After the court session ended, the officials left one after another. They walked very steadily and quietly. Today, they did not form groups to talk as usual. They walked evenly and tacitly.
" Lord Wang, the Emperor invites you." Just as Wang De was walking with a serious expression, a young eunuch suddenly walked up to him and called out to him.
" Yes, Eunuch. Please lead the way." Wang De did not hesitate when he heard that the Emperor wanted to see him. He waved his right hand and asked Eunuch to lead the way.
"Lord Wang, please come this way."
In a short while, the eunuch brought Wang De to the royal study. It turned out that Qin Hao had come directly to the royal study after the court session.
The eunuch pushed open the door and Wang De walked in with his head lowered. When he saw Qin Hao drinking tea, he bent down and bowed.
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord."
"Your Majesty, I don't know."
"Yes, since Lord Wang is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, you should know how much money is left in the national treasury, right?"
"Your Majesty, I know that the national treasury has 500,000 taels of gold, 7 million taels of silver, and 10 million baht of copper coins. After deducting this year's military pay, disaster relief, and other expenses, there will only be 100,000 taels of gold left at the end of the year."
"Your humble servant is terrified." Wang De immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness when he heard that Qin Hao felt that it was too little.
"Alright, I don't care where all the expenses have gone. In the future, I will definitely control the expenditure of the national treasury. You can get up first."
"Yes, thank you for your kindness, Lord."
"Yes, and after Li Xian's case is investigated, fill two-thirds of the family property into the national treasury and send the rest to the palace."
"Your humble subject receives the decree."
" Yeah, Rongrong really missed you these few days. Go over and accompany her. She hasn't seen her family in a long time. I'll get a father-in-law to bring you over later."
"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness." Hearing that he could see his daughter, Wang De immediately kowtowed excitedly. He only had one daughter. Although he had a strict upbringing, he still doted on her very much. He was even more excited that the emperor trusted him so much. (The rules of the harem are strict. Not everyone can enter, especially men.)
"Go on then."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Seeing Wang De leave, Qin Hao beckoned Wang Dehai over.
"Eunuch Wang has served the late Emperor for more than 30 years. You should know about the Great Qin Royal Treasury, right?”Right now, Qin Hao was quite short of money. Not only did the system need a large amount of gold, but Great Qin also needed a large amount of liquid funds to support its massive empire.
The reason why Qin Hao suspected that the former emperor had left behind a treasure was because he had arranged everything perfectly for the former emperor. Other than Li Xian, who was a traitor, he had arranged everything perfectly. The other ministers were all loyal people. That was why Qin Hao had such a bold guess.
" Your Majesty, before the late Emperor died, he gave me a key and instructed me to give the key and the location to the Emperor to open up the river if the Emperor worked hard. If the Emperor…" Wang Dehai glanced at Qin Hao and didn't dare to continue.
"Just say it." Qin Hao knew that there was nothing good to say after that, but he was still curious about the previous emperor's arrangements.
" Yes, the late emperor said that if the emperor was arrogant and foolish, he would keep this treasure and find a smart person in the clan to rise again." After Wang Dehai finished speaking, he immediately knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise his head. The current emperor was even more unfathomable.
"Hmm, then tell me, is this one a wise ruler or a foolish ruler now?”
"This old servant is terrified." Wang Dehai bowed even deeper.
"Get up and bring me over." Qin Hao finished the tea in his teacup and reached out for Wang Dehai to get up and lead the way.
"Yes, Old Servant." Wang Dehai stood up and led the way for Qin Hao.
" Your Majesty, this is it. Your Majesty, please follow me." Wang Dehai pointed at the dilapidated palace. Qin Hao nodded and gestured for him to open the palace door.
There was actually a mechanism on the wall!
Wang Dehai took the key in his hand and inserted it into the keyhole that was deeply embedded in the wall. With a click and a bang, a door opened on the wall!
"Mm." Qin Hao did not doubt Wang Dehai's intentions at all. He looked at the secret room and walked in. Qin Hao was not afraid that Wang Dehai would plot against him. After all, eunuchs had no status in Great Qin. Without the Emperor, Wang Dehai was nothing.
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