The strongest nine thousand years old

"Want to do it? Okay, come on." Chen Dong hooked his finger at Tiemucha, "I'm just worried about having no reason to kill you."

Tiemucha took a deep breath and slowly loosened his clenched fists.

This is the Great Yan Palace. He is not yet a martial arts grandmaster and does not have the strength to force his way out.

He had already completed the task assigned by the Khan, so there was no need to risk his life here.

"See silver and give golden knife." Temujin repeated.

Chen Dong nodded lazily, "See the silver, give the golden knife."

Tiemucha snorted heavily, took the banknote and left.

Yan Yunzheng gave Qian Bao some encouragement and sent him away.

"Why do you need silver so much?" Yan Yunzheng asked puzzledly when they were the only two left.

Chen Dong sighed slowly, "Who is the boss behind Sifangtong?"

Yan Yunzheng thought for a moment and said, "It was done by several noble families working together, and the biggest contributor should be the Yuwen family."

"What did we suspect before?" Chen Dong asked.

Yan Yunzheng suddenly understood, and his expression instantly became solemn, "I understand."

Chen Dong said: "Besides this, there are other benefits to opening a bank."

…………

There was a court meeting the next day.

When Yan Yunzheng proposed to open a money house, he was instantly opposed by everyone.

"Your Majesty, the money houses are borrowing at a high price and the people cannot pay back the money. They will sell their children and their families will be broken up. This will bring disgrace to the royal family and Dayan!"

"Competing with the people for profit will only cause public resentment. Your Majesty, please think twice."

"The royal family does not engage in business. This is the rule left by Emperor Taizu. Your Majesty must not violate the ancestral rule!"

Yan Yunzheng had already anticipated that he would face opposition, but he did not expect the opposition to be so fierce.

Yan Yunzheng looked at Cao Ning, Zheng Chong and others with a gloomy face. Cao Ning lowered his head to the ground, pretending not to see it. Zheng Chong opened his mouth and prepared to speak.

However, at this time, Yuwen Qing suddenly spoke, and Zheng Chong swallowed his words back.

"Your Majesty wants to open a money house. Is there any silver in the national treasury?" Yuwen Qing asked.

Yan Yunzheng said: "Three million taels."

Yu Wenqing's eyes twitched and he looked at Chen Dong, "Did Eunuch Chen receive the money?"

Chen Dong smiled brightly, "Tiemucha said it will be delivered tomorrow."

"Do you believe what he says?" Yu Wenqing raised his eyebrows.

Chen Dong shrugged. "Unless he doesn't want the golden sword anymore! However, as far as I know, the golden sword has another meaning. General Yuwen has been fighting outside, so he should have heard about it."

Yuwen Qing did not comment. He did know the meaning of the golden knife, but he did not want to say it.

Chen Dong suddenly showed a suspicious look, "General Yuwen seems to be sure that Temujin can't come up with three million taels, are you in collusion with him?"

Yu Wenqing smiled calmly, "Now we are talking about three million taels. Since there is no silver, let's put this matter aside for now and discuss it again after the three million taels are in place."

"Yes! How can we open a bank if the treasury has no money?"

"If someone were to withdraw money at the same time and the bank had no money to pay, it would cause turmoil in the court's reputation."

"Your Majesty really takes it for granted."

With Yuwen Qing making the final decision, the other ministers naturally followed suit.

Yan Yunzheng clenched his fists in anger.

Although the court had undergone two purges, Yan Yunzheng had too few people available, and the Yuwen family still firmly held the right to speak.

"Since General Yuwen thinks this matter is inappropriate, let's put it aside for now." Chen Dong suddenly said.

Yan Yunzheng's face changed slightly, and the others looked at Chen Dong with strange expressions. Why did this loyal dog beside His Majesty suddenly change his temper? Is he going to change his family?

Chen Dong ignored everyone's surprise and continued, "In front of your majesty and all the gentlemen, there is one thing I need to confirm. Does the Northern Expedition count?"

Yan Yunzheng blurted out: "Of course it counts!"

"It doesn't count. The Ministry of Revenue doesn't have that much money to support this war." The Minister of Revenue was the first to jump out and object.

Yan Yunzheng was so angry that his teeth were itching.

This old guy went against him time and time again.

In other words, there is no chance. If there is a chance, I will definitely take off his official hat!

"The Minister's words don't count. What do the other ministers think?" Chen Dong glanced at the others with a smile.

Everyone's heart tightened.

The last time Chen Dong showed this expression, he cheated Fang Han and then cheated the Minister of Personnel and others. Now he is going to cheat others again?

Everyone wisely chose to keep their mouths shut.

Seeing that the gentlemen were not fooled, Chen Dong could not help but show regret, "Sir Shangshu, it seems that no one supports you!"

The Minister of Revenue glared at his colleagues, but they all looked at him and refused to respond. As a last resort, the Minister of Revenue looked at Yuwen Qing for help, but Yuwen Qing also chose to ignore him.

Taking a deep breath, the Minister of Revenue gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Tens of thousands of people in Dayan support me! There are only 300,000 taels of silver left in the treasury. The army needs at least one million taels of silver to go to war. Without silver, there will be no food. Do you want the soldiers to fight on an empty stomach? Are you sending them to their deaths?"

"What a righteous minister who is wholeheartedly devoted to the people." Chen Dong clapped his hands and laughed. Suddenly, his face turned gloomy and he stared straight at the Minister of Revenue.

"Are you blind and don't see the decisive battle outside the city gate? Are you deaf and don't hear the people's cries?"

"Northern Expedition! This is the voice of the people of Yanjing City, this is the voice of millions of people in Great Yan!"

The Minister of Revenue's eyes twitched. He didn't expect that Chen Dong had set a trap for him here.

"So what? Can you kill the barbarians by shouting a few slogans?" The Minister of Revenue gritted his teeth and said, "If you have the guts, ask the people to pay money! As long as you can collect one million taels, I will have nothing to say!"

"Just nothing to say?" Chen Dong sneered, "To stop the Northern Expedition is to make enemies with millions of people. People like you are not worthy of being an official!"

See you in the picture!

Chen Dong was targeting the official hat of the Minister of Revenue.

At this point, the Minister of Revenue was already in a difficult situation.

Or turn around and support Yan Yunzheng's Northern Expedition, which would be a complete loss of face.

Either he had to hold on to stop the Northern Expedition, or he might lose his job.

The loss of face is absolute, and the chance of losing your job is 50-50.

The Minister of Revenue had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and gritted his teeth and said, "Seven days! If you can collect one million taels, I will resign from my post and return home! If you can't, you will resign as the commander of the Jinyiwei and leave Yanjing City forever!"

Chen Dong laughed and said, "It's a deal!"

Chen Dong looked at Yuwen Qing with deep meaning in his eyes.

Yu Wenqing frowned slightly, "What is this little eunuch trying to do? He wants to embezzle the three million taels and use it as military expenses? Ridiculous!"

There was a flash of disdain in Yuwen Qing's eyes. If Chen Dong wanted the three million taels, he could just dream on!

Yan Yunzheng looked at the confident Chen Dong, with a touch of attachment in his eyes. Since this little eunuch came to her side, she seemed to have divine help. Not only did she accumulate a huge reputation among the people, but she also opened up the situation in the court. As long as the imperial examination selection was over, she would be able to get rid of the embarrassing situation of having no one to use.

"If he wasn't so fickle..." Yan Yunzheng's face suddenly turned red.