If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 72 Compass Cost
Zhu Zhanjun's words made Xia Yuanji understand that the human destiny he talked about was actually no different from the previous theories of luck, but it had changed from the original illusory to a real and intuitive embodiment, and the feedback of human destiny had also changed. It is more rapid than the originally illusory theory of luck.

So Xia Yuanji no longer objected, and just asked Zhu Zhankun, "I wonder how much it took to build this destiny compass?"

"Whether it's expensive or cheap, it all depends on how much food you can use, Xia Shangshu." Zhu Zhanjuan responded to Xia Yuanji, and then made a list and told Xia Yuanji what he needed. : "However, the luck compass requires a total of three pillars, seven rings and a disc. There is no restriction on the materials of the three. You can use jade pillars and gold rings like me, and the stone pillars and copper rings will be the same. Use it again. Iron hoops and wooden posts are not impossible either.

But if the material is one level worse, the energy supply of the Qi Luck Compass will be worse. For example, the observed changes in Qi Luck will not be so obvious, or the feedback will not be so timely.

But generally speaking, it's pretty much the same. This thing is linked to the national destiny. A strong country can naturally make a better compass and govern the country better.

If the country is poor and cannot make a good compass, then it can only make a poor compass to make ends meet and control the country.

So Xia Shangshu, if you ask me how much it will cost, I really can't give you a number. I can only say that no matter how much food you give me, I can build a destiny compass.

It's just that whether the things made are suitable for use is a matter of opinion. You must know that grandpa still attaches great importance to this matter. You can't fool him by making something too bad. "

What Zhu Zhanjun said is also true. When he was still cultivating the world of immortality, after the method of luck spread among the human dynasties, each country made a luck compass to monitor their own human luck.

However, small countries cannot compare with big countries, and even searching the treasury cannot create a fortune compass that can be compared with big countries.

Therefore, small countries usually can only use the good materials they can collect to build as much as possible, and adjust the size according to their own national strength.

There are naturally different differences in functions, but small countries do not have such big needs, and the functions are just enough.

Zhu Zhanyun's words made Xia Yuanji think deeply. After careful calculation, he said to Zhu Zhanyun: "Your Highness, you know the current situation of our Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty's Northern Expedition last year basically used up all the money and food in the treasury. , the taxes collected by the four Jiangnan provinces last year have basically been filled in, and the Ministry of Household Affairs does not have any balance.

The money and food you used for military training before was already one of the few treasuries of the Ministry of Revenue. Now that you want money, the Ministry of Revenue really doesn't have it. There is only more than 3000 taels of silver in the account now.

It will take two months for the autumn grain harvest to come in and the treasury will be full. However, with the current expenditure of the imperial court, there may not be much left over. Even if there is any, it will be reserved to deal with famines and other disasters, so I ask for your forgiveness. "

"You Xia Yuanji are really Xia Laoji! But our Ming Dynasty needs a household minister like Xia Shangshu. It is very necessary not to spend money recklessly." Zhu Zhanchun did not have any dissatisfaction with Xia Yuanji and just shook his head. After smiling, he said: "In that case, Xia Shangshu, please give me a rough figure based on the money and grain that the Ministry of Household Affairs can squeeze out after the autumn harvest, so that I can make a list based on this number. Otherwise, if I make an expensive list, grandpa After that, if you can’t come up with the money then everyone will be embarrassed.”

Zhu Zhanjun could understand the financial constraints of the Ministry of Revenue. After all, the previous Northern Expedition did consume a lot of the national treasury. You must know that in this era, if you want to transport grain from Nanjing to Peiping, people will eat horse chews along the way. One hundred kilograms of grain can be transported To one third is already very efficient.

So when the Ministry of Revenue said that he had no money, Zhu Zhanjun believed it.

But it's not entirely true that Xia Yuanji can't squeeze out money. After all, the taxes collected at this time in the Ming Dynasty are all in-kind taxes. They need to be collected according to the production time of these grains and silk, and they cannot be collected before the time.When the autumn harvest comes, the silk and grain will be harvested, and there will be money in the treasury.

However, how the money is used depends on what arrangements the court has and how Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, allocates it.

Zhu Zhanjun said hello in advance, and Xia Yuanji would squeeze out a sum of money no matter what, so at least he would have something no matter how much it was.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanjun was not worried that the Ministry of Revenue would not be able to come up with the money.

Moreover, there are still two months until the autumn harvest, so there is no urgency about the luck compass. If the new money bank can be handled within these two months, it will not be a problem by then.

"Since His Highness has said so, I can only do my best. I just don't know how much food His Highness plans to use?" Xia Yuanji asked Zhu Zhanjun, while mentally calculating how much it would cost to build such a luck compass. .

The pillars can be made of white marble, which the wealthy households can still afford, and it will not lose their status.

After all, it is not impossible to use stone pillars, but it seems that Ming Dynasty was still stingy after all.

However, according to Xia Yuanji's idea, the golden ring can only be made of gilt copper, not pure gold. It would cost too much. It's not that the Ministry of Revenue can't come up with the money, but it's not necessary.

The only thing that Xia Yuanji was not sure about was the jade disk. If it were made of sapphire, the price it would cost would not be 01:30. That's why he asked Zhu Zhanquan to get an estimate. number.

"Come on, Xia Shangshu. I've already told you everything I need to tell you. I'll make a cost list based on different materials later, and I'll report it directly to Grandpa. Let's just leave it at that." Zhu Zhanquan expressed It didn't matter. To him, it only mattered that the luck compass was built. As for whether it was useful or not, he believed that Xia Yuanji could make his own judgment.

After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave: "I won't disturb Shangshu Xia for now. As for this small fortune compass, I will leave it in your household department for now, and Shangshu Lao Xia will let the other ministers in the court know. , if they object, show them this compass. If it shows that it is powerful, I think you adults will not object, right?"

"Your Highness is joking. This matter is beneficial to the country, and your colleagues will certainly not object." Xia Yuanji understood what Zhu Zhanchun meant, and did not refuse but agreed.

Afterwards, the two exchanged a few words, and Zhu Zhanjun said goodbye and left, while Xia Yuanji sent him out of the household department while laughing and talking with him.

The six yamen were all together, and Zhu Zhanqun left the household department. The other five yamen and the five-army governor's office opposite, as well as Jinyiwei, Taichang Temple and the General Affairs Department, which were also in this area, all received Xia Yuanji and Zhu Zhan. There was a lot of news about the happy conversation in Chun, and all the yamen were talking about it for a while.

(End of this chapter)