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As soon as Ye Bin finished speaking, Shangshu Law and Discipline of the Criminal Department also began to complain: "The minister thinks that what Xu Shangshu and Ye Shangshu said is reasonable,

However, with the current strength of the Han army, it is only a matter of time before the battle with the Monluo people wins, and it is just the icing on the cake to allocate an additional 20% of the funds for military spending.

As for Ye Shangshu's statement that education is the foundation of the country, the minister who cannot slack off also deeply agrees, but education is not effective overnight, and it takes time to precipitate and accumulate.

However, at present, the departments of the Criminal Department to which the minister belongs, there is an imminent problem that urgently needs a fund to solve, and the Far East Government Office ordered people to urgently complain to the Criminal Department for 400 miles.

In addition, it is too difficult to supervise, most of the prison guards are temporarily recruited, the number of people is small and there is no time for training, and there is a serious lack of experience in management.

Therefore, there are dirty things such as fights, bullying, and even broken sleeves in Longyang, and even those who belong to the alien prison guards often complain.

It is hoped that the Criminal Department will send officials with experience in prison management to solve this problem.

In addition, due to the increase in the number of prisoners, the existing number of cells cannot meet the demand, and I hope that Your Majesty will consider the difficulties of the penal department and allocate an additional 10% for the recruitment of jailers and the expansion of the prison camp. ”

When the official Shangshu Ram Gao heard this, he immediately expressed a different opinion: "The Fa Shangshu is wrong, and the prison camp is where the lawbreakers are punished.

If, according to the Fa Shang Shu, the prison environment is reformed, isn't it suspected of indirectly conniving at crime? According to the ministers, these lawless officials who have committed the most heinous crimes need not be heeded.

The prison guards were short-staffed, so they were directly transferred from among the officials from all over the Far East, and if it was really not possible, they could be recruited from the people, and it didn't cost much to count the training.

In addition, the minister learned that the law book allowed the prison guards to work instead of punishment, and after calculation, a prison camp can at least squeeze at least 200,000 silver dollars from this group of labor camps every year, how can ten prison camps in the Far East have 1.5 million silver dollars if they are discounted?

This amount of money is enough to meet the expenses of your criminal department, so you have to ask for 10% of the funds, and the appearance of the Fa Shangshu is not much better than that of some people. ”

When Xu Wenjing heard this, he glared at Ram Gao fiercely, and said in his heart This bastard is really uneasy and kind, this can be pulled on me, see how I clean you up in the future.

Law and discipline narrowed his eyes: "Serving a sentence in labor camp This is a rule set by His Majesty before he ascended the throne, yes, there is indeed a lot of income in the labor camp every year, but the expenses are also large.

Archives and files need to be sorted out, and the maintenance fees and salaries of various officials and official offices must also be paid on time.

You can't expect the central government to send silver dollars all the way away, right? In fact, that little money is not enough at all, don't forget,

The law is the foundation for maintaining the stability of the country, and if the criminal department slacks off because of lack of money, will it not repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty? ”

This was too exaggerated, not only Xu Wenjing and Ram Gao were extremely disdainful, but even Ye Bin and Qin Mo were speechless for a while.

Your criminal department will die because you don't have money? Then raise the pattern to the level of the rise and fall of the country?

Why didn't I find out before, the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes in Fa Ji is actually such a shameless person, in order to win the central government's funding for the Criminal Department, he is really open-mouthed and does everything.

Qin Mo coughed lightly twice and said to Liu Ce: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the problems of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment can be put aside for the time being.

The top priority at the moment is to increase the amount of food and pay to build the Weihe dam, and the minister has to report that the Weihe dam is in disrepair for a long time, and there are many hidden dangers in it.

In the event of an accident, millions of people in the lower reaches of the Wei River will be displaced, which will only add a lot of burden to the imperial court.

Taking advantage of the stability of the waters of the Wei River in the past two years, the minister planned to raise a sum of money to repair the official road leading to the Wei River Dam first, so as to facilitate the transportation of materials needed for the construction of the dam.

In this way, the dam can be prevented from bursting, the water of the Wei River can also be used to irrigate the local farmland, and the construction of roads can also facilitate the travel of the people. ”

Liu Ce nodded when he heard this: "How much money does the household need?" ”

In fact, this is strictly a matter of the Ministry of Industry, but Yang Sicheng's ability in this area is not good, so he only knows how to bury himself in researching new products, and after discussion, he has to let Qin Mo assist Yang Sicheng in dealing with the final problems in government affairs.

As a result, assistance became the mastermind......

Qin Mo said: "Based on the price of one mile of cement for 100 silver dollars, 600 miles of official roads is 60,000 silver dollars, and dam reinforcement and river dredging materials, including transportation, cost 700,000 silver dollars.

In addition, including the food, lodging, and operation of the recruited workers for dam repair, as well as the special matters to be prepared, a million silver dollars are still needed......"

"One million ......," Liu Ce groaned, "Is just one million silver dollars really enough?" ”

Qin Mo said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the minister has discussed with the eighteen large merchants in the city, and they are willing to jointly raise funds and donate four million silver dollars to support the household department to build the river embankment......"

Liu Ce's eyes narrowed: "I'm afraid that this group of businessmen can't afford to be early, what did you promise them?" ”

Qin Mo said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, but the conditions they put forward are all within a reasonable range, and the Lanzhixiang number, which donates the most money, hopes to open the branch to the territory of Yongzhou,

He also demanded a reduction of half of the luxury tax for the coming year, and the ministers reluctantly agreed, and the demands of the other firms were also legitimate. ”

Liu Ce nodded: "Qin Shangshu, thank you for your hard work." ”

Qin Mo humbly arched his hand: "This is a matter within the minister's duty, and His Majesty should not be so falsely praised." ”

At this moment, Yang Sicheng suddenly picked up the blueprint of the Lianzhu firecracker, got up and walked to the center of the main hall, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, please allow the appropriation and the Ministry of Industry to develop such a sharp weapon of the country!" ”

Liu Ce: "Yang Shangshu has something to say slowly, what new inventions have you made recently?" ”

Yang Sicheng held the drawings and said: "Wechen has been thinking about it all these days, if we can invent a repeating firearm, wouldn't it give our army an advantage against the enemy cavalry.

After thinking about it for a long time, Richen drew this drawing, but there are still many problems that need to be formed after repeated experiments. ”

"Bring it on!"

When Liu Ce heard this, he was also very excited, and ordered Wei Feng to take the drawings and observe them carefully.

"Excellent! I'm right! With just one glance, Liu Ce immediately decided that this was already the prototype of Gatling, and immediately decided, "Just mention how much money you need, I will support you to make such a sharp weapon even if I smash the pot and sell iron!" ”

Yang Sicheng's nose was sour, and he arched his hand: "Your Majesty supports Weichen so much, but Weichen is embarrassed to mention money.

In the previous dynasty, our craftsmen were regarded as cheap industries, and our ancestors were not allowed to go to the temple for generations, and they were looked down upon.

Since following His Majesty, Wechen is unprecedentedly relieved, His Majesty supports Wechen so much, Wechen is really grateful,

It's not a secret, this drawing is just a whim of Weichen, as for whether it can be done, Weichen has no bottom in his heart, Your Majesty doesn't need to be so serious,

In case of failure, Weichen is afraid that he will live up to His Majesty's holy grace! ”