Throughout history, the military, or at least one of the areas where national wealth is consumed, has always been the largest consumption of national wealth.

Of the more than 700,000 troops that the court of Chu is now raising, half of them are being trained day and night, and the remaining half belong to the new army established from scratch, with ordnance and horses, grain and grass, camp tents, and blades and armor...... There are so many things that need to be purchased and prepared, and this is the time to spend money like water.

According to the statistical documents in Su Mu's hand, hundreds of thousands of soldiers eat horses and chew, and the consumption of rice, flour, grain and grass in a day is as much as tens of thousands of stones, which is not the necessary meat. Moreover, Zhao Yuanjin does not intend to be stingy in this regard, everything is in accordance with the high standards of the elite and strong army, so the daily expenses are extremely amazing. If you go to war in the future, this cost figure will have to increase significantly.

By the time the 350,000 new troops are equipped with all the equipment and materials, and the training is completed to the standard of being able to go to the battlefield, it is estimated that the silver in the treasury of the Chu State will have to be spent cleanly.

The major military affairs cost immeasurable. War is the fastest way to evaporate wealth, the last years of the Dafan Dynasty to fight the world, after decades of turmoil, when the world is reunified, no matter who becomes the emperor, there will not be much surplus left in the imperial treasury. It is inevitable that from the court to the local government, it will have to live a hard life for a few years, and then it will gradually get better.

“…… The day after tomorrow is the New Year, and the palace has prepared some New Year's gifts, which will be sent to the mansion for Mr. later. ”

After the business was over, Zhao Yuan said gently.

Qin Feng nodded, got up and said to Su Mu and Sun Xiangqing: "Please ask the two adults to go to the warehouse with me and hand over the new batch of goods." ”

The two important ministers readily agreed, saying that if it weren't for Qin Feng's incessant massive blood transfusion, with the speed at which the Chu Imperial Court was almost a loser, it would not be able to support it at all.

After a while, the three of them left the council hall in a carriage and headed for the storehouse in a corner of the palace.

According to the rules, except for the king and queen of Chu, no one in the palace has the right to ride a car or a horse, and they can only walk. Of course, Qin Feng has a special status, so he can not be subject to such restrictions, and the two important ministers can be regarded as touching his light this time.

The royal palace occupies an extremely large area, and the specifications are magnificent and gorgeous, which is not much different from the imperial palace. After all, Jinling is the ancient capital of several dynasties, and there are many palaces left over from the previous dynasties, which were used by Zhao Yuanjin after a slight transformation.

"Sir, do you think it will take a few years for me to unify the world?"

After the three of them chatted a few words, Su Mu saw that Qin Feng was in a good mood, so he asked.

Although Qin Feng has been regarded as a national teacher, Zhao Yuanjin and these core ministers are still accustomed to being addressed to him as a gentleman to show respect.

"Pacifying Middle Earth and Kyushu, and cleaning up the Hu tribes on the northern grasslands, it should be about the same in about three years." Qin Feng said.

Three years, which is about a year in the Overworld, is not too long. Originally, Qin Feng estimated that it would be earlier, but with the existence of the variable Emperor of Great Qi, maybe the imperial court could last a little longer.

"Since Sir said so, we have nothing to worry about." Su Mu said with a smile.

Sun Xiangqing hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, Sun has a reluctant request, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" ”

"Master Sun, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Qin Feng said.

"That's right, Sun's youngest son has reached the age of nine, and his talent is unsatisfactory, and he wants to ask Mr. to be his teacher, and he can guide and teach one or two when he has time in the future, and Sun is grateful." Sun Xiangqing said.

"Teacher?"

Qin Feng couldn't help but be surprised, and immediately smiled: "Is Master Sun serious?" ”

The other party's intention is nothing more than to get close to himself and hope to deepen the relationship with him in this way. After all, his attitude can influence Zhao Yuanjin's decision many times.

With this relationship, Sun Xiangqing's position as the first assistant in the court will be more stable in the future, and those who are not on the right path with him have to have some scruples about this.

"Since Sun proposed, of course, he came with sincerity, and I hope that Mr. can allow it." Sun Xiangqing's tone was sincere and authentic.

"Well, let me think about it and I'll give you an answer in a few days." Qin Feng said.

Sun Xiangqing saw that he did not directly refuse, knowing that there was still hope in this matter, and began to ponder whether to carefully prepare some gifts for the two ladies of the national teacher, with their help to say a few words, the matter should be done.

The warehouse area is heavily guarded, many elite armor soldiers patrol back and forth, and there are crossbowmen and Wang family worship masters in many hidden corners, as well as grandmaster-level powerhouses.

After the three got out of the car and identified themselves, the general on duty immediately ordered the door to open and respectfully invited them to enter.

In the spacious hall, hundreds of huge wooden boxes with brass corners are stacked, and if you open one casually, you can see that it is full of newly minted silver ingots, shining brightly.

"It looks like it's a lot, and it should be able to last a little longer." Qin Feng said.

"About four or five months, if it weren't for the help of Mr."

Su Mu smiled slightly bitterly: "Every day, at least 150,000 taels of silver will be shipped out from here to spend, not counting the consumption of copper, steel, silk cloth and the like. ”

Qin Feng sighed slightly in his heart, in this era, this kind of silver and white metal means huge wealth, and wealth is the blood of a regime, once it is missing, the vitality of the entire regime will be greatly reduced.

He came to an open area, and the light flashed, and hundreds of large iron boxes appeared, filled with a large area.

Su Mu casually opened one, and inside was neatly cut sterling silver bars, each of which was a five-kilogram specification.

"This batch of silver is three million, check the number." Qin Feng said.

"Since it was sent by Mr., what else needs to be checked, you can say as much as you want." Sun Xiangqing said with a smile.

This is not the first time that the two sides have worked together, so there is enough trust in this regard.

Then Qin Feng took out 2,000 tons of copper ingots, 5,000 tons of steel ingots, and 3,500 sets of iron floating slaughter plate armor respectively, and several halls were stuffed to the brim.

"Sir, copper coins are very expensive to mint, next time if it is convenient, you may wish to transport more copper ingots." Sun Xiangqing said.

"That's no problem," Qin Feng replied.

Limited to the technical level, mining and smelting copper in this era is not an easy job, with high cost and low output. At the peak of the Great Qi Dynasty, the annual copper output was only a little more than 1.3 million catties, which was only a few hundred tons. It's not comparable to the horror production capacity of the Overworld.

Finally, the trio entered a nondescript temple that was more heavily defended.

After entering it, there are heavy brass-clad horned nanmu boxes, and the number is a hundred. The lids were opened, and the inside was full of dazzling golden yellow, all of which were large gold bars of uniform specifications, each weighing 100 taels.

Sun Xiangqing said: "Here is 300,000 taels of gold, please keep it away, and we will make up for the deficiency with jewelry and jade, and precious Chinese medicinal materials." ”

300,000 taels is more than 10 tons, and it is not difficult to sell in batches on the black market. And it's hard to trace this thing after cutting and smelting, and after changing hands a few times. Comparatively speaking, those high-grade jadeite jade objects are more troublesome to deal with.

Qin Feng agreed, and with a wave of his hand, all the gold disappeared.