Two days later, urgent news came from the border.
In the palace hall, officials gathered.
The Minister of War stood up and said, "Your Majesty, a war is about to begin on the border. For the safety of the cities on the border, I would like to ask the Emperor to allocate money to prepare for war on the border, just in case."
"My dear friends, what do you think about this matter?"
Nalan Jingyi sat on the imperial throne with a solemn expression.
"Back to the Emperor, I believe that the Minister of War's words are reasonable."
Several third-rank officials stood up and seconded the proposal.
"Your Majesty, I think the concerns of the Minister of War are reasonable, but they are not in line with the actual situation of our dynasty."
An old man with gray beard stood up.
This man was a veteran of three dynasties, the chief minister of the cabinet, and the prime minister. He was an official of the second rank and was one of the high officials of the dynasty.
"Master Prime Minister, what do you mean by this, and why is it not in line with the actual situation of our dynasty?
The security of the frontier is the security of the country and the country.
Once the border is lost, the mountains and rivers of our dynasty will be trampled by the Langya cavalry, the city will be lost, and all life will be in ruins! "
The Minister of War said.
"Your Majesty, I thought that the Langya border troops were just creating momentum.
Based on past experience, their purpose is not to attack our important border town, but to have other ulterior motives!
Furthermore, even if they attack the city, it will not be easy.
The border between our dynasty and the Langya dynasty is guarded by tens of millions of troops.
In recent years, the military pay and supplies provided to the frontier have never been less than a penny each year. The soldiers on the frontier should be able to hold on!
Whether the Langya frontier army attacked the city is still a matter of debate.
The veteran believes that it is not too late to make plans until they actually attack.
Now, His Majesty only needs to order the border troops to take precautions and prepare for war at the same time! "
"Well, what the prime minister said makes sense."
Nalan Jingyi nodded.
"Your Majesty, you must not listen to the Prime Minister's words."
King Lanling spoke up and said: "No matter how low the possibility is, the border is the gateway to the dynasty, so the possibility of any accident must be eliminated.
Besides, the prime minister said to prepare for war, preparation for war requires a lot of supplies.
Frontier soldiers have heavy responsibilities, frequent training, huge consumption, and no resources at all.
If we want to prepare for war, we must allocate funds from the treasury to provide sufficient military material support to the frontier army. Otherwise, what will the frontier army use to defend the city? "
"Your Majesty, no, the treasury is empty now and there is no money at all.
This year we have already issued a national bond earlier than in previous years. If this continues, it will be difficult to pay off the debt in the coming year and the financial pressure will be huge.
If this continues, the dynasty's finances will fall into a huge whirlpool! "
"Prime Minister, what you said is true. Now the Langya border army is gathering a large army, and the security of the border is imminent.
The dynasty's debts can be solved later, but the current predicament cannot be ignored! "
King Lanling said.
"Your Majesty's words make sense, and we support His Majesty's views!"
A group of ministers all stood up and their opinions were very unified.
"What King Lanling said is not unreasonable. The border is indeed the gateway to the dynasty.
It is related to border security, and we must treat it with caution.
However, the treasury is now empty.
If you want to allocate funds to support the frontier army, it is not a small amount.
The Minister of Household Affairs allocated 500 billion in silver for the border areas to prepare for war. "
"I have something to say."
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the old minister doesn't allocate funds, but that the national treasury is empty now and there is no money at all, not to mention 500 billion, even 5 billion is difficult...
Please allow Your Majesty to issue more national debt, so that we can collect the money needed to support the frontier within a few months! "
"Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you are in control of the dynasty's finances.
If you don't have money, it's up to you to find a solution.
Now you come to ask me for it, then what is the use of you as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? "
"Your Majesty, aren't you embarrassing an old minister?"
The Minister of Hubu knelt down and said: "Even if I sell my old minister, I can't think of a way to raise 500 billion!"
"You are in charge of the national treasury, and the treasury is empty every year. I have not yet questioned you, but today you actually said that I am making things difficult for you!
I would like to ask, how did you become the Minister of Household Affairs?
If you can't even do this, I think you should retire and return to your hometown and let a capable person take over your position. "
"Your Majesty has condemned the old minister, but the old minister has nothing to say.
But Your Majesty, if the old minister leaves, will anyone else be able to take up the post of Minister of Household Affairs?
Who among North Korea and China can raise 500 billion in silver within a few months without issuing national debt? "
“Your Majesty, you want the Minister of Household Affairs to retire and return to his hometown, so that capable people can take over.
I wonder who your Majesty thinks has the ability to take over the position of Minister of Household Affairs and raise a huge sum of money within a few months?
Please ask your Majesty to issue national bonds! "
King Lanling said.
"Please ask your Majesty to issue national bonds!"
For a time, nine out of ten of the hundreds of ministers in the court all agreed.
"A bunch of trash, does the dynasty support you so that you have nothing to eat?
Especially you, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you manage the national treasury and actually let the treasury be in deficit all year round.
Now I just ask you to find a way to raise a mere 500 billion, but you actually say you can't do it.
Are you worthy of being the Minister of Household Affairs? "
Jun Wuxie spoke, his words were sharp and directly sarcastic.
"This is unreasonable. What qualifications do you, a guard, have to question this officer?"
Shangshu Hube looked over coldly.
"You are a third-grade officer, and this guard is also a third-grade officer, with the same official rank, so why can't I question you?
Now I seriously suspect that you, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, have filled your own pockets, which is why the national treasury is empty. "
"You must support your words with evidence! Otherwise, you are slandering and framing me!"
"Hmph, you want evidence?
Then take out all the account books from these decades and compare them with the archives from that year. Wouldn’t it be clear? "
"Guard Yue, don't mess around in the court!
Now that Langya's border troops are gathering, they may invade our dynasty's border at any time. The ministers are already in a state of panic. How can they bother to check all the accounts for decades? "
King Lanling looked at him coldly, "What did you just say? You said a mere 500 billion silver dollars, such big talk!
Since you said that the Minister of Revenue is incompetent if he cannot raise 500 billion, how about you raise the 500 billion? "
"Prince Lanling, I am not the Minister of Household Affairs and I am not in charge of the dynasty's finances. You actually want me to collect 500 billion in silver.
If I raise enough money, what else do I need to do as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance? Why don’t I become the Minister of the Ministry of Finance? "
"Humph." King Lanling smiled and said: "You want to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? As long as you can raise 500 billion silver in two months, and His Majesty also agrees to let you be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, I have no objection! "
"That's right, as long as you, the Moon Guard, can raise this amount of money within two months, I will automatically take off my official uniform and give you the position of Minister of Household Affairs!"
"Well, since the prince and the Minister of the Ministry of Finance have said so, we also agree.
Your Majesty, as long as Yue Wei can do it, I will never object to him taking up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!
But if the Moon Guard cannot come up with 500 billion silver coins when the time comes, then he has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and should be executed according to the law! "
"Guard Moon, you can't agree, this is not your duty.
Raising 500 billion yuan in two months is simply impossible! "
The Prime Minister said, worried that he would fall into a trap after being so provoked.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to take on this task and raise 500 billion in silver within two months. If I cannot do it, Your Majesty can chop off my head by then!"
"Guard Yue, you take what you say seriously, don't be impulsive, it will cause you to lose your head!"
Nalan Jingyi frowned, looking like she was asking him to take back what he said.
"Your Majesty, I am very serious and willing to accept this difficult task.
I will do my best to handle it, and I will never be like some useless people who only know how to cry for poverty. "
"you--"
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance was so angry that he sneered and said: "It's just you? I don't know how high the sky is.
I will wait for two months to see how you die! "
Nalan Jingyi fell silent.
After a moment, he said: "Since the Moon Guard said so, I will hand over the task to you.
If the Moon Guard can really do it, then according to what you, King Lanling, the Minister of Hubu and others said, you will be the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu!
"I accept your order!"
"Okay, that's it for today, let's retreat."
Nalan Jingyi rubbed her temples, looking tired.
"I don't know how high the sky is, let's see how you raise 500 billion!"
King Lanling sneered secretly, turned around and walked out of the hall, followed closely by the Minister of Hubu and others.
The prime minister came to the end and hesitated several times, but finally did not speak and left the hall.
Jun Wuxie accompanied Nalan Jingyi back to the imperial study. After closing the door, a knowing smile appeared on her face, and the fatigue on her face disappeared without a trace in an instant. It was just an act.
"They were fooled.
But when they see it, you are too arrogant and get yourself into a dead situation, but they don't know that they are the ones in the situation. "
"The fun has just begun.
After waiting for the Minister of Hubu to be solved, he took advantage of the gathering of Langya border troops to knock out the Minister of War.
…
In the following days, Jun Wuxie researched a pill recipe that would quadruple the speed of cultivation.
The acquisition of holy medicinal materials went very smoothly.
However, the acquisition of so many sacred medicinal materials was naturally known to the whole city.
The Lanling Palace had long been alerted and sent people to investigate secretly.
Nothing was found.
All the people involved in the acquisition were Feng Wei, and Jun Wuxie used the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique to change their appearance and breath.
The people from the Lanling Palace found that the information they have obtained so far is still blank.
This group of people who purchased holy medicinal materials seemed to appear out of nowhere.
Although people from the Lanling Palace were still investigating, Prince Lanling gradually became less concerned about the matter.
After all, they are just low-grade sacred medicinal materials. How useful will it be to acquire more of them?
A month passed quickly.
Now, more than two months have passed since the medicinal materials were purchased.
The amount of medicinal materials shipped by commercial banks from various places has been greatly reduced.
Obviously, almost all the medicinal materials have been purchased.
After all, planting medicinal materials takes time.
After purchasing this batch of medicinal materials, it will take a long time to get such a huge supply.
At this time, a strange elixir began to appear on the market.
The grade is not high, from the fifth holy grade to the eighth holy grade.
But this elixir can triple the speed of cultivation.
As soon as it came out, practitioners from the Overlord Sage Realm to the Hunyuan Sage Realm rushed to buy it like crazy.
The supply of elixirs is limited, and it is limited every day, so there are long lines of people lining up day and night where the elixirs are sold.
Jun Wuxie asked Jingya to help spread the news to the dynasties in all major states.
For a time, major chambers of commerce across the country were shocked and held emergency meetings.
Those of them who are doing business know what this means.
This means that there will be no need to worry about selling, and there will be huge sales, which can drive holy realm practitioners crazy.
The base of holy realm practitioners is too large.
Therefore, if you can get the elixir recipe, it will be an unimaginable wealth!
However, it is not known whether this is true or not, and it is difficult to say whether the rumors are exaggerated.
Therefore, they sent the vice president, deputy general manager and others to take the fastest divine boat and rush to the Lanling Dynasty as quickly as possible.
They are all worried that other chambers of commerce will take the lead and miss out on Danfang.
"Master Jun, Your Majesty, according to reliable information, all the major chambers of commerce and trading houses in the world have taken action."
Feng Ling brought the news, with a hint of excitement on Yingqi's face.
She knew that massive wealth was about to come to her door.
That would be an unimaginably astronomical figure.
"Feng Ling, let us know that in twenty days, we will meet with the leaders of the chamber of commerce and merchants who have come from afar at Jucaixuan in the city.
Before this, we did not meet anyone alone. "
"yes!"
Feng Ling left in a hurry.
Twenty days later, it happened to be the day before the time limit for his bet with King Lanling and the Minister of Hubu.
…
Prince Lanling's Mansion, Prince Lanling listened to his subordinate's report, his face was gloomy, "How unreasonable, how dare you refuse to see people from my Prince Lanling's Mansion!"
I thought I could get the pill recipe first.
It seems that it is not feasible now. We can only wait for 20 days.
"Your Majesty, what if they don't sell the prescription in twenty days, but seek cooperation?"
"Not selling it? I, Prince Lanling, want it, but they have to sell it even if they don't want it.
If they are sensible, let them know who has the final say in Lanling Prefecture! "
He originally wanted to rob it directly, or send someone to rob it secretly.
But he didn't want to offend the trading houses and chambers of commerce of other dynasties.
In that case, it would be detrimental to the Lanling Palace's industry.
After all, in other dynasties, there are also industrial branches of the royal palace, which cut off other people's financial paths and are easily targeted.
