There is no need for Kong Xiangxi to say it himself, Huang Ke naturally knows that he is here for this matter. However, the 6 million yuan grant could never be reduced, because the 6 million yuan was already the minimum amount he could compress.

Kong Xiangxi pursed his lips and said, "Chairman, it's not that I don't want to allocate funds, it's just that financially it is difficult to squeeze out the six million yuan appropriations anyway." ”

"Oh?" Huang Ke has some doubts, although it is now a little short of finances, but to say that he can't even get a few million, it is really a little unbelievable.

Kong Xiangxi naturally saw that Huang Ke didn't want to believe it, and he explained: "It stands to reason that this budget does not need to be discussed and approved by departments at all levels, but the current reality is that the Ministry of Finance is in unprecedented shortage. There are too many places where we need to spend, and we dare not transfer the money in our hands at will even if we have a dime, otherwise there will be a situation where the west wall will be demolished and the east wall will be leaked. ”

Hearing what Kong Xiangxi said so seriously, Huang Ke frowned and asked, "How can there be such a financial shortage?" ”

Kong Xiangxi said with a wry smile: "The chairman of the committee has been busy with military affairs recently, and may not pay much attention to finances. As everyone knows, every penny of the state finances is extremely tight now, and there is absolutely no adulteration in this statement. ”

He continued: "At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, we had just implemented the currency reform, the whole country was reunified, and various taxes were gradually improved, so although the chief minister had built so many railways and highways in those years, it was financially able to support it. However, after the start of the war, our expenses increased. ”

As he spoke, Kong Xiangxi stretched out his fingers and said: "The increase in this expenditure is mainly in three major areas: education, military and people's livelihood, and of course, there are also such as official expenses and so on, which will not be described one by one. ”

"......" Huang Ke didn't speak, and continued to listen to his explanation.

Kong Xiangxi continued: "The chairman of the military committee is also the minister of national defense and a member of the Central Military Commission, so naturally he is more familiar than me, so I will not say more. It's just that in addition to the military, education and people's livelihood are also two major expenditures. Let's talk about education first, after the start of the Anti-Japanese War, the state mobilized most of the colleges and universities to move in order to protect talents and the continuation of education. The cost of relocation to colleges and universities, the salaries of university teachers, and the tuition and food expenses of students are still borne by the state, which is a large expense. In addition, people's livelihood spending has also expanded, because the establishment of the people's food allocation committee, food rationing for ordinary people is also a big start. As the war progressed, the number of casualties increased, and the state's expenditure on the pensions of the casualties was also increasing day by day. ”

Huang Ke listened quietly, what Kong said was not wrong, the increase in these expenditures is obvious to all, and Kong Xiangxi is right in this point.

"Now is a special period, and the investment in education, people's livelihood and military cannot be reduced, this is for the sake of the present, but also for the future, I think there is a consensus between us." Huang Ke listened and said.

Kong Xiangxi glanced at him, and knew in his heart that Huang Ke would definitely say this, so his next words were ready.

"Yes, I am no different from the Chairman on this point. I'm talking about expenses, and then I'm talking about income. If we could still have the same income as before the war, there would be nothing to fear, but the current war situation is that most of the main sources of tax revenue in our country, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shandong and Northeast China, have been occupied by the Japanese army, which means that our income has been reduced by more than half. In such a comparison, it is natural that the funds are tight, and it is difficult to squeeze out a little money. ”

Kong Xiangxi stopped speaking after speaking, and Huang Ke was silent. The war has brought too many contradictions to this weak country, and this contradiction in front of us is one of them, and how to resolve this contradiction needs to be considered not only Huang Ke's political wisdom.

"So, how much money can the Treasury come up with now?" After a moment, Huang Ke spoke.

Kong Xiangxi knew that Huang Ke was asking him if he could take out the maximum amount of money, and it was obviously impossible to take no money, after all, he knew that these two military projects were approved, and there was no need to allocate them directly from military spending, but directly from the Ministry of Finance.

He thought for a moment and said, "Two million yen at most." ”

There is a difference of several times between 200 yuan and 6 million yuan, not to mention that 6 million yuan is also the lowest figure that Huang Ke has drawn up for these two projects, and these two projects will not be able to go on without these two projects.

Huang Ke nodded and said: "Minister Kong, I think you have heard some things recently, the 918 project and the helicopter project are both important scientific research projects related to the future of the country, we can tighten our belts ourselves, but we can't tighten these projects." In the past, we were too far behind others, and now it's time for us to catch up. ”

Although he didn't mention the matter of adding more money, Kong Xiangxi naturally understood the meaning of Huang Ke's words, and naturally, he also noticed that Huang Ke no longer called him this time, but called him "Minister Kong", and this subtle change in title is naturally related to the change in Huang Ke's attitude.

"A million! The Ministry of Finance can only come up with a million at most, and it can't come up with a penny more. Kong Xiangxi stiffened his neck and swore solemnly.

"Good!" Huang Ke stood up and shook hands with Kong Xiangxi and said, "Then there is Minister Lao Kong." ”

……

The Ministry of Finance paid 3 million, and the remaining 3 million had to be figured out by Huang Ke himself. At first he thought of going to the central bank, but he gave up on it, and once this opening was opened, this corrupt chain of interests would be derived. Thinking about it, Huang Ke still felt that he should contribute some money.

He first hung up the phone in Kunming and asked about his wife Zhao Xiaowan's family's savings.

Zhao Xiaowan became vigilant: "I haven't deliberately deposited money over the years, but I think there should be some banks in the United States." ”

"How much money can I deposit?" Huang Ke asked.

"It's about 100,000 dollars. This Ying'er knows better, why don't you call her and ask her. By the way, what is the money for, you ask? Zhao Xiaowan asked.

"Leave it alone. Okay, I'll ask Ying'er later. After speaking, Huang Ke hung up the phone.

"Hey, hey......" On the other end of the phone, Zhao Xiaowan couldn't help sighing.

"What's wrong? Another call from him? Brother Zhao Tinghui walked over and asked in a strange tone.

In fact, Zhao Tinghui didn't stay in prison for long before coming out after that investigation, after all, he was Huang Ke's brother-in-law, according to his words, he could be regarded as a "relative of the emperor", so he didn't stay long in the prison under special care.

After coming out, Zhao Tinghui lost all his capital, and his industries in Nanjing, which had been obtained through collusion between officials and businessmen, were nationalized under Huang Ke's operation, and his industries in Guangzhou also fell into the pockets of the Japanese because of the registration of the Japanese in Daya Bay and other places.

In other words, the former prominent "national uncle" tycoon is now poor and white.

But after all, he is many times stronger than ordinary people, after all, his sister Zhao Xiaowan is still the first lady today, and Huang Ke is also in power now.

After Zhao Tinghui was released from prison, he basically lived on the help of his sister, which he took for granted in his opinion, because it was Huang Ke who harmed him like this, if there was no Huang Ke, he would definitely be one of the most important businessmen at present.

He remembered Huang Ke's penniless embarrassment when he first arrived in Guangzhou, and it wasn't that he helped Huang Ke at that time. Later, Huang Ke's funds to participate in the revolution were also sponsored by him, and he always felt that if it were not for him Zhao Tinghui, Huang Ke would not be where he is today.

But Huang Ke repaid virtue with resentment, causing him to lose a huge property, so he naturally wanted to be angry.

Zhao Xiaowan hung up the phone and said to Zhao Tinghui: "Mr. asked about the family's deposits, I don't know what happened?" ”

"Hmph, what else could be the matter? It's just that there is a shortage of money somewhere on the front line. Zhao Tinghui sat on the sofa with a goblet, leaned back, and raised his legs at the same time.

"I can see it clearly, what my brother-in-law cherishes most is not money, nor fame and fortune, because these are all at his fingertips now, and what he loves most is the so-called fame, which is the name of the world."

Zhao Xiaowan glanced at him, but Zhao Tinghui didn't see it, he continued to recite boringly: "Everyone in the world says that immortals are good, but only fame can't be forgotten." Where will the past and the present meet? A pile of grass is gone! I think this fame and fortune are just floating dust, and we still enjoy the blessings of this life, which is the orthodox truth. ”

"Say less, brother." Zhao Xiaowan really couldn't listen to it anymore, and now her brother was not complaining all day long, but he didn't think about the mistakes made by the driver at all.

……

Huang Ke hung up the phone and sneezed a few times, thinking that someone should be talking to him behind his back.

Huang Ying is still in the United States, and she needs to be contacted by telegram. The telegram had to be sent to Ying'er's Chinese general association in the United States first, and then she could be found through the Chinese general association. It will take some time, but I can't rush it.

At this time, Huang Ke was still planning to think of other ways. Although three million yuan is not a lot, Huang Ke really can't get it for a while. The Ministry of Finance has no money to come up with, and the Ministry of Defense is full of money, except for raising money everywhere, he really can't think of any good way at this time.

The family's money is always not enough, and it is not realistic to go to Fu Wangshan and other business groups now, since the beginning of the Great Revolution, he has reached out to these people to ask for a lot of money, and now the war is urgent, and their business is not easy to do, presumably they have no money in their hands. In addition to these, how could Huang Ke find a way to get the remaining three million?

This money made Huang Ke worried.