wealthy lord

Chapter 791 The human heart is not enough and the snake swallows the elephant.

Lin Yun's eyes lit up, and he sighed inwardly that Niubei Village, which he had cultivated for so many years, could finally take charge of his own business.

Without his intervention and supervision, Niubei Village can achieve normal production, which will save Lin Yun a lot of worry.

Fu Tianchen was not only shocked but also filled with admiration.

Although he has not seen what the new weapons look like, the last shootout at Prince Gong's Mansion is still a legend in the capital, which shows how powerful the new weapons are.

"Okay! Tianchen, thank you for your hard work this time! Go back and rest early, and work hard in the future. I will not treat your Fu family badly!"

Fu Tianchen clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet! In addition to asking Xiaguan to tell you about the new weapons, Ling Ri also said that the military budget over there is no longer enough! The finances of Niubei Village in front of the front line are in urgent need, or is it... The eldest elder, Lin Biao, ordered to misappropriate the Lin family’s military expenses for the next year, so he could barely seal the hole!”

Lin Yunda frowned and said, "You can't, right? The last time I went back to Niubei Village, I left over one million taels of silver..."

Fu Tianchen smiled helplessly: "I don't know for sure! But from what Ling Ri means, it seems that there is a financial deficit caused by burning money on some new materials..."

Lin Yun suddenly realized that smelting chromium ore was not an easy task. The craftsmen of the Moon Worshiping Kingdom did not consume much chromium ore to make handicrafts, but if they mass-produced weapons and equipment, the military expenditures would be astronomical.

"Go to the Ministry of Accounts tomorrow and tell your father to give priority to the 30 million taels of silver and escort him directly to the Yun Mansion!"

"I obey my orders!!"

Afterwards, he turned and left.

Fu Tianchen knew his identity very well, so naturally he didn't dare to ask any more questions, especially when it came to new weapons. Before it was officially announced, the more he knew, the less safe he would be.

Lin Yun had been busy all night and did not go to the palace to rest. Instead, he returned to the lounge in the study to take a nap.

Ever since he learned Lin Wuyue's true thoughts last time, Lin Yun didn't want to see her for the time being.

First of all, no matter how powerful Lu Mingyuan's medical skills are, there will be no curative effect in the short term, and Lin Wuyue is bound to not be in a good mood.

Secondly, if he returns to the palace, he will inevitably be nagged by Lin Wuyue.

But after thinking about it for the past few days, Lin Yun had already figured out a countermeasure.

Aren't these ladies of mine competing for the queen overtly or covertly?

Then he might as well cancel his status as empress and empress dowager, so that none of them would care about them, and Lin Yun would no longer have to worry about this matter.

However, he will not tell this secret now. If he really ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor in the future, it will not be too late to announce it.

At the same time, on the top of Tongshan Pass, inside the camp.

"Ha ha!!"

Shi Bao was sitting in the main seat, looking at the mountains of iron boxes below, and suddenly laughed heartily.

At this time, a deputy general wearing heavy black iron armor cupped his fists and said: "General, we raided Laocheng this time and won a great victory. Why not take advantage of the victory and capture more cities of King Chujiang, and let the regent know Look at how powerful our Shenji Camp is! The low-level officials are all looking forward to making great achievements!”

"That's right! General Shi, the morale of our army is strong now, why not continue to attack the city at one go! Maybe other cities in Chujiang County also have tax money that has not been sent to the Chu family!"

Several generals were in a good mood and kept lobbying Shi Bao. But Shi Bao can achieve this position and gain the trust of the Eight Wise Kings, so he is certainly not an idiot.

He smiled slightly: "Okay! Stop daydreaming, you guys! This raid is the plan proposed by the regent! We can be so successful, but we caught the Chu family army by surprise! If we continue to attack the city , If the other party is prepared, it won’t be so easy!”

"In addition, the weapons and ammunition sent by the Fengyang County Quartermaster arranged by the regent are limited, and they do not support us in continuing the fight!"

The black iron-armored deputy general said angrily: "General, that regent is so stingy! He obviously wants to rely on our Shenji battalion to arrest the Chu family's rebels, but he only gave him such a small amount of ammunition! How damn frustrating!"

Shi Bao said displeased: "That's enough! The general knows that you have emotions in your heart, but don't forget your identity, just execute the order and obey the command! Don't think wildly!"

Several lieutenants did not dare to say any more and lowered their heads with guilty conscience.

At this time, Shi Bao walked around the desk in front of him, came to a pile of iron boxes, and opened one at random. Inside was neatly stacked snowflake silver, which looked very eye-catching.

Several lieutenants around him showed a hint of greed in their eyes.

Shi Bao picked up a piece of snowflake silver and put it on the tip of his nose, sniffed it and played with the taste: "This silver is indeed a good thing. I feel refreshed just by smelling it!"

"General, if you pay so much tax money directly, it will definitely fall into the regent's personal pocket. How about... we withhold some of it? Just treat it as a reward for the brothers!"

The deputy general grinned and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Shi Bao showed an intriguing smile and pointed at him.

"You are worthy of being a soldier led by this general! You are exactly what I want! But... the regent is not easily deceived. If we cheat, the secret will be exposed sooner or later. What should we do..."

The deputy general's name was Peng Ji, and he and Wu Di, who was tortured to death by Lin Yun before, were from the same hometown and close comrades-in-arms.

It was precisely because he learned the cause of Wu Di's death that he was full of hostility towards Lin Yun.

Peng Ji had a bad smile on his face: "What's so difficult about this? The general only needs to report the total amount, and then send someone to send the tax money to the capital. I don't believe it. With so much money, how can the regent still pay for it?" The count!”

Shi Bao's eyes lit up. So much snowflake silver was escorted back. If he hadn't read the specific amount on the receipt in advance, even he wouldn't know how much it was.

After he has finished withholding it, he will send it to the capital. Even if Lin Yun finds out that the amount is wrong, he can still pretend to be confused and pass by.

"What a great Peng Ji! He is indeed a smart man! Go and send someone to count out one million taels of silver, and escort the rest to the capital immediately!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Peng Ji accepted the order with clasped fists and walked out of the camp happily. For this kind of tax and money counting, he had to find a trusted confidant, otherwise it would be ruined if word spread.

But at this moment, a soldier came in, clasped his fists and said: "General, our spies have just reported that the Chu family army sent about 30,000 troops and set up camp twenty miles away from Tongshan Pass. The enemy is 80% It’s time to start a war!”

Shi Bao snorted coldly: "Give me the order and arrange for five thousand gunmen to stand ready and block all the mountain passes. This general doesn't believe that these rebels can fly up the mountain!"

Their camp was built on the top of Tongshan Pass, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the Chu family army dared to send troops hastily, they would definitely experience failure again.

(End of this chapter)