Since they were the ones responsible, Ding Beiyu, as the Marquis, had to handle this matter for him, otherwise he would not be blamed for being rude!
"Okay! Then about the canal..."
When Prime Minister Shu Zuo heard this, he finally felt a little angry in his heart, but it surged up again.
It's best that Yan Shiqing doesn't fall into his hands, otherwise her life will be worse than death and she will regret being born in this world.
Zuo Ming had never been so angry in his life, let alone in the hands of a yellow-haired girl.
Everyone saw that he was silent again and his eyes were unclear, and they knew that he couldn't swallow this breath.
It seemed that Princess Ruyi really pushed him hard this time.
It's just that Princess Ruyi is not someone to be trifled with. Behind her, Duke Ningguo is standing, trying to do anything to her, which is not easy.
This matter needs long-term consideration.
After tortured Yan Shiqing for thousands of times in his heart, Prime Minister Shu Zuo slowly raised his eyes and turned to look at the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
"Wei Zhi, I'll leave this matter to you. Since I've promised this, let's speed it up. Go back and check to see how much money the Ministry of Accounts can allocate. If it's not enough, you can see how much the difference is.
Supplement. But one thing is that taxes are not allowed to be increased, and people are not allowed to be forced to build and dig canals. I don’t want Jiang Yunjing’s people to bite me back on this matter in the end. I want the people of Dachu to know that the canals are relied on
The true nature has only been cultivated. The true nature allows the people of Dachu to remember and appreciate the true nature from generation to generation!"
Zuo Ming was not stupid. He thought of this after reluctantly agreeing to let people speed up the construction of the canal.
Anyway, it's just a matter of words, and it doesn't cost him any money. If the people below can handle it well, and let the people remember his good deeds, that's it.
When Wei Zhi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, heard what Prime Minister Shu Zuo said, he felt a little regretful as to why he had followed him to the prime minister's house.
In Dachu, rivers and canals are being excavated in various places. The project is huge and the people are digging voluntarily and voluntarily, but the speed will be slower.
If we want to complete it within the time promised by the emperor, we will definitely need more people.
If forced recruitment is no longer possible, the only option is to hire people with money.
In this case, the Ministry of Finance cannot actually withdraw this money.
But the Prime Minister Zuo means that the Prime Minister's Office will not provide the money, so he can only find a way or pay for it out of his own pocket.
The entire Dachu river canal and river embankments are built, and I'm afraid it won't be enough without two to three million taels of silver.
I’m not sure, maybe five or six million.
Nowadays, all we can do is let the country squires from all over the country come out.
It's just that if this happens, those squires will definitely have complaints. Even if they suppress it forcefully, they won't be happy even if they pay for it.
After raising enough money, I'm afraid it will take some time.
The more Wei Zhi thought about it, the more his head hurt. He wished he could just disappear, so that he wouldn't be made things difficult for him.
After Shu Zuo met him and gave his instructions, Wei Zhi never said yes. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Why, you don't agree? Mr. Wei seems to have forgotten how he got into the position he is in now!"
When Wei Zhi heard the threatening meaning in Shu Zuoxiang's words, his scalp went numb immediately, and he expressed his loyalty: "No, I don't disagree."
As he spoke, he looked embarrassed. After thinking for a while, he mustered up the courage to say: "Prime Minister, the Ministry of Revenue does not have much money now. The Ministry of Revenue cannot allocate funds for the construction of canals for the time being. If the national treasury is used, Prime Minister Jiang You and others will definitely
When the time comes, the officials are afraid that they will say, Mr. Xiang, take the money from the Ministry of Revenue and go..."
When Wei Zhi said this, he was interrupted by Shu Zuoxiang: "Okay, then we won't allocate money from the Ministry of Household Affairs. You just want to find a way to get some money. I don't want to hear you talk about money difficulties again."
It's just a trivial matter. If you can't handle it well, then don't sit in this position. I believe there will be many people who want the position of Minister of Household Affairs, and there will be people who can handle it well."
Wei Zhi smiled bitterly when he heard this. He had secretly made a lot of money over the years as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but half of it was given to Zuo Xiangfu.
Nowadays, the money in the treasury cannot be moved, and taxes cannot be increased. It is really difficult for him to raise more than one million without alarming Jiang Youxiang and others.
Even if he sold all his belongings, he still wouldn't be able to collect 10%.
But even though he was in a dilemma, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Yes!"
Having finally settled these two matters, Prime Minister Shu Zuo looked at Academician Xiong and said, "Old Xiong, what do you think of the weapons that the envoy mentioned today?"
When Academician Xiong saw him like this, he knew that he was tempted.
Their influence in the court is indeed deep-rooted, but they are mainly composed of literati.
When it comes to military force, their people have very little control over it.
If King Mo's side suddenly launched an attack, they would have no ability to resist unless the people from Hongwu Kingdom came to support them.
For the current plan, we can only add this one.
For example, if you have the weapon the countess mentioned in your hand, then you are not afraid.xdw8
Even if King Mo had more people, they could still hold on.
Out of fear, Princess Ruyi did not return to Zhenguohou Mansion and stood on the opposite side of them.
Plus, if they have that thing in their hands, they won't be able to think about anything else.
It's been so many years, but we can't suddenly fail to achieve something at a critical moment.
Hearing this, Academician Xiong lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying: "Right now, I'm just listening to what Princess Ruyi said. I don't know if there is such a thing. But looking at the weird things they made today, it seems
, nine times out of ten, yes. I had previously watched Princess Ruyi say that after our side agreed, the envoys were a little disappointed. I am afraid that they are really ambitious and want to bring that thing with them in the name of helping Da Chu.
In fact, they want to embezzle my great Chu."
Although Da Chu is poor in materials and its people are in poverty, it possesses mines that Hongwu State lacks.
I was afraid that the envoy from the extra story was also interested in this, so he traveled thousands of miles from overseas to the Hongwu Kingdom, and then ended up here.
As soon as Academician Xiong said these words, he was immediately echoed by everyone present.
Princess Chang Ning didn't see it with her own eyes, but only heard about it, so she didn't know what the specific situation was.
After hearing the words of Academician Xiong, she snorted coldly and said: "In my opinion, maybe it's just a mystery. Father, why don't you send someone to investigate. If the envoy from the extra story really has that
It’s okay to discuss things later.”
As long as you are sure that the extra messenger has those things, then you will have to spend a lot of money to buy them from the extra messenger.
If that thing is really that powerful, I believe that Da Chu will have to change his surname to Zuo within a year.
And she is no longer a princess, but has become a model for women in the world of Chu, the Queen!
Shu Zuoxiang thought about it and found that it was indeed the case.
Whether there is that thing or not, you will only know after looking back to avoid being deceived.
Whether it exists now or not depends entirely on Princess Ruyi’s words.