"Hehe, too, the household department is in charge of important things, there are too many places with silver, and it is always beyond the means, and the shipping administration's operating expenses of 50,000 taels per month have to be reported by the Fujian Provincial Customs, so that the shipping administration and the household department have no current accounts." Prince Chun smiled, "I don't know what Master Weng wants to see?" ”

Hearing Prince Chun's answer, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Weng Shuping's face.

Prince Chun Mingli is saying that the operating expenses of the shipmaster are pitiful, but in fact, he is ironizing that the household department does not give the shipmaster silver, so that the shipmaster and the household department do not even have accounts for each other!

"The Harbour Master is now building ships for France, I wonder if the Seventh Master has ever heard of this?" Weng Shuping knew that Prince Chun had already understood the purpose of his visit today, so he simply opened the skylight and said something bright.

"It's true," Prince Chun nodded, "I wonder why Master Weng remembered to ask about this?" ”

"The Harbour Master has been applying for money from the Ministry on the grounds that he has no funds, how can he have the money to build a ship for France?" Weng Shuping asked.

Hearing Weng Shuping ask about the shipmaster's construction of a ship for France, Prince Chun was secretly annoyed in his heart, but on the surface he still replied patiently: "The shipmaster built a ship for France, and naturally the French paid the money!" ”

"The French ordered a military ship in the shipyard, and in addition to the deposit, the ship money had to be allocated one after another, right? The cost of construction needs to be paid in advance by the shipmaster, so where does the shipbuilding cost come from? Weng Shuping asked.

"The shipyard paid for the shipbuilding in advance, but it was donated by the merchants." Prince Chun heard Weng Shuping chattering and holding on to the shipmaster, and his heart gradually became angry, "The household department does not give funds, and the shipmaster can't do it, and does not accept donations from businessmen, what does Master Weng say?" ”

"It is indispensable to accept donations from businessmen." Weng Shuping was shocked when he heard that Prince Chun turned his words to the household department, and quickly replied, "It is also true that the household department has insufficient money, but the shipbuilding department handles it like this, and the amount of shipbuilding money is not clear, so I am afraid that it will be easy to be greedy for ink, right?" ”

"Huh! What are the disadvantages of being greedy for ink? Prince Chun snorted and said, "Master Weng was worried about this!" ”

"Seventh Master, if it is not a lot of affairs in the household department, the ship money collected by the shipping master from the legal person, and the donations of the merchants, if you handle it in this way, there is no supervision, and it will be full of evils in the future." Weng Shuping thought that he had caught the weakness of Prince Chun, and immediately said, "The previous time the household department sent a letter to the shipmaster, asking him to release the excess money to the ministry and make up the salary, but the shipmaster actually said that there was no silver to allocate, and there is obviously a problem here!" ”

"The money donated by the shipkeeper and the businessmen is allocated by the Maritime Administration, and the payment of the legal person ship is also received and paid by the Maritime Administration, the accounts are clear, and there is no greed!" Prince Chun glared at Weng Shuping, and his tone turned stern, "Master Weng doesn't have to worry about it!" ”

Weng Shuping sensed that Prince Chun's tone was not good, and he knew that it was not good, but he still argued to himself, "Seventh Master, it is not that the household department is troublesome, and such a huge amount of money is always inappropriate without the supervision of the household department. ”

"This king will tell you directly! Master Weng! Not to handle the household, is the meaning of the queen mother. Prince Chun unceremoniously pushed back Weng Shuping's words, "As for why the ship money doesn't go through the household, it's because it's for fear of being misappropriated by the household!" ”

Hearing Prince Chun's direct rebuke of the household, Weng Shuping couldn't help but suffocate his breath, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Master Weng, you know it in your heart! Not only the Harbour Administration, but since the establishment of the Maritime Department, the Ministry of Households can give the Maritime Department a penny of silver? Even the salaries of the officials of the Maritime Administration were paid in advance from the salaries of this king! Which yamen was as shabby as the Maritime Administration when it was established? Prince Chun said angrily, "This king is in charge of the Maritime Administration, and he didn't care about your household department's application for treasury funds, but how much did the household department give?" Don't you know that Master Weng? This king's application for treasury funds is to run the navy! The navy is the determination of the country, and it is an important task that the edict clearly orders to do! With the little money given by the Ministry of Households, the office funds are not enough, can it be built into a navy? Master Weng, the prime minister, usually refutes the request, and asks the shipmaster and the navy on the verge of the matter, and asks the shipmaster and navy in this way, if the Japanese use the military ship to commit it again, is it enough to be ashamed? ”

"It's urgent, just ask for a reply." Uncle Weng said in a loud voice, "Ji Chen is dutiful in his duties, and I am in charge of the household department, so I naturally have to measure it carefully, and use this amount of money where it is necessary!" Now that the navy has been established, the Japanese people are frightened, and they no longer dare to invade our maritime frontiers, so they should postpone the action. At present, it is not the Ministry of Households that does not allocate funds to the Maritime Affairs Department, but in fact the Household Department has no funds to allocate to the Maritime Affairs Department. Now the Maritime Administration has money, but the household department has no money, and it is natural to move more than enough to make up for the shortage, and please ask the seventh master to focus on the country! ”

"Bold! Weng Shuping! When will it be your turn to teach this king a lesson? Prince Chun, who has always been good-natured, was rarely furious, slammed the table, pointed at Weng Shuping with his halberd, and scolded angrily, "You are a corrupt Confucian, mediocre and incompetent, you have made the treasury so empty, and you dare to speak in front of this king!" I knew that your group would only talk about empty words, but once you were in fact, they showed their original form! You can't do the errand of the household department, so go back and teach your four books and five classics well! Hugh will be in front of this king! ”

may be too angry, Prince Chun's spit Xingzi actually splashed on Weng Shuping's face.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs has to take care of the money of the Maritime Affairs Department - yes! First of all, the 3 million taels owed to the Maritime Affairs Department will be allocated! The king immediately handed over the accounts of the Maritime Department to the household department, and the king was happy to be idle! If not, don't open your mouth! Drop-off! ”

The first time Weng Shuping saw the always amiable Prince Chun so angry, his face turned into the color of pig liver, he had never been scolded like this, and when he saw Prince Chun give an eviction order, he was so angry that he trembled for a while, but he didn't dare to fight back.

At this time, he couldn't help but regret a little, listened to Zuo Jigao's "wake up", and came to the navy yamen to suffer this great humiliation.

After the eviction order was issued, Prince Chun no longer paid attention to Weng Shuping, but sat down in front of the bookcase and began to review the official documents.

"Lord Weng, please." A naval yamen chief said.

Weng Shuping knew that it was useless for him to stay any longer, so he left the navy yamen in a huff.

When he went out of the door, he may have been angry and depressed and felt a little unwell, so Weng Shuping did not go to work in the household department, but went home to write an excerpt on sick leave.

But what Weng Shuping didn't expect was that a few days later, the Empress Dowager actually issued an order to remove him from the post of household servant and replace him with Yan Danchu!

After receiving the news, Weng Shuping really got sick this time and had to take leave again, which was more than three months.

Weng Shuping didn't know that just a few days after he was dismissed, the news crossed the ocean and came to Japan.

Japan, Kagoshima, Satsuma Naval Academy.

"Teacher, a letter from Minister Ho of Tokyo."

In the office, Hidehiko Sato came to Lin Yiqing, raised his hand and saluted, and put a secret letter in front of Lin Yiqing.

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