Liu Yan said with a happy face: "Can Runzhi share my worries?" Speaking of this, his face darkened and said, "Alas! You also know that a group of important ministers in the imperial court are not sure of their reasoning, and discussions come and go, none of them are automatically invited, and there is no effective strategy. ”

"Actually! I don't feel at ease when I send any of them, these people have been immersed in officialdom for many years, one by one, they are afraid of the serious, and the things that have interests have broken their heads, and who will move forward enthusiastically if there is no benefit. Even if I want to send them forcibly, I'm afraid that a lot of money will be spent by then, but the matter will only be over! ”

"Runzhi! You are different from them, I know you very well, in order to do something that is beneficial to the country and the people, you don't even care about your own safety, how can you give up your lifelong position in order to seek money and benefits! After all, you are the most ideal candidate in my mind, but I am afraid that you will not share my worries! ”

Li Yi heard that his blood was already surging here, and he said generously: "Since Your Majesty can trust Li Yi, Weichen will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire, how dare he insist on humbling?" ”

"Just wait for Lin Jin to come back, analyze the current situation, and know it in his heart, Weichen will definitely take over this hot potato, no matter what success or failure, Li Yi has already put his personal honor and disgrace aside, and he will never dare to live up to his holy grace."

Liu Yan was overjoyed and said: "Runzhi is really a good man with responsibility, in this case, what else do I have to worry about?" ”

Li Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Actually, Weichen still has a lot to worry about, but in terms of fundraising, I'm afraid it's not so optimistic." The court still has to think long-term, and must not let the funds for flood control be stretched thin, and eventually lead to failure! ”

Liu Yan nodded and said, "Yes!" This is what I have always been most worried about, the imperial court has consumed a lot of money in recent years, and the treasury has become unsustainable, otherwise I would not have stopped in the war against Fujian. To tell you the truth, what the imperial court lacks most now is money. ”

Li Yi pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Our Han Dynasty has taken advantage of the South China Sea City, and the annual income is huge, and the domestic and foreign trade transactions are active, and the salt and iron tea taxes are countless, how can we still be short of money?" ”

Liu Yan smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Hehe! Runzhi doesn't know anything! Speaking of which, I won't hide it from you. Our Han is prosperous on the surface, but in fact, there is a lot of waste in our bones. In recent years, they have continuously used troops against Chu, Fujian, and Annan, regardless of victory or defeat, and their military expenses are hundreds of millions. ”

"In the past few years, I have built a cemetery and 28 temples, and the treasury has been stretched. Of course, the construction of this cemetery cannot be abandoned halfway, and the 28 temples and the Four Great Dao Temples planned in my early years have only been built 16 so far, and the others have now been stopped. ”

"Alas! In this way, the ambition of promoting Buddhism can only be put on hold for the time being, after all, the control of the floods in the South China Sea is the most important thing at present. Otherwise, once the flood comes to the north, Xingwangfu will also suffer greatly! ”

Li Yi nodded and said: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and his heart is so firm to promote the good and eliminate the disadvantages, of course Weichen has to do something to share the emperor's worries." Although there may be a shortage of funds to deal with floods in the South China Sea, Wechen is still confident that we can do a good job in this matter. ”

Looking at Liu Yan's puzzled gaze, Li Yi still said without hesitation: "When the minister was in Yunnan, he was also troubled by the emptiness of the treasury, but the so-called methods are always more difficult than difficult, depending on where to start." As long as we brainstorm and raise funds from all sides, WeChen is convinced that funding is by no means a problem. Hehe! You know, there are still a lot of rich people in our Xingwang Mansion. ”

Liu Yan was surprised: "Is Runzhi trying to fight these rich people's idea?" Hey! I haven't thought about this, I'm afraid it will do more harm than good! ”

Li Yi smiled slightly: "How dare Weichen fight the idea of the rich, Weichen just thinks, the population of our Xingwang Mansion is 500,000, and there are not a few rich people, and there are countless middle-class families." The so-called firewood gathering is high, as long as each person takes out a little, this number is not small. ”

"Of course, the imperial court must not do this by force, it only needs to know it with emotion, move with reason, and analyze and understand the current predicament, Weichen thinks that no one will turn a blind eye and stand by."

"The day before yesterday, Weichen was a guest in the Qin Palace, and when this matter was mentioned, all the princes had already promised to help, and the total amount was not small. Another group of Weichen's friends, such as Liang Song, Yuan Zitong, Chen Shouzhong, Zhong Yunzhang, Zhong Youzhang, and Wang Huang, have also donated money and materials. ”

"As the saying goes, a small manpower, a lot of people, as long as you can encourage one or two percent of the people to donate, you can drive the majority of the population to follow suit, in this way, set the armpit into a fur, in the end this number is not small!"

When Liu Yan heard this, he nodded deeply and said: "This is a good way, the key is that someone can take the lead, so that it can have a certain effect." I heard that the Zhenghe Auction House is about to open, huh! As a great man, I must always set some examples. ”

"Now there are a lot of idle utensils in the palace, I asked Zhao Guifei and Concubine Xie Xian to make a show together, send them to you for auction, and all the proceeds will be donated to the flood control in the South China Sea."

When Li Yi heard him say this, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, that, that, you better not mix with us." Hehe! Although it is a bit disrespectful for Wei Chen to say this, it is reasonable, if you take out all the utensils in the palace and put them up for auction, then they will definitely rush to it, and then we will not be able to auction those things that we take out. In Weichen's opinion, you should wait until we finish the auction before making a move! ”

Liu Yan laughed and said, "Yes! Right! Right! I can't compete with the people. Ha ha! Aren't you auctioning on the twelfth day of the first lunar month? Then I will wait until the sixteenth day of the first month to make a move, so as not to discount the price of your auction items. ”

"However, I see that even if the whole people donate enthusiastically, I'm afraid the funds will not be enough! At that time, if the project is at a critical time, and the funds are unsustainable, it will be a big delay. ”

"The most important thing is that you need to think of ways to make as much money as possible."

Li Yi nodded and said, "In addition, Weichen has another idea, but I don't know if His Majesty will allow it." ”

Liu Yan was puzzled: "Oh! I don't know what bad ideas you have again, and you're still afraid that I won't allow it? Hey! As long as I can raise funds, what else can't I promise? You tell me about it. ”

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