"But..." After Mr. Lu finished his promise, he suddenly frowned and hesitated.

"What's the problem?" Yuan Shu asked unhappily.

"Um...Your Majesty, the research funds you allocated earlier have already been used up. I wonder if it is possible?" Lu Laohu, who was like an old scholar, said with a glint of profiteer in his eyes, full of flattery.

"This is easy to handle." Yuan Shu turned to look at Jia Xu, the general manager and secretary.

Jia Xu looked at Yuan Shu hesitantly, and said in an inexplicable tone: "Your Majesty, this is not impossible. But we have just allocated this year's funds to the shipyard for less than four months, and according to the rules, there are still eight

How many months will it take for another issue? Isn’t this a bit..."

"Do you need a lot of funds?" Yuan Shu asked curiously after hearing Jia Xu's somewhat far-fetched tone. Ordinarily, if the money is not much, it shouldn't be like this.

The corner of Jia Xu's mouth twitched, and he glanced at Mr. Lu on the other side for no reason: "Although Xu doesn't know very well, I have heard Yuan Hao say it several times. Your Majesty should ask Mr. Lu yourself."

Yuan Shu turned to look at Mr. Lu, but saw that his eyes were evasive, as if he had been caught as a thief, and he smiled coquettishly.

"Mr. Lu?" Yuan Shu suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.

Mr. Lu could only say vaguely: "It's actually not much, probably only two cents of tax."

"What two-cent tax? Jinling or Yangzhou?"

Hearing this, Mr. Lu's face became even more embarrassed, and he whispered: "Da Chu."

"What?" When Yuan Shu heard this, his face was filled with shock: "Two cents of tax from Chu?"

Mr. Lu nodded sarcastically.

Yuan Shu looked at Mr. Lu in disbelief: "Are you sure you're not joking? You spent two cents of Chu's tax in four months?"

"No, no, no! It's not all spent, there's still some left. But it's not much. It should last for another month." Mr. Lu quickly waved his hand.

"Haha!" Jia Xu looked at Mr. Lu and sneered lightly.

If it weren't for the other party's age and seniority, he would really want to spit in his face. Da Chu's two cents of tax may not seem like much, but the specific value is extremely exaggerated. It would be nothing more than selling a second-rate family.

This little money.

This old man is extremely stubborn. In order to pursue better technology and explore the so-called limits and truth, he really will do anything and can do anything. Tian Feng complained in front of him more than once or twice, and every time he spontaneously started fighting

After receiving special funds for ship research, within two or three months, this guy kept licking his old face and kept collecting money from the Ministry of Industry, which was run by Tian Feng. He asked for financial support in various ways, and he could do whatever he wanted.

Tian Feng was very annoyed with the other party, but it was difficult to drive him away at his age, so he couldn't really fight him off. As a result, even though Tian Feng insisted on his principles, under this guy's insistence, Tian Feng

His subordinates also had to increase the allocation of this fund. After four or five years, the amount of this fund increased to a terrifying level, which made countless people stunned. It was simply a gold-eating monster.

If he hadn't known that Mr. Lu was extremely principled, that the destination of every account was clear and reasonable, and that Yuan Shu really paid attention to the navy, Tian Feng would have been unable to resist throwing away this big burden.

Yuan Shu was different from other princes in that he did not resort to militarism. At least 80% of the annual tax revenue was used for the development of internal affairs, and less than 20% was used for military affairs. And of this less than 20%, the food, salary, weapons and armor of the soldiers were increased.

Together they fight about 15%. The rest is used for research, less than half. However, a single battleship research takes up nearly half, and it is still not enough.

As for Mr. Lu's request, if it were not in front of Yuan Shu, Jia Xu really had no intention of paying attention to it. If it were according to his wishes, all the military expenditures of Dachu would be provided for his research, which would be enough, but is this possible?

During normal times of peace in the Han Dynasty, military expenditures accounted for only about 3.5% of the total tax revenue of the Han Dynasty. However, Yuan Shu has been fighting for years, and the tax revenue used for military affairs has remained at about 20%. It is already very good. If it takes two years

There is not much war in the country, and Jia Xu can even guarantee that this number will be reduced to 15%. Jiangdong is really too wealthy. Compared with Liu Bei and Cao Cao's military expenditures, which account for more than half of the tax revenue, Yuan Shu's place is very relaxed.

"Mr. Lu, according to your arrangement, the money you need to spend on warship research seems to be no less than the cost of maintaining my Da Chu Navy. Do you think this is appropriate?" Jia Xu said in a bad tone.

"There is no way! Those of us who are doing battleship research are not as easy as they are to modify swords and guns. The cost of improving battleships is really too high, and that little money is simply not enough! We still have to build a steel factory ourselves.

, under the condition of making steel in-house, otherwise we would not be able to sustain it long ago. Just like last time..." Mr. Lu kept crying and gushing.

Seeing that this guy started to enter the Tang Monk state again, Yuan Shu and Jia Xu sighed inwardly. There was really nothing they could do about such an old scoundrel.

Mr. Lu cried and complained for a long time but still couldn't stop. He sprayed spit on Jia Xu, as if he wouldn't give up until he gave in. Jia Xu finally understood why even a direct minister like Tian Feng could do nothing to him. Scoundrels are not to be feared.

, this kind of old scoundrel with faith, shamelessness and patience is really scary.

Seeing the spittle flying in the air in front of Jia Xu, Yuan Shu was extremely happy in his heart. Fortunately, he was the emperor, otherwise this old guy might really dare to bite his nose in the face.

After enduring for a long time, seeing that this guy had no intention of listening, Yuan Shu turned to look at Jia Xu. Jia Xu, who had been sprayed in the face, showed a helpless and extremely angry expression on his fat face for the first time.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Lu. Stop it. I approved this, but it's only half of this year's. And in two months, I want to see a real steel fleet." Yuan Shu sighed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Mr. Lu quickly bowed his hands and said in admiration.

Then he glanced at Jia Xu with disdain: "Your Majesty is still generous and sensible, unlike some people..."

Jia Xu swore that this was the first time that he hated a person so much, and there was nothing he could do about it. When he encountered such a piece of meat with half of his body on the ground, Jia Xu couldn't fix it even if he wanted to. Although Mr. Lu is also a member of the Lu family in Jiangdong,

But he was just a remote branch with an average family background, just ordinary people. Although he was extremely shameless, he had no conflict of interest with Jia Xu, and for the sake of Chu, Jia Xu was not willing to use dirty methods.

After thinking for a moment whether he should secretly kill the old man, Jia Xu suddenly thought that the person he should be looking for was Tian Feng! He was just unlucky this time. If he hit the muzzle, he would definitely not encounter this guy in the future. Eyes

If you don't see it, your heart will be pure, and in the future, you can make this guy feel disgusted by Tian Feng, the cold-faced king of hell. Jia Xu suddenly felt that he was in a good mood again. He just looked at Yuan Shu and followed Yuan Shu in silence.
Chapter completed!