Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

This morning.

All the officials from the Ministry of Revenue stood in the Golden Palace, accusing Qin Ming of bad behavior.

"Your Majesty, Qin Ming has already obtained tens of millions of taels of silver out of thin air!"

"If this continues, we'll have to hand over several factories to him!"

Faced with their words, Emperor Qian's face was also full of anger.

But they had no way to restrict Qin Ming.

After all, it is impossible for the imperial court to reach into the pockets of the people and prevent them from buying Qin Ming's bills.

However, since the court had already reached this point, Emperor Qian naturally could not remain indifferent. After thinking about it, he directly handed over the task.

"You guys take care of this. Don't let Qin Ming continue to absorb the capital's money!"

"us……?"

Originally the one who raised the problem, now he has become the one who solves the problem.

The officials of the Ministry of Revenue looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Hu Datong, the newly promoted Minister of Revenue, quickly declined.

"Your Majesty, we are also unable to control them."

Hu Datong saw at a glance that Emperor Qian's behavior was obviously intended to shift the blame to the Ministry of Revenue.

As someone who has been in the imperial court for many years, there is no way he would get stuck in the pot.

It seems that things are about to get stuck here again.

Emperor Qian glanced at the ministers in the hall, eager to find someone who could be of great use.

But after searching for a long time, I found no one who could be entrusted with the important task and turn the tide.

……

After a long sigh, he said coldly:

"Issue an order to prohibit all bills from entering the market in Los Angeles!"

"hiss!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials standing below gasped.

"Your Majesty, you must not!"

"If bill transactions are suddenly restricted now, I'm afraid chaos will break out down there!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Now all the officials hurriedly spoke up to advise Emperor Qian.

If it were any other way, they might still agree.

But if bill trading is banned in the market, all officials will be the first to step forward to stop it.

The reason is simple, simply because they also purchased Qin Ming's bills.

It’s just that these officials acted in a rather covert manner and did not make the situation public.

But how could anything done in the capital escape the eyes of Emperor Qian?

Looking at their anxious expressions, Emperor Qian felt a chill in his heart.

He finally understood the feeling of being alone, with a court full of civil and military officials, but no one to rely on.

"I have made up my mind. Only this strategy can restrict Qin Ming's actions!"

After a cold snort, he still gave the order in a firm manner.

"His Majesty……!"

The dissatisfaction of officials in the court suddenly reached its peak.

They had already lost a large sum of money from Emperor Qian, and they have not received any compensation until now.

Now they are counting on making some money from Qin Ming's bills to make up for their previous losses, but they didn't expect Emperor Qian to treat them like this.

Immediately, many officials began to pretend to obey but actually quit their jobs!

After the court was dismissed, many officials walked together on the road, talking in low voices.

"How much money did you lose last time?"

"Oh, I won't tell you the exact amount, but I've lost half of my family fortune anyway."

"So this time you're in the South..."

"Don't try to trick me, old man. Who in the imperial court hasn't done that?"

"It's a pity that His Majesty has already issued an order, and we won't be able to make money in the future."

"What are you afraid of? The law allows for leniency. There are some things we can turn a blind eye to."

"That makes sense, that makes sense..."

Such conversations were constantly taking place in every corner of the palace.

Although Emperor Qian's restrictions were very strict, the imperial power had long lost its prestige.

All that remained in the court were these selfish officials.

Even if they had the death order from Emperor Qian, they would still conduct transactions in private.

the other side.

Qin Ming has almost completed the construction of several factories.

In the end, all the strength was gathered at the arsenal, and he came in person every day to closely monitor the construction of the arsenal.

That morning Chen Shimao found him and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, all the silver has been collected. What exactly are you going to do in the arsenal?"

"Of course, more powerful weapons and...chariots."

Qin Ming didn't know how to describe what a tank was to people of this era, so he could only call it a combat vehicle.

Speaking of war, Qin Ming suddenly remembered that Ye Shoujiang had led people to Yan Dynasty before.

There has been no reply yet, and there is less than a month left before the enemy soldiers arrive.

If there is still no news, Qin Ming will take the initiative to arrange someone to check it out.

"Is there any news about General Ye?"

"No."

When Chen Shimao heard Qin Ming bring up this matter, he immediately frowned deeply.

Ever since Ye Shoujiang went to Yan Dynasty, there has been no news of him.

This made them worry that something might have happened to Ye Shoujiang over there.

"I'm going to Jiangnan Port. Teacher, please help me keep an eye on the construction of the arsenal. We must make sure they produce the internal combustion engine as soon as possible. It doesn't matter how much materials and money are spent."

Before leaving, Qin Ming repeatedly reminded Chen Shimao of the issue of the internal combustion engine.

They originally used petroleum, which was added to steam engines to generate heat, but the thermal efficiency was very low.

But if we can use oil with an internal combustion engine, we can drive more equipment and even build tanks!

There is absolutely no need to worry about wars on land.

The major factories owned by Qin Ming will become technological barriers and industrial barriers.

Before he built large factories such as refineries, steel mills, and arsenals, neither the Yan Dynasty nor the Northern Dynasty could catch up with his technology.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Chen Shimao nodded slowly and memorized everything Qin Ming told him.

After leaving Luocheng, Qin Ming took the train and traveled for nearly a day and a half before finally arriving at the Jiangnan port.

Cao Chuan is leading troops in training here.

Seeing Qin Ming suddenly enter the military camp, he immediately put down the work at hand and walked forward.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

"Is there any news about General Ye?"

Qin Ming spoke curiously, and Cao Chuan immediately shook his head when he heard this.

"No news yet. I suspect they've been discovered by the Yan Dynasty. Thirty speedboats have been dispatched in the past few days to search for them and provide support."

Because he was worried about their situation, Cao Chuan took the initiative to attack and arranged some soldiers stationed on the Japanese island as the vanguard, and later added some troops in his own camp to provide support.

Even if Ye Shoujiang's troops died in the battle at sea, at least the matter must be investigated thoroughly.

"can."

While the two were discussing, several of their men suddenly came up to them and said:

"Your Majesty, General Cao... General Ye is requesting support."

“A fight really broke out.”

Qin Ming and Cao Chuan looked at each other and both frowned.