The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 188 The Ministry of Revenue Invests Heavily

Yang Siyi was so angry that he jumped up and down.

"Your Highness, you mustn't! The cost of building warships and training troops is far too great, and it's not worth it. Japan is just a small country, and even if we conquer it, it won't be of much use. Although the national treasury is richer than before, it can't afford to spend like this!"

"To be honest, Your Highness, the other ministers have come to me countless times recently, asking for money everywhere. "The little money in the national treasury is coveted by many. This old minister needs to keep some money for unforeseen circumstances. I really don't have that much money. I beg Your Highness to rescind your order!"

The two Wu brothers lowered their heads.

The Minister of Revenue was exactly as they had imagined.

This was not something that could be easily accomplished, and the two of them did not care too much about it, only thinking that without sufficient supplies, the task would probably be difficult to complete.

Zhu Xiong Ying stared intently at Yang Si Yi as she spoke.

"There is a huge silver mine in this Japanese territory. The output of this silver mine is extremely large, and the quality of the silver is excellent. If it is mined, it can yield millions or even tens of millions of taels of silver every year, and it could be mined for hundreds of years!"

Everyone gasped upon hearing this; the Japanese actually had so much silver.

From this perspective, Japan isn't such a bad place after all.

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying took out a map from his bosom.

He redeemed this map from the system.

After Zhu Xiong Ying unfolded the map, he drew a mark on it.

"Right around this place, Japan's strength is very weak now, and Japanese pirates often invade our southeastern border!"

"These Japanese pirates openly claim to be pirates who have wandered to the sea, but in reality, they are Japanese people who want to take advantage of the situation to make money. If we can conquer Japan, we can also completely resolve the situation in the southeast, and then we won't need to keep so many anti-Japanese troops in the southeast!"

Minister of Revenue Yang Siyi was so excited that his white beard trembled.

He kept calculating in his mind whether this deal was appropriate. After thinking for a while, Yang Siyi, the Minister of Revenue, stood up from his chair with a snap.

The speed was so fast that it startled both Wu brothers.

"Your Highness, the Japanese are so disrespectful of our culture and dare to challenge the dignity of our Great Ming Dynasty. We cannot allow them to get away with this!"

"Your Highness, please quickly establish a navy and conquer Japan!"

The two brothers, Marquis Wu Liang of Jiangyin and Marquis Wu Zhen of Jinghai, turned pale.

The fact that Yang Siyi, the Minister of Revenue, was so old yet still had such a robust physique truly surprised them.

It's likely that this Minister of Revenue wasn't after teaching Japan a lesson at all, but rather had his eye on the silver within Japan's borders.

But just thinking about these things makes their mouths water.

If they can conquer Japan this time, the large silver mines will definitely belong to the national treasury, but they might also get some small silver mines. Even those small silver mines would be enough for their descendants to eat and drink. This deal is extremely worthwhile.

After the matter was approved, the group discussed how many warships the navy should have. However, they disagreed on this matter again.

The brothers Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, and Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai, revealed their plan.

However, Yang Siyi said that the two were far too conservative.

"You two were once fierce generals who fought on the battlefield. How come you've become so used to the good life these past few years that you've forgotten how to fight?"

"We're not short of money, so build as many warships as you want, and make them bigger and bigger. Oh, and I heard that a type of breech-loading cannon has come from the West. We should also put these on our warships!"

"This ship's armor must be high; the front should be covered with sheet metal!"

Yang Siyi spoke with such fervor that he left the two Wu brothers completely bewildered.

However, the two brothers soon became enthusiastic and began discussing how to get involved. Zhu Xiong Ying also shared some of his ideas from later generations, which greatly excited everyone.

No matter what you need, Yang Siyi is the only word.

Approved!

For him, this was a deal that would solve everything once and for all.

Once we conquer Japan, such a large silver mine won't be enough to solve many of their problems. It would be a waste to put such a valuable resource on those Japanese monkeys.

They didn't leave until they had been discussing it for a long time.

As for what the group was discussing, outsiders had no idea.

All I know is that everyone is in a good mood.

Marquis Wu Liang of Jiangyin and Marquis Wu Zhen of Jinghai planned to stay in the capital for two more days to visit their relatives and friends.

However, he was directly sent back by Yang Siyi, the Minister of Revenue.

The next day at the court assembly, everyone in the court looked preoccupied.

Clearly, although the matter of the Japanese envoy did not cause much of a stir in the Shifangguan, there were still quite a few people paying attention to it.

Sure enough, many censors stepped forward right from the start.

"Your Highness, we impeach Duke Lan Yu of Liang for being arrogant, lawless, and for actually banishing officials from the Ministry of Rites to the Five Cities Military Command. We beg Your Highness to take charge!"

"Your Highness, I impeach Duke Lan Yu of Liang for harboring malicious intentions and deliberately sowing discord between our Great Ming and other countries. I implore Your Highness to execute this villain swiftly!"

"Your Highness, I impeach Duke Lan Yu of Liang for forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices, and for harboring disloyal intentions!"

...Many officials stepped forward.

Many of them were from the Censorate.

Everyone turned their attention to Liu Bowen, the Imperial Censor.

But they found Liu Bowen still there with his eyes closed, seemingly oblivious to everything, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Many officials in the Censorate were alarmed when they saw that Liu Bowen made no move, and they stood in the crowd without daring to come out.

The officials who jumped out were stunned for a moment. It seemed that they had contacted a lot of people, and this was the best opportunity to cut off the last pillar of the military. Why didn't these people follow them?

This seems to be somewhat different from what they imagined.

Thinking of this, they glanced at their colleagues in the Censorate, signaling for their support.

However, the officials of the Censorate kept their heads down as if they hadn't seen anything.

These people were furious, and then turned their gaze to the Ministry of Rites beside them.

This incident originated from the Ministry of Rites.

What's more, Lan Yu also captured a chief official from the Ministry of Rites.

They turned their gaze to Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Rites.

Ni Yuanlu looked up at the roof, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

When his officials saw the Minister's demeanor, they knew this was no small matter, so they all lowered their heads and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)