"Why did Yuwen Zhen transport such a little money and food from the Western Regions?"

Zhao Xun looked at the list in his hand, frowned slightly, and said with some displeasure.

After much anticipation, I finally waited for it, but when I looked at the numbers, it was only 1.5 million silver and 1.3 million grain. The amount was too small, which was too far from Zhao Xun's expectations.

Sheng Shitong, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, bowed and said, "Sage, Yu Wenzhen has another briefing, which is directly conveyed to the Ministry of Revenue. In the briefing, he stated that because the situation in the Western Regions is unstable, there are many bandits in various places to cause trouble. If all the money, grain and taxes are concentrated, the attention is too great and the security cannot be guaranteed, so a batch of money, grain and taxes will be temporarily transported first. After the situation is stable, he will transport 10 million taels of silver and 5 million taels of grain to Fengjing at one time."

Qian Mingdu smiled and said, "Emperor, the rebellion in the Western Regions has just been quelled. Yuwen Zhen's troops were scattered all over the country, transporting money, grain, taxes on a large scale. I am afraid that the troops will be unable to reach the level. Although the money, grain, taxes and taxes sent this time are not large, they are enough to solve the urgent needs of the court."

Zhao Xun didn't say much. Since some things have been explained, that's enough.

Zhao Xun looked at Shengshitong and asked strangely: "Your Ministry of Revenue this time earned 2.5 million taels, of which 1.5 million taels were sent by Yuwen Zhen. What's the matter?"

Sheng Shitong replied: "The extra one million taels of silver was donated to the court by Huang Baichuan, the governor of Caizhou."

Liu Jinshui also spoke out at this time: "Huang Baichuan donated so much money at once, which is enough to show his loyalty to the court and the emperor."

Zhao Xun smiled and did not answer the topic.

Sheng Shitong looked at Liu Jinshui and frowned.

Liu Jinshui's current position is a general, but these are not granted by military achievements, just because he was Zhao Xun's confidant. After Zhao Xun ascended the throne, he rewarded his close ministers in the crown prince's mansion on a large scale. Following this east wind, Liu Jinshui gained great benefits and cheapness, but with real credit and qualifications, Liu Jinshui is nothing. If he is a little self-aware, he should understand that he is not qualified to speak in such occasions, especially for such very subjective and targeted words. He is not chatting with anyone, but is making suggestions for the country. Any sentence said by any minister standing here will affect the emperor's judgment to a certain extent.

Sheng Shitong said in a low voice: "The emperor, where the profit is, he will go all out. Huang Baichuan puts such great efforts to get what he wants to get?"

Zhao Xun said slowly: "I know what Huang Baichuan means, but I just dislike Caizhou's poverty and want to change the place."

Sheng Shitong said with a serious look: "Some things cannot be measured by money."

Zhao Xun remained silent.

Liu Jinshui spoke again: "Mr. Shan is a little heavy-hearted. People go to high places and water flows to low places. This is human nature. Besides, Huang Baichuan has never submitted memorials or asked for anything to do. As a minister, Huang Baichuan's loyalty is obvious."

Qian Mingdu looked at Liu Jinshui, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. He really didn't know how such an ignorant person was favored by the emperor. However, Qian Mingdu would never show this disdain. Even when he was with Liu Jinshui, he would often deliberately flatter the other party. Qian Mingdu's philosophy of life, unethical character, and close to him is a good person, and no matter how good he is, he is an enemy.

Sheng Shitong sneered: "I just don't know which is more important than Huang Baichuan's loyalty and one million taels of silver."

Liu Jinshui's face turned slightly red, and he looked at Shengshitong with hatred. The other party was obviously mocking himself, recognizing money but not people.

Zhao Xun waved his hand and said with a smile: "Huang Baichuan has made contributions to the court. As for how to deal with it, I will discuss it later."

There was no court meeting today. Zhao Xun originally chatted and played in the palace with Liu Jinshui and Qian Mingdu, but because the money, grain, tax and taxes in the Western Regions arrived in Fengjing. When news came, Zhao Xun temporarily attracted Shengshitong to inquire, which happened to involve Huang Baichuan. By the way, the few people present obviously had a huge disagreement of opinions, so Zhao Xun immediately terminated their discussion.

Any changes in the Jiedushi's vassal state are not trivial matters, and Zhao Xun would not take such an important matter to such an occasion for discussion.

After Shengshitong left, Liu Jinshui immediately spoke: "Shengshitong is simply unreasonable. You are so embarrassed to be poor every day. Now others have contributed a lot of money, and he is here to say those things without any yin and yang. I really don't know what he is thinking."

Zhao Xun frowned and said, "Liu Jinshui, I have told you many times. Don't just talk about the ministers in the court. Sheng Shitong's words are not unreasonable. Huang Baichuan gave the court such a large sum of silver, so he must have something to ask for. I can't see this."

Liu Jinshui said a little aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, I just think that no matter whether Huang Baichuan has any purpose or not, at least he is willing to give. Compared with those who only seek to get something but refuse to give, Huang Baichuan is already very rare."

Zhao Xun shook his head, looked at Qian Mingdu, and asked, "What do you think?"

Qian Mingdu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think is the most important thing as a minister?"

Zhao Xun immediately said: "Of course, loyalty."

Qian Mingdu said: "I think it's an attitude."

Zhao Xun asked strangely: "What does this mean?"

Qian Mingdu said slowly: "Loyalty is invisible, but attitude can be seen, especially the local governors. Whether they are loyal to the emperor and the court is not a decisive factor. What determines their relationship with the court is their attitude. Since the Battle of Jiangnan, Huang Baichuan has always been respectful of the court and obeyed his orders. This time, the emperor had no orders during the rebellion of Cheng Xisi, but Huang Baichuan was able to lead his troops to fight and work for the court and the emperor. This is enough to show his attitude. In this way, what he wants, as long as it is not too much, the emperor will give it to him."

Liu Jinshui took the opportunity to say: "In this way, we can set an example for the major military governors and vassal states in the world. If everyone really learns from Huang Baichuan's behavior and doing things like this, why worry about the world?"

"General Liu said this is a great charity."

Qian Mingdu smiled and gave Liu Jinshui a face.

After hearing the two of them, Zhao Xun nodded, feeling that what they said made sense.
Chapter completed!