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The ministers looked at each other.

Someone cupped his hands and said: "Ni'er will do evil, there are so many people, and the stolen money may be worth 10 taels!"

"No, more than one hundred thousand, there should be hundreds of thousands. I have heard of the chaos on the Grand Canal before, and many merchant ships were robbed."

"80 taels, at least." Someone made a bold guess, causing laughter from others.

"Lord Li, I'm just joking, 80 taels is such a huge sum, no matter how lawless a reckless organization is, it won't be able to get so much money, right?"

"That's right, up to 50 taels."

Qin Yun looked at the discussion below indifferently, and said abruptly, "Is it funny?"

All the ministers quickly quieted down, bowing their heads in silence.

"Xiao Aiqing, tell them how much stolen money Ni'er will have." Qin Yun said.

Xiao Jian stood up and said loudly: "The total is 370 million taels of silver, 23 taels of gold, thousands of grains of grain, and various rare antiques..."

As soon as the voice fell, the civil and military officials of Manchu Dynasty were shocked!

hiss……

There was a sound of gasping, nearly 400 million taels of silver?

A minister's jaw almost fell to the ground, and he said in horror: "General Xiao, 400 million taels, isn't that too exaggerated?"

Xiao Jian nodded: "That's right, it's nearly 400 million taels, and that's not counting other treasures!"

The faces of the ministers were ugly, and they were also shocked, which was too exaggerated.

There was a silence in the hall.

Qin Yun put on a smile but didn't smile: "A few months ago, my court was so poor that it would sell its iron, but any organization in the Jianghu could spend such a monstrous sum of money."

"My loves, do you mean irony or not?"

"You guys who live in temples and hold power, do you slap your face or not?"

The joking tone made all the officials tremble, and they all lowered their heads, especially the ministers of some relevant departments, their faces were burning hot!

The new minister was angry, and the old minister blushed.

Qin Yun suppressed everyone's discussion, and said seriously: "The Ni'er Society is only the first one, and other illegal organizations will be cleaned up one after another."

"I'm here to advise everyone, don't get involved with these people, once found out, all the families will be executed!"

"There are colluders, surrender as soon as possible!"

Bang bang bang!

One after another, ministers knelt down and shouted: "I don't dare!"

Qin Yun said again: "Ni'er will transfer the collected wealth to the national treasury. I plan to use this money to do some practical things to rejuvenate the country."

Gu Chuntang cupped his hands, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, what is the truth?"

Qin Yun said loudly: "First, expand the army!"

"Second, rectify the navy!"

"I said before that I would rebuild the Jinwu Guard and the Chinese Army Camp, but because of the money problem, it has not been implemented."

"Then let's do it this time. Recruit an army of 5 people, which only belongs to me. It's called the Shenji Battalion!"

Hearing this, all the ministers have no objection, and dare not have it.

Minister of the Ministry of War Zhao Hengdao: "Then dare to ask Your Majesty, how to rectify the navy?"

Qin Yun glanced at Su Zizai who was trembling in the crowd.

He said indifferently: "In the past, the navy made a mess of the Grand Canal, filled with smog and did nothing, so I decided to demote Su Zizai to the position of deputy admiral."

"As for the admiral, Zhou Yi, the former navy school lieutenant of Yunzhou, will be in charge."

"The rest of the generals, all shuffled and re-selected!"

"In addition, every section of the Grand Canal has set up river offices to protect the safety of passing ships and severely crack down on water ghosts and robbers!"

Hearing this, the faces of the ministers changed slightly.

They didn't expect such a big rectification!

Some ministers raised objections: "Your Majesty, the military expenditure for the establishment of the Shenji Camp is astronomical. If such a large-scale rectification of the Grand Canal Navy and the establishment of Heya are carried out, I am afraid that there will be no surplus in the money."

Doctor Yushi also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, that's right."

"The navy is actually just a decoration, and you can't fight anyone in the customs. It is tantamount to wasting money to keep it. The court doesn't need to use the money for the blade, such as strengthening the border and preparing food."

Qin Yun shook his head. As a person who traveled here, he deeply knows how much a river transport can bring to a country.

The navy is the key to protecting the river.

When Gaozu built the Grand Canal, he must have considered the long-term.

"I have made up my mind on this matter. Although the establishment of the Heya will cost money, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and I can earn back the money."

earn back?

The ministers were taken aback.

Qin Yun continued: "After cleaning up all kinds of tumors in the Grand Canal, I will make an order to collect taxes from merchant ships at the various government offices along the Grand Canal."

"The tax money will be used as the maintenance of the navy to protect the common people and businessmen."

"When the time comes to rectify the money of the navy, it will come back naturally."

Hearing this, the ministers were shocked.

Taxes are collected on the river, which is unheard of!

"Your Majesty is wrong, how is this different from robbers collecting tolls?" Wei Zheng immediately stood up and sternly objected.

Chapter 222 Picking the flower drum, brutal revenge!

Qin Yun frowned: "Fart, it must be different. I collect it legally, and I won't mess around! The tax is a small point based on the value of the cargo on the cargo ship, and it has nothing to do with the merchants."

"The Grand Canal stretches over more than 20 states and crosses several roads. Once such a long canal is in operation, it will be a huge benefit for the imperial court!"