Nong Yu remembered and said: "At that time, our Eastern Saint Empire was strong and strong, and the treasury was full, who would dare to offend those small countries around it? Speaking of this, Nong Yu felt as if he was off topic, and hurriedly returned to the legend: "Well, let's put it this way, the monthly money of the concubines of the harem and the rewards of His Majesty, etc., all add up, and the monthly consumption of a month is more than ten times that of now, if there is any happy event, such as which princess gave birth to a prince and princess, it will be more." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info actually wants me to say that these expenses are not excessive, this is the palace, it is the core of the empire, and it is understandable to be luxurious, after all, it also represents the face of the empire and the dignity of the royal family. ”

Yang Yi was embarrassed and said: "But, but Xiaomei asked me for help for the first time, and I agreed, if I can't help, how embarrassing it will be, what else will I do with her sister in the future, and these days, the little brother has been worrying about the silver, although I can't help, but I can't hold him back." ”

Nong Yu was stunned: "What? You say Your Highness is worried about the silver? How is this possible? Could it be that the treasury has been empty to such an extent? ”

Yang Yi sighed and said, "I don't know the specifics, but it seems to be." Nong Yu frowned when he heard this, picked up the account book again and looked at it seriously, Yang Yi stood aside obediently and did not make a sound to disturb.

In the middle of the night, Nong Yu pointed to a piece on the account book and said: "The main expenses of the harem are only a few aspects, the monthly money of the princess and the next person is fixed, this cannot be changed, and then there are a few aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation, not to mention the clothes, although the princesses use the best silk brocade, the price is expensive, but it also shows the dignity of the royal family, this can not be reduced, live and travel also, needless to say, the palace of the harem must be repaired regularly, and the silver used is not much, okay, now the imperial concubines rarely go out, and the amount is not large, Then the heart is only left with food, you can start in this regard, reduce the purchase of ingredients, especially some expensive ingredients, by the way, there is rouge gouache, which is also a lot of expenses......"

Then, Nongyu began to instruct Yang Yi on how to reduce the amount of use, which would not affect the majesty and decency of the royal family, and finally Yang Yi was pleasantly surprised to find that if he followed Nongyu's idea, then the cost of the harem would be saved by half.

Holding the account book, Yang Yi said goodbye to the farm fish with joy, and happily ran to Xiaomei to show off.

In the mansion where Yang Xing lived before, Yuan Fang and Yang Xing sat in the study and drank tea, although Yang Xing had not yet ascended the throne, but now he has lived in the palace, although it is a bit unruly to do so, but there is no way, now he is the ruler of the empire, and he can't run around like other ministers every day, besides, now that the imperial military and political system has been basically stable, it is only a matter of time before Yang Xing ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, but it is just a matter of staying in advance.

Of course, Yang Xing did not completely break the rules, during this time he did not deal with the government affairs in the Xuanzheng Palace, but summoned the ministers in the left study, although this was a bit of self-deception. Yang Xing took a sip of tea, and said with a sad face: "Boss, your injury is almost healed, you have to help me think of a way, the treasury is almost empty, there are a lot of places to use money, Nanzhou needs a lot of silver, there is a locust plague in Xizhou, there is almost no grain of grain, and Dongzhou, the border of the Yuanhe Empire, the attitude of the Ningyuan Empire is unknown, and the overseas Liusang Empire is also ready to move, the imperial strength is tight, and the military salary and armament need a lot of silver, I am almost sad to death." ”

Yuan Fang scratched his head and said, "Didn't you raid a lot of people's homes some time ago?" Those are all big corrupt officials, so they should have copied a lot of silver, right? Why is it gone so quickly? ”

Yang Xing spread his hands and said: "I copied out a lot of silver, but after I paid the military salaries I owed before, there was nothing left." ”

Yuan Fang nodded: "Well, the military salary must be paid, the empire has just been stable, if the soldiers are dissatisfied because of this, something will be troubled." ”

Yuan Fang continued: "By the way, what happened to Mo Zhiyuan's Plum Blossom Chamber of Commerce?" After all this time, it's time to start making money, right? ”

Yang Xing shook his head and said: "The industry of the Plum Blossom Chamber of Commerce is very profitable, but they have just started, and they have not yet completed the comprehensive layout, and now the money earned by the Chamber of Commerce has been invested in the development of other cities, and there is no silver at all, according to the expectation of Xin's sister-in-law and her father, the Chamber of Commerce will have to really make cash at least three or five years, but we can't wait that long." Boss, you have a lot of ideas, help me figure it out. ”

Yuan Fang frowned and said, "What about Wu Lun and them?" Have you consulted with them? ”

Yang Xing said depressedly: "Those businessmen are really hateful, Wu Lun is okay, almost all the family money has been taken out, but it is only enough for the operation of the military factory, and the other businessmen are very picky, and they want to ask for silver from them, it is difficult." ”

Yuan Fang smiled and said, "Do you know why the status of businessmen has not been high all along? ”

Yang Xing asked curiously, "Why?" ”

Yuan Fang thought about it, and really didn't know how to explain it, so he said perfunctorily: "Probably because they are engaged in a profession that can accumulate a lot of wealth, but the state can't collect too much tax from them, in the long run, the merchants are getting richer and richer, and the empire, the economy is getting poorer and poorer, which has caused a contradiction between the state and the merchants, forget it, don't talk about this, I don't understand it very well, anyway, it's just a sentence, just start from the businessman." ”

Yang Xing asked puzzledly: "Start with the businessman?" How to start? People do business according to the rules and abide by the law, if we do that, wouldn't it be a robbery? Isn't that good? ”

Yuan Fang smiled: "What does it mean to abide by the law?" Let's put it this way, as long as you check with your heart, you can definitely find out something, what tax evasion, what kind of smuggling by the enemy, just find a reason, and then add oil and vinegar to the amplification, and then you don't need me to say it, right? ”

Yang Xing's eyes lit up, and he said with a wicked smile: "Hehe, then of course it will be a raid, and all the money will be confiscated." ”

Yuan Fang nodded: "No more, just kill the chickens and monkeys, and get a few unlucky ghosts, so that those businessmen know our determination." ”

Yang Xing was puzzled and asked, "How many?" That's not a lot of silver. ”

Yuan Fang rolled his eyes and said, "What?" Do you want to kill them all? If the merchants were gone, how would the empire's economy develop? Without trade, how can technology and culture be exchanged, and how can more money be made? Yang Xing was completely confused by Yuan Fang's words.

Yuan Fang continued: "First kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, and then, you will let people hold another auction, by the way, how many have you sold in Wufu crowdfunding?" ”

Yang Xing thought for a while and said, "A total of three pieces have been sold." ”