"He has made it clear that he is harming the public with private interests. If you are still worried, Mr. Ge, when will the rebels in the south be wiped out?"
Before Xu He entered the door, he heard Xie Kun asking his uncle excitedly.
He stood at the door without entering immediately.
At this time, Xu Song sighed and said: "What the chief assistant said is right. In the spring, the bandits are most rampant. The border troops in Datong have not received pay for two years. If there is no pay and the nine sides are in trouble, how can the country Soldiers and prisoners?"
Xie Kun sneered and said: "Who is Chao Ling, the commander-in-chief of Datong? Mr. Xu Ge doesn't know, right? At this time of the mutiny, he knew our key points and knew that we wanted to use money, so he went south to suppress the thieves in one go. !”
"The army in Datong has been short of money for more than a day or two. Why did the town of Datong mutiny when you just asked for 800,000 taels of Huguang military expenditure in the book?"
"Ziyu, you can't say that. The south needs money to suppress bandits, and the north also needs money to ward off bandits. The country is not limited to the south. Should the north just let the situation develop and ignore it?" Although Xie Kun's tone has always been bad, but Xu Song still persuaded him earnestly.
Xu He understood the general matter, so he stepped into the hall.
"Uncle, uncle!"
As soon as Xu He walked in, the two of them stopped arguing. However, Xie Kun's face was still aggrieved, and Xu Song's face was not good-looking. It seemed that he was a little tired after so long of persuasion.
Xu He asked curiously: "Uncle, why did Qin Yan suddenly target us?"
"It's not just for you..."
"Ziyu!" Xu Song suddenly reminded Xie Kun loudly.
His voice wasn't actually loud, but it was an octave higher than when he usually spoke calmly.
But the majesty of the cabinet minister in his tone made Xie Kun fall silent unconsciously.
"Uncle?" Xu He turned to look at Xu Song.
Xu Song knew that he couldn't hide it, so he smiled bitterly and said: "On the day when the yellow list was posted, Qin Yan came to the house with someone and wanted to betroth his granddaughter to you, but I declined!"
Xu He frowned when he heard this and said, "Is it because of this?"
"What? Do you think this matter is too small?" Xie Kun glared at Xu He, "You don't know that the Qin family was impeached by Yan Guan a while ago, right?"
Xu He nodded and said in surprise: "It's okay for them to be impeached by the official. What does it have to do with whether I marry his daughter or not?"
Xu Song and Xie Kun glanced at him and sighed in their hearts: "I'm afraid this kid doesn't know how important he is in the hearts of thoughtful people."
Starting from the incident of brewing tea and smuggling salt, to the transportation of laws and regulations, water transportation, disaster relief, and Japanese pirates..., your kid has handled each of these incidents appropriately, and you think they are very ordinary and commonplace. .
But in the eyes of others, it's different.
Especially, now that you have six songs and the top prize, your future prospects are bound to be limitless.
If the Qin family can marry their daughter to you, it will bind your upward path for the next few decades.
This road is broken, and the future of the Qin family is once again uncertain.
Do you think the Qin family will turn against the Xu family?
Especially Xu Song who ruined this!
How could Qin Yan not hate him?
If there is no trouble in Datong Town, there will be other towns in Jiubian; if there is no trouble in Jiubian, there will also be chieftains from the southwest. In short, even if Qin Yan is no longer a holy family member, he is still in the position of chief minister after all.
As long as he is around for a day, it will make Xu Song uncomfortable.
Xu He didn't care about marriage.
To put it bluntly, in this era, he generally has no control over this matter.
Otherwise, he and Sister Gu would have lived a life of shamelessness, husband and wife, and would he still wait until today?
However, the uncle did everything right.
The Qin family really had a dream. They wanted to marry the Xu family. Not to mention whether the emperor agreed or not, even if the emperor agreed, there was no telling whether Wu Xingbang would cause trouble.
Besides, what's the benefit of the Xu family tying up your Qin family's boat?
It doesn't do any good, and it makes me feel embarrassed.
It's right to decline, but how to deal with it now.
Datong's military pay is to be paid, which is what the country owes to the border guards.
I can't say that you have ulterior motives, so I won't give you the money.
But the war in Huguang cannot be delayed.
It would be a pity not to take advantage of the opportunity to wipe out the bandits in Hefei and go south to wipe out the bandits in Changsha in one go.
Money, this thing is really good.
Xu He finally realized the difficulty of doing things.
"Uncle, how much money is left in the household department?" Xu He asked.
Xu Song sighed and said: "Only more than 1.4 million taels."
"What?" Xu He was startled.
In the huge Wei Dynasty, the household department only had more than 1.4 million taels of silver?
This may sound like a lot of money, but in fact, the country is so big and money is used everywhere.
War requires money, and people's livelihood also requires money.
Moreover, many places are bottomless pits that cannot be filled.
For example, the Yellow River has been flooding over the years.
When the flood season comes, this thing will be destroyed if the dike breaks.
Next, it costs money to build river embankments, money to provide disaster relief, and money to recover after disasters. One river defense costs 1.4 million taels? Another 1.4 million taels may not be enough.
Moreover, there is still a war.
War is a bottomless pit.
Thinking of this, Xie Kun had already settled the accounts for him.
"Shengbudang rewarded meritorious soldiers for the Battle of Hefei. A few days ago, he handed over a note and said it would cost 400,000 taels!"
"The southwestern chieftain pays tribute every year, and as usual, he will be rewarded after the spring begins, which is equivalent to 380,000 taels!"
"Build Liaoyang City outside the mouth to prepare for the Mongolian attack on Liaodong Dusi, five hundred thousand taels!"
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After all calculations, the imperial court did nothing just to start the spring. Not only was 1.4 million taels not enough, there was a gap of 700,000 taels.
Xu He originally wanted to help with some ideas and find some ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but when he heard such a huge shortfall, he suddenly felt powerless.
Being an official is not about composition. When he was composing, he wrote "There is a Way to Make Money".
But when he came into contact with the reality that was full of holes, his claws became numb.
You say open source, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the nearer.
If you talk about cutting back on expenditure, there are constraints in every aspect.
To be honest, let alone saying that he came from time travel, there is nothing he can do even if he is an alien.
Unless the authority is dedicated and the Lord trusts him, it will be useless for anyone to come.
"We can only cut out part of the reward to the vassal king and send it to Huguang!" Xu Song finally made up his mind at this time.
"The feudal lord!"
Hearing these two words, Xu He and Xie Kun objected together.
"Uncle, if you use the vassal king's money, these people will start a fight. Even the emperor has to consider the face of the clan!"
"I object. You shouldn't compromise with Qin Yan on this kind of thing. At worst, you'll have to file a lawsuit with the emperor!"
Xu Song smiled slightly: "Who said we should come forward to mention this matter?"
"This?" Xie Kun froze on the spot.
Seeing Xu Song's mysterious smile, Xu He suddenly realized: "First spread the news that Qin Yan sent the money to Jiubian, and then let it out that the chief minister decided to withdraw part of the clan's annual gift money. Send it to Jiubian to solve the urgent need!"
Xie Kun suddenly realized after hearing this: "In this way, the vassal king will find trouble with Qin Yan. Then Qin Yan will naturally file a lawsuit with the vassal kings. Let's finally come forward and explain the matter in front of the emperor. As long as there is reason and evidence , Qin Yan is so anxious that it’s hard to say anything!”
"This is the only way to go!"
