"If Your Majesty is scheduled to send troops to the steppe tribes at the beginning of next year, with the current state treasury situation, I am afraid that the two princes will have to raise their own money for military salaries. "Situ Wuji is the head of the civil official, so he said that the household department has no money, and the household department naturally wants to listen to him."

He paused and then said: "The old minister thinks that it is better for us to let the two candidates compete, and whoever can raise two million taels of military salaries first will be able to lead the troops to the battle." I wonder if Your Majesty thinks this method is feasible?"

The courtiers hadn't understood what Situ Wuji was talking about, but when they heard it, they couldn't help but sigh with emotion: Everyone knows that in this Great Xia Empire, except for His Majesty, the Situ family is the richest, and the Lin family has never had any property, nor has it received "filial piety" from some lower officials, so it has never been rich.

Situ Wuji came up with this plan, it was clearly to let Lin Yu retreat! After all, the two million taels of military salaries were not a small amount, and they really couldn't make up for a while!

After hearing this, the old man Lin on the other side was also as big as a bucket, and thought: Your Situ family is so rich, and two million taels is just a drop in the bucket for you. And the Lin family's current annual income is estimated to be only about 500,000 taels when it is fully calculated, and it can only just maintain a balance between income and expenditure. Even if you don't eat or drink, it's not enough!

Old Man Lin frowned: This is only a few months away from next year's army, in such a short period of time, where can Lin Yu go to get so much money?

Lin Yu was standing aside, holding his chin with his hand and thinking about something, his expression didn't look very nervous, and he didn't seem to care about the content of the game mentioned by Situ Wuji.

After listening to the competition method described by their grandfather, the two brothers smiled. With the strength of the Situ family, it is not a problem at all to turn over two million taels by the end of the year. The two looked at the Lin family, Old Man Lin looked helpless, while Lin Yu looked "painful" and thoughtful, and couldn't help but glance at each other, and their hearts were even more proud.

"Well, this method is not bad, it can not only choose the generals who will go to war, but also solve the dilemma of military salaries. Is there any problem with the two Aiqing participating in this competition?" Yu Shaoxi is not a stupid person, and he understands Situ Wuji's intentions with a little turn of his brain.

He also knew that the Lin family was very poor, and it was impossible to raise two million taels of money in just a few months. And the Situ family is different, although it can't be said that taking out two million taels is like playing, but if you intend to make it up, you can definitely make it up by the end of the year!

Besides, Yu Shaoxi vaguely heard that Situ Wuji seemed to have raided a casino before, although it was nominally confiscated, but Yu Shaoxi was also very clear about the Tao here, just turning a blind eye.

Since this method can solve the problem of going out to general, then he will no longer interfere and deny it, anyway, in the end, it will definitely be the same as he expected, and the title of main general will inevitably fall to Situ Xiaofeng.

"Back to Your Majesty, I agree to this competition. Situ Xiaofeng glanced at Lin Yu for a long time and said without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, in fact, I think this way is good. After all, raising military funds is also for our Great Xia Empire, isn't it? There is no big problem on my side, and there is already a solution, but ......" Lin Yu paused, glanced at Situ Xiaofeng intentionally or unintentionally, and continued: "But with all due respect, this fundraising method that I thought of is easy to be imitated. If some ill-intentioned people follow my example, I won't be able to raise that much. ”

Situ Xiaofeng saw that Lin Yu kept glancing at him, and immediately understood what Lin Yu meant, and couldn't help but be furious: Look at it! My Situ family has a big business, can I imitate your poor ghost family? And what kind of business is so easy to make that you can earn millions of taels of silver in two or three months? Bragging doesn't look at the place, if there is this kind of business, the Situ family would have done it a long time ago, and it will be your Lin family's turn? You Lin Yu are obviously bragging!

Old Man Lin didn't speak, but he also frowned, looking at Lin Yu a little incredulously, unable to guess what the hell Lin Yu was thinking in his heart.

He heard Lin Hai say yesterday that Lin Yu had recently taken a few Situ family shops and was learning to do business. But even so, it is impossible to raise a million taels of silver in a short period of time! Unless those shops and land are sold directly, but that is not enough!

"Lin Yu Aiqing's concerns are also somewhat reasonable! In this case, I will order the two of you to each come up with a way to raise military salaries, and the other party cannot imitate it, otherwise you will be directly disqualified from leading troops to the battle!" Yu Shaoxi waved his hand very casually.

He was actually a little disdainful in his heart, thinking that Lin Yu just didn't want to admit defeat and was just trying to say something about the scene, so he simply agreed.

"Your Majesty, this doesn't seem to work very well! The fund-raising idea I thought of is very good, and it is very good! What if after preparing for military expenses, other merchants in the imperial capital think it is good and learn it? Then I will lose a lot of money! This is too unfair, it is better to let the household department directly allocate funds! What can be given as much as possible. Lin Yu said with a sad face.

In fact, Lin Yu's heart was secretly happy: someone sent a pillow as soon as he fell asleep, and a few days ago he was still thinking about copyright, patents and commercial monopolies, thinking about it, only the most authoritative imperial power can put an end to all problems. It turned out to be a coincidence, and today I have this opportunity!

"Lin Yu, do you want to make trouble in the court? Why is a big man so ink, isn't it just to raise two million taels of silver, as for you to talk for a long time? You are also a dignified minister now, can't you share the worries and solve problems for His Majesty the Emperor?" Situ Xiaofeng couldn't bear to shout on the side.

This Lin Yu is really unreasonable, he can't afford it, he can't earn military salaries, and he dares to play tricks in front of hundreds of officials and His Majesty the Emperor, and sure enough, the mud can't support the wall!

"Alas, Situ Guix, why did your IQ start to move closer to your brother? Who of you present didn't know that although the Lin family was a duke family, they were upright and clean-shaven, and they were so poor that they were tinkling. The Lin family's income only comes from my grandfather's income and His Majesty's reward, and two million taels of silver is a lot of money for the Lin family!