"That's right, it's really all spent. It can be said that there is no penny left."
Lin Fan said.
"Marquis Diwu, please stop teasing me. That's eighteen million taels of silver, not one hundred taels or one thousand taels. How could you spend it so fast?"
"Let me tell you first, if you take me back to your home, you won't spend it out!"
Li Jiantai said with a smile, thinking Lin Fan was teasing him.
"It really took off. I saw it with my own eyes."
Nalan Yanran said.
this……
When he saw Nalan Yanran, Li Jiantai believed her at the time, because she was the daughter of King Heshuote and not from their Ming Dynasty, so there was no need to lie to herself.
Moreover, this little girl is very innocent at first glance and will not lie to others.
Just when Li Jiantai was disappointed, Nalan Yanran said again: "No, there are still two million taels of silver that have not been spent."
kindness!
Li Jiantai suddenly became energetic, looked at Lin Fan and said: "Master Wuhou, you are not being honest. Princess Nalan has already said that there are still two million taels that have not been spent."
Lin Fan glanced at Li Jiantai helplessly and said, "It's in the underground secret room. If you want to go get it, go ahead. I can't move it out anyway."
Forehead……
Li Jiantai was exhausted at that time. He knew very well how cruel the man in the underground secret room was. However, what could the Ministry of War do if there was no money?
The money I got from Lin Fan last time has been almost spent. If it can't be replenished, the 300,000 troops will be hungry again!
This is the first time since Li Jiantai became Minister of War that he has so many soldiers in his hands. However, with more soldiers, there will be more things to do and more money will be needed.
"Master Wuhou, our Ministry of War is out of money now. Please think of a way to get these two million taels of silver."
Li Jiantai said.
"I think you also know Sun Buer's temper. Last time I took away 10 million taels of silver from him, this old guy almost ate me!"
"I promised him to pay back double the amount, and now I've just given back two million taels. Do you think he will give it back to me?"
Lin Fan said speechlessly.
Then, he added: "Besides, this is the White Tiger Division, not the Ministry of Household Affairs. If you want to gather wool, you have to find a sheep. I'm not a sheep."
Li Jiantai said with a bitter face: "Master Wuhou, the Ministry of Revenue doesn't have any money. If they had, I wouldn't come to you."
Lin Fan said speechlessly: "What you are talking about is nonsense. Now the Ming Dynasty is full of waste and there are so many gaps. Doesn't the Ministry of Revenue need to use money to plug them?"
"Who doesn't want to have some money in their hands? If you go to Ni Yuanlu to ask for it so dryly, it would be weird if he could give it to you!"
"Don't you want to do some damage and force him to give you money?"
Lin Fan gave Li Jiantai advice. When Li Jiantai heard that Lin Fan wanted to come up with some ideas, he went to Ni Yuanlu to ask for money.
Li Jiantai frowned immediately, and then said: "Master Wuhou, I really can't think of any bad moves that can make that old guy Ni Yuanlu give me money!"
Lin Fan said helplessly: "Most of the money from the Ministry of Household Affairs is used to pay salaries to officials. If you report the salaries of officers and soldiers to the Ministry of War, can he still refuse to pay them?"
"He won't give it! He really won't give it!"
Li Jiantai said.
"If he doesn't give it, you won't go to His Majesty?
Your Majesty finally has such a rich army, will he watch his soldiers starve?"
"Your Majesty asks him for it, can he still give it to you?"
Lin Fan asked.
"No! He will still refuse! I have told His Majesty, and His Majesty has also told Ni Yuanlu, but Ni Yuanlu always refuses to give it, citing the lack of money as an excuse!"
Li Jiantai said in a deep voice.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ni Yuanlu held onto her money very tightly and could not get in!
Lin Fan said speechlessly: "You, you are such a stubborn person. If you go to His Majesty in private, he will definitely not give you anything. But, what if you mention this matter to His Majesty in front of all the civil and military officials?"
"This... I will offend too many officials. I don't dare!"
Li Jiantai said in a deep voice.
Although he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, he is also a minister. If he offends the officials of the six ministries, he may be impeached at any time, and he will not be able to keep his official position.
Lin Fan said speechlessly: "Fool! You are so stupid. You won't hand over a plan to His Majesty, so you just say that because the Ministry of War has no money, you want to reduce the number of troops?"
"If you cut down 300,000 soldiers to 50,000 at once, what would your Majesty say?"
Li Jiantai was stunned and said: "Your Majesty will definitely ask why 250,000 people need to be cut. Is the Ministry of War so short of money?
Didn’t the Ministry of Finance give you any money?"
"Yes! If your Majesty asked that, what would you say?"
Lin Fan said.
"What should I say?"
Li Jiantai looked at Lin Fan and asked.
Lin Fan was speechless. Li Jiantai, an old guy, doesn't dare to offend anyone. A person like you is really wasting such a good official position by becoming Minister of the Ministry of War.
"You don't need to say anything. You just need to apologize to His Majesty and give His Majesty some room to express himself."
Lin Fan said.
At this moment, Li Jiantai suddenly realized!
I went to see His Majesty in private. His Majesty did not know the seriousness of this matter. However, if I directly proposed to reduce the number of people by 250,000, His Majesty would know the seriousness of this matter.
And I didn’t mention the fact that the Ministry of Accounts would not give me any money, so I would not offend the Ministry of Accounts, let alone officials from other departments. It could be said that I killed two birds with one stone.
His Majesty asked, and he asked for forgiveness directly. Then Your Majesty knew the difficulty he was in. He asked the Ministry of Revenue to ask for money. What could Your Majesty do?
Naturally, he scolded himself and went to the household department in person to ask for the money.
Once Your Majesty asks for money, the crisis in the Ministry of War will be resolved. Lord Wuhou’s ideas are really high!
Li Jiantai secretly gave Lin Fan a thumbs up and said, "Master Wu Hou, you are so tall! I am completely convinced!"
"Stop flattering me here. Now that you know how this matter will be resolved, go and prepare quickly. Don't lead people around the White Tiger Division. Others will think that there is a conflict between the White Tiger Division and the Ministry of War."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Yes! I will take the people and leave immediately."
Li Jiantai said hurriedly.
After Li Jiantai left, Lin Fan shook his head helplessly. Nalan Yanran on the side looked at Lin Fan with wide eyes and said, "I didn't expect you to be so damaging."
"What did you say?
What is loss?
This is called a strategy!"
Lin Fan said.
"Hmph! Anyway, you are plotting against Your Majesty. I will not return to the palace today. If you dare to send me back, I will complain to Your Majesty!"
Nalan Yanran said proudly, feeling that she had caught Lin Fan's hand.
Lin Fan looked at Nalan Yanran and said, this girl is not going back to the palace tonight, maybe she wants to have something happen with him.
Tsk tsk!
A man as handsome and resourceful as himself is too attractive to women. In just a few days, this girl is already plotting against him.