Everyone turned their heads together and looked at the wild dogs thrown into the door by Yinggu. For a moment, the bustling house was silent. Everyone naturally knew what the wild dogs were doing when they came to Baoqing, and they were just begging His Majesty to make the decision. Most of the people in the room did not agree with his marriage. For a country that had just stabilized, any unstable factors were deeply hated by them.

The wild dog naturally didn't care about these people with condemnation eyes. He got up, patted the gray on his butt, turned around and stared at Yinggu with a fierce look, but found that Yinggu had already turned around and left, leaving only a back view, which made his angry eyes completely lose his target.

Turning his head, he smiled, dragged a chair, walked straight to the corner and sat down. He closed his eyes and went to rest.

The kitten glanced at him with a grudge, turned around, knocked on the table, and pulled everyone's attention back, "Everyone, my Ministry of War budget is not a small amount anyway. This year, the army fought everywhere, with almost no rest, and the pensions for those who died and injured in battle have not been fully in place yet, which will damage the morale of the army. The rewards for the soldiers must be paid before the New Year, and they are still counting on this money to have a good New Year. Chief, don't you want those disabled soldiers or dead heroes to shed blood and cry, right?"

Listening to the threatening words of the kitten, Quan Yun narrowed his eyes: "Ministry of War, I remember that the pension for disabled and dead soldiers has been paid. You mentioned it again today. Could it be that you used this silver for his use? As for the reward, you will definitely pay it, but it is not urgent. Could it be that the court will still be able to pay the debt?"

The old cat blushed and coughed dryly: "It's not to be hiding the chief minister. 30% of this money was indeed used elsewhere. Your Majesty wants to form a new cavalry battalion. Everyone knows that war horses, weapons, and manpower all require money. Your Majesty's order is very urgent. This cavalry has now gone to the battlefield, but the Ministry of Revenue did not urgently allocate the money in place. The Ministry of War could only embezzle a sum of money first and give it priority to do this. In the past, the imperial court had no money, so the Ministry of War could only comfort the soldiers and generals below. But since there was money, it naturally had to make up for the difference. I calculated that two million taels would be enough."

The Ministry of Works was so happy when he heard this, "Prime Minister, the Ministry of War's money must be allocated first. This year, the army fought a year of war, not only defeated Qin, but also recovered the three counties of Yiyang, Wuling and Taoyuan, and worked hard and made great contributions."

The kitten was overjoyed and bowed to the clever hand: "Thank you brothers for speaking up for justice."

The clever hand smiled and stretched out his hand with a kitten: "Ministry of War, since that's the case, should you pay us back the weapons you owe to our Ministry of Works? If you don't pay back the money, the armour workshop of the Ministry of Works can't be taken off. If you drag it on like this, you won't know when your order will be completed. Don't blame me then. The cavalry battalion you just formed has emptied the inventory of horse lances and ring-headed knives, but there is no left at all. Also, the rushing carts you ordered, the thunder fire, are even more expensive!"

The kitten was furious: "Quickly, you kid take advantage of the situation to rob."

"Why are you taking advantage of the situation? When you have no money, I have asked you for debt. As you said, I have bowed with the people below. Please forgive me. The salary of the soldiers in your place has never been owed, but here I have been owed workers for a long time. I have to let the workers have enough food to be able to eat, right? Chief Auxiliary, I agree with the funding requirements of the Ministry of War, but part of their funding will be transferred to my Ministry of Works' account."

The kitten's eyes were on fire.

The clever hand ignored him and said to Quan Yun with a smile: "Sir, I won't say anything about the other money that owes our Ministry of Works. But the matter of the Railway Bureau that Your Majesty has always valued must be handled. Now the private capital has basically been in place, but the part of the court has not yet been in place. If the name is not correct, it will be unsatisfactory. Your Majesty said that the railway must be controlled by the court. Only when the part of the court's money is in place can we go further and raise capital from the people. This matter cannot be delayed. This sum of one million taels of silver cannot be reduced. As for the others, the 2 million taels you allocated to the Ministry of War, of which 500,000 taels will be transferred to the Ministry of War, which is what they owe us."

Looking at the little cat's purple face, he said with a clever hand: "This time I earned 5 million taels of silver, but my Ministry of Works only costs 500,000 taels, one tenth of it, isn't it too much?"

Old man Xiao from the Ministry of Rites saw the two forces of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works, walked over quietly, sat next to Quan Yun, and bowed: "Sir, Master."

Quan Yun still respects this old man very much. "What are the requirements of Shangshu Xiao?"

"You can conquer the world soon, but you can't rule the world soon!" Xiao Shangshu said earnestly: "Your Majesty has always attached great importance to the cultivation of scholars. As for the Ministry of Rites, other things can be put aside and take it slowly. There is no rush, but the matter of running a school cannot be delayed. The Ming Dynasty has been established for more than two years, but except for Shayang, Taiping, Yuejingcheng and other places, other places are seriously lagging behind. Fuyuan, Zhongping, Kaiping and other places, plus the newly recovered Yiyang, Wuling and Taoyuan, basically equal zero. I don't want much. Please give me 500,000 taels. The old man who is not enough will give me this dough to beg for alms. To ensure that by next spring, Lang Lang's reading can be heard in all three counties and townships."

Quan Yun himself was a hard-working student, so he was naturally generous to Old Man Xiao. He also knew that if these places were really as Old Man Xiao said, the sound of reading could be heard in every county and every village. Five hundred thousand taels were far from enough. Old Man Xiao said this, he was naturally preparing to go to various places to quarrel. With his identity, if he really went to various places to quarrel, he could still get a lot of money.

"Thank you for your hard work in the old minister, the 500,000 taels will be transferred to the Ministry of Rites soon." Quan Yun nodded affirmatively. If Old Man Xiao really could get all the schools in these places to start, it would be a big task for the court.

When the Minister of Justice Tang Zhong saw that Old Man Xiao was successful, he also came over, saying concisely: "Zheng Auxiliary, at the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Justice's budget was still half the difference. Tang didn't ask for much, so he could only make up for this year's budget. It's all the Chinese New Year, and the Ministry of Justice really couldn't take it out."

Quan Yun only felt that his head hurt. Old man Xiao wanted 500,000 taels. What Tang Zhong said was indeed a supplement for them. This person had a budget of half of a year, and it was not easy for him to hold on until now. He was also a capable official. It would be really unreasonable to delay him, but if he had to make up for it, he would be another 500,000 taels away.

However, Yiyang, Wuling and Taoyuan have returned, and the Qi army was wiped out without morality before leaving. It is the top priority to appease these three places. Otherwise, in the middle of winter, disaster relief and pensions will not be adequate, and there will be major problems. Send officials from these three places to fly back like snowflakes, asking for people and money.

It’s a good idea to say that even students who have just entered the school for one year were sent out in the Beijing University, and they could always support them, but the money was actually a waste of time.

Just as he was having a headache, Ma Nan walked over, "Sincerei, Your Majesty said that the money he got back this time will be given priority to the shipyard. Don't forget that this money was brought back by the navy, but we only have two warships now, so we can only stroll around. If there are four or five ships, we will dare to go out a little further and get more money back. This is a hen that can only lay golden eggs, so we must not starve him."

Xiaomao said: "This navy is also a Ming army, and it should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. I suggest that the part of the navy's income be assigned to the Ministry of War and will be distributed uniformly by the Ministry of War. This has nothing to do with Changyang County."

Ma Xiangnan jumped up as soon as he heard this: "General Zhang, are you destroying the bridges across the river? In the early stage of the Navy, your Ministry of War did not invest a penny, and it was all supported by Changyang County. Now I want to pick peaches, so don't even think about it. Your Majesty said that the Maritime Agency will be established and the Navy will be under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Agency."

The kitten sneered: "The Navy is also an army. I don't care what the Maritime Affairs Bureau does. As long as it is an army, it must be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War."

Ma Xiangnan snorted, "That's not necessarily."

"It will never be under your jurisdiction in Changyang County." The kitten also raised his head.

Ma Xiangnan knew in his heart that no matter how reasonable the kitten was, whether it was Maritime Affairs Bureau or Navy, even if the sun popped out from the west, it would not fall on his Changyang County head. But he was aiming at this little money. However, for the sake of Taiping Shipyard, Taiping Shipyard is in Baoqing, and Baoqing belongs to Changyang County. As long as Taiping Shipyard has money, Baoqing will have money. If Baoqing has money, wouldn’t it mean that Changyang County has money?

Looking at the kitten, he sneered and left. When he walked out of the room, he was happy. He asked for money here, but he just shot him, so that everyone here would have no doubt about him. If he could get a little, it would be a free one. As for the money from the shipyard, it had already been settled.

After leaving the house, he ran to the shipyard. On the way, Zhou Li had already greeted him.

"Have you arrived?"

"Mr. Ma, it has arrived." Zhou Li whispered: "The last boat has been docked directly in the dock and has not been by the dock. It is said that the ship is too damaged and needs to be repaired."

"How much money did Your Majesty leave for the shipyard?"

"Five hundred thousand taels!" Zhou Li raised his hand and shook it.
Chapter completed!