This Penniless Monk only believes in King Qiong, and nothing else!
Looking at the jubilant generals, Yao Guangxiao stood by Zhu Bai's side.
Zhu Bai didn't turn his head, he just stood there and asked in a voice that only he and Yao Guangxiao could hear clearly,"How do you know this king can hit it?”
Yao Guangxiao, who seemed to have known that Zhu Bai would ask this question, first smiled indifferently, then respectfully said,"Before I came to Qiongzhou, I only believed in Buddhism.”
"After I came to Qiongzhou, I only believed in King Qiong and nothing else!”
Hearing Yao Guangxiao's words, the corners of Zhu Bai's mouth curled up as he scolded with a smile,"Old fox!"
"If I could, I would be more than willing to be an old fox that would do everything for your highness!”
Hearing this, Zhu Bai suddenly turned his head and stared straight at Yao Guangxiao.
Their eyes met for a long time.
Then, Zhu Bai laughed out loud and patted Yao Guangxiao's shoulder, saying in a low voice,"Don't worry, there will be plenty of use for you in the future!”
Facing Zhu Bai, Yao Guangxiao took a step back and bowed,"Thank you, Your Highness!"
After a long time, when everyone had gotten their hands on the portable Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, Zhu Bai raised his hand and said in a clear voice,"Brothers! Let's go hunt some wild game!"
"Hoho!"
The soldiers cheered and readied their crossbows, lining up neatly and waiting to be fired.
They were only waiting for King Qiong Zhu Bai to give the order.
Right at this moment, the servant of the Prince's Residence bowed and walked into the Martial Arts Practice Field in the backyard, whispering into Zhu Bai's ear.
"Let him in!"
"Here!"
Very soon, everyone saw Qiongzhou Prefecture's Magistrate Yuan Chongli, who was dressed in his usual attire, walk in. He bowed in front of Zhu Bai and said seriously,"Subordinate Yuan Chongli greets Your Highness King Qiong!”
"Is there something you need?"
Zhu Bai looked at Yuan Chongli and said,""If you have anything to say, wait until you come back. This king is about to bring our brothers up the mountain to hunt!”
Yuan Chongli was probably traveling at a rapid speed. He stood in front of Zhu Bai for a while before he adjusted his breathing and said,"This subordinate is here to report to your highness about the various expenses of the wangfu recently.”
Zhu Bai didn't take the accounts, but let the new housekeeper of King Qiong's Mansion and the magistrate of Qiongzhou, Yuan Chongli, read it directly.
At the same time, Zhu Bai also ordered the servants of the Prince's mansion to lead the horses.
Yuan Chongli straightened his body and opened the account book calmly.
"17th May, 3870 taels of salt profit.”
"18th May, 5,940 taels of salt profit.”
"On the same day, the prince's residence spent 2,800 taels of silver.”
" May 19th, salt profits…"
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Before Yuan Chongli could finish reading the accounts in his hands, Zhu Bai raised his hand to stop him." Alright, these are checked by the master of the manor. This Prince can rest assured!”
"Just give me the balance!”
Hearing King Qiong Zhu Bai's words, Yuan Chongli's eyes turned hot, and in front of all the soldiers, he almost teared up.
As an official, Yuan Chongli had lived his life under constant suspicion.
However, for a mission that involved such a huge sum of money, not only did Zhu Bai feel at ease, he did not even check the accounts.
It could be seen how much trust he had!
Yuan Chongli, the prefect of Qiongzhou, suppressed the feelings that surged in his heart. He secretly gritted his teeth and flipped to the last page.
Previously, Yuan Chongli might have thought that Zhu Bai was insulting him by making him the steward of the Imperial Residence.
At that time, he had only lowered his head temporarily for the sake of a handsome salary.
However, as two months passed, Yuan Chongli continued to discover.
King Qiong Zhu Bai trusted him greatly.
As the butler of King Qiong's estate, he had to deal with more things and accounts in a day than a prefecture or a prefecture!
According to the current development progress, in less than half a year, he, the steward of King Qiong's residence, would be even more glorious than the richest magistrate of Hangzhou in Great Ming!
Adding on the trust that King Qiong Zhu Bai had in Yuan Chongli, it gave Yuan Chongli even greater spiritual support.
At this moment, how was Yuan Chongli still the Jingzhou Prefect Yuan Chongli?
At this moment, he had already become King Qiong's trusted aide, Yuan Chongli!
Yuan Chongli was so excited that his hands trembled as he flipped through the accounts.
Only when he saw the last page did Yuan Chongli respectfully say to Zhu Bai,"Reporting to wangye, currently the wangfu's treasury has 13.2 million taels of silver!”
The soldiers who were standing at the side and listening to the string of numbers sucked in a breath of cold air.
Even Yao Guangxiao, who was standing beside Zhu Bai, had a look of astonishment on his face.
It had only been a few months? The Imperial Residence had not even been completed yet, and the treasury silver had already reached more than ten million taels!
One had to know that in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the annual tax revenue of the national treasury was only seven million taels!
King Qiong Zhu Bai wasn't too surprised by this string of numbers, because he knew better than anyone else that this was only a small profit.
The real big profits were still on the way.
His father-in-law, Xu Da, was still crazily working as his biggest salesperson outside.
The money that was waiting to be transferred to the government was truly astronomical.
At this moment, the servant who had gone to lead the horses led a dozen servants. Each of them led a horse from the stable.
Zhu Bai, the King of Qiong, took the reins from the servant and stepped on the saddle, leaping onto the horse.
Yuan Chongli, who was holding the accounts in his hand, saw that Zhu Bai was about to leave and hurriedly said,"Your Highness, this subordinate still has some suggestions and ideas, but not yet…"
Before Yuan Chongli could finish speaking, Zhu Bai interrupted him and said directly,""Either get on the horse and talk on the way, or wait for this king to return!”
Hearing Zhu Bai's words, Yuan Chongli hesitated for a moment, then handed the account book in his hand to a servant. After giving a few instructions, he took the reins of the horse and mounted it." This subordinate will explain it to Your Highness on the way!”
"Yes ~"
Zhu Bai nodded his head lightly, then waved his hand and said loudly,"Let's go!"
"Here!"
Under the command of Zhu Bai and the others, the fourteen tall horses left King Qiong's estate.
Yuan Chongli, who had been following behind Zhu Bai, was now in the same row as Yao Guangxiao.
"Your Highness, what this subordinate said…"
As he spoke, Yuan Chongli drove his mount closer to Zhu Bai, but he still maintained a distance of a horse's head from Zhu Bai.
After receiving Zhu Bai's approval, Yuan Chongli continued,"This subordinate has three points to say. The first point is the problem of food.”
Zhu Bai didn't reply, so Yuan Chongli continued,"Our Qiongzhou has always been plagued by environmental issues. Grain production has always been a big problem. Buying grain outside is more expensive.”
"Therefore, I feel that food is the lifeline of the economy and must be held in our own hands.”
"In my opinion, Qiongzhou has sufficient sunlight. Theoretically speaking, it is more conducive to food production.”
" But now, the grain can't grow as weeds. I think it's because of the lack of manpower…"
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