Suddenly he remembered the gold rewarded by the Supreme Emperor, and took Eunuch Chang aside, "By the way, Eunuch, I want to ask you something. The Supreme Emperor rewarded Lao Yuan with one hundred thousand taels of gold today. Where did this gold come from? It can't be from
Got it from the treasury, right?”
Eunuch Chang burst into laughter, "How is this possible? How could the Emperor withdraw gold and silver rewards from the treasury and give them to the Princess? These are all his own, don't you remember? When he abdicated, he gave them to himself
A gold mine was given."
"Ah? Is there such a thing?" Yu Wenhao was shocked and said he didn't know.
Chang Gonggong said: "Yes, there is such a thing. There are gold and iron mines. The emperor also opened a bank in the capital, and ordered people to take care of it. Every day, money is made."
Yu Wenhao felt a little uncomfortable, "In other words, my imperial grandfather is still a rich man?"
"Isn't he a rich man?" Chang Eunuch said.
Yu Wenhao murmured: "Disrespectful, disrespectful. In the past, I used to say that he was poor, but he also said that our royal family is very poor."
When he made military exploits, he was rewarded, and he gave five hundred taels of gold to the Supreme Emperor to help his old man.
Money in the palace has always been in short supply. The Queen Mother's annual allowance is three thousand taels of silver, and the Emperor's is about the same amount. Although he doesn't have to spend any money himself, he can manage this, do this, and give rewards, all of which cost money.
At least, the Su family gives a lot of money to the Queen Mother and concubines every year. Even the Queen gets money from the Chu family every year. The Queen occasionally helps her father. It's helpless. The money in the palace
There is never enough money.
Yu Wenhao felt that his family was very poor since he was a child. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the third generation rich.
He staggered out of the palace happily.
Eunuch Chang covered his mouth and snickered, then went back and told the matter to the Emperor.
After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor was a little surprised, "How can I be poor? He doesn't want to see what kind of tobacco I smoke? I don't want to see what kind of wine I drink when I entertain Chu Da and others every month?"
Eunuch Chang said with a smile: "It's no wonder, Your Majesty. I remember that when you ascended the throne, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, and the world was at peace. As a result, a group of corrupt officials were born. Corrupt officials appeared in the prosperous times. You worked hard and eliminated the corrupt officials.
He took the lead in maintaining integrity, so he greatly reduced the expenses of the palace. After the emperor ascended the throne, he followed your style and even reduced it again. As a result, his own expenses were not enough, and I don’t know how many IOUs he issued every year."
Any rewards for military exploits or political achievements can be withdrawn from the treasury.
However, internal rewards, such as rewards to royal family members, come from the emperor's own pocket. If the emperor's pocket is empty, he can only issue IOUs.
The Supreme Emperor said slowly and calmly: "It's so easy for you to defend the country? As an emperor, you have to set an example. Why did you abdicate so quickly? Isn't it just that being an emperor is too poor?"
I couldn't abandon the rules I had set, so I had to abdicate. Of course, I was really ill and about to die at that time.
Let us say that Yu Wenhao returned to the palace and reported the good news: "Father has approved it, and he also said that his nickname should be written on the side of the jade certificate."
"If it is written in the jade certificate, then the nickname will be regarded as a character, and there will be no need to add a character later."
She thought it was very good, and the name was suitable, Yuwen
Yu Wenhao was startled for a moment, "Isn't this... inappropriate?"