Inside the Hubu Yamen, Zhou Changshou and Zhou Ping'an stood at the gate of Xu Changqing's office. Looking at the piles of official documents and letters inside, they felt that there was really no place to move, so they had to decline Xu Changqing's warm invitation.

"I was the one who was abrupt, haha."

Xu Changqing smiled awkwardly, spread his hands and said: "There is really no way. Among the six major departments of the imperial court, the household department is the busiest. Money is needed everywhere. Every day when I open my eyes, there are all kinds of urgent official letters urging money. Even in my dreams at night,

There are always pairs of hands reaching out to me. It’s really too busy. Some of these official documents have been dealt with, but there is really nothing we can do about the rest. You two, please go to the tea room next door to talk about it.”

Seeing the tired-looking Xu Changqing struggling to get out of the pile of official documents, Zhou Ping'an said: "Mr. Xu, official duties are of course important, but your health is also important. Your complexion is much worse than when I left Beijing.

He is only a few months old, but he seems to have aged two years. It is best to take care of him."

Xu Changqing handed Zhou Ping'an and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for your concern, but there is nothing we can do."

Sighing, Xu Changqing said: "There is only a little money in the treasury right now, but there are so many places where the money needs to be used. The government agencies below do not know how to share my worries, but unfortunately there is only so little money in hand that can be allocated.

When the total amount is less, we will naturally be more stingy and cautious in our dealings. In the past, when we were wealthy, we would usually allocate tens of thousands taels of silver. Now we can just make the decision by ourselves. There is no need for me to personally intervene. But now the imperial court only has such a small amount of money, which is only a few thousand taels.

The allocation requires me to discuss it with the two assistant ministers, so the efficiency will naturally be slowed down."

"But the local people who need money don't care so much. They just send official letters to the capital, either to urge or to change the budget. The efficiency here cannot be improved, and the other side is more impatient because of the slow efficiency. This matter

It just piles up."

While talking, Xu Changqing had already brought the two of them to the tea room. After ordering someone to serve tea, Xu Changqing quickly asked: "Is your highness okay?"

Zhou Ping'an nodded and said: "Everything is fine with Your Highness, and the war is going smoothly. In fact, if something went wrong suddenly at the bank, His Highness would have planned to come back and deal with it in person. However, the current situation cannot be delayed any longer, so

Just let the two of us come back first."

Xu Changqing said happily: "Did you two bring back any money?"

Zhou Ping'an gave Xu Changqing a strange look and said: "Of course I brought the money, otherwise we two brothers would have been begging for food on the street all the way. When we arrived in the capital, we still had about thirty or fifty taels on us. Mr. Xu asked this

do what?"

Xu Changqing was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "I was too impatient to explain clearly, and now the treasury is empty!"

"Moreover, the bank has a huge funding gap that needs to be filled. If there is no money, things will be very troublesome."

Speaking of this, Xu Changqing gritted his teeth and said: "To be honest, this run was started in the Gyeonggi region, but in fact, it has already started in the South, Southwest, South China and other provinces. It's just that the distance is far, and the news
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