Lu Chensheng was still very happy when he looked at the tax money collected.

However, this happiness did not last long, and after a while, Lu Chensheng's face changed slightly.

Flipping through it, the next step is the various budgets.

Lu Chensheng looked at it as if they were doing it on purpose.

"What's going on?"

Lu Chensheng pointed to the next budget and asked, could it be these guys, they all know that they have recently collected a batch of tax silver, so they are rushing to ask for money.

Put the tax money you just collected on it, so that you can be happy, and then there are all kinds of operations to ask for tax money.

Du Rufang's face was a little embarrassed, and he looked at Lu Chensheng and didn't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Lu Chensheng immediately understood that this must be what the other party meant, otherwise how could there be such an operation.

"Well, money has to be spent to be money."

Only when money circulates in the market can it stimulate the economy, and it is not good for money to stay in the treasury.

However, there is only such a small amount of money, and it is not enough for everyone to take out a little, and the treasury must keep a little.

After Lu Chensheng carefully looked at the budgets of each item, he postponed some budgets that could be postponed.

"Well, it's..."

Lu Chensheng raised his eyebrows, and saw that the shipyard was sparse, and he also needed a sum of money over there, ready to study the latest type of ship.

Lu Chensheng had previously told Uncle Lin that the vastness of overseas has now expanded the shipyard, and it has been expanded several times, but it is a ship that can study larger ships and withstand big waves.

If you want a budget here, Lu Chensheng really can't not approve it.

After all, if this ship is built, what it brings back when it goes to sea will be priceless.

Moreover, if it is built earlier, it will be able to start the voyage earlier.

Thinking of this, Lu Chensheng was ready to approve without much thought, but when Lu Chensheng saw the budget, the corners of his mouth suddenly twitched, and he took a breath in his heart.

"Two million five hundred and eighty thousand taels?"

Lu Chensheng looked at this number, and his hands that were about to approve trembled.

That's too much, isn't it?

The R&D and construction of ships, as well as human resources and daily maintenance, it seems that so many silver taels are indeed needed.

Lu Chensheng took a closer look and found that the asking price seemed to be quite reasonable.

It's just that this inevitably makes it difficult for Lu Chensheng, this money doesn't mean that you can take it out.

Du Rufang saw that Lu Chensheng was a little strange, and secretly stepped forward to glance at it, and was stunned for a moment.

"My lord, this shipbuilding matter can be put aside for the time being, my lord!"

More than two million taels of silver, where is it not good, spent on this shipbuilding, where is there such a reckless spending!

"My lord, the rest of the provinces and ministries need countless expenses, and they can't come up with this money right now!"

Several ministers on the side stepped forward one after another to persuade Lu Chensheng.

Such a large amount of expenditure can be easily taken out.

"I don't need to take the money from the treasury, I'll think of it."

Lu Chensheng waved his hand to tell the ministers to be quiet.

The ministers were stunned for a moment when they heard this, if this money is not taken from the treasury, then where is the money?

They don't understand, Lu Chensheng can get money in addition to being here, what other way can he get money, can't he ask them to donate money together, right?

How long have they been in office, where do they have money in their hands, if Lu Chensheng wants to collect some money from them, isn't it a joke?

If you think about it carefully, there are only a few ways for dynasties to ask for money.

One of them is to ask ministers to donate money.

It's just that where do they have the money?

Since it is not to take money from them, where is the money to take?

I always feel that something is wrong, if the money is so good, will the previous dynasty still worry about having no money in their hands?

Everyone was puzzled, and Lu Chensheng didn't say anything, leading everyone back.

On the streets, people come and go.

The foot merchants and the common people, some of them looked hurried, and some of them were quite leisurely.

Seeing Lu Chensheng, they retreated to both sides.

In fact, even if they didn't retreat, the brocade guards on the side would not allow them to get too close.

After a while, Lu Chensheng led the people back to the courtyard.

"Go, find these people from the family, there are people from them in Xinghan City, right?"

Lu Chensheng wrote a list and handed it to Gu Zhifang, who took it and immediately nodded.

"Yes, they all have people here, and their subordinates will go to find people."

After Gu Zhifang finished speaking, he turned his head and went to do it.

Several people didn't leave, they wanted to see how Lu Chensheng got the money.

When was the money so easy to get? This is what they don't understand.

After half a pillar of incense, the principals of the major families here came to the study one by one.

The study is not large, and it looks a little cramped.

"My lord, call me and others to come, but what's the matter?"

The people of several families were a little nervous at this time.

was called by Lu Chensheng, and always felt that it was not a good thing.

Lu Chensheng was very calm, seeing these people looking at him nervously, he waved his hand casually, signaling that they didn't need to be so nervous.

"It's not a big deal to call you here, it's mainly for you to scrape together some money."

Is this crazy, my lord, thinking about the idea of taking money from these families?

Du Rufang and the others originally wanted to see how Lu Chensheng got the money.

never expected that Lu Chensheng would have such an idea.

Where is it so easy to get money from these families?

It's not a joke, is it?

If you really want to take money from these families, it is better to take a knife directly to their family and ask for it.

"Adults want money, we are naturally obliged, although my Li family does not have much savings, but a thousand taels of silver can still be taken out!"

When the principal of the Li family on the side heard this, he spoke without hesitation.

said that, but his face was full of pain, and it was very uncomfortable to see.

This Lu Chensheng in front of him, he started blackmailing them before he ascended the throne, what would happen if he ascended the throne in the future?

It can't go on like this, and now many of Lu Chensheng's subordinates are disciples of their family, so it seems that they have to use means.

There are also people who found them before and wanted to rebel against them, so it seems that they have to increase their strength to help him.

No one wants to be coerced like this.

"Although my Wu family is not a rich and noble family, I am willing to fund one or two, and my Wu family will pay eight hundred taels of silver!"

"My Yin family has nine hundred taels of silver!"

After thinking about it, the principals who came spoke one by one.