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Six hundred and fifty thousand silver taels were like a huge rock, smashing through the seemingly calm layer of ice on the imperial court in the early spring. The splashing water also brought out mud and black fish!

Prince Qing Yi Yong was someone who admitted his wealth shamelessly. After leaving the Inner Right Gate, he caught up to Yi Xuan in front of so many Sura Eunuch and Zhang Jing, who were present at the scene.

"Big brother …" My dear brother... You must think of something good to do, brother! "

Prince of Alcohol was so stunned by the conflict this morning that he could not speak. His brain's reaction had also become a lot slower.

"What?" "What is it?"

"Aiyo, my brother, don't hide it anymore! Six hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver were all placed in your yamen. That Jiumentu Palace is your territory! "

"You have to find me for money!"

Yi Xuan was so angry that the veins on his forehead were popping out, "You … You... What can I say about you! Are you crazy about money? "

"Is that my money? "That's stolen goods. After the case is over, the money will be put into the national treasury!"

"Ouch! Ouch!" Big brother, why are you still talking to me like an official! "I understand the rules. No matter how little we earn in the future, how about it? If you don't do anything, we'll split it 40%!"

"Ai ai ai …" "Don't go, big brother, let's even go together!"

Yi Kuang was truly shameless. He chased after Prince of Alcohol the whole way, not only did he not let go, he even helped him do his work quietly. "Brother, the predecessors have gotten involved with the eyes of the descendants, who doesn't understand this?"

"Whose office does this silver belong to? Then in the end, it belongs to …" The silver will not move, it will be the account book! "

"The silver was left in your yamen. After that, you can handle the case properly and find a few random people to settle the case on behalf of the dead …" After that it would be easy! "On the surface, it's more than six hundred thousand yuan that has been transferred to the Ministry of Revenue, but we're not going to touch the silver, we're going to touch the accounts!"

"Before you send the silver, you should first hand over the documents that you spent. No matter what, you have to gather six hundred and fifty thousand silver taels for the project!"

"Do we need to repair the resting area of the night watchmen of the minister of nine city gates? It should at least be 70,000 silver! "

"The military camp outside the city is in tatters. It doesn't look like it's going to rain anymore. Let's not repair it anymore, let's build a new batch …" "One hundred and twenty thousand …"

"minister of nine city gates has a total of more than 20,000 soldiers, but according to the rules, at least 30,000 of them should be served. Why don't you take this opportunity to recruit a batch of soldiers?"

"Bedclothes, cotton-padded clothing, sabers, guns, sticks …" What can't I ask for money? It's not a problem to easily get rid of two to three hundred thousand silver taels! "

"Isn't it simple to spend money? Six hundred thousand taels isn't enough …" Brother, don't look at me like that. Actually, even I can't make much money! "

"If the land is wet from the water, then the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Justice are not allowed to leave with you!" Can't you just take the money from that pass without hitting the autumn wind! "

"How is Great Marshal Zeng, is he awesome? However, when he meets with the expenses of the Ministry of War, doesn't that mean he has to pay obediently as well? "

When he mentioned about the tuition fee, Yi Xuan's face immediately turned green. This matter was extremely embarrassing for the imperial government, and was also one of the things the Chinese warlord saw as the funniest things to happen.

Just six years ago, after Ceng Guofan annihilated the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he began to gradually reimburse the military expenses to the Army Department!

However, at this time, he encountered a problem that was difficult to overcome. It could also be considered as a silent matter of the Qing Dynasty, and that was the Ministry of Finance!

What was the Ministry of Finance? Simply put, it was the hard-earned money for the bookkeepers to settle accounts with the various departments!

The scribes were just ordinary clerks, and their job was to copy and write, similar to the clerks at the bottom of the office, many of whom were overseen by the clerks, the foreign ministers, the teachers, the assistants, and the princes.

The problem was that these officials had little expertise in finance and were reluctant to spend their time and energy on boring accounts, so they pushed the responsibility of auditing to the scribes. The scribe said that they would sign the report of the examination which they had agreed to reimburse; the scribe said that no, they would sign the rebuttal sheet.

Because of the authority granted to him by the Ministry of Revenue, he could not be reimbursed without paying the "department fee". Almost anyone who wanted to reimburse him would encounter this kind of trouble, and the way to solve the problem was to find connections, make connections, and send someone else to "arrange for" the expenses.

Not as officials, but as the minor officials! The bribes given to officials all had different titles!

Ceng Guofan also encountered this problem, if he did not follow the unwritten rules, then there was no way he would be able to compensate for it, but if he followed the unwritten rules, the extra department expenses would still be shared amongst the commoners!

The worst part was that the fee was too high. According to the customs of the court, the scribe had a huge appetite and wanted a kickback of three centimeters. The "percentage" referred to the reimbursement of 100 taels of silver to one tael of silver. One centimeter three centimeters meant that he had to pay a hundred silver taels for his expenses.

In other words, these officers and officials would have to spend a hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver to pay ten million taels of military expenses!

The first payment that Ceng Guofan had made six years ago was already worth more than forty million, these scholars were going to eat at least five hundred thousand!

Could five hundred thousand taels of silver have fallen from the sky? In the end, it was still the provincial bureau that split the profits, which then fell to the commoners one by one.

It was just a matter of collecting more taxes and adding more fuel to the fire!

Ceng Guofan was not willing to give them the money, but he knew very well that if he did not give them the money, they would not work.

This is a little like the finance of a company in the future. You take the invoice and reimburse them, while the cashiers and accountants just won't give you an autograph.

Great Marshal Zeng had no choice but to use someone else to talk to him. At that time, he had asked Jiang Ning to go and privately negotiate with the officials of the Ministry of Revenue and the Military Department.

As expected of the generals of five hundred thousand Xiang Army s, their prestige skyrocketed. Even the scholars would not dare to offend such an influential warlord!

He really gave her face. In the end, they actually negotiated for eighty thousand taels of silver!

The marshal gave him eighty thousand silver taels, ensuring that the forty million soldiers would be reimbursed smoothly!

At that time, the entire Xiang Army was abuzz with discussions, both inside and outside!

After all, Yi Xuan was the descendant of Zhi Luo. This dynasty was their family's property, and he was not willing to see the imperial government become so corrupt!

The eighty thousand taels of silver was like a thorn in his heart. He was very clear on the fact that this sum of money had already made all the Chinese warlord in the world look down on the imperial court!

There was not much respect for the court left!

Who would have thought that Yi Kuang would actually bring up the issue today, boasting shamelessly about some department's fees!

"Enough! Yi Kuang, you are so shameless! You have completely lost face for our ancestor! "

"Are you out of food or clothes? Is your heart out of your pocket? "