Qian Ruoyu naturally did not expect that Chu Mobai would have such a miserable life in the military camp. Is he still the invincible prince?

Qian Ruoyu asked tentatively at this time.

"Your Majesty, if you need to support the development of the army or the total cost, how much silver would it cost?"

Chu Mobai thought about it for a while before saying this to Qian Ruoyu.

"If we want to support the army all the way to Jiayu Pass, I'm afraid we'll need nearly eight million taels of silver. If we want to maintain the current status of the military camp, we'll probably need another eight hundred thousand taels of silver."

After hearing these words, Qian Ruoyu was shocked.

I didn't expect that there was a tenfold difference between sending the army out and maintaining the status quo.

This made Qian Ruoyu even less willing to fight.

If they continued to fight like this, the nutrients consumed would be extremely high. Otherwise, Qian Ruoyu thought that she could help Chu Mobai with her own money, but she didn't expect that all her money could only barely reach two-thirds of the amount needed to maintain the status quo.

After thinking about this, Qian Ruoyu didn't want Chu Mobai to fight even more.

Then Qian Ruoyu spoke.

"How much silver does the Ministry of Revenue want to give?"

Chu Mobai looked helpless.

"Your Majesty approved two million taels of silver, but the Ministry of Revenue said that the plague is increasing, resulting in extremely high expenses, so they can only provide 900,000 taels of silver. After my efforts, they finally agreed to give one million taels of silver."

"It's just that up to now, a whole month has passed, and the one million taels of silver have still not been delivered. I'm afraid it will be difficult to pay the military expenses for my soldiers in the next period of time..."

After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu couldn't help but be shocked.

She could hardly imagine that the situation in the military camp was so critical. Even if she sold more rouge and powder and got more silver, she was afraid that there was no way to fill the gap. She could only ask the Ministry of Revenue for help.

Then Qian Ruoyu said immediately.

"Okay, then you just wait, I'll go to the Ministry of Revenue right away."

Hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Chu Mobai felt even more surprised.

Chu Mobai hurriedly wanted to hold Qian Ruoyu and said to her.

“No…”

"Women cannot participate in politics, even if you are my princess. If you go like this, I'm afraid it will cause more trouble..."

But after hearing this, Qian Ruoyu just smiled.

"How could I not know this? Don't worry, I will find someone to help!"

After listening to Qian Ruoyu's words, Chu Mobai felt a little relieved, but in his heart he actually felt more concerned about Qian Ruoyu.

This would have been absolutely impossible in the past.

Looking at Qian Ruoyu's hurried back as she left, Chu Mobai felt a sense of concern in his heart.

He had never thought before that this woman could actually help him so much, and even though he had treated her like that before, he could still receive such treatment.

Chu Mobai felt regretful for a moment.

Thinking of how cruel he was to her and the pain of that knife, Chu Mobai felt a little less pain and felt even more different at this moment.

Afterwards, Qian Ruoyu did not go to the Ministry of Revenue, but came to the Big Red Building instead, and called Cui Wenhong over at the same time.

Cui Wenhong had just arrived and had not yet greeted anyone when he was asked by Qian Ruoyu.

"Tell me about the Ministry of Revenue."

After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said that time, Cui Wenlong didn't think twice and spoke immediately.

"The head of the Ministry of Revenue is the Minister of Revenue Zhang Qiang, Sir Zhang."

"Mr. Zhang belongs to the Beijing old masters faction. Since his great-grandfather's generation, he has been an official in the capital. His grandfather was the prime minister of the previous dynasty. Therefore, Mr. Zhang has great prestige in the Ministry of Revenue."

Hearing these words made Qian Ruoyu feel even more confused. After all, Qian Ruoyu had never heard of the so-called master faction before.

Therefore, when Cui Wenhong saw Qian Ruoyu was confused, he hurried to explain.

"Your Majesty, the officials are divided into four factions: the old masters like Zhang Qiang, the new nobles like Luo Shanhai, the meritorious officials like Wang Ye, and the independent officials like us."

"The old master faction is very simple. As the name suggests, it refers to people whose ancestors have been officials in the capital for a long time. Therefore, these people have deep roots and a large network of relationships in the capital. Your father also belongs to the grandfather faction."

"As for the new nobles, they are like Luo Shanhai. This is their first time to be an official in the capital. He has little popularity in the capital, but he is appreciated by His Majesty because of his ability. In order to compete with the old nobles, the new nobles have united to form the new nobles."

"The Meritorious Faction is very simple. I don't need to explain it to you. You should also know that it is people who have made outstanding contributions and are very good at fighting. As for people like us, no one wants us."

After hearing his explanation, Qian Ruoyu felt much clearer.

But it is precisely because Zhang Qiang is a master-man faction that he is very likely to be stubborn and obstinate. It would be very difficult to start with Zhang Qiang.

But Qian Ruoyu also knew that if neither of them started from Zhang Qiang, there would be no way to achieve it, so Qian Ruoyu directly stated his true intention.

"My purpose in calling you here this time is very simple. I want to take a tooth out of the mouth of the Ministry of Revenue and get one million taels of silver from them to send to the military camp."

"My husband's army can no longer hold on. They are running low on rations and military supplies. If they have to hold on for another ten days, their morale will probably be weakened, let alone being able to fight on the front lines."

"So I promised him that I would find a way to get one million taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue."

But after hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Cui Wenhong felt terrified and helpless.

"this……"

"Your Highness, it would be fine if you were to go to other places, but if you want to get money from the Ministry of Revenue, it would be harder than climbing to the sky. Money is not something that can be easily given in front of the Ministry of Revenue..."

"Moreover, the people in the Ministry of Revenue are very stubborn, just like Lord Zhang Qiang. They rely on Lord Zhang's support, so the people in the Ministry of Revenue are usually very arrogant and domineering. Even if I say so, I may not be able to enter the Ministry of Revenue..."

After hearing what he said, Qian Ruoyu felt even more the difficulty of this matter. But even so, Qian Ruoyu had already promised Chu Mobai and naturally would not go back on her word.

"It's okay, I have a way."