Chapter 391

Jiang Yuanming twisted his body uncomfortably: "My lords, look at what I am doing. If you say that you have no money, you have no money. I will take charge of the household department and manage the grain and grass in the world on behalf of your majesty. If you really have money, how can you not take it out? The money obtained from the treasury is like the money of the official, and it is so petty."

Everyone turned their eyes to the emperor again.

Li Zheng frowned: "Let's discuss the day when the Turks are most likely to send troops, and the rest is to be discussed."

Song Yu frowned: "Your Majesty, I thought that the day when the Du Lu Department sent troops should be around the Lantern Festival. After all, we attach great importance to the Lantern Festival. It is easy to be careless when preparing for the Lantern Festival."

Wei Yong also tapped the table lightly: "Your Majesty, I think what Song Shangshu said is correct. After the Lantern Festival, the court and the days of Xiumu will come to an end, and officials from all sides will be busy with political affairs. It is most appropriate to attack the frontier around the Lantern Festival."

"Then book it until the tenth day of the lunar new year. The journey from the Duolu Department to Northern Xinjiang is at least three days. Around the tenth day of the new year is the most suitable time."

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

"General of the Six Guards, it seems that you can only spend this Lantern Festival in northern Xinjiang. Now how long can you support the food and grass in northern Xinjiang if you report to each other?"

"About ten days."

"The minister is also about ten days."

"About 20 days."

The time reported by the generals of the six guards was all within ten days of each other, and Li Zheng frowned again after hearing this.

Jiang Yuanming, Minister of the Household Department, slapped the table and glared at the general of the Six Guards: "Impossible, Yingzhou's grain and grass can last for at least three months, Fuzhou's grain and grass can be at least four months, and Ganzhou is the farthest to transport grain and grass for consumption." Shangda can last at least two and a half months, Jeju is rich in products, and food and grass have been short for five months, so I turned my head off and used it as a chamber pot for you."

Although the emperor was in charge of the whole country, Jiang Yuanming really didn't know these things clearly. After hearing Jiang Yuanming's words, he immediately looked at the general of the Six Guards.

Sure enough, the six generals laughed awkwardly.

Li Zheng angrily slapped the table angrily: "Okay, now that the big battle is imminent, you guys still want to get more benefits for your soldiers. After doing it for a long time, I'm easy to bully, right?"

"Your Majesty, aren't the ministers afraid of being surrounded by the Turks and not attacking? In this way, the military emergency will definitely consume a lot of food and grass every day."

"The minister is too."

"The minister is too."

"The minister is too."

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"Shut up all of them, take a look, and take a good look." Li Zheng grabbed his dragon robe, the sleeves of which had been frayed a few times: "I haven't been willing to change my dragon robe for more than a year. You guys are fine, all of you are glamorous and beautiful, and I can’t even get 1 taels of silver out of my internal treasury, and you are still hiding them one by one, are you here to share my worries or to anger me.”

Li Zheng wanted to come out and grab the clothes of the ministers and talk about it, but he just wanted to get up and sit down again. The box under his feet left him and he was not at ease.

"The minister is guilty."

"I don't want to hear this, let's talk about how to deal with the Turkic affairs first."

Jiang Yuanming stepped forward directly: "Your Majesty, I suggest preparing the army. Since the food and grass for the six guards are sufficient, I don't need to worry about it. I suggest that I go to northern Xinjiang before the tenth day of the lunar new year."

Well, Jiang Yuanming is also an old fox. He has been playing rascal for so long just to know how much food and grass he had before Liuwei. He really deserves to be the Minister of the Household Department. If you don’t talk about money, you will say that the minister is a rebellious minister. The minister also admitted.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has arrived."

"Xuan."

"Father, the sons and servants will see the father, and they will come before they arrive."

"Be flat."

"Thank you father, father, the letter from Guan Neihou said that the coal has sent 700 million dividends and has been handed over to father, father, you are good"

Prince Li Baiyu nodded and knelt on the ground after entering the palace. He didn't know that there were so many ministers in the imperial study, and the eunuch didn't tell him that his father was summoning the ministers of civil and military affairs.

Before getting up, he excitedly reported the good news that Zhu Run said, 700 million taels, no matter what the business dividends in his own name, he had to reward himself with 10,000+ taels of silver.

But Li Baiyu didn't realize that he was happy too early.

Li Zheng looked at Li Baiyu who just got up, his face turned red and then pale, and he roared in his heart, Nizi, Nizi.

A group of ministers stared straight at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair with big eyes and small eyes. They just heard something, 700 million taels of dividends.

Only then did a group of ministers realize that the rumors that Guannei Hou and the prince cooperated in the coal business turned out to be true. They thought it was just gossip, and it was just a gossip to frame the prince and fight for profit with the people.

I didn't expect it to be true at all. The ministers don't know exactly how much the Marquis of Guannei earned, but they have long heard that the gold and silver of the Marquis of Guannei's family were pulled into the mansion by several horse-drawn carts. Unexpectedly, it was nominally behind the cooperation of the prince. The person turned out to be His Majesty the Emperor.

Everyone looked at the red-faced emperor strangely, what did you say just now, the inner treasury can’t even get out 1 taels of silver, okay, you really can’t get out a single 1 taels of silver. The ones are seven hundred and ten thousand taels.

Jiang Yuanming stared at the emperor and swallowed his saliva, 700 million taels of silver, the tax revenue of ten state capitals is nothing more than that.

Unable to control his steps, Jiang Yuanming gradually walked towards the emperor's dragon case. The layout of the imperial study room was clear at a glance. There was no other place where 700 million taels of silver bills could be placed except under the dragon case covered by silk.

It was too late for Li Zheng to realize Jiang Yuanming's intentions. Just as he was about to speak to stop Jiang Yuanming, he had already lifted the tablecloth, and what caught everyone's eyes was the sandalwood box that was firmly stepped on by the emperor.

All the ministers couldn't help swallowing their saliva looking at the sandalwood box with high bent legs. Although the box is small, there are 700 million taels of silver bills inside.

"Bold Jiang Yuanming, what do you want to do?"

Li Zheng blushed and looked at Jiang Yuanming angrily.

Jiang Yuanming, Minister of the Household Department, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with his official robe and stared blankly at the emperor: "Your Majesty, confiscate it! The treasury is short of money."

Li Zheng angrily removed the tablecloth: "This is my internal treasury money, why should it be confiscated from the national treasury."

"But the world belongs to His Majesty!"

"Zhenzhen." Li Zheng was speechless, what the hell you said made sense, this world belongs to me.

The generals of the six guards also stood up one after another. Zhang Kuang was slightly taken aback. He stood up to dry his hair, and then sat down resentfully: "Your Majesty, the weapons and armor of Suzhou soldiers are seriously worn out and need to be replaced."

"Your Majesty, the blades of the soldiers of Jeju are almost worn out."

"His Majesty."

Li Zheng patted the table: "How long has it been since the new equipment was replaced? Did you damage it with your mouth?"

The Great General of the Five Guards remained silent and looked at Zhang Kuang lightly, the meaning being self-evident.

"It's fine to confiscate 200 million taels. The majestic king of a country must change into some decent dragon robes. The queen and all the concubines haven't worn new clothes for half a year."

Jiang Yuanming still stared at the emperor closely, and didn't care about facing Shengyan's outrageous rules.

Li Zheng sighed: "Leave me 100 million taels of silver for the head office. Since I took the throne, the internal treasury has not exceeded 100 million taels of silver."

Jiang Yuanming happily made a big gift: "Your Majesty is holy."

"Go away, go away, the northern border must be prepared on the tenth day of the lunar month to face the Turks, and those who lose the city can just dig a hole in the northern border."

"The ministers obey the order."

"Let's all back down." Li Zheng's tone was a little impatient.

"I'm waiting to retire."

After a group of ministers retired, Li Zheng looked grim. He wanted to smash everything on the dragon case, but he couldn't bear it. It was all money.

"A foolish gentleman with rich clothes and fine food, singing and singing every night, I really want to be a foolish ruler, 600 million taels will be confiscated like this, what does the empty treasury have to do with me, my money."

Seeing his father, Crown Prince Li Baiyu, who was gnashing his teeth, he shrank his head, as if he had caused trouble.

Li Zheng finally spotted the prince, and trembling his fingers: "Prodigal son, you prodigal son, get the hell out of here."

(End of this chapter)

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