The matter of the Wucheng Palace's court discussion soon spread to Lichuntai, and after the empress heard it, she didn't say anything, so she asked the eunuch to continue to listen.

Three things can be boiled down to one thing, and that is how to counter the rebellion. If the Khitan is flattened, these things will be resolved one by one. All the important ministers also spoke actively, expressing their opinions, and the court discussion was very active and enthusiastic.

But in the end, whether it's one thing or three things, there is a problem, a very real problem that has to be asked, and that is money!

Anyone knows that the taxes of the previous year have long been distributed to the ministries, and as for the remaining part, it is the money silk hidden on the right, which is part of the palace and the royal family. What's more, the empress's spending and rewards are very extravagant, so this part of the money does not need to be considered.

So, what is the money going on?

Wu Chu looked at Zong Chuke, the local official servant, and now that the local official book is temporarily vacant, Zong Chuke is the highest official, and he has also entered the political hall and become the deputy prime minister.

"Zong Shilang, how much is left of the local government's financial budget now?" Wu Shui asked slowly.

All the officials also looked at Zong Chuke, Zong Chuke was the younger brother of Zong Qinke, who was exiled to Lingnan because of Zong Qinke's corruption and the third brother Zong Jinqing, and soon Zong Qinke died. His mother is the queen's cousin, and under the pleading, she let the Zong Chuke brothers return to Shendu, and now they are promoted from Shaofu Shaoqing to the local official waiter, which can be said to be a cheap advantage of the imperial family.

But when Zong Chuke was the Shaofu Shaoqing, he built the palace and wasted it, which made Wu Chu deeply disgusted, and now he is a local official and a waiter, and he has entered the political hall, even if he is very disgusted, there is no way to do it. Of course, Wu Chuan can also make some small moves, but with Wu Zhuang's current identity, isn't that too naïve?

Zong Chuke did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Wu Zheng. So he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Back to Your Highness, the degree branch has already played the imperial court, this year's imperial court has been played, the gap is still around two million, if there is any money left, please ask Your Highness to ask the Sifu Temple." ”

Hearing that Zong Chuke obviously meant to shirk, Wu Chu held back the anger in his heart. Then he turned to Sifu Siqing Wu Jingzong.

Wu Jingzong is the grandson of the empress's uncle, who is now fifty years old and has been raised for nothing. With a kind face, although he is a clan, he is too far away from the empress, and he is only a prince. As a former businessman. So the family has a lot of money. After the change of dynasty, the empress made her serve as the secretary of the temple and was in charge of the cashier of the gold beads and money. Every year, after the taxes, gold, etc. are collected, they are reported to the local officials by the Sifu Temple, and the local officials will count and distribute the various expenses of the imperial court, and hand them over to the cashier of the Sifu Temple.

Wu Chuan is the support of the Wu clan in the future, so Wu Jingzong stood on Wu Zhuang's side very early, and he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Highness." It is true that the Sifu Temple is in charge of the gold beads and money, but the degree of qiē is also from the Sifu Temple. In the past few wars, 20 percent of the money that should have been allocated for the repair of the river in Jiangnan was not allocated. And the use of the saint cannot be less, so there is really no more. ”

Looking at Wu Jingzong's hanging head, Wu Zheng also sighed in his heart, the treasury of the Great Zhou is empty, if Hebei is not calmed down, in such a few years, this court will also collapse.

So, Wu Chu said: "No money, this is a big problem, but we can't sit still, the officials go down to brainstorm, what are the opinions, what are the good ideas, tomorrow morning when the court discussion, it will be said to this king." ”

In this way, an originally passionate court discussion ended unhappily because of the problem of "money". This made Wu Chu feel aggrieved, and he sighed in his heart, where would he start to take over this empire like this?

Immediately, Wu Chu stepped out of the Wucheng Hall and slowly walked out of the imperial city.

Shangguan Wan'er looked at Wu Zheng's back, and her heart was not a taste, on weekdays, when she left, men always had to kiss her, but today she didn't even say hello, but she also knew the whole process of the court, although she didn't understand why she couldn't do things without money, but obviously "money" was the key. Immediately, she cleaned up the scattered notes on the imperial case and walked towards the palace.

A penny is difficult to defeat a hero, let alone a huge court and an empire. It's not that Wu Chu has no money, it's that this empire has no money. It's not that Wu Chuan is unwilling to come up with money, but this doesn't conform to the rules of the game. Once he came up with that much money, how would he explain it? Although he is the crown prince, he only has 10,000 households, which is also the result of his efforts. As for King Wu and King Liang, they only have 5,000 households.

The Great Zhou Dynasty minted about 2 million yuan every year, due to many years of drought, floods, wars, so that the price of goods rose, since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the lowest time of doumi is 120 Wen, the highest reached more than 300 Wen. Even if Wuzhu brought Tianzhu grain by sea, it still could not stabilize the grain price.

In this way, the annual consumption of the imperial court has increased more than three times compared with the year of Yonghui, but the number of coin-casting furnaces has only increased by less than ten. In addition, the wars and droughts in the north and the floods in the south reduced taxes a lot.

If you don't come up with the money, what else can you do to solve the urgent problems that need to be solved today? Wu Chu traveled all the way and unconsciously came to the gate of the mansion.

"Ah Lang, I'm going to bang on the door!" A woman's voice reminded.

Wu Shu paused, looked up, then stopped, and then looked at the woman, who is not Princess Taiping?

Wu Shu asked, "What are you going out to do at this time?" ”

Since Wu Chu became the crown prince, Princess Taiping's social life has become more and more frequent, and Wu Chu is too lazy to ask, as long as he doesn't give him a green hat, it's easy to say.

Taiping smiled: "What, why do you ask me where I'm going today?" Worried about me? ”

Wu Chu said casually: "You went out, I am naturally worried, since you are out, then come back earlier." ”

After that, he ignored Princess Taiping and stepped into the mansion.

Princess Taiping is a smart woman, and when she sees that her man is absent-minded, and she doesn't seem to have been to any woman's room recently, she knows that she must have something on her mind. Then he got into the carriage, went out of Jishanfang, and walked towards the palace.

Wu Chu came to the Qin Garden with an inexplicable mood, at this time she needed to be quiet, of course, many women in the house could play the piano, but at this moment he thought of Pei Rou, this gentle woman, who could always calm his restless heart.

When I walked into the piano garden, I saw Wu Chongxiu practicing his fists and feet. This is a basic set of fitness boxing techniques that can be practiced by children over the age of three to strengthen their physique. Looking at the little arms and legs. But there is also a look, Wu Zhi smiled heartily.

Turning around and seeing Wu Chu coming, Wu Chongxiu hurriedly stopped his movements, tidied up his sleeves, bowed and saluted, and said, "The child has seen his father." ”

Wu Shu squatted down and asked, "Are you tired of practicing your fists and feet?" ”

Wu Chongxiu said: "Go back to my father." Children practice their fists and feet just to enhance their physique, so they are not as good as their brothers in martial arts, and they are not tired at all. ”

Wu Shui was suddenly happy in his heart. "So what are you going to do in the future?" ”

Wu Chongxiu thought for a while and said, "The child wants to be like his father, able to teach the people, and able to carry forward the science of science. ”

Wu Chu didn't know how. I realized that this child was too much like himself. In fact, didn't he have such bold words when he was a child? He smiled slightly and said: "If you have a dream, then go for it to come true, but you should have your own nature, the father does not require you to be what kind of person you can become, but the father hopes that you can become useful materials for the empire, then the father will be pleased." ”

Wu Chongxiu bowed and said, "Remember, child." ”

At this time, Pei Rou had already left the house. Standing at the door and looking at the father and son, a touch of emotion appeared in her eyes. Very young. She once thought that the Lang Jun she was going to marry should be a father and son, not necessarily a rich person in this world, not necessarily a meritorious general, or a powerful court official. She only needs to grow old with men, and she only needs to watch the harmony between father and son.

Now, when she finally saw it, she burst into tears.

Wu Chu encouraged Wu Chongxiu, then stood up and came to Pei Rou's side, and when he saw the tears in the corners of Pei Rou's eyes, he said, "What's the matter? I haven't been here for a few days, and I've cried. ”

A smile appeared at the corner of Pei Rou's mouth, and said, "The slave is happy, Ah Lang will sit first, and the slave will let the slave cook." ”

Wu Zheng smiled: "No need, just let Chef Wei send it over." ”

Looking at Pei Rou, Wu Zong couldn't help but think of the girl who seemed to be delicate, but was actually kind-hearted, Pei Ying! Now, after many years, she should have become an old woman, but I don't know where she is.

"Ah Lang, what do you want?" Pei Rou gently stuck to Wu Zhai's back, wrapped her two arms around Wu Zhuang, leaned over and asked.

Pei Rou rarely takes the initiative to approach so much, I don't know why this is the case today, but Wu Rou really doesn't have much lust in his heart, if in the past, after so long, he would have pressed Pei Rou under him.

Pei Rou stroked Wu Zheng's chest, her face slowly rubbed against Wu Zheng's ears, the two soft balls pressed tightly on her shoulders, Wu Chuan sighed in her heart, it's rare for a woman to take the initiative, let's give it to her. Then he got up, picked up the woman, and walked to the bed in the inner room.

In a short time, there was a thick wheezing sound from inside, and the sound that made the maid's face red. Even though she had heard it many times, the maid was still listening in the side room with a red face, and she would go in and serve it later. Of course, the children had already been taken elsewhere after Wu Zheng entered the room.

After having dinner in the Qin Garden, Wu Chuan left the Qin Garden and came to the Tiance Mansion on the side, which is now very strict in terms of security measures and guards, and Wu Chuan is more willing to live here. What's more, the study has also been moved here, and although there is no weak girl at night, Wu Chu can still smell the residual girl's fragrance.

It should be a kind of virgin fragrance, and then, Wu Chu smiled bitterly, he was really in love, this fragrance was obviously incense, but it was just the same as the fragrance on Li Xianhui's body.

In the past year, Wu Zhi's total business volume has reached 60 million guan, but all the costs have tripled, so the surplus is less than 20 million guan. "With the purge of the intelligence system, then a new round of purge and business pù and business pare will also begin. Wu Chuan wanted to hand over this task to Yu Shu again, and then shouted: "Come on!" ”

After a while, Gao Lishi arrived, and he bowed and said, "Your Highness, please command." ”

Wu Chu was stunned, didn't he let Gao Lishi study with peace of mind? But he didn't think much about it, so he said, "Quietly go and call Mrs. Yushu." ”

Gao Lishi immediately understood, and immediately bowed down and agreed, during this time, His Royal Highness has not rested in the women's room, and since he asked the ladies to sleep tonight, he naturally has to "quietly".

Wu Zong didn't notice Gao Lishi's look, he began to think about how to check the business, Xu Xiaoying and Ruan Xiangning were still in charge of business in the Jiangnan area, and they had to go back to the mansion twice a year, so that both of them gave birth to three children for Wu Zang, and the children were brought by Jiang Chuchen and Yuwen Su'e in the mansion.

But no matter what, if you live away for a long time, something will happen, although it is just a rumor, but Wu Chuan is uncomfortable in his heart, not to mention that Jiangnan's business accounts for fifty percent, which is not a small number. And Jiangnan Boat Company is Wu Chu's heart disease, because its predecessor was the Yangtze River Gang, although the Yangtze River Gang was destroyed, but some of the men left behind were men on the side of the Yangtze River, but they had some green forest atmosphere. It was accepted as a stopgap measure. At this time, the disadvantages are highlighted.

Then the purge of Jiangnan Boat Company will not be able to avoid Dong Xiaowan, Xu Xiaoying and Ruan Xiangning, which makes Wu Chu very helpless.

It seemed really inappropriate to have a woman in charge of the business at the beginning, and it was only a stopgap measure at the time, but there should be stronger measures to change some of the problems that arose. It's just that he has been busy with the war and has neglected these small problems, so he has to check it every few years.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the study, and after a while, Yushu entered the study.

Wu Shu looked at Yu Shu, only to see that she was wearing a moon-white skirt, the white greasy that rose high on her chest was almost exposed, her hair was wet, obviously bathed, even from a distance, he smelled the unique smell of Yu Shu's body.

Isn't it tempting to dress up like this?

"Come here, come into my arms!" Wu Chuan shouted lightly.

Yu Shu looked at Wu Zheng's eyes, and his body couldn't help but tremble, but as soon as he bowed, he walked over. (To be continued......)