Emperor Zhizhi was very angry and a little irritable, Chen Guojun checked the land, and there were many obstacles; Duzhi Cao checked the accounts and plugged a lot of loopholes, but the treasury still did not increase much, and this year's autumn income only increased by one percent compared with previous years, but it didn't come to pass, and there was an accident on the grassland again. %.

More than ten years ago, the Great Jin conquered the grassland, and for the Great Jin, the balance on the grassland was crucial, and the northern border of the Great Jin Dynasty was able to maintain calm for more than ten years, thanks to this.

The Golden Eagle Tribe and the Mingdi tribe fought, it seems to be a problem of the two tribes, but in fact, this is not just a problem of the two tribes, but a problem of the Great Jin, if the Great Jin can suppress this conflict, the Hu people on the grassland will once again submit to the power of the Great Jin, and the northern border can still remain calm, but if not, the Hu people on the grassland will reunite, and then go south again, invading the northern border of the Great Jin.

He wants to send troops, the grassland can't be chaotic, and chaos will cause endless trouble to the Great Jin.

Unexpectedly, his idea was unanimously opposed by Shang Shutai, especially the hussar general Qiu Yun, whose attitude was so fierce that he almost didn't know it, and Shang Shuling Pan Lian was also opposed, but his attitude was much milder, just repeatedly reminded that the treasury was insufficient, and the army's food and grass could not be satisfied.

“。 As of yesterday, the minister checked the figures reported by the government treasury in various places, and the total income of the government treasury was 4.13 billion yuan. Gu Wei spoke clearly, and reported to the emperor one by one: "The imperial court will spend next year, the border army will need 2 billion yuan for military salaries, the first emperor Fu Palace will need 500 million yuan, and 800 million yuan will be needed for repairing river embankments and post roads reported from all over the country, and there will be 1.6 billion yuan for other expenses, so the court will have a deficit of about 800 million yuan next year." ”

The emperor's face was gloomy, and Pan Ji took advantage of the situation and added: "If you send troops to the grassland, the minister thinks that at least 100,000 people will be needed, and the military expenditure will be at least 3 billion, not including the money and grain of the people who transport the grain, Your Majesty, this army must not be sent." ”

At this time, Shang Shufu, who had been silent, saw the emperor's meaning clearly, so he said carefully: "If the imperial court does not interfere, the Hu people on the grassland will inevitably think that my Great Jin is weak, and the Hu people have always respected the strong. ”

"Yes," Qiuyun nodded, and said with a solemn expression: "This kind of hidden worry exists, but, the emperor, although the strong on the grassland are respected, but the Hu tribes are full of contradictions, whether it is the Golden Eagle tribe or the Mingdi tribe, even if they win, it is difficult to integrate the various tribes of the grassland in a short time, and the minister dares to assert that there is no ten years, and it will be difficult for the Xianbei people to complete the integration of the tribes on the grassland." ”

The emperor sneered, stared at Qiu Yun and retorted: "That is to say, in just ten years, the situation that the first emperor easily created will be gone, and the blood of countless soldiers will be shed in vain.

This Qiu Aiqing screamed loudly, and her eyes slashed into Qiu Yun's body like a knife, Qiu Yun saluted slightly, looked up at the emperor, and his expression was still so calm:" Your Majesty, things may not be as we imagined, the Golden Eagle Tribe and the Mingdi Tribe are both big tribes of the grassland, they all have supporters, this war will not be over for a while and a half, the minister means, the court does not care for the time being, let them kill each other first, and when it is almost over, the court will unite the weak tribes to fight the strong tribes, so that even if the Hu people are consumed, my Great Jin can also successfully control the grassland again. ”

The emperor was slightly stunned, and Pan Ji stepped forward at this time to interject: "Your Majesty, I don't care about the Great Jin, but I don't have the strength to manage, after the Fanghui rebellion, the border army of Bingzhou has not been completely stabilized, Fanghui has commanded the border army for nearly 20 years, and there are many cronies in the army, these people are all fierce generals in a hundred battles, the emperor, and the border army of the state must not go out of the fortress to fight." ”

The emperor couldn't help but be big when he heard this, Fang Hui rebelled, shocked the imperial capital, the news reached the state, the border army was in a commotion at that time, fortunately the imperial court had a precaution, Taiyuan Wang Yanqin and the king of Qin each led a large army to form a flanking attack on the border army of Bingzhou, which suppressed the border army and did not form a rebellion.

The border army of Bingzhou was divided into three parts, and the senior generals were adjusted a lot, but there were also a large number of middle-level generals and low-level officers, most of them were proud generals who had followed Fang Hui for many years, and these people would be dissatisfied with the imperial court killing Fang Hui, once they left the imperial court to monitor the army, would they make a mess?

In addition, Fang Hui has been stationed at the border of Bingzhou for many years, and many tribes in the Southern Xiongnu have made friends, these tribes have escaped the conquest of the Xianbei people under his protection, and they have no resentment against Fang Hui's death, these people collude with the Fang Hui dead party in the border army, and there will be chaos when the state is established.

"Captain Pan, General Qiu, are you too worried. Ju Yu said lightly, a cloud flashed between Qiu Yun's eyebrows, Pan Ji was angry, but Ju Yu seemed to turn a blind eye, still looked at the emperor calmly and said: "Your Majesty, I thought it was because of the instability of the border army that the minister thought that he was going to send troops to the outside world." Besides, now that the grassland is icy and snowy, it is impossible for either the Golden Eagle Tribe or the Mingdi tribe to fight for a long time, and there is no need for a large army to dispatch, and the imperial court can send a messenger to quell the chaos on the grassland. ”

Pan Ji didn't open his mouth when he heard this, the sentence said earlier made sense, but the last point was not the slightest truth, if a piece of edict could pacify the grassland, the two tribes would not fight at all, and he also deeply suspected that Mobei Protector might have something to hide.

Now that it is snowing in the imperial capital, it is already freezing and snowy on the grassland, and it is simply unimaginable to fight on the grassland in winter, but what Pan Ji can't understand is why the Mobei Metropolitan Protectorate wants to hide it? He felt faintly uneasy in his heart.

Qiuyun's eyes lit up, and he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, what Lord Ju said is reasonable, it is winter now, and the grassland has already been icy and snowy, and the minister guesses that the war on the grassland has been calmed down, but after the snow melts tomorrow spring, the war may break out again, and the court has a winter to prepare." ”

The emperor's face softened slightly, he nodded slightly, and then sighed softly: "I have just ascended the throne, and the signs of internal and external turmoil have appeared. ”

The emperor spoke heavily, and the ministers hurriedly bowed down and replied: "The ministers will do their best, and they will not dare to relax in the slightest." ”

The emperor nodded slightly and looked at Gu Wei: "Gu Aiqing, by next spring, how much military resources can the treasury provide?"

Gu Wei thought for a while and replied, "About seven to eight hundred million dollars." ”

The emperor was taken aback and asked repeatedly: "Why is it so much! Ah! Why is it so much! Fifty thousand troops need at least five billion dollars to go out of the fortress!"

Gu Wei sighed, and Pan Lian hurriedly interjected: "Your Majesty, Lord Gu has just taken over Duzhi Cao, and the treasury money recovered is only three or four billion yuan, and there are about two billion yuan that cannot be recovered for the time being, and the revenue of salt tax and iron tax has dropped by two percent this year. The western part of Qingzhou was hit by strong winds, and disasters were also reported, and the salt fields suffered heavy losses, resulting in a sharp drop in salt tax revenue, which was also the reason why Lao Chen did not approve of sending troops. ”

The more Pan Lian spoke, the heavier it became, and the emperor's face became more and more gloomy, he stared at Pan Lian deadly, with a ball of anger jumping in his eyes, and this fire became more and more vigorous.

"Master Gu, I remember that you said that Du Zhicao checked the accounts and found more than two billion dollars, how could it be only three or four billion?"

Gu Wei smiled faintly: "Lord Ju, some time ago, the audit found out 2.6 billion money, and 840 million money has been recovered, this money has been spent, part of it fills in last year's hole, this part is about 550 million money, and the other part of 290 million, part of it was sent to the Youzhou border army to fill the military salary, this part is 170 million money, and 120 million money, 30 million was given. ”

"I know all this," the emperor unceremoniously interrupted him to report the account, stared at him gloomily and asked, "840 million yuan, and 1.6 billion?"

Gu Wei hesitated before he replied cautiously: "The 1.6 billion has not been recovered. ”

"Why?" The emperor's anger was obviously sudden, Gu Wei was silent for a while, and the emperor asked loudly, "Who are they?"

"Your Majesty, Minister. Gu Wei hesitated and finally gritted his teeth and replied: "Lord Tian Ningtian has 300 million money, Jia Xiu, the younger brother of the imperial concubine in the palace, has about 200 million yuan, and the Bai family in Hedong owes 100 million money, and Lord Ding Xuanding owes 200 million yuan,。。 ”

Gu Wei reported the families who owed money one by one, all of these people were powerful people in the court, all of them were family members and clans, among them there was no King of Qi, and there was even Zuo Chen's son in the list, in addition to them, there were also generals in the army, including General Jianwei, the chief general of the Bishan battalion, and five of the eight captains of the forbidden army.

Pan Lian breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at Gu Wei quietly, Gu Wei did not shake him out, he was a big debtor to the treasury, and he owed the treasury 380 million money, which was accumulated over the years.

"They all promised to pay back," Gu Wei finally said, "However, they also said that they can't take it out now, and they hope to give it a few days." ”

"How many days of grace?" the emperor sneered: "This dynasty has not treated officials badly, the officials' salaries have risen several times, why do they still want to make money from the treasury? Tian Ning should be damned!"

The emperor was so angry that his chest couldn't help but rise and fall, Pan Lian was silent, and Gu Wei sighed: "Your Majesty, they are all important ministers of the court, and they do their best for the court. ”

"Gu Wei, you don't want both ends of the head and the rat!" The emperor scolded sharply, Gu Wei's face turned pale, and he immediately lowered his head and didn't dare to argue anymore, the emperor was furious, almost roaring: "Youwu?!

The emperor was furious, and all the ministers in the palace were silent, and no one dared to speak, and the palace was filled with the emperor's anger. >