As the money bag of Great Xia, Wu Yue, the head of the household, is extremely sensitive to things related to money.

This is especially true when it comes to the creation of new departments.

A newly established department must have subordinate officers in it, right? You have to pay people to do the work, right? You have to have money to do things, right? The yamen has to buy all kinds of office supplies, right? You have to arrange a calming array, a spirit gathering array, and other formations that can improve work efficiency, right? You have to consume spirit stones to maintain the formation, right?

And the establishment of a division, there must be a five-grade Lang official and a number of foreign officials from the fifth grade, a number of six-grade directors, maybe there must be a seventh-grade officer, a deputy of the eighth-grade office, a nine-grade chief and an ambassador or something, since it is an official, you have to give people corresponding treatment, right?

Which of these things is not allowed to ask for money? What's more, almost every new department has to invest a lot of money to open up the situation at the beginning of its establishment.

Where does the money come from? Doesn't it have to be taken from the treasury of their households?

Judging from Lu Chen's style of doing things in Yuzhou, this guy must be a big-spending master, after all, he has only been the governor of the two states for less than a month, and the local government is about to be hollowed out by him.

If you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are, if you put the money in his hands, he can spend it as a tael!

Proper loser!

Thinking of the empress's favor for Lu Chen, Wu Yue's face almost turned green, and an indescribable sense of foreboding surged out.

Immediately after, as if to confirm his hunch, Lu Chen had just finished talking about the specific responsibilities and roles of the Tiangong Division, as well as the future prospects, and the empress nodded directly.

"Quasi-play!"

The answer was as decisive and crisp as ever, as if as long as it was his suggestion made by Lu Chen, she would not veto.

Although he had expected it, hearing that the empress agreed so quickly, Lu Chen couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

This trust, throughout the ages, there is no one, right?

Sure enough, under the empress, let alone being dismissed, being demoted is a luxury.

It would be nice to have a guaranteed bonus!

The other courtiers didn't react much.

Obviously, they were numb to the empress's unconditional trust and even favor for Lu Chen.

And this Tiangong Division does not sound like it will have any impact on the current court pattern, nor will it touch the authority of other ministries, it has nothing to do with them, it just makes the authority of the Ministry of Industry, or Lu Chen himself, heavier.

Even if there is no Tiangong Division of this Lao Shizi, Lu Chen's energy should not be underestimated, one more department and one less department, this scourge is still so tricky, there is no essential difference, there is no need to entangle with him in this matter.

However, just because they are silent does not mean that everyone will be silent.

At the moment when the empress agreed, Wu Yue stood up with a heavy face and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a heartfelt presentation, and he will play it with blood!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Qian Yiqian, the secretary of the criminal department, who had just been fined for one year for being implicated in the false accusation case, and was given a substitute sanction, and could be removed by the empress at any time, suddenly squinted his eyes and looked at Wu Yue playfully.

However, at this time, he didn't dare to speak easily, lest the filament that supported him stand in the court at the end of his feet be completely broken, and then he would be driven out of the court directly like Zheng Zhong and bid farewell to his career completely.

Now he is more honest than anyone else.

Although the Criminal Department, which was divided by Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was actually the department with the smallest authority among the six departments, it was also a high-ranking official with real power in the second grade, and he still cherished it very much, and he could stay for as long as he wanted.

Seeing Wu Yue speak, the other courtiers also looked at him and Lu Chen with a posture of watching a good show.

Today's morning dynasty is destined to be unpeaceful.

In the eyes of everyone with different expressions, the empress's eyes condensed slightly.

"Wu Aiqing, please speak."

For Wu Yue, she is still more trusted.

The reason is very simple, this court's money bag has done his duty in all aspects, he is a real capable minister, and he has always been right about things and people, plus whether it is in the first emperor or the demon queen chaos period, or now, there has never been a bad record such as forming a party for personal gain, no matter what position he holds, he only does his own work conscientiously.

She still has to give a certain amount of respect to such a person.

Wu Yue cleared his throat, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, it has been nearly a thousand years since Taizu expelled the Tartars to restore Yanhua, and I have seventy-five provinces in the three capitals of Great Xia, with a territory of 100,000 miles and a thousand people. ”

"At the end of last summer, the Dilong in Xichuan Province turned over, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed and injured, and more than one million people were affected; In autumn, there was a plague in the North Hebei Province, and the Yellow Plague in Yunlan Province; At the end of autumn, Wuyue rioted, and Baigui rose up; In the winter of last year, there was a famine in Ningzhou, and the next month all the countries in the Western Regions crossed the glacier from the Xijiang River to invade Xichuan, so that the lives of Xichuan were devastated, and the people did not have one out of ten. ”

"At the same time, due to the six years of the demon queen's chaotic government, corruption is rampant in the government and the opposition, corrupt officials and corrupt officials in various places are rampant, and they are extremely scraped, and some local taxes are as many as more than 100, and all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes are even received Ten years later, the treasury is extremely empty, and even the military salary is difficult to pay in full, and Your Majesty has been diligent in government, he has always loved the people like a son, and returned all the wealth plundered by the people when the demon queen was in chaos, so that even if the general recovers the stolen money for the demon queen for the court, it is only enough to maintain the money and food needed to maintain the current situation, barely making up for the shortfall."

Speaking of this, he suddenly bowed heavily to the empress.

"The state affairs are so difficult, if the imperial court is extravagant, the situation that my Great Xia Dynasty has just stabilized is very likely to deteriorate again, and I also ask Your Majesty to think of the ancestors and the society, do not use the money and grain of the treasury on useless things, practice frugality, overcome the difficulties with the ministers, and wait for the treasury to be full next year, and then make plans."

The words fell, and the court instantly became silent.

Although these words did not accuse Lu Chen by name, they could hear it personally, and Wu Yue's words meant something.

And he did not specify the matter of this Tiangong Division, but advised the emperor to save all unnecessary expenses and get through the current predicament first, obviously wanting to block the road of Lu Chen, a loser, and was unwilling to set this precedent for him, so as not to make an inch.

The focus is not on the addition of the Tiangong Division, but on restricting Lu Chen's unrestrained spending.

Hearing this, the empress's brows suddenly furrowed slightly.

If it was deliberately aimed at Lu Chen, such as Qian Yiqian, Zheng Zhong and others, she would not have to pay attention to it and push it directly, but Wu Yue's words were not selfish, and the current national situation was indeed like this, so she would not be able to support it without brains.

But she didn't directly respond to Wu Yue's words, but frowned and thought about it.

Obviously, she still tended to follow Lu Chen's advice, or rather, wanted to realize Lu Chen's idea.

And at this moment, Lu Chen, who was the party to the matter, suddenly stood up.

"Wu Shangshu, the Tiangong Division mentioned below is not a useless thing, but a major event related to the fortune of my Great Xia Dynasty."

He looked at Wu Yue with a calm face, and said lightly:

"I also know that the treasury is tight now, and the six ministries, three courtyards and nine temples are waiting for money, but the addition of the Tiangong Division is the top priority of the imperial court today, not to mention that the imperial court is now short of money, and it is necessary to open up new sources of finance, and if the Tiangong Division is done well, it will be able to create countless wealth for the imperial court, which can be said to be beneficial in the present and merit."

"For example, if we can develop a way to eliminate the side effects of its combustion, the imperial court will definitely be able to profit from it."

"Humph!"

Wu Yue was disdainful of Lu Chen's remarks, and without waiting for him to finish speaking, he snorted coldly and interrupted:

"Coaliferous is such a nature, how can it be done by man? Spending money and food to study this thing is purely a waste of effort, and this so-called way of learning things, in the old man's opinion, is just a way to study some strange skills and tricks, what is the way? ”

"Lu Shilang, please forgive the old man for saying bluntly, this day in the old man's opinion, the Ministry of Engineering is really useless, just a waste of money and food, if it is usually for the sake of His Majesty, a little money, you will be ruined, no matter how you mess around, the old man is too lazy to care about you, but now is an extraordinary period, the old man must not allow anyone to waste even a copper plate, as long as the country can survive the difficulties, this Pixiu, what if the old man is a pawn!"

(End of chapter)