Qian Ruoyu naturally did not expect that Chu Mobai would have such a miserable life in the military camp. Is this still the invincible prince from back then?
Qian Ruoyu asked tentatively at this time.
"Your Majesty, if you need to support the development of the army or the total cost, how much money will it cost?"
Chu Mobai thought for a moment and then said to Qian Ruoyu.
"If we want to reach Jiayuguan, we will probably need nearly 8 million taels of silver. If we maintain the current status of the military camp, we estimate that we will need another 800,000 taels of silver."
After hearing these words, Qian Ruoyu was not surprised.
Unexpectedly, there was a tenfold difference between sending the troops out and maintaining the status quo.
This made Qian Ruoyu even more reluctant to fight.
If they just fight like this, they will spend a lot of nutrients. Otherwise, Qian Ruoyu thought that she could help Chu Mobai with her own money, but she didn't expect that all her money could barely reach the goal.
Just maintain two-thirds of the status quo.
After thinking of this, Qian Ruoyu did not want Chu Mobai to fight.
Then Qian Ruoyu said.
"How much money does the Ministry of Finance need to give?"
Chu Mobai looked helpless.
"The amount of silver approved by His Majesty was two million taels, but the Ministry of Revenue said that the plague was increasing now, resulting in extremely high costs, so it could only provide 900,000 taels of silver. After my efforts, they finally agreed to give one million taels.
silver."
"It's just that it has been a full month until now, and the one million taels of silver have still not been delivered. I am afraid that it will be difficult for my soldiers to pay military expenses in the next period of time..."
After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu couldn't help but be shocked.
She could not imagine that the situation in the military camp was already so critical, and even if she sold more rouge and gouache and brought in more money, she might not be able to fill this gap.
You can find help from the Ministry of Finance.
Then Qian Ruoyu said immediately.
"Okay, then just wait, I'll go to the household department right away."
Chu Mobai was even more surprised when he heard what Qian Ruoyu said.
Chu Mobai quickly tried to grab Qian Ruoyu and said to Qian Ruoyu.
"No..."
"Women are not allowed to participate in politics, even if you are my princess. If you just go like this, I'm afraid it will cause more trouble..."
But after hearing these words, Qian Ruoyu smiled directly.
"How could I not know this? Don't worry, I will find someone to help!"
After listening to Qian Ruoyu's words, although Chu Mobai felt a little more at ease, he actually felt more concern for Qian Ruoyu in his heart.
This was absolutely impossible before.
Seeing Qian Ruoyu leaving in a hurry, Chu Mobai felt a little concern in his heart.
He had never thought before that this woman could help him in this way, and that even though he had treated her like that before, he could still get such treatment.
Chu Mobai felt regretful for a moment.
Thinking of how cruel he was to her and the pain of that knife, Chu Mobai also slightly felt the pain of losing points. This time, he felt even more different.
Then Qian Ruoyu did not go to the Ministry of Finance, but came to Dahonglou and called Cui Wenhong over at the same time.
Cui Wenhong had just arrived. Before he could salute, he was asked by Qian Ruoyu.
"Tell me about the situation in the household department."
After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said that time, Cui Wenlong didn't even think about it and said immediately.
"The person in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs is Mr. Zhang Qiang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Master Zhang belongs to the old man faction in the capital. His great-grandfather has been an official in the capital since his generation. His grandfather was the prime minister of the previous dynasty, so Master Zhang is very prestigious in the household department."
Hearing these words immediately made Qian Ruoyu even more confused. After all, Qian Ruoyu had never heard of the so-called Lao Ye Sect before.
Therefore, when he saw Qian Ruoyu having doubts, Cui Wenhong hurriedly explained.
"Empress, the officials are divided into four factions, the old man faction like Zhang Qiang, the nouveau riche faction like Luo Shanhai, the meritorious faction like Wang Ye, and the casual faction like us."
"The Laoye Sect is very simple. As the name suggests, they are people whose ancestors have been officials in the capital for a long time. Therefore, these people have deep-rooted connections in the capital and have a large network of connections. Your father also belongs to the Grandpa Sect."
"As for the New Nobles sect, someone like Luo Shanhai came to the capital for the first time as an official. He was basically not popular in the capital, but he was appreciated by His Majesty because of his abilities. In order to compete with the Old Masters sect, the New Nobles sect
Only then did they unite with each other and form the new noble faction."
"The meritorious sect is very simple. I don't think I need to explain it. You should also know that it is the one who has outstanding merits and is very powerful in fighting. As for the Sanren sect like us, no one wants it."
After hearing his explanation, Qian Ruoyu felt a lot clearer.
But it is precisely because Zhang Qiang is a master, which means that he is likely to be stubborn and ineffective because of this. He is very stubborn. I am afraid it will be very difficult to start with Zhang Qiang.
But Qian Ruoyu also knew that if they didn't follow Zhang Qiang, there would be no way to do it, so Qian Ruoyu directly stated his original intention.
"The purpose of calling you here this time is very simple. I want to take a tooth out of the mouth of the Hubu Yamen and get one million taels of silver from them to send to the military camp."
"My husband-in-law can no longer support us. There is insufficient military rations and insufficient military resources. If we continue to struggle for more than ten days, I am afraid that our morale will be weakened, let alone go to the front line to fight."
"So I promised him to find a way to get one million taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs."
But after hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Cui Wenhong in front of him felt horrified and helpless.
"this……"
"It would be better if the princess could find another place. If you want to get money from the Hubu Yamen, it will be even more difficult than climbing to the sky. You can't just give it out in front of the Hubu Yamen..."
"And the people in the Hubu Yamen are very stubborn. Just like Mr. Zhang Qiang, with Mr. Zhang's support behind him, the people in the Hubu Yamen are usually very arrogant and domineering. Even if I say it, I may not be able to enter the Hubu Yamen...
…”
After hearing what he said, Qian Ruoyu felt the difficulty of this matter even more, but even so, Qian Ruoyu had already promised Chu Mobai, so naturally she would not regret it.