Yun Wu was not very happy that her appreciation of beauty was interrupted, and she was even more unhappy because of the content of Ye Shang's scolding.
"Your Majesty, I went to bed at midnight. You called someone to wake me less than an hour after I fell asleep. How can I be in good shape if I don't wake up?" Yun Wu said speechlessly.
The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became. In order to help this brother, she really worked overtime all night long, but this guy was not considerate at all.
Even if he didn't say thank you after giving him something, he called her to the Prince Regent's Palace even though he knew she stayed up all night.
The household affairs were not urgent, so it was okay to be late for a day or two. Even though he knew that she couldn't be woken up, he still asked someone to wake her up three or four times.
Her kindness really fed the dog.
Xu Xian was so frightened that he quickly stood up and saluted. He stood aside in disbelief and tried to reduce his sense of presence.
Who is this woman? She must be too courageous to dare to challenge the regent.
Ye Xiang was really angry, so he sent someone to call Yun Wu even though he knew she hadn't slept all night.
Whoever kept her up all night had prepared such an infuriating thing for him.
But now that he saw that her eyes were blue and she looked listless, Ye Xiang felt a little regretful and should let her have a good rest.
Ye Xiang said with a cold face: "Who told you not to sleep at night?"
Yun Wu rolled her eyes: "Who is that for?"
"You still said that!" Ye Xiang walked in and came to her side: "It's not an urgent matter, so it doesn't require you to stay up all night."
Yun Wu pursed her lips, hugged his waist, and said feebly: "Then I don't want to help you."
Nightmare: "..."
I don't need your help at all.
But after all, this woman's starting point was for him, and it was difficult for him to get angry.
Xu Xian: Am I a bit redundant here? Should I avoid it first?
Xu Xian held the booklet in his hand, moved quietly, and prepared to exit in a discerning manner.
Although he really wanted to stay here and watch some confidential things, he also knew that there were some things that would cost his life to watch.
"Then let Mr. Xu come back tomorrow?" Ye Xiang said somewhat helplessly.
This woman probably can't talk about much in her current condition.
Xu Xian stopped retreating and immediately said: "Then I will take my leave first."
"No need." Yun Wu yawned: "Anyway, I was woken up and I can't fall asleep now. Now that I'm here, let's talk about it. I've recorded everything I know in the book. Do you have any doubts, Mr. Xu?
You can ask somewhere.”
Xu Xian glanced at the regent and saw that he did not agree very much, so he quickly asked a question: "Miss, everything in your brochure is very constructive, but there is one very important issue. All these measures need to be done."
Silver... I'm afraid the treasury won't be able to come up with so much silver."
Yun Wu didn't expect that the problem was this. She thought that the Minister of Household Affairs would think what she wrote was fantasy and that she was fanciful.
I also thought that the Minister of Accounts felt that these efforts might not succeed in the end and objected.
The only thing I never thought about was silver.
In her opinion, farming is much cheaper than military power.
Yun Wu looked at Ye Xiang: "Is the national treasury so poor now? Can't you even get the money for these plans?"
Ye Shang was tortured by Yun Wu's soul.
He looked at Xu Xian: "How much money does Mr. Xu think it will cost to implement this?"
Xu Xian replied anxiously: "I only made a rough calculation, and it probably costs tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Ye Xiang looked at him coldly: "Can't you even take out ten thousand taels from the treasury?"
Xu Xian didn't want to complain, but now that he was asked, he had to tell her. He said: "The Queen Mother will be Qianqiu in a few months. The Ministry of Industry proposed to build a Qianqiu Tower for the Queen Mother, which will cost hundreds of thousands of taels."
Ye Xiang asked with a cold face: "Who agreed to this?"
"The emperor has agreed, and Minister Lin has no objection. Funds have been allocated to the Ministry of Industry, and construction will start in a few days." Xu Xian said honestly.
He had a big quarrel with Lin Shangshu because of this matter. Now that the national treasury is not full and many people are still hungry, how can such a large amount of money be spent on such a thing.
But Lin Shangshu said that this year is the Queen Mother's birthday, and it must be carried out in a big way, so she cannot refute the Queen Mother's face.
Lin Shangshu insisted on going his own way, but he couldn't persuade him. He had a big quarrel with him and didn't know where to complain. After all, the emperor agreed to the matter.
The regent usually didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the court and turned a blind eye to many things. He didn't dare to complain to the regent.
I didn't expect to have this opportunity today.
Ye Xiang's eyes gleamed slightly, are these bitches doing whatever they want when they see him not doing anything?
Ha... What kind of Qianqiu Tower should be built for the Queen Mother?
He's not dead yet, and he's trying to please the Queen Mother?
Yun Wu smiled: "Master Xu, Lin Shangshu is now in prison. He will definitely be dismissed as Shangshu. You are now the person in charge of the Ministry of Revenue.
You have also read the brochure. These measures will not only double the farmland yield, but I am still confident that it will double it.
It would be a joke if the great country could not even afford 10,000 taels of silver, but could use 100,000 taels to build Qianqiu Tower.
I heard that Mr. Xu is also from a poor family, and his family is also a farmer in the countryside. He should know how many people's hunger problems this method can solve if successful. If your household department cannot come up with this little money, then I will find cooperation with various aristocratic families.
You should also know that if you cooperate with aristocratic families and finally succeed in increasing production, the people will not get any benefits.
I still hope that this kind of matter related to the people's livelihood is in the hands of the court. You are now the one who makes the decision in the Ministry of Household Affairs, so you should think carefully about what to do.
When you are an official, you have things to do and things you should not do. Don't be at odds with each other when it comes to big things. Instead of talking about doing it for the people of the world, think about whether you should do it for your family."
Xu Xian's face turned red and white as she spoke, and he said sarcastically: "Now the money has been taken to the Ministry of Industry, and the other part has been taken to the Ministry of War. The money in the account of the Household Department is less than five thousand... The money in the official's own account is
With more money, we can make up five thousand."
It's not that he doesn't want to take out the money, it's that there is really no money in the household account. He has a large family and doesn't have much money left at home.
He was willing to spend all his family's money, but it was a drop in the bucket.
"Okay, Mr. Xu is willing to chip in five thousand taels. I will find a way for the other five thousand taels."
Ye Xiang said with a cold face: "There is no need to go to such trouble. I will ask the Ministry of Industry to return the money."
Yun Wu glared at him: "You can get it back this time, but what about next time? Because of your majesty, they don't dare to come openly. Wouldn't they come in secret? They have to send the money back by themselves."
Ye Shang said with disdain: "Trouble."
Yun Wu snorted: "I came up with this idea, I made the brochure, and now you tell me that the money was used to build Qianqiu Tower!
How much effort I put into getting these out!
I won't care if they obediently return the money to the Ministry of Accounts, otherwise I will let them know the consequences of using people's money to flatter themselves."