"You still collect taxes. I have said that everyone in the world has to pay taxes, and I will naturally not take the lead in violating it. As for these five million..." Zhu Youxiao frowned, and then said after thinking, "There is no need for military expenses.

You worry, the city defense army and the governor's office are two systems. I will allocate it myself. You will use all the five million for the construction of Liaodong. But it is not given in vain, it is borrowed, using the future commercial taxes of Liaodong Province as collateral.

, and you have to pay interest.”

"Borrowed?" Sun Chengzong's eyes widened and he looked at the emperor in disbelief, "Borrowed?" How did he come up with this weird method?

"Yes, it's borrowing." Zhu Youxiao affirmed, "The inner government belongs to the inner government, and the cabinet belongs to the cabinet. The two cannot be confused. The inner government is my private institution, and all the money earned goes to the internal funds, so naturally it is

It's private to me. Didn't you see that I have paid taxes?" Zhu Youxiao talked eloquently, but he didn't act like I was the country just now. This transfer was really shameless.

This is what Sun Chengzong felt. When it came to money, he said it was earned by private individuals and used taxes as an excuse. It was really shameless. Thinking like this, Sun Chengzong naturally did the same thing. He looked at the emperor with a look in his eyes.

It was natural to reveal such a look.

Perhaps he was aware of what the other party was thinking, and Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile, but for the sake of his own money bag, he still persisted shamelessly, "The inner government is a private weapon, and the cabinet is a public weapon, how can you use private money to go...

It's to supplement the official equipment. I have no complaints about the military expenses being provided by me, but now it is the governor's office that is short of money, and its immediate boss is the cabinet. If you are short of money, you should ask the cabinet."

"Of course, I know that the political reform has not yet been carried out and the cabinet has no money, but my money is private. If you want to use the money, naturally you can only borrow it. Of course, I will not charge you interest, but I will use the governor's money.

The future financial revenue of the Yamen will be used as collateral." As if he thought of something, Zhu Youxiao added one last sentence.

You still want to charge interest!?

Sun Chengzong's eyes widened and he looked like he wanted to eat someone. He felt that he made a mistake in entering the palace tonight.

The atmosphere in the court fell silent. Zhu Youxiao had said everything he needed to say. It was not his business how to make a decision. Sun Chengzong was thinking silently. He recalled what the emperor had just said over and over again in his mind.

It seems to contain a deep political message.

"Your Majesty, will the cabinet continue to allocate gold and silver to the palace in the future?" Suddenly, Sun Chengzong asked.

"Golden flower silver? No need, I won't use it in the future."

"In other words, from now on, all tax revenue collected by the cabinet will be used for state affairs?"

"Yes!"

"What about military expenditures? The entire country's military expenditures will be provided by His Majesty without any contribution from the cabinet?"

"No, of course there is no need. I will support my own army."

"Your Majesty, will the functions of the inner government be expanded in the future? Will it seize power from the cabinet?"

"No, well, maybe there is a little more, but that's it, seize the power from the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

"What rights?" Sun Chengzong asked in hot pursuit, not caring at all about the identity of the emperor in front of him.

"The right to mint coins!" Zhu Youxiao took the trouble to explain.

The question and answer exchange between the two parties was actually very strange. It seemed that they asked a lot of questions, but in fact they were all going in circles around a core. It's just that the two of them would rather go around and around bit by bit than face the fundamentals.

"In this case, I have no problem. I am willing to borrow these five million taels of interest-free loans from the inner government, using the future finances of Liaodong Province as collateral." Sun Chengzong said in a concise and concise manner.

"Okay, deal." Zhu Youxiao smiled in vain, stroking his hands and said, "Come on, sign a contract!"

Soon, Liu Ruoyu wrote down the contract under the pen of Liu Ruoyu. After being with the emperor for a long time, he naturally learned these things. Of course, this was the result of Wang Chengen's reminder.

"Okay!" After signing the contract and stamping it with the governor's seal, Sun Chengzong didn't say anything. He just looked deeply at the emperor and left.

"What a superb design and profound planning. At such a young age, he has already seen through the world." Before leaving, Sun Chengzong glanced at Qianqing Palace again and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"This old fox's question goes straight to the core. It seems that he has figured out my arrangement." Zhu Youxiao also sighed with emotion. He is worthy of being the top person of this era. After a few questions, he carefully arranged everything. thorough.

Power comes from the barrel of a gun.

The two sides went around and around, but this was actually what they meant. Entering the palace tonight, Sun Chengzong completely learned what the plan of eternity is. Zhu Youxiao's arrangement is the plan of eternity, using the army to control the government, and using wealth to control the army. Interlocked with each other, he firmly grasped the power of the empire.

The cabinet, the governor's office, and the inner government are three pillars. As long as this system continues, no one will be able to rebel from now on.

It's amazing, it's amazing.

Soon, the night of the winter solstice passed silently. No one witnessed this confrontation except the living man. However, this was not destined to be an unknown conversation. In it, the wisdom of the Holy Emperor Apocalypse began to emerge, and his spirit of arranging the world was revealed. It also appears initially.

In later generations, this was a great conversation no less than Li Weigong's question and answer. The political wisdom contained in it allowed later generations to continue to study it, and thus gave rise to the political system of separation of powers.

Of course, all this is a later story and no one knows yet.

The next day, the sales of Imperial Daily were booming. With Liu Wanju's arrival in Beijing, the sales of Imperial Daily in the capital were rising steadily. Never before had so many literate people gathered in the capital.

The scene of the Winter Solstice Great Court Meeting quickly spread throughout the Ming Dynasty through the Imperial Daily. It is obvious that as the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper, Yang Lian's writing skills are naturally the strongest. Under his wonderful pen, the entire Great Court Meeting scene is almost vivid, making it People are immersed in the scene, especially the final tribute tribute, which makes people's blood boil.

Tributes from foreign vassals have always been regarded as a symbol of strength. With the exception of North Korea, the Ming Dynasty has not accepted tribute from other countries for many years. This time there were two. This immediately made all the literati feel excited. ZTE has hope.

Even the rotten scholars who had always been dissatisfied with Zhu Youxiao could not say anything bitter when faced with such a scene. They could only criticize the emperor for coveting tribute from foreign vassals and not giving rewards, saying that he was not in line with the rule of the early dynasty. year’s tribute policy.

However, after the winter solstice, the entire cabinet did not sit idle, but began busy work to formulate budgets and plans for the coming year.

Year-end review before the winter solstice, formulating the budget for the coming year after the winter solstice, and announcing and implementing it after the Lantern Festival. These are the rules set by Zhu Youxiao. Before and after the winter solstice, just like the two sessions in later generations, it attracted the attention of the world.

Whether it is the results of the previous year or the plans for the coming year, it is a grand event for the entire empire.

Of course, this year's budget and plan for the Sixth Department may have to be scrapped, because Zhu Youxiao will split all departments after the new year, and their plans may have to be redone. But it doesn't matter, this time they will just accumulate experience, and after the new year they will
Chapter completed!