When Li Zhuo saw that Wei Yongdu was on Lu Chen's side, he nodded hastily and said, "Lord Wei, you are right. I know this is a huge sum of money, but even if it's a lot, we should still be reasonable. We can't just rob it!"
"Yes, you all agreed with the Imperial Master that the Chinese Academy of Sciences would be responsible for its own profits and losses. When we invested money in it, no one had any objections. Now that it's profitable, you're jealous? If this gets out, will the entire court still have any face?"
Wei Yong's worries were not groundless. He didn't know when it started, but the scholars had a higher opinion of Lu Chen.
Since the library was opened to the public, even Sun Jijiu, who had previously criticized Lu Chen, has now kept silent.
What's more, regardless of what Confucianism is like behind the scenes, on the surface people do advocate the way of a gentleman.
You are so fickle and you even give up the way of saints for some money. Do you officials have any shame? Do you want to be criticized by the scholars?
After hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads in shame.
Fortunately, Wei Yong was also an official. He thought of a compromise and said, "I heard that Your Majesty also has a stake in this. Why not put the money you earn into the national treasury first, and then return it to Your Majesty when the treasury has money."
Are you taking money from me again?
Li Zhuo's smile froze on his face. Ever since he knew he could get a lot of money, Li Zhuo would wake up with a smile in his sleep. But now you tell him that the money is gone before he can even warm it up?
"Ahem, actually, my treasury isn't very rich anymore. Now that we've come to this, let's discuss another matter, which is what I mentioned earlier about establishing a national bank so that the court can borrow money from it."
This matter has been mentioned before, but the Ministry of Revenue has not been able to come up with a regulation.
There was no way. They had never seen such a new thing before, so they had to be extremely cautious.
So Liang Licang could only delay and said, "We still need to learn more about some details about the National Bank from the Imperial Master. Let's talk about this matter after the Imperial Master returns."
Li Zhuo nodded and said, "Then let's wait for the Imperial Master to return. My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say? If not, then we will withdraw from the court."
Li Zhuo didn't want to stay here any longer for even a second. He was afraid that the little money in his hand would be taken away by these people in the next second.
At this time, the Minister of Rites, Ke Fuji, emerged from his position and said, "Your Majesty, envoys from various countries have submitted petitions stating that many nobles from their countries wish to come to the capital to pay their respects to Your Majesty. Furthermore, some nobles wish to send their sons and nephews to study in Great Qi. How should this matter be handled?"
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has just received some blueprints from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. There are some areas where we need the Imperial Master's advice before we can begin production. These are all valuable tools that can improve farming efficiency, so we can't delay!"
"The Ministry of War also hopes that the Imperial Master can offer some guidance on the new weapons. Furthermore, we have already implemented some of the tactics compiled by the Imperial Master, and we hope that the Imperial Master can come and review them."
"Your Majesty, you know that our Ministry of Justice has always been in charge of the affairs of the White Lotus Sect. Now that the Imperial Master has instigated the Saint of the White Lotus Sect to rebel, I wonder if we can..."
National Master, National Master, and National Master!
Li Zhuo rubbed his brows and thought to himself, it turns out that the entire court is a bunch of good-for-nothings. They can't do anything without the Imperial Master, right?
No wonder the whole world was in chaos before the National Master was born.
I thought it was my own incompetence, but now it seems that these officials under me are useless!
Thinking of this, Li Zhuo turned to look at Hua Bule beside him and said, "Where is the Imperial Preceptor? Let him hurry up. Great Qi cannot be without an Imperial Preceptor!"
This is a transition chapter that summarizes the previous part and then points out some specific things to do later. It is not a spoiler.
The longer I write a book, the more I feel that being able to write interesting transition chapters is a real skill. It is as difficult as time itself, and those who understand will understand.
By the way, I suddenly realized why I had to set such a strict word count for each chapter. From now on, the word count should serve the plot. If the plot cannot be completed in 2,000 words, then I will write up to 2,500, 2,600, 2,700, or 2,800.
Why am I saying all this? Of course, it’s to make up 3,000 words, hahahaha!
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