"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor is angry again, saying he wants good wine..."
In the Manlu Hall, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows for a moment.
"Don't we collect all the good wine in the palace?"
"But...but the Emperor wants sweet-scented osmanthus brew..."
"Osmanthus stuffed with osmanthus?"
Li Shimin couldn't help but look at the old chamberlain.
"How does the Supreme Emperor know about sweet-scented osmanthus brew?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the Queen sent it to you last time."
Li Shimin pondered, this is troublesome...
But sweet-scented osmanthus wine making and ordinary wine are naturally the same as heaven and earth.
Now that my father drinks this wine, other wines will naturally not be able to go down his throat in the future.
But this cannot be blamed on Guanyin. Guanyin is filial and only upholds her son's filial piety.
But this sweet-scented osmanthus stuffed...
That’s all money!
Li Shimin rubbed his worried brow and waved his hand: "Okay, okay, go back and tell my father, I will find some for him in the future..."
This will inevitably require me to beg that boy...
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel angry when he thought of that kid's expression that he wanted to eat shit.
What's this all about...
The old servant bowed out and left, which made Li Shimin feel a little worried.
Looking back, Li Shimin looked at the internal funds bill that had just been reported on the desk.
The worried brows were instantly relieved, poof.
He even couldn't help but burst into laughter for a while.
But he just covered his mouth and looked around.
No, you can't laugh.
low profile.
It seems that Tang Xiaozi's method is really effective. Within two or three days, he deceived... oh no, he collected tens of thousands of dollars.
Of course, those who didn’t have time to come over and pay the money later would still make some money.
Later, there will still be income every year.
Oh, what a beautiful thing it is~
When I think of yesterday, my great uncle Sun Wuji insisted on collecting all the money for me to accept.
It’s not okay if I don’t accept it~
Unfortunately, he had to issue an imperial edict and grant him the title of Imperial Pig Iron, and then tearfully accepted the naming fee and deposit totaling 20,000 yuan.
Alas, there is no other way. They have already sent it over. How can we not accept it?
Li Shimin straightened his waist a little as he thought about it.
Now that you have money, you will naturally have more confidence...
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Liang and the Secretary of State want to see you!"
"Xuanling Keming?"
Li Shimin's expression paused, but he still waved his hand.
"Xuan!"
Du Ruhuifang Xuanling walked forward and bowed respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Xuanling (Du Ruhui), my minister, comes to see you!"
Li Shimin said in a friendly manner: "Xuan Ling Ke Ming is exempt from the courtesy. Since there is no one else here, there is no need to be polite between our monarch and his ministers."
Although there were fewer people in the Prince of Qin's palace with clear hierarchies, even now, even if Li Shimin ascends to the throne of God.
When there is no one else around, he treats his former brothers and veterans with humility and closeness.
The two of them were both mentors and friends to Li Shimin. Not to mention Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui was more than ten years older than him.
He was an old minister who joined his service when the army started in Taiyuan. He was already the head of the eighteen bachelors during the Qin Palace.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other and exchanged glances.
Only Du Ruhui stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, now that winter is approaching, the surrounding countries are ready to take action. There is a high probability that they will invade the border again this winter and disturb the people. I would like to ask for advice and strengthen border defense in case of emergencies!"
"Originally, we should have strengthened our troops and reorganized our armaments at this time, but now that the treasury is empty, even if I use all kinds of means, in the end it is still difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw!"
Hearing that he was here to cry out for money, Li Shimin suddenly felt a headache and his head was buzzing.
He grinned, suddenly wanting to take back what he just said.
There is no need to be polite between our monarchs and ministers, we'd better be polite.
It's too rude of you to be rude!
Li Shimin pondered slightly, but still wanted to struggle: "But now that the treasury is empty, there is really nothing we can do. Why not gather the ministers to discuss this matter at a meeting tomorrow?"
"Of course, I have thought about this matter, but I haven't come up with a good plan yet. You are the school inspector, what do you think?"
Just push it and give it to this old guy.
The so-called school inspector is actually a temporary position, which is roughly equivalent to doing the work of a prime minister, but does not have the title of prime minister. It is a very important position.
If Du Ruhui is just the Minister of the Ministry of War, then he can just ask for money. After all, his job is to prepare the country's armaments and war affairs. If he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, his work will not be in vain.
But that's not enough for the school inspector, who has to oversee the entire Tang Dynasty, inside and outside. Is there no money in the treasury?
Then you, the school inspector, why don't you quickly think of ways to replenish the national treasury?
Du Ruhui knew that His Majesty would say this, so he smiled bitterly.
"The people's livelihood is difficult and the national treasury has no money. However, if the armament and training are not adequate, that will be a major event that will really shake the foundation of our country. I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"
Having said this, Du Ruhui's eyes changed slightly as he lowered his head. He was also sinister, and he stretched out his 'knife' secretly.
"Of course... there are no other options. It would be best if Your Majesty could supplement it from internal funds or lend part to the national treasury..."
Li Shimin's face turned dark and his heart felt heavy. These two old guys really had nothing to hold back.
I haven’t even warmed up to the money I just got!
Du Laohei, Du Laohei, you really dare to kill me. I thought you were speaking righteously for the sake of the people.
I never expected that you would actually want to do something evil to me again!
This is no longer a black man, this is a big black man whose heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys are all black, so he can do such a cruel thing!
Since he ascended the throne, as an upright, self-denying and dutiful emperor, Li Shimin's treasury has never been full.
Every time they have some money, these two old guys want to come over and ask for it. Now that they have a big one, the hearts of these two old guys are getting darker.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but shed a handful of bitter tears.
Thinking about other emperors, they wanted to practice the palace and travel to the south of the Yangtze River. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even played the allusion of the golden house hiding the beauty.
But as for him, he was also the emperor. He could only give copper coins to reward him, and he was reluctant to give him even silver. It was all because of poverty.
Sometimes I have to suffer from Tang Sufan's arrogance of looking down on the emperor.
Who can I tell you about this...
That's all, my ambition is to be the emperor for eternity!
Du Ruhui was made to feel hairy all over by Li Shimin's resentful gaze, and he was muttering in his heart, well, isn't this how it happened in all dynasties?
For the ministers, there was only so much money the court could count on.
If you can't get it from the treasury, there is no other good way besides asking the emperor to swindle some money from the internal funds!
After a long while, Li Shimin withdrew his blank gaze and said quietly.
"That's all. I'll just borrow 20,000 yuan from the treasury. As for how to arrange it, it will be decided at the meeting tomorrow."
All this money has been lent to the treasury. How can I get a good reputation in court?
This is all done to Du Heizi in a daze, how can that be done!
I have to let you praise me for spending money!
After getting his wish, Du Ruhui smiled and said with narrowed eyes: "Listen to your Majesty, hehehe...'"
Twenty thousand guan, it seems that your majesty has really made a small fortune.
Is it possible to find a way to get more?
But after looking at Li Shimin's eager-to-eat expression, he decided to forget it.
The water flows slowly, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry.
Anyway, he wanted money for political affairs, and he didn't feel guilty.
Seeing Du Ruhui's smiling face, Li Shimin really wanted to punch her.
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