Chapter 314: Thank You ~ Big Brother
The Crown Prince and the Emperor looked up at the Minister of Revenue.
The other court officials also looked at the Minister of Revenue in surprise. The Crown Prince lives in the Eastern Palace! Why don't you approve this request?!
The Minister of Revenue shuddered.
But he soon calmed down, with a look of helplessness and frustration on his face.
Yuan Ruan was shocked: [Ah? My nephew's palace was destroyed? When did it happen?]
System: [Aruan, have you forgotten? When you were chatting with the golden eagles a few days ago, you casually mentioned that there was not enough firewood in the kitchen. The golden eagles remembered it and flew around the palace. They found that the wood of the windows of the side hall of the East Palace was very solid, so they brought a few of them back to you. The beams and windows of the East Palace that were broken by the golden eagles are all leaking.]
Prince: ...
The East Palace was damaged by the golden eagle? It's leaking?
All the court officials looked at the prince: This is too tragic, and it is difficult to hold Bird responsible.
Yuan Ruan was also stunned: [Ah? This is also about the golden eagles? I just said it casually to interact with the golden eagles.]
System: [Yes. I understand. Ah Ruan just saw that the golden eagles were a little bored and wanted to help them move around, so she just found a reason to let them help you pick up dead branches on the ground. But their idea was simple, they wanted to give Ah Ruan more.]
Yuanruan held his forehead and said seriously: [Be careful with your words and actions! I will be careful with my words and actions towards animals in the future.]
System: [In fact, it’s not just the East Palace. For example, the Three Princes’ Palace wanted to borrow some money from the Imperial Household Department to repair their houses a few days ago, but the Minister of Revenue did not approve it. There are also the princes and princes. They could have applied to borrow some money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but they didn’t get it either... There are quite a lot of such situations. Only your brother is not unable to borrow money, but there have been no natural disasters or man-made disasters recently, otherwise it would be difficult even if your brother stepped in...]
Yuan Ruan suddenly realized something was wrong: [Tong'er, the inner treasury seems to be my brother's private treasury! It's out of the reach of the Minister of Revenue! Do you need his approval?]
System: [He has no control over it, but he embezzled the money from the inner treasury first, and the inner treasury is short of money. He can only leave the royal family members who borrowed money alone.]
Yuan Ruan was shocked: [Ah? Did you secretly embezzle my brother's inner treasury? This will cost you your head! ]
The courtiers' pupils trembled: !!!
Frog fun!
Minister of Revenue, are you tired of living?! How dare you mess with the emperor's private treasury?!
System: [It is not private embezzlement. It is mainly because Daxia needs money for too many places this year. For example, the production and promotion of new things such as paper and curved plows, locust plague, locust treatment and subsequent appeasement. And the military expenditure of Daxia is the biggest part! Every head paid by the soldiers can be exchanged for money... The national treasury is not enough, so the Minister of Finance asked your brother for help, hoping to embezzle some money from the inner treasury to fill it. Your brother agreed.]
Yuan Ruan heaved a sigh of relief: [It's easy to talk about if you agree. ]
The emperor's face darkened. He agreed, but he did not agree to embezzle all the money in the palace treasury!
The Minister of Revenue's hands were trembling slightly as he wiped his sweat. He took a deep breath, smiled bitterly, and closed his eyes.
System: [Well, your brother agreed, but not to such a large amount. Anyway, due to some coincidences, a little over 100 million items were moved from the inner storehouse.]
Yuanruan: [Ah? What kind of coincidence? ]
System: [In fact, the Minister of Finance did not intend to embezzle a lot of money from the inner treasury at the beginning. For this purpose, he also made a spending plan of tens of thousands of words. For example, at what time, how much money can be given to which department, and when to use tax subsidies. But plans cannot resist changes. Except for book printing, money for things like agricultural tool promotion, disaster relief, and military rewards often exceeds the plan. And those who come to ask for money have legitimate reasons. For example, if more money is not given to disaster victims today, the people will not be able to farm, which will affect next year's tax revenue. The same is true for the military. If the head rewards are not paid, the morale of the soldiers will be affected, and it is easy to lose the battle...]
Yuan Ruan nodded repeatedly: [It makes sense. These subsidies cannot be reduced. The Minister of Revenue did this for the sake of Daxia's foundation, so it is understandable.]
The emperor narrowed his eyes.
The prince looked at the Minister of Revenue and then stole a glance at the emperor.
The Minister of War pursed his lips, walked over to the Minister of Revenue and whispered, "It's hard for you to work so hard for the soldiers of Daxia."
The Minister of Revenue glanced at the Minister of War expressionlessly, his eyes full of the urge to kill, and he gritted his teeth and whispered, "Then you should propose to His Majesty to withdraw the troops."
The Minister of War touched the tip of his nose and whispered, "If your majesty punishes you, I will take the blame as well."
The Minister of Revenue rolled his eyes and said: Get lost.
——I knew this war maniac would rather be punished together than give up conquering the world.
System: [That's it. Every day, we have to give more here and there. In addition, several departments know that the treasury is empty and are afraid that they will not be able to get money later. Therefore, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War will ask for money every time they come. This also caused the plan made by the Minister of Revenue to fail faster.]
As soon as he finished speaking, the Minister of Revenue's sharp eyes fell on the Minister of Works and the Minister of War.
The two ministers looked at the sky and the earth, but did not look at the Minister of Revenue.
Yuan Ruan was puzzled again: [Hiss, so he has no choice... But Tong'er, I remember that Zhou sent the mines. The property of the King of Huainan, the Queen Mother, and the Second Prince was confiscated. There are also blueprints of two silver mines. It should be able to make up for it. ]
System: [It can be supplemented, but it takes time to realize wealth from mining. And everything I just told you happened within this year, or even half a year. If your brother had not confiscated the property of the Second Prince, the King of Huainan, and the Queen Mother and obtained a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry, the Ministry of Revenue would have collapsed long ago. This year, let alone defeating the State of Chen, it would have been hard to even repel the Xiongnu. You would have had to go home two months ago.]
Yuan Ruan took a deep breath and suddenly put his hands together: [Thank you, Prince Huainan, the Queen Mother, and the Second Prince for your support. ]
The system also followed suit and clasped its hands together: [Thank you, first, second, and third place! ]
The Minister of War also clasped his hands together.
Minister of Revenue: ...