Di Renjie was loyal to the emperor and hoped that Yun Yao would help his eldest nephew, but unfortunately Yun Yao didn't want to help, because the eldest nephew wanted to learn from his father to play the game of checks and balances. I know that I can't fight and take risks, but I don't know how to protect myself. He could only go back disappointed.

Even if Yun Yao didn't help, the emperor still launched an attack on Wu Zetian. Di Renjie impeached her for spending a lot of money to import timber from Baiyue Sea, then impeached her for misappropriating warships that caused shipwrecks, and then impeached her for causing a large number of unfinished projects when the canal industrial belt was developing.

Yun Yao couldn't help but shake her head when she saw it, this level is also embarrassed to fight with Wu Meiniang? None of the three impeachments hit the nail on the head, spending a lot of money to ship timber from Baiyue, which is indeed a waste, but as long as there is a reason, it can be completely prevaricated, because wood must be bought, how to build a palace without buying, how to build a warship?

Had to buy it, and I bought it back. Where to buy heavy or? It doesn't matter, because these projects have to be launched, and it's the big problem if they don't get them done. The project was completed, but the budget was overrun, which can only be regarded as a plan that cannot keep up with the change.

Sure enough, Wu Meiniang said directly here, not transporting wood from Lingnan, mainly because the weather is bad, the road is in disrepair, and it can't be transported, so she can only go near and far and ship wood from Baiyue. The embezzlement of the warship was also for the purpose of transporting timber, and the shipwreck was due to a storm, and it was said that the weather was bad.

"The project has already started, and if we wait until the weather improves, it could be delayed for a whole year. Industrial upgrading is seizing the day, and in order to complete the project on time, we can only do this. As for the unfinished, that doesn't exist, it's just that the funds are not available, so the delivery is delayed. "The plan can't keep up with the changes, and we can only give priority to the projects that can be completed, give priority to completion, and when the follow-up funds are in place, we will definitely continue to start construction." The officials of Wu Meiniang's family went back directly.

Yun Yao looked at it and shook her head, this kind of impeachment is really painless, there is no evidence at all. If you want to suspect that the officials of Wu Meiniang's system are full of private pockets, you have to come up with evidence, such as whether Baiyue wood is so expensive, whether there are a large number of false prices in the middle, and whether the loss of the sunken ship is exaggerated.

can't come up with evidence, what's the use of blindly saying that Wu Meiniang spends a lot of money? They spend a lot of money, they also have a reason, they spend money for the country is reasonable, legal and compliant, although they overspend, it is also to complete the work of the imperial court.

To prove that they spent a lot of money, not on serious things, and to show evidence that they secretly stuffed money into their own pockets.

Do you stop working because you are overspending? If the project is delayed, more money will be wasted. If you can't even figure this out, this emperor is not qualified.

The emperor listened to them shift all the blame to the weather, and he didn't know what to say. Because the weather is bad, the emperor is also responsible. Celestial induction means that if the emperor is not enlightened, God will send disasters. If the emperor is wise and martial, it will definitely be smooth and there will be no problems.

So the emperor looked at Yun Yao and said, "Aunt Huang, you say a few words." ”

"In the spring and summer of last year, the weather was really bad and it rained a lot. The projects were all booked at the beginning of the year, and many projects needed to be rushed, and there was really an urgent need for wood, and it was indeed helpless to change to Baiyue transportation. As for the problem of overspending that Master Di said, it does exist, but the accounts of the imperial court are clear, if you think there is a problem, you can directly check the accounts, and I can take out all the accounts. Yun Yao said, what's the use of just talking? At this time, it is enough to check the accounts.

In fact, they can't find anything, if they are really corrupt, there will not be too many flaws. If you really want to investigate, you still have to go to Baiyue and follow the boat, but this risk is great, and if you don't make up your mind, you may be killed.

If the accounts are not passed, Yun Yao can see it at a glance, because she is the first housekeeper of Datang and has all the accounts. So Wu Meiniang's accounts are no problem at all, and Di Renjie can't find out the problem.

Seeing the silent expressions of the officials of the two major forces in the court, Di Renjie knew that it was useless to check the accounts, and Wu Meiniang would definitely not leave a big flaw.

When Wu Meiniang saw Yun Yao say this, she knew that there was no problem, so she said: "We did overrun, but we also wanted to make up for the loss of the construction period, if the project could not be completed within the time limit, it would cause greater losses, and even the early investment would be wasted." Therefore, we are also forced to ask Your Majesty to understand that it is not easy for us to wait. ”

The emperor is helpless, the so-called catch the thief and catch the stolen goods, catch the traitor and catch the double. For the country's overspending, even the emperor can't say two.

If you lose, you can say that you are a complete defeat, and the well-prepared impeachment has no effect at all.

"It's Di Aiqing who missed the check." The emperor had no evidence at hand, and if he had tangible evidence of corruption and bribery, he would have done it directly, and he would not scratch his boots at all, so he could only say: "Then let's go to the next topic." ”

"We are ready to expand the production of steam looms, but the sheep brought back from the Western Regions, the cotton brought back from Tianzhu, and the silk produced in China are far from enough to support more machines, so I propose to cooperate with the Tibetan country to grow cotton together. At the same time, sheep breeding can also be expanded, and more high-quality sheep can be imported from the Western Regions. You can even try to cross the Mediterranean in search of better sheep breeding. There is also silk that needs to be addressed, and more mulberry trees should be planted. Wu Meiniang said: "I have submitted a detailed plan. ”

With the machine loom, the weaving could not be stopped at all, and now the weaving mills in the canal belt are already running out of raw materials.

There are still many markets, but there are not enough raw materials and not enough machines, so the emperor's approval is required, and these costs money.

However, the emperor knew very well that whether it was to send an envoy to the Western Regions, or to build a factory, or to plant mulberry seedlings, the treasury did not have so much money. The money of the treasury can only do one thing, and it is simply impossible to do all three. If you can do it without spending any money, you'll be fine. His father had already spent almost all of the treasury, and although the canal industrial belt was on a large scale, he spent a lot of money, and his income and expenditure were barely balanced.

"There are other places in Datang that also need money, but you can't tire the world and fatten the canal." Di Renjie said.

"Upgrading the industry is a national policy, and it was formulated by Her Royal Highness Princess Zhu Yun when Emperor Taizong was in power. Develop the canal belt first, this is the strategic direction of development set by Princess Zhu Yun, how is it 'tired of the world and fat canal'? Moreover, this new machine will not be built on the canal belt, but in Lingnan to provide convenience for the Maritime Silk Road. "Master Di, don't slander the government and disrupt the national policy."

"Prime Minister Wu, Master Di just has the world in mind, so you don't need to go online like this. Whether the new development will be Lingnan or the west or the northeast has not yet been decided, so there is no need to rush it. Yun Yao said that the new factory was located in Lingnan, but she had not been asked.

The two women in the court finally faced each other, and suddenly the hundred officials were silent, and even their breathing became cautious, and even the emperor was like a man's back, because if these two women really broke out into a duel, the entire Tang Dynasty would be shaken.