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According to what the other party said, it really didn't look like it was possible to lie.

Thinking of it this way, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

He was also a soldier, and he felt that it was unlikely that he would deceive himself when the other party said that he was shirtless.

In any case, there is no soldier who would joke with others about his shirt.

"General."

Xiaoliuzi and others came forward with complicated expressions.

Some of them are already heartbroken.

Just because Cheng Zhou didn't send reinforcements, but just let them wait here to die, this is enough to make them rebel.

The comrades-in-arms that I had been with day and night died in front of me one by one.

On the other hand, Xing Seoul City, I heard that it was besieged here, and it was only because there were big men here that they sent troops to rescue them.

Others can't imagine that when they already feel that they are dead, the moment they see the reinforcements, it feels like a heavenly soldier.

Outsiders can't feel that kind of exciting feeling at all.

This made them feel that perhaps it would be better to surrender directly to Xing Seoul.

Qi Shi's center was also a bit complicated. He didn't know whether to surrender or not, and he was very conflicted.

What made him even more excited was that if they took refuge in Xing Seoul City, their military pay would be higher. In this way, he would also have money to serve his family.

The people in Xing Seoul didn't collect their weapons and armor, so they just passed by.

It can be seen that their arrogance did not take them to heart at all.

But yes, there are only twenty of them at the moment, how big a storm can they cause?

On the other hand, it can be regarded as a kind of trust.

The people in Yanran City stayed at home carefully. They heard the shouts of killing from the top of the city, and gradually subsided in the end, thinking that the defenders were all dead.

Later, when they saw the soldiers entering the city, they all looked like Han Chinese, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then burst into cheers.

They knew they were saved!

Cheng Xue led the army into the city, and then began to clear the battlefield and rearrange the defense line.

Star Seoul.

Lu Chensheng took a peach tree and planted it. After burying the soil, he looked up at a peach forest. The pink flower buds were especially beautiful.

When Lu Chensheng was almost planted, after tidying up and preparing to leave, Du Rufang and others who had been standing all the time came forward one after another.

"My lord, this is today's memorial, please read it over."

Lu Chensheng took the most up-to-date memorial, looked at it a few times, and nodded, "Just do what it says."

After finishing speaking, Lu Chensheng handed it to Gu Zhifang who was at the side, and then took another memorial.

"Is there any news from Yanran City? Can you get there in time?"

"Returning to my lord, there is no news from there yet. If the general who defends the city can hold on, Yanran City must be safe."

Du Rufang replied after hearing the words.

Lu Chensheng paused slightly, "Aren't you talking nonsense? It's as if I don't know that if he can hold on, he can be saved."

Du Rufang smiled awkwardly, he had no way of predicting this matter, and felt more in his heart that he was afraid it would be too late.

The guards have been guarding the city for about two months, and the enemy army has [-] men, how can they hold it?

I just want to say that I can't keep it anymore, that the other party is dead, I'm afraid of offending Lu Chensheng, and I'm afraid of my crow's mouth, so I dare not say it directly.

Lu Chensheng just said something to the other party, but he didn't continue to pursue responsibility.

He lowered his head and continued to look at the memorial in his hand, "Well, tax money has already been paid everywhere?"

The one in Lu Chensheng's hand was the tax money collected by the household department. After sorting out the catalogue, it was handed over to Lu Chensheng for Lu Chensheng to have a look.

This catalog contains the tax money paid by the aristocratic families from all over the country last month. When all of them are counted together, there is more than 70 taels of silver.

That's a lot!

Especially now that it has just started, it can already collect more than 70 silver. When it develops in the future, there will only be more and more tax money.

Du Rufang had read this catalogue, and now he heard it with a smile on his face.

"It's handed in. When Li Daifu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, handed in the memorial this morning, he had a very airy face. He originally wanted to hand it over to the Lord himself. However, if the Lord has something to do, I will take care of it. .”

Lu Chensheng had something to do, so he naturally planted peach saplings, and no one would disturb them when planting.

There were still a lot of things going on in the Ministry of Finance, so Li Daifu had no choice but to leave, otherwise, he wanted to get Lu Chensheng to praise him.

Chapter 6 Nineteen Obligatory

Lu Chensheng was very happy to see the tax money collected.

But this kind of happiness didn't last long, after a while, Lu Chensheng's face changed slightly.

Read on, the next thing is the various budgets.

Lu Chensheng felt that they did it on purpose.

"How is this going?"

Pointing to the next budget, Lu Chensheng asked, could it be that these guys all know that the latest batch of tax money has been collected, so they are rushing to ask for money.

Put the tax money you just collected on it to make yourself happy, and the next step is to ask for various tax money operations.

Du Rufang looked a little embarrassed, looking at Lu Chensheng, he didn't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Lu Chensheng immediately understood that this must be what the other party meant, otherwise how could there be such an operation.

"Forget it, money is only money if it is spent."

Only when money circulates in the market can the economy be stimulated, and it is not good for money to remain in the treasury.

However, there is only such a small amount of money, and it is not enough for everyone to get that little bit. They can only take out a little bit, and have to keep a little bit in the treasury.

After Lu Chensheng carefully looked at the various budgets, he postponed some budgets that could be postponed.

"Well, this is"

Lu Chensheng raised his eyebrows suddenly, and saw Shangshu at the shipyard, who also needed a sum of money to study the latest ships.

Lu Chensheng had mentioned to Uncle Lin before that the overseas is vast, and now he has expanded the shipyard, and expanded it several times, but he can study larger ships and ships that can withstand big waves.

If there is a budget here, Lu Chensheng really has to approve it.

After all, as long as this ship is built, the things that it brings back from the sea will be invaluable.

Moreover, if it is built earlier, it can also start the voyage earlier.

Thinking of this, Lu Chensheng prepared to approve it without thinking too much, but when Lu Chensheng saw the budget, the corner of his mouth twitched and he took a deep breath.

"2508 million taels?"

Lu Chensheng looked at the number, and his hands that were about to reply trembled.

This is too much!

The R&D and construction of ships, as well as human resources and daily maintenance, seem to require so much silver.

Lu Chensheng took a closer look and found that the asking price seemed quite reasonable.

It's just that this inevitably made Lu Chensheng feel difficult. The money can't be given out just because it can be given out.

Du Rufang saw that there was something strange about Lu Chensheng, so he sneaked up to take a look, and was immediately stunned.

"My lord, this shipbuilding matter can be put on hold for now, my lord!"

More than 200 million taels of silver, where is it not good to spend it, spend it on shipbuilding, how can there be such a reckless waste of money!

"My lord, the rest of the provinces and ministries need countless expenses, and they can't afford the money right now!"

Several ministers on the side stepped forward one after another to persuade Lu Chensheng.

How can such a large amount of expenditure be taken out easily.

"The money doesn't need to be taken from the treasury. I'll come up with a solution for the money."

Lu Chensheng waved his hands to make these ministers quiet down.

The ministers were stunned for a moment. If the money is not taken from the treasury, where is the money?

They don't understand, besides getting money from here, there is no other way for Lu Chensheng to get money. They can't ask them to donate together, right?

How long have they been in office, where is the money in their hands? If Lu Chensheng wanted to collect some money from them, wouldn't that be a joke?

If you think about it carefully, there are only a few ways for dynasties to ask for money.

One of them is to ask ministers to donate money.

It's just where do they have money?

Since you don't get money from them, where else can you get money?

I always feel that something is wrong. If the money came so easily, would the previous dynasty still worry about having no money in their hands?

Everyone was puzzled, Lu Chensheng didn't say much, and led everyone back.

On the street, people come and go.

Traveling merchants and ordinary people, some looked in a hurry, while some looked quite leisurely.

Seeing Lu Chensheng, they retreated to both sides.

In fact, even if they didn't retreat, the Jin Yiwei at the side would not allow them to get too close.

After a while, Lu Chensheng led the people back to the yard.

"Go, find people from these aristocratic families, there are people from them in Xinghan City, right?"

Lu Chensheng wrote a list and handed it to Gu Zhifang. Gu Zhifang nodded immediately after taking a look.

"Yes, they all have people here, and this subordinate will find someone here."

After Gu Zhifang finished speaking, he turned around and went to do it.

Several people didn't leave, they wanted to see how Lu Chensheng got the money.

Since when is money so easy to come by?This is what they don't understand.

After half a stick of incense, the principals of the major families here came to the study one by one.

The study room is not big and looks a bit crowded.

"My lord, you asked me to come here, but what's the matter?"

People from several aristocratic families are a little uneasy at the moment.

Being summoned by Lu Chensheng always felt that it was not a good thing.

Lu Chensheng was very calm. Seeing these people looking at him anxiously, he waved his hand casually, signaling them not to be so nervous.

"It's not a big deal to call you here, the main reason is to let you collect some money."

Is your lord crazy, thinking of taking money from these aristocratic families?

Du Rufang and the others originally wanted to see how Lu Chensheng got the money.

Never thought that Lu Chensheng had such an idea.

How can it be so easy to get money from these aristocratic families?

Isn't this a joke?

If you really want to get money from these aristocratic families, you might as well go directly to their aristocratic families with a knife to ask for it.

"My lord wants money, so it's my duty to wait. Although my Li family doesn't have much savings, I can still get 1000 taels of silver!"

The person in charge of the Li family heard the words and said without hesitation.

Having said that, it's just that his face is full of flesh pain, which makes him feel uncomfortable.

The Lu Chensheng in front of him started blackmailing them before he was enthroned. What would happen if he became enthroned in the future?

It is impossible to continue like this, and now many of Lu Chensheng's subordinates are disciples of their family, it seems that they have to use tricks.