Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

A full eight million taels of silver, this is three times more than the annual salary of the Ming Navy in previous years!

But it was precisely this point that Qi Jingtong saw that His Majesty attached great importance to the Daming Navy.

Above the court hall, there are hundreds of cultural relic officials, there are joys and tears, and there are different opinions.

The good news is that if such a Ming navy is built by Qi Jingtong, they will be more confident in dealing with foreign enemies in the future, especially for the southeast coast, which is an important weapon for the country.

The one who cried was none other than Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, which was spent with white money.

After all, the Ming Dynasty has experienced more than 100 years, and with so little wealth accumulated, he will still have to eat in the future.

Now, this His Majesty's words have all been spent, just like the water that has been poured out, there is no return.

At the moment when they heard Zhu Houzhao's announcement, the cabinet chief Liu Jian and the minister of household almost fell to the ground.

"Li Aiqing."

"The minister is here!"

Li Suide strode out of the Chaoban class.

"What happened to the firearm I ordered you to make?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have already sent skilled craftsmen to intensify research, but this new type of artillery container is not easy to make, I'm afraid it will take some time."

Although Li Suide's voice was small, he could hear the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty clearly, and was immediately full of strong curiosity about his words.

This cannonball, is it still deformed?

Does the Ministry of Industry want to innovate again?

You must know that the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty gathers all the skilled craftsmen from all over the world here.

"It's been so long that it hasn't been built yet. I think you, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, have done your best?"

Li Suide was so frightened that he hurriedly fell down and kowtowed, and said in his mouth: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will make this container well, and design it according to the size of the ammunition, it should be no problem!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said loudly: "Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is the collapse after failure. Although the imperial court has insufficient money, on these matters, how much you spend, how much I give you."

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Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The chief assistant of the cabinet, Liu Jian, and the minister of households, Liang Chu, lingered on the bluestone square.

They have been wandering here for a long time, and even they knew that Zhu Houzhao was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but they dared not enter.

In the court today, what the emperor said, they already fully understood His Majesty's thoughts.

But the real problem is that the national treasury is indeed empty, with only a few thousand taels of silver. If something major happens, this amount of money is simply not enough for a country to spend, and it will be stretched.

Just when Liu Jian and Liang Chu were worried, the **** who was next to Zhu Houzhao slowly walked over and said respectfully, "Elder Liu Ge, Lord Shang Shu, your Majesty said that since the two of you are here, let's go in!"

Liu Jian and Liang Chu heard the words, their expressions changed slightly, and they cupped their hands: "Your Majesty already knows that we are here?"

"Yes?"

"Then there is Eunuch Lao!"

"Please!"

Under the guidance of the eunuch, Liu Jian and Liang Chu came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. "

Your Majesty, please meet your Majesty! "

Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair, waved his hands and said, "Flat body!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"The two of you must be here for the empty treasury?"

Liu Jian and Liang Chu heard the words, their expressions changed slightly, they looked at each other, and they cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty Shengming, the ministers are here for this matter."

Liu Jian continued: "Your Majesty, there are not many silver taels left in the treasury."

"There is only so much money left. If it is all used to build ships and artillery, then Daming will have no money!"

Zhu Houzhao seemed to have expected Liu Jian to say this long ago, so he said with a smile: "Elder Liu Ge don't have to worry about this, I believe that the Minister of the Household has a way and can come up with the money."

When Liang Chu heard the words, his face changed slightly in shock, and he was directly complaining in his heart.

He cursed inwardly: "Your grandmother, how much is Lao Tzu's worth? Even if you sell Lao Tzu, you still can't get a fraction of what you said."

"Your Majesty, this minister is really powerless, but I would rather sell this body of meat to recharge for Daming."

Of course, Zhu Houzhao could hear the meaning of the words of the Minister of the Ministry of Housing, but what he didn't expect was this.

At this time, Liang Chu opened his mouth and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, although this minister is the minister of the household, he can't get so much money in his hands?"

"If I can allow the minister to sell this body of flesh, the minister will agree."

Liu Jian was also extremely smart. Seeing that Liang Chu had said it all for the sake of it, he hurried forward and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, none of the ministers have the ability to turn stone into gold!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at the two complaining people, and pretended to be angry and said, "What? Are you all going to rebel?"

"No, I never dare to have this heart, but I am really helpless!"

Liu Jian and Liang Chu hurriedly stepped forward to defend.

"What's so helpless? I'm just watching you do something, and you push things like this. Every weekdays, you call yourself the chief minister of the court and the pillar of the court, but I use you at critical moments, but you are... ."

"At this time, everyone said no, why did you go early?"

"What do I want you for?"

"If you can't make money, you should go and find a way for me. If you can't think of a way, then you have to work hard!"

"Otherwise, what's the use of the imperial court to feed you all in vain for so many years?"

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhu Houzhao's scolding was accompanied by a scolding, which made the two ministers who came to scold them feel ashamed.

If any problems you encounter on weekdays are handed over to Your Majesty, why do you still need these ministers?

About a stick of incense, Liu Jian and Liang Chu walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation with a gloomy look.

"Elder Liu Ge, what should I do when I wait?"

Liang Chu said with a bitter look on his face.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it? Alas!"

Liu Jian reluctantly raised his head and sighed, then shook his head and said, "What else can we do? Your Majesty throws all this problem on me and you, even if you can't think of a way, you have to think about it!"

"It really doesn't work, only you and I can sell property and come up with some money..."

Let's just say, Liu Jian didn't care about Liang Chu and walked straight to the gate of the Forbidden City.

This question was thrown to the two of them by the emperor.

If they do it well, what they have achieved is the reputation of a generation of emperors. If they do not do it well, they will raid their homes and dismiss them from office, and in severe cases, they will be annihilated!

Right now, Liu Jian still has the heart to take care of other people.

The head office of the Cabinet.

When Liu Jian returned home, he ignored anyone, even his wife called him many times, but he did not agree.

He walked into his room intently, and then locked the door of the room.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Shoufu's face suddenly became ugly.

"Master, what's the matter?"

"Could it be that what happened in the court?"

Liu Jian didn't say anything, and his wife didn't dare to ask.

A first assistant who can make it difficult for the first assistant at the peak of power, who knows what happened?

Even Shoufu's wife's mood became inexplicably nervous...