After Xu Guangqi finished speaking, Han Yu and the others remained silent. Everyone present understood why Xu Guangqi said that.
Training a new army has always been something Xu Guangqi supported, and the Hundred Craftsmen Academy was also under his control.
Once the money was distributed to the palace, His Majesty would definitely spend it on this. Although it was said that more money was distributed to the palace, in fact, the money eventually fell into Xu Guangqi's hands.
It is obvious that Xu Guangqi was using this excuse to ask for more money for himself, which made people feel uncomfortable.
"The expenses of the new army should be allocated to the national treasury." After a moment's silence, Sun Chengzong said slowly.
This sentence caught everyone by surprise, and everyone looked at Sun Chengzong.
Sun Chengzong did not hesitate and continued, "You all should know why Your Majesty spent money to train a new army. It was because Your Majesty wanted to train a new army at that time, but the treasury had no money. Even if the treasury had money, we would not let Your Majesty invest so much."
"But now the facts have proven that the new army is indeed very capable, so it's no big deal for the national treasury to pay this money. After all, the country is not peaceful right now. Last year, there was a rebellion in the southwest and frequent fighting in Liaodong. The Tartars in Shaanxi are also not peaceful. They have invaded more than a dozen times in just one year. It shows how rampant they are."
"Now Shandong is also rebellious, which shows that there is unrest everywhere. There is nothing wrong with expanding the army during such a turbulent time. If troops are needed, there will be no lack of people to use. You should also know those local people. If something really goes wrong, you can't rely on them."
Sun Chengzong was the Minister of War. This time he wanted to transfer the money to the national treasury. To put it bluntly, he was trying to seize power for himself.
The Ministry of Revenue pays the money, which is then transferred to the Ministry of War, and then to each army. The power involved is not small.
None of Xu Guangqi and others agreed with Sun Chengzong. Instead, they looked at him with some worry.
If the Imperial Treasury pays, then the Emperor is the one raising the troops. These new armies can be said to have been built by Your Majesty, so it would be difficult for Sun Chengzong to get involved. Would Your Majesty agree?
Although it seems that His Majesty does not have to pay for it, everyone knows what is going on.
"This matter may not be easy." Han Yu looked at Sun Chengzong and said helplessly.
After saying this, Han Yu didn't speak again.
Everyone present understood what Han Yu meant, and the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.
After a while, Xu Guangqi said, "We must do things one by one and not rush them."
Sun Chengzong glanced at Xu Guangqi and said, "Some rules cannot be broken."
Now everyone understood.
Sun Chengzong was counterattacking Xu Guangqi's attempt to spend more money on himself.
Han Yu looked at the two of them with a playful smile on his face.
These two old foxes.
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