At the moment, if it is said that the internal and external finances are separated, Zhao Yu has no intention of being the happiest, you must know that he has long understood the importance of money for a regime, and if he has money, he can recruit troops and equip the best weapons, and he will not be able to pull the team; Attract and cultivate talents, and establish an effective management team. There is no food, no money to spend, and even food and clothing can't be solved, who will follow you! After all, there are still ordinary people in the world, and men and women account for the majority of food and drink, and saints are just scaly and phoenixy.

Therefore, Zhao Yu has always regarded 'accumulating wealth' as second only to the development of the armed forces, and it should be said that he is unscrupulous in order to get some money. At that time, he did not hesitate to take the risk to lead a rabble that had just been formed, with few pairs of armor and not enough swords and guns, to fight Guangzhou; led the army that had just escaped death to attack Quanzhou; even did not hesitate to be a thief, and secretly led people to find surplus wealth at night. Now I am afraid that if I am defeated, the whole army will be wiped out, and my little life will be put into it.

After taking charge of the military and political power, Zhao Yu has also been working tirelessly to earn money, so as to leave a way back for himself, and also control the government through finance. As a result, the income of the Inner Treasury has been maintained at more than 30% of the state revenue, and of course these are also spent on state affairs, which in turn has won him prestige, and his position has become more and more stable. Because everyone knows that the army is away from the little emperor, and the food and salary cannot be paid, let alone update the weapons; And the rulers also know that without the inner treasury, the dynasty will go bankrupt.

Although it is hard to make money, Zhao Yu has also tasted the benefits of being rich. He secretly reached an agreement with Lu Xiufu through the neck of the Ka Imperial Court, so that he obtained the position of prisoner of the country and was able to grasp the military and political power early. It was able to expand the army, and constantly update its weapons, and in just a few years, it completed the transition from the age of cold weapons to the age of firearms, otherwise what would it take to fight against the enemy army dozens of times its own and defeat the Mongolian iron cavalry that crisscrossed the Eurasian continent.

And now that he has left Qiongzhou and returned to Jiangnan for only a year, some people are now recalling the old system of 'external unification and internal management', which makes Zhao Yu unable to worry about it. After all, the territory of Jiangnan is many times larger than that of Qiongzhou, and the population is many times larger, and the natural wealth income will also increase several times, or even more than ten times. Therefore, he thought that someone must want to use money to 'redeem' the lost power of the imperial court, and then limit his own power, so that the prime minister must have the upper hand.

If someone did it intentionally, Zhao Hao had to admire this person's scheming. You must know that the battle to recover Jiangnan not only exhausted the savings of the Xing Dynasty for several years, but also built most of the inner treasury. The ensuing rebuilding of the imperial palace, the relocation of the capital, and the construction of the Yangtze River defense line all required a lot of money, and if it weren't for the heavy capture of this war, he could really squeeze the last drop of oil out of his body.

However, this time the queen mother forced her to marry with her 'pro-government' as a bargaining chip, which can be said to have forced the last copper plate on Zhao Yu's body out, if it weren't for Zheng Huchen's support, he really 'yielded' to the court to borrow money, and the price was to expropriate his last piece of self-reserved land within the foreign system, and since then he has to live a life of reaching out for money, so he has to compromise on some things in exchange for living expenses.

It is not easy to force him to comply, it should be said that Zhao Yu still had some foreknowledge, and he invested all the last funds in his hand into the business. If he succeeds, Zhao Yu will not only be able to alleviate the economic difficulties of the imperial court, but also completely extricate himself from the economic crisis, and obtaining a huge amount of wealth will also enable him to still have the ability to compete with the imperial court, and can influence the financial income of the imperial court, and the two sides can still reach a delicate balance.

Now the funds in Zhao Hao's hands can meet the needs of the wedding, but if they want to be completely alleviated, they have to wait for the return of the merchant fleet that went overseas. Although he doesn't know if someone did it on purpose, or if it's just a coincidence, he has to treat it as if someone made a difficulty, and he can't give in, otherwise it will be difficult to recover the initiative once he compromises. And the method he uses is simple and straightforward......

"Ding Yushi, this is Cai Wanyi, the prefect of Lin'an, the place where I opened the mansion, the commander-in-chief of the military and political affairs of the marshal's mansion, and is familiar with the situation in the mansion, you can ask him about my original expenses, so as to find out that I have not embezzled public funds!" Zhao Yu and Cai Wanyi stepped forward and pointed at Ding Qi.

"The lower officials see Governor Cai's mansion, and they have admired the name for a long time." Ding Qi already knew that it was not good at this time, and the little emperor dared to confront him in the main hall, indicating that he was confident, and he also knew that it was no accident that Cai Wanyi was promoted to the shepherd in charge of the Gyeonggi important land with the prefect of Qiongzhou, and his face showed a humble look on his face.

"Ding Yushi is polite!" Cai Wanyi bowed his hand and saluted, "This official used to be the official of Quanzhou City, and after the fall of the city, he withdrew to Jiazi Town with the army, and he was left on the beachhead without food and clothing, but fortunately he was taken in by His Majesty. ”

"At that time, His Majesty had not yet opened the mansion, but at a young age, he had a compassionate heart for the weak, and took in hundreds of stragglers who had just escaped death from the plague ship. But His Majesty also has no money in his hands, not only donating all his own money and the Queen Mother's rewards, but also eating rice and dried fish every day like everyone else, which is well known to everyone in Jiazi Town. If Ding Yushi doesn't believe it, ask as soon as possible, Ni Dutong, Deputy Commander Hu, and Zhou Temple Supervisor in the palace today have all experienced it! ”

"Yes, at that time, I was only one of the hundreds of orphans in the army taken in by His Majesty." He took a step forward and said, "I remember that in the most difficult time, Zhou Sijian and Cai Zhifu, as well as Deputy Privy Envoy Zhao Mengjin, Director Zheng and others all donated their private wealth to buy food, and the director of Si Zhuang also sold the goods on his ship in exchange for food, and His Majesty was not as old as me, but he also ate the same meal with us every day. But we were not sensible at that time, and we often complained that there was no meat to eat, and it was really ashamed to think about it! ”

"Yes, His Majesty was still young at that time, and he had to be helped by Ni Dutong when he crossed the threshold, and he often squatted on the steps to eat with everyone. But there is one thing I would like to explain, that Your Majesty personally wrote IOUs for the money we gave that day, and repaid it twice as much afterwards when the situation improved a little. Zhou Xiang thought about it and said, "Governor Cai, I remember that when the Shuaifu army captured Guangzhou, His Majesty calculated the salary and the loan together, right?" ”

"Yes, when I was in Guangzhou, I also settled the goods with Zhuang Shilin, but the money advanced by His Majesty has not been received as far as I know, and there should be a record in the account books, if you don't believe it, you can go to the Total Division for review." Cai Wanyi nodded.

"Since several Shangguan can confirm each other, there is no need!" Ding Qi said in a sneering manner.

After that, the Queen Mother ordered Her Majesty to open a palace and set up a government, and allocated a sum of money, but most of them were Jiaozi and customs bonds, which could not be cashed at all. However, His Majesty is reorganizing the people who defected, and is willing to keep them into different ranks according to their ability, and pay their salaries. I am willing to give entanglement when I go, and I will return to my hometown. But whether it is left or left, it is the real money and silver that are issued, and those customs coupons and Jiaozi are all left in the mansion, if it is said that His Majesty embezzled the princess, there are only those worthless pieces of paper. Cai Wanyi said with a wry smile.

"Han Yanshi, why did you hide in the crowd and pretend to be a good person, and transferred your department to the Shuaifu that day, did you also send it to you. Come and testify to Your Majesty! At this time, Zhou Xiang saw Han Zhen, the privy councillor in the class, and called him to come over too.

"If it is said that His Majesty embezzled public funds, I never believe it, so why should I grind my teeth with it." Han Zhen pointed at Ding Qi with a gloomy face, "What they said is right, Your Majesty not only paid the salary according to the rules when we first joined the government army, but also made up the half-year salary that was in arrears before. And I also want to warn you, if you slander Your Majesty out of nothing, be careful that you will be beaten to death by everyone when you leave the main hall! ”

"Why do you need to do this, if the old generals of the Shuai Mansion are all in the palace, they can drown him with spit!" Huang Xianyao also stepped forward at this time, and looked at him coldly.

"It is the responsibility of the imperial history to listen to the wind, how can you intimidate each other in the main hall!" Zhao Hao snorted coldly and said in a deep voice with a straight face.

"Yes, the subordinates are guilty, please punish!" As soon as the little emperor spoke up, several people hurriedly saluted and asked for sin.

"Stand on the side, don't ask more, if they commit it again, Ni Liang will knock them out of the hall!" Zhao Hao said sharply.

"Yes, obey the oracle!" Ni Liang immediately saluted, and several people quickly retreated to the side and shut up. These people are all important ministers in the court, and the little emperor is scared like a cat when he scolds him, and those old people are no longer strange. But those new officials who entered the court were stunned, they had been away from the court for so long, and their pro-government had not yet been decided, and they were still able to suppress these important ministers, which shows how high their prestige is.

"Governor Ying, after leaving Jiazi Town, you will preside over the military administration of Fuzhong, or Governor Ying will say it in detail!" Cai Wanyi saluted Ying Jie Yan at this time.

"Governor Cai, I'm old, and I can't remember some things. Deng Zhongcheng has a good memory, but he is not in the court, so let Jiang Shangshu talk about it! Ying Jie Yan returned the salute and beckoned to Jiang Xuan.

"It's good!" Jiang Xuan nodded and stepped forward and said, "Actually, there is nothing to say, I and Governor Ying and Deng Zhongcheng were ordered by the Queen Mother to enter the Marshal's Mansion to assist His Majesty on the eve of going to Qiongzhou." His Majesty made a strong attack on Canton in order to alleviate the financial constraints of the Shuaifu, and after occupying Canton with the assistance of the Chen Shangshu brothers, the captured enemy funds and the confiscated property of the traitors were all returned to the Shuaifu, and His Majesty did not take a penny from them. Most of the money was used to buy military supplies and food, and at the same time to give relief to the poor. ”

"Qiongzhou is a barren land, as everyone knows, after the Shuai Mansion settled in, the treasury was empty, and there was no way to support it. However, His Majesty still ordered tax reductions and exemptions, recruited displaced people to come to cultivate the land, and tried to raise money to expand the army and lay out defensive lines. At that time, His Majesty also received a salary in the palace, but he had to provide for the orphans and military dependents left by the pension revenue, and the expenses of the internal government came from this. ”

Therefore, although His Majesty has a salary of 10,000 yuan, his life is still naturally embarrassed, he is in military uniform all year round, he has never bought any clothes, and he has lowered his dietary standard and only prepares meals according to the first level of the commander, but he is often full of dried rice and fish. Even so, when he went out of the government to inspect the prefectures and counties and the army, he needed to pay back the food used by the entourage, and never encroached on a penny of public money in the local and military areas, and this is still the case so far! ”

"Now you wait for Your Majesty to embezzle public funds, and ask the hundreds of thousands of old generals in Qiongzhou who are willing to believe it, I think you will not just eat one meat, one vegetable and one soup every day, but Your Majesty has been like this for many years, lest it cost too much. It costs only more than 200 yuan to repair the residence, but His Majesty is extravagant, and the house under repair in your home is more than this! Jiang Xuan flicked the sleeves of his robe and said angrily.

"What Jiang Shangshu said is the truth, after the Shuai Mansion entered Qiong, there were almost no taxes, and several times they fought with Meng Yuan, which was very expensive, and they all relied on His Majesty to raise money everywhere and barely maintain it. However, there is not a penny left in the government of all the revenues, and even some of the money that should be paid by the public funds is also paid in advance by His Majesty, but it has never been written off, so how can it be said that it is embezzled. Chen Zeweng also said angrily to Ding Qi.

"This ......" Ding Qi couldn't imagine that the little emperor lived so frugally, and now there were several important ministers who endorsed him, so he couldn't help but believe it, and he didn't know how to ask for a while.

"What do you think of Deng Zhongcheng?" At this time, Ying Jie Yan stroked his beard and asked him very kindly.

"Deng Zhongcheng is fair and selfless, jealous and hateful, and he is a model for us!" Ding Qi hurriedly replied.

"Deng Zhongcheng is also the emperor's teacher, responsible for teaching His Majesty. He often reprimanded His Majesty for not studying diligently, misbehaving, and having a stubborn temperament, but I never listened to his teachings that His Majesty embezzled public funds and amassed wealth for personal use. Ying Jieyan smiled. Although he only said one sentence, the meaning was already very clear, he was by His Majesty's side every day, and he never criticized the problem of money, how dare you say it!

"Humble ......" Ding Qi has nothing else to say, the role models he admires can't find fault, and his words are no different from nonsense.

"Lu Xiang, Your Majesty will inherit the unification after just over a year when you open the palace of Qiongzhou, and then you will move to Qiong, and you will preside over the government, whether Your Majesty has invaded Lu Ying knows best!" Ying Jieyan didn't bother with Ding Qi anymore, but bowed to Lu Xiufu beside him.

"The governor should just talk about it, I won't say much!" Lu Xiufu's eyes flickered.

"Lu Xiang shirked, didn't I fall into stigma, I have never counted the accounts carefully for so many years, since some people question it today, let's make it clear in front of the Queen Mother and the ministers, and by the way, we will clear the account, so as not to become a confused account!" Zhao Yu didn't do it, and grabbed Lu Xiufu's sleeve, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

"Why should Your Majesty? The ministers all believe that all their participation is nothing, isn't it okay to clear the stigma for His Majesty in front of the Queen Mother and the ministers? Lu Xiufu bowed and bowed as if in a weak heart, and said in a low voice.

"Oh, no! If you don't make it clear today, you can't disperse! Zhao Hao said uncompromisingly, "Ni Liang closed the palace gate, and Wuxian ordered not a single mosquito to be released." And told Lao Zhuang to let him take the account book and go to the temple. ”

"Subordinates obey!" Ni Liang stepped forward and saluted, and then dispatched troops to block the palace gate, prohibiting everyone from entering and leaving, and Chen Dun also led a team of guards to the palace to guard, the air became tense, I don't know what the little emperor is going to do!

"You...... You've killed them all! Seeing this, Lu Xiufu pointed at Ding Qi and Li Kuan, and said in a very disgraceful manner......