Chapter 2456 The maid who can’t help herself 61

Because of this worry, she was not in the mood to care about the fact that the Sun family, where she was born as a servant, had now become a new aristocrat in the capital, with a higher status than her own family, and that people were gossiping and laughing at her behind her back.

Not only was she afraid that An Ran would cause trouble for her, but many people in the capital were also aware of this. They had heard that she beat An Ran to the point where his skin and flesh were bruised, and the third prince felt distressed and ransomed him, so now she is looking at An Ran. After becoming the queen, I felt that Grandma Wang and Young Master Wang were probably going to be bad, so there were still some people interacting with each other, but now that An Ran became the queen, no one dared to come, so the family was already indifferent. Duke Chengen's Mansion was even more deserted. Everyone in the Duke Cheng'en's Mansion couldn't help but lament, thinking about how An Ran was so lucky that a maid could become the queen and lead to the decline of an aristocratic family.

Everyone in Duke Cheng'en's palace was trembling with fear, but An Ran in the palace really didn't think about Grandma Wang at the moment. After all, there were more important things to do, and he didn't have the energy to take care of her. Anyway, Si Yan Now that he has become the emperor, he has plenty of time to take care of Grandma Wang and his wife, so there is no need to rush.

The more important thing An Ran said was that the internal funds were out of money. Si Yan and An Ran had to make money now, otherwise the palace would run out of food.

Si Yan was very anxious and said: "There is no way to make money at all, right? We can only advance the internal funds expenditure for the next year from the Ministry of Household Affairs."

There was no way, his father had spent all the money and given it to several sons and concubines. The bulk of it was naturally in the hands of Concubine Zhou Gui and her son, but others also got some.

"I just don't know if there is any money in the Account Department's account. I'm afraid it won't be easy to get the money."

He remembered that when the late emperor still loved him and liked to give him money privately, he once mentioned that the internal funds were not enough. When he asked the Ministry of Revenue for money, the Ministry of Revenue often refused, saying that the treasury had no money and asked him to often If he can't get the money, he is afraid that he will run out of internal funds. He goes to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for money, but the Ministry of Household Affairs has no money to give him. Then he has no choice but to suffer from the northwest wind as soon as he ascends the throne.

An Ran knew why the late emperor gave everyone a little. This was to give Si Yan a stumbling block - if Si Yan only asked Concubine Zhou Gui and his son for money, it could be said that Concubine Zhou Gui and her son had paid a little, so why should he only ask them? Yes; but if Si Yan wants to take money from everyone, he will probably offend a large number of people.

The late emperor wanted to do something so that Si Yan would not be able to get the money back from Concubine Zhou Gui in a fair and just manner.

Of course, if you are being unreasonable, you can just rob it, but that would not be fair enough. It would naturally be bad for Si Yan's reputation if word spread. It is estimated that the late emperor also had a backup plan. Once Si Yan did this, the late emperor arranged People will spread the news among the people that the new emperor bullies orphans and widowed mothers. People sympathize with the weak. Thinking that the tenth prince was so young and the late emperor left some money for him and was snatched away by Si Yan. This reputation can be good. stand up?

Si Yan also thought of this, so when he wanted to steal money from Concubine Zhou Gui, he would not use it as a last resort. If there was a better way, he would naturally use a better way first.

An Ran said: "Don't worry, why don't your Majesty talk to those officials over fifty years old and tell them that you know they are greedy for money. As long as they hand over the money, you will not cause trouble for them and allow them to do so." Be dignified in your official duties, otherwise, you will conduct a thorough investigation, and the end result will not be so dignified. These officials are all corrupt, and they are sure to scare them silly and hand over some money. In case of emergency. When the time comes, just put the money into internal funds. If outsiders are curious about where the money came from, just say that you have saved it over the years. Others will never check the accounts of the Third Prince's Mansion. Even if they can Check, they don’t dare to check, how can it be done as your Majesty said? In this way, not only will there be money, but also the court can get some fresh blood, and the older and less energetic people can go down, killing two birds with one stone, but Isn’t it good?”

Si Yan couldn't help being dumbfounded after hearing this, and said: "...Can this method work? There are many people over fifty years old, and many of them are high-ranking officials. If they don't give it, I will investigate thoroughly to see if there will be unrest in the court. ?”

An Ran said: "If your Majesty is afraid, we can negotiate from the second level or below."

Si Yan thought about it and felt that An Ran's method was good, so he nodded and said, "Then let me try it."

As expected, Si Yan brought in civil and military officials below the second rank and over fifty years old to talk, and he actually defrauded more than ten people and gave them two to three million silver. Not only did they enrich their internal funds, but they also had a surplus.

In fact, An Ran sent people to discuss this with those corrupt officials. The money collected was handed over to Si Yan, and Si Yan would let them live and work in peace. If they were dishonest, they would be punished, their homes confiscated, and their heads would be beheaded. , exile, are all possible, but money still cannot be saved.

She also said that it was because they had honestly supported Si Yan's rise to power that she was lenient. Otherwise, this would not have been the outcome.

Thinking that they could leave with dignity, those corrupt officials agreed.

Of course, Anron only discussed with some corrupt officials who had committed serious crimes but had little ability, so only a dozen people paid the money, and there were still some who had committed minor crimes, or Anron felt that they still had some ability, so they put it aside for the time being and prepared to go ahead. After using it, it's not too late to clean it up when it doesn't work smoothly. After all, you may need money someday, so you can just have surgery then. For now, take care of it.

Because Si Yan talked one-on-one and the money was secretly handed over to Si Yan, although the former ministers were surprised when these people became officials, they all said that they were old and wanted to retire, and were not the new emperor. Everyone couldn't figure out what was wrong with them, they just thought it was true.

In this way, An Ran obtained start-up capital for the new dynasty without any hesitation, and also cleared some seats and replaced them with people with good abilities that she had long been optimistic about.

After all this trouble, not only was the imperial court not unstable, but under the operation of these more capable people, it was running better than before when the late emperor was there.

Naturally, Si Yan didn't know what An Ran was doing behind the scenes. From the superficial view, he thought that An Ran's proposal was so powerful that it worked so quickly. However, he never thought that if An Ran hadn't got their handle, these people would be scolded by a few words. Just give up your official position and money easily because of threats? How can it be!

Of course, just from the surface, Si Yan was very happy to see that An Ran's proposal worked. Now that he had money, he went back to talk to An Ran happily. He repeatedly praised An Ran, saying that An Ran was his ovary and that she One sentence can defeat a million soldiers. It not only wiped out some people, brought in new blood, but also made him money. It was particularly powerful.

He used to think that An Ran was very methodical in dealing with some things, but he didn't expect that such things could be resolved easily. This made Si Yan feel that An Ran was powerful. Since then, he has become more and more dependent on An Ran. If he has any difficulties, he likes to discuss them with An Ran. , this is something to be mentioned later.