Lu Chensheng was very happy when he saw the tax money collected.

However, this happiness did not last long. After a while, Lu Chensheng's expression changed slightly.

Scroll through, and what follows are various budgets.

Lu Chensheng felt as if they did it on purpose.

"What's going on?"

Lu Chensheng pointed to the upcoming budget and asked, could it be that these guys all know that the latest batch of tax money has been collected, so they are rushing to ask for money.

Put the tax money you just collected on it to make yourself happy, and then there will be various operations to ask for tax money.

Du Rufang looked a little embarrassed, looking at Lu Chensheng and not knowing how to answer.

When Lu Chensheng saw this, he immediately understood that this must be what the other party meant, otherwise how could such an operation be done.

"That's all, money has to be spent to be considered money."

Only when money circulates in the market can the economy be stimulated. It is not good for money to remain in the treasury.

However, there is only such a small amount of money, and it is not enough for each person to share it. He can only take out a little, and he must keep a little in the national treasury.

After Lu Chensheng carefully looked at the budgets of various items, he postponed some budgets that could be postponed.

"Well, this is..."

Lu Chensheng suddenly raised his eyebrows and saw Shang Shu over at the shipyard. They also needed a sum of money to prepare for research on the latest ships.

Lu Chensheng had talked to Uncle Lin and the others before about the vastness of overseas. Now that he has expanded the shipyard several times, he can study larger ships and ships that can withstand big waves.

If there is a budget here, Lu Chensheng really has no choice but to approve it.

After all, if this ship is built, what it brings back from the sea will be priceless.

Moreover, if it is built earlier, it can also start its voyage earlier.

Thinking of this, Lu Chensheng was ready to approve it without much thought. However, when Lu Chensheng saw the budget, he suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth and took a breath in his heart.

"Two million five hundred and eighty thousand taels?"

Lu Chensheng looked at this number, and the hand he was preparing to approve trembled.

This is too much!

The R&D and construction of ships, as well as human resources and daily maintenance, do seem to require so much money.

Lu Chensheng looked at it carefully and found that the price seemed to be quite reasonable.

But this will inevitably put Lu Chensheng in trouble. This money cannot be taken out just as it is said to be.

Du Rufang saw something strange about Lu Chensheng, so he secretly stepped forward to take a look, and was stunned at the sight.

"Sir, you can leave the shipbuilding matter aside for now, my lord!"

What's the wrong way to spend more than two million taels of silver? How could it be spent so carelessly on building a ship?

"Sir, the other provinces and ministries need countless expenditures, and they can't get the money right now!"

Several ministers on the side stepped forward to persuade Lu Chensheng.

How can such a large sum of money be spent so easily?

"The money doesn't need to be taken from the treasury. I will come up with a way to get the money."

Lu Chensheng waved his hand to ask these ministers to be quiet.

The ministers were stunned when they heard this. If the money is not taken from the treasury, where will there be money?

They didn't understand how Lu Chensheng could get money besides getting it here. They couldn't ask them to donate money together, right?

They have only been in office for a long time, and they have no money in their hands. If Lu Chensheng wants to make some money out of them, wouldn't it be a joke?

If you think about it carefully, there are only so many ways for dynasties in the past to get money.

One of them is asking ministers to donate money.

But where do they have the money?

Since the money is not taken from them, where can I get the money?

I always feel like something is wrong. If money were so easy to come by, would the previous dynasties still be worried that they would have no money?

Everyone was puzzled and Lu Chensheng didn't say anything and led everyone back.

On the street, people are coming and going.

Among the traveling merchants and common people, some looked in a hurry, while others were quite leisurely.

Seeing Lu Chensheng, they all retreated to both sides.

In fact, even if they did not retreat, the Jinyi guards at the side would not allow them to get too close.

After a while, Lu Chensheng led the people back to the yard.

"Go and find people from these aristocratic families. Are there people from them in Xinghan City?"

Lu Chensheng wrote a list and handed it to Gu Zhifang. Gu Zhifang took it and nodded immediately after taking a look.

"Yes, they all have people here. I will go find them right now."

After Gu Zhifang finished speaking, he turned around and went to do it.

None of the people left. They wanted to see how Lu Chensheng got the money.

When did money become so easy to get? This is what they don't understand.

After half a stick of incense, the heads of various aristocratic families here came to the study one by one.

The study room is not big and looks a bit crowded.

"Sir, you asked me to come here, but what's the important matter?"

People from several aristocratic families were a little uneasy now.

Being called here by Lu Chensheng always felt like it was not a good thing.

Lu Chensheng was very calm. Seeing these people looking at him uneasily, he waved his hand casually, indicating that they didn't need to be so nervous.

"I'm calling you here. It's not a big deal. It's mainly for you to collect some money."

Are you crazy, sir? You are thinking of taking money from these aristocratic families?

Du Rufang and others originally wanted to see how Lu Chensheng got the money.

I never expected that Lu Chensheng had such an idea.

How can it be so easy to get money from these aristocratic families?

Is this a joke?

If you really want to get money from these aristocratic families, you might as well go to their door with a knife and ask for it.

"If you ask for money, of course we are obligated to do so. Although my Li family doesn't have much savings, we can still get a thousand taels of silver!"

The person in charge of the Li family heard this and spoke without hesitation.

He said this, but his face was full of pain, and he could see that he was uncomfortable.

The Lu Chensheng in front of me started blackmailing them before he even ascended the throne. What will happen if he ascends the throne in the future?

This can't continue like this. Lu Chensheng now has many disciples from his family, so it seems that he has to use some means.

There is also the person who found them before and wanted to rebel against Yin Liang. It seems that he needs to put more effort into helping him.

No one wants to be coerced like this.

"Although my Wu family is not a rich and powerful family, I am still willing to support you. My Wu family will contribute eight hundred taels of silver!"

"My Yin family gave me nine hundred taels of silver!"
Chapter completed!