The purpose of their embezzlement of relief grain is partly to eat it themselves, and partly to sell it at a high price in exchange for Gold and silver, but as long as the grain is mixed with sand, the relief grain cannot be sold. "
"Even if it can be sold, it is not worth much. Without huge profits, who is willing to take the risk of losing their heads?"
"Not to mention eating it yourself, which official can eat grain mixed with sand?"
"In this way, corruption can be eliminated. Even if there is corruption, it can't be much. After all, when the risk and the benefit are not proportional, officials will not take risks!"
Buzz!
Shangguan Wan'er was shocked and felt a buzzing in her head.
Her beautiful eyes widened.
After the grain was mixed with sand, this batch of grain could not be sold at a high price, but only sold at a low price. When the benefit and the risk are not proportional, officials will not take risks!
"What about the people?"
As soon as Shangguan Wan'er said this, she realized what a stupid question she asked.
Gao Yang glanced at Shangguan Wan'er's chest, feeling helpless.
The breasts are not big.
Shangguan Wan'er was deeply offended by this glance.
She was about to speak, but she heard Gao Yang say.
"For the victims, their primary goal is to survive. Let alone the sand mixed in the food, even if it is tree bark or Guanyin soil, they have to eat it when they are hungry!"
"Otherwise, how can there be such a tragic scene of cannibalism?"
After the words fell.
The whole imperial garden was silent.
Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang deeply.
Almost immediately, Wu Zhao knew that this method was feasible.
She never thought that corrupt officials were mediocre.
Talent, on the contrary, corrupt officials are even more capable than loyal ministers in certain aspects, but they just do not serve the country.
She said with full admiration, "Gao Yang, you really impressed me today."
"This method is wonderful!"
"With this method, even if there is a disaster in Guanzhong, at least hundreds of thousands of people will not die!"
"Tomorrow morning, I will announce this method. I want to see how corrupt these corrupt officials are!"
Wu Zhao felt very good when he thought of the expressions on the faces of all the officials in Jinluan Hall tomorrow.
"Gao Yang, first the locust plague in Guanzhong gave me a clever plan, and then I came up with such a clever plan for disaster relief. What reward do you want?"
When Gao Yang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He rubbed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am so embarrassed."
Wu Zhao smiled and said deliberately, "Oh? Since Gao Aiqing is so polite, I didn't say anything about it."
Gao Yang's expression changed and he said quickly, "No, your majesty has spoken so eloquently, how can you regret it?"
Wu Zhao took a sip of tea and continued, "Okay, just tell me what you want. I always reward meritorious deeds and will never treat my great meritorious officials harshly."
"The minister wants a token to take refuge in these days."
Gao Yang said.
This aroused Wu Zhao's interest, and she asked curiously: "Escape?"
Gao Yang sighed, "All of this is thanks to Lord Shangguan. It was a normal human relationship between me and Lord Du, but Lord Shangguan just cheated me."
"My father has not opened the tea box until now. If a few friends come to the house and want to drink tea on a whim, I am afraid that without a token to protect myself, I will never see His Majesty again."
"Furthermore, Your Majesty also knows that I am a poisonous person and should act more cautiously!"
Ever since Wu Zhao let him into the imperial garden, he had been looking for an opportunity to ask for an amulet, but he never had the chance.
If you seize the opportunity now, Gao Yang will naturally be welcome.
Shangguan Wan'er looked away. She had indeed done something wrong in this matter. Now that she was mentioned in front of her, she was still a little embarrassed.
Wu Zhao also knew about this, so she smiled and said, "You are truly worthy of your status as a poisonous warrior, and you are indeed cautious."
Wu Zhao took off a token from his waist and said, "This is my personal token. Seeing this token, it feels like I am here in person!"
"Tell Mr. Gao that when the child is older, he is a minister of the family, and it is not appropriate to hit him again."
Gao Yang took the token from Wu Zhao's hand and looked happy. The token was cold and made of black iron. It looked very extraordinary at first glance.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
With the amulet in hand, he suddenly felt much more at ease.
"Go down, I'm tired."
Wu Zhao waved his hand.
Gao Yang bowed and resigned, "I excuse you!"
Following Gao Yang's actions, several eunuchs immediately stepped forward to guide Gao Yang.
Wu Zhao stood up and his phoenix eyes fell on Gao Yang's back.
"Prince Rong has been recuperating for so many days. I will send the imperial doctor to have a look later. If he is almost done, he should go to court tomorrow. There are corrupt officials in the world, but a lot of money has entered his house. Since I have Gao Yang What a brilliant idea, it would be too boring if you didn’t look at the expression on his face!”
Shangguan Wan'er was shocked and said quickly, "Yes!"
A smile suddenly bloomed on Wu Zhao's noble face, and she murmured to herself, "The grandson of Duke Dingguo is quite well hidden."
"Such a great talent, but he pretends to be no different from a playboy. Even I was deceived. Duke Dingguo's mansion can be considered a successor!"
Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is very optimistic about Gao Yang?"
Wu Zhao nodded, "With his talent, he can be my prime minister."
"Even Cui Xinghe and Xu Xiang combined are still slightly inferior to Gao Yang!"
"What?"
Shangguan Wan'er looked surprised.
Although she also thought Gao Yang was very talented, she didn't expect Wu Zhao to think so highly of Gao Yang!
Wu Zhao said quietly, "But this person has obvious advantages and disadvantages."
"The advantage is that he has insight into people's hearts, plays with human nature very well, and has an astonishing talent."
Shangguan Wan'er stared at Wu Zhao with curiosity.
"Your Majesty, what about the shortcomings?"
Wu Zhao said with a smile, "He is greedy for money and lustful. In the past few hours, he glanced at your chest twenty-five times, but he glanced at my legs a total of one hundred and seventy-three times."