King Fujun looked at Emperor Zhengxi with a bitter face, and complained: "Sixth brother, yes, this 'dragon' wool industry is indeed a hen that can lay golden eggs, but this chicken has not grown up yet, although it has begun to lay eggs, but it has not yet reached the point of the next day." And your current posture, one golden egg a day is not enough, I took a look at your account, good guy, you have to get three or four eggs a day, even if you kill me, I can't take it out. ”

Emperor Zhengxi didn't pay attention to King Fujun's complaint at all, and said in an unquestionable tone: "I don't care, anyway, you have to give me eight million taels of silver this time, otherwise, you will wait to hand over the wool industry to the household department." ”

"Whatever, if the household department wants it, just take it out." King Fujun didn't take the threat of Emperor Zhengxi to heart at all, and waved his hand, as if he wanted to hand over this matter.

In fact, it is not that King Fujun is not threatened, but he knows that Emperor Zhengxi will not hand over the wool industry to the household department. The wool industry is under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and its nature is half public and half private. And the private part means that Emperor Zhengxi can spend money from his pocket, and he doesn't have to reach out to the household to ask for it. On this point, Emperor Zhengxi will not hand over the wool industry to the household department.

What's more, although Lord Chen, the head of the household department, is not the person of the Emperor Taishang and several imperial brothers, he is not the person of Emperor Zhengxi. Under the circumstance that Emperor Taishang refused to let go of power, and several imperial brothers were eyeing the chair under Emperor Zhengxi's buttocks, it was impossible for Emperor Zhengxi to hand over such a profitable silver money industry to the household department to take care of, and put it so widely on the surface to attract the eyes of Emperor Taishang and several imperial brothers.

Emperor Zhengxi knew that King Fujun saw through his bluff, sighed, and complained to King Fujun: "Little Nineteen, I can't do anything about it." This year, the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River have burst, and the imperial court must not only allocate money to rebuild the river embankment, but also help the affected victims; Hebei has suffered a severe drought this year, and most of the cities and towns under its jurisdiction have lost their harvests, and the people there are waiting for the money and grain allocated by the imperial court to provide disaster relief; The ethnic minorities in the southwest are restless and need to be appeased, which is another large amount of money; In addition, I discussed with the Emperor Taishang before, decided to open the sea ban, and planned to do maritime trade, so I needed the ship department to build a few ships to go to sea, and the amount of silver needed was not small; Emperor Taishang thinks that the garden of Shangyang Palace, where he lives now, is a bit small, and he is tired of seeing the scenery inside, so he wants to expand it, and plans to dig a lake to lead the waterfall......"

The first few items, what Emperor Zhengxi said are all official matters, except for the matter of sea trade, which can be put aside for a while, the other items cannot be delayed. Don't look at King Fujun usually doesn't do his job, but he still cares about the national economy and people's livelihood, but he didn't give him a chance to perform before, and now he is the sixth brother who has the best relationship with him, and he is also entrusted with important tasks by Emperor Zhengxi, so although Emperor Zhengxi didn't tell him about the specific expenses, he still couldn't help but calculate it in his heart.

Because King Fujun's mathematics is very good, and his mental arithmetic ability is also very strong, so, when Emperor Zhengxi's voice just fell, he calculated the amount of money he probably needed, and when he was shocked by the huge number in his heart, he heard that the Emperor Taishang was going to repair the garden, and King Fujun immediately said: "At this time, the emperor still wants to repair the garden, he really has this leisure and elegance."

In such a large country, either this disaster or the trouble, silver is needed everywhere. When the emperor abdicated, what was the situation on the accounts of the household department, and he was not unclear? The empty warehouse can run away, and even the rats can't be kept.

Our father, the emperor, knew a little restraint when he was the emperor, but since he abdicated and became the emperor, he seems to have no scruples, just enjoy himself, and completely ignore where the money for enjoyment comes from. There is no money rain in the sky, and if he really lets go of everything, retires with peace of mind, and is the emperor who doesn't care about everything and just enjoys the income, then this money is used to support him, and it will have a little effect.

However, although he abdicated on the surface, in fact, he has been holding on to the power and not letting go, and he is still the de facto emperor of Daqin. But because he put you in front of the sixth brother, therefore, all the things that are difficult to recruit fall on your head, and he only cares about the ready-made, and the rest will be handed over to you Zhang Luo.

But it doesn't rain money in the sky, and every time he asks for it and wants to enjoy it, doesn't he think about where the money will come from? He is such a well-known person, in the last few years of his reign, because the household department had no money, there was no way, and he felt that his good reputation had been stained with a layer of black, so after the abdication, he still did not forget to exempt himself from this matter and whitewash himself.

It's just that he only cares about maintaining his reputation as a 'benevolent monarch', has he ever thought about you, the successor of the sixth brother? Wu Jiugong once told me that in the West, there was a king who said, 'After I die, it doesn't matter if it floods!' Such a sentence, a lifetime of only caring about his own pleasure, not caring about the life or death of the people, in the end, led to the tragic life of his descendants. I think the emperor seems to have such a tendency, and he doesn't think about it at all......"

What King Fujun said was not what Emperor Zhengxi thought, but his identity made him unable to say such things as freely and without scruples as King Fujun, so when King Fujun complained, he didn't stop him, because King Fujun said what he wanted to say, which was considered to help him vent, but when he heard him say more and more, and look at the time, the courtiers he summoned were coming, so he frowned and interrupted him: "Okay, don't say it." ”

Seeing the King of Fujun who was stopped by him, with a pouting face and a puffed face, Emperor Zhengxi smiled and sighed: "What's the use of you saying this in front of me? If you have the ability, you say in front of the emperor, I will obey you, if you can do this, you can ask for anything, I should not do. ”

Glancing at Emperor Zhengxi, King Fujun sneered and said: "Sixth brother, don't just me here, you also know my temper, I am a bastard, maybe one day I am in a hurry, I really go to the emperor and say, anyway, the emperor's temperament of loving reputation will never leave a reputation of 'killing a son' in the history books, therefore, it is impossible to kill me, at most circle me."

You also know that my temperament is the least worry-free, but I am now racking my brains for you all day long, sixth brother, digging the east wall to make up the west wall, and filling holes everywhere. If you are circled, you don't care about anything every day, you don't ask anything, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, at most your behavior is a little restricted, but you know, I'm not a person who likes to go out, give me a book of counting, I can not step out of the house for a month, so, in that case, for me, it's even much better than now. ”

Emperor Zhengxi glanced at King Fujun angrily, and said, "Okay, don't be poor, let's get down to business." Since the emperor wants to repair the garden, it just so happens that because he wants to repair the provincial courtyard, the top craftsmen in the entire Daqin have gathered in Beijing, and in order to make money, I have purchased a lot of materials used to build the provincial villa, and these materials can be used to repair the garden, so the craftsmen and materials don't need to worry about it, in this way, the early silver investment does not need much, you can help me manage it. ”

King Fujun knew that Emperor Zhengxi had prepared so many building materials in order to sell them, and the families of the concubines who came out of Beijing were building provincial relatives' courtyards, and when the price of materials rose sharply, they made a lot of money. Although repairing the garden for Emperor Taishang will not use up all the materials prepared by Emperor Zhengxi, it is certain that Emperor Zhengxi will suffer heavy losses because of this.

To tell the truth, the king of a country, while putting down his body and making himself a concubine, he is also calculating the money of these concubines, which is actually quite embarrassing. King Fujun knew that Emperor Zhengxi was actually a person who loved face, and it stands to reason that the king of a country is rich all over the world, but the reality forced him to put down his face and be a miserly who must be a baht.

King Fujun looked at Emperor Zhengxi, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed, thinking of the people who were waiting for the imperial court to relieve those victims in various parts of Daqin because of floods and droughts, he originally wanted to turn off the errand of repairing the garden for Emperor Taishang, rolled his eyes, and a brilliant idea came to his mind, and he agreed to this matter without hesitation.

Emperor Zhengxi was a little surprised, stretched out his hand and patted King Fujun's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Little Nineteen, you have finally grown up." Okay, do it well, do it beautifully, and I'll ask for credit for you on the emperor's side, and at that time, maybe your title can be upgraded to become a prince. ”

"Excuse me, if I am promoted to a prince because I repair a garden for the emperor, I can't afford to lose this person, so I don't want it." The reason why King Fujun took this errand was because he knew that Emperor Zhengxi had to do it if he didn't do it, so even if he didn't take it, someone else would do it, since this was the case, it would be better for him to do it, if he did it, he should be able to save a lot of money for Emperor Zhengxi, and others may not be.

Hearing his words, Emperor Zhengxi looked at King Fujun disapprovingly, shook his head and said, "I just said that you have grown up and become sensible, why did you have a child's temper again now." ”