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Chapter 630 Battle Damage
"Chen Dudu, there are more than 200 airships, you must give us an explanation."

"More than 200 flying boats, one flying boat costs more than a million spirit stones, that's [-] million spirit stones!"

"Chaotang doesn't have a lot of spirit stones in stock right now. If we want to replenish the more than 200 flying boats, we may have to wait a few years."

Lu Kaiyan sat in front of Chen Ze, counting for him with his fingers.

"My lords, the loss of more than 200 flying boats is not in vain. Didn't the Xianlan Dynasty pay more flying boats? We have won this battle, so you can't be so fussy." Chen Ze said.

"Why are you so fussy? That's more than 200 million spirit stones." Lu Kaiyan said angrily.

"No, the loss of the [-] million Lingshi will be deducted from this year's military expenditure."

When he thought of [-] million spirit stones, he felt pain in his heart and liver.

"Ahem, the master of Chiyang Palace has indicated that he is willing to make up for part of our losses. They can produce about [-] million spirit stones."

Chen Ze coughed lightly and said.

Deducted from military expenses, what a joke, there are still many military expansion plans in the Dudu Mansion, and they are all waiting for spirit stones and resources.

The lost flying boats had to be replaced, the army of millions of organs had to be maintained daily, the army of the imperial dynasty's tens of thousands of immortal warriors, and the army of tens of millions of demon and sea monsters had to be refined. In addition, the Governor's Mansion also planned to form another troop of monster cavalry.

Without sufficient military support, all plans of the Dudu Mansion will come to a halt.

Chen Ze naturally couldn't accept Lu Kaiyan's idea of ​​deducting military expenses.

"What about the remaining [-] million spirit stones?" Lu Kaiyan's eyes lit up when he heard that Chiyang Palace was willing to give [-] million, but he was still a little dissatisfied.

"Ahem, didn't Chiyang Palace send a few spirit stone mines before? It should be able to make up for the loss of [-] million yuan." Chen Ze said cheekily.

"Then where will the military expenses for this expedition come from?" Lu Kaiyan said.

Although Dali Chaotang's finances in recent years have been much better than before, it is still very tight, especially when it costs a lot of spirit stones every time it goes out to war.

And this time, the army of agencies was used, and the consumed spirit stones had already emptied the treasury of the household department.

To be honest, if the Xianlan Dynasty insisted on going to war with Dali, it would be very difficult for the Dali Dynasty to maintain a long-term war.

Unless Zheng Ming's internal treasury is used.

"If it doesn't work, let His Majesty make it up." Chen Ze said softly.

Lu Kaiyan's face darkened suddenly, and he said: "If you want His Majesty to make it up, you can tell His Majesty yourself, anyway, I have no face to ask His Majesty."

He is in control of the court's finances, but every time the court's finances are in short supply, he asks Zheng Ming to replenish the household treasury from the internal treasury.

He came and went, he didn't know how many times he begged Zheng Ming, and now no matter how thick-skinned he was, he would not be ashamed to beg Zheng Ming again.

Chen Ze hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay then, I will enter the palace to beg Your Majesty later."

Lu Kaiyan nodded and did not speak again.

You can go if you want. If His Majesty does not agree, the shortfall will be deducted from this year's military expenditure.

After Lu Kaiyan finished speaking, it was Jiang Wanchen's turn.

Compared to Lu Kaiyan, Jiang Wanchen was easier to talk to.

"Master Jiang, you have to trouble the Ministry of Households regarding Feizhou," Chen Ze said.

Jiang Wanchen spread his hands and said: "Chen Dudu, it's not that Jiang is unwilling, but Jiang has no choice. Now the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are rushing to work for your Dudu's mansion, and there is no way to speed up the manufacturing speed of the flying boat."

"The Flying Boat Fleet is a powerful weapon of the Dynasty. It is not only responsible for the transportation of the army, but also an important elite force of the Dynasty. No matter what, the Ministry of Industry must ensure the integrity of the Flying Boat Fleet." Chen Ze said.

"Moreover, His Majesty has signed a memorial on the expansion of the airship fleet. In the next five years, the size of our airship fleet will expand to more than a thousand ships. The Ministry of Industry cannot hold back."

He said firmly.

Compared with Lu Kaiyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Jiang Wanchen, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is not so tough in front of the Dudu Mansion.

Hube Shangshu is the God of Wealth, no matter where he goes, he is the absolute protagonist.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry is just a worker, and all the ministries in the court are urging the Ministry of Industry to speed up the construction period, which makes Jiang Wanchen very helpless sometimes.

The three major industries of refining equipment, refining medicine, and magic circle are the important pillars of the dynasty. Whether it is Dali or other forces, they are all eager to seek talents from the top talents of the three industries.

The key is that these three industries have too high requirements for talents, and ordinary mediocre talents can't afford important positions at all.

After Dali unified the Northwest Territory, he also brought all the talents in the Northwest Territory into the court, but no matter what, the Northwest Territory was far inferior to the Zhongtian Territory, and Dali's background was shallow, and all aspects needed development, and the Ministry of Industry was even more responsible. With the development of all industries in Dali, the responsibility is very heavy.

So sometimes, the officials of the Ministry of Industry will be extraordinarily busy, busier than officials of other departments.

Not to mention suffering and suffering, the key is to be urged every day. After a long time, the officials of the Ministry of Industry are upset, and each of them has a particularly bad temper.

And Jiang Wanchen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has just been in office for a few years, not only has to withstand the pressure from the various ministries of the court, but also carefully maintain the emotions of the officials and craftsmen inside the Ministry of Industry.

It is the most uncomfortable to be angry at both ends.

Hearing Chen Ze's words, the corners of Jiang Wanchen's mouth twitched slightly.

He came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime, and to hold the Dudu Mansion accountable for the loss of more than 200 airships in the Battle of Lujiao Mountain. It turned out that it was not good, but was forced by Chen Ze to speed up the speed of manufacturing airships.

The key point is that Chen Ze actually used Zheng Ming's will to suppress him.

Immediately, Jiang Wanchen felt a toothache.

"I will try my best."

What can he say.

Chen Ze even moved Zheng Ming out, how could he resist the order?

Seeing that he agreed, Chen Ze nodded in satisfaction.

Then he said with a smile: "I still want to enter the palace to see His Majesty, so I won't keep the two adults."

He started seeing off guests.

Lu Kaiyan and Jiang Wanchen looked at each other, got up and said goodbye.

It's just that after leaving Dudu's Mansion, both Lu Kaiyan and Jiang Wanchen looked a little unhappy.

When they stepped out of the gate of Dudu's Mansion, they came to their senses, they were fooled by Chen Ze.

Originally, they came to ask for accountability, but after talking about it, Chen Ze didn't say anything except agreeing to ask Zheng Ming to make up for the loss of the flying boat.

Thinking of this, Lu Kaiyan felt even more depressed.

Of course, his depression did not affect Chen Ze, and Chen Ze entered the palace directly after they left the Dudu Mansion.

In the study room of the Holy Emperor Hall.

Zheng Ming's face was also a little ugly, and he didn't expect that this tentative battle with the Xianlan Dynasty would cause such a big loss to the Flying Boat Fleet.

Of course, he wouldn't blame Huang Feihu. On the battlefield, the situation is ever-changing. A qualified commander doesn't need clever tricks, but a calm and strong heart.

Can feel the cruelty of war, and be able to deal with all changes calmly and calmly in the cruelty of war.

Huang Feihu exchanged more than 200 flying boats for the victory of the organ army and the disastrous defeat of the Xianlan Dynasty flying boat fleet. Huang Feihu did not make any mistakes in this regard.

It's just that Zheng Ming felt a little distressed because of the huge loss.

When Chen Ze came to the study, Zheng Ming's face looked better.

Heartache is heartache, but he will not pass on his bad emotions to his subordinates.

And it's not that the current Dali can't bear some losses, only two hundred flying boats, Dali can afford it.

After Chen Ze explained his purpose, Zheng Ming pondered for a moment.

It is not impossible to ask him to make up for the loss of the Dudu Mansion with the Lingshi from the inner treasury.

"Little Fuzi, how many spirit stones are left in the household?" Zheng Ming asked Xiao Fuzi beside him.

Xiao Fuzi quickly rummaged through the memorial of the household department on the desk next to him, and then replied: "There are less than [-] million spirit stones left."

Zheng Ming nodded slightly upon hearing this.

[-] million spirit stones may seem like a lot, but don't forget the scale of the Dali Dynasty today. Officials and priests at all levels in the court alone are paid as much as [-] million spirit stones a year.

Moreover, there are still many places where Dali needs spirit stones, not just the Governor's Mansion, but other holy places for cultivation such as the Temple of Enshrinement still need to invest a lot of spirit stones, and the Ministry of Industry is like a black hole, no matter how much resources are invested, it will be swallowed clean and dry.

"Extract one billion spirit stones from the internal treasury and hand them over to the Ministry of Finance."

"Tell Lu Shangshu that the spirit stones that should be allocated should be allocated as soon as possible, especially from the Ministry of Industry."

Zheng Ming said.

When Chen Ze heard the words, his eyes lit up immediately. He never thought that Zheng Ming would be so generous that he allocated one billion spirit stones to the Ministry of Households at once.

If he had known this, he would still be playing tricks with Lu Kaiyan and Jiang Wanchen.

Since then.

Zheng Ming then said with a smile: "It's normal for the flying boat to be damaged in battle. Your Governor's Mansion will continue to expand the size of the flying boat fleet. The Lingshi Zhen will be handed over to the Ministry of Finance. As for how much you can get, it depends on your ability."

"As for the Ministry of Industry, you can figure it out yourself, don't always make things difficult for Jiang Wanchen."

Although Zheng Ming seldom worried about the affairs of the court, he knew the situation of the various ministries in the court very well.

Jiang Wanchen, the minister who was angry at both ends, was currently the most embarrassing person in the court. Zheng Ming didn't want to push Jiang Wanchen too hard. If this guy quit his job, it would be even more troublesome.

Chen Ze grinned and said, "This minister will discuss it with Mr. Jiang."

Zheng Ming nodded, and said: "That's good, Chiyang Palace can't relax either. Although the Jinyiwei has sent a letter saying that Sikong Shang has no intention of continuing to attack Chiyang Palace, we have to be on the safe side."

"And this time we wiped out the 3 million Xianlan army. It is inevitable that the Xianlan Dynasty will become hostile to us. Therefore, we must also strengthen our defenses on the eastern border to avoid sudden attacks from them."

"My minister will arrange for the garrisons in Liangyu Mountain and the demon region to strengthen their guard. Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Chen Ze said.

Afterwards, Zheng Ming explained a few more words, and let Chen Ze leave.

The Battle of Lujiao Mountain did not have much impact on Da Li, the biggest impact was the loss of the more than 200 airships.

After Zheng Ming finished handling the political affairs of the court, he put his focus on the Shinto system again.

(End of this chapter)