Chapter 587: Matter-of-Fact

Lin Zhenzhong looked at this "bizarre" picture at first glance, and he didn't know what Lu Chengqi wanted to express. The pen and fun pavilion www.biquge.info had many doubts in his heart, but when he was about to ask, he saw a clue. It turned out that those small words were all the expenses that Lin Zhen had just mentioned.

"Your Majesty, this ......" Lin Zhenzhong said in surprise, "What is this?" ”

Lu Chengqi smiled: "This is called a pie chart. ”

"Pie chart?!" Lin Zhenzhong handed the rice paper to Xu Chongguang, who was confused at first, but quickly understood the essence: "It turns out to be like this!" Wonderful, really wonderful! Its shape is like a cake, a pie-shaped picture, and it really lives up to its name! Your Majesty's ingenuity, the minister can't wait! ”

Lu Chengqi cheekily plagiarized this achievement, neither admitting nor denying it: "I think such a chart can be seen at a glance. In the future, whenever there is data or the like, try to use this chart to present it, and attach a text explanation by the way. ”

"Obey the order!" The three of them said in unison.

Lu Chengqi sighed: "Two months, 17 million guan, is indeed less. Without hiding it from the three Qing families, I plan to do nothing and let the forbidden army Xiang Zheng command Lu Chenhuan to continue to take the 50,000 forbidden troops into Yunnan and Guizhou to sweep the bandits. Even if Liangshan Shui Kou has been leveled, it is estimated that the military salary expenditure is only a lot more......"

Lin Zhenzhong and Xu Chongguang looked at each other, looking at the unbearable on the teacher's face, Lin Zhenzhong silently took off the official crown on his head and put it on the coffee table. When Lu Chengqi saw it, he frowned and said, "Lin Qing, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Your Majesty, if you don't cut military spending, the minister has no talent, and this household is still the book, and he can't do it anymore......" Lin Zhenzhong said lightly, as if he abandoned not an official position, but a heavy burden.

Lu Chengqi is not stupid, after a careful review, he knows what Xu Chongguang and Lin Zhenzhong are making trouble together. It is true that the treasury is tight, but it is also true that the suppression of military generals is also true. From the establishment of the Royal Military Academy, to the rectification of the forbidden army, to the expansion of the Xiang Army, to the expansion of the Supervision Department, coupled with repeated foreign victories and the abundant salary of soldiers, the status of warriors has gradually improved, and it has gradually threatened the status of literati. The literati have risen to the top, but after only a few decades, will they fall under the offensive of the warriors again? These civil officials never wanted to see this situation, so they sent Xu Chongguang and Lin Zhenzhong as representatives to use the state treasury to put pressure on Lu Chengqi. At this moment, Xu Chongguang's standing is the opposite of Lu Chengqi.

Both sides are very clever and do not mention this civil-military dispute, but make a fuss about the treasury. In fact, both sides knew that even Su Shi, who was not very sensitive to politics, also sensed a clue from the strange tones of both sides, and then peeled back the cocoon and came to the correct conclusion. Seriously, in fact, Su Shi did not discriminate against martial artists, but extremely longed for that kind of life of sword fighting. This is because Su Shi has the romance of this literati in his bones, but he also has the blood of a martial artist. "Left lead Huang, right Qingcang, brocade hat mink Qiu, thousands of horses roll Pinggang" can be regarded as Su Shi's fascination for martial artists. Of course, Su Shi at this moment can't write such words.

Lu Chengqi pretended to be shocked and said, "Lin Qing, what are you doing here?" ”

"Your Majesty, the treasury is so small, how can you tell your ministers to do it?" Lin Zhenzhong tried his best to control his emotions, but his words still revealed a deep dissatisfaction.

Of course, Lu Chengqi knows where this dissatisfaction comes from. "Lin Qing, quickly put on the official crown, I am the time to employ people, if everyone is like you, how can I manage the whole world? If there is a difficulty, let's discuss it together, there are always more ways than difficulties! ”

The two sides had their own acting skills, and Su Shi watched from the sidelines, his face was quite weird. He didn't understand when the civil and military disputes were dressed up in the cloak of a major state affair, and the ministers and the emperor were bargaining in a grand manner, just like the street vendors and customers. Can this kind of thing be decided here?

"Did you say, Su Qing?" Lu Chengqi shifted the topic to Su Shi, and Su Shi was unexpected. He was just watching the excitement from the sidelines, why was he suddenly named? He was obviously not ready, so he had to stand up and say curtly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the three generals are better than Zhuge Liang." As long as the ministers are summoned to brainstorm, they will definitely be able to find a way to come out. The ministers are not knowledgeable, and they have no opinions on this......"

Lu Chengqi glanced at him meaningfully, and Xu Chongguang and Lin Zhenzhong listened to it, and they both cursed in their hearts: "Little fox!" "They don't believe it at all, with Su Shi's IQ, how can they not hear what they want to fight for? They originally thought that Su Shi was the champion and should unswervingly stand on their side and resolutely defend the status of civil officials. never thought that Su Shi would actually "just talk about things" and gently and skillfully throw this thorny problem back. This method of not offending seems to safeguard the interests of civil officials, but it is actually directed to the side of the little emperor. No wonder the little emperor looked at him so strangely, it seemed that he had already colluded. Otherwise, how could he leave this head of the Jiupin Criminal Department in the Vertical Arch Hall and listen to such a "confidential" thing?

Su Shi didn't know that his words of self-preservation were actually regarded as Lu Chengqi's person. He is still too tender, and he doesn't know that in the court, those who don't have the strength but want to be the grass on the wall are the most vulnerable to being attacked at both ends and thus fall. Political attitudes, the most taboo and ambiguous. If you're on top, maybe no one will help you. But you're just a little head of the criminal department, so it's very troublesome.

"What Su Qing said is extremely true!" Lu Chengqi pretended to be happy and said, "The Keju League has not yet started, and it is not advisable to make money through Keju. The three of you, what else do you propose? ”

Su Shi is really "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers", and blurted out: "Then Your Majesty's inner library ......"

Lu Chengqi was stunned for a moment, and felt a little funny in his heart. Fortunately, he handed over the Huangzhuang to Zhou Zhiruo to take care of, and he didn't know how much money the Huangzhuang earned. Otherwise, this person would dare to target the emperor's money bag, isn't this a lantern in a dung pit and looking for death! "The affairs of the imperial village have always been taken care of by the queen, and I may not have asked for a long time. Huangzhuang doesn't have much income, so Su Qing won't fight this idea......"

After Lu Chengqi's voice fell, Su Shi understood what was going on, glanced at Xu Chongguang, who had a very bad face, and stopped talking.

"Your Majesty, there is not much money left in the treasury, so it is advisable to make a decision as soon as possible!" Xu Chongguang said slowly, this was the first thing he said. "There are still two months left in the autumn harvest, and if the treasury can't hold on, I'm afraid there will be chaos under my armpits......"

Lu Chengqi secretly cursed the "old fox" in his heart, but said on his lips: "Yes, I also have a headache about this!" ”

Lin Zhenzhong suddenly said: "It's better to mint more coins, so that the treasury will not be full?" Not only is the treasury full, but it is also ......"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Chengqi severely reprimanded: "Ridiculous!! ”

Seeing that the little emperor was angry, Lin Zhenzhong hurriedly knelt down and said, "The minister is vain, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

"Regardless of the order of the market, indiscriminately minting coins is a crime against the people! A large number of newly minted coins are like drinking water to quench your thirst. Although it was able to alleviate the needs of the moment, the new coinage diluted the original value. At that time, inflation was indicated, and money could not buy a pound of pork! Who will bear the consequences of this, you? Lu Chengqi glared angrily, the economic depression of the United States in later generations, and the legal tender of the Republic of China like waste paper, all showed that there can be no blind speculation, and there must be means of national regulation and control. The most effective means of state regulation and control is monetary policy. If the currency is issued indiscriminately, it will not be far from the death of the country. (To be continued.) )