Zhao Jun sighed deeply as he looked at the account book open on the table.

Qingliu explained from the side.

"You see, sir, the low balance isn't just due to the increased spending on Mr. Meng's side; the school also accounts for a significant portion."

"And you see, sir, the income of the glass workshop has been steadily increasing, but the paper workshop has now become calm, and the total income is even showing a slight downward trend."

“It’s still profitable, but it’s nothing compared to when we first started.”

Zhao Jun nodded.

She knew that this was not a problem with the papermaking workshop. The papermaking workshop had been opened earlier, for several years, and the consumption of white paper by those wealthy families had gradually decreased.

Overall, we still make money, and a lot of money, and there will never be a time when we lose money.

But unfortunately, there are too many places to spend money this year, so the gap is revealed.

"How can we keep going like this? There will be a lot of money to spend later. We have to think of a solution."

Zhao Jun stroked his chin and began to ponder.

Although the income is still more than half of the expenditure, we still need to consider it early.

Just as Zhao Jun was thinking, Bai Zhangling's voice came from outside the door.

He was actually holding the account book.

Are they finding things for her to do because she has free time?

"Bai Zhang Ling, what's the matter?"

"Your Excellency, these are the tax ledgers for the past few months for each county. Please review them."

Qingliu took the account book and put it on the table.

Looking at the income account book always makes people feel better.

"Sir, there are two things that seem a little strange about the tax revenue collected by the counties these past few months."

White suddenly spoke.

"It seems to be related to the Bashu region that you visited last year."

"Oh, what's going on?"

Zhao Jun became interested.

"In the past few months, the tax revenues paid by the two counties of Bashu have clearly increased several times over."

Zhao Jun stared at the numbers in those two places for a long time, and it was indeed true.

She thought that tea and winemaking must have started to make a profit.

White continued.

"The increase in Shu County is still acceptable, but the increase in Ba County is quite significant. The county governor reported that the workshop previously set up by the adults was profitable, and the income was also put into this, so this is the case."

"Your Excellency was very busy some time ago, so I didn't have time to discuss this matter. I just handed over the account book today for your review."

Bai Fang spoke meticulously.

Zhao Jun was delighted and quickly looked at the column of Ba County.

It has indeed increased significantly compared to previous years, although it is still not comparable to the paper and glass workshops.

But it’s not bad. After all, this is only the first year. I believe the potential in the future is huge.

"Okay, that's good, I see."

She looked at the account book for a while and then let him take it out.

"Alas, although Bashu has done a good job in the past few months, it still doesn't work."

Zhao Jun murmured.

Qingliu comforted him, a little confused.

"My lord, this is good news. In fact, it is very good. At least there is an increase. My lord, there is no need to worry too much."

Zhao Jun slumped on the table, somewhat absent-minded.

Is there any other business that can make money quickly?

She thought for a long time but found nothing for the time being. When it was time to get off work, she took Qingliu back to the palace.

Forget it, this issue is not very urgent right now, let’s get off work and talk about it tomorrow.

After Zhao Jun and Qing Liu had finished their dinner, the king's order came from the front hall, asking Zhao Jun to come over.

Just take a walk to help digest the food.

When she walked into the front hall, Ying Zheng was frowning and looking at the memorials on the table.

"My king, what happened?"

Seeing that he was frowning, Zhao Jun quickly put away his smile. Could something have happened?

"Come on, sit down, I have something to do."

Ying Zheng put down the letter in his hand and waved his hand.

"What happened?"

Zhao Jun looked serious.

Ying Zheng glanced at her, his shoulders relaxed a little, pushed the letter aside, and asked someone to bring some tea.

"Why are you so nervous? It's not a big deal."

He pursed his lips and said.

Zhao Jun relaxed and his expression became a little more relaxed.

Ying Zheng continued.

"It's like this. The army has almost finished resting. In a few days, Wang Ben and Li Xin will lead the troops to attack the last Qi State."

"Qi State is not very powerful. They are bringing an army of 400,000. I believe they will be able to conquer Qi State in no time."

Ying Zheng was still very happy when talking about this.

"so what?"

Zhao Jun was puzzled. Is this a problem?

"So, I want to discuss the military expenditure with you."

"ah?"

Zhao Jun was surprised.

What's going on today? Why does everyone want to talk to her about money?

"Military expenses? Your Majesty, isn't this a separate expense for you?"

She now has a very bad feeling.

"Yes, military expenses were previously a separate expenditure. Do you know where the military expenses came from?"

Ying Zheng asked back, and then explained himself without waiting for her answer.

"Most of the military expenditure comes from wars. After we conquer a vassal state, we will plunder their wealth and use the money to support the army."

"But now there's a problem. The entire world will soon belong to Qin. We can no longer accumulate wealth in this way, so."

He looked up at Zhao Jun.

"So maybe in the future, part of the military budget may have to come from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

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