Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 167 Don’t even think about taking away my money!

"Your Majesty, when a large army goes on an expedition, there must be no shortage of equipment, money and food. Please make your decision."

"Your Majesty, the year-end festival is approaching. Huang Tianguan, Master Ziyang, is in retreat. Master Ziyang will come forward instead."

"Your Majesty, the water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River is blocked and the purple pine wood is restricted. Now we also need to allocate funds. Please make your decision."

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In the imperial study room, six ministers gathered together at this moment, talking in various directions.

Emperor Qi, who was sitting in a high position, listened to these words. He couldn't help but frown when he was celebrating the New Year. A group of people talked for a long time. To put it simply, it was just two words "asking for money". He was a majestic emperor because he was celebrating the New Year. The Nine-Five Master was blocked by a group of people asking for money.

I really wanted to say that I have no money, but his reason kept Emperor Qi calm. He looked at Xun Ling, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who immediately said: "Last year, the Shanyue rebellion in Jiangnan was suppressed, but the military resources were wasted. It was so big that it led to a national treasury deficit of 700,000 taels last year. This year, the war in Youzhou continues, military expenditures are larger than in previous years, and Taiping University’s investment in enrollment is also increasing..."

Xun Ling spoke for a long time, but Emperor Qi only heard two words: "No money."

"So I kindly ask Your Majesty to allocate funds from internal funds."

After Xun Ling spoke for a long time, he finally bowed and saluted.

Internal funds, the exclusive treasury of the royal family.

Although the money from the treasury also belongs to the royal family, when the money from the treasury is used, the civil and military officials of the court will have objections, and even a group of people from the Ministry of Household Affairs will get stuck in the process.

But internal funds are different. Internal funds do not need to go through the court process.

"Huh?" Emperor Qi's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Xun Ling in disbelief. You, the Minister of Household Affairs, not only have no money, but you also want money from me?

"Xun Qing. Didn't we discuss it with the Prime Minister last year? There should be a balance in the treasury this year." Emperor Qi looked at Xun Ling and said.

I asked you to be the Minister of Household Affairs so that you can save money.

"Last year's plan was based on last year's situation, but this year's situation is worse than last year. The sudden rebellion in Xiliang was unexpected, and the price of meat soared, more than double that of previous years, and it is still rising, so we overspent. Xun ordered.

It was last year's plan, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes.

Daqi's largest expenditure over the years has been military expenditure. This expenditure has been increasing year by year. While other places can save it, this expenditure really cannot be saved.

After all, the aftermath of the turmoil more than thirty years ago is still there today.

If there is not enough force to deter, let alone domestic unrest, neighboring countries will not live in peace.

Of course, Xun Ling is not without action. He has been cooperating with Zhuge Qinglan this year to investigate corruption and cut off many middlemen in military expenditures. If everything goes well, the balance of payments can be balanced this year and a surplus will begin next year. , but who would have thought that a demonic disaster would break out again?
  This outbreak, again, is money.

Unless the soldiers were owed money and food, no pension would be paid, but Xun Ling's personality did not allow him to do this.

Emperor Qi looked at Xun Ling's face and wanted to let him solve it by himself, but after thinking about it, facts are facts. The fact that the treasury is able to turn around now is all thanks to Xun Ling. Thinking of this, Emperor Qi sighed inwardly and saw Xun ordered: "How much money do you need?"

"The price of meat is still increasing now, and next year's military expenditure is expected to be at least 900,000 taels." Xun Ling said.

When he heard the nine hundred thousand taels, Emperor Qi's face twitched slightly and said: "I will give you five hundred thousand taels, and your household department will think of a way to save 200,000 taels. Also, Xu Qing."

"I'm here." Xu Heng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was suddenly called by name. He was startled and said quickly.

"Purple pine wood can be slowed down. The Ministry of Industry saves 300,000 taels for me, and I can put together a million to give to the Ministry of Household Affairs." Emperor Qi said.

"Your Majesty." Xu Heng's eyes suddenly widened. He came here specifically to express his attitude and ask for money.

After all, the Ministry of Household Affairs only has such a small amount of money, and all the yamen know it roughly. Now that the Ministry of War suddenly wants money, it means that their money may be affected, so they came here first, but now they still have to take away 300,000 yuan. two.

Are you kidding?

"Three hundred thousand taels, I think the Ministry of Industry can do it." Emperor Qi looked at Xu Heng and said, think clearly, you are the one who has condensed Xu You's Dharma, and the Dharma talent is still only in the Pixiu, why should I let it go? When you sit in an office like the Minister of Industry and Finance, which has so much money, you just want to do things that others can't do.

"The Ministry of Industry can do it." Xu Heng forced out a smile and said.

May I?
  Of course it won't work if you use legal means, but if you let Xu Heng do it, it will indeed work.

"I obey the order." Xun Ling also breathed a sigh of relief. This harvest was greater than expected. He could always save money by provinces in the east and provinces in the west.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhuge would like to express his auspiciousness and ask for an audience."

At this moment, a voice sounded from outside.

"Prime Minister Zhuge? Offering auspiciousness?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the royal study showed shock on their faces.

It is not that no one has done this kind of thing before, but it is usually done by local officials for political achievements and to please their superiors. But what kind of auspiciousness can Zhuge Qinglan, a prime minister, offer?

He ruined his reputation for no reason.

"Xuan." Emperor Qi said directly. Rather than dwell on this issue, it is better to call someone directly.

It was already special for Zhuge Qinglan to take leave today, but it was even more bizarre that he came back after taking leave.

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the imperial study saw Zhuge Qinglan approaching. After the salute was completed, Emperor Qi got straight to the point and said: "When did the Qing family also offer auspiciousness? What kind of auspiciousness can the Qing family come to send in person?"

"It's auspicious that it can save a quarter of Daqi's military expenses." Zhuge Qinglan said.

"Is this true?" When Emperor Qi heard this, his face suddenly showed a look of joy. The eyes of the officials from the Ministry of Revenue on the side were even brighter. They all said that their Ministry of Revenue was rich and arrogant, but who knew that they didn't What about money worries?
  "Seriously, your majesty, please go out with your ministers to see the auspiciousness." Zhuge Qinglan said.

"Yes." Emperor Qi agreed without hesitation, and the officials in the palace also followed out curiously. Soon they saw outside the palace, in the square, a fat and fat white pig named Yunzhan, covered with meat lying there basking in the sun.

"Prime Minister, what kind of monster is this?" Emperor Qi looked at the round and fat creature and wondered for a moment.

"Back to Your Majesty, Yunzhan White Pig." Zhuge Qinglan said.

"Yunzhan white pig? So big?" Emperor Qi asked in surprise. He was a typical pig who had never eaten pork and never seen a pig run away. After all, pork was relatively cheap, but his experience told him that pigs should not be so big.

The rest of the people also looked at Zhuge Qinglan. They were different from Emperor Qi. They had seen Yunzhan White Pig before, so it was not so outrageous.

The amount of meat produced seems to be almost twice that of Biyanyun Sheep.

"Yes, my junior brother Ji Ren has been able to cultivate such a pig on a large scale after some experiments. This pig is not the one that produces the most meat, but even so it already weighs six hundred kilograms. It is a common cloud. It is more than twice as strong as the Zhan White Pig. The Yunzhan White Pig is weaker than the Blue Eyed Cloud Sheep, and its price is only half of that of the Blue Eyed Cloud Sheep." Zhuge Qinglan said.

"The price is only half and the output is twice. Isn't that equivalent to the same silver? I can buy three times more meat. Then won't the military expenditure be greatly reduced?" Emperor Qi's eyes almost shined. The military expenditure was very large. Part of it is food, especially for elite soldiers to hone their Qi and blood, they have to eat meat.

But now, if you do this, you will gain blood.

"Your Majesty is wise." Xun Ling, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately congratulated. He is rich, and he, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is also tough.

"Viscount Anyang is indeed a great pillar of our Qi Dynasty, a talented man with a humerus. For offering such a treasure, I decree to promote him to the title of Uncle Fenyong, with a reward of one thousand taels and a hundred acres of fertile land." Emperor Qi said happily.

"I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of my junior brother," Zhuge Qinglan said.

"Of course. I originally thought that Ji Ren would serve our Daqi for a long time. I never thought that he would achieve such an achievement at such a young age. It really makes me happy. I am indeed the unicorn that God has given me to Daqi." Emperor Qi said happily. , if it was just an accidental saving for a year, it would be nothing, but now it was possible to save money continuously. He was so excited that he simply ordered him to go and see for himself what was going on with these pigs.

It was slightly absurd for the emperor to see the pig in person, but at this time, no one cared. After all, they were also curious about how the pig grew.

Xun Ling, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and Zhang Zheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Finance, were even more happy. The change of mutton to pork is obviously a certain thing, but after the general direction is set, there are still many trivial things to do next, including before the end. The purchase of some mutton farmers also involves negotiating prices with Ji Ren and others. How to sign the price is a problem.

After all, from the perspective of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the lower the price, the better. But the problem now is that they do not hold the dominant position, and Ji Ren is not an ordinary person, so it is difficult to handle. Even ordinary people have to let Ji Ren handle it, at least. A servant should go over, otherwise there would be no way to argue with those second-generation people.

But now that Emperor Qi is gone, the price can be set by the majesty of Emperor Qi and Zhuge Qinglan.

Ji Ren is about to get a title, so it's not good to contradict Emperor Qi face to face.

Thinking of this, the two looked at each other in tacit understanding.

At the same time, Ji Ren found Zhang Jingshou who was playing football.

"What are you doing?"

Zhang Jingshou, who was having a good time, looked at Ji Ren with dissatisfaction, seeing that he was about to score.

"We are going to make a fortune. From now on, you can steadily get two to thirty thousand taels of silver a month, and it will continue to increase." Ji Ren said.

"Old Ji, let's sit down and talk." When Zhang Jingshou heard this, the corner of his mouth suddenly rose. He was poor again. He finally made a fortune before, and invested all of it in the pork industry. Then he spent money lavishly, and became what he is now. Poor.

Ji Rendang told the story. Zhang Jingshou was overjoyed when he heard this. His pigs were about to be released from the cage. He was going to make a fortune. He could secretly form a guard team.

But before he was overjoyed, he heard Ji Ren say again: "In a few days, people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs will probably come to us and lower our prices."

"They dare?" After hearing this, Zhang Jingshou jumped up immediately, his eyes widened, as if he wanted to kill someone.

"Dare, there is just a problem. The Minister of Household Affairs is your uncle. How should we deal with this? After all, we are relatives." Ji Ren said.

"It's about money, not to mention my uncle, even if it's my biological father, it's useless." Zhang Jingshou put his hands on his hips. If he can have 20,000 taels of silver in his account every month for a long time, I will ask my stingy biological father to do it. What?
  "Really, if His Majesty knew you were here, he might also look for you." Ji Ren said.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a few words back and forth." Zhang Jingshou said without fear at all.

Looking at the majestic Zhang Jingshou, Ji Ren smiled with satisfaction. He could foresee the end of Emperor Qi, because Emperor Qi was a relatively frugal and good emperor, and frugality, in a sense, means being stingy, but what about Ji Ren? It's not appropriate to confront him face to face. Although Emperor Qi actually wouldn't touch him, he is the emperor after all, not to mention the rest of the people. But Zhang Jingshou is different. In Da Qi, who is the best at confronting Qi? Emperor Tian Hao, the imperial censor of Zuodu, ranked first, and Zhang Jingshou ranked second.

Of course, Ji Ren doesn't count as cheating Zhang Jingshou, because although Zhang Jingshou doesn't do anything, he is the big boss himself, and his shares are the same as his.

At this point, everyone has the same core interests.

At the moment, it’s another simulation.

So when Emperor Qi's royal chariot arrived, he saw a son with a high chest and high morale, who barely had a Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

(End of this chapter)