69novels Chapter 230
Chapter 230
"Your Majesty!"
"Great joy, great joy!"
Feng Ji walked quickly into the imperial study, his old face full of excitement.
"Feng Ji, the military reform is not going anywhere, what great joy can there be now?"
Seeing Feng Ji's excitement, Wei Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Ying Yi was also a little confused.
What made him happy was undoubtedly the progress of the military reform and the emergence of a group of proud sons of heaven in the Daqin ranking war.
But the happiest thing.
It was that Rong Xinxue had feelings for him.
Of course, it was impossible at this stage, so there was nothing that could be called great joy.
Feng Ji laughed.
"Wei Zheng, I'm talking about the military reform."
Feng Ji was full of excitement, "I know that the tone of the military reform has been set, but the reason why it has not been implemented is that the national treasury is insufficient. The two traitors Ying Chang and Ying Yu emptied the national treasury and the money was transferred out."
"Today, my good news is because the national treasury is about to be full!"
When they heard about the money, Ying Yi and Wei Zheng hurriedly became serious.
"Feng Ji, what's going on?"
"Did those merchants take out the money?"
Wei Zheng asked hurriedly.
Daqin is short of money. Unless half of the merchants donate money together, it will not be able to make up for the deficit.
That's tens of trillions of taels of silver.
Ying Yi's eyes also fell on Feng Ji, waiting for him to speak.
The deficit of the national treasury is absolutely an astronomical figure. It is simply unimaginable on Earth that the national treasury would be so rich.
But when you think of this world, with a population that is countless, at least a thousand or ten thousand times that of Earth, you know that the treasury can have so much money, which is actually not very rich.
Feng Ji snorted coldly, "Those merchants have no national boundaries at all, and they will go wherever there is profit, not to mention that one of the military reforms is aimed at them."
"Now they are laughing at us, how could they make a move."
"What's going on?"
Wei Zheng was puzzled.
Feng Ji said in a deep voice: "This time, we owe the Rong family a huge favor."
"Rong family?"
Wei Zheng frowned slightly, a little puzzled.
He naturally knew the Rong family. The Rong family was rich enough to rival a country. As far as he knew, the Rong family's business was spread across the seven countries, and even some of their business was done in the demon tribe and the barbarian tribe. They were truly the richest in the world.
If the Rong family really made a move, it would not be difficult to fill the treasury.
Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "Feng Ji, the Rong family has never been involved in the affairs of the seven countries. They only want to make money. If the Rong family really turns to Daqin, aren't they afraid that the other six countries will retaliate against the Rong family?"
"The Rong family is a business giant, enough to affect the balance between the seven countries."
"As far as I know, the head of the Rong family this generation is Rong Wanyi. This person is proficient in business and is smooth in dealing with things. He will not be unaware of the harm of this move."
"Feng Ji, are you trying to comfort us?"
Wei Zheng really couldn't believe it.
Feng Ji rolled his eyes at him, "Wei Zheng, I think you are really old and confused. Would I, Feng Ji, joke about such a big thing?"
"But it is true."
"But the Rong family also understands the interests involved, so they did not come forward in person, but forced several prestigious merchants in Daqin to commit capital crimes, and let the court confiscate their property to obtain this huge sum of money in disguise."
"Hiss..."
Wei Zheng took a breath and asked hurriedly, "Feng Ji, what's going on?"
Ying Yi landed in the main seat and looked at Feng Ji.
Feng Ji said in a deep voice: "Just today, the Dali Temple received two cases of smuggling ironware, selling private salt, and hiring assassins to assassinate opponents."
"The case points to the Qian family and the Shi family in the imperial capital, and several other merchants of all sizes involved."
"For them, they didn't even interrogate them, they directly confessed their crimes, and couldn't wait to tell the truth about all their property."
"According to my calculations, the property of these people is fully confiscated, which can fully replenish the national treasury, and even more than enough for the smooth implementation of military reforms!"
Ying Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.
Wei Zheng's hand holding the tea could not help but tremble a little.
They are not fools. At this point, they also understand that it is the Rong family who took action.
Merchant families like the Qian family and the Shi family are not ordinary powerful. It is not uncommon for them to collude with officials in the court. It is difficult to find hard evidence against them, let alone make them confess.
This world is indeed a world of the jungle.
It is possible to use force, even indiscriminately, to force them to confess.
But the problem is that they represent the Great Qin. If they arrest and sentence all the people without paying attention to evidence, what is the difference between them and bandits? The Great Qin will be finished sooner or later, and this is not what they want to see.
But now, a group of merchants are rushing to admit their mistakes. Who would believe that there is no trick?
The evidence of the two merchants' crimes can be put out in the open, and they confessed without any rebuttal. Except for the Rong family, no one else can do it.
"Why, exactly?What? "
Wei Zheng frowned.
The businessmen's pursuit of fame and fortune is deeply rooted in his heart.
He didn't believe that Rong Wanyi, such a smart man, would help Daqin for no reason.
Ying Yi's eyes trembled slightly.
Unlike Wei Zheng, he knew why Rong Wanyi did this.
It is probably...
It is because of a few earth-level fire-attributed spiritual objects.
Rong Wanyi is indeed a businessman, a very shrewd businessman, but he is also a father. His love for Rong Xinxue is beyond everyone's imagination.
In the previous life.
It was because of Rong Xinxue's entry into the palace that the Rong family, who had been neutral for thousands of years, completely surrendered to Daqin overnight.
Help Daqin gathered money and made great contributions to the annihilation of the seven countries.
Rong Wanyi's move, in addition to being grateful for his help, seems to have changed his mind.
After all.
It is true that the Rong family is rich enough to rival a country, but this world still relies on realm strength.
The coldness in Rong Xinxue's body can only be suppressed by earth-level fire attribute spiritual objects, and earth-level spiritual objects are hard to come by. For cultivators who can get such treasures, money is like dirt in their eyes, and they will not buy Rong Wanyi's debt at all.
So he also made a choice.
For Rong Xinxue, he plans to gradually get closer to the royal family in order to seek a glimmer of hope to save his daughter.
"That's good."
"But once this matter is revealed, it will be a devastating blow to the Rong family."
Ying Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.
Then he shook his head again, and there was nothing to worry about.
"Wei Qing, don't worry. "
"I know why the head of the Rong family did this."
Ying Yi looked at Feng Ji and said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, just let it go, but don't make it public."
Wei Zheng and Feng Ji were still wondering why the Rong family did this.
But after hearing what Ying Yi said, their concerns were instantly dispelled.
I wanted to ask, but seeing that Ying Yi was unwilling to say more, I just kept it to myself.
"Since Your Majesty has said this, I will do it with peace of mind."
"But I think if we don't take this opportunity to reveal this news, let the Rong family..."
Feng Ji's old eyes narrowed slightly.
The Rong family is a money bag. Let them completely turn to Daqin, and there will be no worries about the empty treasury in the future.
But before he finished speaking, he was directly rejected by Ying Yi.
"No."
Ying Yi said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Feng, I know what you are thinking."
"But again, don't let too many people know about this matter! "
Feng Ji was a little surprised.
Now is a golden opportunity to take over the Rong family. He doesn't know what Ying Yi thinks.
But he still nodded helplessly.
"I obey your order!"
Ying Yi nodded, and then looked at Wei Zheng, "Wei Qing, the money will be in place soon. When the military reform begins, you will have to work harder."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
Wei Zheng's tone was excited.
Military reform may be the greatest thing he has done in his life.
It is enough to make him famous through the ages.
It can also make the power of the Qin Dynasty unprecedentedly developed.
He is willing to pay any price for military reform, even his life!
"By the way, how is the ranking battle going?"
"The ranking battle of the seven countries is about to begin. Apart from Ye Xuan and others, are there any more outstanding geniuses?"
ps: Main line = four female supporting roles + sweeping the six countries (currently)