Could it be that he also guessed that he was reborn?
Yinreng carefully recalled what had happened in the past few years and found that most of them were not caused by him.
In other words, he himself did not go off track, it was Kangxi who went off track.
It is very likely that Kangxi does not know that he has been reborn.
Yinreng breathed a sigh of relief.
From this point of view, something must have happened after he died in his previous life, which caused Kangxi to feel guilty and think that it was not him who caused the final situation, so he indulged him in every way in this life.
Yinreng stayed in Yuqing Palace all day to sort out his thoughts.
Anyway, there are only a few places where he works: Yuqing Palace, the various government offices outside Qianbu Gallery, and the Zhanshi Mansion.
As long as he didn't delay his official duties, Kangxi had no reason to reprimand him.
The next day, Yinreng went to work obediently.
After all, life has to go on, and there's nothing wrong with being a confused person.
After the court session, Yinreng returned to Yuqing Palace to have breakfast before going straight to the Ministry of Works.
Let’s solve the main problem first today.
Yinreng waited at the Ministry of Works for a quarter of an hour before a group of officials from the Ministry of Revenue arrived leisurely.
Yinreng just glanced coldly at Maltu, who was in the lead.
In the end, nothing was said.
Since we want to build a port, the first thing we need to do is to choose a site.
Even if it only receives cargo ships, the port needs to be located in a place with stable geology and suitable water depth.
Naturally, a port was built in Tianjin in the previous life, but the person in charge at that time was Yinsi, and Yinreng only knew its approximate location.
But he had never been to Tianjin in his life, so naturally he couldn't directly tell him the location of the port.
After carefully examining the map, the Ministry of Works pointed out several locations suitable for port construction on the map, which would require subsequent on-site surveys.
Apart from site selection, the most important thing is how much money the Ministry of Revenue can spend.
When Yinreng looked at the two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, they both lowered their eyes and refused to look at Yinreng.
"My Lords, please give us an exact estimate of how much money the national treasury can provide for the construction of the port."
Maltu and Zhang Yushu exchanged glances, and Maltu sighed.
"I can only allocate three hundred thousand taels to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Three hundred thousand taels?! Are you two lords kidding me?"
Yinreng was so angry that he almost laughed.
He is not an idiot who knows nothing. In his previous life, he was responsible for the expansion of Lingnan Port, and spent nearly 500,000 taels of silver in total.
That was a reconstruction based on the existing foundation of the port, and now Tianjin Port is just a small fishing village. In Yinreng's idea, it would cost at least one million taels to build Tianjin Port, and that was even under the condition of "tightening one's belt and tightening one's belt".
Maltu's old face wrinkled even more fiercely, he gritted his teeth,
"My Lord, it's not that we two servants are unwilling to give it to you. It's just that the treasury only has a little over three million taels of silver available. Chinese New Year is coming soon, and as you know, snowstorms are common in winter, so we have to set aside some for emergencies."
Yinreng snorted coldly.
"Don't bother with these nonsense. You don't know how much silver the treasury has, do you? I know exactly what you two are up to."
"I want one million taels. You can pay it in installments. If the amount you give is not enough, I don't mind checking the Ministry of Revenue's account books again to find out what's wrong."
Maltu was horrified.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
Yinreng stretched out his arm, not giving him a chance to continue.
"I don't want to get entangled with you any further. I was originally thinking of asking the Ministry of Revenue to participate in the allocation of supplies, but now it seems that you don't want the credit. In that case, there is no need for you to get involved in this matter."
As soon as these words came out, all the people in the Ministry of Revenue became nervous. Zhang Yushu opened his mouth and
"Your Highness..."
"I will reiterate one last time. Once you have the silver I need, you can return to the Ministry of Revenue."
This was the first time that Yinreng had such a tough negotiation with someone in the court.
In the past, even if he wanted to complain, he would just hand the memorial directly to Kangxi. It was not because Yinreng was afraid of them, but because he felt it was unnecessary.
After all, he only wanted to offend the officials in the six ministries and didn't want to spend time arguing with them.
Besides, he was not in a good mood today, and these people had really walked into his trap.
Half an incense stick later, the two ministers and four vice ministers of the Ministry of Revenue stood at the gate of the Ministry of Works, looking at each other.
No, the correct plot development is that they raised the price and the prince paid the money on the spot. Why were they kicked out just because they quoted a price?
Feeling the slightly suspicious looks from his subordinates, Maltu felt that he had completely lost face.
When he first proposed to make things difficult for the prince, no one stood up to oppose it. Now that he was driven out, it became his fault alone.
Zhang Yushu felt like crying but had no tears.
How could he be so bewildered as to believe Maltu's lies?
Zhang Yushu emptied his family's savings last time and had to borrow a lot of money to fill the hole in the Ministry of Revenue. He still had some resentment towards the prince.
So when Maltu suggested to him that they should make things difficult for the prince, he did not refuse.
Thinking that since it was Maltu who took the lead, he might as well follow behind and take advantage of the situation to vent his anger.
Now, not only did he fail to cause trouble for the prince, but he also got completely into the prince's hands.
Participating in the construction of the port is a ready-made merit. If you perform well, you can even get the prince to look up to you. These are all tangible benefits, but they are about to slip away from you.
Zhang Yushu regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.
No, he has to go and beg Lord Suo for mercy tonight!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yushu glanced at Maltu, snorted coldly, and turned away.
Seeing this, Maltu's face turned ugly.
Under normal circumstances, if the Manchu and Han ministers saw that Maltu looked unhappy, they would definitely go up to him and say hello, but they were not in the mood now.
If what the Crown Prince just said is true, they all have the opportunity to gain the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and then participate in it to gain some merit. After all, when it comes to allocating money, food and supplies, who can be more professional than them who come from the Ministry of Revenue?
But all of this was completely destroyed by their immediate superior.
Not only did he not save money for the national treasury, but he also got himself into trouble.
Who can accept this?
The most important thing is that Maltu's background is ordinary. Otherwise, even if Maltu directly took away their credit, they would have to hold their noses and endure it, and even put on a smile and say "It's good that you took it away, sir."
Maltu was secretly sulking for a while, and when he saw that no one paid attention to him, his face became even uglier.
After glancing at a few people coldly, Maltu flicked his sleeves and left angrily.
But he had made up his mind to go to the emperor and give the prince a good lecture.
After discussing with several ministers from the Ministry of Works that day, Yinreng temporarily selected a few places. The next day, he asked for permission to go directly to Tianjin with several officials who were proficient in geology.
Tianjin is not far from the capital, and it only takes one day to get there if you ride fast.
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