Two and a half million per year does not seem to be much, converted into silver, it is only two and a half million taels, compared to the extravagant consumption of the later generations to govern the river, it is really not much, you must know that the conventional silver taels that were put into the canal every year in the Qing Dynasty in later generations are far more than this number, not to mention that there are millions of taels of special rectification costs at every turn, the problem is that although the Tang Dynasty at this time has been ruled by three generations, the national strength is strong, known as the Celestial Empire, but in fact, the strength is only in the military, and the economic strength can only be regarded as average- The annual revenue of the treasury is only about 17 million guan, after deducting administrative expenses and all kinds of expenses, what can be left is already pitiful, this is not counting the needs of the various border wars that break out almost every year, and if you calculate it carefully, the imperial court can only achieve a general balance of revenue and expenditure, even if you can have a slight surplus, but it is definitely not as much as 2.5 million yuan, it is obvious, it is almost impossible to allocate these 2.5 million taels of silver in the treasury, It is no wonder that the courtiers were surprised, if the courtiers learned that the number reported by Li Xian was actually only seventy percent of the real need, they were afraid that they would be even more shocked to sweat.

"His Royal Highness is proud, and the lower officials admire it, but the lower officials have an unknown place, and I ask His Royal Highness to explain it in detail on his behalf." Although Yan Liben had just taken over the head of the household department, after half a month of hard work, he knew a lot about the old bottom of the treasury, and when he heard Li Xian talk about the cost of 10 million guan, it was as light as saying 1,000 guan, and he was shaken violently, and he really didn't know whether to be angry or laugh in his heart, but then again, Yan Liben's purpose in standing up this time was to embarrass Li Xian, and it was also a good thing for him to find out the loopholes in Li Xian's strategy, so he said quietly.

"If Yan Shangshu has any questions, but it doesn't hurt to say it, Xiao Wang doesn't dare to say that he will be able to answer it, but he will do his best." Li Xian has been preparing the excerpt of Cao Yun for more than a year, and he already knows all aspects of Cao Yun, although he knows that Yan Liben is deliberately making things difficult, but he doesn't take it to heart, so he arched his hand with a smile and replied confidently.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Yan Liben saluted respectfully, first thanked him, and then said solemnly: "Your Highness, do you know how much I have earned over the years, and how much is my surplus?" ”

"As far as Xiao Wang knows, last year's bumper yield, the imperial court's annual income was 19 million, an increase of about two percent compared with the previous year, and the previous years were roughly the same as the year before, with limited increases and decreases. How much of the treasury surplus is a secret of the court, although Li Xian is a prince, he also does not know, but he generally knows that the treasury is not too rich, but Li Xian does not care much about how much the treasury can have now, but because of the cost of governing the river Li Xian has other plans, therefore, knowing that Yan Liben has bad intentions in raising this question, but Li Xian still answered very easily.

"His Royal Highness can know the income of the year, and he really has a heart, and the officials admire it." Yan Liben sarcastically ridiculed Li Xian with a prickly speech, which meant that Li Xian was uneasy about the position of the prince, and he was really ambitious, as soon as these words came out, Li Xian's face immediately changed, and he glared at Yan Liben gloomily, waiting to have a seizure, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous in this court, and he was so angry that his neck was a few points thicker, if his eyes could kill, he was afraid that Yan Liben would have died tens of millions of times, but unfortunately Yan Liben didn't eat him at all, and he didn't care whether Li Xian was angry or not, and continued unhurriedly: "Go to the New Year's harvest, The imperial court has a slight surplus, there are 700,000 guan left, which is the highest in the history, and the treasury now has a total of 12 million guan, deducting the estimated expenditure of this year, the person who can call it is less than 1 million guan, and the lower officials really don't know where the tens of millions of guan costs that His Highness said come from, and ask His Royal Highness for advice. ”

"Yan Shangshu is loyal to his duties, and Xiao Wang is also admired." Li Xian was stabbed extremely uncomfortable by Yan Liben's previous words, even though he knew that this was not the time to care about the dignity and inferiority with him, he still couldn't help but ridicule each other, alluding to Yan Liben's defection to the prince, which was really decent, he fought back quickly, but unfortunately Yan Liben's qi cultivation kung fu was very good, and he was not moved by Li Xian's words at all, and he didn't have any expression on his flat face, just stood quietly, patiently waiting for Li Xian to give a reasonable explanation. It made Li Xian feel like a punch into the air, annoyance is a natural thing, at this time Li Xian had no choice but to take Yan Liben, so he had to grit his teeth secretly, and continued with a hint of indignation, "Xiao Wang He once said that he wanted to transfer silver from the treasury, Yan Shangshu is afraid that he misheard, it is true, the cost of Cao Yun is huge, however, it is related to the safety of the community, and it is necessary to do it with all his might, Fear of famine, four years to do, although there are difficulties, but can solve the urgent need, Xiao Wang does not dare to cringe because of its difficulties, since he should plan to do his best! ”

"The lower officials are willing to hear the details." Li Xian said it impassionedly, but unfortunately Yan Liben didn't react at all, and as soon as Li Xian's voice fell, he immediately asked a question, making it clear that he didn't believe that Li Xian could make money out of thin air.

"Father, the child has a number of strategies to gather and manage the needs of the treasury, and I implore my father to make a clear decision." was entangled by Yan Liben at this time, Li Xian finally woke up suddenly - Yan Liben is a guy who came to find fault, no matter how much nonsense he talks with him, it is in vain, rather than fighting with him, it is better to directly find Gaozong to be the master, so he didn't even look at Yan Liben anymore, turned around, and bowed to Gaozong. Loud report.

"Oh? Xian'er has any ideas, and let's listen to them. Gaozong was obviously happy to see Li Xian and the officials of the prince's family fighting, and when he was listening to it happily, he suddenly listened to Li Xian's words and had a clever way to accumulate money, and immediately became interested, raised his hand with a smile, and asked with great interest.

"Father Emperor Mingjian, now not only Guanzhong repeatedly lacked food, but also the entire west and north, even so, the wind of wine-making everywhere is becoming more and more prosperous, the food cost is not to say, because of alcoholism and misdeeds, the first emperor in Japan, has issued several edicts to ban alcohol, but the wine is profitable, private brewing has been repeatedly banned and endless, the matter is abolished, the child thinks that the wine is difficult to ban, if it is not unified by an institution, the name is said: wine division, the wine license is the certificate of the producer, no liquor license is private brewing, should be punished with heavy fines, and even the house is not excessive, can be by the states ** The bureau is set to issue a license, a change every year, the price is high, when there can be a million of the number of river workers every year, this is one, second, the father and the emperor had issued a clear edict a month ago, ordering businessmen not to ride horses, it is indeed a good policy to repress agriculture and business, but now the business travelers are really many, no cars and horses are really difficult to sell goods to make a living, the child thinks that if the net can open a side seems to be better, you can ** bureau to sell car horse plates, which can not only allow businessmen to have the power to do it, but also make it contribute to the river workers, why not, this is the shallow hearing of the ministers, and hope that the father will investigate in detail. Li Xian took a deep breath and talked endlessly, and after saying this, he talked for several minutes, and all the courtiers frowned, and before Li Xian finished speaking, the buzzing private discussion sounded again.

The wine department is not an innovation at all, there has long been a precedent for salt and iron - since the Spring and Autumn Period Guan Zhong implemented the "Guanshan Hai" system, the vast majority of the imperial stability period, salt and iron belong to the government's monopoly of commodities, the same is true of the Tang Dynasty, the salt and iron division under the Sinong Temple is in charge of the national salt and iron ** permanent institution, it stands to reason that even if there is one more wine company, there is nothing to do, the left and right just cause the wine on the market to be more expensive, but in fact it is not so simple, Not for anything else, just because the vast majority of the wineries in this period are in the hands of the wealthy families, far from it, just take the Jingshi as an example, the largest wineries are all the property of the Jingzhong family, and the courtiers in the palace are more or less related to the winemakers, if it is really implemented according to what Li Xian said, the interests of the wealthy families will suffer major losses, it is obvious that as soon as Li Xian's charter came out, it was like a thunderclap in the flat ground, and all the courtiers were shocked. It's no surprise that the big guys are boiling over.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that His Royal Highness King Lu's two policies seem reasonable, but in fact, it is a taboo for the court to compete for profits with the people, and second, industry and commerce can not take a horse for the sake of heavy agriculture and business, if you spend money to buy a license to ride a horse, is it not a disguised wealth, Your Majesty's original intention is gone, but also will be criticized by the world, it is really a big mistake, it is not feasible, I hope Your Majesty will see it!" Li Xian didn't want to pay attention to Yan Liben, but Yan Liben didn't plan to stop there, and without waiting for Gaozong to make a statement, he immediately objected loudly.

"Your Majesty, what Yan Shangshu said is very true, and Weichen seconded it."

"Your Majesty, the original intention of governing Cao Yun is to secure the community, if it is at the cost of disturbing the people, then the cart is turned upside down, and it is absolutely not feasible!"

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that although His Royal Highness King Lu has the heart to serve the country, he is still shallow in his experience, and although his intentions are good, he should be cautious in his actions because of the improper means."

……

As soon as Yan Liben's words fell, Liu Xiangdao and other members of the prince's side stood up one after another, either directly refuting Li Xian's suggestion, or pretending to be kind enough to excuse Li Xian on the grounds of lack of experience......