Just when Li Shi was very confident and wanted to fight a huge annihilation battle in the Baiyushan Mountains and abolish the military power of Xifan in one fell swoop, the next day, Zhang Yanshang, the assistant minister of the disciple, invited a clerk to open Xiaoyanying Hall.

"The treasury's resources are not enough to support the war?" The emperor's mood was as if he was suddenly poured into a bucket of snow water during the summer.

Zhang Yanshang was in the seat and said with Judun Cui Zao that the remaining money and silk were hidden on the left and right now, which was only enough to support the front line to fight in less than 50 days. After these fifty days, your Majesty would not be able to ask Fang Zhen, who had a surplus financial situation.

"Why is this happening?" Li Shi was a little puzzled.

Zhang Yanshang and Cui Zao made a quick calculation for the emperor: Now our Tang Dynasty is fighting against Xifan on three fronts, which three are there? Jiannan, Fengxiang Jingyuan, and Shuofang. They mobilized nearly 300,000 troops, and it costs 1.5 million guan a month. This cost is even greater than the war against Heshuo in the past. The two taxes collected by the Branch Office last year were indeed eight or nine million guan. In addition to deducting the expenditure of the state and the palace, the salaries of officials, and the consumption of various colors, the Tang and Turkish war that had supported three or four months, and the national treasury has been exhausted.

So Zhang Yanshang added, "Our Tang has indeed achieved many brilliant victories against Xifan, but foreign wars will always be worth the loss: although the heads of thousands of foreign soldiers were cut off, Pingliang, Xiaoguan and other several barren areas were restored, but the treasury did not make any extra items. In the future, there are only two options for these areas. One is to make it an unmanned land, but this is not possible at all, and it is still a place for Xifan; the other is to build cities and fields for a permanent solution, but the financial investment is greater. In short, your Majesty, do you have money to burn it?

Hearing this, Li Shi grabbed his fist hard, both unwilling and in pain.

Why didn't he want to achieve a brilliant victory against Xifan that was worthy of history?

The soldiers were working on the front line and were winning one victory after another, but he was in the Daming Palace and was worried about money and food.

Wait for two taxes? No, it’s still spring, and it’s time for the people to make a difference in the fields.

A temporary increase in the suffrage is not possible, as it will definitely lead to a public grudge and a destruction of the world.

It is not good to use Daying and Qionglin's emperor's private treasury to subsidize military use. It is not good, I must have a capital in my hand to be at ease.

"If such a good situation fails due to insufficient supply, how can I rule the world in the future?" After walking back and forth for two steps, when thinking that other ways would not work, the emperor and Zhang and Cui reached a consensus and asked Han Huan for help.

Cui Zao also took the opportunity to complain to the emperor that the Yanli imperial court's branch in the southeast could still obtain one million trump cards, but due to Han Huan's stop, the money was still in the Yangtze River patrol and had not been sent to the capital.

"One million coins?" The emperor was also a little annoyed when he heard this.

This million yuan, coupled with the remaining money from the Duzhi Department, is really enough to support me, Tang, to completely eliminate Ma Chongying, and by the way, it can also meet the needs of Pingliang to build a city.

"What is Han Nanyang's saying?" The emperor asked about the reason.

"Han Nanyang said that, first, the southeast salt is profitable, and now it has returned to the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Transportation Envoy, and second,..."

"What is it, clearly!"

Cui Zao did not dare to neglect, and said that Han Huang had made a speech in the Runzhou Military Mansion, saying that it was too unpaid to transport cash to the capital now, and that it would cost 10,000 guan to transport 1,000 guan.

"Absurd, absurd!" The emperor was so angry that he hit the screen with his fist.

In fact, Han Huan's original words are not wrong. This Nanyang Gong really understands economics. He also has plenty of reasons for not wanting to send money to the capital: the southeastern states under the jurisdiction of the Navy in our town have such a developed economy and so prosperous agriculture and commerce. As a result, a large number of copper coins are sent to the treasury or the emperor's private treasury every year. Once the "natural currency" such as gold, silver and copper are not involved in circulation, they will lose their value as money. Xuanzhou, Runzhou, Suzhou and other places will also "coins are expensive" and "cause money is short of money". The thieves in the Jianghuai River will gather and roar, mincing bad coins for private minting, infiltrating and occupying the market, or greedy for other materials that can be equivalent to coins, such as salt. In this way, within a few years, the southeastern Jianghuai River will not be said to be in a depressed southeastern Jianghuai, private money and private salt will become more rampant, which is tantamount to killing chickens to get eggs.

Therefore, Han Huan opposed sending money to Chang'an for a long journey, and he was more willing to deliver food and cloth.

But the emperor wanted everything.

However, the emperor did not want to turn against Han Huan. He wanted to make a long-term plan, so he said to Zhang Yanshang and Cui Zao: "First get some money from Han Huan, then let's talk."

Anyway, Han Huan also vowed to fully support Pingliang's great cause of building a city.

After Xiao Yanying's palace summons, Zhang Yanshang asked to stay alone, saying that there were issues related to the Duzhi and wanted to discuss with the emperor privately.

Li Shike asked his request.

"Your Majesty, the world's money was unified when Yang Yan was prime minister, but now he returned to the Duzhi Department (Cui Zao), the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Transportation Envoy (Han Huan) in a row. The northwest use of troops depends entirely on the Duzhi Department to take over. After all, he could only ask the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Transportation Envoy. Your Majesty, this world is still like a world governed by the imperial court?" Zhang Yanshang was passionate.

"What you mean is to reunify the rights of the Duzhisi and the Transportation Commissioner?"

"It's okay not to be unified, but Han Huan, as the commander of Fang Yuejie, cannot serve as the Jianghuai Transportation Commander!" Zhang Yanshang told the emperor that Han Huan's military power and rights were carried on one shoulder with a shoulder pole, which was simply terrible.

The emperor nodded and agreed with Zhang's idea, "Cui Zao has discussed this matter with me."

"After depriving Han Taichong of his power, he was summoned to the capital. I am willing to give him the position of the prime minister." Zhang Yanshang moved his feelings, and then he bowed and planned to the emperor: "Once Han Huan is transferred back to the capital, he will immediately divide the Zhenhai Army into three."

"One split into three?"

"Of course, Xuanrun was originally divided into Xuanshe (Xuanzhou), western Zhejiang (Runzhou), and eastern Zhejiang (Yuezhou), and each did not belong to it. When Yang Yan was in power, he merged the three observers and called Zhenhai Army. Who would have thought that the Han Dynasty would be in trouble and could be reborn from the original appearance after that."

"I will start to do it after the great victory against Xifan soon." The emperor finally made the decision.

As long as I destroy Ma Chongying and gain martial arts skills, I will not be so scared of Han Huan.

After Zhang Yanshang rode a horse back to the house, his slave came to report that Guo Zhuan, the judge of the Jinwu Department, was waiting and wanted to tell the Duke about something important.

"What, Princess Shouchang and Princess Yanguang are really quarreling openly in the Fenyang Palace today?" Hearing this news, Zhang Yanshang felt very keenly that the opportunity had come.

Princess Shouchang, the daughter of Emperor Daizong of Tang Dynasty, married Dou Keliang and wanted to find a student for her son in Chongwen or Hongwen Hall. As long as the royal relatives studied in these two schools, it would be safe to get the Jinshi exam.

Xiao Wan, the youngest son of Princess Yanguang, now only relies on the guild to get the position of the Prince's Mansion Palace. Yanguang believes that Xiao Wan's career will not go on like this, and he also wants to join Chonghong Second Hall to gilt and find an opportunity to take the science test.

However, the quota of Chonghong Second Hall is very limited, and the prime minister must nod.

So the conflict between Princess Shouchang and Princess Yanguang broke out.
Chapter completed!