It took about three days to perfect the plan. After repeated deductions, the two decided to finalize the plan.
While selecting students from various places, Mu Qianyu met with Qin Chuan and the Minister of Hubu, an old man who looked to be in his sixties.
After the two of them saluted, Mu Qianyu said directly: "My dear friends, I have a plan that requires your cooperation. Since there are ears between us, I won't tell you the details of the plan. You two just need to obey my orders."
Qin Chuan and Mr. Lu were both confused, but they still acted obediently.
After all, Your Majesty is still the person in power in both name and actual sense. She carries the destiny of Dashang, and as long as she is a subject of Dashang, there is no way to rebel against her.
"Please give me your Majesty's orders." they both said in unison.
"Lord Lu, I will need about five billion spiritual stones in the early stage. Is it convenient for the treasury?" Mu Qianyu asked, and she had already reduced the cost to no less.
After hearing this, Mr. Qin Chuan and Mr. Lu couldn't help but look up at Mu Qianyu, their eyes full of disbelief.
Although five billion spiritual stones is not a big sum for an empire as big as Dashang, Dashang is now facing a shortage of resources and it is difficult to avoid smuggling some necessities from other countries at high prices.
Now even one hundred million spiritual stones have to be calculated and spent, let alone one billion.
Mr. Lu glanced at Qin Chuan's face, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the state treasury does have this money, but according to the current tax situation of Dashang, the income in the next two years will be small, and the training expenses will be high.
, you really can’t spend money without reason.”
"Of course I'm not spending for no reason. If you have it, just take it out, and I can naturally make the money flow back hundreds or thousands of times." Mu Qianyu said very firmly.
Mr. Lu looked embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, five billion is really not a small amount. Do you think you can take 100 million first?"
"I want five billion and you give me one hundred million? Old man, are you trying to fool a child?" Mu Qianyu suddenly became a little unhappy. She could still be a prodigal.
If most of her money hadn't been used to train students and talents in Dongzhou, five billion would really not be a big sum of money to her, and she would have just waved her hand.
So she didn't expect Dashang to be so stingy.
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is in urgent need of money and food. Unless you use it appropriately, you will never be able to use it." Mr. Lu knelt down directly.
Mu Qianyu had no choice but to look at Qin Chuan and said, "Master Qin, you know me. Although I can't say what I want to do, I won't spend money indiscriminately."
"Your Majesty will naturally not squander it carelessly. I believe in Your Majesty." Qin Chuan also pondered for a while before turning to Mr. Lu and said: "Mr. Lu, just give it to Your Majesty."
He had no idea what Mu Qianyu was going to do, and he was totally unsure. But His Majesty was Your Majesty after all, and it would be difficult not to give up if he asked.
Once the emperor was offended, Qin Chuan had seen her get angry.
I hope the money will buy her some peace and allow her to eat, drink and have fun in peace in the past two years without causing trouble.
Mr. Lu didn't understand Qin Chuan very much, but the Prime Minister had already spoken, so he naturally nodded and said, "Yes, I will approve it to Your Majesty when I get back."
Mu Qianyu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Master Qin's words are still useful. Next time I will send Master Qin directly to deliver the order so that I won't waste any more words."
"I don't dare to overstep my bounds. Your Majesty has to decide everything about Dashang." Qin Chuan said respectfully. He does things flawlessly, so naturally he can't leave any flaws.
"Don't worry, I leave it to you. Lord Qin, there is no need to be trembling. I am not a foolish king, and I know who is a capable minister." Mu Qianyu reassured him again, and before leaving, he said to Mr. Lu: "By the way, sir, in three days
I want to see the spirit stone delivered to my bedroom."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Mr. Lu could only respond.
After all, the Prime Minister agreed, and he, a small household minister, really couldn't raise any objections.
On the way back, Mr. Lu sighed repeatedly: "Sir, that's a total of five billion spiritual stones. Are you really giving it away like this?"
"What if I don't give it away? This is Your Majesty. I'll just do as you please." Qin Chuan's face was still calm, but his heart was bleeding. He hoped that she would only come to ask for it once, otherwise Dashang would really be unable to support him.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance was also dejected and felt that he would not be able to sleep for a few more nights.
Two days later, Mu Qianyu got the money, and then overnight there were many people recycling scrap copper and scrap iron in Dashang, and the prices were pretty good.
As a result, many people have sold useless metal materials or spiritual weapons such as broken swords at home. They are of no use at home anyway, so why not do it if someone gives them money.
A month later, not only in the territory of Dashang, but also in the four surrounding countries, Beiyan, Western Chu, Nanzhao, and Eastern Xia Dynasty, there was also an upsurge of waste collection.
These are the secret guards brought by Beichen Ye. These people are good at following and avoiding being followed. They are preparing to transport these things to Dashang quietly.
The four huge dynasties were able to bring back the scrap metal of hundreds of ships almost every day. The reason why they didn't use storage rings was because there weren't that many rings.
There is a mountain range with a radius of tens of thousands of miles outside the imperial capital of Dashang. Now all the people in the imperial capital know that the new emperor of Dashang wants to build a magnificent summer resort, and tens of thousands of workers have been assembled to dig out the mountain and dig the foundation.
The people and officials of the great merchants were full of complaints about the massive construction projects at this moment of crisis for the great merchants. This empress really knew how to enjoy it. She actually had the thought to build a summer resort when the great merchants were facing such a crisis. It was simply unbelievable.
He was heartless and extremely comatose.
At first, the merchants and common people thought that His Majesty was quite good, as he could show up at critical moments and hold up the situation, but now it seems that apart from his ability to use force, he really has no strategy or benevolence.
But when they talked privately, no one dared to complain publicly. Yan Guan did give dozens of words of advice, but Qin Chuan stayed in the middle and did not send it to Mu Qianyu at all.
As for why he didn't tell them face to face, Mu Qianyu didn't give them a chance to tell them face to face. He just went to court on the day he came back and then canceled the court meeting. He had no intention of giving the officials a chance to see him again.
When digging the foundation, she dug many underground caves, all of which are convenient for blacksmiths to make iron. This is because the five billion expenditure must have a purpose, and because she also needs a secret location and a lot of money to build her own products.
Personnel exchanges.
Saying that she is going to build a summer resort is the best reason, so that other countries will only think that she is a prodigal who only knows how to have fun, and they will also relax their vigilance towards her.