Chapter Four hundred and ninety-eight, why not let him solve it himself?
"If there is no problem and you want to equip them all, there is no need to rush. You can equip a little bit every year and slowly equip them all. In this way, you only need to spend a little money every year, and you don't have to spend all the court's money all at once.
It was too stressful.”
This is a way.
Then Lao Zhu sighed softly and said, "Don't count on the court's money. Xu Hui came to me the day before yesterday and took away 200,000 yuan."
Silkworm!
Is there such a fierce man? Can he take money out of the mouth of Lao Zhu, a stingy emperor?
Seeing that Han Du looked a little strange, Lao Zhu glared angrily and explained: "Qin Tian Jian came to report that there may be a severe drought this year. The Ministry of Industry wants to repair water conservancy, so I have to pay this money."
Han Du felt that there was something wrong with this approach. Did the court really have no money? Even 200,000 yuan had to come to Lao Zhu? Moreover, there was no clear regulation on how to repair water conservancy. What if it happened?
If there is a problem, the problem here is huge.
But now is not the time to talk about this. Han Du thought about it and put it down for the time being.
"Let's make 10,000 first." Lao Zhu is worthy of being an emperor. He is so heroic. He waved his hand and said, "Let's make 10,000 first."
But what he said immediately was: "Well, don't you still owe me five hundred thousand yuan? Just deduct it from this money."
Han Du was stunned.
Han Du understood what Lao Zhu meant: when he was in charge of the Jiaofang Bureau, Han Du praised Haikou to Lao Zhu and promised to send one million yuan to the palace a year. Later, because Lao Zhu saw that the Jiaofang Bureau was so profitable, he simply gave one million yuan to the palace.
One million guan per year was changed to 100,000 guan per month, and now Han Du has sent 700,000 guan into the palace.
That's how Lao Zhu said he owed him 500,000 yuan.
I originally thought he was a big money maker, but I didn't expect that in the end I wanted to get nothing.
Han Du, who was holding back, had no choice but to bow and reply: "I obey the order."
The group of people left the teaching grounds, Lao Zhu returned to the palace, Han Du returned home, and each went their separate ways.
As Han Du and Lao Zhu separated, a smile gradually appeared on his face. 'Lao Zhu is really too naive, thinking that buying 10,000 revolvers for 100,000 yuan is the end?'
"You know, the equipment itself is never the most expensive, the most expensive thing is the consumables!" Han Du looked up at the sky and murmured to himself. The smile on his face grew wider and turned into a laugh.
Lao Zhu, who was sitting on the imperial banquet and entered the palace, suddenly felt a gust of cold wind coming and couldn't help but shudder. Suddenly he felt that something was wrong in his heart. He suddenly felt the bullet in his arms and suddenly woke up.
"I just talked about the price of the revolver, but I didn't talk about the price of the bullets... Damn it, come on, that bastard Han Du was fooled."
Lao Zhu's face suddenly became a little ugly. If Han Du didn't ask him for money for these bullets, Lao Zhu himself wouldn't believe it. Thinking of these bullets, he didn't know whether they would cost him tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. Lao Zhu's
My heart hurts more and more.
He arrived at Kunning Palace angrily and was greeted by Queen Ma as soon as he entered the door.
Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, Empress Ma asked softly: "What's wrong with the emperor? Who is so bold to offend you again?"
Lao Zhu glanced at the girl, snorted, sat down and sulked.
Empress Ma smiled and asked softly: "It can't be Han Du, right?"
"Who else is there besides him? He is taking revenge on me for teasing him a few days ago." Lao Zhu slapped the table angrily.
Queen Ma comforted Lao Zhu a few words, and Lao Zhu calmed down and told Queen Ma the whole story.
An Qing on the side could not help but become more and more nervous the more she listened. She had always been in awe of her father's majesty. She would not refute the words of her father at all. Let alone someone like Han Du, who had nothing to do with her father.
The emperor bargained.
From this point of view, her daughter's position in her father's heart is really not as important as Han Du.
"Father, Han Du shouldn't dare to do such a disrespectful thing, right?"
"He doesn't dare? He's already robbing you in public, so why wouldn't he dare?"
When An Qing heard this, she quickly lowered her head shyly. Although her father was generous enough not to punish Han Du and her, which made her feel grateful. But it still made her a little embarrassed when such a thing was brought up again.
Lao Zhu glanced at An Qing and then withdrew his gaze. My daughter is still not smart enough. If Han Du hadn't been determined to like her, I really wouldn't have dared to marry her to Han Du.
Seeing that An Qing was blushing, Queen Ma turned around and said, "Your Majesty, why did you think of discussing business with Han Du? Don't you know that this is what he is best at? Look at the deal he made that time, he didn't make a lot of money.
Full bowl full?”
Lao Zhu had some taste, but he still didn't understand what the girl was referring to. So he asked: "What should we do? I can't just get rid of all the money, and ask him to hand over ten thousand fire guns, right?"
Empress Ma curled her lips and said leisurely: "Even if the emperor doesn't give him a penny, he may not be able to hand over ten thousand fire guns."
"How do you say it?" Lao Zhu asked in a deep voice.
Empress Ma sighed softly, "I don't know, I just feel this way. Besides, the emperor doesn't know how much money Jiaofangsi makes."
Lao Zhu shook his head, "The Jiaofang Secretary is making money every day, but he also sent 700,000 gold coins to the palace. Although there is some left, it shouldn't be too much."
Seeing that the emperor had really been led astray, Empress Ma did not want to argue with him on this topic. She said directly: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor, why are you bargaining with a minister? It is not good to hear the news, and it is also disrespectful.
Wouldn't it be enough to just let Han Du take over the Ordnance Bureau? When the time comes, we won't be able to bring out guns, so he can just ask."
That’s right! Why should I bargain with him?
Let him directly take charge of the Ordnance Bureau. When the time comes, the gunman will ask him if he wants it, and what will it cost?
"Oh, oh," Lao Zhu exaggeratedly slapped his head gently, "I was really confused by that boy, but my sister is smart enough to see through his tricks at a glance."
Princess Anqing stood aside, feeling proud of Han Du for a while and worried for him for a while. But now she looked confused and didn't know what to do.
...
Early the next morning, a group of guards followed the eunuch to the Han family.
"The imperial edict has arrived! Han Du receives the edict."
"Your Majesty, Han Du kneels down to welcome the imperial edict." The Han family all knelt down.
"The Emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict says: Han Du...he is specially entrusted with the title of Jing Haibo, and is in charge of the Arms Bureau, the Treasure Bank Promotion Department, and the Jiaofang Department. I appreciate this!!!"
"Your Majesty, Han Du, thanks the Emperor for his kindness. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
In the surprised eyes of the whole family, Han Du accepted the imperial edict.