Three hundred and twentieth chapters household bleeding
"Yan Qing?"
Xiao Pingsi's tone was gentler, full of helplessness.
He knew that asking Yan Lanfeng, a stingy guy, to come up with another sum of money would be tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth.
However, it is not appropriate for the Ministry of Works to make such an incident public, and we don’t know when the lost silver will be recovered or how much we can recover.
We can only place our hope on the Ministry of Finance.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has some money."
Yan Lanfeng said coldly: "It's the spring season. Epidemics occur in some areas every year, and disasters may occur if you're not careful. The Ministry of Household Affairs must prepare some money and food in advance."
"Aiqing is right." Xiao Pingsi nodded. He was the emperor of Daxia, so of course he knew where the money he spent every year went.
Spring and autumn are the most prone to disasters.
Plague comes in spring, famine comes in autumn.
Winter is actually more dangerous, but winter disasters usually start in autumn.
"But the Jiangnan Water Conservancy has been fully prepared and will start investing a lot of money to purchase various equipment and materials. If there is a delay, the auspicious time to start construction next spring will be missed... and we will have to wait for several more months."
Xiao Pingsi said: "Wouldn't it be more of a waste of money and food from the treasury?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Once the personnel and funds are in place for a national engineering project, it is the beginning of money burning.
Wasting time is wasting money.
"What your Majesty said is true. Lord Yan, bear the pain and cut off your flesh. I will find you another job to make money next year." Fang Jue could see that His Majesty really wanted to carry out this project.
And he knew even more that Yan Lanfeng had money in his hands, but he was just distressed.
Zhuge Qingshan hesitated. He didn't know how much money the household department had, and he couldn't persuade him hard.
As for His Majesty, even Zhuge Qingshan could not persuade him. His Majesty had wanted to put the Jiangnan Water Conservancy Project on the agenda many years ago.
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Yan Lanfeng, who was looking for a reason to refuse, immediately turned around when he heard Fang Jue say this: "Young Master, are you serious about what you said?"
"More real than real gold." Fang Jue smiled and shook his head.
Yan Papi is a hoarder. He likes to save money. As long as his income exceeds his income, he will be easy to talk to.
If there is no benefit, then the Ministry of Revenue must give money. Of course, Your Majesty can make this decree, but if you do this, you are afraid that the monarch and his ministers will be alienated.
If Yan Papi becomes the hands-off shopkeeper, many practical matters in the household department will have to be dealt with.
A person who is extremely capable and difficult to replace will naturally be favored.
"Okay then, the Ministry of Revenue will allocate another four million taels." Yan Lanfeng gritted his teeth and said with great pain.
"How about five million?" Xiao Pingsi stretched out five fingers to take advantage of the situation.
Yan Lanfeng immediately became alert: "Your Majesty, please don't push yourself too far. If you go any further, you will lose a point."
"Haha...I'm just kidding..." Xiao Pingsi smiled bitterly, but he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Although Xiao Pingsi was furious about the Ministry of Works matter, he was not worried about not being able to solve the case. What made him angry and bothered was that he had no money to start work at the moment.
As long as Yan Lanfeng is willing to allocate funds, Xiao Pingsi will feel no pressure.
To push forward even further is actually to make progress while retreating, lest Yan Lanfeng regret it and deduct the four million taels that should be allocated.
"It's just that these four million taels can no longer be kept in the Ministry of Industry." Zhuge Qingshan said.
"That's natural." Xiao Pingsi nodded.
Zhuge Qingshan: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry is under investigation. Who will take over the Jiangnan Water Conservancy Project?"
This matter was originally allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Works sent people to do it, and the Three Laws Department sent people to supervise it.
But now, when such a big thing happens in the Ministry of Industry, all the main officials have to take responsibility, and the Minister of Finance may have to be replaced.
How could the emperor feel at ease if someone was unfamiliar with this matter?
"Young Master..." Xiao Pingsi looked at Fang Jue. Originally, he wanted Fang Jue to supervise the project.
Because Fang Jue is rich enough, he will never be greedy, and his position is high enough to control the situation.
Fang Jue sighed: "I don't understand engineering construction."
No matter how powerful and versatile he is, the most he can do is build a house.
Water conservancy engineering is on another skill tree, and Fang Jue is really not good at it.
"Young Master, I misunderstood. What I meant was to let the Young Master take charge of the engineering department and take charge of the recent work." Xiao Pingsi looked at Fang Jue with a smile.
Several people present were stunned.
Fang Jue was even more stunned: "What does your Majesty mean?"
"Of the officials in Beijing, the only one who can reassure me at the moment to take over the important tasks of the Manual Ministry is the Young Master."
Xiao Pingsi looked serious and dignified. He was not deliberately looking up to Fang Jue, but he really thought so.
Zhuge Qingshan also thought about it immediately, and then nodded, having similar views to His Majesty.
"The old minister also believes that if the minister of the Ministry of Industry is dismissed from office, there will be someone who can take over this important responsibility..."
Zhuge Qingshan said, looking at Fang Jue, he also felt that there was no one more suitable than him.
The reason is also very simple.
At present, the Ministry of Industry has a heavy task, and the money, food and resources under its control will be strengthened. If I change the minister, I am really afraid of burning down the warehouse again.
Only the young master Fang Jue, with Taishan Bank as his backing, would not be able to mess with the law just for a small amount of money.
When Yan Lanfeng heard this, he also said: "If the young master serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry part-time, I also think it is very suitable. Your Majesty is really a sage, knowing people and making good use of them."
"Haha." Xiao Pingsi smiled proudly.
But it still depends on what Fang Jue thinks.
Several people looked over, and Fang Jue was seriously thinking about this matter.
The Minister of Industry is a position with real power. Although it does not have the power to cover the sky with one hand, it can be implemented in all aspects.
What Fang Jue wants to do next really requires the cooperation of the Ministry of Works.
If I take the opportunity to take over this position, it is not impossible.
"But Your Majesty, I have already held several positions concurrently. If I take over the Ministry of Works again, I am afraid that I will just sit in my position and not be able to do much real work." Fang felt confused.
Hearing this, several people also remembered Fang Jue's current title.
The young master of Daxia, supervised by the second-grade gun bureau, marched north from the second-grade to attack the rebel general...
He already has to take care of the prince, the Musket Bureau and the important military affairs in the north.
Although there is no prince, the following two things are enough to make Fang feel extremely busy.
Xiao Pingsi saw Fang Jue's thoughts and said with a smile: "Young Master, there is no need to refuse. Now that the results of the four northern states have been consolidated, there will be no war in a short time. As for the actual affairs of the Musket Bureau, the Young Master does not leave it to Zhuge
Is it mediocre?"
"Zhuge Yong?" Yan Lanfeng subconsciously looked at Zhuge Qingshan.
Zhuge Qingshan was also surprised: "My son has already taken over the actual affairs of the Musket Bureau?"
He was surprised and worried that he didn't know about this.
"Haha..." Fang Jue smiled awkwardly but politely.
What should I do if my boss catches me fishing?
Fang Jue has not personally supervised matters regarding the Musket Bureau since the establishment of the factory.
Zhuge Yong, a tool man, is extremely useful.
Be able to do things with a bottom line, a sense of proportion, and a correct position.
Fang Jue: "I am planning to recommend Zhuge Yong to your Majesty as the third-rank minister of my Musket Bureau..."
The Musket Bureau follows the principle of equality between the six departments, and the official structure is exactly the same, except that the top leader is not called Shangshu, but Supervisor.
"I'm sure, I'll let the cabinet issue the decree today!" Xiao Pingsi said seriously.
"Your Majesty, is it inappropriate for Quanzi to take charge of a movie at such a young age?" Zhuge Qingshan swallowed his saliva.