C39 The Matter of the Treasury (2/2)

Earlier on, the emperor had agreed without thinking as there were a few matters he needed money for. The Ministry of Revenue had tried to persuade him several times but to no avail.

Now that they had no money, all they had to do was cause trouble for the Ministry of Revenue.

The Minister of Revenue had already approached Su Qian Shan a couple of times. He wanted Su Qian Shan to use his name as the chairman of the merchant guild to deduct some silver from the hands of the various gentry.

However, Su Qian Shan was having a hard time saying it out loud. These people were all smart people, and all they wanted was to get benefits from him. However, he couldn't promise anything, so why would these people be so easy to talk to.

Su Qian Shan had no choice but to hide a little after coming here a couple of times.

The troops that did not have any food would naturally not be able to gather. The First Prince's faction, which was in charge of the battle, had also pressured them many times. The result that was filled with panic was that even Prince Jin, the Duke of Xiao Yao, was dragged into this mess.

For so many years, there had been generations of wealthy and idle people who had neither held a position in the imperial court nor were able to lay down their wealth to do some work. Even if they did do it, it would only end in failure.

In such a large palace, the daily consumption rate for just one day was one year or even several years for ordinary citizens.

If he wanted to maintain his wealth and not have any money, he would naturally have to borrow money from the Ministry of Revenue.

The founder of the empire, Gu Nian, was a brother of his family. He didn't want the dynasty to change with him, so he made the descendants of the elders he fought with pale in the face. He specifically decreed that under special circumstances, the people of the Xu royal family would like to borrow money from the Ministry of Revenue.

This was a special situation for him. He had been lending out small amounts of money all these years, but he still couldn't get his money back every year. It could be said that he had accumulated a lot of power over the years.

It wasn't that the Ministry of Revenue hadn't told the emperor, but every time those nobles and nobles would run to the emperor's side and complain to him, the emperor would relent and let them go. It was only at this point that he had the idea of collecting his debts with money that he needed urgently.

This had nothing to do with Chu Yixuan, but when the emperor had assigned people to this task, all the princes, led by the eldest prince and the crown prince, had recommended the Jin Emperor to them.

Prince Jin was indeed a suitable candidate. He was unscrupulous and deeply doted on, so when it came to dealing with those old traitors, there was no need to be afraid of them using their power to oppress others, and there was also no need to be afraid of them usurping the throne for themselves. This was the best choice, but it did not remove the fear of the First Prince and the others.

After hesitating for a while, the Emperor agreed. After all, the other sons had already grown up and were working in the imperial court. Only he had nothing to do, so it would be better for him to go collect the debt.

Chu Yixuan was not surprised at all by this result. They could deal with it whenever they wanted, but it was a game of power, so Chu Yi decided to play along with them.