I want to ruin the country

After drinking a bowl of iced sour plum soup, the heat disappeared, and Ruijin looked at Yining eagerly again.

His appearance amused Yining again.

"Get pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and have Lord Ruijin write an IOU for 100 million taels of silver!"

"what!"

Rui Jin almost fell off his chair. One hundred million taels? Is there something wrong with his ears?

He stared at the emperor in disbelief!

Yining said to Wenqing,

"Lord Ruijin has become insane. Call the imperial physician to recover his soul!"

Ruijin woke up from his nap and waved his hands hurriedly.

"I am not stupid, Your Majesty, please give me one hundred million taels of silver!"

"I don't have time to joke with you! But you have to think about whether you can afford to pay it back if you borrow it!"

Ruijin was so happy that he was dumbfounded.

"I only lend money. As for paying it back, that's the next person's responsibility. I don't care!"

He borrowed money and still talked about it with such righteousness and confidence. This first-rank official, the Minister of Revenue in Ruijin, was unprecedented and unparalleled.

Yining and Wenqing looked at each other, but were speechless.

Ruijin was honest. What could he use to pay back one hundred million taels of silver? If he couldn't pay it back, he wouldn't pay it back. He might as well be as frank as a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water!

In fact, Yining had no intention of asking him to pay it back. He wanted to make money, and there were so many fat sheep around waiting for him to slaughter. Why bother an old man?

Asking Ruijin to write an IOU was just a formality, just for fun.

Rui Jin wrote the IOU with a flourish of his pen and said solemnly,

"Eunuch Yi, bring me some cinnabar. I want to take my fingerprints!"

Yining was left in a state of confusion, not to mention that he hadn't returned the money yet, but he really followed the rules!

Yining Road,

"Master Rui, what are you going to do with this money?"

"Ah? Ah!"

It was Ruijin's turn to be speechless. It was not that the money was useless in his hands, but the key was that things happened too suddenly and he had no time to think about how to distribute the money.

Since he became the Minister of Revenue, the cash he had in his hands had never exceeded one or two million taels.

How could someone who can’t even fill himself up with cornmeal steamed bread dare to dream of a full banquet?

Some people said that it was impossible that the Ministry of Revenue, which was in charge of the country's money and grain, did not have 10 million taels of silver in its treasury.

Of course there was money on the books, but the court's expenses were even greater, so when the Ministry of Revenue didn't have the money, it would ask the lower levels to find ways to pay for it themselves.

There is no problem with advance payment, but when it comes time to collect taxes, people will definitely ask for IOUs to cover the bill.

So, there is that much income, but you don’t see that much money.

This created a vicious cycle, with many provinces using their debts to the Ministry of Households to offset taxes every year.

After the Ministry of Revenue collected the taxes and the abacus beads rang, there was still not much silver in the treasury.

There is no way. If I spend the money in advance, how can I not let others pay less?

Yining also knew this situation, he said,

"I want to explain that I am giving you this money and exempting farmers from the autumn tax this year.

Furthermore, this money is needed to ensure the construction of roads, the exploitation of oil and various mining industries!"

Ruijin roughly calculated in his mind that although the emperor had given him many instructions, he had much more money in his hands!

Even if the emperor doesn't give me money, some things still have to be done, but I will be the one who is in trouble.

He knelt down and kowtowed again.

"I, the servant, thank you on behalf of the people of the world for your help!"

Yining was impatient.

"Get up and talk!"

Ruijin got up and said,

"Your Majesty, I cannot bear not to kowtow on such a happy occasion!"

Yining Road,

"Alright, alright, what good is kowtow?"

Ruijin Road,

"I understand, I won't kowtow anymore!

Your Majesty, the gold mine in Qian Kang has already produced gold, and the output will be increased soon!"

Yining Road,

"Of course, we cannot relax our efforts in gold, silver and copper mining; we must continue prospecting and intensify mining efforts.

But iron ore is also of paramount importance. If the country wants to develop, it cannot do without anything. Without steel, my royal fleet will only remain on paper!"

Ruijin Road,

“Yes, I understand, what the emperor said is of paramount importance.

The Emperor talks about it every day, and that old bastard Peng Yunzhang keeps nagging about it too. It's hard for me to forget it!"

Yining was happy.

"From your tone, you still seem to be complaining!"

Ruijin Road,

"I have no complaints, I just hate that I won't give birth.

If only I could be like a woman's belly, producing gold, I wouldn't have to constantly be bullied by the Emperor with my incoherent words! "

After hearing this, Yining felt suddenly sad. Although Ruijin was not a great talent, he was still qualified to be the Minister of Revenue!

It’s just that the people are too poor, where can they get the money?

My heart softened, and I said,

"Wenqing, give him another 50 million. The world economy needs a transfusion. You can spend these 5,500 gold coins as you please. I won't care!"

Ruijin was shocked again. After he complained a few times, he was given another 50 million. Haha, did I hear it wrong?

Your Majesty, you are wise!

Ruijin lay on the ground and cried, he sobbed and didn't know what to say!

Yining's eyes also turned red. The people and the officials who worked in these years have suffered a lot.

He stood up, walked over to Rui Jin, who was lying on the ground sobbing, and patted his shoulder.

"Lord Ruijin, everything will be fine. I promise that you will ask me where to put all this silver in the future. My treasury is full!"

Ruijin knew that he had lost his manners in front of the emperor. He wiped his tears hastily, calmed himself down and said,

"Your Majesty, are you trying to amuse your servant?"

Yining said,

"It's okay for us kings and ministers to joke around, but this vast country is not something to joke about. Get up!"

Ruijin kowtowed again, got up and said,

"I believe it!"

Yining didn't want the depressing mood in the room to continue, so he said,

"Where were we just now?"

Man Hing Road,

"The Emperor is talking about the mines!"

Yining Road,

"Yes, let's continue talking about the mines.

In the future, there will be not only these gold, silver, copper and iron mines, but also many rare metal mines, all of which are our treasures.

Only with all kinds of mines can we stand tall and straighten our backs!"

Wenqing was a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty, there's no need to talk about gold, silver, copper, and iron ores. We servants know what these rare metals you're talking about are."

Yining didn't want to talk about these things with them, as it was like playing the lute to a cow.

But after thinking about it, I realized that knowledge is gradually infiltrated, so I said,

"If I tell you too much, you may not understand. Your understanding is not yet at this level. The Holy Ancestor said that in the future, iron birds can fly into the sky and iron dragons can dive into the sea!

To do these things, you need some special equipment, and to build these equipment, you need some special materials, and these special materials come from various ores!

Therefore, from now on, mining technicians, no matter what unique minerals they discover, must report them directly to me. I will decide whether to mine them or not, and how to mine them!

Ruijin said,

"I understand!"

Yining Road,

"Alright, hurry up and go to the Imperial Household Department to get the silver. If you're late, I might change my mind!"