Emperor Tongzhi immediately realized that something was wrong. The final key was not the problem of repairing the steel factory or not! It was the problem of money!

"Well..." Zai Chun said in a deep thought, "I have read the income and expenditure statements of your Ministry of Revenue in the past few years. Now the court has a surplus of more than 10 million yuan a year. Is it still a shortage of this steel plant?"

"Baofeng! What do you mean?"

Bao Yan bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty! The surplus of more than 10 million in the Ministry of Revenue seems to be a lot, but our court is also very big!"

"Do you know how many new expenses each department has to wait for you to use the treasure?"

"The banner pay paid by the Zongren Mansion every year is about two discounts. Although I have paid back a portion of it over the years, I still owe the banner people a huge amount of seven million!"

"The total amount of silver that the Ministry of Industry applied to dredge the Huanghuai River has reached 11 million taels of silver... Fortunately, the rain has not been heavy in recent years, so it has not been repaired. However, if there is too much precipitation in the Huanghuai region this year and next two years, it may be a flood!"

"There is no money left!"

"The Ministry of War has long been clamoring to repair the Jiangyin Fort, which is another expenditure of more than 2 million taels of silver!"

"The other departments have applied for approval, and they have a total of 40 to 50 million taels of silver!"

"Where is the money? The Ministry of Revenue has no money anymore. Please tell me your Majesty that the Ministry of Revenue really has no money..."

Bao Yan is a practical minister, and he has a completely different weight when talking to a slut prince like Yi Li! Yi Li knew how to play with mud and scoundrels, but Bao Yan could put out all the money spent by the country one by one!

Every one makes you speechless and unable to refute!

Chen Ke, who had been owed for many years, has been owed since the Daoguang period, but it can be delayed, but how can the money for Huanghuai water conservancy?

In the past, the country had no money in war, but now that we have money, why don’t we make up for it? Is it really waiting for God to be unhappy and get into trouble?

Jiangyin Fortress must be repaired. Now the maritime power of the Chinese and foreigners is getting stronger and stronger, and the coastal defense of the Qing Dynasty is ineffective!

The coastal defense is gone, will the river defense also be lost?

The entrance to Jiangyin happened to be blocked between Shanghai and Nanjing. The fortress was controlled by the imperial court, and all enemy warships that were coming and going must be clamped!

This is an investment in national security. Can it be saved? The Ministry of War has already slapped the table for this!

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Justice also have many projects to ask for money. Each reason is absolutely magnificent!

In the final analysis, the Ministry of Revenue has no money, so don’t think that the surplus of more than 10 million yuan per year is real. In fact, it doesn’t count much debt!

Zaichun's face suddenly became silenced. He didn't expect that it would take so much money to govern a country, and that all of them were so important.

Everyone was looking at Zai Chun, eager to hear the emperor's reaction. Bao Jin kicked the ball over, it depends on how the emperor took it!

This is a conspiracy, this is a trap. The old foxes in the officialdom actually smelled the smell, but no one dared to speak!

Cixi and Ci'an's expressions changed. They had already vaguely guessed what these court officials were going to do, but at this moment there was no time to remind the emperor and could not speak clearly.

Just as Cixi was about to interrupt Zaichun's thoughts, Yinggui, the Minister of War, suddenly stood up and knelt in front of Emperor Tongzhi, his eyes were red.

"Your Majesty! I have something to say. The Jiangyin Fortress is really impossible to repair. The terrain at the estuary of the Yangtze River is only the most dangerous section of Jiangyin!"

"As long as we build high-rise turrets and use the latest cannons, we can easily block the river surface. At that time, the enemy's warships will not be able to invade our inland river along the river surface!"

"The Yangtze River front line is the richest place in the Qing Dynasty, and the river defense security also determines the navigation safety of the Grand Canal. Your Majesty, the north needs food and goods from the south, and the transport of troops must rely on this canal!"

"Please make a decision quickly and build Jiangyin Fortress!"

Bao Jing jumped up as soon as he heard this, "What you said is very light. Just buying the first batch of cannons and labor will cost the imperial court two million. In the later stage, it will have to invest every year. The Ministry of Revenue has no money!"

"Money! There is only money left in your eyes. Is it important to the Qing Dynasty or the country's country?"

"Don't force me, the Ministry of Revenue has no money, and I can't transform it for you! I'm the big tent of the Qing Dynasty. I can't learn the ability to make a teahouse in the alley every day!"

"Open your mouth and lips, can money fall from the sky?"

Speaking of this, Yinggui suddenly seemed to think of something. He kowtowed to Emperor Tongzhi on the imperial throne, "Report to Your Majesty, I have heard a very bizarre rumor in the market these days!"

"According to the foreigners in Minxiang in Dongjiao, Long Sui Ye got a large sum of silver from Britain? I wonder if the news is true?"

Quiet! Death and quiet! You can hear a needle falling from the entire Yangxin Palace!

Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is in Pei Gong. After so much trouble, Zai Chun realized that the target these people are going to do today is actually him!

What are the choice of queens, industrialization, steel factories, relocated land, etc., all are false! They are all false tricks. They made a plan and lured the topic to the money step by step!

Ying Gui said with a righteous look on her face, "Your Majesty! There are those who are circulating in the market, saying that the British gave the Emperor 15 million taels of uninteresting military aid!"

"Hahaha... This really saved the court from the urgency. Jiangyin Fortress asked for a fund of 2 million!"

Bao Jing also bowed and said, "Your Majesty... I thought it was a rumor in the market at first, but later when I heard the news spread, even the foreigners in Dongjiaomin Lane were talking about this matter!"

"Please tell your Majesty if there is this money... If so, I hope your Majesty will include the money in the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible. The court is now tight!"

The picture is revealed! It turns out that the biggest conspiracy of the entire dynasty is to ask for money, and they all reached into the emperor's private warehouse!

After all, Zaichun is a teenage child, and his skill in cultivating energy is much worse. I can't help but get angry when I hear this!

"Enough! I let you talk about the steel factory. Your Wang Gu talks about him, what money do you say? If you don't have money, don't do errands?"

"As officials of the court, they believe in the rumors in the city, what do they look like!"

Yinggui quickly kowtowed, "Your Majesty! I dare not lose my etiquette. I just want to know whether this rumor is true or false!"

"Is there any military aid? Long lively can clarify it in just one sentence! Is there or not?"

Bao Jing also said impatiently, "Yes, if there is no such silver, then our court will think of another way, but if there is really this silver, it is better to include it in the Ministry of Revenue Warehouse!"

"Your Majesty is the lord of the world, so you should have the heart of the world as the public. At this time, don't divide the internal and external treasurys!"

Speaking of this, Bao Jing felt sad and kneeled on the ground and shed tears. "The court... the court is too poor, and it really can't move..."

Hi... Zaichun was so angry that he couldn't speak anymore, and his hands were already shaking.

Yi, who was watching coldly, looked as deep as water, but he didn't say a word, but his heart was already full of joy!

"Boy, I see how you break this game today!"
Chapter completed!