Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 600 You guys are so short-sighted! (Subscribe please!!)
Lan Yu thought about it for a moment and decided not to confront him head-on.

But if he left like this, then Lan Yu would have completely lost all his face.

Just when Lan Yu was about to continue arguing with Ouyang Lun, after all, as long as he didn't take action, Ouyang Lun might not dare to really hit him!

But what Ouyang Lun said next left Lan Yu dumbfounded.

"Lan Yu, get out of my clan house right now, or you'll have to raise the 90 million yuan military expenses for the expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty on your own!"

"I am the great general Po Lu, and you actually use money to threaten me. Wait, how much did you just say? Ninety million military expenses?!!" Lan Yu's eyes widened and his eyes became much clearer.

Omg!

Ninety million taels of silver!

Nima!

This was definitely the largest military expenditure he had ever heard of. In the past, it was already very good to be able to give several million taels of silver for a war, but now it was directly 90 million taels. With this amount of money, it would definitely be a wealthy war!
But Ouyang Lun just told me to get out! This is really insulting!

But... this is really too much.

Are you still angry? I want to be angry but I can’t feel angry at all!
Even though Lan Yu was still thinking in his mind, his body had already nodded honestly.

"I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now, Prince Consort, please have a good rest, I won't disturb you anymore!"

After Lan Yu said this, he immediately turned around and left without any hesitation!

Just kidding, if he talks too much and loses the 90 million taels of military expenditure, he will never forgive himself in his life. Does Lan Yu hate Ouyang Lun? Of course he hates him, but who can resist money, let alone 90 million!
Lan Yu rushed into the clan residence angrily and was scolded by Ouyang Lun, but he came out leisurely with his hands behind his back, humming a little tune.

Ninety million in military expenditure, not to mention that Lan Yu had never seen it in this life, he had never seen it in his previous life!

This time, Lan Yu thought very clearly. It was true that Ouyang Lun was the biggest political enemy of their Huaixi Party, but now his biggest goal was to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty and win this great credit.

With this 90 million military budget, Lan Yu felt that he could defeat ten Northern Yuan dynasties!
So everything else can be put on the back burner.

When Lan Yu returned to the Duke of Liang's Mansion from the palace, he was shocked to find that a large number of Huaixi generals had gathered in the mansion. Not only Huaixi generals, but also many officials of the Huaixi Party. When they saw Lan Yu coming back, they immediately surrounded him!

They all heard that Lan Yu went to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Clan Affairs alone to ask for an explanation!

Conquering the Northern Yuan Dynasty - This matter is important to Lan Yu, and equally important to the Huaixi Party. As long as Lan Yu can successfully defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the situation of the Huaixi Party will definitely be better than it is now!

"General, are you okay?"

"General, I just heard that you went to the Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Clan Court alone to ask Ouyang Lun for an explanation. We were so worried!"

"Is there any result, General?"

"Then will Ouyang Lun give us military funds and supplies?"

"Ouyang Lun doesn't get along with us. I think he will create a lot of difficulties for us this time!"

"The matter of conquering the Northern Yuan Dynasty is too important. If Ouyang Lun causes trouble, we must find a way to counter it!"

"But without the support of Ouyang Lun, the chief logistics officer, I'm afraid this battle will be very difficult for us!"

The generals and officials of the Huaixi Party all frowned and looked at Lan Yu intently while asking questions, expecting the answers that Lan Yu would bring back.

Facing these inquiries, Lan Yu suddenly said in a deep voice: "Can you call him Ouyang Lun? You are so disrespectful!"

Um! ?

Upon hearing Lan Yu's words, the Huaixi Party officials present were dumbfounded.

How come the general's tone of voice changed after he came back from a visit to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Clan Affairs?

"General, if we can't call him Ouyang Lun, then what should we call him?" a general of the Huaixi Party asked quickly.

"Of course I call him Prince Consort!" Lan Yu said sincerely, "Prince Consort is the current Prince Consort, and he is also the Minister of Finance, who controls the purse of the Ming Dynasty. He was personally appointed by the Emperor as the General Manager of the Army's Logistics, so naturally we will not be short of military funds and supplies!"

"Please show some respect to this great general!"

Um! ?

After hearing Lan Yu's words, the Huaixi Party generals and officials present were even more dumbfounded.

They could never imagine that these words would come from the mouth of General Lan Yu.

In the end what happened! ?

You know, at the beginning, the one who cursed Ouyang Lun the most was Lan Yu, and he looked like he wanted to kill Ouyang Lun. But after he came back from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Clan Affairs, his words changed!

Seeing that his men were looking at him with puzzled eyes, Lan Yu reacted instantly.

"Ahem, Prince Consort Ouyang just told me personally that the military expenditure for the expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty is 90 million taels!"

After Lan Yu finished speaking, all the Huaixi Party officials present were stunned where they were.

His eyes changed from confusion and surprise at the beginning to excitement very quickly.

"General, did I hear correctly just now? Prince Consort Ouyang has prepared 90 million taels of military funds for us??!!"

"Oh my god, is this true?"

"There are actually 90 million military expenditures? I thought that with 5 million this time, Ouyang Lun was considered to have a conscience. No, no, now I have to change my words, it's the Prince Consort!!"

"If this is true, then we have wasted our time these past few days! The Prince Consort is not as stingy as we imagined!"

"We are simply judging others by our own standards!!"

As Lan Yu mentioned the matter of 90 million in military expenditure, the attitudes of the Huaixi generals present at the scene immediately changed 180 times!

One by one they began to repent.

Seeing this, Lan Yu stretched out his hands to suppress it, and continued: "Everyone, don't get excited for now. This was said by Prince Consort Ouyang in front of this general. Although we have always been at odds with each other in the past, Prince Consort Ouyang is famous for keeping his word when dealing with things. This is nine out of ten!"

"With such abundant military funds, there is no need to worry about supplies!"

Upon hearing this, all the Huaixi generals nodded.

"Generals, listen up!" Lan Yu suddenly said seriously.

"I am here!" The Huaixi generals straightened their backs and looked serious.

"Tell this general, after you go down, please contact the military camp immediately. Once the military funds arrive, we will set out immediately!"

Lan Yu said loudly.

Thinking that he would soon have 90 million taels of military funds, Lan Yu felt more confident.

The generals responded one after another.

Ouyang Lun kept his word. The next morning, boxes of silver were delivered to the military camp and military pay was distributed to the soldiers on the spot. Moreover, the military pay for the next three months was distributed all at once!
The soldiers were extremely excited and their morale was high after receiving three months of military pay in advance!

In the afternoon, Lan Yu led hundreds of thousands of troops to the northern border.

As for the Ministry of Revenue, after listening to Ouyang Lun's arrangements, it publicized the matter through various channels, including but not limited to newspapers, notices and fairs. Of course, the most important one was newspapers.

Nowadays, most people in the Ming Dynasty can read newspapers, and even if they are illiterate, they can go to teahouses to listen.

Therefore, the common people and merchants quickly learned about the court's policies.

The first to react were the merchants in the capital. After receiving the news, they immediately organized themselves to discuss and negotiate.

In a private room of a restaurant in the capital.

More than a dozen businessmen gathered together. They were among the top businessmen in the capital. Each of them held a copy of the latest newspaper.

These businessmen had different expressions after reading it.

"Has the imperial court been short of food to this extent?!"

"There is definitely no shortage of normality, but if that thing is true, then the shortage is normal."

"Is there any need to think about this? It must be true. Didn't you see the notice in the newspaper? We merchants are asked to transport all the extra supplies we have to Northern Zhili and sell them to the court. To put it bluntly, we are collecting food for the army that will conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

This analysis was recognized by all the businessmen present, and then another businessman spoke up.

"Let's fight. We can earn more by fighting. Everyone knows that once the war starts, the prices of food and other supplies will continue to rise! We can also stockpile more, and when the food reaches a sky-high price, we can sell it, and we will definitely make a lot of money!"

"Not only food, but also iron, war horses, and medicines. We can get them all!"

“Guaranteed profit!”

As this analysis came out, the atmosphere in the private room became a little weird.

Finally, another businessman spoke up.

"You guys are probably obsessed with money. It's true that we businessmen aim to make money, but there are some money that cannot be made! It will cost you your head!"

"Don't disbelieve me. Please look at the back of this newspaper. Is there a statement that merchants are not allowed to hoard goods? If they are found out, they will be arrested and thrown into prison, and their property will be confiscated!"

Forehead.
Upon hearing this, the businessmen who had just been wildly dreaming of making a lot of money hurriedly turned to the back of the newspaper, and there was indeed another statement written on it. After reading this statement, many businessmen turned pale.

"Fuck! We are not allowed to hoard goods, and we are required to deliver food and other supplies to Northern Zhili by ourselves. Isn't this treating us like slaves?"

"Yes! The travel expenses and transportation losses alone are huge if we send it from the capital to Peking!"

"Isn't this unfair to us?"

At this point in the discussion, the atmosphere in the private room had become quite depressing. Finally, the businessmen all looked towards Liu Dongqiang, who was sitting in the main seat.

"Boss Liu! You are friends with the Prince Consort. Please analyze this matter for us brothers. If it doesn't work, we should withdraw immediately!"

"Yes! The imperial court wanted to deal with the Northern Yuan Dynasty. We understood and supported it at the time, but it would sacrifice us merchants. Isn't this a bit unreasonable?"

"The Beijing-Pingcheng Railway is such a big project that few of us can get it. Now we finally have a chance to make money, but they find ways to make us contribute in vain!"

Businessmen are profit-driven. When encountering a situation, they will definitely consider their own interests first and will not care about others!

Hearing so many people looking at him, Liu Dongqiang, who originally didn't want to speak, spoke up and said calmly: "Everyone, I understand your thoughts now. As businessmen, we naturally put profit first!"

"Among you there are self-made bosses and some from business families!"

"But as far as I know, the most brilliant moments of everyone present here were all completed in recent years. Haven't you ever thought about the reason?"

"Perhaps you have thought about the reason and think that this is the result of your hard work, but what I want to say is that if there is no Daming platform, if there is no Ouyang Prince Consort's various policy support, we are at most a small trader!"

“How could there be such a prosperous scene today?!”

After Liu Dongqiang finished speaking, all the businessmen present fell silent.

"What I want to say is that we businessmen must also consider the Ming Dynasty, contribute to the Ming Dynasty's conquest of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and respond to the Ming Dynasty's call!"

"Only in this way can we live up to the cultivation of our master!"

After the words were spoken, the scene became even quieter.

"Boss Liu, I have to say you are right, but the imperial court is completely exploiting us now!"

"The price they offer is only 10% higher than the market price, and we are asked to deliver it ourselves. This is really ironic!"

"I calculated that if I really send the food and other supplies in my hands to Northern Zhili according to the announcement, I will lose more than 30%! ! ! "

"Of course we hope that the Ming Dynasty can be better, but you can't treat us as fools!"

"I heard that if common people sell their food supplies to the imperial court, the price will be 30% higher than the market price, and they will also be given a plaque to support the army. Why do we merchants get nothing?"

Even with Liu Dongqiang's generous speech, businessmen are more concerned about their own interests.

Liu Dongqiang was not in a hurry, as if he had expected it!
"You guys are so short-sighted!"

"The imperial court will naturally tell the people what it wants to say, and make the interests and justice clear, so that the people will know what to do!"

"But for businessmen like us, apart from clearly stating what we are not allowed to do, we will naturally not speak out loudly about what we can do or the benefits. If we really make it clear, believe it or not, there will be too many wolves and too little meat for everyone to share!"

"I know the Prince Consort well. He has never treated those patriotic merchants who support the court unfairly. Everyone present here, haven't you all received favors from the Prince Consort?"

Say it.

The businessmen who were originally complaining immediately became quiet and began to think one by one.

"Boss Liu, after hearing what you said, it seems that we are too short-sighted. It's just that we haven't really seen the benefits yet!" a businessman asked directly.

"Humph, if everyone finds out, how can we make money!" Liu Dongqiang smiled and continued: "We have been friends for many years, so let me tell you something!"

"But don't spread what I'm going to say next, otherwise if you make less money, don't blame me!"

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, the other businessmen naturally agreed.

Liu Dongqiang coughed twice and spoke slowly.
(End of this chapter)