Hear the words.
Zhang Cang couldn't help but his eyelids twitched.
He already had a premonition that something was wrong, and he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly at other people.
He has a clear mind, so what does this money and food mean?
But he knew it, and others didn't.
When Du He mentioned the word money and food, it instantly aroused the reaction of many people present.
Feng Quji said: "Master Du, are you serious about what you said? Your Highness really wants to interfere with the money and food matter? Do you know what this means? The court has long decided on the money and food matter, and it has been properly distributed. Now, We have already put a lot of thought into the distribution of money and food, and if it is changed again, the dissatisfaction caused will probably not be small."
"And it moves at every turn."
"Once the money and food are dealt with, too many things will change."
"Involving all kinds of government offices, big and small."
"It also involves the imperial court."
"How can such an important matter be decided so hastily?"
Zhao Ping also said anxiously: "Yes, the court has already decided on the matter of money and food. How can we change it? Doesn't this mean that state affairs are treated like child's play? This is absolutely unacceptable."
Linghu Fan also followed: "Young Master, you must not agree."
"There are too many things involved in money and food."
"And many things have been decided and communicated long ago. All the major government offices and local government offices of the imperial court are arranging corresponding duties according to the money and food set by the imperial court. Now that the imperial court suddenly announces changes, it will definitely cause an imbalance. By then all the local officials in the court will be dissatisfied, isn’t this just creating unrest?”
"This is an absolute no-no."
Other officials also echoed: "This is shaking people's hearts. If His Highness insists on forcing changes, I will risk my life to remonstrate."
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For a while.
The crowd in the hall was excited.
Everyone was excited, and they were in charge of money and food matters.
If something goes wrong, it will cost you your head.
How could we not care about it?
And their objections are unfounded.
Money and food are related to the lifeblood of the country, how can it be changed so hastily?
Even if it is the money and food collected by the young master, the frontline court will argue endlessly, let alone directly affecting the established plan. If this is changed, the impact on the court will be too great, and the impact on the local area will be too great. How should they explain it? How to convince?
None of them can take responsibility for this.
I really can’t predict what will happen.
I don't want to cause trouble.
See this.
Duhe smiled bitterly.
How could he not know the thoughts of the officials present?
However, it was precisely when he heard the objections from these officials that he suddenly realized that the ministers in charge of the economy in the court were all the same now. They were all the same as him. They believed that doing more is worse than doing less, so they attracted support. Su was so dissatisfied.
And this may be the real reason why he was dismissed by Fusu.
The officials in charge of the economy in Da Qin lost their enterprising spirit and flexibility. They all became complacent and content with the status quo. They were unwilling to take risks and even had no opinions.
But since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, it has advocated innovation.
It’s progress!
Until then.
Duhe slowly closed his eyes.
There is no longer any thought of struggle in my mind.
he knows.
My career has reached its peak.
There will be no changes, and the official careers of these officials in front of me may also come to an end, because His Highness is not His Majesty. His Majesty may allow them to continue to serve for the sake of their past achievements, but Your Highness will not. Your Highness has a tiger in his heart and has great ambitions to succeed His Majesty and revolutionize the world. How can we continue to allow losers like them to stay in the court?
He's not the first.
It won't be the last one.
And His Majesty may not be able to tolerate them anymore.
Otherwise, Hu Wujing, Dun Ruo and others would not have been removed from the court, or rumors of retirement would have spread early.
But they were still obsessed with it and still didn't react.
When these people were almost finished arguing, Du He tapped the table with his fingers and said in a deep voice: "Everyone has the same thoughts as I did at that time. I also bluntly objected and stated the reasons, but His Highness was unmoved. And he insisted on letting me free up extra money and food."
"I still refuse."
"Just when I thought His Highness would retreat in the face of difficulties, His Highness took the initiative to mention several ways."
“As soon as these ways to raise money came out, I was instantly speechless.”
"The methods mentioned by His Highness all come from Zhang Cang and Zhang Yushi in the palace. Now that he is in the palace, it is better for Zhang Yushi to speak about the relevant situation."
The words fell.
Everyone in the audience looked at Zhang Cang.
Zhang Cang's already red face turned completely red, so red that it seemed like water could drip from his face.
If possible, Zhang Cang would like to find a place to crawl in, but according to his body shape, this hole may be larger.
"Zhang Cang, what ideas have you given to His Highness?" Feng Quji asked curiously.
Others also looked suspicious.
See this.
Zhang Cang snorted and said helplessly: "What Shaofu Du said is true. His Highness just came out of the study today and summoned me. The first thing he asked me was whether he had any other plans. Although I, Zhang Cang, am in charge of the affairs of the world, I am not proficient in money and food matters, and I dare not boast in front of the ministers."
"Just like what happened to the young master, His Highness also insisted on letting me come up with the plan."
"At that time, His Highness had just walked out of the study and was still very weak. How could I, Zhang Cang, dare to offend His Highness? So I used my initial knowledge and made a few suggestions, but I never thought that Your Highness would really listen to them and Tell the young master these ideas."
"Zhang Cang is also very scared right now."
Zhang Cang simply excused himself and then continued: "The suggestions I made to His Highness are just based on the ordinary. I will see the twelve golden figures in the past when I go to court, but in the wind and sun, frost and frost The twelve golden figures had already become rusty due to the rain, and they were no longer able to meet the expectations of the previous imperial court."
"therefore"
"I suggest that these twelve golden figures be re-smelted."
"Then the twelve golden men will be recast."
"It's just that the recast gold figures will change from solid iron and copper in the past to stone inside and copper outside. The remaining iron and copper can be used to cast Qin Ban Liang, thereby increasing the imperial court's finances in the short term."
Hear the words.
Everyone's eyes were slightly different.
This is indeed a way.
And it didn’t touch the original budget too much.
Everyone couldn't help but soften their expressions.
Zhang Cang added: "In addition, the construction of Afang Palace should not continue."
"It is true that Epang Palace was appointed by His Majesty, but at present, Epang Palace has only built a foundation, and many buildings on it have not been built. However, the imperial court has allocated a lot of money and food for this. If the construction of Epang Palace can be slowed down, By slowing down, or even stopping for a few years, the court can save a lot of money and food."
As soon as this suggestion came out, other ministers couldn't help but nod.
Only the Gongshi Cheng and the Gongda Master showed displeasure because what they were doing was cutting off the fortifications in their hands.
Zhang Cang didn't stop there.
He continued: "In addition to these two methods, another thing is the Great Wall in Northern Xinjiang."
Hear the words.
Everyone's expressions changed.
The Great Wall is related to the national defense of the Qin Dynasty. How can it be easily changed?
Zhang Cang said in a deep voice: "Actually, I just said it casually. It was just one of the things His Highness mentioned that made me feel that it is feasible to postpone the construction of the Great Wall because the Xiongnu currently has plans to reconcile with the imperial court. Perhaps in your opinion, The Xiongnu clearly had wolfish ambitions and intended to plot evil, but the Xiongnu retreated to the north. It is a fact that now they can only lick their wounds."
"With the construction of the Great Wall in the past few years, it has actually been initially completed."
“It’s just not fully connected.”
"If Qin and the Xiongnu reconcile, the imperial court can conduct certain trade with the Xiongnu and profit from it. It can also slow down the progress of building the Great Wall. In this way, it can not only let the people rest, but also save some money and food for the imperial court. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone. .”
"Of course, I only suggest that the Great Wall be repaired on a delayed basis. It does not mean that the Great Wall will not be repaired."
"There is still a clear difference."
"Money should be spent in the right place, and more importantly, in key areas."
"Indeed."
"Reconciliation with the Xiongnu will cause a lot of controversy among the people and will also attract criticism from the world, but governing the world is never black and white, and the ultimate goal is interests."
"As long as we can gain some benefits, what does it mean to make peace with the Huns?"
"As long as the Qin Dynasty can prosper day by day, why should the Xiongnu be afraid? If the Qin Dynasty can expel the Xiongnu once, it can expel the Xiongnu a second time, three times, until the Xiongnu are completely wiped out, and when the government is financially comfortable, it can continue to build the Great Wall and complete the A feat that has not been accomplished before, this can also be done both.”
"And this is the method of making money that I proposed to His Highness."
Finished.
Zhang Cang returned to his original position.
He was very calm and calm.
If he hadn't said it out loud, he might still have been uneasy, but now that he had expressed these thoughts, he suddenly felt at peace. At least, he no longer had to be so coy.
As for what other people would think, he had no choice.
The palace was quiet.
Everyone's eyes were no longer on Zhang Cang.
Their minds were fixed on these workarounds.
If what Zhang Cang said is true, the imperial court could indeed keep a lot of money and food, so this would be a good strategy.
Only Feng Quji's eyes moved slightly.
He glanced at Du He lightly, then at Zhang Cang, and frowned. He had noticed something strange, because the two people never said what His Highness wanted to do or how much money He needed.
How could His Highness's deliberate plan be to save money for them?
He remained silent.
Didn't ask.
It's just that I'm secretly interested in it.
Sui Er.
The sound of thin ropes came from the hall.
It is these ministers in charge of the economy who are discussing how to allocate the saved money and food.
See this.
Du He sighed secretly in his heart.
These people have fallen into the money's eye, but they can't see that there is a shrouded shadow above the money's eye, and now it is slowly devouring them.
He coughed slightly, interrupting everyone's discussion.
He said coldly: "Ministers, have you gone too far?"
"Your Highness spends so much time planning money and food. How could it be that he is planning for you?"
"The reason why His Highness is so concerned about money and food is because He wants to build several large warehouses in Kanto for centralized storage of materials related to people's livelihood."
"That's the main reason why I said no."
The words fell.
Suddenly everyone was shocked and shouted.
"Building a warehouse in Kanto is absolutely impossible."
"Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, we have long made a strategy to never give Guandong any chance to grow bigger. If we build warehouses in Guandong, wouldn't it give the rebel forces in Guandong a chance to gain a foothold? This is absolutely unacceptable."
"This is absolutely impossible."
"I wouldn't agree either."
"Your Highness, isn't this nonsense?"
"The imperial court's strategy for Guandong has been set for a long time. How can we allow His Highness to change it at a moment's notice? If the order is changed suddenly and overnight, then what is the great policy of the Qin Dynasty? Where will the prestige of the Qin Dynasty in the world be placed?"
"National affairs are not child's play!"
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The ministers were all excited.
They all expressed their strong dissatisfaction and opposition.
Hear the words.
Feng Quji also looked surprised.
Because this was completely beyond his expectation.
He originally thought that Fusu wanted to save some money and food to appease the people at the bottom, or to award it to the army as a reward, but it turned out that he wanted to build a large warehouse in Kanto, which really surprised him.
He looked at Du He and said in a solemn voice: "Young Master Du, can your Highness explain the reason?"
Duhe shook his head.
He smiled bitterly and said: "No, His Highness didn't have much to say about this. He just asked me to raise money. And judging from His Highness's attitude, I probably didn't want to announce the specific matters."
"I do not know either."
As he said that, he looked at Zhang Cang.
Zhang Cang had a good relationship with Fusu, which had long been known throughout the court.
Moreover, this time Fusu also approached Zhang Cang first. Zhang Cang should know more about emotions and reasons than he did.
But Zhang Cang was also complaining in his heart at this time.
What inside story does he know?
Fusu didn't say anything at all.
As soon as he came up, he directly and aggressively asked if he could get the money. After he gave his suggestion, he let himself go without revealing any unnecessary information to himself.
Zhang Cang also shook his head.
He smiled bitterly and said, "You guys really think too highly of me."
"His Highness did call me first this time, but he only asked about money-making techniques. As for the specific reasons for building a warehouse in Kanto, His Highness also didn't reveal anything to me."
"Zhang Cang really doesn't know."
However, everyone did not believe Zhang Cang's words.
Fusu and Zhang Cang were very familiar with each other. In the past, Fusu would go to Zhang Cang for advice on big and small matters. This time, he went to Zhang Cang early again. How could he not know? It could only be that he didn’t want to say it.
See this.
Zhang Cang also complained secretly.
It’s not that he didn’t say it, it’s that he really didn’t know.
If he knew, he wouldn't bother to think about why Fusu did this.
But now all his words are blank.
Even if you say it, no one will believe it.
It's better not to say anything.
Zhang Cang just sat there in silence.
Let these people have random suspicions and dissatisfaction.
Seeing that Zhang Cang remained silent, these people also changed their direction and decided to jointly submit a letter to persuade Fusu to give up this idea and use the saved money and food for other purposes to alleviate the financial shortage of Da Qin.
That's when.
There was a burst of rapid footsteps outside the hall.
Follow closely.
It was a powerful shout.
"Your Highness has arrived."
Everyone was shocked and quickly stood up.
At this time, Fusu had entered the palace.
He swept across the hall calmly and said calmly: "Since the ministers are so interested in Fusu's ideas, Fusu will tell you personally."
"Kandong Changpingcang must be built."
"This is beyond debate!"
(End of chapter)
