After rebirth, I became the white moonlight of the downcast son

Chapter 139 Chapter 139 Empty Treasury

He Beiting looked at the Seventh Prince who was frowning in thought and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry too much, Huang Houde is still here. For what he did in Yicheng, the empress in the palace only needs to go to His Majesty to wipe it."

A few tears, probably just a scolding and a fine of silver would be enough.

But as long as he is still here, there will be a second time after the first time. The mouse hiding in the hole will always poke his head out as long as he still wants to steal meat from other people's pots."

Don't worry if you can't step on its tail.

Seventh Prince:......

The description of a mouse stealing meat is really... hard to describe in one sentence, especially since this mouse most likely came from their royal family, which makes it even more difficult for him to describe it.

"I heard that Zhou Sining was assassinated a few days ago. Has the assassin been caught?"

He Beiting shook his head helplessly and said: "He ran away and there is no trace so far. That's why Mr. Zhou is still suspicious of me and asks me cold questions every time we meet."

Oh……

Hearing this, the Seventh Prince was startled for a moment, and then he laughed unkindly on the spot.

I really didn't expect that He Beiting, who had always been troubled by nothing and didn't fall in the eyes of anyone, would be forced by his future father-in-law to dare not face him. Well, this would make him laugh for at least half a year.

He Beiting glanced at the Seventh Prince, who was smiling without restraint, and turned to leave.

"How long are you going to stay in Dongcheng?" The Seventh Prince quickly suppressed a smile and said business, "The medicine to suppress the epidemic has been prepared, and the situation in Yicheng is basically stable. I will stay for a few more days to observe the specific situation.

, it’s time to set off back to Beijing. When the time comes..."

The seventh prince's words, "Zhou Sining, come back to the capital with me" came to his lips and he shrank back. Although he had good intentions and walked together, they always looked after each other on the way.

"Shall we go back together?"

He Beiting glanced at the seventh prince, and he always felt that this was not what the seventh prince originally wanted to say.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Aning and I should be able to travel with His Highness. The epidemic can be cured and Yicheng is stable. My mission to Yicheng has been completed.

However, there are still many things in Yicheng, such as the repair of the Yihe River dam and the reconstruction of the homes of the affected people. As an imperial envoy for disaster relief, these things can be taken care of or ignored. However, with Mr. Zhou's temperament and temperament, he encountered

It won't be ignored.

After all, these all require money to complete. If the Yicheng government office has no money to use, Mr. Zhou may have no choice but to return to the capital and try to find money for Yicheng. But His Highness raised millions of silver for Yicheng and brought them all over. Zhou

Your Excellency will definitely personally supervise the implementation of this money before returning to Beijing to deliver the order.

After all, the imperial court previously allocated 400,000 taels of silver to build embankments on the Yi River, but it disappeared, and not a penny went into the Yicheng government office."

Speaking of money, the Seventh Prince had a headache, and he secretly lamented that everything is difficult when he is not a master. The money needed by Yicheng was finally raised in a different way. But the Ministry of Revenue was targeting him again, and when he came out

Before Beijing, Mr. Qin from the Ministry of Revenue paid a special visit and asked if he could first use hundreds of thousands of the money raised for Yicheng to purchase armaments, and then supply Yicheng after taxes and money from various places were paid to the national treasury next month.

"Silver, there is really a shortage of money everywhere." The seventh prince said: "How much income does my shareholding in Wangjiang Tower make every year? How many tens of thousands of silver can I accumulate now?"

He Beiting glanced at the Seventh Prince, "Your Highness is short of money?"

If the prince hadn't acted recklessly, he would have been unable to spend all his monthly allowance alone. He was so short of money that he even asked about the income of a restaurant.

"Que, if you just give me tens of millions of silver at once, I won't be able to feel it for a month, and it will be all distributed." When the silver was mentioned, the seventh prince's face was full of helplessness.

"Our treasury, also known as the treasury, probably doesn't have as much money as any wealthy businessman. I took over the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then I realized that there was almost no money in the treasury. It has been spending money on food since a few years ago. To buy more armaments for the border, we have to

It can only be disbursed after tax money from various places is deposited into the treasury next month.

No wonder Mr. Qin from the Ministry of Household Affairs has a dark face all day long and is blaming the sky and the earth with deep hatred. He is also a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice.

Huaiyuan, do you have a way to make money continuously?"

Ever since the Seventh Prince began to cry about poverty, He Beiting had lowered his eyes and remained silent. He knew this a few years ago because the national treasury was not rich and Hubu Yin was short of grain.

If the seventh prince hadn't asked him about it, he wouldn't have said much.

"Your Highness, is this question for public or private reasons?"

The seventh prince said: "How about doing it for the public? How about doing it for the private side?"

He Beiting looked at the seventh prince with his cold eyes. Without saying a word, the seventh prince understood.

A large amount of money is needed for the public affairs, and the method to earn a large amount of money is difficult and risky, and may even involve competing with the people for profit. If it is only for his personal use, then he can add a few properties at will, and He Beiting

The business acumen of the people under his command is enough for him to spend extravagantly on his annual income.

Since He Beiting opened his mouth and asked him whether it was public or private, he thought there was something he could do. After thinking about it, the seventh prince became much more sincere when he spoke again.

"Huaiyuan, to tell you the truth, when I was fifteen years old, my father gave me the crown prince's letter. If nothing happens, I will be my father's successor. Therefore, I have been in court in the past few years.

I listen to politics but never manage things. It's not that I don't want to make progress, or that I don't have the ability to handle it. It's just that I want to be able to relax for a few years before taking on heavy responsibilities.

My father knows my temper and my thoughts very well, so he has pampered and indulged me for the past few years without asking any questions. Even the censor accused me of wasting my time, but he refuted all of them.

In the past, I had also heard that the national treasury was not rich, but after actually getting into contact with the government affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I deeply realized the extent of the so-called insufficient national treasury.

In my opinion, it is not lack of abundance but emptiness. Therefore, the top priority is to find ways to replenish the national treasury.

The food and salary of the soldiers in the four borders cannot be cut off. The government affairs of the court, the necessities of various government offices, armaments, cotton and grain, etc. all need money.

Since I have come into contact with it now, I will solve some if I can, and I can't leave them all to cause headaches in the future.

So, Huaiyuan, besides you, I don’t know who else can help me."

After listening to the seventh prince quietly, He Beiting only paused briefly before speaking.

"If it is to replenish the national treasury, I do have a few effective methods here, but His Highness must personally select someone to take charge, otherwise the money will go nowhere.

To be honest, the reason why the national treasury is so empty is not that the country has no money, nor is it insufficient tax money, but that money is taken away by some people in various ways every year."

"Therefore, if you want to replenish the national treasury, you must first strictly control the origin and whereabouts of every sum of money. There must be a dedicated person to strictly control the origin and whereabouts of the money. This person needs to be self-controlled enough and must be replaced regularly. No one can make it clear anymore.

The purpose was put in his pocket.

The second is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. It is easy to talk about reducing expenditure. Your Highness knows where to start without me having to say more.

It’s just that this is open source…”

(End of chapter)