After the banquet, Xiaopang took the six books and the three treasures and went to the East Palace together.

"The previous disbursement is not counted." Chubby got straight to the point, "I have to save some money." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means that our Criminal Department also has an allocation?" The criminal department is still overjoyed, this is really bright.

Unexpectedly, Xiaopang shook his head categorically: "Forget about the criminal department, you all know that the treasury is tight, and when you have money in the future, you will have everything." ”

After drawing a big cake, Xiaopang said again: "Sanbao, how much does it cost to add ten ships?" ”

Sanbao silently calculated, and arched his hand: "If it is a large ship, it will take about 500,000 taels." ”

"You can't use it, do you?" Xia Yuan Yoshidao, "As far as this official knows, the previous ships were evenly apportioned, and the cost was not so high. ”

"Xia Shangshu didn't know, it was made in large quantities before, and many ship boards were borrowed from old ships, so there was that price." Sanbao said, "Now to rebuild the treasure ship, everything has to start all over again, just to find wood and transport it to Jingshi, it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources. ”

Xia Yuanji frowned, and was about to speak, Li Qing interrupted, "Shipbuilding is a kind of investment, you can make up for the investment by going to sea once, and there is a lot of money, this money cannot be saved." ”

Hearing this, Xia Yuanji didn't say anything anymore.

Xiaopang nodded: "Xia Aiqing, how much can you squeeze out?" ”

"This... It can squeeze out up to 200,000 taels. Xia Yuanji looked embarrassed, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the people are greater than the ...... of the sky"

"Huh." Xiaopang teased, "It is true that several places in the two provinces of mountains and rivers have suffered from drought, but the taxes have been adjusted, and there may be a famine, but it can't be used so much.

One tael of silver, two stones of rice, and four million stone of grain for the relief of the victims? ”

Xia Yuanji's face was hot, and he was speechless.

Zhu Di's energy is on the military and building the capital, and he is not clear about these, but he is chubby and clear, and he can't fool him at all.

"Okay, the household department will take out a million taels." Xiaopang said, "Leave one million for food purchase and disaster relief, there is definitely a lot of surplus." ”

Xia Yuanji nodded helplessly: "Yes, Your Highness." ”

Xiaopang said again: "Jian Aiqing said a few words." ”

Jian Yi is a person who knows the times very well, and he also knows how to be an official, so he immediately said: "The officials can squeeze out a million!" ”

"No, one and a half million." Xiaopang said, "The tax in the first half of the year is about to enter Beijing, and even if the old system is restored and the payment is made in kind, it will not be used so much;

As far as I know, even when we are the richest, not all of our Ming Dynasty's rice and grain will be distributed, and by the second half of next year, the finances will improve, which is not at all what you said. ”

Jian Yi smiled bitterly, "What does the prince mean ......?" ”

"The official's salary was changed to seventy percent of rice, two percent of silk cloth, cotton and ......linen, and one percent of money." Xiaopang said, "This is already better than the best time of the Hongwu Dynasty, be content." ”

“…… Yes, Your Highness. Jian Yi nodded in agreement.

Then, everyone's eyes were focused on the Ministry of Justice.

"Prince, I really don't want much." The Ministry of Industry Shangshu stubbornly said, "The two embankments need at least one million taels, which is still in the most ideal state, in order to protect the case, squeeze out 400,000 yuan." ”

Xiaopang frowned and pondered for a moment, "In this way, I won't embarrass you, just take out 300,000, but the quality of the project must be guaranteed, if there is a mistake, ......"

"Your Highness, rest assured, there will be absolutely no problem with the quality." The Ministry of Industry swears by it.

In fact, 1.2 million taels of silver are still a little rich, these little fatties know, but they also know that a little oil and water is not for people to touch, and it is not realistic, if you really do that, things can't be done at all.

At this time, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu sighed and said, "Since the treasury is tight, then forget the money of the Ministry of Rites!" ”

It's a total of 10,000 taels, and it's a fart, don't want this money!

"You're mistaken, I mean give the Ministry of Rites a little more." Xiaopang pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, the fund will be increased to 30,000 taels." ”

After a pause, he said: "The finances have been tight in the past two years, but fortunately, thanks to your hard work, you are alone in charge, and each person will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver to encourage you." ”

"Thank you for the reward from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Xiaopang smiled and nodded, "Xia Aiqing still needs to sell overseas goods to rich and wealthy gentry at a reasonable price as soon as possible, so that the imperial court can operate." ”

"Obey the prince's edict!" Natsuhara Ji said yes.

After a meal, Xiaopang deducted more than 2.7 million taels, almost half of which was taken out, and several people happily accepted it.

Chubby always has a way!

After solving the problem of uneven distribution of spoils, Xiaopang got up and said, "Everyone, go and get busy, and the rewards will be distributed with the monthly salary." ”

"The ministers are leaving." The crowd retreated.

"Sanbao, Li Aiqing stay."

The two turned back.

Xiaopang said: "Come with me to the imperial study." ”

……

The Imperial Study.

Zhu Di was half-leaning on the chair, holding the "Yongle Grand Ceremony" in his hand, and he couldn't see his facial expressions.

The three of them saluted: "The ministers (sons) see the emperor." ”

The ceremony moved away, and Zhu Di's gloomy face was revealed, "Something?" ”

"Something." Chubby nodded.

Li Qing added: "Good thing. ”

Sanbao said, "Your Majesty, you have money." ”

The three of them sang and harmonized, and Zhu Di's face looked a little better, "How much is it?" ”

Xiaopang arched his hand and said, "Father, after careful calculation, the household department can squeeze out one million taels, the officials department can squeeze out one and a half million, and the Ministry of Industry can squeeze out three hundred thousand." ”

"Oh?" Zhu Di was greatly surprised, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and then he pressed it down again, and said pretendedly, "If you squeeze out so much at once, you won't make a mistake, right?" ”

"No, it's all been calculated." Chubby assured.

Hearing this, Zhu Dicai's smile revealed, "Well, that's good." ”

Casually put the ceremony on the table, "Sit down!" ”

The three of them sat down.

Zhu Di asked: "Sanbao, do you estimate the approximate value of this trade, how much money will you bring back?" ”

"More than 270,000 taels of gold, more than 4.7 million taels of silver, and a large amount ......of rosewood, pepper, and musk," Sanbao pondered, "Conservatively estimated, the total value is about eight million taels." ”

"Well, quite a bit." Zhu Di was quite satisfied, and calculated carefully, "In addition to the cost of the goods that will go to sea next time, as well as the expenses of officials, households, and the Ministry of Industry, there should be 3.5 million taels." ”

suddenly got rich, Zhu Di's waist stiffened again, "500,000 taels will be used to build ships, one million will be used for the finishing work of the canal, and the rest will be used for the finishing work of the canal, which will be fully dredged as soon as possible, and the rest will be used to build the capital;

Gao Chi, you pay more attention to some things. ”

"Yes, my son obeys."

Zhu Di did what he wanted to do, and his heart became happy, "Come on, prepare wine and food, I want to reward my great hero." ”

"The emperor doesn't have to be like this." San Bao smiled, "The minister has already drunk the celebration banquet." ”

Li Qing quipped: "Sanbao, you are not hungry, the emperor hasn't eaten yet." ”

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you like a dumb person." Zhu Di glared at him, pulled Sanbao to the front hall and sat down, not affectionate.

Now, the three treasures are his treasures, and Li Qing is not fragrant.

"Sanbao, come back this time to stay for a while, and then go to the West when you have rested." Zhu Di said with a smile, "If you are bored at home, you can go to Longjiang Shipyard for a walk." ”

"Obey." Sambo nodded happily.

The sea is magnificent, but no matter how good the scenery is, it can't compare to the hometown.

After a while, the wine and food were all served, and several people raised their glasses to drink, only Xiao Fat, who continued to make it as if he was not full, and was finally stopped by Zhu Di.

"Eat, eat, eat, know to eat, from tomorrow, give me a good weight loss!" Zhu Di snorted coldly: "Don't want to be lazy, I will supervise you." ”

“…… Yes, Father. The little fat boy nodded lovelessly, feeling that life had lost its color.

Li Qing took advantage of the drinking to inquire at Sanbao, "Sanbao, have you ever seen a crop, yellow, as tall as a fist, buried in the soil......

Sanbao was dazed and shook his head slowly.

"There is another kind of crop, the fruit is also buried in the ground, it is red, it can be eaten raw, it can also be roasted, steamed, boiled, and even ground into flour, it can be used to make cakes, and the ground is the fruit, and the top is vine ......"

San Bao still shook his head, "I haven't seen it." ”

Li Qing was a little discouraged, and said without giving up: "There is another crop, which grows taller than a human being, and the fruit that bears is a yellow stick, which is golden after threshing, and the size of each grain is the size of a small thumb nail......"

This time, San Bao didn't shake his head again, but looked at Li Qing with a surprised expression, "Mr. has also seen this crop?" ”