Up to now, the position of director of the National Treasury is still vacant, not because all parties are jealous of this position, but because the investigation by the Metropolitan Procuratorate has exposed all the previous deficit loopholes in the Treasury.
This is not only caused by official corruption, but also by uncontrolled spending by members of the court or royal family.
As the head of the national treasury, he dare not tell the court directly that the gold and silver allocated to him from the treasury is not enough, which can only mean that the chief is not doing things well.
In order to fill the vacancy, the government treasury can only raise money from various channels through the Ministry of Household Affairs, and other departments cannot give it in vain. The amount given is recorded.
There are also some vacancies that are obtained through dealings with merchants in the capital, and money is obtained from the merchants through deception and abduction, some of which are black accounts, and some of which are also covered by IOUs.
In short, after years of squeeze, there is already a big hole in the national treasury that has not been filled. Whoever wants to be the director of the national treasury must first help the court pay back the money.
This is a huge problem. In recent years, the national treasury has been in a state of deficit. Even the national treasury cannot draw out money. How can it help a subsidiary department under the national treasury to issue money?
The current head of the National Treasury is a hot potato, and whoever takes over will suffer.
No one expected that Dong Guojin would ask Xia Shang to take over the state treasury. Although from a grade point of view, being an editor in the Hanlin Academy and becoming a director of the Ministry of Household Affairs was considered a promotion, the difficulty of the job also increased exponentially.
This change was not a good thing, and even the queen became a little hesitant, not sure whether the guy could handle it.
But then I thought about it, that person had a lot of business in private and was the best at dealing with money. Maybe he could handle things that others couldn't handle at the moment.
Moreover, the Ministry of Household Affairs was the most important department of the imperial court. If Xia Shang could follow the route of the Ministry of Household Affairs, their power would naturally not be small in the future.
After thinking about it, the queen made a decision: "Then let's do it according to Dong Shangshu's wishes."
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Xia Shang didn't know what was happening in the court yet. At this moment, he was in the princess's room personally watching the game between the Japanese princess and the Dahua chess master.
That's right, it was indeed Dahua Chess Master who came in person.
In the past two days, Nami invited Dahua players to play chess as the princess of Dahua. She quickly gained a reputation and played against more than a dozen national players.
, this princess of Dahua actually didn’t lose a single round.
This matter soon spread among the people, and everyone said that the Japanese princess's chess skills were amazing, and she was even better than the Japanese chess players who had participated in the cultural conference before.
The day before, Nami released the news and directly invited the Dahua Chess Master to play with her.
Inviting Dahua Chess Master as a Japanese princess, the Chess Master has no reason to refuse. The only thing he worries about is how things will develop if he loses to a Japanese princess as a Chess Master?
It was Nami's wish to play against the Dahua Chess Master. Previously, she even used her own identity to set up games in Chess Street just to force the Chess Master to take action.
I didn't expect that today I could use my status as a princess to actively invite someone and give the other party no reason to refuse. Of course Nami wanted to give it a try.
The news of the Japanese princess's match against the Dahua chess master spread quickly, almost becoming another major event that shocked the whole capital after Wenhui. That morning, the entire Japanese mission was surrounded, and the entire street was blocked.
A dog can't get in.
Everyone is discussing the final result. This is a competition that can only be won but not lost.
The face of Dahua chess players has once again been pushed to the most dangerous edge.
Compared with the fierceness outside, the chess game inside the mission seemed much calmer.
Xia Shang didn't pay attention to the princess for a few days, watching as a spectator next to the two chess players.
Nami's chess skills are very strong, far superior to ordinary chess players, but she still looks a little immature in front of the chess master.
After all, Nami is not as good as some of the chess players who participated in the cultural conference, so it is reasonable to lose to the chess master.
The chess game took a total of one and a half hours from start to finish, during which the two players did not communicate much, and even after the end, there was no dialogue between the two.
It is estimated that this chess master just wanted to save the face of Dahua chess players, so he did not hold anything back during the game.
In the game here, the chess records will soon be spread outside. He only needs to give the Dahua players confidence, but he himself does not want to come here. Everything is forced by the Japanese princess, so he has nothing to do with the Japanese princess.
good impression.
As long as the princess doesn't speak, neither will the chess master.
Just like that, after the chess game was over, the chess master left.
Looking at the chess master's leaving figure, Xia Shang felt a little strange.
Xia Shang walked to the chess game and sat opposite Nami.
Nami was still studying the chess game and seemed very involved. After sitting with Xia Shang for a while, she asked: "Did you see how I lost? Although this person's chess is powerful, he is not invincible. If I were to play against him again,
If he plays two games, maybe I won't lose."
Xia Shang looked at the chess pieces, then at Nami, and said slowly: "You are not just here to play chess today, right?"
"..." Nami put away her gaze and looked at Xia Shang.
Xia Shang smiled and said: "I know what you are thinking. You want to give the world a deeper impression and let everyone know that the Japanese princess has extraordinary chess skills, and the Dahua Chess Saint can confirm this effect."
Best. This will not only make the world a sensation, but also spread the chess record of your game with the chess master, and you will make the identity of the princess and Go simply linked."
Nami frowned, not expecting that her little thoughts could not escape this person's insight.
Xia Shang smiled: "You don't have to be defensive, I'm very happy that you can take the initiative to do all this. This also shows that you really want to change yourself. If you want to change yourself and get rid of these constraints, we have a cooperative relationship.
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Nami suddenly raised her cheeks and looked at Xia Shang tiredly: "Do you think I can really do that?"
"So...what kind?"
"Stand high, as a true princess."
"Of course, you are a real princess now, no one will doubt it."
"But, as it is now, it will be exposed one day."
Xia Shang didn't quite understand why Nami suddenly said this, so he could only console her and gently pat her shoulder: "Don't think too much, everything is within my control."
"Do you think they will find the real princess? Have you really hidden the real princess?"
Xia Shang frowned slightly and glanced at Nami.
Nami reacted quickly. She seemed to know what Xia Shang was thinking in an instant, and immediately explained: "Don't worry, I'm not helping those people test you. I'm really worried. After so long, I seem to have gradually gotten used to this.
Life. Although there is no freedom in this kind of life, I enjoy treatment that I have never had before. Everyone treats me with respect. It is true that people with noble status make people feel better."