back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 591
At first glance at this "strange" picture, Lin Zhenzhong didn't know what Lu Chengqi wanted to express.I was full of doubts in my heart, but when I was about to ask, I saw a clue.It turns out that those petty words are all the expenses mentioned by Lin Zhenzhong just now.

"Your Majesty, this..." Lin Zhenzhong said in surprise, "What is this?"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said, "This is called a pie chart."

"Pie chart?!" Lin Zhenzhong handed the rice paper to Xu Chongguang. Xu Chongguang was confused at first, but soon understood the essence of it: "It turned out to be like this! Wonderful, really wonderful! Its shape is like a cake, The pie chart really lives up to its name! Your majesty is ingenious, I can't wait!"

Lu Chengqi shamelessly plagiarized this achievement, neither admitting nor denying it: "I think such a graph can be understood at a glance. In the future, whenever there is data or the like, try to use this graph to present it, and attach a text description by the way."

"I obey the order!" The three said in unison.

Lu Chengqi sighed: "Two months, 700 million guns, is indeed a little less. To tell you the truth about the three Qing family, I plan to do nothing but let Lu Chenhuan, the commander of the forbidden army, continue to bring the five The forbidden army entered Yunnan and Guizhou to wipe out the bandits. Even if the bandits in Liangshan and Shui have been pacified, the military pay is estimated to be too much..."

Lin Zhenzhong and Xu Chongguang looked at each other, seeing the unbearable expression on the teacher's face, Lin Zhenzhong silently took off the crown from his head and put it on the coffee table.Seeing this, Lu Chengqi frowned and said, "Lin Qing, what do you mean by that?"

"Your Majesty, if the military expenditure is not reduced, the minister will not be capable and virtuous, and the Minister of the Household Department will not be able to continue..." Lin Zhenzhong said indifferently, as if his abandonment was not an official position, but a heavy burden.

Lu Chengqi is not stupid, after careful reflection, he knows what Xu Chongguang and Lin Zhenzhong are making a joint fuss about.It is true that the national treasury is tight, but it is also true that the generals are being suppressed.From the establishment of the Royal Military Academy, to the rectification of the Forbidden Army, the Xiang Army, and then to the expansion of the Supervision Department, coupled with repeated foreign victories and generous pay for soldiers, the status of warriors has gradually increased, and has gradually threatened the status of literati.The literati have risen for only a few decades, so are they going to fall under the attack of the warriors again?These civil officials absolutely did not want to see this situation, so they sent Xu Chongguang and Lin Zhenzhong as representatives to use the state treasury to put pressure on Lu Chengqi.At this moment, Xu Chongguang's side was against Lu Chengqi.

Both sides are very smart, not mentioning this kind of civil and military dispute, but making a fuss about the treasury.In fact, both parties knew it well, even Su Shi, who was not very sensitive to politics, could detect a clue from the weird tone of both parties, and then drew the correct conclusion.To be honest, in fact, Su Shi did not discriminate against warriors, on the contrary, he yearned for the kind of heroic life with swords.This is because Su Shi has the romance of a literati in his bones, but he also has the blood of a warrior. "Leaving the yellow on the left, holding the green on the right, brocade hat and sable fur, and thousands of riders rolling up the hills" can be regarded as Su Shi's fascination for warriors.Of course, Su Shi at this moment cannot write such a poem.

Lu Chengqi pretended to be shocked and said, "Lin Qing, what are you doing?"

"Your Majesty, the treasury only has such a small amount of money, how can you tell me to do it?" Lin Zhenzhong tried his best to control his emotions, but there was still a deep dissatisfaction in his words.

Of course Lu Chengqi knew where this dissatisfaction came from. "Lin Qing, quickly put on the official crown. I am employing people. If everyone is like you, how can I manage the whole world? If there is any difficulty, let's discuss it together. There are always more solutions than difficulties!"

The two sides showed off their acting skills, and Su Shi watched from the side with a rather weird expression.He didn't understand when civil and military disputes were disguised as state affairs, and ministers and emperors were haggling openly, just like street vendors and customers.Can this kind of thing be decided here?

"Do you think so, Su Qing?" Lu Chengqi shifted the topic to Su Shi, which Su Shi didn't expect.He was just watching the fun from the sidelines, so why was he suddenly named?He was obviously not ready, so he had to stand up and said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I think that the three generals are better than Zhuge Liang. As long as the ministers are called together to brainstorm, they will definitely find a way out. I have little talent and little knowledge, so I don't have any insights... ..."

Lu Chengqi gave him a meaningful look, but Xu Chongguang and Lin Zhenzhong cursed inwardly after hearing this: "Little fox!" They didn't believe it at all. With Su Shi's IQ, how could they not understand what they were trying to fight for? ?They originally thought that Su Shi was the No. [-] scholar, and he should stand unswervingly on their side and resolutely defend the status of civil servants.Unexpectedly, Su Shi actually "discussed the matter as it stands" and threw this thorny question back lightly and deftly.This kind of non-criminal approach seems to protect the interests of the civil servants, but it actually leads to the little emperor.No wonder the little emperor looked at him so strangely, it seemed that he had colluded long ago.Otherwise, why would the head of the Ninth Grade Punishment Department stay in the Chui Gong Hall and listen to such "confidential" things?

Su Shi didn't know that he was regarded as Lu Chengqi's man by his words of prudence and self-protection.He was still too immature, and he didn't know that in the imperial court, those who had no strength but wanted to be fools were the most vulnerable to being attacked by both sides and thus fell.Political attitude, the most taboo vague.If you are high above, maybe no one can do anything to you.But you are just the head of the small criminal department, so it will be very troublesome.

"What Su Qing said is very true!" Lu Chengqi pretended to be happy and said, "The Cuju League has not yet started, so it is not advisable to make money through Cuju. The three Qings, do you have any suggestions?"

Su Shi is really "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers", blurted out: "Then your majesty's internal treasury..."

Lu Chengqi was taken aback for a moment, feeling a little amused in his heart.Fortunately, he entrusted Zhou Zhiruo to take care of Huangzhuang. He didn't know how much money Huangzhuang made.Otherwise, this person dared to stare at the emperor's purse. Isn't this lighting a lantern in a cesspit, looking for death! "I've always taken care of the Queen's affairs, and I may not ask about them for a long time. Huangzhuang doesn't make much money, so Su Qing shouldn't think about it..."

After Lu Chengqi finished speaking, Su Shi understood what was going on. He glanced at Xu Chongguang who had a bad complexion with lingering fear, and stopped talking.

"Your Majesty, there is not much money left in the treasury, so we should make a decision as soon as possible!" Xu Chongguang said slowly, this was the first sentence he said. "There are still two months left for the autumn harvest. If the treasury can't support it, there may be chaos under the armpits..."

Lu Chengqi cursed "Old Fox" in his heart, but said: "Yeah, I'm also having a headache about this!"

Lin Zhenzhong suddenly said: "It's better to mint more coins. In this way, the national treasury will be filled? Not only the national treasury will be filled, but also..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Chengqi severely reprimanded: "Ridiculous!!!"

Seeing that the little emperor was angry, Lin Zhenzhong quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please punish me for lying!"

"Regardless of the market order, minting coins indiscriminately is a crime against the people! A large number of newly minted coins is like drinking poison to quench thirst. Although it can relieve a temporary need, the newly minted coins dilute the original currency value. At that time, inflation was also bought by regular money. It’s less than a catty of pork! Who will bear the consequences, you?” Lu Chengqi glared, the Great Depression in the later generations of the United States, and the legal currency of the Republic of China were like waste paper, all showed that blind speculation should not be blindly speculated, and there must be means of state regulation.The most effective means of state regulation is monetary policy.If the currency is issued indiscriminately, it is not far from subjugation.

(End of this chapter)