Isn't It Just Money? It's a Small Matter, Kneeling Down to Give Me a Reward and Evaluation
Today, morning court.
As it was the fifteenth of every month, the officials of the court had already arrived early and waited outside the meeting hall.
After arriving, many of the familiar ministers began to discuss.
Without a doubt, these people were still talking about Li Shi Min's orders from yesterday.
"Your Majesty's requirements are too high. We can't think of a good plan even after racking our brains.”
"Although the war is important, the national treasury is under great pressure.”
"Minister, after the court session later, you will have to appear. The number we have currently calculated is still far from what His Majesty said!”
"Thank you, Lord Dai!"
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This was the case for the civil officials of the Great Tang.
When it came to Li Shi Min, each of them was stronger than the last, and they would not drag things out.
However, if they had to raise money, then sorry.
It wasn't that these officials didn't do anything, but they really didn't have that much money. Now that the national treasury was in a tense situation, how could those officials escape the money in their pockets?
This also led to a deformed situation.
That was, some officials were extremely rich, but the national treasury was gradually depleting.
Therefore, it was difficult for them to cook without rice.
Just like that.
Time passed quietly amidst the discussions.
Following the sharp voice of the eunuch, all the officials entered the court in order, while Li Shimin walked out of the side hall.
"Greetings, Emperor!" For a moment, all the civil and military officials in the court shouted in unison.
Logically speaking, this kind of imperial advisor's official position was above the fifth rank.
However, Lu Yuan was also present, standing behind the civil officials.
As the Crown Prince's Junior Guardian.
Although his official position was still a seventh-grade official for the time being, his status was high.
The Crown Prince's teacher!
In addition, he was currently in the Eastern Palace, so he might not need to come for ordinary morning court sessions, but he would definitely not be able to hide from a Grand Court Ginseng like this.
As the biggest court advisor of the month, there were naturally many things to do.
Zhangsun Wuji and the other ministers had already sorted out the books and things were proceeding in an orderly manner.
It took more than an hour.
Lu Yuan, who was forced to wake up early, was drowsy as he stood at the back of the queue.
Let's talk about Li Shimin.
He sat on the dragon throne, his eyes burning like torches. No one knew what he was thinking about.
After a long time, he opened his mouth and said,"Minister Dai, what is the result of the task that Zhen sent you to do?”
The eyes of the ministers in the hall lit up.
In fact.
Even without him saying anything, the ministers knew what Li Shiming wanted to say.
Previously, His Majesty had summoned many ministers to the Lotus Garden.
For such a big matter, even if they didn't come personally, they knew what had happened.
Therefore, other than the ministers who participated that day, the rest of the people already knew that it was about the Emperor's intention to raise money.
If they were to discuss other matters, they might even get involved.
When they heard that they wanted money, they all stood where they were and kept silent to avoid being the first to stand out.
The Minister Dai that the Emperor was talking about was none other than Minister Dai Zhou, who had been with Fang Xuanling that day.
If Fang Xuanling was a strategist, then Dai Zhou was the steward of the Great Tang. The vast majority of the financial expenditure would go through his hands.
Therefore, he was indispensable for anything related to money.
Not long after.
Dai Zhou, who was standing in the third row of civil officials, immediately stood up.
"Your Majesty."
"The two of us will do our best to plan and spare no effort to raise the silver in the national treasury. In the end, we can get 100,000 silver coins!”Dai Zhou cupped his hands in salute and said slowly.
Hearing this, Li Shi Min frowned.
"100,000 strings of silver?"
This number seemed to be quite a lot.
Indeed, for the people of the Great Tang, those who possessed a wealth of property were considered wealthy figures.
From a personal point of view, this was a lot of money.
But for the Great Tang, this was far from enough.
One had to understand that this money was used to pay the army. In the eyes of the Great Tang's army of several hundred thousand soldiers, how long could one hundred thousand strings of silver last?
According to Li Shiming's estimation, he would need at least three hundred thousand strings of silver.
Right now, Dai Zhou had only used 100,000 taels of silver from the national treasury. This was not enough at all.
Moreover,
If all the silver in the national treasury was used up, what would they do?
Although Li Shimin had been taking the lead in advocating thrift and dieting in the palace since he ascended the throne, he couldn't go without food and water when he terminated the contract!
"Dear ministers, do you have any good ideas?”
Li Shi Min swept his gaze across the hall and asked in a deep voice.
However, at this moment, even Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji could not do anything about it. How could these officials in the hall dare to stand out? As a result, the hall instantly fell silent.
However, at this moment, a mumble suddenly sounded.
"It's just money. It's not a big deal!”
Hearing this, Li Shi Min was stunned.
All the officials were dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Not having money wasn't a big deal?
Could there be a way?
Li Shi Min looked at the source of the voice expectantly.
At the same time, all the officials in the court turned their heads in unison to see which official it was.
The person who spoke was none other than Lu Yuan.
Earlier, when he heard the conversation between Li Shiming and Dai Zhou, he couldn't help but feel like ridiculing them.
One had to know that in this hall.
It was always as noisy as a bustling city. Lu Yuan did not expect the scene to instantly become quiet.
This also caused a casual sentence to sound especially bright at this moment.
When Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, and the others saw that the person who spoke was Lu Yuan, they were stunned. However, in the next moment, when they recalled the talent that Lu Yuan had displayed earlier, their faces immediately lit up.
Lu Yuan might be the Crown Prince's Junior Guardian.
But back then, the Emperor's original intention was to let him enter the court as an official. His talent and learning could be said to be rare.
As for Li Shi Min at the moment.
When his gaze locked onto Lu Yuan.
Li Shi Min was also stunned, but he soon revealed a look of joy.
That's right!
How could he have forgotten about this kid!
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