After the three Hubu people returned, the two ministers on the left and right waited tremblingly.
After Qian Baokun sent away the people from the Ministry of War who came to ask for the money, he returned to the inner room and just sat at the table when he felt two burning eyes beside him.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Qian Baokun raised his head.
The old Minister Sheng couldn't wait: "Master Qian, what are you asking us to come back and wait for? Just now you asked the people from the Ministry of War to go back first and send them the money the next day, but where did the money come from in our treasury? "
The Minister Yuan couldn't help but said: "Yes, Mr. Qian, when we entered the palace first, you asked us to report the situation of the Household Department to His Majesty truthfully. You didn't see that His Majesty's face was so scary. I thought he would get angry." Your Majesty will take off our heads."
"He picks off people's heads at every turn. How many people in the court can he pick off?"
Qian Baokun was calm when he heard this: "The war is about to begin, everyone needs deployment, and the Ministry of Revenue is an empty shell. If Your Majesty kills the three of us in one breath, where will he choose three suitable villains?" At the top of the household department?"
When the national treasury is abundant, the Ministry of Household Affairs is indeed a fertile spot that everyone covets, and everyone wants to get their hands on it.
But today's Ministry of Accounts wants money but no money, and wants food but no food. The bare account books can't spit out two taels of silver. Who is willing to take over this mess?
Mr. Yuan: "..."
It makes sense and can't be refuted.
Shilang Sheng said in a low voice: "But if we make such a fuss, the Ministry of Finance still can't change the money."
Yuan Shilang: "Your Majesty is not talking about the money. He will find a way..."
"What method can your Majesty think of? Is it possible to use his private treasury to fill it?"
After Minister Sheng blurted out, he suddenly stopped when he saw Qian Baokun looking up at him:
"Your Majesty is really planning to use his private treasury to fill it, right? But even if there is some money in the royal treasury, how much money will there be? Your Majesty used it to fill the household department. What should I do with the food? Where will the remaining two days be? Are you going to find so much food and grass to compensate the counter-rebellion army?"
Qian Baokun twitched his lips: "Your Majesty is true to his word. Since he said he has a way, he will naturally have his ability. Just wait."
When Yuan Shilang and the others heard this, they looked at each other. They always felt that the words of their immediate boss were a bit strange, and they were full of doubts about whether An Di could come up with so many things. It can be seen that Qian Baokun stopped talking after speaking, and the two could only stop talking and wait quietly. With.
The sky outside changes from light to dark, and twilight covers the capital.
The sky turned completely dark, and I spent the night in a daze.
Qian Baokun and the other two people stayed at the household department and no one went back. They spent the next day like this again.
The sky outside became dark again, and there was still no movement in the palace. Yuan Shilang and the others looked at the food on the table and couldn't eat it, and their faces began to show anxiety.
"Master Qian, your Majesty's side..."
"Boom!"
There was a knock on the door, and then someone pushed the door open and said excitedly: "Sir, the palace has sent money!"
Shilang Yuan stood up with a swish of a sound: "Giving money?"
"It's true. Not only is there money, but there is also a lot of grain. All of it has been sent to the granary. Commander Yu and Commander Liu in the palace asked the three adults to go over and check it out as soon as possible."
Minister Yuan and the others were full of surprise, and Qian Baokun also put down the booklet in his hand and stood up.
He flicked his sleeves and said to the two people beside him: "Let's go and have a look."
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The Jingzhong Granary is in the south of the city. Because it is close to the dock, it is convenient. The granary was surrounded by officers and soldiers.
When Qian Baokun and the others arrived, the head of the household department in charge of the granary was already standing in front of the door holding a booklet with an excited face. Someone outside was carrying carts of grain from the official boat on the lakeside one after another and loading them into trucks. They were escorted all the way to the official granary.
"Master Xue."
"Sir, are you here?"
The supervisor named Xue quickly saluted when he saw Qian Baokun and the others.
When Qian Baokun walked to the granary, he saw Yu Yanfeng in light armor and Liu Tongen with a gloomy face standing aside. The granary was surrounded by Forbidden soldiers in heavy armor and swords, peeping at some people near the dock from a distance. All eyes are isolated.
Seeing Qian Baokun, Yu Yanfeng first greeted him, and then said directly:
"Shang Shu Qian, Your Majesty ordered Commander Liu and I to escort these coins and grains to the Ministry of Household Affairs so that Shangshu Qian can arrange for them to be handed over to the Ministry of War to quell the rebel army as soon as possible."
He handed the brochure in his hand to Qian Baokun. Qian Baokun took it and glanced at it, then handed it to Yuan Shilang and the others.
After reading it, the two took a breath and couldn't help but look at each other. Thirty thousand taels of gold was not surprising. A dignified emperor always had some private treasures, but the key was food.
Although it was less than 10,000 dan, it was not enough to provide the food and grass needed after the army set off. But where did Emperor An find so much food? It was delivered in just one day? !
Shilang Yuan couldn't help but ask: "Commander Yu, did you buy these grains from the grain merchants?"
Before Yu Yanfeng could speak, Liu Tongen interrupted in a deep voice: "Don't pry if you shouldn't pry!"
He said coldly:
"You don't need to know where the food comes from. You just need to count the quantity and arrange the rest. Will this be enough for Marquis Wenxin and others to send troops?"
Shilang Sheng was a more considerate person. Seeing Liu Tongen's gloomy face and the scar on his forehead, he quickly stopped the talkative Shilang Yuan and said:
"Enough is enough. Although the food is a little short, Marquis Wenxin and others only brought more than 30,000 people out of the capital. This is enough for them to go south first. The household department can raise the food and grass they need later from elsewhere. As long as there is money and food, they can buy anything. Easy to talk about."
Qian Baokun also spoke from the side: "When the army sets off, food and grass are not transported at one time. As long as there is this initial batch, the rest can be relieved whether it is raised from the capital or dispatched from other places. Please report back to Your Majesty, Commander Liu, and I will arrange the follow-up." Don’t let Your Majesty worry about this matter.”
He said to Mr. Yuan: "You help Chief Xue sort out these things as soon as possible. Mr. Shanda, you have someone go to the military camp to spread the word and ask Marquis Wenxin and Old General Yin to bring people over to transport food."
Both of them nodded and turned around to get busy.
Qian Baokun raised his head: "Two commanders, who among you will do this verification?"
Yu Yanfeng looked at Liu Tongen for a moment, turned around and said, "General Liu is injured, let me do it."
Liu Tongen's face became increasingly ugly, and he snorted: "I'll go back to the palace first."
Less than half of the Imperial Guards left in front of the granary, and the remaining people were still carrying things. Yuan Shilang and the others were busy counting the grains transported with the people inside. People came in and out of the granary from time to time. Qian Baokun and Yu Yanfeng stood in the granary openly. Talking before.
Qian Baokun glanced at the box containing gold: "Our Majesty's money bag is really full."
Thirty thousand taels of gold were converted into 300,000 taels of silver, which was enough to deal with the current troubles of the Ministry of Accounts.
He turned to Yu Yanfeng: "Where did this food come from?"
