Dazhou, Weiyang Palace, Xuanzheng Hall.

Wu Qiong sat in the upper head of Xuanzheng Hall, with a black imperial desk in front of him, with a screen, a vase, an incense burner next to him, and a palace maid holding a fan behind him.

Below are the civil and military officials on both sides.

On both sides of Xuanzheng Hall, there are guards without swords, with burly figures and shiny armor.

Weapons cannot be brought in Xuanzheng Hall. All the guards with weapons are outside the hall. In the entire hall, only the emperor Wu Qiong, who can wear weapons to court.

It was not bright outside, and it was like this in the morning court these days. Those who are emperors should not be lazy.

This was Wu Qiong's second time in court. He originally did not plan to go to court, but in the letter Wu Zhi left to him this time, he mentioned the matter of locusts to be destroyed, and it was impossible to delay it for a moment. Even if he didn't go to court, there would definitely be ministers who would come to visit him frequently. It would be better to go to court in the morning and finish everything.

Although Wu Zhi didn't write much, Wu Qiong understood at a glance that this was Wu Zhi, who "delegated power" to himself.

Although Wu Qiong has not attended court these days, he will still meet those ministers. What the ministers said was originally intended to say in the morning court.

Wu Qiong recorded these things. After all, it was a national event. He had not received training in this area, nor had he started to deal with government affairs like Wu Zhi like that when he was the prince.

So after Wu Qiong recorded it, he left it to Wu Zhi to deal with it.

Wu Qiong knew that it was because Wu Zhi saw this "sensibleness" that he said in the letter that he asked him to go to court. Of course, the matter of killing locusts is urgent and one of the main reasons.

Wu Qiong, sitting in Xuanzheng Hall, sat cross-legged and supported her hands on the table, just like during a company meeting.

Xiao Fu, the Minister of Revenue below, stood in the middle with a eunuch in front of him next to him. He finished reading his memorials, mainly reporting on the work of edicts to various places to destroy locusts, as well as the required consumption of silver, etc.

Wu Qiong didn't know how much the money spent was, so he spoke:

"Well, it's done well, go back and make a report and hand it over."

"Report, report?"

Xiao Fu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, looked a little confused. How could he understand what the report is?

These days, there is no financial audit. Feudal society is ruled by man and there are few systems to follow. Once officials have a set of laws and regulations, finance is all about the official’s mouth and paper, and the matter is done.

However, Wu Qiong didn't know about this. He thought it was his own expression problem, and then said:

"That's what you said just now, you can list the amount of expenditures in various places, ranging from the prefectures to the county governments and villages."

When Wu Qiong finished saying this, Xiao Fu, the Minister of Revenue, suddenly hesitated. Wu Qiong frowned and raised his voice and asked:

"What's wrong? I'm afraid there's something wrong with this. Xiao Shangshu, you made a fake, so you dare not list it?"

Xiao Fu hurriedly bowed and said:

"I dare not, please let Your Majesty take a look."

"That's it. You are the Minister of Revenue, who is in charge of the financial power of the world and has a civil code household registration. This matter should not be difficult. I will wait for your report in the next few days."

After Wu Qiong finished speaking, he felt a little complacent and couldn't say that I could pretend to be a mess again. Then, I would go to the government office and go to the government office for a trip. These ancient people would definitely not know how to make financial statements.

Then I will teach them and shock the four of them, which will shock Wu Zhi!

Wu Qiong thought so happily, and had already planned it. After waiting for the Ministry of Revenue, he taught them the modern financial audit statements and other things, so as to improve their work efficiency, and also make the finance sector more standardized.

Isn’t Wu Zhi short of money? Maybe after such an audit, you might squeeze out the money that might have been embezzled. As for whether there is any corruption or not, how to punish it, whether the report is accurate or not is Wu Zhi’s business.

Wu Qiong was very happy when she thought of this and continued:

"Next."

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This morning court ended very quickly. It was not that the emperor today was too hesitant, but that the prince today was particularly cheerful and more cheerful than before.

In the past, the emperor might have discussed it with everyone and finally made a confident decision, regardless of whether the idea was good or not, but after all, he had an idea.

But today's emperor, in addition to the financial audits before or the matter of locusts being wiped out, the emperor quickly came up with ideas and made decisions, such as the arrangements for front-line border defense, the mobilization of officials, the filling of gaps and gaps in various places, and some officials surrendered to beg for bones, etc., unify the sentence:

"I understand. I will give you a reply tomorrow, next one."

Just like this, the "next" and "next" are finished.

When they came out, it was dark and there were not many people eating pastries and pancakes on the table.

If it were normal, everyone would definitely think that the emperor today was very strange, but today, everyone looked different, some were very happy, some were very worried, and some were indifferent.

Everyone was shocked and puzzled. After all, this was the emperor and the first time he had to review local finances!

Although it is just a reason to kill locusts, the beginning is not a simple matter. After all, many local financial matters are not decided by the central government...

Xiao Fu was also quite embarrassed. He didn't know what to do with this financial statement, nor did he know what His Majesty meant. Until His Majesty came to the Ministry of Revenue again.

Wu Qiong had already planned to go to the Ministry of Revenue to show off, and after going to the morning court, he went back to summarize some simple knowledge points and formats of the financial statements. Wu Qiong came over with this summary of the things he had summarized.

People should be so excited that they feel good when they show off. Wu Qiong exudes the aura of "I want to show off, I will dodge them." After coming to the Ministry of Revenue, he first looked at other Ministry of Revenue materials, such as taxation, border materials and military expenses, etc.

Then he frowned according to the plan: "That's it?"

Looking at the trembling officials around, Wu Qiong raised his lips, took out the materials he had prepared, and then explained in detail.

This is not just because he is idle and has nothing to do. When he was reading the memorial, he found that the financial statements of the Ministry of Revenue were too simple and full of loopholes. There was a lot of things that he wanted to check in the future, but there was no basis, and there was no details.

I just gave a Chinese number. How could I know if your number is correct or not? What should I do if I want to check the account in the future? The most important thing is that it is inefficiency.

I cannot do anything in military and national affairs for the time being, but this small thing can still be done for the Great Zhou.

This is a matter of no need to give me some advice on what financial audits are in the Ministry of Revenue officials in Dazhou!

Wu Qiong gave instructions to the country and encouraged everyone to work hard, serve the people, serve the Great Zhou, and serve the royal family.

Then he walked back with his hands behind his back.

As soon as he left, Xiao Fu rushed to the Secretariat impatiently and found Prime Minister Cai Yafu, and asked anxiously at that time:

"Prime Minister Cai! This time you must give me some advice!"

Prime Minister Cai was sitting in the room at this time, looking at Xiao Fu who was hurrying, laughed and said:

"You are here at this time. Did Your Majesty just go to the Ministry of Revenue? You also teach you that local finances must be of every detail and you must personally take care of everything?"

"The Prime Minister is really good at predicting things!"

Xiao Fu's forehead was a little sweaty and said:

"What should I do about this matter? Your Majesty cannot not know that the land in Shandong is the territory of the King of Qi. The King of Qi is the adopted son of the late emperor. He followed the former emperor to conquer the world and made great contributions. He was granted the title of Qi and had great power. Among the kings, the only strength is the King of Xiliang. Your Majesty... Is he going to attack the King of Qi by taking advantage of the matter of destroying locusts?"

Prime Minister Cai touched his beard, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the crooked tree outside the window, and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty is wise. The old ministers are all day and night, and we are waiting for Your Majesty to cut the vassal as soon as possible, but there is no suitable excuse. The vassal kings in various places are already too big to lose. If this continues, it will inevitably lead to a disaster. This time, your Majesty obviously wants to take advantage of this financial statement to attack the King of Qi first, but he doesn't know what his Majesty will do."

After Prime Minister Cai said this, Xiao Fu was already nervous and said:

"This, Your Majesty... Your Majesty wants to push me out and be a vanguard?"

Prime Minister Cai's eyes were fixed and he scolded:

"Since we are eating imperial grain, we should share your worries. This is a matter that has been passed down through the ages. Your Majesty will share your contribution. Are you still timid and afraid that things will not be accomplished?"

"No, no, the Prime Minister misunderstood. The officials are afraid that the officials will delay the major affairs of His Majesty. The officials don't know what to do."

Prime Minister Cai touched his beard, raised his hand, pointed at Xiao Fu's body, and said:

"Your Majesty isn't going to the Ministry of Revenue and teach you how to do it? This year, there are eight or nine out of ten locust plagues in Shandong. At this time, I made this report and seize the handle of the King of Qi. If you are Your Majesty, when the time is right, I will attack the people's opinions and act as a thunderous force, and take down the King of Qi in one fell swoop! If this matter is done, you will be successful and famous for the eternal period. Others envy you for not having time, what are you afraid of? Do this report truthfully!"

Xiao Fu's eyes were clear and he bowed:

"The Prime Minister's words made me clear and see the sun, and I suddenly realized. I'll do it now."

Xiao Fu left quickly, while Prime Minister Cai touched his beard, looked at the crooked tree, and murmured to himself:

"Your Majesty, you are a wise king."

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Chapter completed!