"Handu!" Qitai shouted instantly, and his voice echoed throughout the Fengtian Hall.
Allocate money according to last year's amount? Then he has been busy planning and wooing other ministries for such a long time, so why is he so busy?
Han Du dug his ears and curled his lips: "Why are you shouting so loudly? No matter how loud you shout, there is no money. You want so much at once. Even if I dismantle the household department and sell it, I won't be able to get so much money. "
Qi Tai felt happy when he heard this and directly put Han Du aside. Because his goal from the beginning to the end was not the money from the Ministry of Finance, but the emperor's money bag.
"Your Majesty, we must not delay the construction of the new racecourse. Otherwise, where will the horses be raised next year? I sincerely request the Emperor to allocate money."
"Your Majesty, since the Ministry of Industry is required to build a cement highway from Shaanxi to Jiayuguan to Hami, if there is not enough money, the Ministry of Industry is too clever to make a meal without straw..."
"Your Majesty, it's time for repairs to the Prison Department's prison..."
"emperor......"
In an instant, the five ministers were all trying to make trouble for Zhu Biao. The only purpose was that they were afraid that they would get less money and others would take over it.
Zhu Biao suddenly felt that he was one and the other. When he saw Han Du standing aside, looking like it had nothing to do with him, he suddenly became angry.
"Han Du, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, can't you come up with money?" Zhu Biao squeezed his inner treasury tightly and winked at Han Du crazily.
As a last resort, Han Du had no choice but to step forward and help Zhu Biao out of the siege: "Your Majesty, each ministry has said how much money they need, but they have not made it clear why they need so much money. I think it is inappropriate."
Qi Tai's face darkened, and he looked at Han Du and said, "Mr. Zhen Guo, I have already said that the money is mainly used to build a horse farm. Why didn't you make it clear?"
Han Du smiled and said, "Master Qi, don't be anxious. What I want to say is how many horse farms Master Qi wants to visit, how big each horse farm is, how much wood and foals are needed. These must be listed one by one and calculated clearly. In this way, I will It’s easy to verify, right? If the number is wrong, we can check it out as soon as possible.”
Han Du's words made Zhu Biao's eyes light up, and he keenly realized that if it was really possible to do what Han Du said, then if someone among them was greedy, wouldn't it be easy to find out?
After hearing this, Qi Tai was very dissatisfied and said: "Building a horse farm requires countless materials and craftsmen. How can I list them all for you?"
Han Du took out a thick memorial with a smile and held it in both hands: "Your Majesty, I ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to compile a price list for common wood, cloth, ironware, craftsmen's salaries, etc. Whether it is building a horse farm or cement road , you can find the corresponding price from the price list. Just add the quantities of each item, and you can get the approximate amount of money needed to build a racecourse. In this way, you can also avoid not knowing where the money is spent, and ask the emperor to take a look. !”
When Zhu Biao heard this, he quickly motioned to Wang Yue to bring up Han Du's memorial.
Holding it in your hand, it is indeed a heavy and thick book. Zhu Biao opened it and took a look, and sure enough he saw the prices of many items.
"How...how to use this?"
Han Du explained: "It's very simple. For example, the court wants to build a mile of cement road. Then it needs sand, stone, cement, etc. How much is needed for each mile? Just measure it. So whether it is to build a thousand miles or ten thousand miles , how many things are needed and how much money is spent can naturally be easily calculated. When each ministry needs money, it will provide a detailed list of materials and craftsmen, and the Ministry of Accounts can calculate how much money is needed based on the list provided by each ministry, and then the money can be transferred Allocate to various ministries.”
The more Zhu Biao listened, the clearer his mind became. In the past, when various ministries allocated money, they would allocate 300,000 or 500,000 yuan. After they were used up, they would ask Zhu Biao again. As for where the money was used, how it was used, and whether it was used up? It is impossible for Zhu Biao to verify them one by one. It is entirely up to the ministers of various ministries.
With Han Du's method, in the future, each ministry must come up with a detailed list if it needs to allocate money. What needs money for, and where the allocated money is used, must be investigated one by one.
This not only makes the allocation of money among various ministries clear and organized, but also makes it possible to quickly find out if someone is greedy for money.
It can be said that there are many benefits.
Zhu Biao showed a smile, raised his head and said to the ministers: "My dear friends, please take a look. This move by the Ministry of Revenue not only allows me to clearly see the ins and outs of how money is spent, but also prevents money from being wasted. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone." !”
Zhu Biao couldn't wait to set the tone first, so that the ministers would not dare to confront him, but instead target Han Du.
The emperor has said that this is a method that achieves multiple goals with one stone, so can the various ministers object to it? Zhu Biao was not a weak king. Although he was kind-hearted by nature, he was not lacking in political skills.
The memorial was circulated among the various ministers, and everyone bowed their heads in silence, not daring to say anything without permission.
"What do you think, dear ministers, of Hubu's method?"
Of course Qi Tai was unwilling, because once Han Du's method was implemented, wouldn't he, the minister, be able to use the money of the Ministry of War at will?
"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate. This method is too complicated. If you want to sort out every transaction, then the Ministry of War will not have to do anything. Just sorting out these things will occupy all the manpower of the Ministry of War."
Zhu Biao also frowned. Is Han Du's method good? Of course!
But as Qitai said, it is too time-consuming and somewhat difficult to achieve.
Han Du stood up and bowed his hands: "Your Majesty, if you feel that it takes too much time to sort out the list in detail. You can also make it a little rough. In this way, although you cannot accurately calculate the amount of money needed, you can still calculate an amount. In general terms. And some things are a little more troublesome when sorted out at first, but they will become much easier later. Take building a horse farm for example, it involves wood, iron, tung paint, etc. It is very complicated, but as long as it is sorted out, Once you clear out the things needed to build a racecourse, you can apply them to any number of buildings you build in the future, which is very convenient."
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Zhu Biao's brows spread, he smiled and nodded, "What do you dear ladies think?"
Qi Tai wanted to object, but he glanced left and right and saw that the other three ministers looked convinced. When his words reached his lips, he had to swallow them.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao immediately said: "Okay! Since none of you have any objections, from now on the Ministry of Revenue will allocate money according to this method." "I obey the order~Long live my emperor, long live the emperor... ...." The ministers knelt down and worshiped.
"Retreat!"
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Zhu Biao asked Wang Yue to take Han Du to Qianqing Palace.
As soon as he saw Han Du coming in, Zhu Biao laughed and stepped forward: "Thank you for coming up with this solution and solving my urgent need. If it weren't for you, I really don't know how to deal with it."
Han Du shook his head, smiled, coughed twice and said, "The emperor's inner treasury is indeed too rich."
"What? You also want to trick me?" Zhu Biao looked at Han Du warily, and even took a step back subconsciously, but Zhu Biao regarded his inner treasure as very important.
Zhu Biao knew deeply that even if he was the emperor, he would never do it without money. The inner treasury was left to him by his father, so no one could make any plans.
Han Du shook his head slightly: "I don't think so, but the emperor can only commit a thief for a thousand days, and there is no way to guard against a thief for a thousand days. If the emperor escapes today, there may not be a next time. As long as the emperor's inner treasury As long as we are here, there will always be people who will covet him. Even if I can help the emperor block it once, can I block it countless times?"
Zhu Biao frowned and thought seriously for a moment. He raised his head and said, "But this is what my father left for me. I can't just sit back and rest in vain, right?"
Han Du shook his head slightly and said: "The Ming Dynasty now has more than fifty governor's mansions, and countless gold and silver are put into the inner treasury every year. If the emperor doesn't find a place for flowers, the gold and silver in the inner treasury will only increase. It will also become more and more coveted by others.”
Zhu Biao knew that what Han Du said was true. There was already a lot of gold and silver stored in the warehouse, and it was still increasing every year. If there is no place to spend the money, problems will indeed arise sooner or later.
"Do you have any idea? Tell me."
Han Du nodded and said: "I really have a way. Not only can it solve the problem once and for all, but it can also greatly increase the royal prestige. No one will dare to covet this gold and silver anymore."
"Oh, is there such a good way?" Zhu Biao didn't believe it. You must know that this is not hundreds or thousands of dollars, this is wealth that can easily reach tens of millions. It takes a lot of skill to spend such a huge sum of money wisely.
Han Du continued: "The former emperor valued culture and education and built many county schools. But even so, there were many counties in the Ming Dynasty that did not have county schools. And even in counties with county schools, many children of common people did not I can’t afford to read. Firstly, it’s because pen, ink, paper, inkstones, and bundles of repairs all cost a lot of money. Secondly, as a child from a farm family, even if I’m half-grown, it’s still a lot of labor for the family. If I go to school, then what will happen to my family? You have to feed a small family in vain, which puts a lot of pressure on the people."
Zhu Biao glanced at Han Du, but for a moment he didn't understand what Han Du wanted to do.
"My idea is that the emperor has blessed the world, so why not spend money to build county schools in every county, and let the children of the world study without spending a penny. In this way, the people of the world will definitely feel the royal benevolence deeply, and no one will dare to do it again. Coveting the emperor’s inner treasury.”
Zhu Biao was instantly moved. What a magnificent feat it was to let children all over the world read? At least it's unprecedented!
Once it is done, as Han Du said, the royal family's prestige will inevitably surge to the top, and the people of the world will always be firmly on the royal side.
