"Your Majesty, I wonder if your Majesty is planning to destroy the Japanese country this time for the expedition against Japan, or to impose light punishment? I would also like to prepare money, food and other supplies for the large army to go on the expedition."

After all the ministers calmed down after expressing their loyalty, Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of Revenue, the great steward in charge of the empire's money bag, stood up again.

As the saying goes, before the army moves, food and grass go first! What is needed in a war is logistics and money and food, so Zhang Xueyan naturally wants to understand the purpose and scale of the little fat man's expedition to the Japanese country, so as to prepare the corresponding money and food.

Speaking of which, compared with those predecessors in the past who were so poor that they wished they could break it in half and spend it,

Now, as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, he is much more heroic.

There was no way, who told him to catch up with the good times? With Wang Bing's intervention, the little fat man did not counterattack Zhang Juzheng and abolish the New Deal as he did in the original history. In addition, the business was gained at the expense of 'sacrifice' Zhang Siwei.

Tax collection, now as the Minister of Household Affairs, he has a lot of confidence in speaking!

"It's rare that Zhang Aiqing has such a generous day, hahahaha!"

Seeing that Zhang Xueyan actually stood up and proposed to prepare money, food and logistics for the army, the little fat man couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty is joking. This is all thanks to the new policies of Your Majesty and the late Grand Master. Otherwise, even if I have this intention, I would not have the strength, hahaha!"

Faced with the little fat man's ridicule, Zhang Xueyan did not dare to take credit, and quickly gave all the credit to the little fat man and Zhang Juzheng!

"Ai Qing is right. Without Mr.'s contribution to the New Deal, the imperial court would not even be able to pay the salaries of its ministers. How would it be possible to restore the achievements of our ancestors!"

When Zhang Xueyan mentioned Zhang Juzheng, the little fat man couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"However, although Sir, the New Deal still needs to be implemented. In addition, the land of Sanhan is newly attached, and the court still needs to spend money in many places. Therefore, the expenses such as military pay, food and grass for this expedition to the Japanese country will still be borne by my internal staff.

Come out with your money!"

After sighing with emotion, the little fat man said with a "sympathetic" look on his face that he would use internal funds to pay for the military expenses needed to conquer the Japanese country.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Faced with the little fat man's "generous and considerate" attitude, all the officials immediately called him Sheng Ming.

"Your Majesty, now that the national treasury is getting fuller, how can we allow Your Majesty to use internal funds anymore? What's more, the conquest of the Japanese country is not only a matter for Your Majesty, but also a major event that represents the imperial court and the country..."

However, to the surprise of the little fat man and all the civil and military officials, in the midst of the praises, Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who had always wanted to go in and out, suddenly stood up this time and went up.

He hurriedly took the initiative to take out the money, which surprised everyone.

Of course, among this "people", the "generous" emperor, the little fat man, was not included. Because in just a moment, he understood the reason why Zhang Xueyan was so generous.

As the saying goes, only investment will reward you. The reason why the little fat man is so generous is naturally for the "reward" later.

You must know that all the time, every time the Yulin Guards returned from an expedition, the benefits they brought back far exceeded the military expenses they paid.

And the most important thing is that this time, the little fat man learned from Wang Bing's 'little report' that the Japanese had a large amount of silver on hand due to the discovery of a new silver mine.

Therefore, in order to live alone, the little fat man was naturally prepared to use his internal funds to pay for this military expenditure. In this way, the Ministry of Revenue would naturally have no reason to rob him.

But what he didn't expect was that after experiencing the "lesson" that all the spoils had nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue and the treasury after returning from the previous expeditions of the Yulin Guards, and that they all went into the little fat man's private pocket, this time Zhang Xueyan

The Minister of Hubu actually learned a lot. In the name of the country, he prepared to take a piece of the pie for Hubu in the war against Japan.

"Zhang Aiqing, I have a country, so why do we need to distinguish it so clearly?"

Seeing that the fat he had obtained was about to fly away, how could the little fat man be willing to do so? He even used the rhetoric of "I am the country".

"Your Majesty's considerate heart and ministers can't thank you enough! Previously, my ministers were incompetent, so that the treasury had no money, and they could only use your Majesty's internal funds. This has made your ministers and others ashamed. But after the governance of the late Grand Master,

Now that the national treasury has become increasingly full, how can I bear it if I continue to allow Your Majesty to use internal funds?"

Ignoring the little fat man's words of "I am the country," Zhang Xueyan played the "emotional card" with him in an emotional and emotional manner.

"And if this continues for a long time, and the ministers take it for granted, your majesty's caring heart will actually breed the ministers' dependence, which is really detrimental to the country!"

Well, after all is said and done, Zhang Xueyan only means one thing: now that the treasury has money, the Ministry of Revenue has decided on the military expenses for this expedition to Japan!

"Your Majesty, Zhang Shangshu is right! Although your Majesty has good intentions, if things continue like this, he will definitely breed laziness and dependence among the ministers. In the long run, it will be detrimental to the country. Therefore, the ministers also believe that this expedition to the Japanese country

It is better for military expenditures to be allocated from the national treasury!"

Following Zhang Xueyan's equally impassioned speech, Pan Sheng, Shen Shixing, Yu Youding and other cabinet bosses quickly reacted and started to agree with Zhang Xueyan.

There is no way, they are all old men who have been trained under the machinations of the officialdom. Previously, it was just because of habit that they did not discover the little fat man's little abacus.

So under Zhang Xueyan's reminder, these people quickly figured out the trick?

In addition, they wanted to seize the proceeds from the conquest of Japan into the hands of the imperial court. There was another reason why they could not put it on the table, that is, they wanted to weaken and restrict the imperial power of the little fat man.

Because this time, through the anti-Japanese incident, the little fat man swallowed the two most elite navies of the empire into his mouth and turned them into the Royal Navy. Judging from this, these civil servants felt a hint of crisis.

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Therefore, due to both economic and political reasons, the civil servants naturally united again and became united.

'It seems that I can't eat this alone!'

Seeing the "sincere" expressions of all the civil servants, the little fat man could only sigh helplessly in his heart.

"My dear friends, let's do this. The Yulin Guards and the Royal Navy are my own armies. Once the military expenses are paid, they will still be paid from my internal funds. The military expenses required by the Jizhen Army, Xuanda, and Liao Le's border armies are:

How is the treasury spending?”

In the end, the little fat man could only choose to give in half a step due to the "good intentions" of the civil servants.

"Your Majesty, if that's the case, then why not take this opportunity to win over their hearts and minds..."

After seeing the little fat man giving in, Zhang Xueyan was a little greedy and started to attack the Jurchen cavalry. After all, these two cavalry were also soldiers of the imperial court, weren't they?

"It's okay for the four Haixi guards to think about it carefully, but the Jianzhou guards can only show their authority at this time, and can't be too gentle! Let's do this. You can discuss this matter with the third child first and then talk about it!"

Shaking his head, the little fat man did not make a clear decision on the treatment of the Jurchen cavalry. He just left the matter to Wang Bing, the person who knew best.
Chapter completed!