"Sir, your Majesty's intention is that you would put the overall situation first, take out some money and send it to Shanhaiguan."
Jin Yiwei said.
"I remember that Your Majesty has already sent two million taels of silver to Shanhaiguan, right? It's only been a month and it's all been spent?"
Lin Fan asked.
"This... Sir, it's probably because of Zhang Xianzhong's arrogant ambition. He opened his mouth so loudly that he took all the money for himself. Instead, he continues to reach out to us for money!"
Jin Yiwei said.
"It shouldn't be! Two million taels of silver, not counting food, is enough to cover the expenses of the Shanhaiguan garrison for one or two years. They ask for money too frequently!"
"Now go and check how much silver was delivered to Shanhaiguan. I want detailed figures and details of when the silver left the customs."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Yes! Sir!"
Jin Yiwei hurriedly went to investigate the matter.
A gleam flashed in Lin Fan's eyes. If his guess about this matter was correct, someone was probably taking advantage of him again.
hehe!
These pedantic officials are submissive in other matters, but they are really hard-hitting when it comes to making money.
Another two days passed, and Lin Fan's Xuanjia Army was all equipped with armor, and the equipment was almost ready. The Hubu side was anxious, and Chongzhen was also a little anxious.
"What has Fan'er been doing lately?"
Chongzhen asked Wang Cheng'en.
Wang Chengen said: "Reporting to your Majesty, the eldest prince has been training troops recently. Also, his Xuanjia Army has all been equipped with armor. In a while, Yingai will also be equipped with weapons."
"What about allocating money to Shanhaiguan?"
Chongzhen asked.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it seems that the eldest prince has no intention of giving any money in this matter. Ni Yuanlu from the Ministry of Revenue has been very worried these days!"
"The Shanhaiguan side is also pressing hard. Zhang Xianzhong seems to have said harsh words. If they don't give money, they will have no choice but to withdraw from Shanhaiguan!"
Wang Chengen said in a deep voice.
Chongzhen sighed and said: "Fan'er is good at everything and resourceful, but he is too serious. It is true that Zhang Xianzhong came today and opened his mouth one after another. But what is the situation of the Ming Dynasty at this time?"
"We need to stabilize Shanhaiguan first and keep the Jian slaves out of Shanhaiguan. Then, after the autumn harvest, everything in our Ming Dynasty is stable, and then we plan to take Shanhaiguan back!"
Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty, why don't I go there? I believe that when the eldest prince sees me, he will know what your Majesty means, and he will also give some money to Shanhaiguan!"
Chongzhen nodded and said: "Well, you can go there. If Fan'er is still unwilling to give money, you can bring him to see me."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Wang Chengen said and retreated. At this time, Lin Fan was practicing Shaolin Vajra Boxing in the yard.
This kind of boxing technique is so powerful that no ordinary person can practice it. Only Lin Fan, who has Lu Bu's divine power, can practice it so vigorously.
boom!
Lin Fan's fist was like a blade. When he waved his fist, the surrounding stones were shattered by the fist, and the ground was trampled into large pits.
breathe!
After Lin Fan finished a set of punches, he let out a long breath and saw Wang Chengen standing aside. At this time, Wang Chengen's eyes were filled with shock.
He knew the boxing technique Lin Fan used just now. The Vajra Boxing technique of Shaolin Temple is extremely famous in the world, and everyone knows it.
However, there are only a few people who can perform this set of boxing to such an extent. This Lin Fan is definitely the best person he has ever seen in the Vajra Boxing!
"kindness?
Prince Wang, you came to my Jinyiwei Yamen to convey His Majesty’s will?”
Lin Fan asked.
"Hey, Your Highness, the villain is not here to convey the decree, but to ask His Majesty what His Majesty means!"
"This is a matter of food and salary at Shanhaiguan... Your Highness, can you send some to me? Your Majesty will make up for it when the court has money."
Wang Chengen said with a smile.
Lin Fan knew that Chongzhen was anxious and worried about instability at Shanhaiguan, so he asked himself to give money first to stabilize them.
"Damn! This Zhang Xianzhong is really tolerant. I want to accept you as my adopted son. Not only are you not angry, but you come to me to ask for money!"
"Do you really want me to be your bread and butter?"
Lin Fan gritted his teeth in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "Hey! Eunuch Wang, I have already thought of a countermeasure for this matter. Go back and tell Your Majesty that I will properly resolve this matter!"
"This... Your Highness, forgive me for speaking frankly. There is a lot of commotion at Shanhaiguan right now, and the ministers in the court are also quite critical of you because of this matter!"
"Your Majesty is also worried about this, so he wants you to give Shanhaiguan some money first to stabilize them!"
Wang Chengen said in a deep voice.
"In this case, let's discuss this matter in court tomorrow morning. I will definitely give an explanation to the ministers."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"This... well, Your Highness the Emperor, these ministers have a lot of opinions on you now. Something unexpected may happen tomorrow morning, so you should be prepared!"
After Wang Chengen said that, he left.
Lin Fan practiced his boxing skills for a while and then went out. In the past few days, Jinyiwei had found out the detailed information about Yinzi's departure from the capital.
What shocked Lin Fan was that the silver left the capital twice. It was supposed to be one million taels each time. However, the first time it was only sent out for one hundred thousand taels, and the second time it was only a pitiful fifty thousand taels.
silver.
Not counting this, after going through layers of exploitation in the middle, in fact, when we got to Shanhaiguan, there were only two to thirty thousand taels of silver left. No wonder this piece of loyalty was worth money.
If this happened to me, I would probably feel that Chongzhen was playing tricks on me.
"It's really a punch!"
Lin Fan gritted his teeth and said.
The next morning, before Chongzhen arrived, the civil and military officials in the court were already discussing the matter!
"Master Ni, did Lin Fan ever give you any money?"
"Haha! According to what I know, Lin Fan still has a huge sum of 10 million taels of silver in his hands, but he has lost none of it!"
"It's really abominable! It's true that he has more than 300,000 elite soldiers, but Zhang Xianzhong also has hundreds of thousands of people in his hands. If we don't give him money and force him to cooperate with Jiannu, our Ming Dynasty will definitely
Another disaster is about to happen!"
"Haha! I see this Lin Fan's ambition, he is probably hoping that my Ming Dynasty will be in chaos!"
…
The ministers discussed in cold voices, but Ni Yuanlu frowned and said nothing the whole time.
He had guessed Lin Fan's true identity. Therefore, knowing that Lin Fan had no need to rebel, and that if he didn't rebel and he wouldn't give him any money, he probably knew the true amount of the money sent to Shanhaiguan!