Royal Palace.

Xuanzheng Hall.

A few days ago, Qi Xingyun publicly removed the official title of Li Sanshao, the Minister of Household Affairs, and a new one has not yet been appointed.

In the past, the position of one of the six ministers of household affairs, an important minister of the imperial court, would have been fought for long ago.

But this time the situation is very different. No one is willing to take up this position.

Daqi's finances are in a mess, the treasury is empty, the west is suffering from droughts year after year, and the east is still at war. The Ministry of Revenue is a real hot pot. Anyone who jumps in may be boiled alive.

Li Sanshao could still be called a capable official back then, at least before he was promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. However, after he was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he did nothing. Is it really that his ability was too poor?

Or because the problem is too big!

Qi Xingyun sat on the dragon chair, looked around, and sighed in his heart.

Among the important ministers in the palace, few can truly entrust them with important responsibilities and do their jobs well.

It is difficult for Daqi to revive.

"Zhang Aiqing, what are the rules of your cabinet regarding the selection of Minister of Household Affairs?"

The person who came out was Zhang Tingyu, a bachelor. After he saluted, he said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has approved Muzichuan's appointment as the Minister of Household Affairs."

"Isn't Mu Zichuan your student? I have ordered him to end Ding You ahead of schedule. At this time when the world is in chaos, the court is short of people."

"Your Majesty, you don't avoid relatives when you are promoted. Mu Zichuan has enough qualifications to be qualified for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs." Bachelor Zhang Tingyu bowed and said.

"Mu Zichuan succeeds as the Minister of Household Affairs. Do you still have any objections?"

"I have no objection."

Mu Zichuan's succession to the position of Minister of Household Affairs was decided so easily.

The three cabinet bachelors all agreed, and the other ministers happened to have no intention of entering the quagmire of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so this meeting was easily passed.

After retiring from the court, Qi Xingyun was filled with exhaustion. He stayed in the study room while the maid kneaded and tapped his shoulders for a while, but he was still very restless.

The country's affairs are difficult, and there is no one who is considerate and can take care of things.

He couldn't help but think of Yang Ruoqing's good fortune. She was the only one who made money for him.

The wool textile industry is now in operation. Wool from the north is transported from Tuoba Shi at a very low price. After being spun by machines in the capital, new types of cloth are finally formed and transported to the market for sale.

The profits from this can be said to be huge.

Now that the national treasury is out of money, relying solely on Mu Zichuan is not enough. Finding Yang Ruoqing to solve the problem is also an important way.

"Pass an order to let Mrs. Zhongyongbo enter the palace to see me." Qi Xingyun issued the order.

The eunuch who delivered the order quickly brought the order to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion. In the evening, Yang Ruoqing entered the palace and met Qi Xingyun.

"The imperial court... is short of money. Now the national treasury is empty. My internal treasury is also out of money. Even the royal family's expenses are stretched thin. Qing'er, what do you think I should do?"

Qi Xingyun was a little embarrassed. It was okay not to meet him. When they met, they talked about how to make money and how to get money.

Yang Ruoqingming doesn't have such a big position on the face of it. It would be a shame to find someone from a womanly family to be the emperor.

"Isn't there any extra money from taxes?" Yang Ruoqingyu rested her chin on her hands and rolled up her sleeves, revealing a section of her white jade-like arms. She raised her eyebrows with a hint of tiredness.

These days, there are many things to do, and it is indeed very tiring and exhausting.

"I can't collect more money, so I can't increase taxes. Now the people have a lot of burdens. If another uprising is triggered, Daqi will be in danger." Qi Xingyun looked melancholy, and there was already a strand of white hair on his temples. He was very worried.

It does a lot of harm to the body.

"Isn't Mu Zichuan newly appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs? Why don't you ask him to solve the problem?" Yang Ruoqing stretched out her hand to cover her mouth. She was afraid that she would yawn next moment, so she planned to take a good rest at night.

"He wants to go to Jiangnan to raise money. In the three provinces of Jiangnan, more than half of the imperial court's tax burden comes from Jiangnan, and the richest people in the world are the richest." Qi Xingyun said.

"It's difficult. This matter is extremely difficult. Mu Zichuan can't do it alone."

"I asked him not to go for the time being. We have to rectify Jiangnan. This is not the time." Qi Xingyun sighed.

"Then issue stocks. The western Daxia tribe still belongs to Daqi, and there is a large area of ​​land in the far west..."

"When we raise a large amount of funds, we must first package and list the Daxia tribe as a whole. We first calculate the approximate amount of money needed, and then we release the shares in a targeted manner."

"Moreover, since we want to list them as a whole, we need to paint a moving prospect, and there must be profits. And in this, what are prospects and profits?"

"Of course it's the land."

"Your Majesty, the investors all over the world who have invested money, on the one hand, their investment has fed the barbarians of the Daxia tribe and provided them with good weapons. After they moved westward, they hunted other tribes and everything they obtained

How to distribute the spoils of war, how to profit from the land they obtained, how to distribute it, how to protect the interests of shareholders in the future, and how to distribute dividends."

"I have calculated that a lot of land in the westward march is not without value. A lot of land can be auctioned off. When my Science and Technology Garden develops better vehicles to allow both sides to pass, those seemingly useless lands will be

Both can make a lot of money.”

"And once you really reach the far west, there are countless resources there, including minerals, timber, animals, etc., as well as fields suitable for farming."

"The so-called stocks just tell a story. If the story is told well, people will pay for it. People must see the prospects and benefits, and then people will invest money crazily."

Qi Xingyun's eyes lit up, and he realized that Yang Ruoqing's idea was a bit ruthless. He was clearly using an invisible knife to kill people, and those people had to be willing to be killed. It was simply unbelievable.

"Is this how the wool business of the Tianxia Commercial Alliance has a joint-stock system?" Qi Xingyun asked, he didn't know much about it.

"That's roughly it, but the wool business can really make money. Well, maybe it will make money in the future, but it's hard to say now. The imperial court must release the benefits of westward expansion from time to time and build a station and a wharf.

, building the road, what was gained, and so on, so as to establish a Westward Expansion League to take care of this matter." Yang Ruoqing explained.

"Okay, I'll do it right away, but I need to send someone to contact the people in Western Daxia, tell them my decision, and handle this matter well," Qi Xingyun said.

"Let Mu Zichuan go. Didn't he just take up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? He must do it to get money for the treasury, so let him serve as the president of the Westward Alliance and handle the matter with full authority.

Already."
Chapter completed!