Chapter 376: Forty two million six hundred and twenty-one taels

Shift your gaze to the heart of the Empire, Kyoshi Castle. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, there was a joyful atmosphere inside and outside the city, and people seemed to be happier than the New Year.

The jubilant atmosphere of Jingshi City at this time was due to the Liao army's exit. Most of the ordinary people are still short-sighted. In their opinion, as long as the Liao army is out of the customs, they will be safe.

As soon as the Liao army is gone, there is nothing to threaten them. After all, this is the Jingshi City, this is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, in the world, where else is safer than the feet of the Son of Heaven? This is the opinion of the people of Jingshi City.

Of course, at the welcoming ceremony, the strong formation shown by hundreds of thousands of troops also gave them a sense of security. They believed that this army could keep them safe.

The people of Jingshi City didn't seem to know that a bigger crisis was quietly approaching the faltering empire.

The streets and alleys of Jingshi City, and even the teahouses, are talking about how the army of Da Zhao fought bravely to kill the enemy and how to drive away the heroic deeds of the Liao army. Among them, there are also returned soldiers who boast about the heroic deeds that do not belong to them on the streets, and win the admiring eyes of the people of Jingshi City, so that they eat and drink together.

Unlike the jubilant atmosphere inside and outside the Jingshi City, in the imperial palace in the imperial city, the supreme ruler of the empire, Song Yuren, the emperor of the Great Zhao Empire, was frowning. Worry was written all over his face.

Song Yuren hadn't had time to be happy about the Liao army's exit for a while, and more things followed.

Right now, there are so many important things in front of Song Yuren.

The first major event, and the most urgent event at present, is how to reward the meritorious Qin Wang Jun this time. This time, the army of the whole country, King Qin, and even Jinling City in the southern capital sent King Qin's army over. And this time, under the leadership of Peng Chaodong, the results of the Qin Wang Army are not bad, at least not so humiliating.

So here's the problem, Da Zhao's finances have almost come to the brink of collapse in recent years. There is no money left in the treasury, and the warehouses of the treasury can almost run directly with mice.

Not only does the treasury have no money, but even Song Yuren's internal money has been picking a little here and taking a little there over the years, and there is not much silver taels left. And the reward demanded by hundreds of thousands of troops is staggering. You can't just send them away.

These armies are the last armies that the Empire can use, and it must rely on them if it wants to threaten its rule.

This time, the Liao army's breakthrough into the border had clearly told Song Yuren that the old and young soldiers of the forbidden army in Jingshi City, which he was proud of, were unreliable. If you want to maintain the rule of the Great Zhao Empire, the Great Zhao Empire must rely on a few strong armies to a large extent.

The ministers in the main hall have dispersed, leaving a few ministers in the main hall.

A few people remained in the main hall, which seemed very empty.

As the first and second assistants of the empire, it stands to reason that now that the imperial court is facing such a big matter, Xu Hongqian and Lu Zongcheng should stay in the hall to discuss ways to deal with it, but Song Yuren did not let Xu Hongqian and Lu Zongcheng stay.

Song Yuren knew that these two people were on the same page now, leaving the two of them not to discuss things. Leave the two of them, the two of them are already thankful that they don't quarrel in the main hall, and they can't stay and discuss things together.

In order to clean up the roots of the ears, and in order to be able to better think of a way to deal with the current problem, Song Yuren simply ordered the two of them to go home directly while cooling off.

Song Yuren's decision naturally made the two pillars of the imperial court unhappy, but this family of the Great Zhao court was still Song Yuren. Song Yuren said the same, Song Yuren wanted them to go home, and Xu Hongqian and Lu Zongcheng could only go home obediently.

After Xu Hongqian and Lu Zongcheng left, there were fewer people in the main hall, and now only Su Ke, the head of the household department, and several major ministers of the household department were left in the main hall.

"Su Aiqing, is there really no silver in the household department?"

There are only a few ministers left in the main hall, and Song Yuren has nothing to hide when he asks about the finances now. Straight to the point, asked Su Kedao.

Su Ke shook his head very helplessly, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has just searched all the main treasury mansions of the household department in Jingshi City, and found a total of 428,621 taels of silver. ”

Su Ke was very helpless, among so many household books in the Great Zhao Dynasty, if you want to say that the most difficult book, I am afraid it is Su Ke. No generation of household books will be more difficult to be than Su Ke, the household secretary.

The household department was originally a department with a lot of oil and water, and everyone longed for it, but when Su Ke accepted the household book. The household department has completely become the Shimizu Yamen. Now among the six departments of the capital city, the yamen with the weakest oil and water is probably none other than the household department.

After the news of King Qin's victory came back to Jingshi City, Su Ke was the most worried one among all the officials in Jingshi City. Su Ke didn't have the time and opportunity to enjoy this joy.

Su Ke's mood was complicated in the face of the news of the big victory. Su Ke was glad that the Liao army was finally gone, the war in the north was over, and the people in the north would also be spared the misery of the Liao army. This is what an ordinary minister should think about.

While being happy, Su Ke's mood was also worried. Su Ke had already thought of it in advance. After the army has achieved a great victory, the next thing to do is naturally a reward for meritorious soldiers according to the practice of the imperial court.

Meritorious reward, guilty punishment, this is an eternal law. It should be.

Feng Hao said that Song Yuren has nothing else in his hands, and everything is lacking, but the last thing Song Yuren lacks is some good titles. This kind of honorary thing is easy to say, as long as a piece of paper, it doesn't cost much.

But the difficulty lies in the reward, what reward to take, is the biggest headache for Su Ke and Song Yuren now, and the treasury is empty.

Su Ke had searched all the Hubu Treasury Mansions in Jingshi City in advance in order to deal with this reward. Thinking about it anyway, this time I will deal with the past first.

In the end, the precise figure of 428,621 taels reported by the officials below made Su Ke feel shocked. Su Ke fainted directly after hearing this number at that time.

Four hundred and twenty-eight thousand six hundred and twenty-one taels is a very considerable wealth for ordinary people. At that time, four hundred and twenty-eight thousand six hundred and twenty-one taels was a very ridiculous figure for a country's finances.

Su Ke thought to himself, even their nemesis Manshu Liao Kingdom has more than one silver tael in the treasury.

"Forty eight million six hundred seventy two ...... Forty two million two hundred eighty two thousand six hundred twenty-one ...... Forty two million two hundred eighty two thousand six hundred twenty-one ......"

Song Yuren silently recited this number for a long time, and he didn't know how many times he read it, as if it would increase if he read it a few more times.

Song Yuren was mentally prepared, but the number reported still caught Song Yuren off guard.

The household department is the place where Song Yuren expects the most for this reward, and whether this reward can be completed smoothly depends on the household department.

In the end, even the household department disappointed Song Yuren. It seems that the household department can't count on it, 428,621 taels. It is impossible to complete this reward. (To be continued.) )