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222, 8 million arrived in Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen happily counted the money

On this day, Emperor Chongzhen got up early.

As soon as he got up, he said to Wang Chengen, who had already appeared beside him: "Have the things been shipped?"

Wang Chengen quickly said, "Your Majesty, it was shipped to you last night and is now being put into the warehouse. However, the amount of silver is huge, so the entry into the warehouse is not over yet."

After hearing this, Chongzhen couldn't sit still. He spoke very decisively: "Arrang to me immediately, I'll go and take a look now."

Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't used breakfast yet."

Chongzhen slapped his thigh and said, "Just eat on the road!"

The treasury of the Ming Dynasty.

This is one of the most core locations in the entire Ming Dynasty, and it undertakes the transportation and allocation of money and grain in the Ming Dynasty.

For a long time in the past, this place has been quite deserted.

Without money and food, how can it not be deserted?

Since last night, the place has become lively again.

Many soldiers completely surrounded this area. Even officials from the Ministry of Revenue wanted to enter and exit, they had to obtain a pass signed by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Fan Jingwen.

As for Fan Jingwen himself, he simply did not leave and was always in charge.

Although she has grown older, Fan Jingwen seems extremely energetic. Her originally hunched back is now straight and she has to give orders from time to time.

"The warehouse is too slow over there, hurry up!" "Please carry the box, this place is your future salary and military pay." "Stay well at me. If anyone loses a tael of silver, I will take his life!"

Under Fan Jingwen's order, the carriage drove into the warehouse one by one, and then was transported down, the silver was counted and sealed, and after registration, it was announced that it had been officially completed.

This is a very heavy task, and you must be careful that someone will take risks in it, which will make the work more difficult.

But even so, Fan Jingwen was still very energetic, and he supervised back and forth, and even arrested several people who wanted to make small moves on the spot.

In fact, it was not just Fan Jingwen, but other officials from the Ministry of Revenue present were also very excited and whispered.

"In many years, our Ministry of Revenue hasn't seen such a large amount of cash?"

"I thought about it, at least I have to...at least half a year."

"Ah? No."

"What's wrong? You forgot that at the beginning of this year, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ransacked his house while guarding Beijing?"

"Oh yes yes yes, yes, this time it's also the credit of His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is simply the God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty? Have you seen Your Majesty!"

Several officials from the Ministry of Revenue who were chatting discovered that Chongzhen, who had arrived at some point, was chaotic and frightened.

Your Majesty will not hear what you said just now?

If Your Majesty is angry, it will be a big trouble.

Chongzhen laughed and said to several officials from the Ministry of Revenue in front of him: "I am rich, are you in a good mood?"

Several officials from the Ministry of Revenue nodded very reservedly.

Chongzhen photographed one of the officials who had just spoken the loudest: "Actually, I am the same."

As these officials watched in amazement, Chongzhen walked towards Fan Jingwen and smiled and said, "Fan Qing's family, I heard that you haven't had a rest all night, so you'd better have a good rest."

Fan Jingwen also noticed Chongzhen's arrival and hurriedly came up to salute: "Your Majesty, you are here, and you will be in the warehouse with three million left."

As for what to rest, it was directly filtered by Fan Jingwen.

Rest in front of so much money? Impossible.

Chongzhen was a little amused and said to Fan Jingwen: "Fan Qing's family, this money will not fly away directly."

Fan Jingwen firmly said: "Your Majesty, that's hard to say."

Chongzhen: "..."

Just when Chongzhen wanted to complain, a commotion suddenly triggered outside.

Chongzhen was a little confused: "Wang Chengen, what happened?"

Wang Chengen quickly returned: "Your Majesty, it was the other ministers and ministers who came, but they were blocked by the guards outside."

Chongzhen exclaimed: "This is the matter of the Ministry of Revenue. What are they doing? Forget it, let them come in."

Soon, five ministers and ten ministers from the other six ministries, a total of fifteen people, appeared in front of Chongzhen.

Before he came, Chongzhen could already hear the quarrel.

"Soldiers are a major national event and a place of life and death! This time, don't fight with me."

"It's simply nonsense! In the past year, the Ming Dynasty's money has been invested in your army. Now you still have to grab it?"

"That is, many places of the Ming Dynasty's city walls collapsed, and various roads and water conservancy urgently need renovation. Doesn't these require money?"

"The spring festival is about to begin. Don't you need a little budget to worship the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty?"

Chongzhen's cheeks were obviously beating, and he felt a bad premonition in his heart, and he even had the urge to leave on the spot.

But obviously, it was too late.

The fifteen ministers of the Shangshu noticed Chongzhen and surrounded Chongzhen in the next moment.

"Your Majesty, our Ministry of War needs military pay and new equipment and new artillery."

"Your Majesty, the walls of the capital have been blown up by Li Zicheng, and the roads outside the city have been rotten. We have to repair them quickly."

"His Majesty……"

Everyone's words are ultimately one word - money!

Chongzhen felt as if countless flies and mosquitoes were buzzing around his ears, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Shut up all of them!"

Everyone closed their mouths in unison.

Chongzhen took a deep breath and said slowly: "Everyone has a budget, I'll see if I can solve it for you."

The British government made a quick decision and spoke first: "The Ministry of War needs four million taels of silver."

"The Ministry of Personnel needs three million!"

"The Ministry of Works needs two million and five million!"

"The Ministry of Rites needs one million!"

"The Ministry of Justice needs 850,000."

"The Ministry of Revenue needs three million and a half million."

After all, Chongzhen was also an educated person, and he got the total number with a little calculation.

One thousand four hundred and eighty-five thousand.

However, Chongzhen only has eight million...

The Secretary of State and the Minister of State were naturally able to calculate this kind of primary school arithmetic, so the next moment, the sound of quarrels sounded again.

"Your Majesty, officials are the foundation for maintaining the rule of the Ming Dynasty. We must give it to our Ministry of Personnel first!"

"Your Majesty, the army is the foundation, give it to our Ministry of War first!"

"His Majesty……"

Chongzhen looked at the sky speechlessly.

When I have no money, I feel stressed.

Why do you still have no worries after you have money?

Maybe this is life.

As he thought about it, Chongzhen suddenly laughed again.
Chapter completed!
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