"Very good," Yan Shiyue nodded. "If you don't, I will. One is to cast the silver in the treasury into silver bricks, fifty taels or larger ingots. Also, I think the step-shaped shelves of the silver treasury are easy to overlook when checking the treasury. In the future, we should weigh them when checking the treasury."
The fourth prince nodded and said, "Before the silver in the treasury is recast, you can use your scale. The soldiers in and out of the treasury should weigh the weight, so there will be no smuggling... Speaking of which, smuggling silver in the valley is really incredible."
"Money can move people's hearts," Yan Shiyue said, "The personnel management and the procedures for opening the warehouse should also be revised."
As the two were talking, the meal was served.
The fourth prince sat down to the side, and then he asked, "Did you really give your father a military order?"
Yan Shiyue drank his porridge while gesturing to the box under his elbow. The Fourth Prince quickly moved his arm away, opened it and took a few glances. He was shocked and said, "It's actually true. Why did you write this?"
She lazily answered him: "Because I am the Prime Minister, I should do my job and share your worries. Isn't it my job?"
The fourth prince said, "I am asking you seriously! You can make money, but why do you want to write this? And let father use the seal? Aren't you worried that you can't do it? What if you can't do it in three years? How will you end it?"
Yan Shiyue glanced at him and said, "Since I said this, I have never thought about 'not being able to do it'. I asked Aye to use the seal just to put some pressure on myself. Taking a step back, even if there is some irresistible force and I really didn't do it, I am willing to accept the punishment. What is money? Even if you spend all your money, you can get it back! Using my money to buy my father's happiness is more valuable than buying anything else, isn't it?"
The Fourth Prince could not help but remain silent.
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Yan Shiyue looked at him.
The fourth prince asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
She said, "Fourth brother, I remember the first time I met you, you asked me very seriously, 'I have never understood why you dared to risk the lives of the people of an entire county during the smallpox epidemic in Qinzhou?'"
She looked at him steadily: "Now, your temper of seeking the truth has not changed, why has the direction of your doubts changed?"
The Fourth Prince was startled.
Looking at her clear black and white eyes, he suddenly felt that he had nowhere to hide.
He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. He pressed the military order on the table and strode out.
After dinner, Yan Shiyue strolled out and randomly found a small railing in the palace, where he sat cross-legged and pondered. He didn't know that in the eyes of the concubines, this scene was almost proof of being a god.
Even the Queen Mother heard about it and came over to take a look from afar, while reminding everyone: "Fuyan is different from us. Don't disturb her or you will miss the big event."
Yan Shiyue knew nothing.
She was now very accustomed to the breathing method taught by Huo Qijing. After sitting like this for a while, her mind would be particularly clear. After she had sorted out everything in her mind, she jumped down and asked, "Where is Mr. Xu now?"
Wei Xin replied hastily, "I heard that he went with the Crown Prince to investigate the treasury silver case. They are all in the Ministry of Revenue."
Yan Shiyue nodded and ordered the horses to be prepared, then said with a smile: "The Queen Mother has told you not to ride a horse, saying that you must be careful in the first three months."
"Don't worry!" Yan Shiyue pinched her face and said, "Xiao Weixin, go and prepare the horse obediently."
Wei Xin had no choice but to go. Yan Shiyue rode her horse to the Ministry of Revenue. The gatekeeper was Qing Weilai. When he saw her, he came forward to greet her and whispered, "Congratulations, Master's Wife."
Yan Shiyue hummed.
Qing Weiliao said: "Master is not here, I went to see him."
Yan Shiyue said: "I'm not looking for him, I'm looking for Mr. Xu."
Qing Weiliao found two personal soldiers to send her there.
The prince and his colleagues have cleared out a room to use as a temporary office and are currently having a meal there. The food there looks even simpler than the one in the corridor.
When they saw her coming, the others stood up and greeted her. The prince asked, "Why are you here? Have you eaten yet?"
Yan Shiyue said: "I just got up and had breakfast. You guys eat, I'll go find Mr. Xu."
As soon as he saw Xu Wenqu was not there, the prince said, "You want to write a memorial? Just go to Jixian Hall and find someone to help you write it. There is a lot of hostility here right now, so you don't have to worry about being attacked."
Yan Shiyue was amused: "Brother, do you understand these things?"
The prince glared at her.
Qu Sinian stood up and said, "Prime Minister, let me help you write it."
"That won't work." She refused without hesitation: "My work style must be unified!"
Qu Sinian couldn't help but hold his forehead, and the prince also said: "Your work? Everyone in the world knows that it was not written by you! Does it mean that when Xu Qing enters the cabinet and becomes a prime minister in the future, he will have to help you write memorials?"
But someone behind him laughed and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Your Highness. If there is such a day in the future, I will still be proud to write a memorial to the Prime Minister."
When Yan Shiyue turned around, he saw Xu Wenqu and the Dali Temple Minister walking in. They both bowed and saluted.
Yan Shiyue said: "Forget it, forget it, just eat!"
At the same time, he said to the prince, "I won't take up too much of Mr. Xu's time! He can finish his writing in no time at all."
The prince said helplessly: "How can I stop you?"
He asked her again, "Did you really issue a military order?"
Yan Shiyue nodded, and the box was in Weixin's hand. She took it up and showed it to the prince. After the prince finished reading it, he touched her head silently and said nothing.
Xu Wenqu and a few others also saw it. Yan Shiyue did not ask them to put it away. She planned to show it to more people. After all, if she wanted to make money, she had to take some measures. The more people knew about this, the fewer people would oppose it.
Xu Wenqu said while eating, "Prime Minister, what memorial do you want to write? Why don't you tell me now? I can write it after I finish eating."
Several people couldn't help but look at him a little more, thinking that what he said was really inappropriate. What did he take the Prime Minister's reliance on him for?
Yan Shiyue did not hesitate: "Okay."
She moved a stool over and said to him, "Sir, first of all, I want to make a memorial. I want to ask for an imperial decree to set up a 'Si Mao' (or any other name) in addition to the four departments of the Ministry of Revenue, and this 'Si Mao' will be in charge of state-owned industries."
Others were about to ask, but the prince waved his hand to stop them and lowered his eyes to listen.
Yan Shiyue said: "What is state-owned? It means that it is organized and operated by the state, and the income belongs to the state. Of course, it is not to compete with the people for profits, but to specialize in operating some relatively 'big' and 'important' things. For example, cement can be operated by the state, and in the future, I will also do many similar things."
"Besides that, we can also get involved in some more 'sensitive' areas, such as our previous trade with Mobei? For example, we can also trade with Karakhan or other countries in the future... It is inevitable to be soft-hearted when making money from our own people, but if we want to make money from these people, we can definitely sharpen our knives."
The Left Censor-in-Chief could not help but ask, "Prime Minister, is this inappropriate?"
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