"Four...... Forty...... Hundred million...... Left phase ...... Is there a mistake with the left phase? ”

Feng Qu pinched his throat as hard as he could, trying to make his voice sound calmer, but the words he said were still shaking like a vibrating egg.

Meng Yi's face was sluggish and his mouth was wide open, his eyes bulged out, and he stared at Chen Xu as if he had seen a ghost.

The emperor and the two ministers were still like this, and the other civil and military officials were even more unbearable, and they all looked at Chen Xu tremblingly, and they slowly came back to their senses after a long time in a daze.

"Four billion dollars is equivalent to more than 100 million stone of grain, my Daqin's current grain output for the next year is not enough for this number, the sum of the grain tax in the summer and autumn of last year is only more than 20 million stones, plus taxes such as industrial and commercial cloth, the total income of the imperial court last year is only more than one billion yuan, which can be used to maintain the operation of the imperial court and the expansion and repair of national transportation and water conservancy, the old man of Zuo Xiang can not agree to this project!"

After Feng Qujian came back to his senses, he directly refused, and said to the First Emperor: "If Your Majesty agrees to Zuo Xiang's plan, the old minister will resign and return to his hometown to retire!" ”

After hearing this, Meng Yi also withdrew a pair of eyeballs, and after a continuous groan, he said in a strange manner: "Don't regret it!" ”

"Hmph, Feng Mou will never regret it......" Feng Qujian regretted it a little as soon as he spoke, listening to Meng Yi's tone, looking at Chen Xu's past actions, I was afraid that he really didn't hold his breath this time, and was stunned by the number of four billion, so he said righteously, "However, if Zuo Xiang can come up with a way not to use the tax revenue of the Finance Bureau, the old man will definitely give his full support!" ”

"Old fox ......" This contempt could be clearly heard in the slight uproar above the court.

However, as an old official ruffian who has lived in the court for many years, Feng Quji completely ignored it and didn't hear it, and he didn't even bother to guess which official said it.

And Feng Quji's words, the atmosphere in the court instantly became much more relaxed, and most of the officials began to tidy up their clothes and mutter, discussing how Qinghehou could make up such a large sum of money, which can be called astronomical.

This project is very big, and it is indeed very good, but if all the other projects in the entire Great Qin are stopped to support this plan, it will take everyone to persist for almost three years without eating or drinking, which is completely impossible, at least the tens of thousands of officials in counties and counties across the country must be distributed on time, and the grain, grass and armaments of millions of soldiers and war horses must be distributed on time, otherwise it will only take the first half of the year Daqin will inevitably become a pot of porridge, and the gods will not be able to save it.

"There is no need to be nervous, Taishi's plan is beneficial to the prosperity and development of my Great Qin's long-term peace and stability, although I also know that the imperial court and Shaofu can't take out this money, but Taishi must still have something to say, but is it?" Qin Shi Huang's face calmed down, and he looked at Chen Xu with anticipation.

"Your Majesty, the minister also knows that this amount of money is too huge, so he drew up a fundraising plan, and within three years, there is almost no need to use a single expenditure of the Finance Department to allow the entire plan to start construction, and after three years, it will only cost about 50 million yuan per year, although 50 million is also a huge amount of money, but according to the continuous growth of my financial and tax revenues in Daqin over the years, there is no problem with this money, right......" Chen Xu turned his head to look at Feng Quji.

Feng Quji's mood was much better at this time, and his face returned to his usual steady head, "Yes, right now, my Great Qin's imperial court tax revenue has increased by two to three percent every year, and there is no problem with the country's fiscal and tax revenue exceeding two billion yuan in three years, so there is no pressure to spend an extra five thousand yuan!" ”

"So Asahi is much more relieved!" Chen Xu nodded and then said to the First Emperor, "Please also ask Your Majesty to sit down, and the minister will then interpret this huge plan in detail, and will also inform you of the fundraising method, if Your Majesty has any objections after listening, the ministers will revise the objections!" ”

"Okay, then I'll bother Zuo Xiang!" The first emperor climbed the nine steps and sat down on the dragon chair with his big sleeves, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also returned to their seats, and the map Chen Xu also asked the palace people to roll up and put it away.

"Your Majesty, because the minister's plan is too large, and the yamen and the situation involved are too complicated, so the minister decomposed it into more than a dozen different books, although these books are separated, they are a tightly integrated composition, and the lack of any link will make the whole plan loopholes......" Chen Xu picked up the first book and opened it after finishing speaking.

"The first proposal is the preparation and construction of the Customs Department, which is in charge of the entire overseas development and controls the issuance and management of permits, so it is necessary to set up yamen ...... in each of the planned seaports."

"The second document is the expansion and construction of the Department of International Trade and Commerce, which can be jointly operated with the customs to open checkpoints at various ports to manage incoming and outgoing goods, and ensure that many state secrets and controlled items in Daqin cannot be exported......"

"The third document is the expansion and construction of the Department of Finance, which can be jointly established with the customs to set up tax collection inspections in each port, and to collect taxes on all overseas civilian and merchant ships in accordance with the provisions of the licensing order......

"The fourth document is the construction of the port management yamen, which are under the management of the Ministry of Industry, which are responsible for managing all the affairs of their respective seaports, regulating the loading and unloading of goods and the docking guidance of foreign ships entering and leaving the port in the future and the docking guidance of ships, and providing storage, maintenance, replenishment and other related auxiliary ...... for these ships that call at port."

"The fifth document is the construction and management of river port terminals, in order to facilitate the transportation of goods, standard containers and large ro-ro cargo ships can be formulated to provide fast cross-river transportation, as for the standard of containers, the Ministry of Industry will standardize and promote the ...... according to the existing carriage river vessel regulations."

"The sixth report is the construction of seaports and wharf warehouses, which is the basic project of the whole plan, and the minister proposed that a joint survey team composed of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Academy of Sciences go to the southeast coast to explore suitable and excellent seaports for planning and construction, and can also promote gantry cranes and standard container ......"

"The seventh book is about the preparation and curriculum of the Maritime Academy, as well as the nautical training and guidance for civilian merchant ships, so as to train the officers and men of the Great Qin Maritime Division and a large number of skilled shipwrights, sailors, helmsmen, observers, charters, and other qualified personnel......

"The eighth recital is about the opening of shipyards, and the minister proposed that two large shipyards be built in Liaodong Bay and Langya Bay, with a scale of not less than 20 large seagoing ships built annually......

"The ninth letter is to ask His Majesty to open a branch of the Academy of Sciences in Langya and recruit craftsmen to improve and popularize seagoing ships......"

"The tenth letter is a proposal for the preparation of an ammunition factory......"

"The eleventh letter is to propose the establishment of a firearms bureau to cast the Shenlei artillery and the Shenlei musket, so as to ensure the equipment and deterrence ...... of the Great Qin Water Division."

"The twelfth petition is to propose the introduction of a merchant ship registration bill for the operation of private merchant ships, so as to regulate the management of all merchant ships going to sea......"

"The thirteenth petition is to propose the introduction of an overseas expansion bill for the development of merchant ships at sea, so as to regulate the discovery, management, and licensing of overseas island resources, etc., ......"

"The fourteenth proclamation proposes the introduction of an overseas colonization bill for overseas development, the establishment of a governor for the unified management and taxation of all valuable islands and important navigation routes discovered by exploration, and the provision of docking, maintenance, and supplies for the coming and going of merchant ships of the Great Qin......"

"The fifteenth letter is to propose the introduction of a bill on mutual assistance for sea vessels for overseas development, as long as it is any merchant ships, cargo ships, civilian ships and other ships flying the flag of our Daqin, as long as they are in distress on the sea, the nearby ships that have learned the news must be rescued......"

It took a full hour, Chen Xu brought the fifteen copies of the book he brought and finally carefully recounted it one by one, although the mouth was dry, but the emperor who listened carefully was still very considerate and asked the palace people to make a pot of hot tea for Chen Xu halfway, so after Chen Xu finished speaking, a pot of tea had already been drunk.

The entire court hall was extremely quiet.

These fifteen copies of the book Chen Xu are carefully and clearly planned, and almost everything and every arrangement is comprehensive, and the specific department responsible for it is clearly assigned.

All the officials were completely shocked by Chen Xu's fifteen recitals.

Originally, Chen Xu talked about a seemingly sea, land, and water transportation network that sounded easy, but after listening to it, he realized how big Chen Xu's game of chess was, how carefully planned, and how careful and meticulous the arrangement was.

Feng Quji's thin fingers tightly pulled his beard, his eyes were a little scattered, he was also a prime minister, and he finally felt for the first time the kind of dazed and helpless heart that Li Si faced Chen Xu at the beginning.

This method of submitting a book is not to say that no one has heard of it, and according to the current ability of Great Qin officials, no one can do this.

Feng Quji thought to himself that he couldn't do one-tenth of Chen Xu's.

Therefore, after a long silence, Feng Qujian slowly retracted his flying thoughts and stood up.

"Your Majesty, Zuo Xiang's recitals are indeed precise and meticulous, and they are all the five bodies that Lao Chen admires, and as long as they are implemented, they will inevitably make my Daqin more prosperous, but Lao Chen still said that I hope Zuo Xiang can come up with a way to raise money, otherwise it will be a bamboo basket in the end!"

"Feng Xiang is not in a hurry, Fang Cai Benhou may have left the most important fundraising book in the study of the Qinghe Courtyard, and when he goes to court tomorrow, Xu will definitely inform His Majesty and your colleagues of the method of fundraising......" Chen Xu gave up his hand a little helplessly.

The fundraising book was first written to be divided into three phases to promote this huge project by issuing four billion national bonds, but after discussing with Fan Caiying, Fan Caiying persuaded him to use half of the treasury bonds for the first phase of financing, and the other half was solved by issuing additional bills.

"Your Majesty, Fan Niangzi, the director of Huaxia Qianzhuang, asked to see her outside the court, and said that she would send a recital for Zuo Xiang~"

Just when the First Emperor and the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu shook their heads regretfully, a messenger outside the door of the court hall came in to report.