Ying Zheng said: "Shiyuan, how much can the Great Qin treasury income reach this year?"

"Your Majesty, the total revenue of the Great Qin treasury this year is between 108 million taels of silver and 110 million taels of silver!" Pang Tong said.

Ying Zheng's brows furrowed slightly: "In the past, the treasury had 95 million taels of silver income, why did it increase so little this year?"

He remembered that in the first three years, the revenue of the Great Qin treasury had increased at a rate of more than 25 million taels of silver per year.

And this year, if the treasury only has 110 million taels of silver, it will only increase by 15 million taels.

"Your Majesty, now the eastern powerhouses Zhao, Wei, Han, Qi, and Chu have all fallen into war, and commercial activities have been blocked, and all aspects of the business operated by the Great Qin Royal Court have also been affected, and foreign commercial taxes have also been affected to a certain extent.

Therefore, the growth rate of Daqin's treasury revenue will be slower than in previous years.

This year, the state treasury can increase the silver income by 13 million taels to 15 million taels, which is still due to the increase in Daqin's domestic land tax revenue and the increase in domestic business income. Pang Tong gave the reason for the slowdown in the growth of the state treasury.

When Ying Zheng heard this, he knew that what the other party said was the truth.

The five great powers of Zhao, Wei, Han, Qi, and Chu outside the Qin State fell into war, and the business of the Great Qin Imperial Court would definitely be affected, and at the same time, it would also cause a reduction in foreign commercial taxes.

Qin's ability to increase its income by 13 million to 15 million taels of silver was still due to Qin's domestic income.

To be precise, it is thanks to the drastic reform and governance of Yingzheng over the years:

The construction of a series of large-scale water conservancy projects enabled the people of Qin to have enough food and clothing and increase their income;

It was the great improvement of Daqin's business environment that created the prosperity of domestic commerce.

Ying Zheng said: "Then what is the military expenditure and other expenses of Daqin this year, and how much balance is there in the treasury?"

He had to live within his means.

Pang Tong didn't think about it, so he said:

"Your Majesty, due to the addition of the Arms Bureau, the Shenji Battalion and the launching of several major wars, this year's military expenditure of Daqin will increase to about 80 million taels.

In terms of education, the construction and repair of infrastructure such as official roads and post stations,

Expenditure on the construction and maintenance of water conservancy projects, support for the poor people, maintenance of other facilities, etc.,

The total reached about 25 million taels, an increase of 2.5 million taels over the previous year.

In this way, this year's treasury revenue is calculated at 110 million taels, and the balance is only 5 million taels of silver. ”

Ying Zheng glanced at Pang Tong and knew that this Prime Minister Zuo was still very competent.

All the accounts are clearly contained in Pang Tong's heart.

Originally, the annual military expenditure was 57.5 million taels, but now it has increased by 22.5 million taels to 80 million, which is really a huge expense.

The treasury only has a balance of 5 million taels of silver this year, which is really shy!

If you want to expand the army, with this silver tael, it is a drop in the bucket!

Ying Zheng continued: "Then adding the surpluses of previous years, how much silver can be left in the treasury this year?"

"Your Majesty, there was a surplus of 40 million taels in the treasury in previous years, plus 5 million taels this year, totaling about 45 million taels. Pang Tong said.

Ying Zheng nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Xuan Shaofu is here!"

"No!" Lang Zhong ordered to send someone to deliver the edict immediately.

Soon, the chief official Shaofu Ling, who was responsible for managing the private property of the King of Qin and taking care of the living life of the King of Qin, came to the Qilin Hall and respectfully saluted the King of Qin.

Ying Zheng got straight to the point and said: "How many silver taels are there in the widow's treasury?"

"Your Majesty, you still have 9 million taels of silver!" Shaofu ordered.

King Qin said: "Immediately allocate 5 million taels to the treasury!"

The silver in his inner treasury is basically undefeated and filial piety in the East.

"No!" Shaofu Ling did not dare to have a second sentence.

Ying Zheng looked at Meng Yu and said, "Captain obey the order!"

"The old minister is here!" Meng Hu bowed over.

King Qin said majestically: "The widow will allocate 28 million taels of military expenses to you, and within half a year, the widow will expand the number of 400,000 hoplites, and train them to form combat effectiveness!"

In this way, Daqin has a million lions!

100,000 hoplites, 800,000 hoplites, 100,000 light infantry, a total of 1 million.

Not counting the special settings and classes of the Black Ice Platform, Jinyi Guard, and Shenji Battalion.

Daqin deserves to be the No. 1 superpower in the East.

"No!!"

When Meng Hu heard His Majesty's order, his old face was filled with a look of extreme excitement, and he couldn't help but boil his blood and said loudly.

Its sound echoes in the unicorn hall.

Daqin brought a million armor, which Meng Hu didn't dare to dream of before.

For an army of this size, even if there is no war in a year, the military expenditure alone is close to hundreds of millions of taels of silver.

Looking at the entire eastern corner, only Daqin can afford it.

Only Qin Wangzheng has the courage to form such a large scale and such a complete army.

Meng Hu knew that His Majesty's ambition was to unify the eastern corner and establish an unprecedented Great Qin Empire.

It is a great honor and excitement to be able to follow such a king!

After finishing speaking, Meng Hu strode out of the Qilin Hall with a majestic stride, his back straight, like a thousand-year-old pine.

In the Qilin Palace, only Pang Tong and King Qin remained.

Ying Zheng looked at the other party and said, "Shiyuan, you still have to find a way to increase the revenue of the Great Qin Treasury in the future!"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will do everything in their power to increase the revenue of the treasury!" Pang Tong said with a solemn look on his face.

He knew that His Majesty was a man who wanted to do great things, a great monarch who wanted to unify the East, and needed a huge amount of silver taels to support His Majesty's grand cause.

Pang Tong, as the head of the cabinet and the left minister above 10,000 people under one person, naturally wants to do his best to share His Majesty's worries.

Ying Zheng nodded: "Okay, Shiyuan, you step aside!"

"No!" Pang Tongyi gave up his hand and withdrew from the Qilin Palace.

Ying Zheng stood up, walked in the hall with his hands behind his back, thinking.

Although he has handed over the task of increasing the treasury to Zuo Xiang, he has no intention of being the shopkeeper, and still wants to help Pang Shiyuan more.

Ying Zheng thought about it and felt that the most important way for Daqin to increase revenue would still be in commercial taxes and commerce in the future.

And he is the most lacking in talents in this area.

Although Pang Tong, Sima Yi, and Li Si are all rare talents, their strengths are in governance, law, and military affairs, rather than in business and economics.

Employing people should be used for their strengths.

This is the consistent philosophy of Yingzheng.

It's just that there are no outstanding talents in business, so they can only let Sima Yi and Pang Tong successively take charge of business matters such as Daqin Qianzhuang.

"If only we could recruit a business wizard next time!" Ying Zheng muttered to himself.

In Ying Zheng's mind, there is a long list of names of Chinese business wizards lingering:

Tao Zhugong Fan Li, Ba Lady Ba Qing, Sanxiu Shen Wansan, red-top businessman Hu Xueyan and so on.

These people are all business wizards, and if Yingzheng gets one, the business territory of the Great Qin royal family will definitely expand dramatically and his income will skyrocket.

"Minister, Qi Yuan respectfully begs to see Your Majesty!"

At this moment, a young man's voice full of energy suddenly came from outside the Qilin Palace.

When Ying Zheng heard this, a happy color appeared on his face, and he walked quickly to the outside of the Qilin Palace.

He knew that this was the best candidate for the master of the Shenji Camp, Qi Jiguang, to report!