After a while, Song Tianxiang said, "Mr. Wei, it's okay to borrow a boat, but if you send troops to escort the boat to sea, you have to worry about it."

As soon as this said, Wei Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "General Song, the Marquis has an order to ask the Navy to cooperate with the Maritime Office."

"It is not ordinary things that I will cooperate with. I can send troops privately to protect the fleet to sea. It is not ordinary. Lord Wei will write a letter to the Marquis and give a transfer order."

Then the conversation changed: "The maritime yamen is in charge of money, and the navy is the army. It is better for you and me to do business."

In fact, Song Tianxiang also wanted to agree to Wei Ji's request, after all, he knew the profits of Hai Trade.

I also know that He Yuansheng has always wanted to develop maritime trade, so the maritime yamen will be a hot place.

But if the person in charge of the army and the person in charge of the money contacted the army privately and had too close contact, it was too taboo, and it was not too much, so it was easy to be suspected, so Song Tianxiang rejected Wei Ji and pointed out indirectly.

"Thank you, General Song, for almost making a big mistake!"

Wei Ji stood up suddenly and thanked him with his fists.

He is a smart person, so he can naturally figure out what Song Tianxiang means.

If it weren't for the lack of experience in officialdom and eager to achieve results, Wei Ji would never have made such a mistake.

"Mr. Wei is so rude."

He paused and continued to speak: "The Maritime Office was first established, and the responsibility was heavy. If it was a normal thing, Song would definitely make it convenient and cooperate with him with all his strength."

This is because Wei Ji holds grudges. After all, the maritime yamen will be the imperial court's money bag in the future. Song Tianxiang does not want to offend anyone for no reason.

"Mr. Wei is not a fool!"

After responding, Wei Ji said goodbye and left.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wei Ji wrote a memorial, asking the court to approve the Navy to send some warships to escort the fleet to sea on the grounds of ensuring safety.

There is no war now, and there are not many warships escorted, so He Yuansheng naturally approved it.

In this way, Wei Ji got the Shangfang Sword, publicly wrote Song Tianxiang, and asked the navy to cooperate.

This time it went very smoothly. Song Tianxiang said nothing. He quickly drove twenty warships and a thousand officials to obey Wei Ji's dispatch.

In early August, a large fleet of ships, mainly maritime yamen and supplemented by several major merchants, went south under the escort of naval warships.

Since many businesses are familiar with the situation, Wei Ji doesn't have to bother with many things, but it saves a lot of trouble.

When the fleet moved south, He Yuansheng was also preparing to mobilize officials in order to further implement the new policy.

After all, the situation in the Daqian Dynasty was getting better and better. Even the north, which was affected by the war, had basically recovered a little vitality through labor-for-relief.

However, this time, labor-for-relief costs a lot and finances are once again tight.

After all, the war is too destructive and there are too many displaced people. If it weren't for stealing a hand in Annan and making He Yuansheng a fortune, he would probably not be able to hold on.

In the cabinet, He Yuansheng and Zhao Wenyu sat opposite each other.

"This is a list of officials promoted by this marquis. Master, take a look!"

After saying that, He Yuansheng handed over a list with dozens of names on it.

"Mr. Marquis, this promotion speed is too fast!"

After seeing it, Zhao Wenyu spoke carefully and retorted with a bit of sorrow in his expression.

The officials on the list are all those who have implemented the new policy effectively, and most of them are He Yuansheng's direct descendants.

The promotion of two of them was so great that Zhao Wenyu was even more shocked.

The first one is Qin Yi, who became a regular manager and became the governor of Henan.

The second one is Sun Hengsun, who was promoted to the prefect of Jinan.

As for the others, although they were not so outrageous, they were upgraded one or two levels.

"People who dare to do things and know how to do things naturally need to be promoted, otherwise who is willing to serve the court."

He Yuansheng responded lightly, paused, and continued to speak: "There is another thing. The position of Minister of Revenue has been vacant for a long time. This marquis thinks that Zhang Huai can take over."

Although I had a premonition, Zhao Wenyu was still a little scared when he came so quickly this day.

After thinking for a while, he whispered: "Mr. Zhang is implementing the new policy. If he is allowed to take over as the Ministry of Revenue, will it affect Jiangsu's new policy?"

"The situation in Jiangsu has stabilized and Zhang Huai doesn't need to keep staring at it.

In comparison, the autumn tax that is about to be collected is a big deal.”

He Yuansheng's tone was a bit cold.

The collection of summer tax this year can clearly reflect the implementation of the new policy.

After the autumn tax collection, the situation became more obvious, so He Yuansheng prepared to put Zhang Huai's sharp blade in the Ministry of Revenue to learn more about the situation.

After the autumn tax collection is completed, he can be allowed to enter the cabinet and preside over the new policy as a supplementary minister and the Minister of Revenue.

He Yuansheng's words made Zhao Wenyu a little irritated, but he did not dare to object, so he could only nod and agree.

That afternoon, He Yuansheng summoned Zhang Huai in the mansion.

I asked about some new policies and then went straight to the topic: "Jiangsu's new policies are basically stable. I want to let you join the Ministry of Revenue."

"I will let the orders of the Marquis!" Zhang Huai responded.

"In another three months, it will be the autumn harvest season, and the autumn tax will be collected soon, which is a major event for the court.

After you enter the Ministry of Revenue, this matter is the top priority and try your best to understand the situation in various places..."

With He Yuansheng's explanation, Zhang Huai was extremely excited. He understood that he was getting closer and closer to entering the cabinet.

After all, the main responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue is to dispatch money and grain, and the implementation of the new policy is also to ensure that the court has more money and grain to be dispatched.

"Don't worry, my subordinates will do their best."

Zhang Huai spoke out with a very serious expression.

"After you enter the Ministry of Revenue, the court's salt tax will be all included in the treasury. Whether you can manage this money bag depends on your ability."

It is very inappropriate that the salt tax has been entering He Yuansheng's private warehouse. It is just that the situation in the past was special, so it was so in order not to be constrained by others.

Now that everything is stable, He Yuansheng basically controls the situation, so naturally he doesn't need to do anything extra.

"Thank you, Marquis, for your compassion!"

Zhang Huai was naturally very happy when he just entered the Ministry of Revenue and was able to get the salt tax money bag, because it represented He Yuansheng's trust and value for him.

But while being happy, Zhang Huai also felt a little pressure.

During this period, he had some understanding of the Ministry of Revenue and knew that the treasury was basically an empty shell.

Although the financial situation is getting better and better, the monthly salt tax is 1.23 million taels, not a small amount.

But the expenses of the court were also very huge.

Not to mention the other side, just a military expenditure is 130,000 taels per month, and the salt tax is not enough to cover the expenses.

Fortunately, the autumn tax is about to be collected and there will be a large amount of money. If you do not encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, Zhang Huai will be confident to handle all this.

"The court will soon promote maritime trade and establish the Maritime Bureau. There will be a source of wealth at that time, so you don't have to worry."

Seeing Zhang Huai's pressure, He Yuansheng gave him a reassurance.

However, these words did not work much, because Zhang Huai did not understand the affairs at sea and did not know how much wealth it was.

So his mind was still on the new policy. Because the new policy was fully implemented, the court's taxes would definitely be overturned, which could solve the problem of insufficient money.

Next, the two of them said something about the Ministry of Revenue's government affairs and the implementation of the new policy. Zhang Huai said goodbye and left.

After Zhang Huai left, Ye Yumeng walked into the study and said with a smile: "When Lord Zhang enters the Ministry of Revenue, I can take off my courage."

During this period, the military expenditure was almost always under the care of Ye Yumeng, which put a lot of pressure on her. Now that she finally let go of this trouble, she was naturally very relaxed.

"How much money is left in our hands?"

Regarding money, He Yuansheng only knew one rough idea, but not the specific amount.

"During this period, the expenses were too high, and the deposits in the mansion were almost exhausted, leaving only 950,000 taels.

There is still a lot of gold, a full one million taels of 1.1 million taels.”

Ye Yumeng spoke and reported on the situation of depositing the silver.

The reason why there are so many more is also from Annan. After all, a country has accumulated over two hundred years of accumulation, which is very considerable.

"Take out 500,000 taels of silver and 100,000 taels of gold and send it to the Ministry of Revenue."

The treasury is almost an empty shell and still has some debts, and the autumn tax will take several months.

So these silvers are considered to be the support He Yuansheng gave to Zhang Huai.

With these gold and silver foundations and the monthly salt tax, life should be able to continue.

"Master, these are your private property. Since you have clearly distinguished public and private property, you don't have to use private property to replenish the treasury!"

Ye Yumeng was a little reluctant. After all, she was a woman. Even if she was very generous, she was unwilling to hand over her own money to the country.

If the situation was not stable before, those hundreds of thousands of troops were the foundation of He Yuansheng's establishment, just like a private army, Ye Yumeng would not want to use private property to subsidize it.

"These gold and silver are all fortunes, and it is reasonable to use them in state affairs."
To be continued...