Everyone was talking, and Li Yuan frowned and was silent. Li Yuan didn't expect that so much money would be needed to refine the gunpowder formula, not to mention that in order to recruit soldiers and horses recently, a lot of money was needed to increase the salaries of soldiers, and according to this method of spending money, it is estimated that the whole family will have to beg on the streets in a few years.

And he did tell Hu Gui that refining gunpowder is confidential, and all expenses are withdrawn from the inner treasury account, and there is no need to report in advance.

At a banquet for Wuping officials before going to Dongxi to announce the decree, Hu Gui did remind him that alchemy would cost a lot of money, and he drank some wine at that time and didn't care about it.

Li Yuan finally remembered that the answer he gave him at that time was "You must do this thing, and you don't care how much it costs".

Therefore, in this matter, Hu Gui is not responsible, but he underestimated the cost of this thing, thinking that the money in his pocket can guarantee the expenses, but now he is in embarrassment.

Li Yuan understood, no wonder those guys who made alchemy for immortality in ancient times were all big families, even the emperor's family, and they rarely heard that the common people also took pills.

I'm afraid it's because of the huge cost of alchemy that ordinary people can't afford this kind of consumption at all.

Inviting twenty warlocks to build a furnace for alchemy at home like this is like burning money, no one can stand such a spending, and his family members finally can't help but come out and say about it, in addition to the possibility of spending money like this, it is also because of the notorious alchemy......

In short, now it seems that although he is in a high position and has a high authority, the income of the inner treasury of the government is at most more than 1,000 yuan per month, and he is completely unable to make ends meet.

"Lang Jun, how dare we blame you for spending money? You are the head of the family, all the money is yours, but you must also spend money in a way, you can't spend it like this, let alone this kind of thing that is harmful to your body...... We have a big family to maintain in our house, and the two younger sisters have just entered the door, and sooner or later we will have to add new children to our family. ”

Emperor Zhou E tried his best to soften his tone, and the implication was also twofold, in addition to maintaining family expenses, he also implied that Li Yuan should take care of his health, after all, this mansion will still be scattered in the future.

"In fact, there are more than 5 million yuan in the account, but there is no big problem. But Emperor E is right, you can't spend money like running water like water, and spend money on places that hurt your body, that's not possible. Liu also said.

Everyone looked at Li Yuan, and they all understood the intention of the Liu family and Emperor Zhou Ehuang to convene the meeting today, which was to ask Li Yuan to express his attitude and not let Hu Gui toss this alchemy matter anymore.

Li Yuan frowned and was silent, his face was very ugly, but he didn't care about the so-called injury to his body, his intention to refine the pill was not that kind of thing at all, and now what he thinks in his heart is still a money word.

That day, he talked to Liu Jiangsheng about recruiting soldiers, and finally came to the conclusion that there was a lack of money, a lack of money. In order to come up with a prescription for gunpowder, it still depends on the word money, which shows how important money is. Without money, you can't do anything you want to do.

In the awkward silence, Li Yuan slowly spoke: "This matter is my reason, I didn't expect that refining the fire subduing party would consume so much money. You should have pointed out this matter today, and I only knew that so much money was spent on this matter, which I did not expect. ”

Emperor Zhou E said: "Lang Jun doesn't have to blame himself, order Hu Gui to stop practicing what is convenient for ambushing." Of course, the family's expenses are enough, don't take what the concubine said, don't take it to heart, no matter what our house is, it will not reach the point of exhaustion. We're here for your body! ”

Li Yuan shook his head and said, "I just didn't expect to spend so much money, but it's not self-blame." And it is impossible for this fire side to stop refining, you may think it is incredible, but the refining of this fire side is extremely important to me. In this matter, I will also invest a lot of money to refine the recipe. No one wants to stop this. ”

Everyone looked at Li Yuan in astonishment, but they didn't expect Li Yuan to give this sentence, or to go their own way, continue to invest money in that bottomless pit, young and promising, but spend a huge amount of money to pursue immortality, isn't it crazy?

Emperor Zhou E was very sad, turned his head and said, "If Lang Jun insists on going his own way, your body will be ruined sooner or later!" Also, what about the amount of money used at home? ”

Li Yuan frowned and was silent, and the atmosphere became tense for a while. A voice said softly: "Since this fire fang is so important to Lang Jun, Lang Jun will continue to refine." Money matters, I, I still have a lot of dowry here, all of which can be exchanged for copper coins to supplement the family. ”

Everyone followed the sound and looked, and it was Peng Qingying who spoke. She did bring a lot of dowry, after all, she was the little sister of Peng Guogong, the lord of Dongxi, there were a lot of gold and silverware, and there were a lot of valuable things, and 200,000 yuan was absolutely there.

Emperor Zhou E's heart suddenly ignited a nameless fire, Peng Qingying came out to say these words at this time, wasn't it to compete for favor? This is not a matter of subsidy or not, the key is that the matter of alchemy has been around since ancient times, and how many people have died unexpectedly, which is the point. Emperor Zhou E was about to retort, but he heard another voice sound.

"Hey, Brother Yuan, since you are so insistent, it seems that the Fuhuo Fang is an extremely important matter. Qingying understands the righteousness, and it is excellent to support her with the dowry, which shows that she treats you sincerely, but if you really use the remaining more than five million guan in the inner library for alchemy, you will really be dizzy......

Brother Yuan, can you promise my mother, at most it will cost another 200,000 yuan, if the fire party still can't be practiced, will this matter be put on hold for the time being? Millions have already been spent, and you have done your best. ”

It was Liu who spoke, and as soon as she opened her mouth, Emperor Zhou E naturally couldn't open her mouth to refute Peng Qingying. At the same time, he suddenly blinked his eyes, thinking of what Li Yuan had been doing all along, not like an ignorant person who would indulge in crooked ways and damage his body, maybe this fire fang was really very important to Li Yuan, but it was still difficult to understand its true purpose.

However, as soon as these two men made a statement, the situation suddenly changed.

Wang Jingyao replied weakly: "I also have thousands of physical bodies, and I also take it out, harmony is the best, and it is not worth it to be angry and anxious for money." ”

Li Yuan looked at the women and smiled bitterly: "What are you doing here?" Let me be laughed at? What am I going to do for you, to implicate you, to spend your private money? What a joke! Can I really spend more than 5 million guan? I don't want any of you's money, and I don't want any more money from the inner treasury. This matter will not be mentioned again, and whoever mentions me will be in a hurry. ”

"If you don't withdraw it from the inner treasury, how can Lang Jun continue to refine the fire fang? I heard that this matter is confidential, do you want to withdraw it from the treasury of Wuping Mansion? Peng Qingying asked.

Li Yuan said with a smile: "I don't have money to think of a way, I don't believe it, and now I can't even do such a trivial thing." Of course, I also know your concerns, don't worry, I am refining the Fire Suppression Formula, not to pursue any immortality, but for the future war. I promise you that you will never harm your body. ”

After listening to this key word, the women finally breathed a sigh of relief. Emperor Zhou E also showed a slight smile and reminded softly: "I'll just say, Lang Jun has always been wise, and it is impossible to indulge in evil ways. Since it is for the war, Lang Jun will let it go, and the inner library should be used or used. ”

Li Yuan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "A gentleman's word, it is difficult to chase the horse." Since I have said that this matter will no longer be drawn from the Inner Treasury, I will not change my mind. As for the money matter, I have my own solution, and everyone should not worry about this matter, in short, I will solve this matter myself.

It's scattered, and I'm sweating all over my body, why is it so hot in this hall, I can't stand it. I'm going to take a shower and go to the study to think about it. Also, the pot of flowers on the table is really ugly, and it teaches people to move it to the yard. ”

Li Yuan said that he pulled his legs and left, Zhou Ehuang Nunu mouthed, and several maids hurriedly followed to prepare bath water and let Li Yuan bathe.

Qiu'er put away the account book and muttered carefully: "What season is it, where is it hot?" It's very cool. Isn't this pot of flowers good? Yesterday, the Governor said it was very good-looking. ”

Emperor Zhou E smiled and said, "He is just hot in his heart." ”