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While everyone was waiting for the emperor to speak, Marquis Chongshan stepped out of the queue first and respectfully admonished: "Your Majesty, no, the rebellion in the northwest has just been put down. It cost a lot and the treasury is empty. How can we get the money to build a palace? The emperor has not been on the throne for a long time." , don’t be greedy for pleasure.”

Everyone took a breath after hearing such straightforward advice from Marquis Chongshan.

Even if they guessed that the emperor might agree to Chang Xingbo's proposal for pleasure, no one dared to say it so bluntly at this moment.

The Marquis of Chongshan could fearlessly refute the suggestions put forward by the powerful Chang Xingbo and veto the emperor's opportunity to enjoy himself, but they would never dare to say so.

So everyone knew clearly that what Chongshan Hou said was reasonable and that Changxingbo's proposal was inappropriate, so they all looked around, hesitating and not daring to agree.

Changxing Bo secretly resented that Chongshan Marquis was always against him. If the emperor did not agree to let him go to Jianxing Palace, how could he get any benefits? If there were no benefits, where would he get the money to trap the killers?

The two ministers were competing, but Gu Jianli remained expressionless. After pondering for a moment, he asked the Minister of Civil Affairs in a loud voice: "Li Aiqing, how much silver is there in the national treasury?"

Mr. Li, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, immediately stepped out of the queue. After a salute, he told the truth: "Your Majesty, the national treasury cannot make ends meet. The balance of silver is only more than ten thousand taels. It is not enough to pay the salaries of my colleagues. Where can I find the money to build a palace?"

When everyone heard this, they all disapproved of the construction of the Palace and came out to support Chongshan Hou.

In order to build an invisible palace, they will not be able to receive salary for ten years. Who will support such a proposal?

Those who support it are fools!

The emperor did not express his position, but everyone unanimously opposed Chang Xingbo's proposal. They blocked Chang Xingbo back gently and deftly, which was a huge move.

But if you think that Chang Xingbo will be angry and give up because of this, then you have underestimated Chang Xingbo's ambition.

Changxingbo was not unhappy because of everyone's opposition. He was uncharacteristically happy and said: "Chongshanbo, it is true that the treasury is empty, but the treasury will not last long. As far as the veteran knows, Xiu, Yushan County, West County, Yizhou Gold mines have been discovered in Fengcun, and the imperial court is vigorously mining the gold mines here. I think it won’t be long before a steady stream of gold will be transported back to the capital. By then, everyone will have their salaries and gold to build palaces.”

After finishing speaking, Chang Xingbo glanced at his colleagues with a proud look, as if he was responsible for mining the gold mine, and he was proud of it.

Indeed, Chang Xingbo wanted to get involved in gold mining and gain rich profits for himself by building a palace.

How could Gu Jianli not know about Chang Xingbo's little thoughts?

Linjiang Marquis, Fu Guogong and even Changxingbo sent more than one group of people to Xiufeng Village to explore for gold mines, but they found nothing. Changxingbo wanted to start from here?

He would never let Chang Xingbo succeed.

Hearing Uncle Chang Xing mention the gold mine, Duke Fuguo and Marquis Linjiang were very excited. They looked at Uncle Chang Xing with burning eyes and secretly praised that Uncle Chang Xing had this idea.

Everyone was greatly relieved when they heard about the gold mine. It seemed that they no longer had to worry about not receiving their salary in the future.

Gu Jianli's face remained calm, and he asked the Minister of Industry in a deep voice: "Wang Aiqing, how many taels of gold can you get from mining gold mines in a year?"

Lord Wang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stepped out of the queue and said loudly: "Report to the emperor to mine gold mines, and you can get ten thousand taels of gold every year."

Mr. Wang's answer was simple and powerful. In fact, the Ministry of Industry did not intervene in the mining of gold. The emperor's people were mining. The emperor would order someone to report the exact amount of gold mined to the Ministry of Industry. That was the amount he got. , I have not seen the mined gold, nor have I been to the mining site.

Ten thousand taels of gold!

That’s one hundred thousand taels of silver!

From the mining of gold mines alone, the annual revenue to the treasury is one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Everyone was shocked and excited.

When Chang Xingbo heard this amount, he was also very surprised. He wanted to put all this gold into his purse, which would be perfect for raising killers, so he said with a smile: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor." , with these ten thousand taels of gold, there will never be a shortage of silver to build the palace."

Everyone looked at the emperor again. This time the emperor should agree to build a palace.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jianli still looked unmoved, and then called the Minister of War out of the queue and asked him how much military pay he owed for suppressing the northwest rebels in the past two years.

The Minister of War did not say much, and directly reported a number: "Report to the emperor, I owe three hundred thousand taels of silver."

I owe three hundred thousand taels of silver!

Everyone was stunned.

This was not over yet. Then Gu Jianli called out the Minister of Industry and asked him how much silver he planned to allocate to dredge the river this year.

The answer from the Minister of Industry was also very concise. He also reported a number: "Reporting to the emperor, the budgeted silver tael is one million taels."

Everyone was silent after hearing these two numbers, and then comparing them with a mere ten thousand taels of gold.

Even if there is a gold mine, it cannot fill such a big hole.

In fact, the imperial court's expenditures are very large every year, far more than these two expenses. The imperial court's income is not only based on the mining of gold mines, but also other incomes. However, after so many years, there is only a balance of ten thousand taels of silver in the treasury. It was only because he owed military pay that he had a little money left.

It was true that everyone couldn't stand it, and everyone was a little flustered.

In previous years, there was no such thing as today, where expenditures were brought to the court one by one, and all were discussed privately and on a small scale. Now the numbers that everyone heard were so clear and eye-catching, it hit people's hearts, and they felt vaguely unhappy. He agreed with Chang Xingbo's proposal to build a palace for the emperor.

It wastes people and money!

But if the emperor was persuaded by Chang Xingbo, then they would not dare to jump out and object, so they all turned their attention to Chongshan Hou again. At this time, they all knew the benefits of having such a powerful figure as Chongshan Hou.

Marquis Chongshan turned his attention to the emperor.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was quite serious.

Chang Xingbo felt bad, and his face gradually turned blue. The ministers around him did not dare to breathe. They looked away and lowered their heads silently.

At this time, Gu Jianli spoke, and he said in a deep voice: "Uncle Changxing, I appreciate your kindness. How about we discuss the matter of building the palace in a few years when the treasury has calmed down?"

Upon hearing this, Chang Xingbo immediately became relieved and his face became better. Finally, the emperor was concerned about his face and did not refute him in front of everyone.

When everyone heard what the emperor said, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

After this incident, they realized that the emperor was not greedy for pleasure and knew how to be frugal. He would not arbitrarily conscript labor to build a palace. He knew that it was not advisable to waste people and money.

Suddenly, the monarch and his ministers got along well with each other, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.