The Super Universe Leveling Game

3Dongfang Qingyu first went to the Prime Minister's mansion. The Prime Minister was not in the mansion, he was in the palace, and he was on duty today. Following that, Dongfang Qingyu went to the Six Fans Gate. Hai Fugui, who usually stayed in the government office, was not around. He went to the palace, and no one knew what he was doing.    

    

Dongfang Qingyu stood on the street and looked left and right for a while. For a moment, he did not know who to look for. After thinking for a while, he bought two pounds of small yellow croakers and some stinky tofu fruits and went to the Minister of Personnel Residence.    

    

The Minister of Personnel liked to eat fish and small yellow croakers, and he insisted on having six whiskers. There were two kinds of small yellow croakers, one with four whiskers, with a lot of meat and a lot of bones, but not as good. The other had six whiskers, a lot of bones, and a lot of meat.    

    

The stinky tofu fruit was a little like a durian in real life. Those who liked it liked it a lot, and those who didn't like it felt disgusted when they smelled it. When the guard saw Dongfang Qingyu coming over with two things, he almost threw him out.    

    

The price of yellow croakers and fermented beancurd was not low, but it did not add up to more than three gold coins.    

    

Dongfang Qingyu revealed his aura as a civil servant, and the guard instantly became well-behaved. He bowed and said things like 'adults don't lower themselves to the level of lowly people', and ran off to report.    

    

Every once in a while, the Minister of Personnel would quickly go out to welcome him.    

    

"The Battle King has arrived. I am ashamed for not being able to welcome you!" The Minister of Personnel, who wasn't wearing any official robes, revealed his head. He seemed to have aged a lot.    

    

"No, no, I came presumptuously. I hope I did not disturb senior." Dongfang Qingyu said.    

    

"Battle King, please come in." The Minister of Personnel was very happy when he saw the small yellow fish and stinky tofu fruit that Dongfang Qingyu was carrying. He liked to eat these things. Very few people knew that because he was in a high position, he was not suitable to buy them, and most people would not give him these things, so he rarely ate them. Dongfang Qingyu's gift suited his taste very well.    

    

After taking their seats, the servants brought the tea and quickly left, closing the door behind them. The two of them chatted about daily life, health and the like, and Dongfang Qingyu first brought the topic to the Emperor's recent abnormal behavior.    

    

"With His Majesty acting like this, aren't you afraid of causing a riot?" Dongfang Qingyu said very seriously.    

    

"Does the Battle King know how long it has been since the officials of the Imperial Court have received their salary?" The Minister of Personnel asked.    

    

"Hmm? The Imperial Court still owes a salary?" An official like Dongfang Qingyu who did not have a position did not have a salary, so he did not know if the others had a salary.    

    

"It's been sixteen months." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"It's been more than a year?" Dongfang Qingyu's eyes were about to fall out. How could the officials live without wages for such a long time?    

    

"Some gave a small amount, some a third, and the most gave half. Those are all important positions. Some unimportant positions don't even have a copper coin." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"How do we live our lives?" Dongfang Qingyu felt thunder rolling in his head. Civil servants had not been paid yet.    

    

"Think of a way yourself." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"How can we do that? Isn't this a mess?" Dongfang Qingyu asked.    

    

"There's nothing we can do. The military funds can't be fully distributed every year. At most, it's only 80%." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"Why is the Imperial Court's finances so bad?" Dongfang Qingyu could not understand. On the surface, this Imperial Court was still very healthy, and he did not see any big problems. A healthy Imperial Court, according to reason, should not have such poor finances.    

    

"Do you know how many relatives of the Emperor the Imperial Court has?" The Minister of Personnel suddenly asked.    

    

"How many?" Dongfang Qingyu looked at him.    

    

"Twelve times more than the current officials of the Imperial Court." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"So many?" Dongfang Qingyu lost his voice. This was something he had never expected.    

    

"The salary that these royal relatives receive is 103 times that of the officials in the imperial court. Furthermore, their salaries cannot be owed. They must be paid on time." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"That's ridiculous." Dongfang Qingyu said.    

    

"Before, His Majesty was thrifty, economical, and economical. He had no problem keeping so many people, but after a while, His Majesty did not pay much attention to the affairs of the court, and he ran out of money." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"Where did all the money go?" Dongfang Qingyu was very curious. Spending all the money in the national treasury was not an easy thing to do. Ordinary people would never be able to do it in their entire lives.    

    

"Programming, building a palace, building a dragon boat, making pills... I can't even begin to describe it with ten fingers. Every single one of them costs a great deal of money. His Majesty never cares about these things. He takes care of his own happiness." The Minister of Personnel sounded a little unhappy.    

    

"Why is His Majesty so good to the relatives of the Emperor?" Dongfang Qingyu was curious. There were many people who were good to their brothers and sisters, but their salaries were 103 times more. Wasn't this too good?    

    

"There are two sides. One is that these people helped the Emperor to the throne, and the Emperor was grateful to them. He gave them such a good salary, so he didn't have to worry about them rebelling, and he didn't have to worry about them being bewitched by people with ulterior motives, because those people wouldn't be able to give them such a good salary. The other side is that when the kingdom was built, the treasury was full. At that time, there was a huge amount of wealth left behind by the previous royal court. There was no lack of money." Said the Minister of Personnel.    

    

Dongfang Qingyu understood that after the dynasty had become so many years old, these imperial relatives had been reproducing, and the number of people had been increasing, until now.    

    

"Over the years, there have been a lot of corruption in the Imperial Court because of the bloated structure. There are also a lot of retired senior people. The Imperial Court has always paid attention to the problem of retirement, and they are also a reason for financial pressure." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"Retirement itself is a good thing, but it's a bit expensive." Dongfang Qingyu said.    

    

"Right now, the situation is getting out of hand. His Majesty has no choice, and he is not willing to think of a way to save money..." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"So you decided to donate it?" Dongfang Qingyu finally understood the entire situation.    

    

"This is the simplest and most effective method." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"But this is not a long-term plan." Dongfang Qingyu said.    

    

"His Majesty doesn't care about that." The Minister of Personnel said.    

    

"If this goes on, there will be a huge mess." Dongfang Qingyu said.    

    

The Minister of Personnel seemed to not understand Dongfang Qingyu's words and said casually: "The Jing City's White Tiger Guard, Vermillion Bird Guard, and Black Tortoise Guard have already left the capital, and the only one left in the capital is the Green Dragon Guard."    

    

"What?" Dongfang Qingyu suddenly stood up.    

    

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