Qin Chuan followed Eunuch Liu to the Imperial Study.
This time there were fewer rules. The Empress hadn't even had time to change out of her dragon robe; she had only removed her nine-tassel crown, and her long, black hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall. She looked somewhat tired.
"Please sit, Imperial Advisor," the Empress said.
Qin Chuan sat down on a small stool, and the Empress rubbed her forehead and said, "To be honest, Grand Preceptor, the national treasury can't even come up with three million. Is there a better way to handle this disaster relief?"
"This..." Qin Chuan was speechless for a moment. How could such a large national treasury not be able to come up with three million?
Does he really have to pay out of his own pocket and take out his own three million?
No way, that's the capital for making money work for you. If I hadn't left my wife 500,000 taels, I would have 3.5 million taels...
Unless we use that method, but I'm afraid the Empress won't agree...
Thinking of this, Qin Chuan said, "Your Majesty, this matter involves the safety of the court, and countless lives are waiting to be saved. Three million should not be a large sum for Your Majesty, right?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress breathed a soft sigh, gave Qin Chuan a helpless glare, and addressed him by his name, saying, "Qin Chuan, I really can't come up with three million taels! This year, the national treasury only collected four million taels in taxes, two million of which have already been used, and another one million taels were allocated for disaster relief, leaving only one million taels..."
"One million taels?" Qin Chuan exclaimed in surprise, thinking to himself, "One million taels is nothing! Fighting wars everywhere requires money, resettling refugees requires money, the palace needs money, and paying officials' salaries requires money. How long can a mere one million taels last?"
"If you don't believe me, I'll take you to the national treasury right now," the Empress said with a helpless expression.
“Your Majesty, there’s no need for that. I trust you,” Qin Chuan said.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Chuan looked up at the Empress and said, "Your Majesty, I do have a way to make money..."
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