Exile at the beginning: Take the system and sister-in-law to farm

but.

All the gold coins, food, ordnance, and medicinal materials in the treasury were also missing, which made him worry about it!

The national treasury is the lifeblood of the entire country!

It is the lifeblood of the army!

Once the news of the empty treasury leaks out, the Yan Empire will inevitably fall into chaos.

The people rebelled.

The army mutinied.

The entire country was shattered in an instant.

This is no joke!

Li Rui was also stunned by these words!

His complexion instantly turned pale.

To his death, he never expected that such words would come out of Tian Chong's mouth.

It made him panic, and the six gods almost lost their master.

At this time, he didn't know that his proud treasure house and all the places where he kept his money had been plundered.

If he knew, he would probably go crazy immediately!

But he didn't think that his treasure would be stolen or plundered.

"Tell me... you are lying to me!!! Tell me, you are lying to me!!!" Li Rui shouted angrily at Tian Chong.

Tian Chong collapsed on the ground and said hoarsely: "Prime Minister! I wanted to lie to you! If you don't come to me today, I will tell the lies! Your prestige and aggressiveness make my subordinates dare not tell you any more. I lied to you! This is treason! I am ashamed of your cultivation! I am ashamed of your cultivation!"

Tian Chong cried with tears streaming down his face.

Li Rui began to despair!

If His Majesty knew about this, he would probably light his sky lantern on the spot.

He is the dignified prime minister of the empire and has jurisdiction over six ministries.

If there is such a big problem in the Ministry of Revenue, if His Majesty learns of it, he will be the first to hold him accountable.

If he couldn't give a clear answer, he probably wouldn't even be able to leave the court, and blood would be spilled on the spot.

And his family.

Then they would all be beheaded in public under the supervision of the Imperial Guards.

This is definitely not a joke!

No wonder Tian Chong and Meng Zhang moved their families out as soon as possible. They were prepared to be linked together!

"Prime Minister...it's not our fault for this! Our household department is only responsible for writing approval documents and signing and stamping. It does not guard the treasury! The treasury is guarded by the palace guards!" Meng Zhang cried bitterly at the side. reminded.

When these words came out, Li Rui's head shook suddenly.

Yes!

What does the theft of treasury materials have to do with me, the Prime Minister?

That's all a matter for the Imperial Guard!

It seems that the Imperial Guard only obeys the command of His Majesty, right?

"So... what about the things in the treasury? Are these related to the Imperial Guard? Or were they transferred privately by His Majesty?" Li Rui forced himself to calm down and asked in a deep voice.

"Nothing!"

Tian Chong shook his head and said: "The Prime Minister didn't know something... In the second week of the Lord Protector's exile, the treasury was empty! All the materials and money inside were gone!"

"Do the Imperial Guard Commander Zhou Taishan and the Deputy Commander Hao Feng, who is responsible for guarding the treasury, know about the emptiness of the treasury? And...who knows about the emptiness of the treasury?" Li Rui asked coldly.

Tian Chong said: "Both Zhou Taishan and Hao Feng know about it! Only we Westerners know about the current empty treasury! In order to stabilize the rule of the Yan Empire, my subordinates will not let our people panic and the army mutiny! This choice There is no need to hide it! As for the court's procurement matters, we can only take stock of the palace and stabilize the situation for the time being! To avoid the collapse of the imperial court and the country's turmoil! The subordinates deserve to die. The prime minister should not be concealed. The prime minister should be informed as soon as possible! The subordinates deserve to die! The subordinates deserve to die. !”

Tian Chong slapped his cheek wildly.

"Okay! Stop it! Tell me, do you have a solution?" Li Rui asked coldly with a head as big as an ox.

"Alas! We have persisted for two months now! As long as we persist for two more months, it will be time to collect taxes and collect grain! By then, we only need to increase taxes and increase grain collection, and we will be able to make enough money. The treasury! Even if it cannot be truly filled, at least it can make the treasury no longer empty! In this way, even if His Majesty inspects, he can still pass by!" Tian Chong said hurriedly.

Li Rui nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

"but……"

When Tian Chong said this, he sighed and said: "The premise is... there is no war at the border and there is no disaster in the country! Otherwise... once disaster or war occurs, the emptiness of the national treasury will inevitably be exposed!"

Li Rui frowned again.

Tian Chong's last words indeed hit the key point.

If there is a war at the border or a disaster in the country, the national treasury will inevitably be used.

It won’t be possible if we don’t expose it until then!

"It's just... If you want to continue to hide it now, you first need to wipe out the credit at the vegetable market! And prepare another two months of fund mobilization for the palace, otherwise... this matter will cause turmoil sooner or later!" Tian Chongyi one by one! said.

Now that things have been explained and thoroughly explained, there is no need for Tian Chong to hide them and tell them one by one to avoid making the same mistakes again in the future.

Li Rui frowned and said: "You, Tian Chong, have been working as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs for so many years. Don't you have any savings in your hands? Why don't you put it aside for the time being and then take it out when the taxes are collected? That won't make any difference. There will be a riot in the wet market!”

Upon hearing this, Tian Chong knelt on the ground again, with tears streaming down his face, "Prime Minister! My subordinates are just like the Prime Minister, clean-sleeved, honest and caring for the people! How dare you take bribes! This huge amount of money can easily reach tens of millions. You are the one who controls your subordinates." Even if the old bones are removed, it won’t be enough!”

"Okay! Just don't act here!"

Li Rui waved his hand impatiently, and then said to Luo Zhengfeng, the cash machine on the side: "General Luo, how much money do you have on hand? Can you settle these matters?"

"No problem! Leave these questions to the general! I promise not to disappoint the prime minister!" Luo Zhengfeng remembered the [-] million gold coins he had left in the house and nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Okay! Then I'll leave this to you and Tian Chong! Try to solve it all for me within two days! Don't let the traders come looking for trouble again! And... Reserve [-] million gold coins for the treasury first to avoid future troubles. Don't fall into a passive position again because of the palace's expenses!" Li Rui ordered without missing a beat.

"Okay!" Luo Zhengfeng nodded.

He still has 2000 million gold coins, to pay the arrears of 2500 to [-] million to the vegetable market, and to place another [-] million in the treasury, leaving a balance of [-] million.

If the funds are insufficient, just withdraw money from his cash machine - the Huang family and the Wang family.

At this stage.

As long as something can be settled with money, it doesn't matter.

After things were settled, Tian Chong and Meng Zhang breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

The two of them were not punished by Li Rui, but they were asked to keep secret to prevent the news from leaking out.