"Okay, now that all the relevant personnel are here, let's share the pie."
Although Zhao Hongrun's words were quite cryptic, his look and tone made the courtiers in Chui Gong Hall feel like he was a philistine businessman talking about profit, which made them feel uncomfortable.
"Let me first ask Mr. Fan Xiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Hubu, to speak... I feel that since all the gentlemen from the Ministry of Hubu have come together this time, I believe there must be a conclusion, so I might as well speak out and listen to it first."
"Ah?" Fan Xiang, the left servant of the Ministry of Revenue, was stunned when he heard this and was a little unable to turn around.
In his opinion, since Zhao Hongrun had summoned so many people, he must have made some decision to them. Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongrun kicked the ball back to him.
You know, the person who is responsible for sharing the soup does a hard job, because it is very easy to offend people, and even make enemies because of it.
If there were only officials from their Ministry of Revenue in the Chui Gong Hall at this moment, then it would be okay to talk about it. But now that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry have stepped in, if the interests are unevenly distributed at this time and the interests of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry are not satisfied, I believe that
When Fan Zhi is in the Ministry of War in the future, his popularity with the Ministry of Works will be extremely bad.
Therefore, Fan Jie seemed a little hesitant.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun snorted coldly in his heart and said deliberately: "What do you mean, Mr. Fan Xiang?... It is clear that your household department has not yet decided how to distribute the benefits, so you came to the Chui Gong Hall together in anticipation.
If I impeach my father, is it possible that the Ministry of Revenue will swallow up all the money and goods?!"
Listening to Zhao Hongrun's increasingly cold tone, Fan Xiang's whole body was agitated. He thought that the crime he wanted to accuse could never be proven true, just in case this statement spread to the three generals Bailiba, Sima An, and Xu Yin.
I heard that the three generals went to their household headquarters in anger and started to make a lot of noise. How could they afford to provoke them?
"His Royal Highness King Su clearly knows that our household department has no intention of swallowing it all up?"
"Then let's talk about...the distribution plan of your household department." Zhao Hongrun said lightly.
Hey!
Looking at the ugly face of Fan Xiang, the left minister of the household department, Zhongshu Ling Lin Yuyang sneered secretly.
As the saying goes, the first bird will be shot, and he had already guessed it. This time, Fan Jie, the left servant of the Ministry of Revenue, took the initiative and brought the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, Lian, to impeach His Highness King Su.
His Royal Highness will definitely not let this person go easily.
Sure enough!
Not only Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi, and even Emperor Wei looked at this scene with indifference, because they knew his highness's style of doing things very well.
The other non-household officials were also watching the show.
I believe that the non-Household Ministry officials present were happy to let Fan Xi speak first, after all, the first person to speak was bound to offend others.
As for them, they only need to put forward counter-suggestions after Fan Xi has finished speaking, which will not offend anyone but also protect the interests of their own government.
Seeing this, Li Liang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Cui Can, the right minister, looked at each other and sighed secretly.
Obviously, these two ministers had anticipated this, so they pretended to be ill and "draw a clear line" with Fan Fei.
In their opinion, Zhao Hongrun last year was enough to give them a headache, not to mention Zhao Hongrun, who has now defeated Chu and is in great power. It is very likely that Fan Xiang will follow in the footsteps of old man Li Li Huan. These two household ministers
The minister was not surprised at all.
And they came to Chui Gong Hall this time reluctantly, because they preferred to use a more tolerant strategy to obtain the materials in Zhao Hongrun's hands. After all, they were the Ministry of Revenue and were in charge of the treasury of the Wei Dynasty.
This means that Zhao Hongrun will inevitably have to hand over part of the materials obtained from Chu. The question is more or less.
Therefore, there is no need to have a head-on conflict with His Highness Prince Su.
It was a pity that Zhao Hongrun insisted on forcing them to show up. Seeing this, Li Liang and Cui Can could only pretend to be weak and come to Chui Gong Hall.
However, even though they both belong to the Ministry of Household Affairs, since they came to Chui Gong Hall, the Minister of Household Affairs and the Right Assistant Minister have always kept a certain distance from Fan Xiang, the Left Assistant Minister of this department. As for the reason, I am afraid that only Li Liang can
, Cui Can and the two knew it well.
Fan Jie. That is the person who has already surrendered to the Prince of the East Palace, Hongli!
"If that's the case, then I'll have the guts to say it."
Fan Xiang, the left servant of the Ministry of Finance, who was forced by Zhao Hongrun to have no choice but to think about it for a long time, said slowly: "My official suggested that 20% should go to your majesty's inner treasury... It is because of your majesty's great blessing that I, the great Wei Dynasty, have done this."
Only then can we defeat the Chu army."
Even Zhao Hongrun couldn't refute the high-sounding reasons, let alone others.
"...10% will be returned to His Royal Highness King Su, who will lead his army to repel the Chu army and counterattack the Chu State to promote the prestige of our great Wei State."
Hum hum.
Zhao Hongrun groaned twice in his heart and remained silent.
The other officials would not target Fan Xi on this issue.
"... Of the remaining 70%, 10% will go to the East Palace, and the remaining 60% will go to my household..." At this point, Fan Jie glanced at Zhao Hongrun, and added: "Of course, the reward for those who have made meritorious service in this battle will come from me.
The household department will give out 60% of the income."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Zhao Hongrun could speak, Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, showed his displeasure and said in a deep voice: "Our Ministry of War has suffered a huge deficit in casting the armaments for the six garrisons in previous years, and is now unable to cast the equipment for replacement this year.
Regarding military equipment, I have applied to your Ministry of Finance several times for funds, but the gentlemen of your Ministry either prevaricate or say something to him. This huge sum of money and materials in the hands of His Highness Prince Su can just make up for the shortfall of our Ministry of War, so that our Ministry of War has financial resources.
Supporting the army’s replacement of armaments… However, Mr. Fan intends to monopolize it?”
"..." Zhao Hongrun raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Xu Guan who had a unswerving expression on his face, and said nothing.
You must know that part of the military expenditures he intended to allocate to Junshui Camp, Dangshan Camp, and Fenxing Fortress actually had to be handled by the Ministry of War. After all, the soldiers of those three garrison troops did not know how to build weapons and equipment. If they wanted to replace
For armament, we can only rely on the Ministry of War.
Therefore, giving up part of the share to the Ministry of War did not surprise Zhao Hongrun. What Zhao Hongrun found strange was how Fan Jie came up with such a bizarre distribution plan.
Isn't he afraid of offending the Ministry of War?
However, to Zhao Hongrun's surprise, Fan Xiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, did not know what he was thinking. It seemed that he was not afraid of offending the Ministry of War. After listening to the words of Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, he said righteously
"This time, His Highness King Su blocked Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Yangcheng, and sent his army to attack Chu State. Our Ministry of Husbandry transported a large amount of military equipment, food, pay and supplies to Yanling, which cost a huge amount. As for the Ministry of War... As far as I know. Jun
Although the armaments of the three armies of Shui Ying, Dang Shan Ying, and Fenxing Fortress were built by the Ministry of War, their expenses came from the expenditures of my Ministry of Husbandry in previous years. In other words, the Ministry of War did not have anything to do with His Royal Highness King Su’s expedition this time.
What an achievement... isn't it?"
In fact, the Ministry of War still released two hundred tanks that were locked in the warehouse...
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Li Huan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and saw that these two adults looked ugly. However, they did not hesitate to say what they were thinking to add insult to injury.
It is undeniable that Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was confused by Fan Xie. After all, the facts were just as Fan Xie said. Before and after Zhao Hongrun sent troops, the Ministry of War was hesitant to declare war on Chu and had almost no enthusiasm in preparing for war. On the contrary, the Ministry of Revenue, with the assistance of Yong Wang Hongyu, urgently mobilized a large amount of supplies and hurriedly transported them to the Yanling area while the Cai River was not frozen at that time, so that Zhao Hongrun had sufficient military supplies and armaments to communicate with the Lord of Yangcheng. Xiong Tuo had a stalemate at Yan River.
From this point of view, the Ministry of Revenue wants to take 60% of the profits in one go. Although the share is larger, it is not excessive. After all, the Ministry of Revenue did help Zhao Hongrun a lot in this battle, definitely no less than Assistance from the Ministry of Industry.
The problem is, the distribution of the remaining 40% of the benefits is too weird, right?
Excluding the 10% that Fan Xiang said about Zhao Hongrun, the Emperor of Wei's 20% and the Prince of the East Palace's 10%. What does this count?
To be honest, did Emperor Wei do anything beneficial to the war situation this time? No!
Needless to say, Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, might as well give Hongyu to King Yong. At least the latter also assisted the Ministry of Household Affairs in coordinating money and grain, and mobilizing materials to be transported to Yanling.
"Why 10% return to the East Palace?" Zhao Hongrun asked Fan Xiang lightly.
I saw Fan Fei explain calmly: "Your Highness does not know that after His Highness sent out troops, the East Palace also worked hard to visit our household department many times to urge the transportation of money and grain, and even contacted the princes near Daliang... Say something that Your Highness does not like to hear. , if His Highness Prince Su were to be defeated unfortunately, I believe His Highness the Crown Prince would be able to send reinforcements in time. For this reason, the East Palace has spent a lot of money."
This is talking nonsense with open eyes.
All the courtiers in Chui Gong Hall were muttering to themselves.
Yes, Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, did go to Hubu frequently, but his intentions were known to all the officials in the court. He simply did not want Hubu to fall into the hands of Yongwang Hongyu. In terms of achievements, could he be as good as Yongwang Hongyu before him?
It's a pity that although everyone knows some things well, it is difficult to say them out, so as not to offend the Prince of the East Palace and bring disaster to the future.
So that's it...it seems that Donggong is also planning to reach out.
Zhao Hongrun, who had slightly changed his opinion of the East Palace Crown Prince Hongli because of the song King Su Po Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuobing Formation played at the celebration banquet last night, felt as if he had eaten something dirty and was very uncomfortable.
He couldn't help but shook his head secretly. The Prince of the East Palace was too eager for quick success and instant benefit! He was really too eager for quick success and instant benefit!
It’s simply a typical example that if you show kindness, you have a plan!
In terms of magnanimity, he is not as good as Yong Wang Hongyu.
Look at King Yong. He was helping the Ministry of Household Affairs, but did he ask Li Liang and Cui Can, two officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs who were close friends with him, to help him?
But the problem is that the officials in the palace remained silent, and Zhao Hongrun was far away in Yanling at that time, so he really couldn't say anything to refute.
unless……
Glancing at Emperor Wei who was busy reviewing chapters and papers, as if he was completely turning a blind eye to everyone in the palace, Zhao Hongrun said with a half-smile: "Father, it seems that your 20% is very hot to handle. I think you still have nothing to do with it." It’s better to get involved.”
Such a bad boy!
When Emperor Wei heard this, he was both amused and angry.
To be honest, he didn't care about the money and things. After all, he was not as keen on building towers and pavilions as other kings, nor did he plan to build any royal gardens or mansions. The expenses required by the palace could only be met by the internal treasury.
It's enough to maintain.
Furthermore, compared to material comfort, Emperor Wei obviously preferred spiritual happiness. For example, making the foundation passed down by his ancestors more solid and powerful.
In a word, as the saying goes, the whole world belongs to the king, and the entire country of Wei belongs to him. Why should he care about these trivial financial and material interests?
Therefore, Emperor Wei didn't care at all what these people in the palace were arguing about.
But despite this, when he heard Zhao Hongrun say those words, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
He said in his heart that it was unreasonable for his son to teach me a lesson!
Fortunately, Emperor Wei also understood the intention of his son Zhao Hongrun's words. He hummed twice, but Quan pretended that he didn't hear it. He was writing and drawing on the dragon table as if he was enjoying himself, without any intention of getting involved.
Seeing this, Fan Xie's face became uglier. He didn't expect that His Highness King Su in front of him would be so bold and deprive them of the share of the Emperor of Wei without hesitation. This, this made him
How to smooth things over for Prince Hongli of the Eastern Palace?
When he thought of the man from the East Palace who had sent someone to contact him privately and asked him to find a way to get a share of that batch of supplies for him, Fan Xie couldn't help but feel troubled at this moment.
What made him feel even more isolated was that Li Liang, the minister of household affairs, and Cui Can, the right minister, seemed to have no intention of interfering.
Just like Sheyou, the Minister of Rites, Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi and other three ministers of Zhongshu, they seemed to be watching the excitement.
This made him somewhat unsure of himself. (To be continued.)