This night, Zhao Rui didn't sleep well as always.

However, it is rare that he did not think about the locust plagues and droughts in Hebei, Fuzhou, Jizhou and other places, did not think about the displaced people in Jiangnan East Road and Daimyo's Mansion, and did not think about Jiaozhi, which was seriously flooded, but he tossed and turned, thinking about the white candles that came up from Ganzhou.

The Great Jin Dynasty has been fighting for many years, and has repeatedly encountered natural disasters, even the imperial court has no overnight food.

For several years in a row, I can't make ends meet, and if I continue to eat food like this, there will really be a big mess.

The income of the court is fixed, and in a good year, the finance and taxes may be 70 or 80 million, but in a disaster year, there can be 40 or 50 million, and the emperor will wake up with a smile when he sleeps.

There is no way to open source, you can only throttle.

Zhao Rui felt that he was frugal enough, not to mention that he didn't dare to build a large number of buildings, even the Funing Palace where he lived was only rebuilt once during the wedding.

In the event of a disaster year, he honestly reduced his meal and moved the palace, not to mention, and his birthday was only simple, and the palace maids and Huangmen in the palace were cut again and again.

However, these are just trivial matters after all, what's the use of saving in the palace, there are many places to spend money outside!

Thinking of disasters and money, Zhao Rui was so anxious that her hair burned every time.

Now Ganzhou presents this white wax, which is like fire-fighting water!

If the ash is finally in the official camp, according to Gu Yanzhang's compromise, one pound of ash insect seeds, without precedent and unclear storage methods, can get about two catties of wax in the first year, and one catty of ash can be poured into ten waxes.

The whole of Ganzhou, if it is widely implemented, can produce at least 200,000 quintals of wax.

Last year, the DPRK and China had a fiscal and tax revenue of more than 48 million yuan, of which taxes on salt, iron, tea, and other government-run items accounted for 67 out of 10.

Candles are the daily necessities of the people, as long as the production rises and the price goes down, it can completely replace the lamp oil and torches in the past. It can also be sold overseas at a high price, the Western Regions.

As mentioned above, the market price of a candle is 300 yuan, and as long as it produces 500,000 quintals a year, even if it is discounted by 11, it can also have 15 million yuan, which is to take 15 as a tax, and it can also increase the income by a full half percent!

Thinking of this, Zhao Rui was so excited that she tossed and turned, and there was no trace of sleepiness.

Early the next morning, after the court meeting, he hurriedly returned to the Chongzheng Palace, gathered some of the Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, and all kinds of people from the Household Department in one place, and sent the folds on Ganzhou and the white ash presented to everyone to circulate them one by one.

Zhao Rui's face was happy, and said: "Zhongqing, there is a thing of ash worm on Ganzhou today, which can produce white ash, according to the compromise of Gu Yanzhang of Ganzhou's general judgment, if it should go well, at least tens of millions of copper can be obtained a year, I plan to try to implement it in Ganzhou, what do you think?" ”

Wang Youzhi, the household servant in charge of Zuo Cao, read the excerpt, and immediately calculated in his heart, and at this moment he heard Zhao Rui's question, and immediately went out of the class and said: "The minister thinks it is feasible, and next year can set up one or two counties and townships to try to store, if it works, the more next year, Ganzhou can be extended." ”

However, Feng Xiang, who assisted in the management of Right Cao, immediately retorted: "This matter is not clear for the time being, Ganzhou has always produced grain, and it is used to being called the granary of Jiangnan West Road. ”

Wang and Feng, one is in charge of the middle branch of the court, and the other is in charge of the fields and acres in the world, for their own jurisdiction, you say a word, I say a word, when the palace disputes are red-faced.

Soon, the temple was divided into two factions.

Some people agree with Wang Youzhi, holding that now that the DPRK and China are unable to make ends meet, it is rare to have such a new entry, and of course it must be implemented as soon as possible.

And some people agree with Feng Xiang, after all, although the ash worm can benefit, but the past few years have not been a good year, the harvest of the agricultural valley is poor, if there is another shortage of food on Jiangnan West Road, it is not impossible for the middle of the Great Jin Dynasty to be in chaos, and there will be a civil uprising.

Originally, there has been chaos in recent years, and if for the sweetness of these taxes, Jiangnan West Road is disrupted, it is really worth the loss.

In the compromise of Ganzhou, Tian retreated from the insect was also mentioned, but Zhao Rui did not see it in his heart at all, but thought about the benefits that the ash worm could bring, and at this moment he frowned and listened to the arguing in the hall for a long time, and he was really panicked.

Those who do not agree with the promotion of ash worms are not unreasonable, and at the moment, the two sides are arguing lively, as the Son of Heaven, he can't directly end up mixing.

Zhao Rui turned his head and saw Fan Yaochen standing without saying a word.

He recalled that the other party was still crying at him a few days ago, so he directly pointed it out and asked, "Fan Qing, what do you think?" ”

According to Zhao Rui's thoughts, Fan Yao must have asked for money but not food.

However, Fan Yaochen was not willing to carry this black pot at all, and he said: "The minister thinks that the ins and outs of this matter are difficult to explain, and it is really a bit hasty to make such a decision with just one piece of music, so it is better to summon that Gu Yanzhang into the court." ”

He said: "Gu Yanzhang not only single-handedly excavated the ash worm, but also analyzed the head of the way, and it is also legitimate to summon it to Beijing, state the pros and cons one by one, and consult its intentions." ”

As soon as Fan Yaochen's words fell, he heard a person not far away reply: "Fan Xianggong, Gu Yanzhang is just a general judgment, what he knows has been exhausted in the compromise, even if he enters Beijing, it is just to repeat the compromise words, or to make a choice in the court, waiting for him to come back, what's the use?" ”

Fan Yaochen was displeased in his heart, and squinted his eyes and looked over.

It was Chen Hao who returned to Beijing from Yanzhou.

Because of his contributions to the war in the Northland for more than ten times, Chen Hao has been promoted to the envoy of the festival degree, and has also entered the Privy Council.

"The DPRK and China are now in a huge deficit, and they can't even give enough money and bereavement pensions to the soldiers before the battle. Or is there a better way to cover the shortfall? ”

Chen Hao stood aside, spoke appropriately, so that people couldn't find the slightest fault, but the irony of the prime minister for his inability and refusal to take responsibility made Fan Yaochen hate itchy.

Yang Kui was sick, and another Chen Hao appeared, a disciple surnamed Yang, how could he die unclean!

However, no matter how much he hated, he had nothing to refute.

It is true that the court is poor, it is also true that the ash worm can increase his wealth, and it is also true that he has no way to find another source of wealth.

Fan Yaochen thought only for a breath in his mind, and immediately said: "Chen Jiedu's words are wrong, the people are stupid, the matter of the ash worm is unconfirmed, and it will do more harm than good if it is hurriedly pushed, and it will do more harm than good, and summon Ganzhou to sentence Gu Yanzhang into Beijing, one is also easy to ask questions in the court, and the other is according to its compromise, this worm is everywhere in Ganzhou, that is, it is not pushed, as long as someone sees that it can produce white ash, it will swarm up, not only should it not be extended, but it should be carefully restrained, so as not to lose control in the early stage......"