In the Hall of Yangxin, when Zhao Junchen reported the income from the auction of the soap supply to Emperor Deqing, Emperor Deqing looked shocked and confirmed with a slight stumble.
In fact, not only Emperor Deqing, but also the eunuchs who served around Emperor Deqing were also frightened by the figures Zhao Junchen said, and their faces were all stunned and stunned.
"A total of 1,446,000 taels, Your Majesty."
Zhao Junchen saw the incredible look on Emperor Deqing's face and couldn't help but feel funny, but naturally he didn't dare to laugh, so he just suppressed his laughter and answered slowly with a serious look on his face.
After being confirmed again, Emperor Deqing was stunned for a long time before he finally believed the fact and murmured to himself: "One hundred, four hundred and sixty-six thousand taels, there are really so many..."
Listening to the subtle changes in the numbers in Emperor Deqing's mouth, Zhao Junchen's mouth twitched slightly. But he still nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the total is 1,466,000 taels... If the labor cost is left aside, the internal treasury will be
This year's profit from the use of pancreas will be no less than 800,000 taels. And this is still the first year. If the pancreatic output of the inner bank can be further increased in the future, and the people gradually become accustomed to using pancreatic rice, this will
Yizi's profit can be further improved, and Yi Chen estimates that in five years, it may eventually reach about 1.5 million taels."
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing fell silent again. He seemed very calm, but his right hand holding the pen on the imperial desk could not help but tremble slightly.
Emperor Deqing always paid the most attention to his image, and never forgot to maintain the majestic and honorable imperial demeanor at all times. Even when facing Zhao Junchen, his favorite, his expression was just a little gentler.
But after hearing the figures from Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but lose his composure.
It can be seen that Emperor Deqing tried his best to maintain his noble image at this time. However, this number was beyond imagination. How could Emperor Deqing, who had always been in a tight financial situation, stay calm?
The profit of 800,000 taels seems ordinary. Compared with the nearly 10 million taels of tax revenue every year in the Ming Dynasty, it is just a small number. However, income is income. These nearly 10 million taels of silver have their own uses and can be left over every year.
The amount of free silver in the national treasury and internal treasury combined is only two to three hundred thousand taels.
This is the result of Zhao Junchen's control of the household department and internal treasury in recent years and his sound financial management. Before Zhao Junchen took power, both the household department and the internal treasury were always in deficit.
And this profit of 800,000 taels means that from this year onwards, the idle silver available to Emperor Deqing has more than tripled!
And according to Zhao Junchen, this is only the first year. In a few years, the profit of this pancake can even reach 1.5 million taels!
For Emperor Deqing, an emperor who was used to poverty, this was definitely a big surprise!!
Seeing Emperor Deqing still expressionless and silent, but his eyes were constantly fluctuating, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but sigh secretly for this emperor who "had never seen silver": "I have said before, this
You can definitely make a lot of money from pancakes. Could it be that in Emperor Deqing’s opinion, the so-called ‘day’s amount of money’ is only three to five hundred thousand taels?”
With this thought in his mind, Zhao Junchen did not delay. He held up a thick fold in both hands - the fold was not thick, but there was a thick stack of banknotes in the fold - he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, this is
These are the receipts from today’s auction of the soap supply, as well as the banknotes obtained from the auction. Your Majesty, please review and count them."
Seeing the zhezi in Zhao Junchen's hand, Emperor Deqing finally came to his senses and nodded to eunuch Zhang De next to him.
Zhang De did not dare to neglect, and quickly walked down the imperial steps, took the zhezi from Zhao Junchen, and prepared to hand it to Emperor Deqing.
Although Zhang De was the personal eunuch of Emperor Deqing, he had never been exposed to so much silver. When he took the banknotes, he couldn't help but look a little excited when he looked at the thick pile of silver notes between the banknotes.
But at this moment, Zhao Junchen suddenly said softly: "There are three hundred thousand taels more in silver notes. Please Eunuch Zhang remind your majesty."
Zhang De was stunned for a moment, then nodded gently, without saying anything more, he just returned to Emperor Deqing with the coupons and banknotes in hand, and presented the coupons and banknotes to Emperor Deqing.
After Emperor Deqing took the banknote, he resisted the urge to count the banknotes immediately, opened the bankbook, put the banknotes aside "carelessly", and then took the banknote and "carefully" reviewed it.
However, although Emperor Deqing's demeanor seemed serious when he reviewed the documents, his true thoughts were revealed by his glances at the banknotes in hand from time to time.
Apart from the 200,000 taels to be transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, the remaining money is all Emperor Deqing's own money!!
After Emperor Deqing finally finished reviewing the banknotes, he was about to say something. Zhang De, who was waiting on the side, suddenly took a step closer and whispered to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, I see that the amount of this banknote is not large.
Yes, such a thick pile seems to be more than 1,460,000 taels."
Emperor Deqing was stunned for a moment, then took another look at the banknotes in his hand, but he was too embarrassed to count them in front of Zhao Junchen, so he simply handed the banknotes to Zhang De and said: "You... count it and see how many there are.
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Zhang De respectfully agreed, then held the banknotes and counted them carefully. After a while, he said to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, I took a look at it and found that the total is 1,746,000 taels."
Emperor Deqing was startled for a moment, then turned to look at Zhao Junchen, his eyes seemed surprised and surprised, and asked in a deep voice: "Zhao Aiqing, what's going on? Why is there nearly three hundred thousand taels more in this banknote?"
Zhao Junchen had been waiting for this sentence. When Emperor Deqing asked, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed. With a look of panic on his face, he said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty..."
Emperor Deqing frowned slightly and said slowly: "Oh? There is nearly three hundred thousand taels more silver. Why are you guilty again? Tell me clearly what is going on."
Zhao Junchen raised his head slightly and asked: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the strategy of the southern tour that I told you when I just returned to Beijing?"
Emperor Deqing nodded slightly, with a flash in his eyes, and said: "Well, with my qualifications to enter the private gardens in Zhuannan, let the garden owners donate some silver... You mean, these three hundred thousand taels of silver?"
"Your Majesty is wise, and every move I make cannot be hidden from your Majesty's discerning eyes." Zhao Junchen lowered his head again and said in a deep voice: "Although such a plan was blocked by His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Crown Prince does not know the current financial situation of our dynasty.
I only feel that such behavior is detrimental to the court's face, but I don't know how many things can be solved for me with this money. I have received your majesty's wrong trust and am in charge of the treasury. It is common for your majesty to be worried about money and food, and I can't share your worries for your majesty.
, I always blamed myself and felt guilty. After going to court that day, I thought about it, and I always felt that it was a pity that the matter had been shelved. Therefore, I hid it from His Majesty and still thought about His Majesty's southern tour.
The news about entering the Zhuannan Garden spread out, and the agents of the owner of the garden in the capital also understood it and donated nearly 300,000 taels of silver to His Majesty's southern tour."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen's voice became a little firmer and he continued: "Of course, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that day was that doing this would be suspected of the court soliciting bribes from wealthy people, which would damage the face of the court. It is not unreasonable.
, However, I have made up my mind. As long as I can relieve your Majesty's worries, I will shoulder all the infamy and infamy that such an approach will cause. If something happens in the future, please claim that I don't know about it, and then plead guilty to all charges.
It belongs to me, and I will never shirk it!!"
As Zhao Junchen finished speaking, before Emperor Deqing said anything, Zhang De beside him sighed softly: "No wonder the silver note handed in by Mr. Zhao was three hundred thousand taels more, but he didn't say that it turned out to be
It's really well-intentioned to have such thoughts..."
Although Zhang De's voice was soft, it was just enough for Emperor Deqing to hear.
Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen quietly for a long time, then suddenly sighed and said slowly: "Junchen, you are very good."
Emperor Deqing usually called Zhao Junchen "Aiqing". If he called Zhao Junchen "Junchen", it meant that he was particularly satisfied with Zhao Junchen at this time and was in a good mood.
For Emperor Deqing, he would naturally not refuse these three hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Get up. You and I, the monarch and our ministers, are in harmony. Don't kneel down all the time. You have done nothing wrong in this matter." Emperor Deqing said slowly. After Zhao Junchen stood up, he continued: "The prince has no experience in governing politics.
I don’t know what the imperial court has to say, and what they do and say is a bit unconsidered. It is a great honor for the garden owners that I live in a private garden. They should donate some money, so how can it harm the imperial court’s face?
"
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhao Junchen was moved.
But privately, Zhao Junchen was frowning secretly.
What Zhao Junchen did was not only to please Emperor Deqing, but also to test how Emperor Deqing viewed him.
The result was that Emperor Deqing had no intention of rejecting Zhao Junchen's idea that if this incident happened in the future, Zhao Junchen would be blamed, while Emperor Deqing claimed to be unaware of the incident.
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ps: On the occasion of the Chinese Valentine's Day yesterday, the work was finally finished. In the next period of time, Chongzi will focus on coding and enter the outbreak period. Also, when the work came to an end yesterday, Chongzi was dragged by his colleagues to drink and celebrate, but he was actually drunk
I'm drunk and delayed the update. I'm really sorry. I'll update it three times today and five times tomorrow. I'm sorry.