How I Became the Emperor - Chapter 338

[338.Chapter 338 actually uses me as the scapegoat]

The economy of this world is a gold standard system.

The gold and silver stored in the warehouses of various states are equivalent to the central bank’s reserves, which correspond to the gold and silver notes circulating in the market.

The gold and silver in the Youzhou Palace are gone, and the gold and silver notes cannot be exchanged for gold and silver, so they are just a piece of waste paper.

If Youzhou were a country, the economy would probably have begun to collapse by this time.

Fortunately, Youzhou is only a state in Daxuan, and gold and silver can be transferred from the adjacent Qingzhou and Pipazhou to stabilize the market.

But this is not a long-term solution.

According to common practice, 60% of the taxes collected by the states are handed over to the national treasury, and 40% is retained in the Qingzhou Palace.

This 40% will be distributed to each county, and a part will be deposited into the treasury. The rest will be used for the expenses of the various states and royal palaces.

Now that the gold and silver reserves of the Youzhou Palace have been burned, no less can be handed over to the national treasury, and the money given to the counties below cannot be deducted. The only thing that can be deducted is the expenses of the palace.

In other words, after Lu Gan went to Youzhou to become a prince, he had to save 30 million taels of silver and 12 million taels of gold from his own expenses.

During this period, you can only live frugally and not spend money lavishly.

Does this need to be saved in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse?

Of course, with his current reputation, it would be no problem to ask the Ministry of Household Affairs for money, or even withhold taxes, but taxes were collected at the end of the year, and it would take three to five months to ask for money.

During this period of time, he had no money to spend!

If he can’t spend money, his cultivation speed will definitely plummet!

This time, the financial path is cut off, the practice is hindered, and coupled with the trick of deceiving children like the fire dragon burning the warehouse… even the Buddha can’t bear it!

Lu Gan put his hands on the table and leaned forward slightly. His eyes were cold and sharp, staring directly at the old man in golden armor: “Just a fire burned me more than 10 million gold and 30 million silver?”

Thousands The high temperature can only melt gold and silver.

If you want to directly burn gold and silver, you need at least 3,000 degrees. How can a mere fire have such power?

“Replying to the prince, that fire was extraordinary!”

At this time, the golden-armored old man Xu Lin bowed his hands and said solemnly: “The flame was golden, extremely fierce, like a fire dragon coming into the world, burning the sky and destroying the earth. It swept through the entire warehouse, and the more than 30 Gangqi Realm guards were unable to escape, and they were burned to the point of being burned to death! Only the Flying Heaven Realm general Li Chongque escaped!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked! The pupils shrank.

A golden flame that instantly burns even masters of the Gang Qi realm to ashes?

“A golden flame that melts gold into silver?”

Lu Qian narrowed his eyes: “So it seems that this fire is unusual. Someone set it deliberately?”

The golden-armored old man Xu Lin nodded solemnly: “Yes! I think it is , It’s the work of the remnants of Dayou!”

Ha.

Hearing this, Lu Qian sneered in his heart and his eyes were cold.

The remnants of Dayou have nothing to do but burn the treasury for fun? And he manages time so skillfully?

He returned to Pipazhou and started taking a boat. He was delayed for a while on the way. The news from the capital should have reached the Youzhou Palace long ago.

About ten days ago, the time matched.

Lu Qian was preconceived and didn’t believe in any nonsense about the remnants of the Great Netherworld. He asked in a cold voice: “You said it was the remnants of the Great Netherworld. What evidence is there?”

“To tell you what the prince said, the golden flames came and went quickly. The flames The power is astonishing, it should be the secret medicine of the Great You royal family, ‘Earth Dragon Flame’!”

Xu Lin cupped his hands and replied.

Earth Dragon Flame is the name of a kind of lead medicine, which was refined by Taoist alchemists. The main medicine is a strange stone deep in the ground. It ignites spontaneously when exposed to air. The flame is golden yellow and the temperature is extremely high.

Some extraterrestrial metals that cannot be smelted by ordinary fire are melted by the fire of the earth dragon and used to calcine divine weapons.

hehe.

Lu Qian sneered in his heart again.

The earth dragon flames were used to refine magical weapons. The remnants of Dayou were stupid enough to use them to burn gold after they ate bats.

Now he was absolutely sure that someone had stolen his gold.

“How many royal guards are left guarding the treasury?”

Lu Gan asked coldly.

“There are five people left.”

Xu Lin sighed and said: “It is a pity that General Li Chongque, who was on guard duty that night, and the thirty-three palace guards were all killed in the flames. On the night of the fire, I was there In other counties, when I returned to Youzhou Palace, I only saw a deserted land without any gold! I am so ashamed of you and your majesty!”

“Does that mean there is no witness?”

Lu Qian’s eyes widened. Squint and shoot out two rays of cold light.

“Yes.”

Xu Lin bowed his hands solemnly: “With such a big disaster, people in Youzhou are already panicked. I kindly ask the prince to set off today and go to Youzhou to take charge! With the reputation and prestige of the prince, he will definitely make Youzhou The 1.2 billion people in the 24 counties of the prefecture are very worried! Furthermore, the prince is from Zhenfusi and has a sharp eye. He might be able to find some clues and catch the real culprit behind the scenes!”

Everyone’s eyes immediately turned !

Come over and project it on Lu Gan.

“Going to Youzhou?”

Lu Gan tapped his fingers on the table, thoughtfully.

After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and said in a cold voice: “You should go back to Prince Youzhou’s Mansion first. I will pack some things and go there in a while.”

“This…”

When Xu Lin heard this, he had a look of doubt on his face: “Your Majesty, now the counties in Youzhou are all without a master, and they are all looking forward to your sea-fixing needle passing by! Please, Your Majesty, please set off immediately!”

“Are you… teaching me how to do things?”

Lu Qian looked down at Xu Lin with a majestic expression. indifferent.

“I don’t dare!”

Xu Lin quickly handed over his hand.

“Go away!” Lu Gan waved his hand as if to shoo away flies: “If something goes wrong in the Youzhou Palace, I will be the first to kill you when I come to Youzhou!”

“…Yes!”

Xu Lin seemed to still want to What to say, but when he saw Lu Ganleng’s expression was grim, he could only bow and exit the hall.

As soon as he left, Fang Tianlao, who was sitting on the upper right hand side, immediately emitted a golden aura and enveloped the hall. He said with a serious expression, “There is something wrong with this man.”

“Hmph! The two armies are fighting and are not going to kill the envoy. Let him Live a few more days.”

Lu Gan snorted coldly.

This was a provocation. The people in Youzhou clearly didn’t take him seriously. They actually used such a low-level method as burning the warehouse with a fire dragon, and even brought out the remnants of Dayou to take the blame!

Do you think he is a fool?

“You really don’t want to go? What if there’s another trouble over there…”

At this time, Fang Youxue, who was sitting next to her, frowned slightly.

“Now there is a stage in Youzhou to sing an opera, ‘Fire Dragon Burns the Cang’, all the witnesses and physical evidence, gold and silver are gone. Now that I go there, I can only be incompetent and furious, kill a few scapegoats, and let those people see it. It’s just a joke.”

Lu Qian’s eyes flashed.

He knew very well how much he weighed. There were more than a billion people in Youzhou, and he couldn’t take care of it by himself, and he couldn’t rush it.

So what if people are killed?

If Youzhou is in chaos, the monthly chivalry value will probably return to zero.

It would be better to watch the fire from the other side, watch the group of people in Youzhou performing a one-man show, wait until the situation is clear, and then directly catch them all!

When everyone heard this, they couldn’t help but secretly nod in surprise.

When dealing with major events, one must remain calm and make decisions before taking action. The Mr. Lu in front of him simply does not look like a nineteen-year-old boy, he is too calm and steady!

Zheng Cha, Qi Tianxia and others immediately felt ashamed.

“Everyone, please hand over first. I will talk to Mr. Fang about Youzhou.”

At this time, Lu Qian stood up and gave up his seat to Fang Youxue, then sat with Mr. Fang Tianlao in the other corner of the hall, frowning and asked: ” What’s going on over there in Youzhou?”

He now believed that Zhao Xuanji had other motives for granting Youzhou to him.

“Youzhou?”

Fang Tianlao stroked his short beard, thought for a while, and then said: “The situation in Youzhou is a bit complicated! The largest force is the local gentry. They have been from Dayue two thousand years ago to Dayue. You, Daxuan, has deep-rooted power! Seventy percent of the people in Youzhou are from local noble families!”

“Another thousand-year-old family?” Lu Gan frowned.

“No, no, no!”

Fang Tianlao shook his head repeatedly: “More terrifying than a thousand-year-old family! These noble families control all walks of life in Youzhou, are intricately connected, and are very xenophobic. The twenty-four county governors, as well as various officials, They firmly control the people of Youzhou, and the people only listen to them! “

From top to bottom, they are unanimously xenophobic?

Lu Qian’s heart sank.

I’m afraid it will take a lot of effort for him to become the king of Youzhou this time.

“I’m afraid no dynasty wants to see such a situation. Haven’t Dayue and Dayou tried to destroy the Youzhou nobles?”

Lu Gan suddenly thought of something and asked with a frown.

“I have tried, but they all ended in vain.”

Fang Tianlao stroked his short beard and said: “Firstly, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Secondly, Youzhou is Haikou, and it is very important to connect with the overseas Yunze Kingdom. Once the Youzhou nobles If there is chaos, the annual tax loss will be too great!”

Obviously, the burning of the warehouse by the fire dragon was a threat to Lu Gan from the Youzhou nobles.

It’s not easy to be the king of Youzhou!

I have a headache, so I’ll code one chapter first, and then code the second chapter later.

(End of chapter)