If I could earn an extra ten million taels per year..."
The emperor murmured, then shook his head slightly and said, "No, with only five million taels more, I can have a lot of spare energy to do some things that I couldn't do before."
Many people think that as an emperor, you can do whatever you want as a profession, and you can do whatever you want. If you see a woman on the street, you can drag her home. If you are short of money, you can ask the Ministry of Revenue to take the money and cast some.
In fact, couldn't be more wrong.
The profession of emperor may seem glamorous, but in fact it is very laborious and laborious to do this job well. And the most important priority before the emperor is actually the word money.
Not only the current period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties when Chen and Qi are in conflict, but also the history in another world. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought all his life, and the treasury was empty and unsustainable. In the end, he could only issue leather coins to harvest the princes, so as not to Collapse of the central dynasty's economy.
This has always been the case in all dynasties.
The first issue before the emperor was financial issues.
Nowadays, the imperial court uses precious metals as the anchor currency, and the imperial court's economic system is relatively stable. But for this reason, the imperial court's economic policies cannot be too flexible.
After all, with silver as the anchor, even the value of copper coins will be relatively fixed. Once the copper content of the copper coins minted by the imperial court decreases, the ability of these copper coins to be exchanged for silver will also decrease soon.
Moreover, it is even less possible to print paper money on a large scale like in the late years of some dynasties.
Therefore, every penny spent on taxes collected by the court was reduced by one penny.
If you have no money, you really have no money. Even if the emperor wants to build a coastal defense force along the coast, he needs the Jin Crown Prince Li Mu to lead his people southward and ransack homes along the way, and then he can barely get out 5,000 anti-Japanese troops.
If he could really earn five million taels a year, he would not only be able to build a new capital on the coast, but he would also be able to have a lot of extra money to put in other places. In this way, not only would he be an emperor, but the life of the Chen court would also be much easier. .
"Shibo Division, Shibo Division..."
The emperor rubbed his brow and whispered: "I really don't have the energy to think about these things today. I am going to take a short nap now. I will read your memorial in detail word by word. Last time."
After the emperor said this, he looked up at Shen Yi with a big smile on his face: "If you can really gain so much silver every year, you Shen Ziheng will be the number one hero of this dynasty in my heart."
Shen Yi quickly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is overly flattering. I just proposed an idea. How to implement it specifically and who should be selected by the Shipping Department still needs to be perfected by Your Majesty and the court officials. If this matter is really successful..."
"That is also the credit of Your Majesty and the princes. I dare not take the credit."
The emperor clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I have found a treasure in Shen Qing. Not only can you train soldiers, but you can also make money. I really want to transfer you back to Jiankang and let you stay in the Ministry of Revenue for a few years."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said nothing.
The emperor squinted his eyes and glanced at the memorial, and then said: "Although the palace can send people to take charge of this city's shipping department, the Ministry of Revenue also needs people to cooperate. Shen Qing, you are here these days. Jiankang, when you have nothing to do, you can go to Zhao Shangshu and talk to him about this matter."
The emperor smiled.
"Firstly, you uncle and nephew can get close to each other, and secondly, you can also spy on him for me."
"You, my uncle, are a good accountant."
The emperor smiled and said: "For a long time in the future, I will use him to control the household department. Only with him in the household department can I sleep peacefully."
Ordinary people would probably be overjoyed when they heard the emperor's words, but Shen Yi frowned slightly and heard something different.
The emperor's words have some hidden meanings in them.
That is, Zhao Changping will be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs for a long time to come.
This is certainly a good thing, but for Zhao Changping or Ganquan Academy,
It's not entirely a good thing.
Because Zhao Changping has been in charge of the household department for many years.
When he was the Minister of Household Affairs, the old Minister Liu Jizhang was old, so Zhao Changping was actually leading the entire Household Affairs Bureau, but he was just a little short of a rank.
When prime ministers Yang Jingzong and Zhang Jing were appointed, and when the court recommended him, Zhao Changping was actually a popular candidate for prime minister. He was only one step away from entering Zhongshu to worship the prime minister, and became the envied Prime Minister Zhao.
And if for a long time in the future, he will still be stuck in the household department and will not move...
You know, this Zhao Shangshu is already over fifty years old.
So...does he still have a chance to become Prime Minister Zhao in this life?
If Zhao Changping misses the opportunity, it may be a moderate blow to all the "Ganquan Sect" in the court.
Seeing that Shen Yi was in a daze, the emperor smiled and said, "What is Shen Qing thinking about?"
Shen Yi suddenly came back to his senses. He lowered his head to the emperor and said, "Back to Your Majesty, I am thinking about how to mention the Shibo Division to Uncle Zhao..."
"Between you two, it's easy to talk about anything."
The emperor smiled first, then rubbed his forehead, and sighed slightly: "I, on the other hand, believed your instigation. I had a big quarrel with the queen two days ago, so that yesterday I went to Kunde Palace to pay tribute to the queen. When I apologized, I was rejected."
Having said this, the emperor was quite troubled: "Because of this matter, I haven't slept well for two days."
Shen Yi was speechless.
He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't instigate you even a single word. If your words get out, my life will be at risk..."
The emperor glanced at him and said angrily: "You haven't instigated it yet? That day..."
When the emperor said this, he seemed to remember that he really shouldn't involve Shen Yi in this matter, so as not to ruin an official of his Hongde Dynasty, so he coughed and stopped talking.
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty actually only needs to...hide Concubine Lu. If the Queen Mother cannot find her, she will probably be sulky for a few days. I never thought of you..."
Who would have thought that you could confront me head-on for the canary?
Although the emperor's actions did not have much to do with Canary, it was still somewhat beyond Shen Yi's expectations.
Some are too rigid.
The emperor glanced at Shen Yi dully. After being silent for a long time, he stood up and prepared to walk out.
After taking two steps, he seemed to remember something, turned around, took Shen Yi's memorial and put it into his sleeve, then rubbed his temples with one hand and walked out of the palace gate.
"I'm going to rest, I'm too lazy to argue with you."
His Majesty the Emperor's voice sounded farther and farther away: "You go back, I will have rested in two days, and then I will call you into the palace..."
Shen Yi quickly stood up, cupped his hands towards the emperor, and said with a smile: "I respectfully send you off to your majesty."
The emperor stretched out his hand in a smart manner and waved with his back to Shen Yi: "You should go back, so you can spend some time with your family. In a few days, you will go south again."
Counting the time, Ling Su and Xue Wei were about to enter Beijing.
After these two people went to Beijing to meet the emperor, Shen Yi would most likely go back to Yueqing with them to continue their errands.
Shen Yi lowered his head and said "obey".
After the emperor left completely, Mr. Shen stood up straight and stretched greatly.
After stretching, he looked up at the sky outside and saw that it was almost noon.
"Senior Brother Zhang is probably getting off work soon."
Mr. Shen yawned loudly again.
"Going to a banquet and drinking wine."
