Chapter 149
In the Jinluan Palace, the person with the ugliest expression was the third prince Tang Shuheng.
After all, Xu Shize was the head of the civil service, and those who supported him were the civil service officials of the Manchu Dynasty. If he confronted Tang Yu from now on, the situation would not be friendly to him at all.
"Old Jiu, I really underestimate you!" Tang Long's face was also quite ugly.
Seeing Xu Shize standing up to support him, Tang Yu secretly rejoiced. It seemed that all his previous efforts were in vain. The old guy Xu Shize was finally shaken.
When Emperor Tang heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "What the Prime Minister said is true!"
Emperor Tang knew very well that in this court, the only one who really had no qualms with him was Prime Minister Xu Shize. After all, Xu Shize had fought with him in the past.
"Your Majesty, I have made a rough calculation. In response to the invasion of Chu three years ago, the imperial court provided a total of eight million taels of silver. If we send troops to attack Chu this time, we must be prepared for a protracted war. I estimate that there will be no more than ten million taels." Baiyin, it's hard to win this battle!" Xu Shize said respectfully.
Emperor Tang snorted coldly: "Don't say 10 million taels, even if it's 30 million taels, I will still fight this battle. Ministry of Revenue, how much silver is there in the treasury now?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, the treasury currently has a total of 800,000 taels of silver!" Wang Lang, who is the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately stood up and said with a guilty conscience.
"What? There are still 800,000 taels of silver in the treasury?"
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"Oh my God! Isn't this much different from ten million taels of silver? How can we fight without money?"
"Your Majesty, it is extremely difficult to collect 10 million taels of silver in a short period of time. Otherwise, we should consider the long term before attacking Dachu!"
When they heard that there were still 800,000 taels of silver left in the treasury, everyone in the court was shocked.
The Emperor of Tang Dynasty expressed his dismay: "Nonsense! How can there be eight hundred thousand taels of silver left in the treasury? Wang Shilang, are you mistaken?"
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true!" Wang Lang said with a bitter face.
Tang Huang snorted: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Your Majesty, I have been in charge of finance for so many years. I know exactly how much money is left in the treasury!"
Wang Lang sighed and continued: "Among the Seven Kingdoms, our country, the Tang Dynasty, was originally weak. The national treasury spent eight million taels of silver in the battle three years ago. After the war, only the soldiers who died in the battle were given. The family members receive pensions and the state treasury contributes another million taels!"
"In the past three years, our Tang Dynasty has been heavily engaged in military affairs, and military expenditures have been higher than in previous years; in addition, many counties and counties have not been able to raise taxes at all. In some places, when disasters occur, the court has to come out to provide disaster relief. The treasury has no money at all. These eighty years Among the 10,000 taels of silver, 300,000 taels of silver were accounted for by Six Nations buying crayfish some time ago.”
"This...how is this possible?" Tang Huang's face instantly darkened.
He had great ambitions, and he had been holding them back for three years. Emperor Tang had always wanted to avenge his past humiliation. Who would have thought that when the opportunity came, the treasury was actually out of money.
Tang Yu stepped forward and said: "Since my father wants to start a war and the treasury has no money, it's easy to handle it. All we have to do is raise money together!"
"Raising money? Yes, my dear friends, it's your turn to contribute!" Emperor Tang said seriously.
"Raise money?"
Hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court turned ugly. It was obvious that they didn't even want to spare a single coin.
